Thursday, 30 October 2025

Series 31, Prog 13

THE ONLY WAY IS UP!

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


Strike Up the Band - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol 3)

Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Barbara Long & Herb Geller Quintet

Coming Up - John Pizzarelli & Michael McDonald: Midnight McCartney

Let Me Off Uptown - Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge with Gene Krupa Orchestra: Anita O’Day and the Three Sounds

Button Up Your Overcoat - Johnny Mercer & Paul Weston’s Orchestra: The Uncollected Johnny Mercer

Things Are Looking Up - Sarah Vaughan: Sings George Gershwin

It’s All Up to You - Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore: 78rpm single

Sneakin’ Up on You - Peggy Lee: Pass Me By

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - Mark Murphy: Rah

Look Out Up There - June Christy: This Is June Christy

Up, Up and Away - Sammy Davis Jr: Lonely Is the Name

Lost Up in Loving You - Carmen McRae: At Ratso’s (Vol 1)

Straighten Up and Fly Right - Nat King Cole: Super Best Nat King Cole (Vol 1)

Up from the Skies - Sinne Eeg: Remembering You

Live It Up! - Johnny Mathis with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra: Live It Up!

Cuddle Up a Little Closer - Dean Martin: Sleep Warm

Pick Yourself Up - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson


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Saturday, 25 October 2025

Series 31, Prog 12

IN GOOD HANDS

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


Autumn Leaves - Frank Sinatra: Where Are You?

My Fate Is in Your Hands - Maxine Sullivan: A Tribute to Andy Razaf

Clap Yo’ Hands - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the George &  Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol 3)

Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand - Ray Charles: single

Time On My Hands (You In My Arms) - Billie Holiday: 78rpm single

A Handful of Songs - Annie Ross: Sings a Handful of Songs

A Handful of Stars - Nat King Cole: Sings for Two in Love

A Handful of Soul - Carmen McRae & The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band: November Girl

Hands Across the Table - Lee Wiley: Manhattan Nights

Hands of Time (Brian’s Song) - Sarah Vaughan: Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand

I Want to Hold Your Hand - Keely Smith: Sings the John Lennon & Paul McCartney Songbook

I Took Your Hand (Fellini's Waltz) - Jacqui Dankworth: Live to Love

You Need Hands - Guy Pastor, Tony Pastor & Tony Pastor Jr Featuring Penie Pryor: Shakin’ Up Vegas!

It’s All in My Hands - Cleo Laine: Woman to Woman

Hands Up/Wang Dang Doodle - Pointer Sisters: Live at the Opera House

With These Hands - Danny Williams with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra: Swinging for You

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands - Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli: Live at the London Palladium


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Saturday, 18 October 2025

Series 31, Prog 11

HERE’S TO THE LADIES

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


Jazz Is His Old Lady (and My Old Man) - Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines & Marva Josie: Jazz Is His Old Lady

Don’t Weep for the Lady - Betty Carter: The Modern Sound of Betty Carter

The Lady Is a Tramp - Mel Tormé & The Marty Paich Dek-Tette: Lulu’s Back in Town

Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Day - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra & Company

Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More - Cleo Laine: Cleo Sings Elizabethan

The Lady’s in Love with You - Ian Shaw: The Abbey Road Sessions

Sea Lady - Norma Winstone: Somewhere Called Home

Lady Luck - Billy Eckstine: No Cover, No Minimum

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

The Lady in Red - Mark Murphy: Let Yourself Go

Sophisticated Lady - Carol Sloane: Sophisticated Lady

Oh, Lady Be Good - Ella Fitzgerald: At The Opera House (2nd Concert)

You’re a Lady - Peter Skellern: You’re a Lady

Two Ladies in de Shade - Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson: Double Exposure


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Thursday, 9 October 2025

Series 31, Prog 10

HEY, BABY!

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


Steppin’ Out with My Baby - Fred Astaire: The Astaire Story - Vol 2

Baby, Baby - Carmen McRae: Something Wonderful

Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You - Nancy Wilson: Tender Loving Care

I’m Nobody’s Baby - Vic Damone: My Baby Loves to Swing

My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone: Little Girl Blue

Get On the Right Track Baby - Ray Charles: Yes Indeed!

My Melancholy Baby - Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra: 78rpm single

Lean Baby - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra/The Great Years

Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby - June Christy: Big Band Specials

I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store) - Nat King Cole: The Very Thought of You

Everybody Loves My Baby - Jimmy Rushing: Jimmy Rushing and the Smith Girls

Nobody Like My Baby - Ann Richards & Stan Kenton: Two Much!

Baby, Don’t You Quit Now - Tony Bennett: I’ve Gotta be Me

You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Peggy Lee: Somethin’ Groovy!

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

Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home - Sarah Vaughan: Sarah + 2

Juke Box Baby - Perry Como: single

Don’t Cry Baby - Aretha Franklin: The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin

One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book (Vol 2)

Ooo-Wee Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon: Hey, Mrs Jones




Series 31, Prog 9

LIVE IN LONDON

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


A Foggy Day (in London Town) - Carmen McRae: Carmen McRae in London

They Can’t Take That Away from Me - Carmen McRae: Carmen McRae in London

Old Devil Moon - Tony Bennett & London Philharmonic Orchestra: Get Happy

When I Live My Dream - Georgia Mancio & Ian Shaw: Live at ReVoice!

Like Someone in Love - Sarah Vaughan: Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live

I Get Along Without You Very Well - Frank Sinatra: Lost London Concert

The Laziest Gal in Town - Marlene Dietrich: Dietrich in London

I’m Not in Love - Peggy Lee: Live in London

Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’ - Cleo Laine & Tubby Hayes: Palladium Jazz Date

I’m Hip - Blossom Dearie: Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott’s

There Foolish Things - Frank Sinatra: London: Disc 3 (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)

You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To - Anita O’Day: Live at Ronnie Scott’s

By Myself - Judy Garland: I Could Go On Singing (Soundtrack)

Take the “A” Train - Ernestine Anderson: From Concord To London (Live at Ronnie Scott’s)

A Song for You - Rosemary Clooney: Live at The London Palladium

A Foggy Day (in London Town) - Sarah Vaughan: Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live


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