Series 17, Prog 19

FRUITY!

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

Pineapple Pete - Johnny Mercer: Singer-Songwriter

Peel Me a Grape - René Marie: I Wanna Be Evil (With Love to Eartha Kitt)

Best Is Yet To Come - Mark Murphy: A Swingin’, Singin’ Affair

Strange Fruit - Bille Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues

In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - The Mills Brothers: Golden Greats

Little Green Apples - Nancy Wilson: RSVP 

Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree - The Andrews Sisters: Andrews Sisters In Hi-Fi

Coconut - Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson

Forbidden Fruit - Nina Simone: Forbidden Fruit

Underneath the Apple Tree - Carmen McRae: Live at Bubba’s!

Peach Trees - Rufus Wainwright: Want Two

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries - Judy Garland: Judy

Apples, Peaches and Cherries - Peggy Lee: Songs In an Intimate Style

Come On-a My House - Rosemary Clooney: single

Cherry Pies Ought To Be You - Frank Sinatra & Rosemary Clooney: The Columbia Years (1943-1952)/The Complete Recordings - Vol 11

Banana Split for My Baby - Louis Prima: single

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Photo: Ian Turnell

Series 17, Prog 18

WEATHER FORECAST

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

On the Sunny Side of the Street - Keely Smith: Politely

Gone with the Wind - Ella Fitzgerald: Live from The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver

Winter Weather - Joe Williams & Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison: Together

Isn’t This a Lovely Day - Billie Holiday: Music for Torching

Here’s That Rainy Day (Koop Remix) - Astrud Gilberto: Verve Remixed 2

Stormy Weather - Etta James: At Last!

Summer Wind - Todd Gordon & Royal Air Force Squadronaires: Evergreen

Come Rain or Come Shine - Judy Garland: Judy at Carnegie Hall

Hello Sunshine - Aretha Franklin: Aretha Now

Rainin’ - Bobby Darin: single 

Heat Wave - Ernestine Anderson: The Toast of the Nation’s Critics

Here Comes the Sun - Nina Simone: Here Comes the Sun

Cool Breeze Woman - Jimmy Rushing & Ada Moore: Cat Meets Chick

Snow - Patricia Barber: The Cole Porter Mix

Nice Weather for Ducks - Irene Kral: Just For Now

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks: Face to Face

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Photo: Sid Ali

Series 17, Prog 17

SING A RAINBOW

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

Sing a Rainbow - Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?

Blue Skies - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook

Cherry Red - Big Joe Turner: Boss of the Blues

Deep Purple - Janet Seidel: Moon of Manakoola

Orange Colored Sky - Nat King Cole: Nat King Cole Sings the Blues

I Used to Be Color Blind - Anite O’Day: Pick Yourself Up

Yellow Days - Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington: Francis A & Edward K

Colours Ran - Cleo Laine: Born On a Friday

The Moon Was Yellow - Mel Tormé: Swingin’ On the Moon

Gold Brazilian Sun - The Hi-Lo’s: The Hi-Lo’s Happen to Bossa Nova

Blue Turning Grey Over You - Maxine Sullivan: A Tribute to Andy Razaf

Pink Champagne - Jimmy Witherspoon: Hey, Mrs Jones

Bein’ Green - Mark Murphy: Once To Every Heart

Red Top - King Pleasure & Betty Carter: King Pleasure Sings

When the Wind Was Green - Eydie Gormé: Love Is a Season

Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree - Bing Crosby: single

I’m Painting the Town Red - Carmen McRae: For Lady Day (Vol 2)

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Series 17, Prog 16

ANIMAL CRACKERS!

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

Talk to the Animals - Sammy Davis Jr: Dr Doolittle

Alley Cat Song - Peggy Lee: I'm a Woman

White Horses - Dean & Britta: Back Numbers

Swinging On a Star - Mark Murphy: Playing the Field

Let's Do It - Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Orchestra: Côte d'Azur Concerts (Disc 6)

Underneath the Apple Tree - Carmen McRae: Live at Bubba's

Bye Bye Blackbird - Esther Phillips: Confessin' The Blues

Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear - Randy Newman: Sail Away

Taking a Chance On Love - Frank Sinatra: Swing Easy

Gimme a Pigfoot - Teresa Brewer & Count Basie: The Songs of Bessie Smith

Lonesome Polecat - Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer: Two of a Kind

Professor Hauptmann's Performing Dogs - Peggy Lee: Mirrors

I'm Gonna Go Fishin' - Mel Tormé: I Dig the Count, I Dig the Duke

At the Zoo - Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends

In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - Todd Gordon: Moon River to the Days of Wine and Roses/The Genius of Johnny Mercer

Blackbird - Sarah Vaughan: Songs of The Beatles

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Photo: Julian Kirschner