Time for the annual holiday special from pianist Guy Livingston! Episode 105 of American Highways.
Featuring music of Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, William Bolcom, Nina Simone, Erik Hense, Nico Muhly, and George Antheil. Plus, the sultry voice of Hedy Lamarr, inventor, and film star.
Theme Music:
Jan Jeroen (J.J.) Spijkervet & Immersive Sound
“American Highways” Jingle
Sounds About Right
composed for Concertzender
Opening tune:
Erik Hense
WOTH Studios, NL
intro music for a game
unpublished
Henry Mancini
Misty
Henry Mancini Orchestra
The Ultimate Collection: In the Pink [RCA ND89905]
Duke Ellington
Black and Tan Fantasy
Swampy River
Luigi Palombi, piano
Milano Music Zone – Dynamic CDS 7743
Leonard Bernstein
Slava! – A Political Overture – Fast and Flamboyant
Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 469 829-2 GB7
William Bolcom
Violin Sonata No. 2: I. Summer Dreams
Solomia Soroka, violin
NAXOS 8.559150
Nico Muhly
Doublespeak
Eighth Blackbird
Cedille Records 33229
Nina Simone
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Nina Simone
Metro CD010
Ralph Towner
Oleander Etude
Ralph Towner
ECM 1968, 987 5911
Just One Word of Consolation, by Tom Lemonier
The Tremolo Trot, by Luckey Roberts
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Rick Benjamin, director.
New World Records 80795 – 2
William Bolcom
Violin Sonata No. 2: IV. In Memory of Joe Venuti
Solomia Soroka
NAXOS 8.559150
George Antheil
Dreams: VIII. Valse
Daniel Spalding conducts the Philadelphia Virtuosi
New World Records
closing tune:
Traditional, jazzy version after Vince Gueraldi
O Tannenbaum
Guy Livingston, pianist
unreleased