Series 11, Prog 17

THE EYES HAVE IT!

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

The Moon Got In My Eyes - Mildred Bailey: Harlem Lullaby

Through the Eyes of Love - Peggy Lee: Close Enough for Love

Close Your Eyes - Doris Day & André Previn: Duet

Angel Eyes - Frank Sinatra: Only the Lonely

I Only Have Eyes for You - Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Nancy Wilson: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Right Under My Eyes - Kristin Korb: Beyond the Moon

Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl) - Bing Crosby: Radio broadcast (November, 1950)

His Eyes, Her Eyes - Sarah Vaughan: Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Irene Kral: Second Chance

Man with the Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush: The Kick Inside

I Never Want To Look Into Those Eyes Again - June Christy: This Is June Christy

Sunset Eyes - Ernie Andrews: In the Dark with Ernie Andrews

Star Eyes - Clairdee: Destination Moon

Them There Eyes - Billy Holiday: 78rpm single

When I Look In Your Eyes - Diana Krall: When I Look In Your Eyes

Black-Eyed Blues - Esther Phillips: Black-Eyed Blues

I’d Rather Listen to Your Eyes - Mildred Bailey: The Blues Singer (1929-1937)

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com 

LP Artwork: Rosie Solves the Swinging' Riddle! / Rosemary Clooney & Nelson Riddle

Ace arranger Nelson Riddle became rather jaded with all the plays on his surname when it came to album titles. This one, along with the contrived artwork, perhaps takes the biscuit!

Series 11, Prog 16

HAPPY!

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

I Want to be Happy - Cleo Laine: All About Me

Let Me Sing and I’m Happy -  Al Jolson: The Complete Radio Duets

Put On a Happy Face - Ann Burton: Remember 1966-1988

Sometimes I’m Happy - Alberta Hunter: Downhearted Blues - Live At The Cookery

I Whistle a Happy Tune - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein

Love’s Been Good to Me - Frank Sinatra: A Man Alone

This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca) - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra and Company

Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad - Nancy Sinatra: Nancy Sinatra

Walking Happy - Frank Sinatra Jr: That Face

You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Nancy Wilson: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Stay with the Happy People - Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald: Swingin' With Bing: Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances [Disc 3]

You're Making The Wrong Guy Happy - The Mills Brothers: single

Singing’ In the Rain - Lena Horne: Lena In Hollywood

Oh, How Happy - Billy Eckstine: Motown Years

Sunrise, Sunset - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie

How Am I to Know - Rosemary Clooney: Rosie Solves the Swingin’ Riddle!

Make Someone Happy - Jimmy Durante: Jimmy Durante’s Way of Life

Back In Your Own Backyard - Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

Oh, Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers: single

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com 

Ella (and Duke) all over the world: coming and going...

Series 11, Prog 15

ELLA ALL AROUND THE WORLD…

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

And the Angels Sing - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Hamburg

Witchcraft - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Returns to Berlin

Sophisticated Lady - Ella In Rome: The 40th Birthday Concert

Take the ‘A’ Train - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Japan

They Can’t Take That Away from Me - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In London

The Man I Love - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Berlin

L-O-V-E - Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz at The Santa Monica Civic ’72

Let’s Do It - Ella Fitzgerald: The Stockholm Concert

Tenderly - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Newport

Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Edinburgh

Stairway to the Stars - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Hollywood

Shiny Stockings - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at Juan Les Pins

People - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Budapest

Mack the Knife - Ella Fitzgerald: Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald Côte d'Azur Concerts [Disc 5]

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com 

Series 11, Prog 14

COME DANCE WITH ME!

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

Come Dance with Me! - Shirley Horn: Shirley Horn with Horns

Cha Cha Cha d'Amor - Dean Martin: Cha Cha Cha d'Amor

Dream Dancing - Mel Tormé & George Shearing: An Evening at Charlie's

Just Another Rhumba - Ella Fitzgerald: The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook

Change Partners - Fred Astaire: Mr Top Hat

Dancing on the Ceiling - The Supremes: The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart

I Won't Dance - Blossom Dearie: Blossom Dearie

Something Makes Me Want to Dance with You - Nat King Cole: Let's Face the Music

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

Ten Cents a Dance - Anita O'Day: Anita O'Day & Billy May Swing Rodgers & Hart

Shall We Dance - Norma Winstone: Manhattan in the Rain

It's a Raggy Waltz - Dave Brubeck & Carmen McRae: single

Ballin' the Jack - Sammy Davis Jr: Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium

The Continental - Rosemary Clooney: Dedicated to Nelson

Everybody's Twistin' - Frank Sinatra: single

Cheek to Cheek - Claire Martin: Secret Love

The Last Dance/Dancing in the Dark - Tierney Sutton: Dancing in the Dark

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com