Sunday 12 August 2012

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

Tom Jones & Jools Holland - Life's too short (to be with you)

Album: Tom Jones & Jools Holland

2004: Warner Music

Macy Gray - The comeback

Album: The Sellout

2010: Concord Music

Elbow - One day like this

Album: The Seldom Seen Kid

2008: Polydor / UMC

FEATURED ARTIST

Bob Dylan

Album: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

2003: Columbia

   Blowin' in the wind

   A hard rain's a-gonna fall

   Don't think twice, it's all right

Louis Armstrong

Album: The Best of Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings

2002: Sony

   Willie the weeper

   Strolling with some barbecue

Artie White - The more you lie to me

Album: Mississippi Blues

2003: Putumayo

Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur - Don't ever let nobody drag your spirit down

Album: Blues Around the World

2006: Putumayo

Allen Toussaint: The bright Mississippi

Album: The Bright Mississippi

2009: Nonesuch

Rockie Charles - Festis believe in justice

Carol Fran & Clarence Hollimon - Door poppin'

Album: Louisiana Gumbo

2010: Putumayo

 

Quincy Jones - Soul bossa nova

Album: Big Band Bossa Nova

1998: Verve / UMG

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

Heritage Blues Orchestra

Album: And Still I Rise

2011: Raisin' Music

   C-line woman

   Big-legged woman

   Catfish blues

Staff Benda Bilili - Sala keba

Album: Tres Tres Fort

2009: Crammed Discs

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Stick with me baby

Album: Raising Sand

2007: Rounder Records

FEATURED ALBUM

Album: Songlines Music Awards 2011

2011: Songlines Publishing

   Femi Kuti - Dem bobo

   Afrocubism -0 A la luna yo me voy

   Cheikh Lo - Conia

   Bellowhead - Yarmouth Town

Jimmy Somerville - From this moment on

Album: Red Hot + Blue (A Tribute to Cole Porter)

1990: King Cole / Chrysalis

Steve Tyrell - Smile

Album: A New Standard

1999: Atlantic

REVISITED & TRULY GREAT

Ella Fitzgerald - It's only a paper moon

Album: Jazz Legends - Various Artists
2002: Union Square Music

Sunday 30 October 2011 Playlist

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band - Somebody stole my slide
Album: 100% Fortified Zydeco
1988: Black Top / Rounder

 
Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton - Rocket 88
Album: Breakin' it Up, Breakin' it Down
2007: Sony

Cyndi Lauper ftg Allen Toussaint - Shattered dreams
Album: Memphis Blues
2010: Mercer Street


Wilson Picket - In the midnight hour
Album: Definitive Soul
2007: Rhino

REVISITED & TRULY GREAT
Earl Scruggs with Vince Gill & Rosanne Cash - I found love
Album: Earl Scruggs and Friends
2001: MCA / UMG

The Byrds - Wasn't born to follow
Album: Easy Rider OST
1999: MCA

Christopher Cross - Never be the same
Album: Christopher Cross
1984: Warner
 

ALBUM OF THE MONTH
Tony Bennett Duets II
2011: Sony
With Carrie Underwood - It had to be you
With Faith Hill - The way you look tonight
With Norah Jones - Speak low

Yanni - Niki nana (We're one)
Album: Tribute
1998: Virgin



 
Trombone Shorty - Hurricane season
Album: Backatown
2010: Verve / Universal








Tedeschi Trucks Band - Come see about me
Album: Revelator
2011: Sony Masterworks

Elmore Jones - The sky is crying
Album: The Old Grey Whistle Test, Blues (Various Artists)
2011: BBC / Rhino

FEATURED ALBUM
Keys to the Crescent City - Various Artists
1991: Rounder
Willie Tee - On the Q-Tee
Willie Tee - Can it be done
Willie Tee - In the beginning

Peter Gabriel - Philadelphia
Album: Scratch My Back
2010: Peter Gabriel / Virgin








Buena Vista Social Club - Chan chan
Album: Buena Vista Social Club
1997: World Circuit

Johnny Cash - Clean your own tables
Album: John R Cash
1975: Columbia

Georgia Brown - George Jones on the jukebox
Album: Georgia Brown
1987: Smash

John Prine - Glory of true love
Album: Fair & Square
2005: Oh Boy 








Angel Brothers - Empty chair
Album: Angel Brothers
2009: Navigator

Johnny Angel - Teenage wedding
Etta James - Tough lover
Album: Heavy Sugar: The Pure Essence of New Orleans R&B
2010: Fantastic Voyage

Sunday 9 October 2011 Playlist

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

Chris Rea - Speed

Album: The Blue Jukebox

2004: Navybeck / Jazzee Blue

 

 

REVISITED & TRULY GREAT
Earl Scruggs with Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Leon Russell - Foggy Mountain Breakdown 

Album: Earl Scruggs & Friends 

2001: MCA / UMG
 
Little Freddie King - Can't do nothing babe
Album: Louisiana Swamp Stomp
2010: Honeybee 

FEATURED ALBUM
The Essential Collection - Boogie Woogie (Various artists)
2008: Avid
Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - Drum boogie
Albert Ammons & his Rhythm Kings - Nagasaki
Georgie White - Alley boogie

Liza Minnelli - Looking at you
Album: Cocktails with Cole Porter
2004: Capitol 

ALBUM OF THE MONTH 

Tony Bennett Duets II

2011: Sony
With kd lang - Blue velvet
With Aretha Franklin - How do you keep the music playing
With Sheryl Crow - The girl I love



Bert Jansch - Kittiwake
Album: Avacet 

2008: Sanctuary

Ry Cooder - Coming in on a wing & a prayer 

1989: (Private collection)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Lady sings the blues
Album: Eleonora Fagan - To BIllie With Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater
2010: DDB Records 

FEATURED ALBUM
Electric Blues (Various artists)
2010: Not Now Music
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Okie dokie stomp
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Hot little mama
Jimmy McCracklin & his Blues Blasters - Blues Blaster's boogie

Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl
Album: Still on Top - The Greatest Hits
2007: Universal

REVISITED & TRULY GREAT
(See also above)
Earl Scruggs with Melissa Etheridge - The angels
Album: Earl Scruggs & Friends
2001: MCA / UMG

The Ink Spots - Java jive
Album: Java Jive
1992: Delta

Paul McCartney featuring Allen Toussaint - I want to walk you home
Album: Goin' Home, A Tribute to Fats Domino
2007: Tipitina's Foundation

Count Basie Orchestra - The late, late show (vocal version)
Album: Atomic Basie
1994: EMI / Blue Note

FEATURED ARTIST
The Very Best of Diana Krall
2007: Verve / UMG
S' wonderful
Only the lonely
Fly me to the moon

Sunday 25 September 2011 Playlist

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits 
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

Nat King Cole - Just one of those things
Album: Cocktails with Cole Porter
2004: Capitol

Ben Waters - Mother nature's molecules
Album: Hurricane
2008: Hypertension

Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hallraisers - Travelling man
Album: Louisiana Swamp Stomp
2010: Honeybee

 

FEATURED ALBUM
The Best of Louis Armstrong, the Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings
2002: Sony
Muskat ramble
Kings of the Zulus

Ory's Creole trombone 

Sarah Vaughan - Perdido

Album: Sarah Vaughan - The Great American Songbook 
2007: Not Now Music

Betty Hutton - I got the sun in the morning

Album: Irving Berlin in Hollywood 

1999: Rhino

Asa - Preacher

Album: Beautiful Imperfection 

2011: Iyke the Don

The Blind Boys of Alabama & Asleep at the Wheel - The devil ain't easy

Album: Duets

2009: Saguaro Road Records  

FEATURED ALBUM

Tony Bennett Duets II

2011: Sony
With Lady Gaga - The lady is a tramp
With Amy Winehouse - Body & Soul
With Natalie Cole - Watch what happens

Sir Charles Thompson - Mister boogie
Album: Juke Joint Jump
2008: Sony BMG

Louis Prima & Keely Smith - I've got you under my skin
Album: Cocktails with Cole Porter
2004: Capitol

Chris Barber's Six-Piece featuring Jools Holland - Winin' boy blues

Album: Memories of My Trip 
2011: Proper Records 

REVISITED & TRULY GREAT

Vince Benedetti meets Diana Krall - Heartdrops
2003: TCB
Sunshine express
Detroit blues

My love

Mel Torme - Guilty

Album: The Jazz Selection Vol 1
1994: Double Play / Tring

Tom Waits - The piano has been drinking
Album: Small Change
1976: Asylum

 

FEATURED ARTIST
The Extraordinary Garden - The Very Best of Charles Trenet
1990: EMI
Boum!
La jardin extraordinaire
Que reste-t-il de nos amours

BB King - Waiting for your call
Album: One Kind Favour
2010: Universal 

FEATURED ARTIST
Doris Troy - Doris Troy
2010: Apple / EMI
Hurry
Exactly like you
Jacob's ladder

Sunday 18 September 2011 Playlist

The Surfaris - Wipeout
Album: Wipe Out, Surfer Joe & Other Great Hits 
1973 Compilations (out of print) Reissued 2005: Magic

Ike Turner - Caledonia

Album: Risin' with the Blues 

2007: Zoho Music

Bo Diddley - Hey! Bo Diddley

Album: The Essential Bo Diddley

2000: Spectrum

  

FEATURED ARTIST

Doris Day - Daydreaming, The Very Best of Doris Day

1997: Sony / Columbia

Pillow talk

Move over darling

Whatever will be, will be (Que sera, sera)

Christopher Cross - Sailing

Album: The Very Best of Christopher Cross

2002: Warner / Rhino 

Ben Folds - Landing

Album: Songs for Silverman

2005: Sony / BMG

Doris Troy - Don't call me no more

Album: Doris Troy

2010: Apple / EMI 

ALBUM OF THE MONTH

Chris Barber - Memories of My Trip

2011: Proper Records

Trummy Young & the Chris Barber Jazz & Blues Band - Georgia on my mind

Mark Knopfler with Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Dallas rag

Mark Knopfler with Chris Barbers Jazz Band - 'Til the next time I'm in town

 

Asa - Why can't we

Album: Beautiful Imperfection 

2011: Iyke the Don

Don McLean - Empty Chairs

Album: American Pie, The Greatest Hits

2000: Capitol

Ray Lamontagne - Three more days

Album: Til the Sun Turns Black

2006: Pariah / Echo

Lil Buck Sinegal ftg Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr - Don't you lie to me

Sonny Landreth - Swamp stomp

Album: Louisiana Swamp Stomp

2010: Honeybee

Irma Thomas with Ellis Marsalis - This bitter earth

Album: Simply Grand

2008: Rounder / Decca 

 

FEATURED ARTIST

Charlie Rich - It ain't gonna be that way, The Complete Smash Sessions

2005: Mercury / Ace

Mohair Sam

Man about town

I washed my hands in muddy water

Betty Carter & her Jazz Greats - Let's fall in love

Album: Let's fall in love

2005: Gambit Records

Quincy Jones - Soul bossa nova

Album: Big Band Bossa Nova

2005: Verve

FEATURED ALBUM

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

2011: Bella Union

Montezuma

Helplessness blues

Battery Kinzie

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 days, 100 nights

Album: 100 Days, 100 Nights

2007: Daptone Records

Dr John & The Lower 911 - Keep on goin'

Album: City That Care Forgot

2008: Cooking Vinyl

 

George Michael - Wild is the wind

Album: Songs from the Last Century

1999: Virgin 

Diana Krall - Pick yourself up

Album: The Very Best of Diana Krall

2007: Verve