Saturday, 26 December 2009

YOU'RE THE TOP! #6 MAMIE VAN DOREN



Harmonica Heroes #2 SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON


Another clip found on youtube. Sonny Boy Williamson plays
"Nine Below Zero" with Otis Span on the piano. Greeeat!

Monday, 21 December 2009

SPORTING HEROES #6 DONALD SUTHERLAND ELLIOT GOULD

M.A.S.H.
1970 - Robert Altman

Sunday, 20 December 2009

FOUND ON YOUTUBE #2 - RAY CHARLES & ARETHA

A magnificent duet from 1975

FOUND ON THE INTERNET - DINAH WASHINGTON

Fabulous documentary celebrating the life and times of Dinah Washington


RECORD OF THE WEEK: BEGIN THE BEGUINE

20 Classic Dance Numbers From The 30s & 40s

Miss Brown To You - Billie Holiday
When I Take My Sugar To Tea - Boswell Sisters
Blue Skies - Frank Sinatra
Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw
Frenesi - Artie Shaw
The Wedding Samba - Andrews Sisters
Rhapsody In Rhumba - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
Stop! The Red Light's On - Anita O'Day
Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee - Glenn Miller Orchestra
Let Me Off Uptown - Anita O'Day
Goody Goody - Benny Goodman & Helen Ward
Bounce Me Brother - With a Solid Four Andrews Sisters
Picklin' The Cabbage - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
Shuffle Off to Buffalo - Boswell Sisters
BoogieWoogie - Tommy Dorsey
Undecided - Ella Fitzgerald
Doing The Reactionary - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
A Mellow Bit Of Rhythm - Andy Kirk
Wacky Dust - Ella Fitzgerald
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Tommy Dorsey


Wednesday, 16 December 2009

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN #2 GROUCHO MARX

YOU'RE THE TOP! #5JAYNE MANSFIELD

SPORTING HEROES #5 HARPO MARX



FOUND ON YOUTUBE #1

PEARL BAILEY AND ANDY WILLIAMS
Give Me The Simple Life




I had never fully appreciated Andy Williams before, but just look at how he complements Pearl Bailey here. She is so funny and so wonderfully relaxed. Her timing is impeccable. Note the way she introduces the song and comes in right on the button. This is a little gem!

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

NEIL YOUNG- DON'T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN

1971 Performance of "Don't Let It Bring You Down"

RECORD OF THE WEEK: BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!
20 Christmas Classics
White Christmas - Drifters
Here Comes Santa Claus - Elvis Presley
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra
Jingle Jangle - The Penguins
Mr. Santa's Boogie - The Marshalls
Santa Bring My Baby - Elvis Presley
Baby, It's Cold Outside - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
Christmas Morning Blues - Titus Turner
Christmas Time Blues - Roy Milton
Zat You, Santa Claus - Louis Armstrong
Merry Christmas Baby - Chuck Berry
Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
Merry Merry Christmas Baby - The Tune Weavers
Christmas In Jail - The Youngsters
Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Mabel Scott
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Cadillacs
Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
Merry Christmas Baby - Lionel Hampton

THE ART OF BLUE NOTE #5

1963 My Point Of View - Herbie Hancock
Design & Photo: Reid Miles

STEELY DAN

The old days with Denny Diaz, David Palmer and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

SPORTING HEROES #4 PAUL NEWMAN



GREAT TRAIN JOURNEYS #3 CLAUDETTE COLBERT


From New York To Palm Beach
1942 Palm Beach Story

Friday, 4 December 2009

RECORD OF THE WEEK: MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY


  1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  2. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
  3. The Christmas Blues - Dean Martin
  4. I'll Keep You Warm In December - Peggy Lee
  5. Santa Baby - Eartha Kit
  6. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  7. Christmas Time Again - Peggy Lee
  8. Frosty The Snow Man - Patti Page
  9. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas -Perry Como
  10. Let It Snow - Dean Martin
  11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
  12. Snow - Bing Crosby
  13. Marshmallow World - Ella Fitzgerald And Bing Crosby
  14. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley
  15. Little Boy Santa Forgot - Nat King Cole
  16. Merry Christmas Baby - Dodie Stevens
  17. Merry Christmas - Peggy Lee
  18. A Dreamer's Holiday - Ella Fitzgerald And Bing Crosby
  19. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ella Fitzgerald And Bing Crosby
  20. Xmas Song For You - Mills Brother

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

ART BLAKEY LEE MORGAN JOHN GILMORE



BUHANIA'S DREAM
The Jazz Messengers - featuring Lee Morgan & John Gilmore

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN! #1 BUSTER KEATON


Buster Keaton - Smirnoff Vodka

SPORTING HEROES #3 MARTIN & LEWIS

1953 "The Caddy"

JONI MITCHELL - CHELSEA MORNING


One of her best. It's always on my playlist, when I travel.