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With the ways of the world of late, I decided to bring a show of mellow to you.
Enjoy!
NY Standard – Episode 112 – B.B.’s Blues
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As you may know by the time you read this that B.B. King passed away Thursday evening in Las Vegas around 9:40pm local time on May 14th, 2015. A combination of a small bout of insomnia & a desire to deliver a fresh show in partial tribute to this legend, I decided to work overnight to put that together.
The first or so hour is all B.B. King. The second hour is music that would have inspired B.B & almost any blues musician.
I hope you enjoy this small detour & devotion to a master.
May the Mississippi keep flowing…
The playlist is as follows:
- B.B. King
- B.B. King & Bobby Bland
- T-Bone Walker
- Anita O’Day
- Bessie Smith
- Fletcher Henderson
- Louis Armstrong
- Sidney Bechet
- Big Joe Turner
- Willie “The Lion” Smith
- The Nat King Cole Trio
- Wes Montgomery
- Freddie Roach
- Johnny Hartman
- Yusef Lateef
- Jimmy Rushing
- Duke Ellington
- Charles Mingus
- Billie Holiday
- Bobby Womack
NY Standard – Episode 106 – Swingin’ Spring & Holidays
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This week’s episode is spring-like, because it is finally somewhat spring-like here in the Northeast.
So, there’s that. But, I also bring you a special version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ blending the Original London Cast album with one of my favorite bands in The Afghan Whigs doing a few covers, too.
Whatever it is you’re celebrating – in my case, just being alive & the wide-scale availability of chocolate! – I wish you nothing but well.
Enjoy!
- Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith
- Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
- Carmen McRae
- Count Basie
- Dinah Washington
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- The Nat King Cole Trio
- Thelonious Monk
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Mel Tormé
- The Benson Orchestra of Chicago (f/ Frankie Trumbauer)
- Jesus Christ Superstar set w/ The Afghan Whigs
- Johnny Hartman
- John Coltrane
- June Christy
- Patsy Cline
- Nina Simone
NY Standard – Episode 104 – Springtime For…
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This week’s show is short, sweet, tight, tidy & lively.
Since the holidays & through to last week’s epic 5-hour St. Patrick’s show, the shows have all mostly been well over 3 hours. This week – and I think in ensuing weeks – I am going to aim for a 90 minute show. I may occasionally go over that, but…
So, this week’s episode is all about Spring. It is one of my favorite times of year – not too hot, not too cool. Just right.
Kinda like this week’s show…
Enjoy!
- Art Tatum
- Willie “The Lion” Smith
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- Billy Eckstine
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Louis Armstrong
- Kenny Dorham
- Lauren Hooker
- Johnny Hartman
- Original Broadway Cast of “A Chorus Line”
- The Nat “King” Cole Trio
- June Christy
NY Standard – Episode 100 – The Standards of Standards
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This week’s show is a special show as it’s the 100th episode of this mostly-weekly musical adventure I bring to you.
This particular episode is all about the basics that got me into this idiom at all. They’re called “standards” for a reason.
Enjoy!
- Louis Armstrong
- Fletcher Henderson
- Chick Webb
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Sidney Bechet
- Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith
- Glen Miller
- Benny Goodman
- Bing Crosby
- The Andrews Sisters
- Charlie Parker
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Count Basie
- Duke Ellington
- Ella Fitzgerald
- John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
- Nat King Cole
- Ben Webster
- Les Paul
- Tony Bennett
- Mel Tormé
- Mandy Patinkin
- Bethlehem Records version of “Porgy & Bess.”
- Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Evita”
- Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Sweeney Todd”
- Original London Cast Recording of “Les Misérables”
- Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Into The Woods”
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Charles Mingus
- Thelonious Monk
- Sinéad O’Connor
- Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
- Bobby Darin
- Erroll Garner
- Billie Holiday
- George Shearing
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong