Dick Carr’s Big Bands Ballads & Blues is committed to presenting music by the Jazz Masters and the Great American Songbook Composers. Carr has featured music and stories on composers Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Duke Ellington and Harold Arlen. 

Dick Carr’s Big Bands Ballads & Blues is heard Saturdays, 6-8 p.m., on WCNY-FM, 91.3 in Syracuse, WJNY-FM, 90.9 in Watertown, WUNY-FM, 89.5 in Utica and on the World Wide Web at www.wcny.org.

Play List For Saturday, November 15, 2008, 6-8 p.m.
This Week Special Feature: George Gershwin
"Fascinating Rhythm" - Sammy Nestico (Gershwin)
"Foggy Day" - Frank Sinatra (Gershwin)
"But Not For Me" - Ahmad Jamal (Gershwin)
"S’Wunderful" - Diana Krall (Gershwin)
"Who Cares" - Bill Charlap (Gershwin)
"How Long Has This Been Going On" - Ella Fitzgerald (Gershwin)
"Embraceable You" - Frank Rosolino (Gershwin)
"Our Love Is Here To Stay" - Frank Sinatra (Gershwin)
"I Got Rhythm" - Benny Goodman Quartet (Gershwin)
"The Man I Love" - Barbra Streisand (Gershwin)
"Lady Be Good" - Zoot Sims (Gershwin)
"Porgy" - Ella Fitzgerald (Gershwin)
"Summertime" - Hank Jones (Gershwin)
"Someone To Watch Over Me" - Sarah Vaughn (Gershwin)
"Rhapsody In Blue" - Gary Graffman (Gershwin)
"The Best Is Yet To Come" - Jackie Ryan 
"Never Let Me Go" - Bruce Jackson Quartet
"Strange" - Les Brown
"Moonlight In Vermont" - Mel Torme
"Joy Spring" - Arturro Sandoval
"Birk’s Works" - James Moody/Hank Jones
"Quiet Nights" - Queen Latifah
"Captain Bill" - Gene Harris
"The Nearness Of You" - Roger Kellaway
"Hard Hearted Hannah" - Stacy Kent
"The Lamp Is Low" - Paul Smith   

Notes From Your Host
The Stories Behind the Music for the November 15 Show:  George Gershwin was only 39 years old when he died in 1937. Yet, his genius in creating songs for Broadway, Hollywood and the Concert stage was staggering. It’s astonishing to hear and reflect on the extraordinary songs George and his brother Ira created.

Other News:  The Post-Standard's Mark Bialczak wrote about a recent lunch he had with Dick Carr on his online blog, "Listen Up."  To read his entry, click here!