Series 32, Prog 1

CENTENARIANS! - PART 1

SONGS FROM 1925

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

Bye Bye Blues - Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong: Bing & Satchmo

Poor Little Rich Girl - Ann Richards: I’m Shooting High

I Never Knew - The Four Freshmen: Four Freshmen and Five Guitars

Tea for Two - Sylvia Syms: Sylvia Syms Sings

Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - Frank Sinatra: All Alone

I’m Sitting On Top of the World - Aretha Franklin: The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin

Always - Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap: Love Is Here to Stay

Who Takes Care Of The Caretaker's Daughter (While The Caretaker's Busy Taking Care) - Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer: Two of a Kind

Bye and Bye - Ruth Pearce with Norman Paris: The Party’s Over

Dinah - Ed Townsend with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra: Glad to Be Here

Looking for a Boy - June Christy: The Cool School

Yes Sir, That’s My Baby - Buddy Greco: Buddy

Manhattan - Todd Gordon & Royal Air Force Squadronaires featuring Jacqui Dankworth

See See Rider - Ray Charles: The Best of Ray Charles (Vol 2)

Who (Stole My Heart Away) - Pearl Bailey & The Charioteers: 78rpm single

Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Gal) - Bing Crosby: Radio Broadcast (Nov 1950)

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! - Ella Fitzgerald: Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!

Sweet Georgia Brown - Dianne Schuur: In Tribute

Image: Solik

Series 31, Prog 20

CHRISTMAS GOODIES 2025

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

Jingle Bells -  Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Featuring Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres & The Modernaires: 78rpm single

The Merriest (Thunderbolt Mix) - June Christy: Christmas Cocktails (Part 2)

Last Christmas - Georgia Cécile & Euan Stevenson: single

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams: The Andy Williams Christmas Album

Ave Maria - Leontyne Price & Herbert Von Karajan Conducting The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Christmas with Leontyne Price

Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley & Wynonna Judd

The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole The Christmas Song (alternate take)

Snowfall - Doris Day: The Doris Day Christmas Album

Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May & His Orchestra & Band Chorus

White Christmas - Peggy Lee: Christmas Carousel

I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Frank Sinatra: A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra

Kids - Nancy Sinatra: The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas

Christmas Is - Lou Rawls: Merry Christmas - Ho! Ho! Ho!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Lena Horne: Merry from Lena

Deck the Halls - The Hi-Lo’s (arranged by Gene Puerling): Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney - Ella Fitzgerald: single

The Secret of Christmas - Jukebox Ella 

Sleigh Ride - Harry Connick Jr: When My Heart Finds Christmas

Image: Nikki Emmert

Series 31, Prog 19

THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

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

The Bad and the Beautiful - June Christy: Off Beat

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Vic Damone: The Lively Ones

A Bad Case of the Blues - Dinah Washington: Unforgettable

But Beautiful - Nat King Cole: The Very Thought of You

Got the Blues So Bad - Victoria Spivey: Songs We Taught Your Mother

It’s a Beautiful Evening - Buddy Greco: Big Band and Ballads

It’s Bad for Me - Benny Goodman Sextet & Rosemary Clooney: Date with a King

Bad News - Rosemary Clooney: Red Garters

My One Bad Habit - Dave Brubeck Quartet & Carmen McRae: The Real Ambassadors

I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) - Nina Simone: Nina Simone Sings Duke Ellington

Beautiful Love - Anita O’Day: Anita

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

It Was So Beautiful (and You Were Mine) - Ethel Ennis: Have You Forgotten?

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

You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Lee Wiley: West of the Moon

Beautiful Child - Rufus Wainwright: Want One

(The End of) A Beautiful Friendship - Clairdee: Destination Moon

Let’s Make the Most of a Beautiful Thing - Nancy Wilson: Welcome to My Love

June Christy's 1960 album release, Off Beat, which featured the song, The Bad

and the Beautiful - written by David Raksin and Dory Langdon (aka Dory Previn)

Series 31, Prog 18

VOCAL GROUPS

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

I’ve Got a New Love Affair - The Skip Jacks: Sweet, Hot and Blue

You Do Something to Me - The Andrews Sisters: Fresh and Fancy Free

I get Along Without You Very Well - The Four Freshmen: Four Freshmen and Five Saxes

Two for the Blues - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Sing a Song of Basie

There’s a Small Hotel - Claude Thornhill Orchestra & The Snowflakes

To Know You (Is to Love You) - Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters: Dreamer’s Holiday

A Cute Piece of Property - The Encores with Billy May & His Orchestra: single

It Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You - The Mills Brothers: Gems by The Mills Brothers

The Way You Look Tonight - The Dinning Sisters & Jack Fascinato & His Orchestra: Songs by The Dinning Sisters

A Bushel and a Peck - The McGuire Sisters: Guys and Dolls (Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre)

Blueberry Hill - Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra & Chorus: Satchmo in Style

Don’cha Go ‘Way Mad - Harry James & His Orchestra with The Skylarks: 78rpm single

Take the “A” Train - The Kings Sisters: Imagination

Desafinado - The Hi-Lo’s: The Hi-Lo’s Happen to Bossa Nova

Who (Stole My Heart Away) - The Pied Pipers: Jerome Kern’s Music

Who (Stole My Heart Away) - Pearl Bailey & The Charioteers: 78rpm single

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots: 78rpm single

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

In the Mood - The Modernaires: The Modernaires Sing The Great Glenn Miller Instrumentals

Image: Caio

Series 31, Prog 17

I’LL BE SEEING YOU

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

I’ll Be Seeing You - Sarah Vaughan: Sassy Swings the Tivoli

I Should Not Be Seeing You - Connie Conway: single

Can't You Just See Yourself In Love With Me - Sylvia Syms: Sylvia Syms Sings

If You Could See Me Now - Morgana King: For You, For Me, For Evermore

I Saw Stars - Teddi King: Storyville Presents Miss Teddi King

You’ll See - Nat King Cole: The Beautiful Ballads

I Can’t See for Looking - Carmen McRae: You’re Looking at Me

The More I See You - Ed Townsend with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra: New in Town

I See a Million People - Carol Sloane: I Never Went Away

I’m Beginning to See the Light - Harry James & Helen Forrest: Harry James in Hi-Fi

I’ll See You Again - Frank Sinatra: Point of No Return

Seeing You Again - Susan Werner: I Can’t Be New

Wait Till You See Him - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book (Vol 2)

I See Your Face Before Me - Johnny Hartman: Songs from the Heart

So Nice to see You, Baby - Nellie Lutcher: Real Gone

Guess Who I Saw Today - Elaine Delmar: But Beautiful

If My Friends Could See Me Now - Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me

I’ll Be Seeing You - Peggy Lee: Norma Delores Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota

Image: Tima Miroshnichenko

Series 31, Prog 16

MOTHER

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

You've Got To See Mamma Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mamma At All) - Peggy Lee: The Singles Collection (1952-1958)

Blues, the Mother of Sin - Billy Eckstine & Count Basie: Basie/Eckstine Incorporated

This Mother’s Daughter - Nancy Wilson: This Mother’s Daughter

Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Coconut Oil - Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie's Orchestra: Blues I Love to Sing

Mother Nature’s Son - The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album)

Blues for Mama - Nina Simone: Sings the Blues

Tell Mama - Etta James: Tell Mama

My Mother’s Eyes - Nellie Lutcher: Real Gone

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Lou Rawls: The Soul Stirring Gospel Sound of the Pilgrim Travelers Featuring Lou Rawls

Your Mother’s Son-in-Law - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

Mother - Barbra Streisand: Barbra Joan Streisand

Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama) - The Andrews Sisters: Andrews Sisters in Hi-Fi

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

Mama’s Gone, Goodbye - Peggy Lee: I’m a Woman

Don’t Be Afraid to Tell Your Mother - The Mills Brothers: 78rpm single

Night Time Was My Mother - June Christy: The Song Is June

Hey, Lawdy Mama - Dakota Staton: ‘Round Midnight

Little Mama - Billy Eckstine: No Cover, No Minimum 

Image: Bharath Kumar Venkatesh

Series 31, Prog 15

LET’S GO!

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

Let’s Begin - Anita O’Day: Pick Yourself Up

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off - Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

Let’s Sing Like a Dixieland Band - Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong: Bing & Satchmo

Let’s Take an Old Fashioned Walk - Diane Marino: Soul Serenade/The Gloria Lynne Project

Let’s Get Away from It All - Jo Stafford: Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey

Let’s Have a Ball - Ray Charles: single

Let’s Fall in Love - Diana Krall: When I Look In Your Eyes

Let’s Misbehave - Johnny Mathis: The Rhythms of Broadway

Let’s Fall In Love All Over Again - Nancy Wilson: Now I’m a Woman

Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) - Todd Gordon & Eddi Reader  with the RAF Squadronaires Big Band: Evergreen

Let’s Move and Groove - Esther Phillips: Alone Again, Naturally

Let’s Take the Long Way Home - Pinky Winters & Richard Rodney Bennett: Rain Sometimes

Let’s Get Lost - Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings and Plays

Let’s Make Love - Marilyn Monroe & Frankie Vaughan: Let’s Make Love (Soundtrack)

Let’s Make Love (Reprise) - Yves Montand: Let’s Make Love (Soundtrack)

Let’s Stick Together - Bryan Ferry: Let’s Stick Together

Let’s Kiss and Make Up - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol 5)

Let’s Face the Music and Dance - Frank Sinatra: Ring-a-Ding Ding!

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Series 31, Prog 14

REMEMBERING ARRANGER AND CONDUCTOR, GORDON JENKINS

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

Laura - Frank Sinatra: Where Are You?

How About Me - Judy Garland: Alone

New York’s My Home - Original Cast & Ralph Brewster Singers

Stardust - Nat King Cole: Love Is the Thing

Lover - Peggy Lee: Lover

Just Friends - Frank Sinatra: No One Cares

Together - Frank Sinatra: All Alone

It Was a Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra: September of My Years

Daylight Saving Blues - Beverly Jenkins: Gordon Jenkins Presents My Wife The Blues Singer

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

After Loving You (De T'avoir Aimée) - Charles Aznavour: His Kind of Love Songs

PS I Love You - Susannah McCorkle: No More Blues

I Wished On the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald: Miss Ella Fitzgerald and Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax

This Is All I Ask - Nat King Cole: The Very Thought of You

Goodbye - June Christy: Big Band Specials

Always - Harry Nilsson: A Little Touch of Schmillson in the Night

Gordon Jenkins

(May 12, 1910 - May 1, 1984)