September 27, 2014 (RD 461) Fall Fashions in Music It’s time for the fall releases, and John & Jessica feature several artists who have just released new material. They include Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Tierney Sutton, Ann Hampton Callaway, Larry Fuller, and Annie Lennox. Plus there’s the usual assortment of familiar favorites, all here on Radio Deluxe. Frank Sinatra – All of Me (Swing Easy!) Larry Fuller - At Long Last Love (Larry Fuller) John & Jessica remark on the Ken Burns’ documentary about The Roosevelts Tierney Sutton - Youre Nearer (Paris Sessions) Ann Hampton Callaway - Mean to Me (From Sassy to Divine: The Sarah Vaughan Project) Talk turns to the 2014 Jazz Cruise and the upcoming 2015 Jazz Cruise Kurt Elling - Tight (Nightmoves) John references the passing of Joe Sample The Crusaders with Joe Sample - Put It Where You Want It (Sleazy Jazz) They talk about their favorite pizza joints Cyrille Aimée - Where or When (Its a Good Day) Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Anything Goes (Cheek to Cheek) Lady Gaga - Evry Time We Say Goodbye (Cheek to Cheek) Johnny Mercer - Shooby Dooin (Moon River - Johnny Mercer Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook) Jessica mentions taking part in a reading based on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil while John provides background on how Mercer came to add a lyric to Lionel Hampton’s melody to create “Midnight Sun.” Ella Fitzgerald - Midnight Sun (Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Song Book) Annie Lennox - I Put a Spell on You (Nostalgia) Curtis Stigers - Our Love Is Here to Stay (Hooray for Love) They chat about Curtis Stigers The New Elvin Jones Trio - Jay-Ree (Puttin’ It Together) Kate McGarry - The Heather on the Hill (The Target) Patrick Williams and his big band - All Or Nothing at All (Sinatraland) John recounts stories of Patrick Williams and drummer Sol Gubin Anita ODay - I Get a Kick out of You (The Diva Series: Anita ODay) Jessica comments on Anita O’Day finding a drummer who could seamlessly change tempos Diana Krall - California Dreamin (wallflower) Reference is made to Jerry Lewis pantomiming to “Blues in Hoss’ Flat” from 1961 film The Errand Boy https://youtube/watch?v=Q4v8UdkTx30 Count Basie - Blues in Hoss Flat (Chairman of the Board) Catherine Russell - You Got to Swing and Sway (Bring It Back) John mentions his impromptu “set” at recent Detroit Jazz Festival and article Mitch Albom wrote about it https://youtube/watch?v=HtujKiQKj68 mitchalbom/d/journalism/26719/it-rained-he-played-and-it-was-free Larry Fuller - Celia (Larry Fuller) Billie Holiday - What a Little Moonlight Can Do (The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol.1) Rickie Lee Jones - Easy Money (Rickie Lee Jones) Note – the web-posted playlist for this episode lists 2 songs which are not part of the web-posted show: Chuck Sagle & Neal Hefti Orchestras “Lil Darlin “(Splendor in the Brass/Jazz Pops) and Raymond De Felitta “Tis Autumn” (“Fatha” Land – A Solo Piano Tribute to Earl “Fatha” Hines).
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 19:24:14 +0000
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