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PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
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Frank Sinatra | Ill Wind | In the Wee Small Hours | Capitol | can't remember if the request was "Ill Wind" or "Summer Wind," playing them both! Hope you're listening! |
Frank Sinatra | Summer Wind | The Reprise Collection | Capitol | this song was Johnny Mercer's last hit, "Ill Wind" was written in the 1930s by Harold Arlen |
Sarah Vaughan | Black Coffee | The Divine Sarah Vaughan: The Columbia Years 1949-1953 | Columbia | |
June Christy | In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning | Jazz Greats | ||
Dinah Washington | Stairway to the Stars | The Queen Sings | Proper UK | |
Billie Holiday | Gloomy Sunday | Lady Day | Sony | |
Duke Ellington's Sextet | Tough Truckin' | 100 Rare Sessions | inst. | |
Leon Belasco and His Orchestra | Wake Up and Live | The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands | JSP | |
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards | My Dog Loves Your Dog | Singin' in the Rain | ASV Living Era | |
Ben Bernie | Let's Put Out the Lights | Charming Gents of Stage and Screen | Columbia/Legacy | |
Annette Hanshaw | Button Up Your Overcoat | Volume 6 1929 | Sensational | |
Fats Waller & His Rhythm | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | Complete Recorded Works Vol. 3 | JSP | |
Glenn Miller | Danny Boy | The Popular Recordings (1938-1942) | RCA | happy St. Patrick's Day! |
Bing Crosby | Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral | Bing! His Legendary Years | MCA | |
Judy Garland | It's a Great Day for the Irish | The Complete Decca Masters | RCA | |
Dennis Day | Clancy Lowered the Boom | My Wild Irish Rose | Camden | WXDU would like to apologize to the Irish for the contents of this song |
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five | Irish Black Bottom | Hot Fives and Sevens | JSP | |
Bob Crosby & the Bobcats | Big Noise from Winnetka | Dance Off Both Your Shoes | fantastic request! | |
Bunny Berigan | The Wearin' of the Green | The Pied Piper (1935-1940) | inst. | |
Benny Goodman Orchestra | Camel Caravan 13 Sept 1938 | Camel Caravan | otr-cat.com | program features Fletcher Henderson explaining his arrangement of "Blue Skies" |
Chick Webb | Let's Get Together | Stomping at the Savoy | Proper UK | inst. |
Louis Jordan | The Green Grass Grows All Around | Let the Good Times Roll | Bear Family | |
Milton Brown | Sadie Green (The Vamp of New Orleans) | Daddy of Western Swing | Proper UK | |
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme | Green Eyes | Steve & Eydie Sing the Golden Hits | ||
Mel Torme | Mountain Greenery | Mel Torme in Hollywood | ||
Nancy Wilson | On Green Dolphin Street | Ballads, Blues & Big Bands | ||
Frank Sinatra | Bein' Green | Sinatra and Company | Reprise | from the awkward period of Sinatra's later career |
Frank Sinatra | Green | Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color | Capitol | inst. |
Frank Sinatra | Luck Be a Lady | Rat Pack: From Vegas to St. Louis | Eleven! | |
Sammy Davis Jr. | Better Luck Next Time | It's All Over But the Swinging/I've Gotta Right to Swing | Reprise | |
Ella FItzgerald | I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So | Duke Ellington Song Book | Verve | |
Fred Astaire | I've Got Beginner's Luck | Top Hat, White Tie & Tails | ASV Living Era | |
Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Helen Ward | I Was Lucky | Queen of Big Band Swing | ASV Living Era | |
George Formby | Happy Go Lucky Me | The Ultimate Collection | ||
Henry Mancini | Mr. Lucky Goes Latin | Martinis with Mancini | inst. | |
Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman & Stan Kenton | Battle of the Bands 30 July 1949 | Excursions in Modern Music | otr-cat.com | recorded live at the Rendezvous in Balboa CA 30 July 1949 |
Nat King Cole | Top Hat Bop | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | happy birthday Nat King Cole! |
Eddie Coles Solid Swingers v. Nat Cole | Honey Hush | Nat King Cole 1936-1940 | Capitol | Cole's first recording! 1936, he was 19 years old & singing with his brother's band |
Nat King Cole Trio | On the Sunny Side of the Street | Nat King Cole 1936-1940 | Capitol | Cole formed the Trio in 1937, they struggled for the first few years & did not record until 1940 |
Nat King Cole Trio | Hit That Jive, Jack | Hit That Jive, Jack | Capitol | rec 1941 the Trio was Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar and Wesley Prince on bass |
Nat King Cole Trio | Sweet Lorraine | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | rec 1942 this was a signature song for Cole which he rerecorded many times over the years |
Nat King Cole Trio | Straighten Up and Fly Right | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | rec 1942 another signature song, written by Cole & based on a sermon by his father who was a preacher |
Nat King Cole Trio | Body and Soul | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | inst. |
Nat King Cole Trio | Jumpin' at Capitol | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | this instrumental highlights the incredible communication Cole and Moore had when they performed together |
Nat King Cole Trio | Embraceable You | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | to my mind this is the definitive version of this song |
Nat King Cole Trio | I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | this song shows Cole's chops as a swing piano player |
Nat King Cole Trio | Get Your Kicks on Route 66 | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | |
Nat King Cole Trio | (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | |
Nat King Cole Trio | When I Take My Sugar to Tea | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | |
Nat King Cole Trio | Nature Boy | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | this strange song by eden ahbez was a breakout hit for Cole |
Nat King Cole And His Trio | Rhumba Azul | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | inst. Jack Costanzo had joined the trio on percussion at this point |
Nat King Cole & Johnny Mercer | Save The Bones for Henry Jones | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | Mercer cofounded Capitol Records which stayed in business at first due entirely to Cole |
Nat King Cole | Lush Life | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | this is the first recording of this song; composer Billy Strayhorn hated it so much he called his manager and cursed at him the first time he heard it |
Nat King Cole | My Baby Just Cares for Me | Complete Capitol Recordings | Mosaic | |
Nat King Cole | El Bodeguero | Cole En Espanol | while traveling in Latin American Cole heard recordings of Orquesta Aragon and other Cuban musicians & recorded two "Cole en Espanol" albums | |
Nat King Cool | How High the Moon | The Forgotten Carnegie Hall Performance | ||
Nat King Cole | Just You, Just Me | Complete After Midnight Sessions | Cole's last great jazz album, rec 1957 |