Episode 371: Richard Rodgers and Jazz, Part 1

This is Part 1 of a series on the songs of Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers & Hart and Rodgers & Hammerstein).

In this and the next two episodes, you'll hear recordings by:

-Shorty Rogers and his Men
-Mel Torme
-Emmet Cohen
-Chet Baker
-Ahmad Jamal Trio
-Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
-George Shearing
-Ellas Kapell
-Alex Samaras
-Paul Whiteman Orchestra
-Gene Krupa
-Reinhardt Winkler
-Emma Smith
-Blossom Dearie
-Joshua Redman
-Ella Fitzgerald
-Hazel Scott with Charles Mingus and Max Roach
-Diana Krall
-Karin Plato
-Miles Davis
-Betty Carter & Ray Charles
-Coleman Hawkins
-Peggy Lee
-Eugene Chadbourne
-The Bad Plus
-Buddy Greco
-Betty Carter
-Brad Mehldau
-Sophie Milman
-Andrew Hill
-Tony Bennett
-Hank Mobley
-Oscar Peterson
-Frank Sinatra
-Wynn Murray
-Bob Dorough
-Sarah Vaughan

And hopefully you'll also get a sense as to why jazz musicians like these compositions so much.