Mason Williams

Before you get to the Jazzy Trumpet of Jonah Jones have a listen to the quiet singing of Mason William's Ear Show !.....with some quirky original songs and Instrumentals...

1. Road Song

2. Baroque-a-Nova

3. Whistle Hear

4. The Last Great Waltz

5. One Minute Commercial

1. $13 Stella

2. Love Are Wine

3. Cinderella Rockafella

4. Generatah -Oscillatah

5. Saturday Night At The World

     2. Baroque-a-Nova

Ella Fitzgerald

Another great live performance by Ella from 1973.....

A memorable Carnegie Hall concert that both features and pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. The great singer is joined on a few numbers by a Chick Webb reunion band that has a few of the original members (plus an uncredited Panama Francis on drums). Although the musicians do not get much solo space the music is pleasing. Fitzgerald performs three exquisite duets with pianist Ellis Larkins and then sits out while the Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars romp on a few jams and a ballad medley. Trumpeter Roy Eldridge's emotional flights take honors, although tenorman Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trombonist Al Grey are also in good form. Fitzgerald comes out for the second half of the show and sings 14 numbers with guitarist Joe Pass (including a pair of tender duets) and the Tommy Flanagan trio. Although her renditions of "I've Gotta Be Me" and "What's Going On" are unnecessary, Fitzgerald sounds beautiful on "Good Morning Heartache," "Don't Worry About Me," and "These Foolish Things," and swings hard on the scat-filled "Lemon Drop." An excellent retrospective of Fitzgerald's first 40 years in jazz. (Info Edited from a Review by Scott Yanow from ALLMUSIC)

1. Opening Announcement by Eddie Barefield.

2. Stompin' At The Savoy

3. A- Tisket -A- Tasket

4. Indian Summer

5. Smooth Sailing

6. Eddie Barefield Original

7. Band Introductions...Lets Get Together 

8. Announcement By George Wein

9. You Turned The Tables On Me

10. Nice Work If You Can Get It

11. I.ve Got A Crush On You

12. Introduction Of Jazz at Carnegie All Stars By George Wein

13. Somebody Loves Me

14. Medley..I Can't Get Started-the young man With the Horn-Round Midnight

15. Stardust

16. Avalon

17. C-Jam Blues

18. Introduction Of Ella Fitzgerald By George Wein And Carmen McRae

19. I've Gotta Be Me

20. Down In The Depths

21. Good Morning Heartache

22. Whats Going On

23. Miss Otis Regrets

24. Don't Worry 'Bout Me

25. These Foolish Things

26. Any Old Blues

27. Taking A Chance On Love

28. I'm In The Mood For Love

29. Lemon Drop

30. A-Tisket-a- Tasket (Excerpt)

31. Some Of These Days

32. People

33. A-Tisket-a-Tasket (Excerpt)

      3. A-Tisket-a-Tasket

      5. Smooth Sailing

      23. Miss Otis Regrets

Mary Wells

Can't get any better than "Mary Wells" doing her thing !!!

       4. Two Lovers

Tony Bennett

A double dose of Tony with this Volume 4 !

1. May I Never Love Again

2. Come Back And Tell Me That You Love Me

3. Afraid Of The Dark

4. Come Next Spring

5. Happiness Street (Sunshine Square)

6. Can You Find It In Your Heart

7. Forget Her

8. Sing You Sinners

9. Capri In May (Je Me Sens Si Bien)

10. From The Candy Store On The Corner To The Chapel On The Hill

11. One For My Baby And One More For The Road

12. The Autumn Waltz

13. One Kiss Away From Heaven (Malatia)

14. Just In Time

15. Sold To The Man With The Broken Heart

16. No Hard Feelings

17. I Never Felt More Like Falling in Love

          9. Capri In May

The Steampacket & First R&B Festival 1964

1964 February 2nd Birmingham Town Hall.....A little known group with some well known faces !!

Then as it says on the cover "First R&B Festival

          13. Mary Ann

The Lucky Dip Selection..VA

I've called this compilation Lucky Dip selection because that's just what it is....cleaning up my music folders and these tracks are some that I have at some point recorded or downloaded them from the net  and have brought them all together.....hope you enjoy the selection 

1. Sunny.......Ella Fitzgerald

2. Around The World.......Daft Punk

3. Darktown Strutters Ball......Dean Martin 

4. Thank You For The Music......ABBA

5. I Cried Myself To Sleep......Al Martino

6. Saturday Night Fever......Bee Gees

7. Achy Breaky Heart......Billy Ray Cyrus

8. Boy From Ipanema......Petula Clark

9. Goody Goody......Caterina Valente

10. One O'Clock Jump......Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

11. Make Believe......Jane Powell

12. The Blacksmith Blues.......Lita Roza

13. Virgins Of The Sun.......Yma Sumac

14. You Can Depend On Me.......Ella Fitzgerald

15. Be My Love......Kathryn Grayson

16. Lo Credo.......Caterina Valente

17. Song Of The Trees.......Anne Shelton

18. A Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie......Norman Brooks

19. Make Believe......MGM Studio Orchestra

20. Day By Day......Caterina Valente

21. Be My Love......Kathryn Grayson & Mario Lanza

22. Piel Canela......Los Panchos

23. Mambo Italiano (Techno Remix)......Rosemary Clooney

24. Jealousy.......Kathryn Grayson

          23. Mambo Italiano

Buddy Holly.

These compilations at the moment are the "Bees Knees" (An old term that means cool, the phrase "bee's knees" means sweet and good, because the knees of the bee ) !!
Because they are at last living up to the Title....And this one has all the Hits !

1. That'll Be The Day
2. Peggy Sue
3. Words Of love
4. Every Day
5. Not Fade Away
6. Oh Boy
7. Maybe Baby
8. Listen To Me
9. Heart Beat
10 Think It Over

1. It Does'nt Matter Anymore
2. It's So Easy
3. Well Alright
4. Rave On
5. Raining In My Heart
6. True Love Ways
7. Peggy Sue Got Married
8. Bo Diddley
9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
10. Wishing

          5. Not Fade Away

Female Legends Of The 50's And More 3...VA

Here is the 3rd one of the Legend Gals !

Another leap in time now to the 50's when the pace of life was more slower ! and not so frantic !!

1. Daddy- O......The Fontane Sisters

2. Memories Are Made Of This......Gale Storm

3. Sugartime......The McGuire Sisters

4. Kiss Me Another.....Georgia Gibbs

5. Too Old To Cut The Mustard......Rosemary Clooney & Marlene Dietrich

6. A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl......Teresa Brewer

7. Ivory Tower......Cathy Carr

8. Too Young......Toni Arden

9. Suddenly There's A Valley......Jo Stafford

10. He......The McGuire Sisters

11. Say Your Mine Again......June Hutton

12. Tell Me Your Mine......Mindy Carson

13. You Are My Love......Joni James

14. Hold On......Gale Storm

15. A Moth And A Flame......Georgia Gibbs

16. If I Give My Heart To You......Doris Day

17. Happy Days And Lonely Nights......The Fontane Sisters

18. Love You Till I Die......Brenda Lee

19. Close Your Eyes......Rosemary Clooney

20. A Tear Fell......Teresa Brewer

21. I'll Hold You In My Heart.....Gale Storm

22. Changing Partners......Patti Page

23. Till I Waltz Again With You......Teresa Brewer

24. Hearts of Stone......The Fontane Sisters

25. The Heel......Eatha Kitt

         6. A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl

         25. The Heel

French Songs That were Hits In English..VA

This compilation has the title which is self explanatory....I downloaded from the Net some time ago and I can't remember where.... so whoever made it up thanks for that !!

          29. If You Go Away......Terry Jacks

          30. Ne Me Quitte Pas......Jacques Brel

David Essex.

Hi folks I'm back so lets have some fun at the fair !!!! 1975 wise !!!...Including his hit song !!..all songs and lyrics are written by David so you can say its a "self penned effort !!

1. All The Fun Of The Fair
2. Hold Me Close
3.Circles
4. If I Could
5. Rolling Stone

1. Wont Get Burned Again
2. Coconut Ice
3. Watch Out Carolina
4. Here It Comes Again
5. Funfair (Reprise)

          2. Coconut Ice

Cilla Black

Now we have Cilla singing some as she say's on the back sleeve "Modern Standards"which of course they are...BUT it's not the usual Cilla it's a very subdued one with an almost little girl voice !!...I was waiting for her to rip loose and give it some "Ooooph"but it did not happen !!..It was recorded in 1980 and I suppose most of the songs are of the romantic kind hence the interpretation !! That Disco beat gets everywhere !!!!...RIP Cilla You will be missed by many !!!

1. Baby Don't Change Your Mind
2. Sometimes When We Touch
3. Just The Way You Are
4. Talking In Your Sleep
5. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
6. How Deep Is Your Love
7. Bright Eyes
8. Don't Cry For Me Argentina 

1. When Will I See You Again
2. You Needed Me
3. If You Leave Me Now
4. When I Need You
5. Knowing Me Knowing You
6. Still
7. When i Child Is Born
8. Do That To me One More Time

          1. When Will I see You Again
 

Ella Fitzgerald

Another great live performance from the one and only and sorely missed "Ella"

And she's having a Ball !!!

        7. Sunny / Goin' Out Of My Head

Terry Snyder & The All Stars

Percussion ! Percussion ! Percussion !.......Crank the speakers up !! to get full enjoyment !...that is if you have any....doesn't sound right on a Mobile or a Tablet !

1. Puttin' On The Ritz

2. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

3. The Man I Love

4. Get Out Of Town

5. Deep Night

6. Colonel Bogey

1. Once In A While

2. Everything I've Got

3. Out Of This World

4. Binga Banga Bongo

5. Picnic

6. Oye Negra

          5. Picnic

Vocal Gems--VA

 This Compilation is made up from some single tracks that I found on the internet that makes a good mixed Selection !!...all well known Songs & Tunes done differently !!!

1. The Boy From Ipanema......Ella Fitzgerald

2. Elusive Butterfly......Carmen McRae

3. How Are Things In Clocca Morra......Barbra Streisand

4. The Breeze And I......Command All Stars

5. Heart......Rita Pavone

6. Black Orpheus......Los Indios Tabajaras

7. A Tisket A Tasket......Eydie Gorme

8. Vincent......Rick Astley

9. Ooops......Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

10. Happy Heart (Remix)......Petula Clark

11. C Jam Blues......Ella Fitzgerald

12. Beatles Medley......Take That

13. Italian Girl Medley......Caterina Valente

         2. Elusive Butterfly

Boy George & Culture Club

Back to the 80's now...I hadn't listened very much to "George" in the past except for his hits so I didn't realise that he has definatly got a "Jazz" influence going on on this L/P !!...and "Helen Terry" is great on the backing vocals....The "Gem" on this one has to be Track 5 on first side "That's The Way" !!!!....Not forgetting of course Track 1 !!!

1. Karma Chameleon 
2. Its A Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's The Way

1. Church Of The Poison Mind
2. Miss Me Blind
3. Mister Man
4. Stormkeeper
5. Victims

          5. That's The Way

Leo Sayer

 A collection of Leo's Hits produced by Richard Perry !!....Best track Is "I Think We Fell In Love To Fast !!

1. Hold On To My Love 
2. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
3. Reflections
4. When I Need You
5. No Business Like Love Business

1. I Hear The Laughter
2. Magdalena
3. How Much Love
4. I Think We Fell In Love To Fast
5. Endless Flight

           4. I Think We Fell In Love To Fast

Eddie Condon & His Orchestra

Two now from Duke.....I should thing that this original L/P would be in the Rare category ....Thanks Duke !

1. We Called It Music

2. Nobody Knows

3. My Melancholy Baby

4. Down Among The Sheltering Palms

5. Ida Sweet As Apple Cider

6. Aunt Hagar's Blues

      1. We Called It Music

 

Jimmy Dean

Country at its best now with some great tracks that do tell stories with lyrics that do makes sense !!

1. Big Bad John

2. Smoke Smoke That Cigarette

3. Sixteen Tons

4. Oklahoma Bill

5. Grasshopper MacClain

1. Make The Waterwheel Roll

2. Gotta Travel On

3. Night Train To Memphis

4. I Won't Go Hunting with You Jake 

5. To A Sleeping Beauty

          3. Night Train To Memphis

Britxotica Goes East..VA

I didn't know we Brits did "Exotica" but here's some fun tracks that  are pretty good !!.....I guess that maybe some of them might be on the rare list !!

1. Sphinx Wont Tell......The Beverley Sisters

2. Yashmak......Chico Arnez & His Orchestra

3. Caravan......Stanley Black & His Orchestra

4. Four Beats To The Casbah......Johnny Keating & The Z Men

5. Persian Twist......Charles Blackwell & His Orchestra

6. Baghdad Bazaar.......Philip Green & His Mayfair Orchestra

7. Sheik Or Morocco......Kenny Day

8. Marrakesh......Tony Osborne & His Orchestra

9. Climb Up The Wall......Yana

10. Misirlou......Stanley Black & His Orchestra

11. Delilah's Theme......Johnny Keating Kombo

12. Call Of The Casbah......Laurie Johnson

13. Lonely One......Roy Tierney

14. Turkish Coffee......Tony Osborne & His Orchestra

15. Kazoo......Reg Owen & His Orchestra

16. The Sultan Of Bezaaz.......Ray Ellington

        10. Misirlou

Billy May

Two driving big bands next !!

1. When Your Lover has Gone

2. Huguette Waltz

3. It Happened In Monterey

4. Unforgettable

5. Lemon Twist

6. Say It Isn't So

1. The March Of The Toys

2. Makin' Whoopee

3. The Man With The Golden Gun

4. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

5. Lean Baby

6. I'll Never Say Never Again Again

          3. It Happened In Monterey

Ted Heath & His Music

 Great arrangements..  Great Idea that swings merrily along London Bridge !

1. Lincolnshire Poacher

2. Greensleeves

3. D'ya Ken John Peel

4. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes

5. There's A Tavern In the Town

6. Barbara Allen

1. Cherry Ripe

2. Sweet Polly Oliver

3. London Bridge Is Falling Down

4. Early One Morning

5. The Lasse Of Richmond Hill

6. The Foggy Foggy Dew

          3. London Bridge Is Falling Down

          4. Early One Morning

Eddie Condon & His All Stars

Some Dixieland now recorded in 1958...music of the 20's...fill your ears with this great sound then put your feet up ready for 2 Pianos !!!

1957's The Roaring Twenties, salutes a host of jazz luminaries of the pre-swing era, from Lee Wiley and Turk Murphy to Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Condon -- appearing with cornetist Wild Bill Davison, drummer George Wettling, clarinetist Bob Wilber, bassist Leonard Gaskin, and trombone player Vic Dickenson -- illustrates perfectly how much fun jazz was before it took itself seriously, jamming on "Minor Drag," "That's a Plenty," and ten other tunes.

A lighthearted session with not much to challenge listeners but plenty to entertain them, The Roaring Twenties features a couple of longtime veterans of Dixieland-inspired jazz enjoying themselves playing the songs they'd known for decades.

1. Wolverine Blues

2. Chimes Blues

3. Put Em' Down Blues

4. Davenport Blues

5. What Cha Call em' Blues

6. Minor Drag

1. China Boy

2. My Monday Date

3. Apex Blues

4. Heebie Jeebies

5. St James Infirmary Blues

6. That's a Plenty

          3. Apex Blues

Lew Davies & His Orchestra

Command Stereo does it again !!...some great piano voices and stereo !....a relaxing and put your feet up type of L/P !!...if you like piano music then your in for a treat !!

1. Cheek To Cheek

2. I'll Never Smile Again

3. These Foolish Things

4. Sleepy Lagoon

5. April In Paris

6. Tea For Two

1. Let's Put Out The Lights

2. Paradise

3. Embraceable You

4. Adios Querido

5. Lets Do It

6. How Deep Is The Ocean

         3. Embraceable You

Charley Pride.

We now go "Country & Western" for the next three posts courtesy of my brother from the "Hoard" that I got....not forgeting "Ken & my niece "Nicola"who also made a substantial contribution !!...But now back to the Music !!..can't say That I have heard any of "Charley's" work the name seems familiar but not the songs....The selection that is on this L/P seems to be more or less the same but with different words....the tempo is the same I wish there was a "Gem" on this one but can't see or hear one !!...maybe my ears are not attuned to the 123 tempo !!!

1. I'd Rather Love You
2. Time Your Not A Friend Of Mine
3. Jeanie Norman
4. Anywhere Just Inside Your Arms
5. When The Train Comes In

1. Piroque Joe
2. Was It All Worth Losing You
3. Instant Loneliness
4. This Highway Leads To Glory
5. Time Out For Jesus

 

            1. Piroque Joe