Today’s selections of songs features recordings from the 1930s through to the 1960s. We celebrate some of the nicest voices of the twentieth century, as well as musicians playing with big bands and smaller groups. Among the artists joining us are Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Maxine Sullivan, and we also enjoy hearing both the voice and trumpet of the legendary Chet Baker. Sidney Bechet and friends bring us his composition, “Days Beyond Recall”, and we hear Mel Tormé with the classic “Jeepers Creepers”. Enjoy this trip back through some wonderful recordings!
01 Artie Shaw 1939 Oh! Lady Be Good 3:11
02 Billy Butterfield 1946 Prelude To A Kiss 3:11
03 Maxine Sullivan 1938 It’s Wonderful 2:56
04 Glenn Miller 1941 Perfidia 3:22
05 Mel Tormé 1954 Jeepers Creepers 3:02
06 Billie Holiday 1950 Guilty 3:14
07 Sammy Davis Jr. 1955 Love Letters 4:17
08 Chet Baker 1954 But Not For Me 3:03
09 Sidney Bechet 1945 Days Beyond Recall 4:51
10 Dick Mcdonough 1936 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 3:06
11 Frank Sinatra 1945 My Melancholy Baby 3:10
12 Woody Herman 1962 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 4:21