Friday, 26 September 2025

Series 31, Prog 8

SEEING THE LIGHT

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


I’m Beginning to See the Light - Ella Fitzgerald: The Duke Ellington Song Book

I Saw the Light - Barb Jungr: The Men I Love/The New American Songbook

Lights Out - Nat King Cole: Touch of Your Lips

Light of Love - Peggy Lee: single

Someone To Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iquais a Voce) - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra & Company

When Lights are Low - Dena DeRose: Introducing Dena DeRose

Winter Light - Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent - single

Long as I Can See the Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival: single

Light Out of Darkness - Shirley Horn: Quiet Now, Come a Little Closer

Then the Lights go Out - Jimmy Witherspoon: Singing’ the Blues

Speed of Light - Lorraine Feather: Café Society

You Light Up My Life - Aretha Franklin: Aretha

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

City Lights - Polly Gibbons: Many Faces of Love

Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep - Lena Horne: Give the Lady What She Wants

After the Lights Go Down Low - Vic Damone: Linger Awhile with Vic Damone


Image: Shirsendu Adak



Thursday, 18 September 2025

Series 31, Prog 7

THE NEXT WAVE

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

It Only Happens Once - Samara Joy: Samara Joy
On the Street Where You Live - Steven Feifke Big Band featuring Veronica Swift: Kinetic
The Man with the Horn - Calabria Foti: Prelude to a Kiss
No More - Jazzmeia Horn: Love & Liberation
I Remember - Paul Marinaro: Not Quite Yet
Guess Who I Saw Today - Samara Joy: Linger Awhile
I’m Hip - Veronica Swift: Confessions
It Could Happen to You - Steven Feifke Big Band featuring Benny Benack III
The Month of May - Georgia Cécile: Only the Lover Sings
Ghost Song - Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ghost Song
He’s a Real Gone Guy - Judith Owen: Come On and Get It
Social Call - Benny Benack III & Veronica Swift: A Lot of Living’ to Do

Image: Iclal Capoglu Cinal


Monday, 15 September 2025

Series 31, Prog 6

SENDING…

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


Please Send Me Someone to Love - Thelma Houston: A Woman’s Touch

Send for Me - Nat King Cole: Looking Back (sans rhythm)

Send in the Clowns - Carmen McRae: Live at Bubba’s

Sent for You Yesterday (and Here You Come Today) - The Mills Brothers & Count Basie: The Board of Directors/Annual Report

Send Me Yesterday - Nancy Wilson: Yesterday’s Love Songs, Today’s Blues

The Birth of the Blues - Sammy Davis Jr: That’s All

He Won’t Send Roses - Carol Kidd & Nigel Clark: Tell Me Once Again

Gonna Build a Mountain - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie

My Baby Sends Me - Rosemary Clooney: The Voice of Your Choice

Angel Eyes - Mark Murphy: Love is What Stays

Cherry Red - Big Joe Turner: Boss of the Blues

Children, Go Where I Send You - Nina Simone: Amazing Nina Simone (bonus track)

Send Me to the ‘Lectric Chair - Dinah Washington: Sings Bessie Smith

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On - Dean Martin: Dean Martin Hits Again

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

Be Careful, It’s My Heart - Frank Sinatra: Ring-a-Ding Ding! 


Image: Tamanna Rumee



Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Series 31, Prog 5

TOP OF THE MORNING

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

Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning - Joe Williams: Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Early in the Morning - Ella Mae Morse: single
Good Morning Heartache - Billy Eckstine: For the Love of Ivy
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise - Lorez Alexandria: Deep Roots
Cloudy Morning - Peggy Lee: Mink Jazz
Touch Me in the Morning - Peggy Lee: The New Collection
Three O’Clock in the Morning - Lou Rawls: Lou Rawls and Strings
I Got the Sun in the Morning - John Altman Orchestra featuring Joan Viskant: Sure Thing
Monday Morning Quarterback - James Darren: Pamela Phillips-Oland personal collection
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Carol Sloane: The Songs Sinatra Sang
Sweet Morning - Andy Williams: The Village of St Bernadette
Good Morning - Memphis Minnie: Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937)
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning - Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra: Ray Sings, Basie Swings
The Sun Forgot to Shine This Morning - Ella Fitzgerald: Jukebox Ella
Manhã de Carnival (Morning Of The Carnival) - Perry Como: Lightly Latin
The Morning After (the Night Before) - Ann Richards & Stan Kenton: Two Much!

Image: Martin Damboldt




Thursday, 28 August 2025

Series 31, Prog 4

LUCKY DIP!

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


I’m Just a Lucky So and So - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book (Vol2)

Lucky Day - Judy Garland - Judy

Just My Luck - Lena Horne: A Friend of Yours (Songs by Burke & Van Heusen)

Lucky in Love - Tommy Leonetti: Dream Street

If I’m Lucky (I’ll be the One) - Charlie Haden Quartet West featuring Melody Gardot: Sophisticated Ladies

You’re a Lucky Guy - Rebecca Kilgore: A Further Remembrance of Main Sullivan

Luck Lips - Ruth Brown: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller

How Lucky Can You Get - Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men

That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) - Aretha Franklin: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Better Luck Next Time - Marlene VerPlanck: Once There was a Moon

You’re Lucky to Me - Lee Wiley: Back Home Again

You Are My Lucky Star - Sammy Davis Jr: Mr Entertainment

(I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck - Abe Lyman & His Californians featuring Rose Blaine: 78rpm single

Mr Lucky - Janet Seidel: Charade/The Henry Mancini Songbook

I’m a Bad Luck Woman - Memphis Minnie: Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937)

Luck be a Lady - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Live)


Image: Tara Winstead



Thursday, 21 August 2025

Series 31, Prog 3

INTOXICATING

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


Cocktails for Two - Keely Smith: Politely

You Go to My Head - Johnny Hartman: I’ve Been There

I’m Always Drunk in San Francisco - Carmen McRae: At the Great American Music Hall (Vol 1)

Corn Whiskey - Jimmy Withersoon: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller

Scotch and Soda - Cynthia Crane & Mike Renzi: Smoky Bar Songs

Well, Did You Evah? - Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra: High Society (Soundtrack)

Days of Wine and Roses - Peggy Lee: Mink Jazz

Moonlight Cocktail - Mel Tormé: Swingin’ on the Moon

Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer) - La Vern Baker: Sings Bessie Smith

Marie - Randy Newman: Good Old Boys

Drinkin’ Fool - Big John Greer & His Rhythm Rockers - single

Lilac Wine - Bett Blake: Sings in a Tender Mood

Drinking Again - Dinah Washington: Drinking Again

One Mint Julep - Louis Prima: single

You Go to My Head - Dolores Gray: Warm Brandy

Angel Eyes - Frank Sinatra: Standing Room Only: The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada - 28 Jan 1966 (2nd Show)


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Saturday, 16 August 2025

Series 31, Prog 2

IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS…

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


Paint Your Pretty Picture with a Song - Carmen McRae: At the Great American Music Hall (Vol 1)

The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra: 78rpm single

If I Had a Talking Picture of You - Sylvia Syms: Torch Song

Summer Wind - Todd Gordon & Carol Kidd with the RAF Squadronaires: Evergreen

Painted from Memory - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach: Painted from Memory

Just One of Those Things - Rosemary Clooney: Sings the Music of Cole Porter

Portrait of Jennie - Nat King Cole: Super Best Nat King Cole (Vol 1)

Portrait of My Love - Matt Monro: Stranger in Paradise: The Music of Matt Monro

New Coat of Paint - Carol Grimes: Mother

If - Frank Sinatra: Some Nice Things I’ve Missed

Portrait in Black and White (Zingaro) - Dena DeRose: Travelin’ Light - Live in Antwerp

These Foolish Things - Nat King Cole: Just One of Those Things

Vincent (aka Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean: American Pie

Make Me Rainbows - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie: A Perfect Match/Ella and Basie


Image: Steve Johnson




Thursday, 7 August 2025

Series 31, Prog 1

UNTIL…

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

Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me - Ed Townsend & Nelson Riddle: New in Town
Till There Was You - Peggy Lee: Latin ala Lee
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You - Bob Manning: Lonely Spell
I’m Gonna Live Till I Die - Sarah Vaughan: The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan/The Benny Carter Sessions
Till The Heart Caves In - k d lang: Drag
Till Then - Sammy Davis Jr & Count Basie Orchestra: I Gotta Right to Swing
Until I Met You (aka Corner Pocket) - Diane Schuur: Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra
Till - Tony Bennett: To My Wonderful One
Until the Real Thing Comes Along - Billie Holiday: A Hot Jazz Classic Set
Wait Till You See Her - Tony Romano: A Moonlight Affair
Until You Were Gone - Aretha Franklin: Soul Sister
Until It’s Time for You to Go - Peggy Lee: Two Shows Nightly (Copacabana, New York)
Until (aka The Mole) - June Christy: Big Band Specials
I’ll Love You (Till I Die) - Carmen McRae: The Very Thought of You
Till the Clouds Roll By - Mel Tormé: It’s a Blue World
You’re Nobody ’Til Somebody Loves You - Dinah Washington: Dinah ’62
Until - Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ghost Song
Till the End of Time - Ed Townsend & Nelson Riddle: New In Town

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Thursday, 31 July 2025

Series 30, Prog 20

BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER…

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


This Could Be the Start of Something Big - Mark Murphy: This Could Be the Start of Something

Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast - Judith Owen: Come On and Get It

Dinner for One, Please, James - Nat King Cole: Sings for Two in Love

The Lady Is a Tramp - Patti Page: In the Land of Hi-Fi

Blues for Breakfast - Tony Bennett: The Good Things in Life

Breakfast in Bed - Carmen McRae: Just a Little Loving’

Seems Like Old Times - Vaughn Monroe: 78rpm single

Dinner at Eight - Mavis Rivers: Take a Number

No One Ever Tells You - Frank Sinatra: A Swingin’ Affair

The Ladies Who Lunch - Deborah Shulman & Larry Zalkind: Lost In The Stars/The Music of Bernstein, Weill & Sondheim

Autumn in New York - Todd Gordon & Carol Kidd with the RAF Squadronaires: Evergreen

Dinner with Gershwin - Donna Summer: single (produced by Richard Perry)

Miss Otis Regrets - Carmen McRae: Live at Century Plaza

The Look of Love - Frank Sinatra: Softly, as I Leave You

Ode to Billie Joe - Nancy Wilson: Welcome to My Love (mono)


Image: Cottonbro