Ira Gershwin

‘Ella and Louis Again’ by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is a studio (sequel to their 1956 ‘Ella and Louis’) album recorded on July 23 & 31 and August 13, 1957 In 1957 and released the same year by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Don’T Be That Way (Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson) – 05:01 […]

Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s ‘Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real’ is his final album recorded on July 18, 1977 with a string section and orchestra and released the same year by Warner Bros. Track Listing : 1.Boogie Woogie String Along For Real (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) – 08:52 . 2.I Loves You, Porgy (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Get Happy!’ is an album recorded from July 24, 1957 till July 11, 1959 with various studio Orchestras and released in 1959 By Verve. Track Listing : 1.Somebody Loves Me (Buddy Desylva, George Gershwin, Ballard Macdonald) – 02:36 . 2.Cheerful Little Earful (Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose, Harry Warren) – 02:06 . 3.You Make […]

‘Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass’ is an album recorded on July 10 & 11 1958, in quartet with a big band and released the same year by Metrojazz. Track Listing : 1.Grand Street (Sonny Rollins) – 06:04 . 2.Far Out East (Ernie Wilkins) – 04:31 . 3.Who Cares? (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) – 03:56 […]

Charles Mingus’ ‘Mingus Three’ (also referred to as ‘Trio’) is an album recorded on July 9, 1957 with pianist Hampton Hawes and drummer Dannie Richmond and released the same year by Jubilee. Track Listing : 1.Yesterdays (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 04:13 . 2.Back Home Blues (Charles Mingus) – 05:29 . 3.I Can’T Get Started […]

‘Skol’ by Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli. is a live album recorded on July 6, 1979 and released the same year by Pablo. Track Listing : 1.Nuages (Jacques Larue, Django Reinhardt) – 08:18 . 2.How About You? (Arthur Freed, Burton Lane) – 05:19 . 3.Someone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 06:50 […]

Barbra Streisand’s ‘Back to Broadway’ is her twenty-sixth studio album (and her second collection of Broadway musicals songs) released on June 29, 1993 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Some Enchanted Evening (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) – 03:52 . 2.Everybody Says Don’T (Stephen Sondheim) – 02:34 . 3.The Music Of The Night (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles […]

‘MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett’ is an album where he sings the Great American Songbook released on June 28, 1994 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Old Devil Moon (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) – 02:28 . 2.Speak Low (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 03:10 . 3.It Had To Be You (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 03:13 . […]

‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley’ is a studio album by Cannonball Adderley quintet with Nancy Wilson sitting in, recorded on June 27, 29 and August 23, 24, 1961 and released the same year by Capitol. Track Listing : 1.Save Your Love For Me (Buddy Johnson) – 02:38 . 2.Teaneck (Nat Adderley) – 04:30 . 3.Never […]

Eliane Elias’ ‘Bossa Nova Stories’ is her nineteenth studio album released (in time to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bossa nova) on June 24, 2008 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.The Girl From Ipanema (Norman Gimbel) – 05:22 . 2.Chega De Suadade (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 03:22 . 3.The More I See You (Mack […]

Michael Brecker’s ‘Nearness of You: The Ballad Book’ is his seventh studio album recorded with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny , Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette and released on June 19, 2001 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Chan’S Song (Herbie Hancock) – 05:15 . 2.Don’T Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor) – 04:43 . 3.Nascente […]

Natalie Cole’s ‘Unforgettable… with Love’ is an album featuring covers of standards performed by Natalie’s father, Nat King Cole and released on June 11, 1991 by Elektra.. Track Listing : 1.The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble) – 04:16 . 2.It’S Only A Paper Moon (Harold Arlen / E.Y. “Yip” Harburg / Billy Rose) – […]

‘Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall’ is a live album recorded on June 9, 1962 at Carnegie Hall, New York City and released on July 23, 1962 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Lullaby Of Broadway (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 02:10 . 2.Just In Time (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 02:08 . 3.All The […]

Lena Horne’s ‘Being Myself’ is her last before last studio album released on June 2, 1998 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues (Jimmy Smith) – 03:43 . 2.As Long As I Live (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 02:27 . 3.Autumn In New York (Vernon Duke) – 04:25 […]

Wynton Marsalis’ ‘Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1’ is an album recorded on May 29 and September 25, 1986 by Cbs/Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Caravan (Juan Tizol) – 08:18 . 2.April In Paris (Vernon Duke, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg) – 05:04 . 3.Cherokee (Ray Noble) – 02:21 . 4.Goodbye (Gordon Jenkins) – 08:14 . 5.New Orleans (Hoagy […]

Eliane Elias’ ‘I Thought About You’ is an album sub-titled ‘A Tribute to Chet Baker‘ released on May 28, 2013 by Concord. Track Listing : 1.I Thought About You (James Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 04:56 . 2.There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 04:42 . 3.This Can’T Be Love (Lorenz […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Ella and Oscar’ is an album recorded with Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown, on May 19, 1975 and released .the same year by Pablo. Track Listing : 1.Mean To Me (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 03:30 . 2.How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 04:59 . 3.When […]

Arturo Sandoval’s ‘A Time for Love’ is a studio album including a collection of classical pieces, standards and ballads and. released on May 11, 2010 by Concord. Track Listing : 1.Après Un Rêve (After A Dream) (Gabriel Fauré) – 05:09 . 2.Emily (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 04:25 . 3.Speak Low (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) […]

Arturo Sandoval’s ‘Trumpet Evolution’ is an album (‘a journey through the great trumpeters from jazz’s and orchestral music’s past’) released on May 6, 2003 by Crescent Moon/Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Dipper Mouth Blues (King Oliver) – 02:15 . 2.When It’S Sleepy Time Down South (Clarence Muse, Otis Rene, Leon René) – 03:02 . 3.At The […]

Dexter Gordon’s ‘Doin’ Allright’ is an album recorded on May 6, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.I Was Doing All Right (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 09:18 . 2.You’Ve Changed (Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) – 07:26 . 3.For Regulars Only (Dexter Gordon) – 05:45 . 4.Society Red […]