Standard Time: Frenesi

Nothing much worth writing about at the moment, so here's a favorite tune of your Head Trucker's. First, the definitive 1940 recording by the great Artie Shaw and his orchestra:



Which I dearly love. But oh look how a great singer can infuse it with Latin flame, as demonstrated by the beautiful Linda Ronstadt:

Standard Time: 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way that You Do It)

The ex-roommate was asking me about an old song the other night, which led me to looking up a lot of my swing favorites on YouTube.  Here's a megahit from 1939 that ought to raise a smile on your faces, boys - ostensibly about music, but pretty risque for that day and time, see what you think.

Standard Time: Summertime

I don't know about where you fellas live, but I can tell you that summer has arrived in Texas:  it was 96 degrees yesterday, and this is only the beginning of things.

So naturally, I thought of this song.  Enjoy.

Standard Time: Unchained Melody

The late, great Bobby Hatfield in a live performance of one of my all-time favorites:

Standard Time: But Not for Me

From Girl Crazy, 1943:  there's nobody can break your heart like Judy.

Standard Time: I've Got a Crush on You

Ella weaves her sinuous sound around the Gershwin classic in this high-quality audio recording.