TURNTABLE FOR ONE

This week I featured the music of Billy Strayhorn, one of three music giants celebrating their centenary this year. I barely scratched the surface of his amazing compositions and songs, but I only had an hour. I’ll leave it to you to hum the others to yourself this week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

• TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Duke Ellington  /  “Ellington At Newport”
• JUST A-SITTIN’ AND A-ROCKIN’  /  Carol Sloane  /  “The Real Thing”
• SATIN DOLL  /  Dr. John  /  “Duke Elegant”
• MAYBE  /  Lena Horne  /  “An Evening With Lena Horne”
• DAY DREAM  /  Marianne Solivan  /  “Prisoner Of Love”                                  
• LUSH LIFE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Billy Strayhorn  /  “Lush Life”
• SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “First Lady Of Song” 
• BITTERSWEET (The Ballad For Very Tired & Very Sad Lotus Eaters)  /  Maude Hixson  /  “Bittersweet”
• I’M CHECKING OUT, GOOMBYE  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Strictly Romancin’
• BLOOD COUNT  /  Stan Getz  /  “Anniversary”
• LUSH LIFE  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
• PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

Don’t forget: you can always listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Those song have many of the same notes used by Billy Strayhorn. 

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

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