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To Sheila by Smashing Pumpkins

By Joan Stoltman on November 23, 2012

As seen on ABC’s “Flashforward”

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Storm by Jose Gonzalez

By Joan Stoltman on November 21, 2012

As heard on “Friday Night Lights”

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Sing It Back by Moloko

By Joan Stoltman on September 16, 2012
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Koop Island Blues by Koop (feat. Ane Brun)

By Joan Stoltman on June 24, 2012

“Koop Island Blues” by Koop featuring vocals by Ane Brun (Koop Islands, !K7 Records, 2006). WHERE I HEARD IT In 2009, their song “Koop Island Blues” was featured in So You Think You Can Dance.

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Under the Milky Way by Sia

By Joan Stoltman on June 16, 2012

From a Lincoln MKT commercial.

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In a Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

By Joan Stoltman on June 12, 2012

Beautiful tune performed by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane in 1962. According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. “We had played a big dance in a tobacco warehouse, and afterwards a friend of mine, an executive in the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, threw a party for us. I was playing …

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Bags & Trane by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

By Joan Stoltman on June 11, 2012

“Bags & Trane” by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane (Bags & Trane, Atlantic Records, 1961). I heard it while watching the documentary Chops about high school jazz bands competing in a Duke Ellington competition at Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York.

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Dat Dere by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Bobby Timmons on Piano)

By Joan Stoltman on June 10, 2012

“Dat Dere” by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Bobby Timmons on Piano) (The Big Beat, Blue Note, 1960). Music by Bobby Timmons & lyrics by Oscar Brown, Jr. I heard it while watching the documentary Chops about high school jazz bands competing in a Duke Ellington competition at Jazz At Lincoln Center in New …

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There’s No Disappointment In Heaven by Jimmy Scott

By Joan Stoltman on June 3, 2012

“There’s No Disappointment In Heaven” by Jimmy Scott (Heaven, Warner Jazz, 1996). As heard on Homicide: Life On The Street. Link to it on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Disappointment-Heaven-Album-Version/dp/B003A99F9A Buy it, it is SOOOOOO worth listening to.

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It Goes Like It Goes by Jennifer Warnes

By Joan Stoltman on May 28, 2012

SONG OF THE DAY “It Goes Like It Goes” by Jennifer Warnes (Norma Rae soundtrack, 1979). Written by David Shire and Norman Gimbel. VIDEO OF THE DAY

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