I’ve been in a terrible mood this week. Where to start? 100,000+ lost souls, crowded beach parties, rampant stupidity and rampant cruelty, local police looking like and acting like invading armies – whatever you might think, the answer is Yes! So how do you get yourself out of a dark bad mood? Don’t ask me. I’ve no idea. All I know is how to pass it on and share it – along with some classic bad mood and blues songs by some exceptional singers and musicians.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- ALL BLUES / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
- I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES / Beth Hart & Toots Thielemans / “One More For The Road”
- EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES / Randy Crawford & Joe Sample / “No Regrets”
- IN THE EVENIN’ / Joe Williams / “At Newport ‘63”
- YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
- BLUES, YOU’RE THE MOTHER OF SIN / Tom Rust / “Lucky to Be Me”
- MOOD INDIGO / Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook”
- MEDGAR EVERS BLUES / Christian McBride Big Band / “Medgar Evers Blues”
- AZURE TE / Nat King Cole and George Shearing / “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
- SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Naama Gheber / “Dearly Beloved”
- LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / Tony Bennett & B.B. King / “Playin With My Friends”
- ME AND MY GIN / Dinah Washington / “Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith”
- LEOPARD-SKIN PILL-BOX HAT / Janet Planet / “Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
- I AIN’T GOT NOTHING BUT THE BLUES / Joe Williams / “Ballad & Blues Master”
- NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
- SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME / Kurt Elling & James Morrison / “Live In New York”
- NO CAR BLUES / David Whitman / “Soul Flow”
- FRANCIS DOESN’T LIKE THE BLUES / Billy Brandt / “City Noir”
- MEANING OF THE BLUES / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
- LIVIN’ IN THE WRONG TIME / Paul Jost / “Simple Life”
- HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS / Tania Grubbs Quintet / “Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
Did you miss last week’s show? No wonder you’ve got the blues. Want some more: Click here and then click on my name in the drop-down menu to listen to the archive show.
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