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It Was A Very Good Year: New Releases And Reissues From 2006

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Posted December 30, 2006

This week on Afterglow we'll have a set of New Year’s songs from Peggy Lee, June Christy, and Ella Fitzgerald.

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David Fathead Newman's album Cityscape, one of the notable new releases and reissues from 2006 we will play on this edition of Afterglow.

This week on Afterglow we take a look back at some notable new releases and reissues from 2006, with music from Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Karrin Allyson, Madeleine Peyroux, David Fathead Newman, and more.

We’ll also have a set of New Year’s songs from Peggy Lee, June Christy, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Music Heard On This Episode

Half the Perfect World
Madeleine Peyroux — Half the Perfect World (Rounder, 2006)
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Half the Perfect World
Madeleine Peyroux — Half the Perfect World (Rounder, 2006)
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Morning Bell
Chris Potter — Underground (Sunnyside, 2006)
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Since I Fell For You
Gladys Knight — Before Me (Verve, 2006)
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Willow Weep for Me
Diana Krall — From This Moment On (Verve, 2006)
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The Best Is Yet to Come
Tony Bennett/Diana Krall — Duets (Columbia, 2006)
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I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Tony Bennett — Duets (Columbia, 2006)
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I Waited for You
Frank Hewitt — Fresh From the Cooler (Smalls Records, 2006)
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Reminsicing
Dizzy Gillespie — Verve/Philips Small Group Sessions (Mosaic, 1957)
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You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Lee Wiley — West of the Moon (Mosaic, 1956)
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We Kiss in a Shadow
Red Garland — At the Prelude (Concord/Prestige, 1959)
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Dearly Beloved
Nancy Wilson — Hollywood My Way (Capitol Jazz, 1963)
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It Never Entered My Mind
Miles Davis — Legendary Prestige Quintets (Concord/Prestige, 1955)
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It Was a Very Good Year
David Fathead Newman — Cityscape (High Note, 2006)
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Goldfinger
David Fathead Newman — Cityscape (High Note, 2006)
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Sorry to See You Go
June Christy — This Time of Year (EMI/Capitol, 1961)
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What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Ella Fitzgerald — Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas (Verve)
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Song at Midnight
Peggy Lee — Christmas With Peggy Lee (EMI/Capitol, 2006)
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Hello Mr. New Year
The Coolbreezers — Hipster's Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R & B Classics (Hip-O, 1957)
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I'll Be Seeing You
Regina Carter — I'll Be Seeing You (Verve, 2006)
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A Long Way to Go (Equinox)
Karrin Allyson — Footprints (Concord, 2006)
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Lucent
Frank Kimbrough — Play (Palmetto, 2006)
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Nat King Cole — Stardust: 1955-1959 (Bear Family)
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Midnight Sun
Duke Ellington — Cosmic Scene (Mosaic, 1958)
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I Didn't Know About You
Mark Murphy — Hip Parade/Playing the Field (Capitol, 1960)
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Then I'll Be Tired of You
Herb Geller — Plays the Arthur Schwartz Songbook (Hep, 2006)
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