Album Cover: The Hi-Lo's Happen to Bossa Nova

The popular singing group joined the roster at Reprise Records and their album with this striking cover was released in 1963.

Playlist: 11 May 2013

Intro: If You Could Read My Mind - Todd Gordon & Jacqui Dankworth: Ballads from the Midnight Hotel

1. It’s Easy to Remember - Perry Como: We Get Letters

2. In the Heat of the Night - Nancy Wilson: Welcome to My Love

3. Nobody in Mind - Big Joe Turner: Nobody in Mind

4. Memories of You - Ian Shaw: Somewhere Towards Love

5. I’ll Never Smile Again - Joe Williams: A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry

6. Sweet Georgia Brown - Diane Schuur: In Tribute

7. It Had to be You - Diane Schuur & Ray Charles: Friends for Schuur

8. Trouble in Mind - Jimmy Rushing: Five Feet of Soul

9. I’ll Be Home - Barbra Streisand: Stoney End

10. One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota Sò) - The Hi-Lo's Happen to Bossa Nova

11. Always - Bill Charlap & Sandy Stewart: Love Is Here to Stay

12. Goodbye, Goodbye - Johnny Hartman: I Love Everybody

13. Anita’s Blues ’76 - Anita O’Day: Live at Mingo’s

14. I’ll See You in My Dreams - Jimmy Durante: Jimmy Durante’s Way of Life

15. The Lady’s In Love with You - Tony Bennett: Tony Makes It Happen

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Covers: Sinatra - The Sands, Las Vegas / Carmen McRae - Sugar Hill, San Francisco

As this week's programme featured songs from two great albums, here are the covers:

Playlist: 4 May 2013

FOCUS ON TWO GREAT CONCERTS

Intro: If You Could Read My Mind - Todd Gordon & Jacqui Dankworth: Ballads from the Midnight Hotel

1. Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

2. Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

3. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

4. The Shadow of Your Smile - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

5. Get Me to the Church on Time - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

6. You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

7. It was a Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

8. My Kind of Town - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra - Vegas (Disc 2)

9. Sunday - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco   

10. What Kind of Fool Am I? - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco

11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco

12. Let There Be Love - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco

13. Thou Swell - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco

14. It Never Entered My Mind - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco

15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Carmen McRae: Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Hello, Dolly!

Usually, I feature an album or EP cover from a track featured in the current show, but I discovered this cover which is so much of its time. Wonderful!

This week's show...

I am touring in Germany and Belgium so there isn't a new edition of The Singers and The Songbook this week. Normal service will be resumed shortly! Meantime, UK Jazz Radio will be repeating an earlier programme.

Album Cover: Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home

The Ella Fitzgerald single released in 1962 and featured on this week's show: Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home