Atomic Age Cocktail Party

Numbers Game (135)

 
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This week, we look at tunes from the hi-fi era that use numbers in their titles. Like in life, numbers in songs can be used to mark all sorts of things: items on a list, the movement of time, distance and location, and so much more. We’ll hear from Ray Charles, Nelson Riddle, Bobby Darin, and many more.

Playlist

Title Artist Album
I've Got Your Number Swen Swenson Little Me (The Original London Cast Recording)
One Mint Julep Ray Charles True Genius - Sides Of Ray
Seventy-Six Trombones Jonah Jones Quartet Swingin' On Broadway
Tea For Two (Cha Cha Cha) Xavier Cugat The Best Of Cugat
Once In A Lifetime Bobby Darin From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie
A Hundred Years from Today June Christy June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days
It Happened Once Before The Four Freshmen Voices In Modern
Four-Twenty AM The Ray Charles Singers Deep Night
Three O'Clock In The Morning Howard Roberts Goodies
One & Two O'Clock Jump Neal Hefti Jazz Pops
Forty Second Street Dave Pell Octet Campus Hop Jazz Goes Dancing
Route 66 Theme Nelson Riddle Route 66 And Other T.V. Themes
77 Sunset Strip Ralph Marterie Music For A Private Eye: Swinging Themes Of Famous TV Whodunits
My One and Only Love Dean Martin Cha Cha De Amor
One Note Samba Antonio Carlos Jobim & Frank Sinatra Sinatra Jobim (The Complete Reprise Recordings)
Two Different Worlds Sammy Davis Jr. & Laurindo Almeida Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings And Laurindo Almeida Plays
I Found A Million Dollar Baby The Mills Brothers Get A Job / I Found A Million Dollar Baby In A Five And Ten Cent Store