Hulldom's Hits

Similar to a thread I do in Europeia, I thought I'd give everyone a weekly sample of my musical taste. This will likely be updated every Monday. I expect it will mostly converge with my Euro one, so don't get too upset if you follow it there too. Anyways, 10 songs I've been listening to...compiled from the set of the first few weeks of things here.

1. "Bennie and the Jets"—Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox feat. Aubrey Logan
2. "Youkali" (from Marie Galante)—Barbara Hannigan and the Ludwig Orchestra
3. "Be Still, My Soul"—Earl MacDonald feat. Karly Epp¹
4. “Solédad”—Buika
5. “The Game”—Lucy Yeghiazaryan and Vanisha Gould
6. "Misty"—Friends of Dean Martinez
7. "Lost in the Stars (Arr. for Cello & Piano)"—Christian-Pierre La Marca
8. “Summertime”—Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
9. “Give A Little”—Ego Ella May feat. Maverick Sabre
10. "Nobody's Sweetheart"—Lady Blackbird

¹ Yes, that is the tune to "Finlandia" by Sibelius.

Well, you get one a day early.

1. "This Foolish Heart Could Love You"—Melody Gardot and Philippe Powell
2. "Dark Star"—Dave McMurray
3. "Now At Last"—Feist
4. "Can You Feel It"—Tom Fisch and Yussef Dayes
5. "Die Traumdeutung"—Gabriel Kahane
6. "I'll Be Seeing You"—Cat Powers
7. "A Night In Tunisia"—Chad Lefkowitz-Brown (feat. Arturo Sandoval and Bryan Carter)
8. "Taking A Chance On Love (Live)"—Ella Fitzgerald
9. "His Heart Grew Three Sizes (feat. LAKEY INSPIRED)"—Kiefer
10. "But Beautiful (feat. Pasquale Grosso)"—Samara Joy

And, because it's Masters Week at LONG LAST: Two recordings of "Georgia On My Mind" by The Hi-Los and the incomparable Ray Charles respectively.

Didn't listen to too much in the vein of new music this week, but 10 songs I like nonetheless.

1. "Basin Street Blues"—Ella Fitzgerald
2. "French Fries and Champagne"—The Hot Sardines
3. "Musso and Frank (6667 Hollywood Blvd)"—Gabriel Kahane
4. "Rumors"—Kings of Convenience
5. "Buckle Up (feat. Soweto Kinch)"—Nubiyan Twist
6. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"—The Ringmasters
7. "Developing Story Movements 1-3"—Alan Broadbent (played by the London Metropolitan Orchestra)
8. "Closing Time"—Tom Waits
9. "Life on Mars"—The Swingles¹
10. "Dusk Baby"—saje

¹ Yes, that is a cover of the Bowie song.

Keeping this going...

1. "Introvert Hotline"—Ego Ella May
2. "All Or Nothing At All"—Sarah Vaughan
3. "Stardust"—Samara Joy
4. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was"—Cecile McLorin Salvant
5. "Calcanhar de Aquiles"—Elis Regina
6. "To Love Somebody"—Nina Simone
7. "Drunk On The Moon"—Tom Waits
8. "Stop All The Clocks (with Leo Lindberg)"—Rigmor Gustafsson
9. "Tennessee Waltz"—Michael Stephenson and Alexander Claffy
10. "Four Brothers"—The Manhattan Transfer

Edit: This was copied directly from Europeia.

After a week off because I had finals and got sick! This week's selections are mostly from the Apple Music "Jazz Vintage" playlist, which currently is highlighting 1976 wines and jazz.

1. "What's Going On"—Marvin Gaye
2. "As Little As You"—Alphonso Johnson
3. "In Your Own Sweet Way"—Dave Brubeck
4. "Easy Money"—Benny Carter
5. "Willow Weep For Me"—Pat Martino
6. "Dreams So Real—Music of Carla Bley"—Gary Burton Quintet
7. "Picadillo"—Fania All-Stars
8. "Fireflies"—Gato Barbieri
9. "On Green Dolphin Street"—Dexter Gordon
10. "In the Still of the Night"—Ella Fitzgerald<sup>1

1</sup> From the movie musical Rosalie

Well, it’s been a week since I’ve been at this so it’s time!

1. “De-Dah”—Tigran Hamasyan
2. “Manic Panic Epiphanic”—Kurt Elling
3. “A Gente Acaba (Vento Em Rosa)”—Alabaster Deplume
4. “Deep Song (feat. Billie Holliday)—Charlie Haden Quartet West
5. “I Don’t Stand A Ghost of A Chance With You”—Luciana Souza
6. “Prayer”—Charles Lloyd
7. “Lullaby”—Julian Lage
8. “Solitude”—Red Garland
9. “We’ll Be Together Again”—McCoy Tyner
10. “Misty”—The Real Group

Two weeks. Not that I didn’t post in Euro last week, I just never got around to it here. As a result, you get 20 this week. A bonafide playlist. You also get a second version of “On Green Dolphin Street” this week.

1. “You and the Night and the Music”—Jackie Gleason
2. “New York State of Mind”—Brad Mehldau
3. “Candy Says”—The Velvet Underground
4. “Blue Gardenia”—Helen Merrill
5. “Walk Above The City (feat. MARO)”—The Paper Kites
6. “No Hard Feelings”—Dinah Washington
7. “Chelsea Morning”—Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66
8. “Somewhere (feat. Julie Fowlis) [re-edit]”—Runrig
9. “Reaching The Highest Pleasure”—Roy Ayers
10. “Little Trip To Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)”—Tom Waits
11. “All by Myself”—Ranee Lee
12. “A Night in Tunisia”—Pasquale Grasso
13. “Prelude in E-Flat Minor (Op. 28, No. 14)”—Kurt Rosenwinkel and Jean-Paul Brodbeck¹
14. “On Green Dolphin Street”—Seth MacFarlane
15. “Detour Ahead (Reimagined)”—Melanie Charles and Sarah Vaughan
16. “Ain’t No Such Thing As Superman (feat. Marcus Miller and Malcolm-Jamal Warner)”—Charenee Wade
17. “Emily”—Tierney Sutton
18. “Formwela 4 (feat. Corey King)”—Esperanza Spalding
19. “Keeper”—Becky Sikasa
20. “There Are Such Things”—Alyssa Allgood

¹ A jazzy version of Chopin!