Series 33, Prog 16

THE JACK LAWRENCE SONG BOOK

Jack Lawrence (born Jacob Louis Schwartz) was an acclaimed American songwriter and lyricist who helped shape the Great American Songbook. He wrote the lyrics for some of the most enduring hits of the 1930s, '40s, and ‘50s including All or Nothing At All, Beyond the Sea and the enduring jazz standard, Tenderly. He was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1975.

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Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

All or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra: Strangers In the Night

Ciribiribin (They’re So In Love) - Frank Sinatra: The Complete Harry James And His Orchestra Featuring Frank Sinatra

It’s Funny to Everyone But Me - Dinah Shore: Dinah Sings Some Blues With Red

Symphony - Ed Townsend with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra: New In Town

What Will I Tell My Heart - Ella Fitzgerald: Like Someone In Love

Big Boy Blue - The Mills Brothers & Ella Fitzgerald: 78rpm single

Passing By - Irene Kral: Better Than Anything

Beyond the Sea (La Mer) - Bobby Darin: single

What’s Your Story, Morning Glory - Anita O’Day: Sings the Winners

(I’m Just) Foolin’ Myself - Carmen McRae: Have We Met?

No One But You - Billy Eckstine: Billy Eckstine’s Greatest Hits

I'm Glad For Your Sake (I'm Sorry For Mine) - Dinah Washington: Dinah ’63

Think Beautiful - Peggy Lee: Guitars a la Lee

Linda - Frank Sinatra: Reprise Studio Recordings (Disc 17)

Delicado - Janet Seidel: Moon of Manakoola

Once Upon a Dream - Laika Fatien: Disney Loves Jazz

A Handful of Stars - Nat King Cole: Sings for Two In Love

I Had a Ball - Nancy Wilson: From Broadway with Love

Tenderly - Sarah Vaughan: Sassy Swings The Tivoli (Disc 1)

Jack Lawrence

(April 7, 1912 - March 15, 2009)

“The evening breeze caressed the trees - tenderly” 

Photo: HMay/Pexels

Series 33, Prog 15

THE SAMMY CAHN SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

If You Ever Should Leave - Ella Fitzgerald & Her Savoy Eight: The Complete Recordings 1935-1939 (Disc 2)

If It’s the Last Thing I Do - Lou Rawls: Nobody But Lou

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means That You're Grand) - June Christy: This Is June Christy

I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry - Mark Murphy: Meet Mark Murphy - The Singing “M”

Fancy Meeting You Here - Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney: Fancy Meeting You Here

Dedicated to You - Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane: John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman

Until the Real Thing Comes Along - Billie Holiday: A Hot Jazz Classic Set, Vol 1

Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra: This Is Sinatra!

(Love Is) The Tender Trap - Frank Sinatra: This Is Sinatra!

All the Way - Frank Sinatra: All the Way

Only the Lonely - Frank Sinatra: Only the Lonely

Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra: Come Fly with Me

It’s Magic - Keely Smith: Swinging’ Pretty

Teach Me Tonight - Steve Lawrence: Winners

Call Me Irresponsible - Dinah Washington: In Tribute

Indiscreet - Todd Gordon: Ballads from the Midnight Hotel

Only Trust Your Heart - Roberta Gambarini Featuring Gerald Clayton: Easy to Love

My Kind of Town - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra at The Sands

Sammy Cahn 

(June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993)

Photo: Josh Withers - @hellojoshwithers

Series 33, Prog 14

THE BILLIE HOLIDAY SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Now or Never - Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra: 78rpm single

Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues

Who Needs You - Ineza Kerschkamp with Alex Webb & The Copasetics: Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories

Don’t Explain - Lorez Alexandria & Ramsay Lewis: Early In the Morning

Please Don’t Do It In Here - Laurie Krauz: Catch Me If You Can

Somebody’s On My Mind - Billie Holiday with Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra: 78rpm single

Long Gone Blues - Lou Rawls: The Best Of Lou Rawls/The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions (previously unreleased)

God Bless the Child - Liza Minnelli: Liza with a “Z”

Stormy Blues - Billie Holiday: Stormy Blues

Preacher Boy - Rose Ellis (aka Roos Plaatsman): Like Songs, Like Moons

Everything a Good Man Needs - Carmen McRae: Live at Montreux

Our Love Is Different - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra: 78rpm single

Left Alone - Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead

Everything Happens for the Best - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra: 78rpm single

Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) - Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth By Day

Fine and Mellow - Ella Fitzgerald: A Perfect Match

Billie Holiday 

(April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959) 

Photo by Carl Van Vechten (1949)

Series 33, Prog 13

THE ALAN JAY LERNER SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Show Me - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Sings Broadway

Gigi - Billy Eckstine: Imagination

I Remember It Well - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé: We Got Us

If Ever I Would Leave You - Irene Reid: Room for One More

Too Late Now - Denise Donatelli: Soul Shadows

What Did I Have That I Don't Have - Sammy Davis Jr & Buddy Rich: The Sounds of ’66

I Could Have Danced All Night - Peggy Lee: Latin ale Lee

Wouldn’t It Be Loverly - Lena Horne: Here’s Lena Now!

Some People - Gerard Kenny: Time Between the Time

Almost Like Being in Love - Lorez Alexandria: Deep Roots

Here I’ll Stay - Bobby Darin: For Teenagers Only

Get Me to the Church On Time - Rosemary Clooney & Nelson Riddle: Rosie Solves the Swingin’ Riddle!

I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore - Maurice Chevalier: Gigi (Soundtrack)

The Heather On the Hill - Norma Winstone: Manhattan in the Rain

Follow Me - Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington: Francis A & Edward K

On the Street Where You Live - Jacqui Dankworth: Detour Ahead

I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face - Dean Martin: This Time I’m Swingin’

Alan Jay Lerner 

(August 31, 1918 - June 14, 1986)

Series 33, Prog 12

THE DOROTHY FIELDS SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

On the Sunny Side of the Street - Frank Sinatra: Come Swing with Me!

This Is It - Judy Garland: Judy in Love

Alone Too Long - Susannah McCorkle

Exactly Like You - Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie’s Orchestra (78rpm single)

Two Faces in the Dark - Carmen McRae: When You’re Away

Have Feet Will Dance - Maxine Sullivan: The Lady's In Love With You: Maxine Sullivan Sings The Music of Burton Lane

Pick Yourself Up - Nat King Cole: Nat King Cole Sings - George Shearing Quintet Plays

The Way You Look Tonight - Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

Big Spender - Peggy Lee: Big Spender

My Personal Property - Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love - Pearl Bailey: Songs of the Bad Old Days

Don’t Blame Me - Mark Murphy: Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman

I Won’t Dance - Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson

You Couldn’t Be Cuter - Margaret Whiting: Sings The Jerome Kern Song Book - Vol 2

I’ll Buy You a Star - Johnny Mathis: I’ll Buy You a Star

Love Is the Reason - Blossom Dearie: Soubrette Sings Broadway Hit Songs

Remind Me - Joyce Breach & Richard Rodney Bennett: Lovers After All

It's Not Where You Start (It's Where You Finish) - Bing Crosby: single

I’m in the Mood for Love - Julie London: Julie Is Her Name

Dorothy Fields 

(July 15, 1904 - March 28, 1974)

Series 33, Prog 11

THE HENRY MANCINI SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Mr Lucky - Sarah Vaughan - Viva! Vaughan

Days of Wine and Roses - Monica Mancini & Patrick Williams Orchestra: Monica Mancini

Dear Heart - Peggy Lee: Pass Me By

Dreamsville - Tommy Sands: Dream with Me

Six Bridges to Cross - Dinah Washington: Dinah Discovered

All His Children - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie

Slow and Easy - Lola Albright & Henry Mancini: Dreamsville

Moment to Moment - Frank Sinatra: Reprise Studio Recordings (Disc 10)

The Loss of Love - Janet Seidel: Charade/The Henry Mancini Songbook

(I Love You) Don’t You Forget It - Perry Como: Love Makes the World Go Around

Free and Easy - Bobby Troup: Bobby Troup and His Stars of Jazz

Sometimes, Not Often - Carol Kidd: Crazy for Gershwin

Sorta Blue - Lola Albright & Henry Mancini: Dreamsville

Moon River - The Four Freshmen: In Person (Vol 2)

Peter Gunn - Sarah Vaughan: Sings the Mancini Songbook

A Slow Hot Wind - Johnny Hartman: The Voice That Is!

Smile Away Each Rainy Day - The Mills Brothers: In Motion

Two for the Road - Peggy Lee: Raindrops

Charade - Harry Connick Jr: Come By Me

Henry Mancini

(April 16, 1924 - June 14, 1994)