I don’t know why I thought of this theme. Must be something in the air. So I played some of my favorite sucker/loser songs; and after half an hour, I told the audience that I’d been suckering them into thinking I was just doing another one of those ironic themes. I dedicated the rest of the show to musicians, singers, composers, and lyricist who are/were definitely non-suckers and non-losers. Not only have they served to create, expand, and embolden the world of jazz, but also they served this country in its military forces. (I also took a moment or two to grieve the passing of Gary Peacock.)
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- HERE’S TO THE LOSERS / Frank Sinatra / ”Softly As I Leave You”
- BOOZERS AND LOSERS / Claire Hogan / “Boozers & Losers”
- BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? / George Michael / “Symphonica”
- EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Alejandra Martin / “Lush Life”
- DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME / Al Hibbler & Rahsaan Roland Kirk / “A Meeting Of The Times”
- I FELL FOR THAT / Cousin Alice / “All In A Day”
- BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Ian Shaw & Sue Richardson / “A Ghost In Every Bar”
- I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU / TSgt Paige Martin & US Air Force Airmen Of Note / “Airmen Of Note Live”
- LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / Tony Bennett & B. B. King / “Playin’ With My Friends”
- LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL / The Dave Brubeck Quartet / “Angel Eyes”
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Dave Brubeck & Roberta Gambarini / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
- NIGHT AND DAY / Willie Nelson / “My Way”
- SHINY STOCKINGS / Lambert, Hendricks, & Bavan / “At Basin Street East”
- LI’L DARLIN’ / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
- LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE / (Mystery Military Veteran) / Bea Arthur / “Bea Arthur On Broadway”
- TAKE THE “A” TRAIN / Clark Terry / “Clark Terry’s Big B-A-D Band”
- MUMBLES / Clark Terry & Oscar Peterson / “Oscar Peterson Trio Plus 1”
- VILIA / John Coltrane Quartet / “Both Directions At Once: Te Lost Album”
- MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE / Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane Quartet / “Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane”
- ALL MY TOMORROWS / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Whisper Not”
- HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Daniela Schachter / “Vanheusenism”
- SOME OTHER TIME / Tony Bennett & Bill Evans / “The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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