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Welcome to another 2 hours of jazz on Radio Mecha. As always, I'll be posting some links, comments and credits as the set plays, which I hope are of interest to those listening, as well as to those who come to this thread later.

In this program, our Thursday Spotlight Tune is Ira & George Gershwin's "A Foggy Day (In London Town)," recorded in 1927 by Fred Astaire, and featured in the movie "A Damsel in Distress." It was the first RKO picture not to team Ginger Rogers with Fred Astaire, and the first Fred Astaire picture to lose money (make of those facts what you will). In addition to our Spotlight Tune, we have a transcription of another Gershwin tune recorded on a Duo Art piano roll, and a number of vocal numbers, including popular hits from The Mills Brothers and Peggy Lee.

The tune that I open these sets with, "The Greeting" is from a later McCoy Tyner album, called Things Ain't What They Used To Be.

#2 A Foggy Day

Art Tatum/Bill Douglass/Buddy DeFranco/Red Callender from the 1987 compilation CD "The Best of Art Tatum"

#3 Ostrich Walk

Franke Trumbauer and His Orchestra [Frankie Trumbauer (C-melody saxophone), Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Bill Rank (trombone), Don Murray (clarinet), Doc Ryker (alto sax), Paul Mertz (piano), Eddie Lang (banjo/guitar), and Chauncey Moorhouse (drums)] in a May 9, 1927 recording of the novelty tune by LaRocca/Sheilds/Ragas/Sbarbaro/Edwards from the 1991 compilation CD "At the Jazz Band Ball."

#4 Sweet and Low Down

George Gershwin via a DuoArt piano roll, from the 1990 CD "The Entertainer: The Ragtime Music of Scott Joplin & George Gershwin"

Even if I knew nothing about his music, Bix Beiderbecke would still be one of my favorite musicians of all time JUST FOR HIS NAME.

#5 A Foggy Day

Ella Fitzgerald and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra with a second rendition of our Spotlight Tune, from a Polygram CD re-issue of the 1959 album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook"

Bix has my left handed admiration for being determined enough to drink himself to death in his 20s, during Prohibition. That's a stubborn attitude!

#6 Out Of Nowhere

Charlie Parker Sextet [Charlie Parker (alto sax), Miles Davis (trumpet), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Duke Jordan (piano), Max Roach (drums), and Tommy Potter (bass)] with a Johnny Green/Edward Heyman tune recorded November 4, 1947 at WOR Studios in NYC. Via the 1997 CD box set "Yardbird Suite."

#7 Paper Doll

The Mills Brothers with Johnny Black's 1915 tune, used by Arthur Miller in his play "A View from the Bridge", from the compilation CD re-issue of the 1958 album "The Mills Brothers: The Greatest Hits."

Either that, paul, or his name had a more negative effect than I thought...

#8 Minority

The Bill Evans Trio with a tune by Gigi Gryce from the CD re-issue of the 1958 album "Everybody Digs Bill Evans," with Sam Jones on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums.

#9 A Foggy Day

Pianist George Shearing with a 1962 recording for Capitol Records, making the third rendition of our Spotlight Tune, from the compilation CD "The Best of George Shearing."

#10 Teo

Miles Davis with an orchestra conducted by Gil Evans, doing a tune of his own, named for his long time recording engineer and producer Teo Macero from the 1998 CD re-issue of the 1961 album "Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall" which was originally released as a mono album, and subsequently re-released in altered stereo versions.

#11 A Foggy Day

Frank Sinatra from a December 19, 1960 studio date in L.A. for Reprise, with an arrangement of our Spotlight Tune by Johnny Mandel, which is the final version of this tune for this set. Via the 1997 CD box set "The Very Best of Frank Sinatra."

#12 Rolem

McCoy Tyner in a setting with a studio orchestra featuring flautist Hubert Laws and drummer Billy Cobham from his 1976 album "Fly With the Wind," doing a tune of his own composition.

Hey paulsc! How are you this evening?

#13 Four Brothers

An interesting rendition of the Jimmy Giuffre/Jon Hendricks tune by The Manhattan Transfer from the 1975 album "The Best of The Manhattan Transfer."

Hi, phoenixc! I'm great. How are you this evening?

#14 Young and Foolish

The Oscar Peterson Trio with a nice rendition of the Albert Hague tune with lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt from the 1955 musical comedy "Plain and Fancy," via the 2000 compilation CD "Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour."

#15 Evening In Paris

Stan Getz (tenor sax) with Victor Feldman (piano), Sam Jones (bass) and Louis Haynes (drums) in a February 20, 1961 recording in Chicago of the Quincy Jones tune, for the album "Stan the Man," via the CD box set "The Artistry of Stan Getz, Vol. 1."

I'm procrastinating more than usual...and feeling lazy to boot...so I'm just going to give in, sit back, and chill. :)

Well we have some first class "chill" tunes comin' up, phoenixc! So you picked a good night to relax!

#16 All That Jazz

Benny Carter and vocalist Billy Hill, with flugelhorn maestro Clark Terry, from the 1990 CD "All That Jazz: Live at Princeton" in a swinging rendition of the Al Stillman/Benny Carter tune.

#17 How Deep Is the Ocean?

Pianist McCoy Tyner (again), this time from his 1988 CD "Revelations" with the familiar Irving Berlin standard.

#18 Long Time No See

Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman from the well remembered 1986 CD "Song X" with a tune by Coleman.

#19 No Zone

The Chick Corea Elektric Band from their 1986 self-titled CD, with a tune by Corea.

#20 Syzygy

Continuing our Wayback Machine visit to 1986, here's a Michael Brecker tune from his 1986 self-titled debut CD.

#21 Everyone Knows You When You're Up And In

Percussionist, composer and music educator Bob Moses from his 1982 CD "When Elephants Dream of Music" with a tune of his own.

#22 Salute to Stephen Foster

The Dave Brubeck Quartet from the CD reissue of their 1976 "25th Anniversary Reunion" album, doing a tune by Brubeck that incorporates some familiar themes from the music of Stephen Foster.

#23 Airegin

Wes Montgomery (guitar) with Tommy Flanagan (piano), Percy Heath (bass), and Albert Heath (drums) from the CD reissue of the 1960 album "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" with a Sonny Rollins tune.

#24 Alright, Okay, You Win

Peggy Lee with the Mayme Watts/Sidney Wyche tune from the 1995 EMI/Capitol Special Markets compilation CD "The Best of Peggy Lee."

#25 I Will Say Goodbye

Once again, The Bill Evans Trio, with Eddie Gomez on bass and Eliot Zigmund on drums, takes us out with the title track from the 1977 album of the same name. To recap, in this set, we heard:

1. McCoy Tyner - The Greeting (2:27)
2. Art Tatum/Bill Douglass/Buddy DeFranco/Red Callender - A Foggy Day (3:23)
3. Beiderbecke, Bix - Ostrich Walk (3:09)
4. Scott Joplin & George Gershwin - George Gershwin - Sweet and Low Down (3:09)
5. Ella Fitzgerald - A Foggy Day (3:34)
6. Charlie Parker - Out Of Nowhere (4:05)
7. The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll (2:53)
8. Bill Evans Trio - Minority (5:25)
9. George Shearing - A Foggy Day (3:17)
10. Miles Davis - Teo (9:10)
11. Frank Sinatra - A Foggy Day (2:16)
12. McCoy Tyner - Rolem (5:43)
13. The Manhattan Transfer - Four Brothers (3:48)
14. Oscar Peterson - Young and Foolish (4:57)
15. Stan Getz - Evening In Paris (8:34)
16. Benny Carter - All That Jazz (5:27)
17. McCoy Tyner - How Deep Is the Ocean? (4:02)
18. Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman - Long Time No See (7:36)
19. Chick Corea Elektric Band - No Zone (5:34)
20. Michael Brecker - Syzygy (9:44)
21. Bob Moses - Everyone Knows You When You're Up And In (4:30)
22. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Salute to Stephen Foster (6:26)
23. Wes Montgomery - Airegin (4:29)
24. Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay, You Win (2:54)
25. Bill Evans Trio - I Will Say Goodbye (3:30)

"Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body."
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

thanks paulsc :)