A Note from Grandma Cyd
During the June 27, 2020, broadcast of HPZ, I suggested we all pick up the book Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad. The reason I’m recommending this book specifically is because it requires learning, self-reflection, and most importantly, personal action. Learn more here.
Featuring break music from
Hollywood Africans
by Jon Batiste
Joe “Fingers” Carr/80 Drums Around the World “Istanbul (not Constantinople)” from Ultra-Lounge Vol 3: Space Capades
Perez Prado “Guaglione” from Big Hits By Prado
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass “All My Loving” from South Of the Border
Harry Belafonte “Jump In the Line” from Jump Up Calypso
Ella Fitzgerald “Just Another Rhumba” from The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “Sunrise Serenade” from The Unforgettable Glenn Miller
Gordon MacRae “Rambling Rose” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s
Duke Ellington “Tulip or Turnip” from Three Of A Kind: Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Bunny Berigan
Al Bowlly “You Couldn’t Be Cuter” from Top Hits Of the 1930s
Rosemary Clooney “Mangos” from The Essential Rosemary Clooney
Louis Armstrong “Skokiaan” from All-Time Greatest Hits
Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen MacRae “You’re the Top” from Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca
Nat King Cole “A Blossom Fell” from The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Dinah Shore “”Murder” He Says” from The Very Best of Dinah Shore
Ginny Simms and Harry Babbitt w/ Kay Kyser & His Orchestra “Two Sleepy People” from Best of the Big Bands
Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” from Top Hits of the 1930s [REQUEST]
Vera Lynn “Be Like That Kettle and Sing” from Sincerely Yours
Fats Waller and His Rhythm “Oh Susannah Dust Off That Old Pianna” from A Handful of Keys: 1922-1935
Mildred Bailey “Fools Rush In” from The Early Years
Fred Astaire “Nice Work If You Can Get It” from Pick Yourself Up!
Billie Holiday “Sugar” from 25 Greatest Hits
Jimmie Lunceford “Life Is Fine” from Jukebox Hits 1935-1947
Jimmy Durante “Make Someone Happy” from As Time Goes By: The Best of Jimmy Durante
George Gershwin “Waitin’ For Me” from George Gershwin Piano Rolls, Vol. 2
Dean Martin “Sway” from Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine
Doris Day “You Do Something To Me” from Day By Night
Elvis Presley “Wooden Heart” from Elvis Sings For Children and Grown-Ups Too!
Bing Crosby “Waltzing In A Dream” from A Bing Crosby Collection: Volume III
Burl Ives “Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)” from Remembering The ’40s (1948)
Jo Stafford “I Love You” from These Were Our Songs (1944)
Andy Williams “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcavado)” from The Andy Williams Sound Of Music
Jon Batiste “Is It Over” from Hollywood Africans
Jon Batiste “What A Wonderful World” from Hollywood Africans