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200 Of The Best Songs From Jazz Of The 50s

Call Number: MP1630.28 .A124
Imprint: Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard, [1997?]
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'Deed I do Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose
Alone at last Victor Young, Robert Hilliard
I don't want to cry anymore Victor Schertzinger
Sleepin' bee, a Truman Capote, Harold Arlen
In walked Bud Thelonious Monk
Lady Bird Tadd Dameron
Gotta be this or that Sunny Skylar
Picnic Steve Allen, George W. Duning
Jubilee Stanley Adams, Hoagy Carmichael
There are such things Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer
I don't want to set the world on fire Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Seiler
Count every star Sammy Gallop, Bruno Coquatrix
It's you or no one Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
It's magic Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
I guess I'll hang my tears out to dry Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Things we did last summer, the Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Teach me tonight Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul
Sing, you sinners Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling
Troubled waters Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
Down the old ox road Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnson
If you can't sing it (you'll have to swing it) Sam Coslow
I'd love to make love to you Ruth Poll, Robert Emmerich
Put your dreams away (for another day) Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss, Paul Mann
Don't go to strangers Russell Smith, J.D. Martin
One dozen roses Roger Lewis, \Country\ Joe Washburn, Dick Jurgens, Walter Donovan
I ain't got nobody Roger Graham, Spencer Williams, Dave Peyton
Baubles, bangles and beads Robert Wright, George Forrest
Strangers in paradise Robert Wright, George Forrest
Born to be blue Robert Wells, Mel Torme
My one and only love Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
Rain (falling from the sky) Robert Mellin, Gunther Finlay
You leave me breathless Ralph Freed, Frederick K. Hollander
I still believe in you Peter Daniels, Dick Allen, Carroll Coates
Younger than springtime Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Hello, young lovers Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Something wonderful Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Work song Oscar Brown Jr., Nat Adderley
Stolen moments Oliver Nelson
Stella by starlight Ned Washington, Victor Young
Wild is the wind Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin
Teaneck Nat Adderley
Just like a butterfly that's caught in the rain Mort Dixon, Harry Woods
Boplicity (be bop lives) Miles Davis, Ray Passman, Holli Ross
Nardis Miles Davis
Half nelson Miles Davis
Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis
Milestones Miles Davis
So what Miles Davis
If you go Michel Emer, Geoffery Parsons
Till there was you Meredith Willson
Lost in the stars Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill
Peanut vendor, the Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moises Simons
Call of the faraway hills Mack David, Victor Young
My romance Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Glad to be unhappy Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Midnight sun Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer
True blue Lou Leo Robin, Sam Coslow, Richard A. Whiting
I can't escape from you Leo Robin, Richard Whiting
Beyond the blue horizon Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting, W. Franke Harling
Louise Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting
If I should lose you Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
Here lies love Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
With every breath I take Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
You say you care Leo Robin, Jule Styne
For every man there's a woman Leo Robin, Harold Arlen
Hooray for love Leo Robin, Harold Arlen
Love is a simple thing June Carroll, Arthur Siegel
Why try to change me now Joseph McCarthy, Cy Coleman
When the world was young Johnny Mercer, Vannier, M. Philippe-Gerard
Early autumn Johnny Mercer, Ralph Burns, Woody Herman
I thought about you Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen
Autumn leaves (les feuilles mortes) Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert, Joseph Kosma
Any place I hang my hat is home Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
Satin doll Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
Here's that rainy day Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
It's always you Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen
Suddenly it's spring Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen
Misty Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
Afternoon in Paris John Lewis
Django John Lewis
Lazy afternoon John Latouche, Jerome Moross
Take love easy John LaTouche, Duke Ellington
Oh! look at me now John DeVries, Joe Bushkin
But beautiful Jimmy Van Heusen
Too close for comfort Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George Weiss
Buttons and bows Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Almost in your arms Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Never let me go Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Another time, another place Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Mona Lisa Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
To each his own Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
When Sunny gets blue Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher
Tenderly Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross
With the wind and the rain in your hair Jack Lawrence, Clara Edwards
Beyond the sea Jack Lawrence, Charles Trenet
If I didn't care Jack Lawrence
I left my sugar standing in the rain Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain
There say it's wonderful Irving Berlin
You keep coming back like a song Irving Berlin
Best thing for you, the Irving Berlin
Now it can be told Irving Berlin
All of my life Irving Berlin
(I wonder why?) You're just in love Irving Berlin
Anything you can do Irving Berlin
It's a lovely day today Irving Berlin
Steppin' out with my baby Irving Berlin
Song is ended, the (but the melody lingers on) Irving Berlin
Soft lights and sweet music Irving Berlin
Love, you didn't do right by me Irving Berlin
Count your blessings instead of sheep Irving Berlin
Girl that I marry, the Irving Berlin
Unchained melody Hy Zaret, Alex North
Lazy River Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin
Winter moon Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson
Blue orchids Hoagy Carmichael
I get along without you very well (except sometimes) Hoagy Carmichael
I'll buy that dream Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel
Beautiful love Haven Gillespie, Victor Young, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne
I love Lucy Harold Adamson, Eliot Daniel
Hey, good lookin' Hank Williams
Little street where old friends meet, a Gus Kahn, Harry Woods
Portrait of Jenny, a Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson
My future just passed George Marion Jr., Richard Whiting
We'll be together again Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer
Sand in my shoes Frank Loesser, Victor Schertzinger
Small fry Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael
Two sleepy people Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael
I hear music Frank Loesser, Burton Lane
I've never been in love before Frank Loesser
If I were a bell Frank Loesser
I wish I didn't love you so Frank Loesser
Woman in love, a Frank Loesser
Young love Erroll Garner
When I fall in love Edward Heyman, Victor Young
End of a love affair, the Edward C. Redding
Nature boy Eden Ahbez
Adios Eddie Woods, Enric Madriguera
Angel eyes Earl Brent, Matt Dennis
Old devil moon E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane
Lost in meditation Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Lou Singer, Juan Tizol
Isfahan Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
Love you madly Duke Ellington
Warn valley Duke Ellington
Alone too long Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz
Call me darling Dorothy Dick, Bert Reisfeld, Mart Fryberg, Rolf Marbot
Into each life some rain must fall Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
Music makers Don Raye, Harry James
I'll remember April Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Pat Johnson
For heaven's sake Don Meyer, Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards
Lonely ones, the Don George, Duke Ellington
Harlem nocturne Dick Rogers, Earle Hagen
(I love you) For sentimental reasons Deek Watson, William Best
No moon at all Dave Mann, Redd Evans
Good Morning Heartache Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake
Li'l Liza Jane (go li'l Liza) Countess Ada De Lachau
I love Paris Cole Porter
Ca, C'est L'amour Cole Porter
It's all right with me Cole Porter
You're sensational Cole Porter
All of you Cole Porter
From this moment on Cole Porter
Why can't you behave Cole Porter
So in love Cole Porter
Too darn hot Cole Porter
My little suede shoes Charlie Parker
You can depend on me Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
Young at heart Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards
Witchcraft Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman
Day in the life of a fool, a (manha de carnaval) Carl Sigman, Luiz Bonfa
Moments like this Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
Dancing on a dime Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
Save your love for me Buddy Johnson
Night has a thousand eyes, the Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
Only a rose Brian Hooker, Rudolf Friml
Just when we're falling in love Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson, \Illinois\ Jacquet
Do nothin' till you hear from me Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
Crazy he calls me Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
I'm late Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain
Alice in wonderland Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain
In the wee small hours of the morning Bob Hilliard, David Mann
My little brown book Billy Strayhorn
Lush Life Billy Strayhorn
Upper Manhattan medical group (ummg) Billy Strayhorn
I wanna be loved Billy Rose, Edward Heyman, John Green
I want to talk about you Billy Eckstine
You've Changed Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
Just in time Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
There little worlds Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby
Fly me to the moon (in other words) Bart Howard
I could have told you Arthur Williams, Carl Sigman
Cry me a river Arthur Hamilton
Young and foolish Arnold B. Horwitt, Albert Hague
S'posin' Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker
You're lukcy to me Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake
Peg o' my heart Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher
I've grown accustomed to her face Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
On the street where you live Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
I could have danced all night Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Get me to the church on time Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Too late now Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane