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My Sister’s Wedding pt.2

part 2 of a 3 part series of mainly big band jazz from the 20’s to the 60’s. initially these mixes were made for my sister’s wedding (as the title gives away) but I have found that music this good doesn’t always need a ceremony to shine.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

Tracklist:
  1. Rhapsody In Blue — George Gershwin (original 1925 piano roll accompanied by the Columbia Jazz Band) — Columbia (1925/1976)
  2. Caravan — Duke Ellington — RCA (1945/1971)
  3. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise — Artie Shaw – Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  4. Big Noise From Winnetka — Haggart-Bauduc – Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  5. Singin’ the Blues — Bix Beiderbecke — Giants Of Jazz (1927/1985)
  6. Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down And Out) – Sidney Bechet — Blue Note (1945)
  7. Creole Love Call — Duke Ellington — RCA (1927/1971)
  8. Satin Doll — Nina Simone — Colpix Records (1962)
  9. In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room — Raymond Scott – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  10. Night and Day — Django Reinhardt — Barclay (1947/1975)
  11. Six Flats Unfurnished — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1942)
  12. Octoroon — Artie Shaw – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  13. Me and You — Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra ft. Ivy Anderson — Bluebird (1940/1985)
  14. If Dreams Come True — Chick Webb — Columbia (1934)
  15. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Baby) — Charlie Christian — Columbia (1940/1972)
  16. Melancholy Lullaby — Benny Carter – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  17. I Could Write A Book — Ella Fitzgerald — Verve (1956/1977)

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.