Series 18, Prog 6

BILLY MAY - ARRANGER SUPREMO

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

Lover - Anita O’Day: Anita O'Day And Billy May Swing Rodgers & Hart

Blues In the Night (Parts 1 & 2) - Billy May & His Orchestra with Trummy Young: Jimmie Lunceford In Hi-Fi

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Ella Mae Morse: Morse Code

Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra: Come Fly with Me

You’ve Changed - Nancy Wilson: Lush Life

The Rules of the Road - Nat King Cole: The Nat King Cole/Billy May Sessions

Alone Too Long - Nat King Cole: Ballads of the Day

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

Baia - Mel Tormé: Olé Tormé

Street of Dreams - The Encores with Billy May & His Orchestra: Single

Two of a Kind - Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer: Two of a Kind

You Fascinate Me So - Peggy Lee: Pretty Eyes

On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - The Four Freshmen: Voices In Fun

Bo Mambo - Yma Sumac: Mambo!

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

A Cottage for Sale - Billy Eckstine: One More with Feeling

I Got Rhythm - Ethel Merman: Her Greatest Hits

Say ''Si Si'' (Para Vigo Me Voy) - Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney: Fancy Meeting You Here

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Edward William May Jr (10 Nov 1916 - 22 Jan 2004)

Series 18, Prog 5

SMILE

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

The Shadow of Your Smile - Peggy Lee: That Was Then, Now Is Now

Take a Little Time to Smile - Shirley Horn: Lazy Afternoon

Time to Smile - Tony Bennett: Art of Romance

With a Smile - Dena DeRose: I Can See Clearly Now

I’ll Never Smile Again - Frank Sinatra: No One Cares

I’m All Smiles - Nancy Wilson: Today - My Way

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! - Sammy Davis Jr: Mr Entertainment

Smile - Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World

Paris Smiles - Mel Tormé: That’s All (Bonus Track)

When I Just Wear My Smile - Mama Cass Elliot: Bubble Gum, Lemonade... And Something For Mama

It’s Hard to Laugh or Smile - Jimmy Rushing: Listen to the Blues

I Dance and Dance and Smile and Smile - Dory Previn: Reflections In a Mud Puddle

I Can’t Smile Without You - Vic Damone: The Best of Vic Damone, Live

Just One Smile - Dusty Springfield: Dusty In Memphis

Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella - Bing Crosby & Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band: Bing with a Beat

Smile Away Each Rainy Day (From the Film, "Darling Lili”) - The Mills Brothers: Single

A Smile Will Go a Long, Long Way - The Andrews Sisters: The Andrews Sisters Sing the Dancing 20s

The Shadow of Your Smile - Lou Rawls: Lou Rawls Live!

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Series 18, Prog 4

SUGAR-COATED

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

When My Sugar Walks Down The Street - Nat King Cole: Love Is Here to Stay

I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl - Nina Simone: Nina Simone Sings The Blues

Sugar Stevie Ray - Ann Chris: single

Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine) - Mads Mathias: Free Falling

I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City - Peggy Lee & George Shearing: The Beauty and The Beat!

Sugar - Georgia Mancio featuring Laurence Cottle: Live at Revoice!

When I Take My Sugar to Tea - Frank Sinatra: Ring-a-Ding, Ding!

Sugar Town - Nancy Sinatra: Sugar Town

Burnt Sugar - Sue Raney: All By Myself

Sugar, Don’t You Know - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie

Sugar Blues - Ella Fitzgerald: 78rpm single

Sugarfoot Rag - Ella Fitzgerald with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra: The Chronological Classics 1950

Sugar Rush - Estelle Kokot: The Sound of You

Sugar Buzz - k d lang: Sing It Loud

My Sugar Is So Refined - Johnny Mercer: Personality

Can I Call You Sugar (Sugar Rum Cherry) - Lorraine Feather: Such Sweet Thunder

Sugar Mama - Bitter:Sweet: Drama

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Photo: Mali Maeder

Series 18, Prog 3

WIND, RAIN OR SHINE

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

On the Sunny Side of the Street - Keely Smith: Politely

Cloudy Morning - Tony Bennett: Here's to the Ladies

Pennies from Heaven - Frank Sinatra: Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

I Think It's Going to Rain Today - Peggy Lee: A Natural Woman

Stormy Weather - Lou Rawls: Tobacco Road

Gone with the Wind - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella In Berlin

Isn't This a Lovely Day - Jeri Southern: Southern Breeze

Rainin' - Bobby Darin: I Were a Carpenter single B-side

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (Disc 3)

Kentucky Rain - Barb Jungr: Love Me Tender

Both Sides, Now - Ian Shaw: Drawn to All Things (The Songs of Joni Mitchell)

Summer Wind - Todd Gordon & Royal Air Force Squadronaires: Helping the Heroes

Ill Wind - Jacqui Dankworth: It Happens Quietly

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - Johnny Hartman: I've Be There

A Foggy Day - Sarah Vaughan: Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Series 18, Prog 2

15 GREAT ARRANGERS

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

I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra: Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (Nelson Riddle)

It Ain’t Necessarily So - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Porgy & Bess (Russell Garcia)

You’re Blasé - Ella Fitzgerald: Like Someone In Love (Frank De Vol)

Chicago - Sy Oliver: Sentimental Sy (Sy Oliver)

Kansas City - Peggy Lee: Blues Cross Country with The Quincy Jones Orchestra (Quincy Jones)

Fly Me to the Moon - Tony Bennett: If I Ruled the World/Songs for the Jet Set (Don Costa)

The Late, Late Show - Dakota Staton: The Late, Late Show (Van Alexander)

Dancing In the Dark - Diana Krall: The Look of Love (Claus Ogerman)

Solitary Moon - Shirley Horn: You’re My Thrill (Johnny Mandel)

In the Dark - Jimmy Witherspoon: Hey, Mrs Jones (H B Barnum)

As Time Goes By - Harry Nilsson: A Little Touch of Schmilsson In the Night (Gordon Jenkins)

It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight - June Christy: June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days (Pete Rugolo)

There’ll Be Some Changes Made - Dinah Washington: Dinah (Hal Mooney)

Artificial Flowers - Bobby Darin: single (Dick Behrke)

The Song Is You - Nancy Wilson: Yesterday’s Love Songs, Today’s Blues (Gerald Wilson)

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Series 18, Prog 1

TWO AT A TIME

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

Love Me - Billy Eckstine: Single

With Every Breath I Take - Billy Eckstine: Once More with Feeling

Sentimental Journey - Dinah Shore: Yes, Indeed!

The Man I Love - Dinah Shore: Dinah Sings, Previn Plays

Less Than a Second - Lena Horne: Feelin' Good

Paradise - Lena on the Blue Side

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Bing Crosby: American Songs During The Great Depression

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

Unforgettable - Aretha Franklin: Unforgettable (A Tribute to Dinah Washington)

I Told You So - Aretha Franklin: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

Memphis in June - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers: His Greatest

Pineapple Pete - Johnny Mercer: Singer/Songwriter

One for My Baby - Lou Rawls: You're Good for Me

So Hard to Laugh, So Easy to Cry - Lou Rawls: Soulin'

Darktown Strutters Ball - Alberta Hunter: Amtrak Blues

I'm Havin' a Good Time - Alberta Hunter: Amtrak Blues

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Photo: Kristina Paukshtite

Series 17, Prog 20

FRENCH CONNECTIONS

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

You Go to My Head (Vous M'Eblouissez) - Helen Merrill: You've Got A Date with The Blues

I Love Paris - Long John Baldry: Looking at Long John B

Milord - Edith Piaf: single

La Vie en Rose - Tony Bennett & k d lang: A Wonderful World

The Good Life - Shirley Horn: Shirley Horn with Horns

The Summer Knows - Frank Sinatra: Some Nice Things I've Missed

I Will Wait for You - Lena Horne & Michel Legrand: Lena & Michel

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life - James Tormé: Love for Sale

Autumn Leaves - Mel Tormé: At The Crescendo

Give Him the Ooh-La-La - Blossom Dearie: Give Him the Ooh-La-La

The Last Time I Saw Paris - The Four Freshmen: Four Freshmen and Five Trombones

C'es Si Bon - René Marie: I Wanna Be Evil (With Love to Eartha Kitt)

C'est Magnifique - Patricia Barber: The Cole Porter Mix

Summer Me, Winter Me - Sarah Vaughan: Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand

The Windmills of Your Mind - Mark Murphy: North Sea Jazz Sessions (Vol 5)

Watch What Happens - Peggy Lee: Big Spender

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Love dot com