More Than Youmans
From 'Carioca' to 'Orchids In The Moonlight' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'Vincent Youmans'. It has Blossom Dearie, Dave Brubeck, Tommy Dorsey, Sonny Criss...
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Holiday sings lynching, Crystal’s uncle sells records—justice hums in minor key
Linking Billie Holiday to Billy Crystal’s uncle, the story traces the roots of “Strange Fruit,” a chilling protest song about lynching that reshapes 20th-century music. Holiday’s haunting performance transforms a poem into a cultural indictment, sung not with fanfare but subdued rage.
Later, figures like lyricist Michael Stoller and Atlantic Records’ Jerry Wexler circle this legacy, shaping the soundtrack of the civil rights era through quieter, calculated acts of defiance recorded in smoky studios and dim-lit clubs.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on February 7, 2026
Couples Only
From 'Russell And Eliot' to 'Nicholas And Alexandra' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz and Other Musics' tunes around the theme of 'Famous Couples'. It has Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte...
Word Music
From 'Palavra De Mulher' to 'Há Palavras Que Nos Beijam' , we have mixed 18 'Latin mixed with Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Words, Palabras, Palavras'. It has Mariza,...
Jazzin’Around Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Starting and ending with Jerome Kern / Otto Harbach's composition 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes', we have mixed 18 'Jazzy' tunes around the theme of 'Jerome Kern / Otto Harbach'....
Take Five (recounted)
From 'Take Five' to 'Five Will Get You Ten' , we have mixed 19 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Five'. It has Jackie McLean, Grover Washington, Eliane Elias,...
Redemption Song
Starting and ending with 'Redemption Song [W. Joe Strummer]' made famous by Bob Marley, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has The Drifters, Johnny Cash, The Coasters, Roberta...
Benny vs Artie
From 'Softly as in a morning sunrise' to 'Moonglow' , we have mixed 20 'Traditional Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Enduring rivalry between Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman'. It...
It’s Over Sleeping
From 'Tonight I Shall Sleep with a Smile on My Face' to 'Though a Long and Sleepless Night' , we have mixed 19 'Good Old Jazz with a Drop of...
Se(a) Se(x) And Sun
From 'Beyond The Sea' to 'East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)' , we have mixed 21 'Languorous Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Sea, Sex, Sun and...
She Asks
From 'What Kind Of Fool Am I' to 'Why must your love well be so dry' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Questions Women Ask'....
Trials And Errors
From 'Alone Again Naturally' to 'Falling In Love Again' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Again (and Never Again)'. "Trials And Errors" has The Frank...
Day In
From 'One Fine Day' to 'Mr. Day' , we have mixed 16 'Jazz, Pop & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Day'. "Day In" has Melody Gardot, Eliane Elias, Dinah...
Their Favourite Things
From '(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along' to 'All The Things you are' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Ladies'Things'....
James Van Heusen Goes All The Way
From 'Polka Dots And Moonbeams' to 'Darn That Dream' , we have mixed 21 'Jazz' tunes written or co-written by 'James Van Heusen'. It has Bobby Darin, Chico Hamilton, Frank...
Low Probabilities
From 'The Best is Yet to Come' to 'If You See My Rooster' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Things That (Almost) Never Happen'. It...
La Forza del Destino
From 'You are my destiny' to 'Stroke of Fate' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz and Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Destinies'. It has The Ronettes, Rockie Charles, Freddie...
Jazzin’Around Some Of These Days
From 'Some Of These Days' to 'Some of these days (Shelton Brooks)' , we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of 'Shelton Brooks'. It...
It Takes Many To Be Alone
From 'Alone In The City' to 'Lonely Boy Blues', we have mixed 17 'Jazz and Blues' tunes around the theme of 'Solitude'. It has Mal Waldron, Brenda Lee, Wes Montgomery,...
Morning Glories
From 'What's Your Story Morning Glory' to 'In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning', we have mixed 19 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Morning'. It has Stacey Kent,...
Carolling The Ladies
From 'Minha Senhora' to 'Luck be a Lady', we have mixed 19 'Jazz and Latin Music' tunes around the theme of 'Men singing their Ladies (Happy Encore)'. It has Lou...