Three versions of the same composition, played by different artists.
In today’s programme:
- Mean To Me, written by Fred Ahlert & Roy Turk in 1929.
- My Old Flame, written by door Sam Coslow & Arthur Johnston in 1934.
- Night Train, written by saxophone player Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington & Lewis Simpkins in 1952.
Tracks
Mean To Me Billie Holiday
Frank Butler Quintet
Lars Gullin
Nat Adderley
My Old Flame Duke Ellington
Conte Candoli
Rene Thomas
Miles Davis
Night Train Jimmy Forrest
Oscar Peterson
World Saxophone Quartet
James Brown
From the CDs:
Billie Holiday Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia.
Sony Music
Curtis Counce/Frank Butler Complete Studio Recordings
Gambit Records
Lars Gullin Bariton Sax
Atlantic Records
Nat Adderley Worksong
Riverside Records