Live by Request is a live album by k.d. lang, released in 2001. The album was recorded during the taping of the television show Live by Request on the A&E Network. The performance was on December 14, 2000 at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Midtown Manhattan.
"Que Será, Será "is a popular song written by the team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was first published in 1956. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), singing it as a cue to their onscreen kidnapped son; it co-stars James Stewart.
Kelly Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as alternative country and new traditionalist.
Film Noir is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's twenty-second album, nineteenth studio album, and third album devoted to standards, released in 1997.
Nina Simone in Concert is an album by jazz singer Nina Simone. It was her first album for the record label Philips and consisted of three live recordings made at Carnegie Hall, New York City, in March and April 1964. She recorded Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall in 1963 for Colpix. This album marked the beginning of "Nina Simone, the Civil Rights singer" in her recording career; she had already incorporated the civil rights message in her performances. Included on the album are political songs, such as "Mississippi Goddam", released as a single at the time. "Old Jim Crow", "Go Limp" "Pirate Jenny" contributed to the message in a covert or metaphorical way. The album was rated 94th best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.
Little Girl Blue is the debut album by jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter Nina Simone. It was released by Bethlehem Records on 16 September, 1958. At this time, Simone was in her mid-20s and still aspiring to be a classical concert pianist. She immediately sold the rights for the album to Bethlehem for $3,000. This deal eventually cost her royalty profits of more than a million dollars. Simone was dissatisfied by the lack of effort the record company took in promoting her, and she subsequently formed a long business relationship with Colpix Records. The album Nina Simone and Her Friends was released after she had left Bethlehem, without her consent, and comprised songs that were left over from the Little Girl Blue recording session. The session was the only one ever recorded for Bethlehem.
Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, featuring the pianist George Shearing. The LP peaked at #27 on Billboards album chart.
Around Midnight is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3164 as a monophonic recording in 1960, and later in stereo under catalog number LST-7164 the same year. It was released a number of times on CD from 1998.
By Myself is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records for Columbia House Record Club under catalog number MCR-1 as a monophonic recording and catalog number SCR-1 in stereo in 1965.
Just One of Those Things is a 1957 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Billy May. The record placed at #18 on the Billboard album chart.
It Happened One Night 6.28 is a live album by Holly Cole. Originally released in Canada in 1996 on Alert Records, it was also released in 1996 on the Metro Blue imprint of Capitol Records. It was recorded on June 28, 1995 at the St. Denis Theatre in Montreal, PQ and was originally released as an Enhanced CD including QuickTime video content playable on both Mac and Windows.
Shade is a studio album by Holly Cole. It was released in Canada in 2003 on Alert Records.
Holly & Ivy is a 1994 Christmas album and 16th overall studio album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on October 4, 1994 by Elektra, it is Cole's first album featuring Christmas music and serves as a follow-up to Take a Look (1993). Cole co-produced the album with American music producer Tommy LiPuma, with whom she had worked on Unforgettable... with Love (1991). Holly & Ivy consists of 12 tracks, including 11 covers of Christmas standards and carols and one original song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. Cole promoted the album as non-traditional in interviews and live performances.
Sassy is an album by American jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan with Hal Mooney and his orchestra featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and released on the EmArcy label.
Love and Sorrow is an album by David Murray which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Murray's Quartet which included John Hicks and Fred Hopkins.
How About This is an album by vocalist Kay Starr and pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Paramount Records label.
"Don't Smoke in Bed" is a jazz song originally composed and recorded by Willard Robison and later associated with a recording by Nina Simone released on her 1958 debut album Little Girl Blue.
Think Well of Me is a 1962 studio album by trombonist/vocalist Jack Teagarden, performing songs by Willard Robison, accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Bob Brookmeyer or Russ Case, that was released by the Verve label.
