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All songs this week inspired  by the book from James Spencer called Jewels Of Jazz…The undiscovered Vocal Gems Of the 1950s-1960s you can grab the book at all major distributors 

All the songs are mentioned in this book and for this weeks show I shall use this book as the only reference for song and artist information.

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Renee Raff—Starting Tomorrow

Jean Turner with Stan Kenton -A Lot of Living To Do

Patricia Scot with Creed Taylor Orchestra- Out of This World

Frank D’Rone with Billy May Orchestra -It’s You Or No One

Irene Kral- This is Always

Paula Castle -Mountain Greenery

Eugenie Baird- In a Sentimental Mood

Vicki Benet with the Charles Bud Dant Orchestra -Tenderly

Helen Merrill -You’ve Got a Date With The Blues

Sue Raney with the Billy May Orchestra -Blue Tears

Anne Phillips-When Sunny Gets Blue

Lola Albright with Henry Mancini and His Orchestra-Sorta Blue

The Third Wave with the George Duke Trio - Don’t Ever Go

Gene Howard-Jim

Nancy Steele -Nitey Nite

Audrey Morris-Nobodys Heart Belongs To Me

Gloria Wood-Hey Bell Boy

Jonah Jones -Judy

Peggy King-Little Girl Blue

Some people say. "hey, I don't have all the answers". I claim I do

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Jackie Gleason-For All We Know

Nat King Cole George Shearing -Lost April

Cannon Ball Adderly- Love For Sale

Rene Paulo Group-I Never Had A Chance

Mantovani-Te’Para Dos

Jimmy Borges-Here’s That Rainy Day

Tiki Delights-Swankology

Tony Mottola-Goin Out Of My Head

Betty Carter-Round Midnight

Janet Seidel-A Man And A Woman

Blue Martinis-Something Cool

Joey Altruda-Cocktails With Joey

Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster-Cocktails For Two

Beegie Adair-The Way You Look Tonight

Bill Evans-Luck Be A lady

This week another book from James Spencer, probably the hardest working man in the lounge scene. I’ve got a Lounge Lotharios golden rules of driving etiquette and a look at this week in lounge life magazine plus our world of swank gig guide

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Richard Myall-Cool Scat

Jet Set Sweden-Man From Thrush

June Hutton-You Go To My Head. 

Frank D Rone-It’s You Or No One

Blanche Black-You’re Driving Me Crazy

Ori Dagan and Sheila Jordan -Straighten Up And Fly Right

Bob Ferrell-Everyday I Have The Blues

Martini Heaven-Tanganova

Billy May-I Gotta Have You

Exotic A Go Go- In The Lounge Of The Tiki King

Sergio Mendez-Mas Que Nadaa

Clouseaux-Copper Locked Nymph

Stolen Idols Monkey Mayhem

Narco Lounge Combo-Taboo

Bruno Nicolai-Mission Danger Patrol

Buddy Greco -I’m In Love

I’ve always been a fan of night time radio, it’s when the weird programming takes place, the odd balls of broadcasting come out....I wonder what that says about me!

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Is it the fact that it's Blue or the fact that it's expensive that people findd it so intriguing!

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Anita O’Day-Blue Champagne

Jackie Gleason- Alice Blue Gown

Anne Phillips -When Sunny Gets Blue

Beverly Kenney -It’s a Blue World

James Spencer-Basie Blue and Sentimental

Laura Nyro—Billy’s Blue

Shirley Horn-The Meaning of the Blues

Diana Roos-Little Girl Blue 

Jonah Jones-So Blue

Julie London-Meaning Of The Blues

Doris Day- Serenade in Blue

Singers Unlimited-Born To Be Blue

Betty Blake-Blue Fool 

Fats Waller -B Flat Blues 

Aaron Diehl-Blue Nude

Art Pepper -Blues In