Playlist: 7 Sep 2013

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

1. The Alley Cat Song - Peggy Lee: I'm a Woman

2. Straight to Baby - Janet Seidel: Charade

3. Dance Ballerina Dance - Nat King Cole: Big Band Cole

4. Seems Like Old Times - The Four Freshmen: Freshmen Favorites

5. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Dinah Washington: Drinking Again

6. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) - Helen O'Connell: Here's Helen

7. Bein' Green - Helen Merrill: Just Friends

8. Only You (and You Alone) - Ringo Starr: Goodnight Vienna

9. Passing By - Irene Kral: Better Than Anything

10. Star Eyes - Irene Kral: Second Chance

11. I Fall In Love Too Easily - Irene Kral: Just for Now

12. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Irene Kral: The Band and I

13. Only Why No More - Ian Shaw: A Ghost In Every Bar

14. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (with Ray Nance): Côte d'Azur Concerts (Disc 7)

15. Thou Swell - Carmen McRae: Live at Bubba's

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 31 Aug 2013

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

1. Don't Rain on My Parade - Bobby Darin: In a Broadway Bag

2. The Midnight Sun - Mel Tormé & George Shearing: A Vintage Year

3. You're Making Me Crazy - June Christy: Something Cool

4. My Old Addiction (aka Chet Baker's Unsung Swan Song) - k d lang: Drag

5. Too Little, Too Late - Nat King Cole: Let's Face the Music!

6. How Blue Can You Get? - Esther Phillips: From a Whisper to a Scream

7. Yes We Can Can - Harry Connick Jr: Oh, My Nola

8. S'posin' - Perry Como: We Get Letters

9. Lover Come Back to Me - Roberta Gambarini: Easy to Love

10. Everybody Needs Love - Jackie Paris: The Song Is Paris

11. At Sundown - Janet Seidel: The Art of Lounge 1

12. Lonesome Lover Blues - Billy Eckstine & Count Basie: Basie/Eckstine Incorporated

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 24 Aug 2013

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

1. Mood Indigo - Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares for Me

2. Ellington Medley: Cotton Tail/I Didn't Know About You/Don't Get Around Much Any More/I'm Beginning to See the Light - Mel Tormé & George Shearing: Mel & George "Do" World War II

3. All or Nothing At All - Ann Richards & Stan Kenton: Two Much!

4. Something - Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?

5. My Sweet Lord - Peggy Lee: Where Did They Go?

6. All the Things You Are - Ella Fitzgerald: The Jerome Kern Song Book

7. Why Was I Born? - Ella Fitzgerald: The Jerome Kern Song Book

8. A Fine Romance - Ella Fitzgerald: The Jerome Kern Song Book

9. Am I Blue? - Eddie Condon & Jimmy Rushing: Eddie Condon in Japan

10. Cold, Cold Heart - Aretha Franklin: Unforgettable (A Tribute to Dinah Washington)

11. Evergreen - Royal Air Force Squadronaires & Todd Gordon: Helping the Heroes

12. You Never Give Me Your Money - Sarah Vaughan: Songs of The Beatles

13. In My Life - Sir Sean Connery & Sir George Martin: In My Life

14. Runnin' Wild - Marilyn Monroe: Some Like It Hot! (Soundtrack)

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Two from Dinah

The relatively underrated Dinah Shore had some classic Capitol-branded album covers. These two examples are from the tracks included in this week's show.

Playlist: 17 Aug 2013

SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY, SOMETIMES I'M BLUE

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

1. Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad - Nancy Sinatra: Nancy Sinatra

2. Things - Nancy Sinatra & Dean Martin: Movin' with Nancy!

3. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Della Reese: Della

4. Come-on-a My House - Della Reese: Della, Cha, Cha, Cha

5. Gone with the Wind - Frank Sinatra: Only the Lonely

6. Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra: Strangers in the Night

7. Say It Isn't So - Peggy Lee: If You Go

8. I've Got Those Feelin' Too Good Today Blues - Peggy Lee: Sings Leiber & Stoller (aka Mirrors)

9. Day by Day - Carmen McRae: The Great American Songbook (Disc 1)

10. All By Myself - Carmen McRae: Can't Hide Love

11. Yes Indeed! - Dinah Shore: Dinah, Yes Indeed!

12. I'll Be Seeing You - Dinah Shore & André Previn: Dinah Sings, Previn Plays

13. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Johnny Hartman: Today

14. Isn't It Romantic? - Johnny Hartman: Unforgettable

15. Russian Lullaby - Ella Fitzgerald: The Irving Berlin Song Book, Vol 1

16. Old MacDonald - Ella Fitzgerald: Whisper Not

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 10 Aug 2013

ALL THE WAY FROM AMERICA

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

1. Chicago - Anita O'Day: There's Only One...

2. Basin Street Blues - Dr John: Goin' Back to New Orleans

3. Los Angeles Blues - Peggy Lee: Blues Cross Country with The Quincy Jones Orchestra

4. You're In Kentucky (As Sure As You're Born) - Rosemary Clooney: Dedicated to Nelson

5. Mississippi Mud - Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer: Two of a Kind

6. St Louis Blues - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie: A Perfect Match

7. Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin: single

8. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong: Bing & Satchmo

9. New York State of Mind - Carmen McRae: Live at Umbria Jazz

10. Moonlight in Vermont - Margaret Whiting: Love Songs by Margaret Whiting

11. (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo - Royal Air Force Squadronaires & Todd Gordon (with The Swingcats): Helping the Heroes

12. Manhattan - Royal Air Force Squadronaires & Todd Gordon (with Jacqui Dankworth): Helping the Heroes

13. Autumn in New York - Royal Air Force Squadronaires & Todd Gordon (with Carol Kidd): Helping the Heroes

14. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Royal Air Force Squadronaires & Todd Gordon: Helping the Heroes

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 3 Aug 2013

GREAT MEDLEYS

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

1. Gershwin Medley (But Not for Me, Love Is Here to Stay, Embraceable You, Someone to Watch Over Me) - Sarah Vaughan: Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live - Vol 2

2. West Side Story Medley (Jet Song, Something's Coming, Cool, Tonight, A-Me-Ri-Ca, Gee, Office Krupke, Maria) - Sammy Davis Jr: At The Cocoanut Grove

3. Ray Charles Tribute (Hallelujah! I Love Him So, I Got a Man, Just for a Thrill, Yes Indeed!) - Peggy Lee: Peggy at Basin Street East

4. Unthemed Medley (That Old Black Magic, Cheek to Cheek, Jersey Bounce, Sweet Georgia Brown, Lucky In Love, Hit The Road To Dreamland, For Me And My Gal) - Mark Murphy: This Could Be the Start of Something

5. Al Jolson Medley: Sonny Boy, My Mammy, Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody) - Cher: Bittersweet White Light

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Dick Haymes Comes Home!

This week's show also featured a couple of tracks from a rare Dick Haymes album which was issued on the short-lived Daybreak label, founded by long-time Sinatra producer, Sonny Burke.

Album Cover: The Late, Late Show

A cover from a Capitol album by one of the four featured artists in this week's show: Dakota Staton - The Late, Late Show. So 1950s... Wonderful!

Playlist: 27 Jul 2013

THREE GIRLS AND A BOY... DINAH WASHINGTON, JANET SEIDEL, DAKOTA STATON & DICK HAYMES

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

1. I've Got You Under My Skin - Dinah Washington: Dinah Jams

2. Mad About the Boy - Dinah Washington: Single

3. A Rockin' Good Way - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton: The Two of Us

4. All of Me - Dinah Washington: Queen of the Blues

5. Fools Rush In - Janet Seidel: The Art of Lounge (Vol 1)

6. Love for Sale - Janet Seidel: The Art of Lounge (Vol 1)

7. Sentimental Journey - The Art of Lounge (Vol 2)

8. Moonglow - The Art of Lounge (Vol 3)

9. Forties Medley - Dick Haymes: Dick Haymes Comes Home (Live at the Cocoanut Grove 1973)

10. Whistling Away in the Dark - Dick Haymes: Comes Home (Live at the Cocoanut Grove 1973)

11. You Stepped Out of a Dream - Dick Haymes: Look at Me Now!

12. The More I See You - Dick Haymes: Rain or Shine

13. Anything Goes - Dakota Staton: Dynamic!

14. You Showed Me the Way - Dakota Staton: The Late, Late Show

15. Willow Weep for Me - Dakota Staton: Time to Swing

16. Indiana - Dakota Staton: 'Round Midnight

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Como Swings

This week's show includes Perry Como's version of Linda. It comes from an unusually upbeat album of his entitled, Como Swings. Recorded in April and May 1959, the album was  designed to show off the latest stereophonic capabilities.

Playlist: 20 Jul 2013

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

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

1. Sweet Lorraine - Nat King Cole: 78rpm single

2. Margie - Johnny Mercer: Sweet Georgia Brown

3. I’ll Take Tallulah - Jo Stafford: Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey

4. Whatever Lola Wants - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella sings Broadway

5. Linda - Perry Como: Como Swings

6. Johnny - Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?

7. Frankie and Johnny - Mae West: The Fabulous Mae West

8. Emily - Tony Bennett: The Movie Song Album

9. Julia - Todd Gordon: Julia (dowload single)

10. Ode to Billie Joe - Nancy Wilson: Welcome to My Love

11. Alfie - Carol Kidd & Nigel Clark: Tell Me Once Again

12. Liza - The Four Freshmen: Four Freshmen & Five Saxes

13. Bill - Helen Humes: T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do

14. Harry - Catherine Howe: Harry

15. Hello, Dolly! - Bobby Darin: Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie

16. Message to Michael - Lena Horne: Watch What Happens

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 13 Jul 2013

THE GENIUS OF GEORGE GERSHWIN (repeat)

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

1. Peter Sellers sings Gershwin - Peter Sellers: Songs for Swingin’ Sellers!

2. Who Cares? - Ella Fitzgerald: The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook

3. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Margaret Whiting: Past Midnight

4. Do It Again - Vic Damone: In Concert

5. Embraceable You - Chet Baker: Songs for Lovers

6. I Was Doing All Right - Diana Krall: From This Moment On

7. Soon - Sammy Davis Jr: The Wham of Sam!

8. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (Disc 10)

9. A Foggy Day - Rosemary Clooney: Dedicated to Nelson

10. Bidin’ My Time - Nat King Cole: Let’s Face the Music!

11. Strike Up the Band - Tony Bennett & Count Basie: Strike Up the Band

12. That Certain Feeling - Jo Ann Greer: Fascinatin’ Rhythm/Capitol Sings Gershwin

13. I Got Rhythm - Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

14.  But Not for Me - Carmen McRae: The Great American Songbook

15. The Man I Love - Dinah Shore & André Previn: Dinah Sings, Previn Plays 

16. Love Walked In - Frank Sinatra: Swing Along with Me

17. Love Is Here to Stay - Dick Haymes - Rain or Shine

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 6 Jul 2013

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

1. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Ella Fitzgerald: The Harold Arlen Songbook (Vol 1)

2. Warm and Willing - Nat King Cole: The Billy May Sessions

3. Superstar - Peggy Lee: Norma Dolores Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota

4. Down in the Alley - Memphis Minnie: Hoodoo Lady: 1933-1937

5. Mountain High, Valley Low - Morgana King: It's a Quiet Thing

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

7. Georgia on My Mind - Mavis Rivers: We Remember Mildred Bailey

8. Ode to Billie Jo - Nancy Wilson: Welcome to My Love

9. Passing Strangers - Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan: Passing Strangers

10. Day In - Day Out - Billie Holiday: Songs for Distingue Lovers

11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Billie Holiday: Songs for Distingue Lovers

12. Just One of Those Things - Billie Holiday: Songs for Distingue Lovers

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 29 Jun 2013

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

1. Try Matty's - Aretha Franklin: Spirit in the Dark

2. Dancing on a Dime - Maxine Sullivan: Sings The Music of Burton Lane

3. Worried Life Blues - Ray Charles: single

4. Nobody Knows That - Kat Edmonson: Way Down Low

5. Stardust - Nat King Cole: Love Is the Thing

6. Some Sweet Day - Alberta Hunter: Remember My Name

7. Some of These Days - Alberta Hunter: The Glory of Alberta Hunter

8. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Alberta Hunter: Amtrak Blues

9. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Alberta Hunter: Look for the Silver Lining

10. Two-Fisted (Double-Jointed, Rough and Ready Man) - Alberta Hunter: Live at The Cookery

11. I Fall in Love Too Easily - Tony Bennett: Perfectly Frank

12. You're Getting to be a Habit with Me - Dolores Gray: Warm Brandy

13. The Windmills of Your Mind - Frank Sinatra Jr: Spice

14. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Ella Fitzgerald & The Duke Ellington Orchestra: single

15. Don't Cry Baby - Billy Eckstine & Count Basie: Basie/Eckstine Incorporated

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Talkin' Verve and Les McCann Ltd

In this week's programme the Les McCann track, The Great City - written by Curtis Lewis - was featured on two albums: Talkin' Verve and the rather obscurely-titled Beaux J PooBoo/Les McCann Ltd.

Playlist: 22 Jun 2013

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

1. Guilty - Madeleine Payroux: The Blue Room

2. This Can't Be Love - Judy Carmichael: I Love Being Here with You

3. These Foolish Things - Carmen McRae: Live at Birdland West

4. All Of Me - Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years (1943-1952) - Vol 7

5. It’s All Right with Me - Sinne Eeg: Remembering You

6. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You - Etta James: Mystery Lady/Songs of Billie Holiday

7. Trust in Me - Harry Nilsson: The Complete Schmilsson in the Night

8. There Will Never Be Another You - Nancy Wilson: Gentle Is My Love

9. The Great City - Les McCann: Talkin’ Verve

10. I’m in Love Again - Marlene Ver Planck: Once There was a Moon

11. I Got It Bad - Cher: Bittersweet White Light

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

13. In a Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr: Here’s Lookin’ at You

14. Meditation - Lena Horne: Lena Goes Latin

15. But Not for Me - Mark Murphy: Playing the Field 

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Blues Cross Country

One of Peggy Lee's best Capitol albums: Blues Cross Country with rousing arrangements courtesy of Quincy Jones - including the fantastic rendition of Kansas City featured in this week's edition of The Singers and The Songbook which is a special tribute to Miss Lee.

Playlist: 15 Jun 2013

MISS PEGGY LEE (May 26, 1920 - Jan 21, 2002) 

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

1. I Don’t Know Enough About You - Peggy Lee: Single

2. You’ve Got Possibilities - Peggy Lee: Big Spender

3. You Fascinate Me So - Peggy Lee: Pretty Eyes

4. The Folks Who Live on the Hill - Peggy Lee: The Man I Love

5. Kansas City - Peggy Lee: Blues Cross Country

6. Life Is for Livin’ - Peggy Lee: Things Are Swingin’

7. Lover - Peggy Lee: Lover

8. I’m a Woman - Peggy Lee: Peggy Lee Sings Leiber and Stoller

9. Superstar - Peggy Lee: Norma Dolores Egstrom

10. The Hungry Years - Peggy Lee: Peggy

11. Is That All There Is? - Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?

12. Always True to You in My Fashion - Peggy Lee: Beauty and the Beat!

13. My Old Flame - Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is?

14. Release Me - Peggy Lee: Something Groovy!

15. Let’s Love (Reprise) - Peggy Lee: Let’s Love

16. Call Me - Peggy Lee: Guitars a la Lee

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Album Cover: Lorez Alexandria the Great

It was Michael Parkinson who introduced me to the talented singer, Lorez Alexandria. She was one of the few vocalists to appear on the famous Impulse jazz label, and the title of this album still tickles me...

Playlist: 1 Jun 2013

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

1. It was a Very Good Year - Keely Smith: Keely sings Sinatra

2. Maybe This Time - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra 80th Live in Concert

3. Just in Time - Chris Connor: Witchcraft

4. My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It - Jimmy Rushing: Five Feet of Soul

5. The Thrill Is Gone - Roberta Flack: Roberta

6. Over the Rainbow - Lorez Alexandria: Lorez Alexandria the Great

7. A Good and Simple Man - Ian Shaw: Lifejacket

8. Take Me Through/I Could Come to Love You - Liza Minnelli: Tropical Nights

9. Some Cats Know - Peggy Lee: Mirrors

10. Pass Me By - Peggy Lee: Pass Me By

11. Yesterday When I Was Young - Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo: Watch What Happens!

12. I Want to be Happy - June Christy: Fair and Warmer

13. Talk to Me, Baby - Mark Murphy: Who Can I Turn To?

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

Playlist: 25 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: 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 Cover: Ballads & Getz/Gilberto

Not the most inspiring of covers, but the contents are first class...

And from another of the tracks in this week's show, this is one of the most tasteful album covers and pretty darn good tracks, too!!

Playlist: 18 May 2013

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

1. Charleston - Louis Prima: Louis Prima

2. Where or When/Easy to Love/Get Out of Town/They Can’t Take That Away from Me (medley) - Dinah Shore: Dinah, Yes Indeed!

3. (They Long to be) Close to You - Carmen McRae: Great American Songbook

4. Alone Together - Woody Herman: Songs for Hip Lovers!

5. Bo Mambo - Yma Sumac: Mambo!

6. Down in the Alley - Memphis Minnie: Hoodoo Lady (1933-37)

7. The Girl from Ipanema - Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto

8. Just Friends - Helen Merrill & Stan Getz: Just Friends

9. Lover - The Supremes: Supremes sing Rodgers & Hart

10. You Never Give Me Your Money - Sarah Vaughan: Songs of The Beatles

11. The Man with the Child in His Eyes - Kate Bush: The Kick Inside

12. Where or When - Dick Haymes: Come Rain or Come Shine

13. Only the Lonely - Liane Carroll: Ballads

14. Changing All Those Changes - Madeleine Peyroux: The Blue Room

Outro: Holding On - Todd Gordon: Made in Korea

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