This is a song that really touches my heart. I own a few versions of this song. I'd really love Jimmy Scott to record it someday. Meanwhile, I enjoy very much Thelonious Monk's version (3d CD of the complete recording at Riverside - track 1). Mary Stallings, Karrin Allyson and of course Ella sing it beautifully. I'd love to find one Billie version too.

I think every woman knows how to interpret this song.

This wonderful song is written by Thomas J. Wolf and Frances Landesman. Mark Murphy doesn't sing it in its entirety but still I like his version better than Ella's.

Sinon, voilà. C'est une chanson de saison.

I think the tune is from Monk. I don't know who wrote the lyrics (could be Jon Henderson). I'm listening to Karrin Allyson singing it.

Well... this is a sad song, for a change. I discovered it through an Ernie Andrews version which is beautiful. I found many other vocal versions.... some just don't carry the meaning of the tune. But since I'm a nice person, I won't tell you which singer did, imho, a bad job. Julie London did a good job with it too. Music is by Willard Robison and lyrics by Larry Conley

Well.... listen to Mel Tormé singing it and you'll know how I feel

Finally.... if found the English, Italian, Chords, Lead Sheet.... for this wonderful song on this page. I'm happy to share it with you. I own a version by Shirley Horn and another one by Susannah McCorkle. I can recommand both.

Okay.... a kinda optimistic song for today. I just discovered a new vocalist. Her name is Wesla Whithfield. It's nowhere as 'impressive' as Ella or Sarah... but nowhere as boring as Diana Krall or Jane Monheit :-) She's a real jazz singer. Listen to her "Just In Time" if you doubt. On that song, she starts a cappella and the goes on with just the bass. Congratulations !
She sometimes sings a bit like in the musicals. (I wonder who's playing the sax on this song.... the solo is really nice. That's a downside of the emusic service, you don't always know who the musicians are)
Anyway, here are the lyrics of this song by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn.

Lover Man, where can you be ?, said this song. I remember listening to it as a very young woman and.... well.... this song was talking to me :-) Sure it still does, but not in the same way. I suggest you listen to the Sarah version that appears in the 'compact jazz' series with Clifford Brown (that was my very first Jazz CD if I'm not mistaken). The song is by Jimmy Davis / Ram Ramirez / James Sherman.

A few days ago, I was kind of proud to be able to sing Sophisticated Lady in tune, because the B part is kind of tough ! I hadn't seen anything !!! Lush life is ***** hard to sing ! The (long) intro is okay, but in order to manage the second part, one must have a pair of golden ears ! Anyway, here's this Billy Strayhorn song. I suggest that you listen to the Ella + Joe Pass version. It's marvelous !

I just discovered this great ballad from Cole Porter (I think). I own 2 versions : one of vocalist Barbara Carroll and another by Joe Pass. Thanks to Emusic ! The best investment I did was to subscribe to their site :-)

Anyway, here are the promised lyrics.

I couldn't find the lead sheet or even chords.... if anyone has it, drop me an email ! It would spare me a lot of time.

I've been listening to a lot of great tunes lately and I'd like to share. But.... I don't think the big record companies would like me to share all the great tunes I like in .mp3 format. I still hope they'll allow me to post lyrics. First song is "Bewitched". I'm not going to write the song in it's whole since I'm not sure I'd like to sing all the verses. This is a song by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers. If you'd like to listen to it, look for Ella or Sarah's versions, although Mel Torme's and Rosemary Clooney's are also worth an ear.