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
TURNTABLE FOR ONE 