Series 26, Prog 16

NEW YEAR CENTENNIAL: SONGS FROM 1924

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

The Charleston - Louis Prima: Louis Prima

Everybody Loves My Baby - Dinah Washington & Eddie Chamblee: Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller

Somebody Loves Me - Perry Como: We Get Letters

Fascinating Rhythm - Sarah Vaughan with Michael Tilson Thomas & Los Angeles Philharmonic/Gershwin Live!

All By Myself - Jimmy Rushing & Dave Brubeck Quartet

Lazy - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book (Vol 1)

All Alone - Frank Sinatra: All Alone

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

California, Here I Come - Ray Charles: The Genius Hits the Road

What’ll I Do - Gloria Lynne & Earl May Trio: I’m Glad There Is You

I’ll See You in My Dreams - Jimmy Durante: Jimmy Durante’s Way of Life

Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) - Peggy Lee: Sugar & Spice

Tea for Two - Beverly Kenney: Snuggled on Your Shoulder

Alabamy Bound - Dean Martin: Swinging’ Down Yonder

Heard Hearted Hannah - Shirley Horn: Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

It Had to Be You - Harry Connick Jr: Recipe for Love

The Man I Love - Carmen McRae: Can’t Hide Love

When My Sugar Walks Down the Street - Nat King Cole: Let’s Face the Music!

Oh, Lady be Good - Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Paris (1957-1960)

Image: Jill Wellington

Series 26, Prog 15

SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS

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

Happy Holiday - Peggy Lee: Christmas Carousel

On Christmas Day - Gloria Lynne & Earl May Trio: I’m Glad There Is You

Christmas Time - Mighty Blue Kings: The Christmas Album

It’s Christmas - Blossom Dearie & Mike Renzie: Christmas Spice So Very Nice

Snow - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee & Trudy Stevens: single

The Merriest - June Christy: This Time of Year

Have a Jolly Holly Christmas - Harry Connick Jr: What a Night! A Christmas Album

I’d Like You for Christmas - Julie London: single

The Little Drummer Boy - Lou Rawls: Ho! Ho! Ho!

Snowfall - Doris Day: The Doris Day Christmas Album

Dear Heart - Janet Seidel: Hooray for Christmas

A Christmas Carol - Tom Lehrer: More of Tom Lehrer

The Christmas Waltz - Nancy Wilson: Merry Mixmas/Christmas Classics Remix (Verve)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Eydie Gormé: That Holiday Feeling!

Little Jack Frost, Get Lost - John Sheridan’s Dream Band featuring Rebecca Kilgore:

Hooray for Christmas!

Merry Christmas, Baby - Clairdee & Nicolas Bearde: This Christmas

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers: 78rpm single

The Secret of Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald: single

Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra & Chorus: A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra

Series 26, Prog 14

RIVERS AND SEAS

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

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

River Shallow - Nancy Wilson: Lush Life

Moon River - Steve Lawrence: Winners

Walkin’ by the River - Una Mae Carlisle: 78rpm single

The Sand and the Sea - Nat King Cole: Sings Ballads of the Day

Sand and Sea - Frank Sinatra: That’s Life

Ebb Tide - Frank Sinatra: Sings for Only the Lonely

River Weep - Toni Harper & Marty Paich Orchestra: Lady Lonely

By the River Sainte Marie - Johnny Mercer: The Uncollected Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston’s Orchestra

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (Vol 1)

Lazy River - The Mills Brothers & Count Basie: The Board of Directors

Cry Me a River - Julie London: Julie Is Her Name

River, Stay ‘Way from My Door - Frank Sinatra: All the Way

Sea Lady - Norma Winstone: Somewhere Called Home

Ol’ Man River - Gloria Lynne & Earl May Trio: I’m Glad There Is You

Swanee River Rock (Talkin’ About that River) - Ray Charles: Yes Indeed!

Take Me to the River - Diane Schuur: Schuur Thing

Photo: Tyler Lastovich

Series 26, Prog 13

THE RICHARD WHITING SONG BOOK

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

Hooray for Hollywood: Anita O’Day: Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements

Too Marvelous for Words - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book

Sorry - Frank Sinatra: 78rpm single

Guilty - Billie Holiday: The Blues Are Brewing

The Pump Song - Louis Prima: The Call of the Wildest

My Future Just Passed - Shirley Horn: Loads of Love

Breezing’ Along with the Breeze - Kay Starr: Jazz Singer

Sentimental and Melancholy - Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson Orchestra: The Real Billie Holiday

Believe It, Beloved - Al Hibbler & Johnny Hodges Orchestra: Favorites

Sleepy Time Gal - Dinah Shore & André Previn: Dinah Sings, Previn Plays

On the Good Ship Lollipop - Rosemary Clooney: Clooney Tunes

She’s Funny That Way - Nat King Cole: Welcome to the Club

Miss Brown to You - Carmen McRae: single

Till We Meet Again - Ethel Ennis: My Kind of Waltztime

My Ideal - Charlie Wood: Lush Life

Have You Got Any Castles, Baby - Bobby Darin: This Is Darin

When Did You Leave Heaven - Nancy Wilson: Hollywood My Way

Beyond the Blue Horizon - Connie Conway: 33 Minutes and 22 Seconds with Connie Conway

I Can’t Escape from You - Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra: 78rpm single

Ain’t We Got Fun - Bob Hope & Margaret Whiting: Ain’t We Got Fun (EP)

Richard Armstrong Whiting 

November 12, 1891 - February 19, 1938

Series 26, Prog 12

WHERE?

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

Where Have You Been? - Barbara Lea: with the Johnny Windhurst Quintets

Where Are You? - Joe Williams: A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry

Where Did It Go? (Manha de Carnaval) - Carmen McRae: Second to None

Where Are the Words? - Carmen McRae: Velvet Soul

Where Did Everyone Go? - Nat King Cole: Where Did Everyone Go?

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Marlene Dietrich: Dietrich

Where Are You Love? - Teri Thornton: single

Where Can I Go Without You? - Mel Tormé: Tormé

Where You Lead: Barbra Streisand: Barbra Joan Streisand

Where Flamingos Fly - Toni Harper & Marty Paich Orchestra: Night Mood

Where Is the Love? - Benny Benack III featuring Alita Moses: A Lot of Livin' to Do

Where Have I Seen You Before? - Maxine Sullivan: The Lady's In Love With You/Maxine Sullivan Sings the Music of Burton Lane

Where Do You Go from Love? - Marlene VerPlanck: Once There was a Moon

Where Is the One? - Frank Sinatra: Where Are You?

Where Are My Keys? - Lorraine Feather: Five (re-issued as The Body Remembers)

Where or When - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book (Vol 1)

Image: Ann H

Series 26, Prog 11

ALL TALK!

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

Talk to Me, Baby - Mark Murphy: Who Can I Turn To?

Don’t Talk - Carmen McRae: For Once in My Life

I’d Rather Talk About You - René Marie: Vertigo

Girl Talk - Betty Carter: Finally

Happy Talk - The Four Freshmen: Voices in Fun

Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya - Ella Fitzgerald: These Are the Blues

I Want to Talk About You - Nancy Wilson: Tender Loving Care

Chicken Talk - Yma Sumac: Mambo!

Talk About Cozy - Lorez Alexandria: Didn’t We

Talk to Me - Frank Sinatra: All the Way

Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone - Helen Humes: Songs I Like to Sing!

Sweet Talk - Peggy Lee: Let’s Love

Can’t We Talk It Over - Janet Seidel with Tom Baker & Ben Jones: The Art of Lounge (Vol 2)

Let the Little People Talk - Lena Horne: Lena

Sweet Talkin’ Hannah - Matt Monro: Here’s to My Lady

Everybody’s Talkin’ - Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World
Talking to Myself - Sinne Eeg: Remembering You

Photo: Andrea Pacquadio

Series 26, Prog 10

THE OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II SONG BOOK

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

Getting to Know You - Gloria Lynne: This Little Boy of Mine

Nobody Else but Me - Tony Bennett: When Lights Are Low

Who - Pearl Bailey & The Charioteers: 78rpm single

The Folks Who Live on the Hill - Peggy Lee: The Man I Love

Lover, Come Back to Me - Al Hibbler: Melodies by Al Hibbler

When I Grow Too Old to Dream - Dinah Shore: Somebody Loves Me

Happy Talk - The Four Freshmen: Voices in Fun

Something Wonderful - Betty Carter: Out There with Betty Carter

The Sound of Music - Eydie Gormé: Sings the Great Songs from The Sound of Music and Other Broadway Hits

Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise - Bobby Darin: That’s All

I’ve Told Every Little Star - Annie Ross: Annie by Candlelight

It Might as Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes: Rain or Shine

This Nearly Was Mine - Frank Sinatra: The Concert Sinatra

Bali Ha’i - The Hi-Lo’s: All Over the Place

We Kiss in a Shadow - June Christy & Stan Kenton: Duet

I Won’t Dance - Johnny Mathis: Live It Up!

The Gentleman Is a Dope - Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson

Edelweiss - Harry Connick Jr: Songs I Heard

Oscar Hammerstein II

July 12, 1895 - August 23, 1960

Series 26, Prog 9

HONEST AND TRUE

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

Always True to You in My Fashion - Pearl Bailey: Sings the Cole Porter Songbook

Be Honest with Me - Esther Phillips: The Country Side of Esther

True - Lorraine Feather: Attachments

True Love - Dean Martin - This Time I’m Swingin’

I Had Myself a True Love - Barbara Lea: Barbara Lea with the Johnny Windhurst Quintet

Honest Papas Love Their Mamas Better - Fats Domino: Fats Is Back

Tell Me the Truth - Nancy Wilson: single

Be True to Me (Sabor a Mil) - Nancy Wilson: single

Ain’t It de Truth - Lena Horne: Jamaica (Original Cast Recording)

I Love You Truly - Cleo Laine: Woman to Woman

Honest I Do - Aretha Franklin: Spirit in the Dark

The Moment of Truth - Marian Montgomery: Lovin' Is Livin' and Livin' Is Lovin'

I Honestly Love You - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Dark Truths - Dianne Reeves: That Day…

Sunny - Morgana King: Gemini Changes

If Dreams Come True - Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

Image: Magda Ehlers

Series 26, Prog 8

SINGERS WITH BASIE!

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

Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) - Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie’s Orchestra

Honeysuckle Rose - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie: A Classy Pair - Ella Fitzgerald Sings; Count Basie Plays with the Count Basie Orchestra

Ain’t No Use - Arthur Prysock & Count Basie: Arthur Prysock-Count Basie

I Surrender, Dear - Count Basie & His Orchestra & The Alan Copeland Singers: Basie Swingin’ - Voices Singin’

Anything Goes - Tony Bennett & Count Basie: Basie/Bennett

Have a Nice Day - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie

Only You (and You Alone) - Diane Schuur: Dianne Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra

Jumpin’ at the Woodside - Joe Williams, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross & The Basie Band: Sing Along with Basie

Let Me Dream - Al Hibbler & Count Basie: Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs

Sunny - The Mills Brothers & Count Basie: The Board of Directors - Annual Report

Till Then - Sammy Davis Jr & Count Basie: I Gotta Right to Swing

Respect - Jackie Wilson & Count Basie: Manufacturers of Soul

Indian Summer - Sarah Vaughan & The Count Basie Orchestra: Send in the Clowns

Work Song - Sammy Davis Jr & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour

Flip, Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner & Count Basie: The Bosses

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - Frank Sinatra & Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie

After You’ve Gone - Theresa Brewer & Count Basie: The Songs of Bessie Smith

COUNT BASIE

(August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984)

Series 26, Prog 7

TIME

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

Time - Mel Tormé: Right Now!

Any Old Time - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday: Any Old Time

Once Upon a Time - Frank Sinatra: September of My Years

Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere - Lee Wiley: Back Home Again

As Time Goes By - Jimmy Durante: Jimmy Durante’s Way of Life

By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Peggy Lee: Two Shows Nightly (Copacabana, New York - April 1968)

I’m Having a Good Time - Alberta Hunter: Amtrak Blues

Cryin’ Time - Ray Charles: single

Just in Time - Blossom Dearie: Sings Comden & Green

Four or Five Times - Sy Oliver: Jimmy Lunceford in Hi-Fi

A Time for Love - Morgana King: Gemini Changes

Good Times - Steve Lawrence: Sings of Love and Sad Young Men

I Forget the Time - Frankie Laine & Michel Legrand: Reunion in Rhythm

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Janet Seidel & William Galison: Love Letters

Seems Like Old Times - Vaughn Monroe: 78rpm single

Time After Time - Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings

I Didn’t Know What Time It Was - Buddy Greco: Live at The Sands

Image: Mat Brown

Series 26, Prog 6

THE CY COLEMAN SONG BOOK

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

The Rules of the Road - Nat King Cole: Let’s Face the Music!

You Turn Me On, Baby - Blossom Dearie: Sweet Blossom Dearie (Live at Ronnie Scott’s)

I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life - Sue Raney: All By Myself

Why Try to Change Me Now - Frank Sinatra: No One Cares

Hey, Look Me Over - Peggy Lee: Extra Special!

A Doodlin’ Song - Peggy Lee: Extra Special

You Fascinate Me So - Peggy Lee: Pretty Eyes

Pass Me By - Peggy Lee: Pass Me By

That’s My Style - Mark Murphy: Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman

I Walk a Little Faster: Beverly Kenney: Born to Be Blue

Melancholy Moon - The Andrews Sisters: single

Early Morning’ Blues - Joyce Breach & The Keith Ingham Trio: Remembering Mabel Mercer (Vol 2)

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

Big Spender - Shirley MacLaine: Live at the Palace

I’m in Love Again - Marlene VerPlanck: Once There Was a Moon

When in Rome - Tony Bennett & Bill Evans: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album

The Best Is Yet to Come - Lorez Alexandria: Lorez Alexandria the Great

With Every Breath I Take - Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett: Witchcraft/The Songs of Cy Coleman

Kick Off Your Shoes - Carmen McRae: Live at the Village Gate

Witchcraft - Chris Connor: Witchcraft

CY COLEMAN

June 14, 1929 - November 18, 2004

Series 26, Prog 5

THE FISHER FAMILY SONG BOOK - FRED, DORIS, MARVIN & DAN

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

Chicago - Frank Sinatra: The Movie Songs

There's A Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway - Mel Tormé: Sings Sunday in New York

Happy Days and Lonely Nights - Kay Starr: Jazz Singer

When the Morning Glories Wake Up in the Morning (Then I'll Kiss Your Two Lips Good-Night) - Big Joe Turner: Boss of the Blues

There Ain't No Sweet Girl (That's Worth the Salt of My Tears) - Bobby Darin: I Wanna Be Around

Your Feet’s Too Big - Fats Waller: Your Feet’s Too Big (EP)

Why Can’t This Night Go On Forever - Frank D’Rone: After the Ball

I’d Rather Be Blue - Johnny Marvin & Nat Shilkret Orchestra: 78rpm single

Warm Kiss (and a Cold Heart) - Jeri Southern: Southern Breeze

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie: Ella and Basie!

That Ole Devil Called Love - Billie Holiday: 78rpm single

Whispering Grass - Lou Rawls: Nobody But Lou

Invitation to the Blues - Annie Ross & Zoot Sims: A Gasser!

When Sunny Gets Blue - Blossom Dearie: May I Come In?

May I Come In - Nancy Wilson: Welcome to My Love

Something Happens to Me - Jesse Belvin & Marty Paich Orchestra: Mr Easy

Cloudy Morning - Peggy Lee: Mink Jazz

Only the Young - Caecilie Norby: First Conversation

No Good Man - Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues

Good Morning Heartache - Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth by Day

Fred Fisher (September 30, 1875 - January 14, 1942)

Doris Fisher (May 2, 1915 - January 15, 2003)

Marvin Fisher (September 26, 1916 - August 21, 1993)

Dan Fisher (August 26, 1920 - September 6, 2001)

Series 26, Prog 4

REMEMBER…

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

Remember - Billie Holiday & Her Lads of Joy: An Evening with Billie Holiday

An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) - Nat King Cole: Sings the Great Songs!

Did I Remember - Ernestine Anderson: Hot Cargo

I Remember Suzanne - Mel Tormé: that’s All (Bonus Track)

A Lot to Remember - Lorraine Feather: Ages

It’s Easy to Remember - Dorothy Dandridge & Oscar Peterson Trio: Smooth Operator

Please Remember - The Four Freshmen: Freshmen Favorites (Vol 2)

I Remember You - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Johnny Mercer Song Book

Try to Remember - Steve Lawrence: On a Clear Day

You’ll Remember Me - Peggy Lee: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Remember (Christmas) - Harry Nilsson: Son of Schmilsson

Remember My Name - Alberta Hunter: Remember My Name

I Remember - Peggy Lee: Sings Leiber & Stoller (Mirrors) 

Forget to Remember - Frank Sinatra: single

I’ll Remember April - Thelma Gracen: Thelma Gracen

Remember - Betty Carter: The Modern Sound of Betty Carter

Photo: Cottonbro Studio