Thursday, May 31, 2018
June 2, 2018 - Gents of Jazz
Frank Sinatra... Nat King Cole... Joe Williams... Tony Bennett. It's a special broadcast of "Simply Timeless" as we feature the Gents of Jazz. Join us as we feature recordings from those men that forever changed the musical landscape of jazz and pop.
Playlist for June 2, 2018
"Gents of Jazz" - Airdate: 06/02/18 - 06/08/18
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ain't That a Kick in the Head | Dean Martin | Dino: The Essential Dean Martin. | Capitol | 2004 | 02:23 |
| Too Close for Comfort | Count Basie & Joe Williams | Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings. | Clef | 1955 | 02:52 |
| It's Alright with Me | Harry Connick, Jr. | We Are in Love. | Columbia | 1990 | 04:50 |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | Hod O'Brien | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You. | Ind. | 2006 | 05:19 |
| Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) | Nat King Cole | The Nat King Cole Story. | Capitol | 1961 | 03:05 |
| Thou Swell | Tony Bennett | Sings for Lovers. | Concord | 2006 | 02:08 |
| Lullaby in Rhythm | Michael Feinstein & Maynard Ferguson | Big City Rhythms. | Concord | 1999 | 03:25 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Ray Brown, Jr. | This Is Ray Brown, Jr.. | SRI Jazz | 2017 | 04:51 |
| Gone Fishin' | Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Louis Armstrong. | MCA | 1999 | 02:28 |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra & Count Basie | It Might as Well Be Swing. | Reprise | 1964 | 03:25 |
| In the Still of the Night | Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones | At Basin Street East. | EmArcy | 1961 | 03:45 |
| But Not for Me | Chet Baker Quartet & Russ Freeman | Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Recordings. | Mosaic | 1987 | 03:01 |
| Somebody Loves Me | Nat King Cole | Penthouse Serenade. | Capitol | 1955 | 01:21 |
| The Glow Worm | Mills Brothers | Mills Brothers: The Anthology (1931-1968). | MCA | 1995 | 02:39 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | Count Basie & Joe Williams | Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings. | Clef | 1955 | 05:29 |
| Whisper Not | Mel Torme | Comin' Home Baby. | Atlantic | 1962 | 02:49 |
| Let Me Off Uptown | Michael Feinstein & Maynard Ferguson | Big City Rhythms. | Concord | 1999 | 03:35 |
| You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You | Dean Martin | Dino: The Essential Dean Martin. | Capitol | 2004 | 02:11 |
| Body and Soul | Hart, Scone, & Albin | Leading the British Invasion. | Zoho | 2018 | 04:18 |
| Orange Colored Sky | Nat King Cole | The Nat King Cole Story. | Capitol | 1961 | 02:31 |
| Nature Boy | DC Fusion | West Coast Dreamin'. | Ind. | 2018 | 07:58 |
| The Song Is You | Bing Crosby & Buddy Bregman | Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings. | Verve | 1956 | 03:52 |
| I Still Get Jealous | Louis Armstrong | Hello, Dolly!. | Kapp | 1964 | 02:09 |
| As Time Goes By | Tony Bennett | Sings for Lovers. | Concord | 2006 | 03:11 |
| You Go to My Head | Tony DeSare & Edward Decker | One for My Baby. | AJD | 2017 | 02:53 |
| Theme from 'New York, New York' | Frank Sinatra | Sinatra Reprise - The Very Good Years. | Reprise | 1991 | 03:25 |
| Along Came Betty | Quincy Jones | The Birth of a Band. | EmArcy | 1959 | 03:11 |
| My Heart Stood Still | Tony Bennett | Sings for Lovers. | Concord | 2006 | 01:53 |
| Paper Doll | Mills Brothers | Mills Brothers: The Anthology (1931-1968). | MCA | 1995 | 02:37 |
| Everything I Love | Greg Burrows | Tell Your Story. | GreBu | 2018 | 05:24 |
| To the Ends of the Earth | Nat King Cole | The Nat King Cole Story. | Capitol | 1961 | 02:24 |
| Wild Is the Wind | ABIAH | ABIAH Sings Nina. | Madoh | 2018 | 03:58 |
| It Was a Very Good Year | Frank Sinatra | Sinatra Reprise - The Very Good Years. | Reprise | 1991 | 04:25 |
| When You Wish Upon a Star | Billy Joel | Simply Mad About the Mouse. | Columbia | 1991 | 03:38 |
| My Buddy | Chet Baker | Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Recordings. | Mosaic | 1987 | 03:17 |
| I Was Telling Her | Gregory Generet & Richard Johnson | 2 of a Kind. | Afar | 2018 | 04:49 |
| Easy as You Go | Brubeck Brothers Quartet | TimeLine. | Blue Forest | 2018 | 06:04 |
| The Second Time Around | Jackie Gleason | How Sweet It Is. | Capitol | 1966 | 03:05 |
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
May 26, 2018 - Ellington-Strayhorn
One of the greatest performers in jazz history was Duke Ellington. The native of Washington, D.C., was known to audiences around the world for over four decades. On this broadcast of "Simply Timeless," we're going to hear his own works along with those of collaborator Billy Strayhorn.
Playlist for May 26, 2018
May 26, 2018 – “Ellington-Strayhorn”
Title
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
Year
|
Length
|
I'm Beginning to See the Light
|
Natalie Cole
|
Take a Look.
|
Elektra
|
1993
|
03:27
|
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
|
Nat King Cole
|
Just One of Those Things.
|
Capitol
|
1957
|
03:09
|
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
|
Catherine Russell
|
Bring It Back.
|
Jazz Village
|
2014
|
04:05
|
Jack the Bear
|
Modern Jazz Quartet
|
For Ellington.
|
East West
|
1988
|
05:04
|
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
|
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
|
Cheek to Cheek.
|
Columbia
|
2013
|
02:21
|
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
|
Harry Connick, Jr.
|
20.
|
Columbia
|
1988
|
04:01
|
I'm Just a Lucky So and So
|
Diana Krall
|
Stepping Out.
|
GRP
|
1993
|
04:19
|
Things Ain't What They Used to Be
|
Dave Brubeck Quartet
|
Newport 1958.
|
Columbia
|
1958
|
07:00
|
Come Sunday
|
Mahalia Jackson & Duke Ellington
|
The Essential Mahalia Jackson.
|
Columbia/Legacy
|
2004
|
07:53
|
Black and Tan Fantasy
|
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
|
Live in Swing City - Swingin' with Duke.
|
Columbia
|
2011
|
04:35
|
Caravan
|
Sarah King & the Smoke Rings
|
Sarah King & the Smoke Rings.
|
Ind.
|
2015
|
05:35
|
I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
|
Frank Sinatra
|
A Swingin' Affair.
|
Capitol
|
1957
|
03:22
|
Perdido
|
Dinah Washington
|
The Swingin' Miss "D".
|
EmArcy
|
1957
|
03:26
|
Satin Doll
|
Johnny Mercer
|
My Huckleberry Friend.
|
Pye
|
1974
|
02:48
|
C-Jam Blues
|
Red Garland
|
Groovy.
|
Prestige
|
1957
|
08:18
|
In a Mellow Tone
|
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
|
Sing Ellington.
|
Columbia
|
1961
|
03:27
|
The Mooche
|
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
|
The Great Summit: The Master Takes.
|
Roulette
|
2001
|
03:35
|
Prelude to a Kiss
|
Billie Holiday
|
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (1945 -1959).
|
Verve
|
1992
|
05:32
|
Cotton Tail
|
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
|
Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook.
|
Verve
|
1957
|
03:23
|
In a Sentimental Mood
|
John Coltrane & Duke Ellington
|
Coltrane for Lovers.
|
Verve
|
2001
|
04:13
|
Lotus Blossom
|
Allen Touissant
|
American Tunes.
|
Nonesuch
|
2016
|
04:16
|
Take the 'A' Train
|
Beegie Adair
|
Jazz for the Road.
|
Green Hill
|
2003
|
03:09
|
You Better Know It
|
Duke Ellington
|
A Drum Is a Woman.
|
Columbia
|
1956
|
02:46
|
Oo! You Make Me Tingle
|
Nancy Valentine
|
Lovesome.
|
Jazz Garden
|
2016
|
05:14
|
Something to Live For
|
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
|
Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook.
|
Verve
|
1957
|
03:35
|
Maybe
|
Lena Horne
|
We'll Be Together Again.
|
Blue Note
|
1994
|
02:43
|
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
|
Vince Guaraldi Trio
|
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing.
|
Fantasy
|
1957
|
05:37
|
My Flame Burns Blue
|
Nancy Valentine
|
Lovesome.
|
Jazz Garden
|
2016
|
04:50
|
You're the One
|
Nancy Valentine
|
Lovesome.
|
Jazz Garden
|
2016
|
06:21
|
Lush Life
|
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
|
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman.
|
Impulse!
|
1963
|
05:25
|
Day Dream
|
Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn
|
Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra.
|
Verve
|
1962
|
03:54
|
The Second Time Around
|
Jackie Gleason
|
How Sweet It Is.
|
Capitol
|
1966
|
03:05
|
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