2022-12-IHTSB-December-04 Helen Forrest, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby...

December 04, 2022 • 00:56:40
2022-12-IHTSB-December-04 Helen Forrest, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby...
I've Heard That Song Before (IHTSB)
2022-12-IHTSB-December-04 Helen Forrest, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby...

Dec 04 2022 | 00:56:40

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Show Notes

On Today's show we listen to some of the delightful voices in jazz and popular music, through recordings made from the late 1920s through to the late 1950s. We're joined among others by Helen Forrest and Helen Ward, as well as Billie Holiday and Anita O'Day. Our men sings include Mel Tormé, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Smith Ballew is featured on a recording from 1929 with the Dorsey Brothers orchestra, and from 1948 Tony Martin brings us Jerome Kern's timeless composition, "Make Believe". Enjoy some classic songs, brought to us by wonderful singers and musicians!

  1. Helen Forrest 1941 Oh! Look At Me Now 2:51
  2. Jimmy Dorsey 1943 Star Eyes 3:08
  3. Mel Tormé 1955 Isn't It Romantic? 3:41
  4. Beryl Davis 1947 I Want To Be Loved 3:19
  5. Bing Crosby 1944 Don't Fence Me In 3:05
  6. Billie Holiday 1950 This Is Heaven To Me 2:53
  7. Benny Goodman 1936 Never Should Have Told You 2:49
  8. Frank Sinatra 1957 I Cover the Waterfront 2:59
  9. Anita O'Day 1956 Don't Be That Way 2:34
  10. Jonah Jones 1958 A Kiss To Build A Dream On 2:03
  11. Teddy Wilson, Helen Ward 1936 Here's Love in Your Eyes 3:04
  12. Lena Horne 1949 Baby, Come Out Of The Clouds 3:09
  13. Dorsey Brothers Orchestra 1929 Mean To Me 3:21
  14. Tony Martin 1948 Make Believe 2:58

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