Artist Trademarks (8/28/21) Certain songs are inseparable from certain artists. You may think that one particular version of a song is the definitive version. By the same token, you can't think of a particular artist without thinking of a certain song. Those songs are know as an artist's signature song, defining song, or trademark song. But it's not true just for top-40 artists, jazz and traditional pop singers have their trademarks too, like the ones that John & Jessica explore on this week's episode of Radio Deluxe.
Bing Crosby - Swinging on a Star (Billboard Pop Memories-1940-44) Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek (Ella and Louis) Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Under a Blanket of Blue (The Best of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstong on Verve) The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes (Minute by Minute) Billy Joel - Rosalinda's Eyes (52nd Street) Oscar Peterson - C Jam Blues (Night Train) Oscar Peterson - Brotherhood of Man (Oscar Peterson Trio + 1) Norah Jones - Don't Know Why (Come Away With Me) Count Basie & His Orch. - April in Paris (Compact Jazz) Frank Sinatra - Street of Dreams (In Concert: Sinatra at the Sands) Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin (In Concert: Sinatra at the Sands) The Ken Peplowski Big Band - All I Need Is the Girl (Sunrise)
Mel Torme - Lulu's Back in Town (Mel Torme with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette) Mel Torme - Fascinatin' Rhythm (Mel Torme with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette) Marty Paich - Martyni Time (The Picasso of Big Band Jazz) Peggy Lee - It's a Good Day (Capitol Collector's Series) Peggy Lee - Fever (Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics, Vol. IV, 1954- 1959) Julie London - Cry Me a River (The Best of Julie London) Pat Metheny Group - James (Offramp) James Taylor - Mean Old Man (October Road) Sarah Vaughan/Quincy Jones - Misty (Misty) Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco (50 Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett) Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Some Other Time (The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album) Doris Day - Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics, Vol. IV (1954-1959) Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train (Night Train)