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Happy Birthday! Cent’Anni! Tanti Auguri, ma! Ti vogliamo bene. We celebrate our mother’s 100th birthday with the music she grew up with as well as the music that reminds us of what a wonderful person and mother she is. We love you, ma. Please enjoy and thank you so much for listening.

Cent’Anni playlist:

Fred Astaire – Cheek to Cheek

Glenn Miller – Stomping At The Savoy

Louis Armstrong – Hello Dolly

Dixie Troubadours, Davis, Akst – Baby Face

Henry Mancini – Moon River Cha Cha

Les Baxter – Calcutta

Les Brown – Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio

Tony Aless and His Orchestra – Swimming the Backstroke

Gordon MacRae – Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’

Judy Garland – Over the Rainbow

Frank Sinatra – The Brooklyn Bridge

Perry Como – Catch A Falling Star

James Chirillo – If I Only Had a Brain

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream

Elvis – Suspicious Minds

Percy Faith – Theme From A Summer Place_Percy Faith

Louis Prima – Angelina-Zooma Zooma

Lionel Hampton – Flying Home

Dean Martin – On an Evening in Roma

Shirley Temple – On the Good Ship Lollipop

Various – Jersey Bounce (Benny Goodman Version)

Frank Sinatra – Summer Wind

Duke Ellington – Take the “A” Train

James Chirillo – Sultry Serenade

Louis Prima – Brooklyn Boogie

Tony Aless and His Orchestra – Flutter Kick

Pat Suzuki – The Lady is A Tramp

Perry Como – Papa Loves Mambo

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – A Taste of Honey

Peggy Lee – I Enjoy Being A Girl

Tiny Grimes Quintet – Tiny’s Tempo

Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me

Percy Faith & His Orchestra – The Girl From Ipanema

Eartha Kitt – C’est Si Bon

Burt Bacharach – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Wonder, Stevie – My Sheri  Amor

Diane Schuur – Prelude to a Kiss

Henry Mancini – Moon River

James Chirillo And Valerie Levy – . Just One Of Those Things

Tony Bennett – Love Scene

Enid Mosier – Cheek to Cheek

OST –  Theme From Marty

The Johnny Mann Singers – Up Up and Away

Louis Prima – Buona Sera

Benny Goodman – And the Angels sing

Tony Aless and His Orchestra – Good Golf Swing

David Rose – Holiday For Strings

Dooley Wilson – As Time Goes By (From “Casablanca”)

Flamingos – I Only Have Eyes for You

Percy Faith – Leaving On A Jet Plane

DJC/RJC – Re-elect Who

Frank Sinatra – Theme from New York, New York

Artie Shaw – Begin the Beguine

[Orchestra]/Dean Martin – That’s Amore

James Chirillo And Valerie Levy – . Let’s Face The Music And Dance

Duke Ellington – Satin Doll

Mayor of Brooklyn

Baseball’s Greatest Hits Let’s – Lets Keep The Dodgers In Brooklyn

Tony Bennett – The Best Is Yet to Come

Sammy Davis, Jr. – Hey There

Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

Aldemaro Romero – Sweet Madness

Anita O’Day & Billy May – Falling In Love With Love

The Di Mara Sisters – Baciami Bambino

Elvis Presley – Take Me to the Fair

Various – It Happened In Monterey_Billy May

Como, Perry – Seattle

Esquivel and HIs Orchestra – Night and Day

[Orchestra]/Dean Martin – Arrivederci Roma

Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World

Sarah Vaughan – Speak Low

Pat Suzuki – Something’s Gotta Give

Duke Ellington – You’re Just an Old Antidisestablishmentarianismist

Lillian Roth – Ain’t She Sweet

Louis Prima – Baciagaloop (Makes Love on the Stoop)

Billy May – Dont Get Around Much Anymore

Tony Aless and His Orchestra – High Jump Kick

Sammy Davis, Jr. – That Old Black Magic

Glenn Miller – Chattanooga Choo Choo

Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther Theme

Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley – Summer Samba (So Nice)

Domenico Modugno – Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu

Sophia Loren – Tu Vuo Fa’ Americano

Sammy Davis, Jr. – We Open In Venice

Bent Fabric and His Piano – Alley Cat

Francis Lai – A Man and A Woman (orch.)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Spanish Flea

All In the Family theme

Joe Fingers O’Shea – Mother Pin A Rose On Me

Who is tuning in? Thank you very much!

Rocco Recommends

Monsieur Blumenberg the nom de plume of Federico Kikko Montefiori, from Italy’s masters of lounge, Montefiori Cocktail. Monsieur Blumenberg is Kikko’s solo side and over the years he has released some wonderful compositions such as in 2001’s Musique et Couleurs, Divertissement Avec du Punk Rock from 2017 and singles such as Tanamadana, Tempi d’Oro and Love In Tokyo.

Le bon monsieur has now just released a new ep: Nonsense Songs. Artwork by Anna Bertozzi. Produced and co-arranged by Daniele Bengi Benati (Ridillo, Flipper Music, That’s Amore Music), the title says it all.

“il disco che vi cambiera la vita…in peggio” (the album that will change your life… for the worse)

But it is also a blast.

With smash hits such as “Hi hi hi”, “Sushi Please”, “Bana banana” this collection of nonsense songs is sure to liven any social function, including Rocco’s favourite:   “ Marà marà”, a very Umiliani-esque romp, to which when asked about its connection to Maná Maná, Kikko replied, “Actually, ‘Marà marà’ is the badly made version of Maná Maná.”

mais bien sûr!

Nonsense Songs is available on most platforms! Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes

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