Friday, October 12, 2012

Souls of Jazz - Diva of the Day - Helen (10/11/12)


My show was about the Souls of Jazz - those dearly departed souls who left us exquisite jazz renderings in which they live on. I especially selected songs in which they express the joys of life - breathing, dancing, loving, laughing.

This week's Sophie's Parlor sofas were filled with wraiths enjoying the sounds as they wafted through the airwaves, and especially enjoying the reactions from the listening audience. Believe it or not, they were all there!

The Playlist:
Pam Parker, Sophie's Theme, Imagine
Ella Fitzgerald, Something To Live For, Ella at Dukes Place
Billie Holiday, Now or Never, Original Decca Masters
Sarah Vaughan, Sometimes I'm Happy, Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters
Dinah Washington, It's Magic, What a Diff'rence A Day Makes!
Carmen McRae, Feelin' Good, Women Talk
Shirley Horn, Here's To Life, Here's To Life
Nina Simone, Sugar in My Bowl, Let It Be Me
Etta Jones, Don't Go to Strangers, The Best of Etta Jones: The Prestige Singles
Abbey Lincoln, Being Me, A Turtle's Dream
Lena Horne, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Anthology
Betty Carter, Shine On Harvest Moon, "Round Midnight
Bessie Smith, Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I do, The Very Best of
Ginger Smock, A Woman's Place is in the Groove, Ginger Smock 1946-1958
Josephine Baker, J'ai Deux Amours, The Very Best of
Peggy Lee, I've Got You Under My Skin, Jazz Divas
Anita O'Day, Early Autumn, Jazz 'Round Midnight
Betty Carter, You're Getting to be a Habit, Jazz Divas
Bessie Smith, Me and My Gin, Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith
Abbey Lincoln, Wholly Earth, Wholly Earth
Josephine Baker, Love is a Dreamer, The Very Best of
Lena Horne, Someone to Watch Over Me, The Classic Lena Horne
Hazel Scott, Honeysuckle Rose, This is Jazz
Anita O'Day, We'll be Together Again, Jazz 'Round Midnight
Sophie Tucker, After You've Gone, The Last of the Red Hot Mamas
Ella Fitzgerald, Please Don't Talk about me When I'm Gone, Love Letters from Ella
Betty Roche, All My Life, Take the "A" Train
Pearl Bailey, Around the World With Me, Won't You Come Home Pearl Bailey?
Rosemary Clooney, Sisters, Mothers & Daughters

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