Series 24, Prog 13

SEND ME!

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! 

Photo: Cottonbro Studio

Series 24, Prog 12

MORNINGS

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 with Joan Viskant: Sure Thing

Monday Morning Quarterback - James Darren: Pamela Phillips-Oland’s personal collection

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Carol Sloane: The Songs of Sinatra

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: single

Manhã de Carnival (Morning Of The Carnival) - Perry Como: Lightly Latin

The Morning After (the Night Before) - Ann Richards & Stan Kenton: Two Much!

Photo: Simon Berger

Series 24, Prog 11

LUCK, LUCKY, LUCKY!

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)

Photo: Djalma Paiva Armelin

Series 24, Prog 10

DRINKING

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 Witherspoon: 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)

Photo: Chris F

Series 24, Prog 9

PAINTED IMAGES

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

Photo: Daian Gan

Series 24, Prog 8

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

Photo: Pixabay

Series 24, Prog 7

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)

Photo: Pixabay