Series 33, Prog 14

THE BILLIE HOLIDAY SONG BOOK

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

Now or Never - Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra: 78rpm single

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

Who Needs You - Ineza Kerschkamp with Alex Webb & The Copasetics: Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories

Don’t Explain - Lorez Alexandria & Ramsay Lewis: Early In the Morning

Please Don’t Do It In Here - Laurie Krauz: Catch Me If You Can

Somebody’s On My Mind - Billie Holiday with Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra: 78rpm single

Long Gone Blues - Lou Rawls: The Best Of Lou Rawls/The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions (previously unreleased)

God Bless the Child - Liza Minnelli: Liza with a “Z”

Stormy Blues - Billie Holiday: Stormy Blues

Preacher Boy - Rose Ellis (aka Roos Plaatsman): Like Songs, Like Moons

Everything a Good Man Needs - Carmen McRae: Live at Montreux

Our Love Is Different - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra: 78rpm single

Left Alone - Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead

Everything Happens for the Best - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra: 78rpm single

Billie’s Blues (I Love My Man) - Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth By Day

Fine and Mellow - Ella Fitzgerald: A Perfect Match

Billie Holiday 

(April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959) 

Photo by Carl Van Vechten (1949)

Series 33, Prog 13

THE ALAN JAY LERNER SONG BOOK

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

Show Me - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Sings Broadway

Gigi - Billy Eckstine: Imagination

I Remember It Well - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé: We Got Us

If Ever I Would Leave You - Irene Reid: Room for One More

Too Late Now - Denise Donatelli: Soul Shadows

What Did I Have That I Don't Have - Sammy Davis Jr & Buddy Rich: The Sounds of ’66

I Could Have Danced All Night - Peggy Lee: Latin ale Lee

Wouldn’t It Be Loverly - Lena Horne: Here’s Lena Now!

Some People - Gerard Kenny: Time Between the Time

Almost Like Being in Love - Lorez Alexandria: Deep Roots

Here I’ll Stay - Bobby Darin: For Teenagers Only

Get Me to the Church On Time - Rosemary Clooney & Nelson Riddle: Rosie Solves the Swingin’ Riddle!

I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore - Maurice Chevalier: Gigi (Soundtrack)

The Heather On the Hill - Norma Winstone: Manhattan in the Rain

Follow Me - Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington: Francis A & Edward K

On the Street Where You Live - Jacqui Dankworth: Detour Ahead

I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face - Dean Martin: This Time I’m Swingin’

Alan Jay Lerner 

(August 31, 1918 - June 14, 1986)

Series 33, Prog 12

THE DOROTHY FIELDS SONG BOOK

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

On the Sunny Side of the Street - Frank Sinatra: Come Swing with Me!

This Is It - Judy Garland: Judy in Love

Alone Too Long - Susannah McCorkle

Exactly Like You - Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie’s Orchestra (78rpm single)

Two Faces in the Dark - Carmen McRae: When You’re Away

Have Feet Will Dance - Maxine Sullivan: The Lady's In Love With You: Maxine Sullivan Sings The Music of Burton Lane

Pick Yourself Up - Nat King Cole: Nat King Cole Sings - George Shearing Quintet Plays

The Way You Look Tonight - Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

Big Spender - Peggy Lee: Big Spender

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

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love - Pearl Bailey: Songs of the Bad Old Days

Don’t Blame Me - Mark Murphy: Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman

I Won’t Dance - Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson

You Couldn’t Be Cuter - Margaret Whiting: Sings The Jerome Kern Song Book - Vol 2

I’ll Buy You a Star - Johnny Mathis: I’ll Buy You a Star

Love Is the Reason - Blossom Dearie: Soubrette Sings Broadway Hit Songs

Remind Me - Joyce Breach & Richard Rodney Bennett: Lovers After All

It's Not Where You Start (It's Where You Finish) - Bing Crosby: single

I’m in the Mood for Love - Julie London: Julie Is Her Name

Dorothy Fields 

(July 15, 1904 - March 28, 1974)