These Foolish Things

‘Tony Bennett on Holiday’ is a studio album recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday and released on February 4, 1997 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.(In My) Solitude (Eddie Delange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 02:57 . 2.All Of Me (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 01:44 . 3.When A Woman Loves A Man (Bernie Hanighen, […]

Tony Bennett’s ‘Tony’ is an album (re-titled ‘Tony Bennett Showcase’) produced by Ernest Altschuler and released on January 14, 1957 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.It Had To Be You (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 02:58 . 2.You Can Depend On Me (Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines) – 02:14 . 3.I’M Just A Lucky […]

This day (January 10, 1945), in Highgate, London, England, is born James Patrick ‘Rod’ Stewart, a British rock singer, first the frontman for The Faces, then a solo artist. Tracklist : At the Richmond-On-Thames Jazz Festival (1965) . Gasoline Alley (w/ The Faces, 1970) . I’m Losing You (w/ The Faces, 1971) . You Wear […]

‘Satch and Josh’ by Oscar Peterson and Count Basie is an album recorded on December 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA and released in 1974 By Pablo. Track Listing : 1.Buns (Count Basie, Oscar Peterson) – 04:35 . 2.These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 05:42 . 3.R.B. […]

Lester Young’s ‘The President Plays’ is a studio album recorded on November 28, 1952 with the Oscar Peterson Quartet and released in June 1954 By Norgran Records. Track Listing : 1.Ad Lib Blues (Oscar Peterson, Lester Young) – 05:54 . 2.I Can’T Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 03:41 . 3.Just You, Just Me […]

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Solo Monk’ is an album recorded on October 31, 1964 and March 2, 1965 and released the same year by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Dinah (Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 02:27 . 2.I Surrender, Dear (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) – 03:43 . 3.Sweet And Lovely (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare, Harry […]

Thelonious Monk Trio’ is Monk’s first studio album recorded on October 15 and December 18, 1952; September 22, 1954 and released the same year by Prestige. Track Listing : 1.Little Rootie Tootie (Thelonious Monk) – 03:06 . 2.Sweet And Lovely (Gus Amheim, Jules Lemare, Harry Tobias) – 03:33 . 3.Bye-Ya (Thelonious Monk) – 02:46 . […]

Santana, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Bryan Ferry, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Electric Light Orchestra, The Who, Cat Stevens, The Police, Genesis, Paul Simon, Led Zeppelin. They are the ’70s Throwback’ performers selected among the 249 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Santana – One […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘At the Opera House’ is a live album recorded on October 7, 1957 in Los Angeles and released in 1958 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.It’S All Right With Me (Cole Porter) – 02:45 . 2.Don’Cha Go Way Mad (Jimmy Mundy, Illinois Jacquet, Al Stillman) – 2:31 . 3.Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered – […]

Bryan Ferry’s ‘These Foolish Things’ is his first solo album released on October 5, 1973 while he was still Roxy Music by Virgin. Track Listing : 1.A Hard Rain’S A-Gonna Fall (Bob Dylan) – 05:19 . 2.River Of Salt (Irving Brown, Bernard Zackery, Jan Zackery) – 01:48 . 3.Don’T Ever Change (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) […]

This day (September 26, 1945), in Washington, County Durham, England, is born Bryan Ferry , English singer and songwriter, co-founder of Roxy Music

Nat King Cole’s ‘Just One of Those Things’ is an album arranged by Billy May and recorded on July 10th, 19th, 31st, August 7th, 1957 and released in November, 1957 By Capitol. Track Listing : 1.When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan) – 02:33 . 2.A Cottage For Sale (Larry Conley, Willard Robison) – […]

‘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 […]

Michel Petrucciani, Keith Jarrett, Count Basie, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdés, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Pérez, Chano Dominguez , Eliane Elias, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Joe Zawinul. They are the “Jazz Legends (Special Pianists)” performers selected among the 280 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Michel […]

This day (July 12, 2003), in Los Angeles, California, died Benny Carter, an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader.

Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond’s ‘1975: The Duets’ is a studio album (and the only one as a duo) recorded from June 10 till September 16, 1975 and released the same year by A&M. Track Listing : 1.Alice In Wonderland (Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard) – 04:04 . 2.These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (Harry […]

Brad Mehldau Trio’s ‘Blues and Ballads’ is an album featuring Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums and released on June 3, 2016 by Nonesuch. Track Listing : 1.Since I Fell For You (Buddy Johnson) – 10:56 . 2.I Concentrate On You (Cole Porter) – 07:23 . 3.Little Person (Jon Brion) – 03:55 […]

Ella Fitzgerad’s ‘Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert’ is a live album recorded on April 25, 1958 with a trio led by Lou Levy and released in 1988 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) – 05:57 . 2.These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – […]

‘Michel Petrucciani & NHOP’ is a collaboration album between Petrucciani, the pianist and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, the bassist recorded on April 18, 1994 at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse and released on March 24, 2009 by Dreyfus Records. Track Listing : 1.All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein Ii,Jerome Kern) – 06:43 . 2.I Can’T Get Started […]

Natalie Cole’s ‘Natalie’ is her second studio album released on April 9, 1976 by Capitol. Track Listing : 1.Don’T Explain (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 04:35 . 2.Billie’S Blues (Billie Holiday) – 05:08 . 3.Crazy He Calls Me (Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) – 06:19 . 4.You Go To My Head (J. Fred Coots, Haven […]