It was Jazz Week in Tucson when I put this show together. I’ve been a big fan of the genre since my early twenties. Included in this show are lots of classic vocals and several Duke Ellington tunes. It holds up quite well. I hope you like it!
Playlist:
PART ONE
Let The Good Times Roll/Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To/Julie London
Watermelon Man/Mongo Santamaria
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore/The Ink Spots
Stompin’ At the Savoy/The Benny Goodman Quartet
Alright Ok, You Win/Peggy Lee
Oye Este Guaguanco–La Lupe
One Mint Julep/Poncho Sanchez
Blue Moon/Mel Torme
In A Mellow Tone/Ella Fitzgerald
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)/Ivie Anderson and Johnny Hodges
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing/Louis Armstrong
El Manisero/Albita
Campina–Afro Cuban Jazz Project
Frenesi/Betty Carter
PART TWO
I’ll Be Seeing You/Billie Holiday
Sleepy Lagoon/Harry James and His Orchestra
Dream–The Pied Pipers
But Not For Me/Chet Baker
Hershey Bar/Stan Getz
Back Water Blues/ Dinah Washington
Perdido/Sarah Vaughan
Peter Gunn Mambo/Jack Costanzo and His Orchestra
Peanut Vendor/Anita O’Day
Besame Mucho–Andy Russell
The Very Thought of You/Wynton Marsalis
The Very Thought of You/Nancy Wilson
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You–Oscar Peterson
Let’s Fall In Love/Diana Krall
Have You Met Miss Jones?–Tony Bennett
