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What started as The American Songbook and later grew into the larger collection of Jazz Standards along with the big band each have a major influence in what we know as jazz. In this hour, we will explore various interpretations, old and new, of standards as well as larger ensembles. It's time to pop those fingers and swing hard.
Artist | Track | Album |
Frank Sinatra & Count Basie Orchestra | More | It Might As Well Be Swing |
Count Basie Orchestra | April in Paris (alt. take) | April in Paris |
Seth MacFarlane | Have You Met Miss Jones | In Full Swing |
Gregory Porter | Pick Yourself Up | Nat "King" Cole & Me |
Les McCann & Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Gus Gus | McCann, Wilson |
Brian Setzer Orchestra | As Long as I'm Singin' | The Dirty Boogie |
Shirley Scott & Oliver Nelson | A Shot in the Dark | Great Scott!! |
Gil Evans | Theme | Great Jazz Standards |
Nancy Wilson & Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley | Happy Talk | Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley |
Billy Taylor | I Get a Kick Out of You | The New Billy Taylor Trio |
The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble | Theme From the Flintstones | T.V. Lounge |
The Singers Unlimited with the Pat Williams Orchestra |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
Feeling Free |
Shorty Rogers and His Giants | I Could Write a Book | Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rogers |
John Pizzarelli | Things We Said Today | John Pizzarelli Meets the Beatles |