IN THE GROOVE

• Ray Charles—America The Beautiful—1972—His Greatest Hits, Vol. 2--DCC
• Jacky Terresson—America The Beautiful—2007—Mirror—Blue Note
• Charlie Haden—American Dreams—2002—American Dreams—Verve

• Billie Holiday—There’ll Be Some Changes Made—1959—Songs for Distingué Lovers Plus Last Recording—Verve [Orchestra leader and arranger Ray Ellis (June 28, 1923-Oct. 27, 2008) passed away this week at age 85]
• Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington—Beautiful American—1961—The Complete Sessions—Roulette
• Anita O’Day—Do Nothing Until You Hear From Me—1961—All The Sad Young Men—Verve (a limited engagement of the film “Anita O’Day: The Life Of A Jazz Singer” at the Nickelodeon Theater in Santa Cruz)

• Ira Sullivan—Can’t Get Out Of This Mood—1980—The Incredible—Stash LP

• Cassendra Wilson—Wouldn’t It Be Loverly—2007—Loverly—Blue Note
• Cassendra Wilson—Lover Come Back To Me—2007—Loverly—Blue Note
• Cassendra Wilson—Til There Was You—2007—Loverly—Blue Note

• Lew Del Gatto & Bob Keller—Blue Hodge—2008—To Al and Zoot With Love—120 Music
• Lew Del Gatto & Bob Keller—Saratoga Hunch—2008—To Al and Zoot With Love—120 Music

Centennial of the trumpter Bunny Berigan (Nov. 2, 1908 - June 2, 1942):
• Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra—I Can't Get Started—1937—Portrait Of Berigan—ASV
• Frank Trumbauer And His Orchestra, fea. Bunny Berigan—Troubled—1934—Portrait Of Berigan—ASV
• Frank Trumbauer And His Orchestra, fea. Bunny Berigan—Plantation Moods—1934—Portrait Of Berigan—ASV
• Bunny Berigan And His Blue Boys—Blues—1935—Portrait Of Berigan—ASV
• Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, fea. Bunny Berigan—Marie—1937—Portrait Of Berigan—ASV

• Hot Club Of San Francisco—Waltz Una Nota—2004—Postcard From Gypsyland—Lost Wax (Kuumbwa Jazz Thursday, Nov. 13)
• Bebo Valdés & Javier Colina—Rosa Mustia—2005—Live At The Village Vanguard—Calle 54

• Ira Sullivan—Angel Eyes—1977—Ira Sullivan—Flying Fish LP
• Ira Sullivan, fea. Johnny Griffin—Blue Stroll—1959—Blue Stroll—Delmark LP

• Dena De Rose—Laughing At Life—2007—Live At Jazz Standard, Vol. Two—MaxJazz
• Sonny Rollins—Blossom—1980—Road Shows, Vol. 1—EmArcy

• Bill Frisell—A Change Is Gonna Come—2006/7—History, Mystery—Nonesuch