Sarah Harmer is a singer-songwriter from Canada. “Lodestar” is a song from her 2000 CD You Were Here, which went platinum in that country (over 100,000 copies sold).

From Emmylou’s 1976 album Luxury Liner. She is accompanied on this track by Nicolette Larson.

This track is from the unedited 10″ LP version of Jazz at Oberlin. Recorded March 1953.

Personnel:

Dave Brubeck – piano
Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
Lloyd Davis – drums
Ron Crotty – bass

From the double CD set At the Half Note Cafe, recorded in 1960.

Donald Byrd – trumpet,
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Duke Pearson – piano
Laymon Jackson – bass
Lex Humphries – drums

Hazel O’Connor is a British singer-songwriter and a sometimes actress. Breaking Glass, her first album, was released in 1980, and rose to #5 on the UK charts:

Patented by Edison was released on vinyl in 1960:

Bass – Charlie Potter
Drums – Elvin Jones
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Forrest
Trumpet – Harry “Sweets” Edison

Carp was a Los Angeles-based country-rock band primarily known today for helping start then singer-drummer Gary Busey’s career. The group released one self-titled album for Epic in 1969 and a couple of singles before disbanding.

   As a fan of John Barry and his Bond work especially, I enjoy this album. Based on a book by Len Deighton and featuring a nameless spy (who would become know as Harry Palmer due to this film), the movie starred Michael Caine, and was directed by Sidney J. Furie. The producer was one of the Bond producers, Harry Saltzman.

“California Dreamin'” (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 2:31
“Imprevu” (Johnny Richards, Lois Geraci) – 2:55
“Listen People” (Graham Gouldman) – 2:28
“What the World Needs Now Is Love” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:50
“In Times Like These” (Bacharach, David) – 3:02
“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:39
“Woman” (Bernard Webb) – 2:24
“Monday, Monday” (John Phillips) – 2:55
“Daydream” (John Sebastian) – 3:02
“Gotta Go” (Marty Paich, Rod McKuen) – 2:53
“The End of the World” (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee) – 2:53
“Husbands & Wives” (Roger Miller) – 3:10

West Coast big band jazz from 1961: