Friday, October 31, 2008



Consuelo Torres Orti Velazquez -composer-

song title: Besame Mucho

English lyric by Sunny Skylar


Larry Stock -composer-

song title: Blueberry Hill
lyric by Al Lewis

song title: In The Heart Of Jane Doe
music and lyric by Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh
song title: Umbrella Man
music and lyric by Larry Stock, Vincent Rose and James Cavanaugh
song title: You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
lyric by Larry Stock
song title:
music by Larry Stock and Russ Morgan


Clarence "Pinetop" Smith -composer-

song title: Boogie Woogie

Thursday, October 30, 2008



Jack Pettis -composer-

song title: Bugle Call Rag


lyric by Jack Pettis





Thelonious Monk -composer-

song title: Ask Me Now
song title: Blue Monk
song title: Bye-Ya
song title: Dear Ruby (instrumental: Ruby My Dear) [Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Carmen McRae]
lyric by Sally Swisher
song title: 52nd Street Theme
song title: How I Wish
lyric by Jon Hendricks
song title: Listen To Monk
lyric by Jon Hendricks
song title: Little Butterfly
lyric by Jon Hendricks
song title: Looking Back
lyric by Jon Hendricks
song title: Man, That Was A Dream
lyric by Jon Hendricks
lyric by Abbey Lincoln
song title: Misterioso
lyric by Bernie Hanighen
song title: Off Minor
song title: Still We Dream    (Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Carmen McRae)
lyric by Mike Ferro
song title: Straight, No Chaser with lyric by Sally Swisher=Get It Straight
song title: Suddenly
lyric by Jon Hendricks
song title: Well You Needn't
lyric by Mike Ferro

Wednesday, October 29, 2008



Bert Lown -composer-

song title: Bye Bye Blues

music and lyric by Bert Lown, David Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Fred Hamm


Carmen Lombardo -composer-

song title: Boo Hoo
lyric by Edward Heyman
lyric by Gus Kahn

song title: Some Rainy Day
music & lyric by Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb
lyric by Charles Newman

song title:
You'll Know When It Happens
music & lyric by Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb



Al Lewis -lyricist-

song title: Blueberry Hill
music by Vincent Rose

song title:
It Was A Sad Night In Harlem
music by Helmy Kresa

Tuesday, October 28, 2008



Wayne King -composer-

song tiltle: Beautiful Love




Al Jolson -composer-

song title: Me And My Shadow (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
music by Dave Dryer
lyric by Al Jolson & Billy Rose

song title:
Back In Your Own Backyard
lyric by Billy Rose

song title: Avalon
music and lyric by Al Jolson, Vincent Rose and B.G. "Buddy" DeSylva





Horace Henderson -composer-

song title: Big John's Special
song title: Little John Ordinary (as Lillian Larkins)


Fred Hamm -composer-

song title: Bye Bye Blues



Chauncey Gray -composer-

song title: Bye Bye Blues

music and lyric by Chauncey Gray, Dave Bennett, Fred Hamm, Bert Lown


Al Gannaway -composer-

song title: Ban Bang Boogie

music and lyric by Al Gannaway, Sid Kuller, Hal Levy

song title: Baby I Need You

lyric by Walton Farrar

Monday, October 27, 2008



Walton Farrar -lyricist-

song title: Baby, I Need You

music by Al Gannaway


Charles DeForest -composer, lyricist-

song title: A Good Man Is A Seldom Thing
song title: Ballad Of The Sad Cafe
song title: Don't Wait Up For Me
song title: He's Coming Home


song title: Love Child

song title: You Look Like Someone


Grant Clarke -lyricist-

song title: Am I Blue?
music by Harry Akst

song title:
Blue (And Broken Hearted)
music by Lou Handman



Harry Carney -composer-

song title: Blue Reverie
lyric by Irving Mills


Dave Brubeck -composer-

song title: Blue Rondo A La Turk
song title: Summer Song
music by Paul Desmond
lyric by Dave Brubeck