Home Boys
From 'Keep A Light In The Window Till I Come Home' to 'I Guess I'll Get The Papers (And Go Home)', we have mixed 15 'Sung by Male Singers' tunes...
My Man
Strange Fruit
The Blues Are Brewin' (w/ Louis Armstrong)
The Blues Are Brewin (w/ Louis Armstrong)
I Love You Porgy
Billie Holiday
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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
Jazzin’Around Pork Pie Hat
Starting and ending with Charles Mingus's composition 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat', we have mixed 18 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Charles Mingus'. It has Charlie Haden, Count Basie,...
I Wish I Could But I Can’t
From 'I Can't Stay Mad At You' to 'I Can't Get Started' , we have mixed 17 'Jazz, Soul, Blues,…' tunes around the theme of 'Things You Can't Do'. It...
Egocentrics
From 'Me, Myself And I' to 'Me And Piney Brown' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz and Other Musics' tunes around the theme of 'Me And The Rest Of The...
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...
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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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La Forza del Destino
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