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The Way You Look Tonight - Celebrating Dorothy Fields

By Mary Foster Conklin | A Broad Spectrum
July 27, 2020
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The first hour celebrates the birthday of legendary lyricist Dorothy Fields in addition to new releases from Susan Tobocman, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Bocana, Callum Au and Claire Martin plus an instrumental by Mimi Fox of "Better Times Will Come," part of Janis Ian's Better Times Project. Birthday shout-outs to guitarist Mary Osborne, baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian, cellist Akua Dixon, Phoebe Snow, and Natalia M. King. Thanks for listening and please support all of these fine musicians, buy their recordings in this time of lockdown.

Playlist

Mary Osborne "D.D.T" from A Girl and Her Guitar (TP4 Music) 00:00
Joe Stilgoe "The Rhythm of Life" from Songs on Film: The Sequel (Linn Records) 02:50
Double Bass Double Voice "Exactly Like You" from Ribbon in the Sky (Self released) 06:23
Mark Murphy "Seesaw" from Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman (Audiophile Records) 10:25
Host speaks 13:29
Henry Robinett "The Way You Look Tonight" from Jazz Standards Vol. 1 Then (Nefertitti Records) 15:18
Carol Sloane "I'll Buy You a Star" from I Never Went Away (HighNote) 20:55
Stephanie Nakasian "Don't Blame Me" from Show Me the Way To Get Out of This World (Capri Records) 26:09
Host speaks 32:25
Mary Lou Williams "Cancer" from Zodiac Suite (Smithsonian Folkways) 33:41
Carmen McRae and Betty Carter "Stolen Moments (You Belong to Her)" from The Carmen McRae & Betty Carter Duets (Verve) 36:13
Host speaks 39:50
Anat Cohen Tentet "Footsteps & Smiles" from Triple Helix (Anzic) 41:03
Susan Tobocman "The Way To You" from Touch & Go (Soliterra) 45:54
Bocana (Emilie-Claire Barlow and Steve Webster) "El Rio Copalita" from Single (Self released) 50:54
Host speaks 55:40
Lioness "Down For the Count" from Pride & Joy (Posi-Tone) 56:37
Maria Schneider Orchestra "Journey Home" from Allegresse (ArtistShare) 1:00:00
Callum Au & Claire Martin "I Get Along Without You Very Well" from Songs & Stories (Stunt Records) 1:09:03
Host speaks 1:13:22
Akua Dixon "I'm Gonna Tell God All of My Troubles" from Akua's Dance (Akua's Music) 1:14:51
Phoebe Snow "Good Times" from Phoebe Snow (Shelter) 1:20:15
Rebecca Coupe Franks "Part of You" from Every Little Thing Counts (RDF Records) 1:22:54
Host speaks 1:26:43
Natalia M. King "This Time Around" from Bluezzin Til Dawn (Challenge) 1:27:46
Mimi Fox "Better Times Will Come" from single (Self released) 1:33:10
Host speaks 1:37:44
Diane Schuur "Way Over Yonder" from Running On Faith (JazzHeads) 1:39:12
Kari van der Kloot "Swimming" from The Architects (Next Level) 1:43:29
Host speaks 1:51:44
Terri Lyne Carrington "Dreams and Desperate Measures (Part 2)" from The Waiting Game (Motema) 1:53:00

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