| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Ambrose & His Orchestra |
Livin' In The Sunlight, Lovin' In The Moonlight |
Very British |
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| Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra |
Ho Hum |
The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands |
Jasmine |
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| Fats Waller & His Rhythm |
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter |
Complete Recorded Works Vol. 3 |
JSP |
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| Coleman Hawkins & The Ramblers |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
The Essential Sides Remastered 1934-1939 |
Proper UK |
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| Django Reinhardt |
Avalon |
The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order |
JSP |
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| Fred Astaire |
Things Are Looking Up |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO |
Rhino |
performance from the movie A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS |
| Billie Holiday o/ Teddy Wilson& His Orchestra |
Things Are Looking Up |
Lady Day |
Sony |
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| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me |
Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions |
Mosaic |
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| Taft Jordan & The Mob |
Louisiana Fairy Tale |
Sounds of Harlem Vol. 1 |
Hep |
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| Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra |
Lafayette |
The Bennie Moten Collection 1923-1932 |
Acrobat |
THANK YOU for requesting Kansas City jazz! |
| Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra |
Moten Swing |
The Bennie Moten Collection 1923-1932 |
Acrobat |
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| Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy |
Froggy Bottom |
The Mary Lou Williams Collection 1927-1959 |
Acrobat |
The Twelve Clouds of Joy were also an important part of the Kansas City jazz scene. Composer/pianist Mary Lou Williams was crucial to the band's sound; she taught at Duke in the last years of her life and has the Mary Lou Williams student center on campus named after her |
| Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy |
Walkin' and Swingin' |
The Mary Lou Williams Collection 1927-1959 |
Acrobat |
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| Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra |
Stratosphere |
Jimmie Lunceford |
Swingsation |
while not from Kansas City originally, Jimmie Lunceford performed there for years & was also an important part of Kansas City jazz |
| Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra |
My Blue Heaven |
Jimmie Lunceford |
Swingsation |
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| Glenn Miller & His Orchestra |
Slip Horn Jive |
Blue Orchid Vol. 2 |
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great request for a great Glenn Miller tune! |
| Harry James Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
The Devil Sat Down And Cried |
The Complete Helen Forrest |
ASV Living Era |
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| Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five |
Scuttlebutt |
Little Jazz Trumpet Giant |
Proper UK |
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| Gene Krupa Orchestra v/ Anita O'Day |
Pass The Bounce |
Uptown |
Sony |
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| Glenn Miller Orchestra v/ Marion Hutton |
Back to Back |
The Marion Hutton Collection |
|
another great Glenn Miller request! |
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| Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra |
Well, Did You Evah! |
Frank Sinatra In Hollywood 1940-1964 |
Rhino/Reprise |
wasn't sure what Crosby/Sinatra song you wanted to hear, hope you enjoy this one from HIGH SOCIETY! |
| Louis Armstrong |
High Society Calypso |
Cocktails With Cole Porter |
Capitol |
Armstrong sings this during the opening credits of HIGH SOCIETY, note that the song lyrics describe the plot |
| The Mills Brothers |
Cab Driver |
Anthology 1931-1968 |
MCA |
thanks for requesting the Mills Brothers! |
| Nat King Cole |
You Are My Sunshine |
Ultra-lounge: Nursery Rhythms! |
Capitol |
great request for a Nat King Cole song I wasn't as familiar with! |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Stevie Wonder |
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
We All Love Ella |
Verve |
recorded live in New Orleans 1977 |
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| Peggy Lee o/ Dave Barbour |
It's a Good Day |
The Singles Collection |
Capitol |
another great request! |
| Estelle Edson with Oscar Pettiford & All Stars |
Rhythm In A Riff |
Classic Black & White Sessions |
Mosaic |
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| Kay Kyser & His Orchestra v/ Trudy & Harry |
Who Wouldn't Love You |
They Kay Kyser Hits Collection 1935-1948 |
Acrobat |
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| Skeets Tolbert and His Gentlemen of Swing |
Big Fat Butterfly |
1940-1942 |
Classics |
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| Judy Garland & Johnny Mercer |
Friendship |
Hits of '44 |
ASV Living Era |
love this very funny song, thanks for requesting it! |
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| Joe Reichman and His Orchestra |
Me And The Moon |
The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands |
Jasmine |
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| Light Crust Doughboys |
Let's Make Believe We're Sweethearts |
Doughboys, Cowboys and Playboys |
Proper UK |
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| Sid Phillips And His Rhythm |
Woe! Is Me |
Very British |
Pumpkin Pie Records |
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