An audio recording of "I Thought About You," composed by Jimmy Van Heusen (1913-1990) with lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), and performed by Terry Myers live on-air on WUCF-FM on August 14, 2006. Myers is a reed player from Iowa who developed a successful career in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York before moving to Central Florida, where he became a band leader at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park and the band leader at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Jazz Emporium at Church Street Station in Orlando. Myers has played at jazz festivals across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and is currently the director of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. The jazz standard, "I Thought About You," was written by Van Heusen and Mercer in 1939 and has been performed and recorded by numerous jazz artists, including Miles Davis (1926-1991), Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), Billie Holiday (1915-1959), Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), Mal Waldron (1925-2002), and Dinah Washington (1924-1963).
Creator
Van Heusen, Jimmy
Mercer, Johnny
Source
Original 7-minute and 31-second audio recording: Van Heusen, Jimmy and Johnny Mercer. "I Thought About You," by Terry Myers: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, August 14, 2006.
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Originally created by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Herndon Mercer, performed by Terry Myers, and published by WUCF-FM.
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Copyright to this resource is held by Jimmy Van Heusen and John "Johnny" Herndon Mercer and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
An audio recording of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me," composed by Rube Bloom (1902-1976) with lyrics by Ted Koehler (1894-1983), and performed by Terry Myers live on-air on WUCF-FM on August 14, 2006. Myers is a reed player from Iowa who developed a successful career in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York before moving to Central Florida, where he became a band leader at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park and the band leader at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Jazz Emporium at Church Street Station in Orlando. Myers has played at jazz festivals across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and is currently the director of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" was composed by Bloom and Koehler in 1938 and has been recorded by numerous artists, including Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), Billie Holiday (1915-1959), and Frank Sinatra (1915-1998).
Creator
Bloom, Rube
Koehler, Ted
Source
Original 5-minute and 40-second audio recording: Bloom, Rube abd Ted Koehler. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me," by Terry Myers: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, August 14, 2006.
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Originally created by Rube Bloom and Ted Koehler, performed by Terry Myers, and published by WUCF-FM.
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Copyright to this resource is held by Reuben "Rube" Bloom and Ted L. Koehler and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
An audio recording of "Shiny Stockings," composed by Frank Foster with lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), and performed by the John Whitney Trio live on-air on WUCF-FM on January 4, 2000. John Whitney served as director of both orchestral studies and the University of Central Florida Jazz Lab band during his 20 years with the university. Whitney also led the UCF Jazz Lab band in invited performances at Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland. He established himself as a conductor, performer, composer, arranger, and teacher in both classical and jazz arenas, founding and directing the Southern Tier Symphony in Allegany, New York, in 2003, until his death in 2014. "Shiny Stockings" is a 1955 jazz standard written by Foster and Fitzgerald for the Count Basie Orchestra.
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Foster, Frank
Fitzgerald, Ella
Source
Original 5-minute and 45-second audio recording: Foster, Frank, and Ella Fitzgerald. "Shiny Stockings," by the John Whitney Trio: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, January 4, 2000.
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Southern Tier Symphony, Allegany, New York
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Originally created by Frank Foster and Ella Fitzgerald, performed by the John Whitney Trio, and published by WUCF-FM.
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Copyright to this resource is held by FFrank Foster and Ella Fitzgerald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.