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Late night groove featuring Joe Williams, Sammy Davis Jr, Nancy Wilson and Ray Charles

Music 'til Midnight - the best in easy listening sounds and timeless standards performed by Sammy Davis Jr, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles, The Count Basie Orchestra and Randy Newman.

Moira Stuart returns to Sunday nights on Radio 2 with the first in a new series of Music 'til Midnight - the best in easy listening sounds and timeless standards performed by the greatest artists from the past 60 years. This week's cast list includes Sammy Davis, Jr., Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles and The Count Basie Orchestra, plus new releases from Randy Newman and Lizz Wright. Moira's featured album is Me & The Blues, an acclaimed collection of blues standards by Joe Williams, the singer who shot to fame in the 1950's with Count Basie. Recorded in 1964 with arranger Jimmy Jones, tonight's featured titles include Kansas City, I'm Sticking With You Baby and Come On Blues.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Renee Olstead

    Hit The Road Jack

    • Skylark.
    • WEA.
  • Ray Charles

    Hide Nor Hair

    • Classics.
    • REAL GONE MUSIC.
  • Nancy Wilson

    Please Send Me Someone To Love

    • Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues.
    • Capitol.
  • Joe Williams

    Me And The Blues

    • Me And The Blues.
    • RCA.
  • Joe Williams

    I'm Sticking With You Baby

    • Me And The Blues.
    • RCA.
  • Lizz Wright

    Stars Fell On Alabama

    • Grace.
    • Concord.
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Sweet Lorraine

    • The Nat King Cole Songbook.
    • Collectors Choice Music.
  • Carol Sloane

    Deep Purple

    • Out Of The Blue.
    • KOCH JAZZ.
  • Kalil Wilson

    Stardust

    • Easy To Love.
    • Kalil Wilson.
  • Count Basie

    Hobo Flats

    • Afrique.
    • RCA VICTOR.
  • Joe Williams

    Come On Blues

    • Me And The Blues.
    • RCA.
  • Joe Williams

    Kansas City

    • Me And The Blues.
    • RCA.
  • Scott Walker

    Cowboy

    • Any Day Now.
    • Philips.
  • Randy Newman

    On The Beach

    • Darkmatter.
    • Nonesuch.

Me and the Blues

Me and the Blues

Grace

Grace

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Afrique

Afrique

Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Sep 2017 23:00