Classical & Jazz 30th Nov 2014

Jamie Cullum - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Sarah Vaughan - Misty
The Piano Guys - Ants Marching/Ode To Joy
Handel - Messiah Hallelujah Chorus
Quincy Jones - Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Joe Bonamassa - A Quitter Never Wins
Mozart - Overture to Marriage Of Figaro
Grieg - Morning from Peer Gynt
Ella Fitzgerald - My One & Only Love
Peggy Lee - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
Stan Tracey Quartet - Starless & Bible Black
Holst - Neptune from the Planets Suite

Musical Moments 26th November 2014

Since this was the last week before we go back on FM, I decided to go back and revisit the shows I had featured over the last few months.

Why Are All The Dy'squiths Dying - A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder
Jacob & Sons - Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray - Nikki Blonsky
New Girl In Town - Hairspray
Wig In A Box - Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Neil Patrick Harris
Mr & Mrs Smith - Smash - Megan Hilty & Will Chase
Science Fiction Double Feature - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
My Favourite Things - The Sound Of Music
Well Did You Evah? - High Society - Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra
Defying Gravity - Wicked - Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenowith
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke
She's Like The Wind - Dirty Dancing - Patrick Swayze
I'll Cover You - Rent
Seasons Of Love - Rent
King Herod's Song - Jesus Christ Superstar - Paul Nicholas

Music Of The Night - The Phantom Of The Opera - Gerard Butler
Hang The Moon - Smash - Bernadette Peters & Megan Hilty
Friend Like Me - Aladdin - Robin Williams
Bless Your Beautiful Hide - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers - Howard Keel
June Is Bustin' Out All Over - Carousel
I Don't Know How To Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar - Joanne Ampil
One More Angel In Heaven - Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
High Society - Louis Armstrong
I've Decided To Marry You - A Gentlemans Guide To Love & Murder
For Good - Wicked - Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenowith
Sugar Daddy - Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Neil Patrick Harris
When You're In Love - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers - Howard Keel & Jane Powell
Be My Baby - Dirty Dancing - The Ronettes
This Jesus Must Die - Jesus Christ Superstar - Pete Gallagher & Martin Callaghan

Classical & Jazz 23rd November 2014

As always, this weeks classical and jazz was nice and relaxed. Varied selection of songs to help wind down your weekend.

G4 - You're The Voice
2Cellos - Where The Streets Have No Name
Josh Groban - Gallileo (Someone Like You)
Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues
Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun
Nina Simone - Ain't Got No, I've Got Life
Tchaikovski - Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Shirley Horn - Hit The Road Jack
Gregory Porter - Be Good (Lion's Song)
Katherine McPhee - It's A Man's Man's World
Handel - Sarabande
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins & Sonny Stitt - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing The Blues
Diane Schuur & B.B.King - You Don't Know Me

Musical Moments 19th November 2014

For todays show I featured one of my favourite movie musicals of all time - High Society! Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong in the same movie? Wonderful!!

I've Decided To Marry You - A Gentlemans Guide To Love & Murder
*High Society - Louis Armstrong
I'll Know - Guys & Dolls - Marlon Brando & Jean Simmons
Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
To Sir With Love - Glee
Black Hills Of Dakota - Calamity Jane - Doris Day
*True Love - High Society - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
When You Wish Upon A Star - Pinocchio
There's No Business Like Show Business - Annie Get Your Gun
*You're Sensational - High Society - Frank Sinatra
Sunset Boulevard - John Barrowman
My Name Is Tallulah - Bugsy Malone
Drink With Me - Les Miserables
In My Life - Les Miserables
Save The People - Godspell
You Don't Need To Love Me - If/Then - Anthony Rapp

Do You Love Me - Dirty Dancing
Love Man - Dirty Dancing - Otis Redding
*That's Jazz - High Society - Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong
Potipher - Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Mr. Mistoffeles - Paul Nicholas
Dr. Dolittle - Anthony Newley
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Song Of The South - James Baskett
*Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - High Society - Frank Sinatra & Celeste Holm
Bless Your Beautiful Hide - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers - Jason Howard
It Takes Two - Hairspray - Zac Efron
*Little One - High Society - Bing Crosby
What If - If/Then - Idina Menzel
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Anything Goes - Elaine Paige
*Did You Evah? - High Society - Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby
Get Happy - Summer Stock - Judy Garland
Food Glorious Food - Oliver


Random Fact - James Baskett was given an Honourary Academy Award for his portrayal of the storyteller in Song of The South^, making him the very first male performer of African descent to receive an Oscar.

Classical & Jazz 16th November 2014

Todays show, as always, nice and relaxed.

The Piano Guys - Over The Rainbow/Simple Gifts
Russell Watson - Nessun Dorma
Nat King Cole - Smile
Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves
José Carreras - Granada
Etta Jones - Georgia On My Mind
Mozart - Turkish March
Bach - Air On The G String
Otis Clay - Since I've Been Loving You
Django Reinhardt - Sweet Georgia Brown
Erroll Garner - Stormy Weather
Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
Natalie Cole - Cry Me A River
Debussy - Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun

Musical Moments 12th November 2014

There was no featured show this week, just a whole lot of good sing along music!

Pure Imagination - Willy Wonka - Gene Wilder
Let's Face The Music & Dance - Fred Astaire
Ol' Man River - Showboat
All I Do Is Dream Of You - The Boyfriend - Twiggy
You Are Woman, I Am Man - Funny Girl - Omar Sharif & Barbra Streisand
Talk To The Animals - Dr. Dolittle - Rex Harrison
I've Never Seen Anything Like It - Dr. Dolittle
Music Of The Night - Katherine Jenkins
You'll Be In My Heart - Tarzan
Happiness Is - You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
Good Mornin' - Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds
Run & Tell That - Hairspray - Elijah Kelly
What's The Buzz - Jesus Christ Superstar
Hell To Your Doorstep - Count Of Monte Cristo - Thomas Borchert

Lay All Your Love On Me - Mamma Mia
Welcome To Wonderland - Wonderland
Sherry - Jersey Boys
Beth - Glee - Mark Salling
Poker Face - Glee - Lea Michele & Idina Menzel
On My Own - Les Miserables
I'm Not That Girl - Wicked - Idina Menzel
My Friend The Doctor - Dr. Dolittle - Anthony Newley
Anything You Can Do - Annie Get Your Gun
Brighter Than The Sun - Smash
Grow Old With You - The Wedding Singer
Macavity - Cats
When You're An Addams - The Addams Family - Nathan Lane
Oh Bright New Day - Blood Brothers
I Hope I Get It - A Chorus Line

Random Fact - Nine separate versions of the musical soundtrack for Dr. Dolittle were commissioned in several languages, with over a million copies pressed total, but almost none of them sold.

Classical & Jazz 9th November 2014

This is the track listing for last nights show, I'm slowly warming to and learning a lot about the genres, and it's definitely becoming more enjoyable. Hope you're enjoying it too.

The Piano Guys - The Mission:How Great Thou Art
Jamie Cullum - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Pachelbel - Canon
Lo-Fang - You're The One That I Want
Chantz - It Don't Mean A Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
2Cellos feat Steve Vai - Highway To Hell
Tchaikovsky - Waltz Of The Flowers - The Nutcrack
Billy Joel feat Ray Charles - Baby Grand
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
Etta James - I've Been Loving You Too Long
Ella Fitzgerald - Dream A Little Dream Of Me



Random Fact: Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins. The musician Johnny Otis gave James her stage name by reversing Jamesetta to Etta James.

Musical Moments 5th November 2014

This weeks featured show is Rent. I've loved Rent since I discovered it a few Christmases ago. It has so many wonderful sing along songs. As always, the songs from the featured show are starred in the list below.

Book of Mormon - Hello
Oliver - Boy For Sale
*Rent - Seasons Of Love
Smash - Let Me Be Your Star
Les Miserables - Stars
*Rent - Rent
Hercules - Gospel Truth/Main Titles
West Side Story - Jet Song
*Rent - You'll See
Hedwig & The Angry Inch - Sugar Daddy
Glee - Isn't She Lovely
Glee - Rumour Has It/Someone Like You
Matilda - The Hammer
Godspell - All For The Best
Top Hat - Cheek To Cheek
Michael Courtney - Close Every Door
Donny Osmond - Luck Be A Lady
Fiddler On The Roof - Tradition
*Rent - Will I
Judy Garland - Get Happy
Chicago - Mister Cellophane
*Rent - I'll Cover You
Marilyn - Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
*Rent - I Should Tell You
*Rent - La Vie Boheme B
Sound Of Music - 16 Going On 17
Dreamgirls - Love You I Do
Smash! - Never Give All The Heart
*Rent - Take Me Or Leave Me
Wicked - One Short Day
Elaine Paige - As If We Never Said Goodbye

Classical & Jazz 2nd November 2014

Here is the playlist from this weeks show.

2Cellos - Clocks
Bach - Double Violin Concerto - Largo
Frank Sinatra - Someone To Watch Over Me
The Sanctuary - Darling Violetta (Angel Theme)
The Piano Guys - Let It Go
Kay Starr - Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Debussy - Clare De Lune
Glenn Miller - In The Mood
Beth Hart - I'll Take Care Of You
Humphrey Littleton - New Bad Penny Blues
Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues
Debussy - Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane.