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Song of the Day: Summer (Estate), words and music by Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino and Joel E. Siegel, appears on the 1992 Shirley Horn album, “Here’s to Life“. This gorgeous, melodic song was a minor hit in Italy in 1960. It has become a jazz standard. It can be heard…

Song of the Day: Heat Wave, composed by the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team of Motown, was a huge Top 5 hit in 1963 for Martha and the Vandellas. Twelve years later, it went into the Top 5 again with a Linda Ronstadt reboot. Nothing like a Heat Wave to bring in…

Song of the Day: Hot in Herre features the words and music of Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Cornell Haynes (aka Nelly) with a sample from Chuck Brown‘s 1979 Go-go funk track, “Bustin’ Loose“. The song was Nelly‘s lead single from his 2002 album, “Nellyville” and won the inaugural award…

Song of the Day: That Sunday, That Summer, words and music by Joe Sherman and George David Weiss, was first recorded by Nat King Cole for his 1963 album, “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer,” whose title track was featured on Friday, July 23. This swing ballad has been recorded by…