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1.
How High the Moon
(Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton, 1940) |
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Les Paul & Mary Ford, 9 weeks #1 in '51; Ella
Fitzgerald Grammy in '73
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| 2. All By Myself
(Irving Berlin, 1921) |
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from the film "Blues
Skies" sung by Bing Crosby |
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3. I Only Have Eyes For You
(Harry Warren, Al Dubin, 1934) |
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from the film "Dames"; big hit for the Flamingos in '59 |
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4. There'll Be No Freebies at Miss
Jenny's Ball (Nathaniel Reed, 1924) |
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just a snappy jazz favorite... |
| 5. Crazy
(Willie Nelson, 1962) |
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biggest Patsy Cline hit at #2; |
| 6.
Besame Mucho
(Consuelo Velazquez 1940) |
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written when she was only 15 and "...not
yet been kissed..." |
| 7.
Moonlight In Vermont
(John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf, 1943) |
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note the
verses are written in haiku; unofficial song of Vermont,
typically sung at weddings. |
| 8. Dream A Little
Dream of Me (Fabian Andre, Wilber Schwandt, Gus Kahn,
1931) |
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covered by Louis Armstrong, Doris Day,
and 'Mama' Cass Elliot in '68. |
| 9.
Someday Sweetheart (John & Reb
Spikes 1919) |
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another jazz standard covered by Jelly Roll
Morton in '23 |
| 10. I Want to Be
Seduced (Gary Tigerman 1978) |
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covered by Leon Redbone; sung by Richard
Dryfuss on Saturday Night Live |
| 11.
On the Street Where You Live
(Allen Learner, Fredrick Loewe, 1956) |
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from the film "My Fair Lady"; Vic
Damone #1 in '58 in UK |
| 12. Stars Fell On
Alabama (Mitchell Parish & Frank Perkins,
1934) |
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reference
to Leonid meteor shower of 1833; added to Alabama
license plates in 2002 |
| 13. What a Difference
a Day Made (Maria Grever, (English)
Stanley Adams, 1959) |
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Grammy for Dianna Washington in '59 |
| 14.
The Way You Look Tonight
(Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields 1936) |
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from the film "Swing
Time" w/ Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, won Oscar; #1 for 6 weeks |
| 15. Minnie the Moocher
(Cab Calloway, 1931) |
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sold a million
copies; Grammy Hall of Fame in '99 |
| 16.
Till There Was You
(Meredith Wilson, 1957) |
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from the musical "The Music
Man"; Beatles cover failed Decca audition |
| 17. My Monday Date
(Sid Robin, Earl Hines) / Its a Sin To Tell a Lie
(Fats Waller 1930) |
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refers to weekly
jam session with Hines, Armstrong, & wife |
| 18. Are You Having Any Fun
? (Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen, 1939) |
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Broadway show "George White's Scandals of 1939";
sung by The Three Stooges |
| 19. Sway
(Pablo Ruiz 1953)
/ Perhpas, Perhaps, Perhaps (Osvaldo Farres, Joe
Davis) |
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get the mambo beat; covers in English,
French, Icelandic, Cantonese, Turkish, Persian |
| 20.
Heart and Soul
(Hoagy Carmichael, 1938) |
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from the film "A
Star is Born"; Larry Clinton #1 in 1939 |
| 21. Hard Hearted
Hannah (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen, Bob
Bigelow, Charles Bates, 1924) |
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Milton's grand daughter was named Hannah...hummmm? |
| 22.
Do You Know What It Means To Miss
New Orleans (Eddie DeLang, Louis
Alter, 1947) |
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from
the film "New Orleans" performed by Louis Armstrong &
Billie Holiday |
| 23. I'll See You In My
Dreams (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn, 1924) |
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7 weeks at
#1; later a film about Gus Kahn |
| 24. Since I Fell For
You (Buddy Johnson, 1948) |
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E. Kitt, D.
Washington, B. Streisand, Lenny Welch hit (#4) in '63 |
| 25. It's Twilight Time
(Morty & Al Nivins, Artie Dunn, Buck Ram
1944) |
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released as 'B' side on Les Brown's
"Sentimental Journey" in '44; Platters #1 hit
in '58 |
| 26.
All of Me
(Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks, 1931) |
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covers by Armstrong,
E. Fitzgerald, D. Martin, F. Sinatra |
| 27.
The Nearness of You (Hoagy Carmichaael,
Ned Washington 1938) |
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Glen Miller 8 weeks on charts, peak #5;
most recent popular recording by Norah Jones |
| 28. At Last
(Mack Winston, Harry Warren, 1941) |
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from the
musical "Orchestra Wives"; Etta James Grammy '60 |
| 29. Deep Purple
(Peter DeRosa & Mitchell Parish, 1939) |
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Larry Clinton #1
for 9 weeks; Nino Tempo and April Stevens #1 & Grammy in 1963 |
| 30. That's Amore
(Harry Warner, Jack Brooks, 1952) |
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from the film "The
Caddy" with Lewis & Martin |
| 31. Stardust
(Hoagy Carmichael, 1927, Mitchell Parish; 1929) |
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over 1800 covers of this song... most
recorded ever? |
| 32. Don't Get Around
Much Anymore (Duke Ellington, Bob
Russell, 1942) |
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#1 R&B
in '43; recorded by P McCartney 1988 on Back in USSR
(released only in Russia) |
| 33. A Kiss to Build a
Dream On (Bart Kalmar, Harry Ruby,
Oscar Hammerstein 1935) |
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Louis Armstrong 1951; featured in
the film "Sleepless in Seattle" |
| 34. L-O-V-E
(Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler 1964) |
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Nat
King Cole hit |
For full audition recordings contact Patrick.
