Jo Welch
@jo42.bsky.social
Cryptic crossword setter, music, reading and puzzles fan from Stockport
Oh, I’ve not heard that. I’ll listen some day, thanks
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Oh, I’ve not heard that. I’ll listen some day, thanks
Thank you. I heard this as a child on my mum’s Shirley Bassey record, If You Go Away being the English version
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thank you. I heard this as a child on my mum’s Shirley Bassey record, If You Go Away being the English version
Token 2: I’ve Got You Under My Skin by Ella Fitzgerald
“I tried so not to give in …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TG7...
“I tried so not to give in …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TG7...
I've Got You Under My Skin - Ella Fitzgerald
YouTube video by Michael C.
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Token 2: I’ve Got You Under My Skin by Ella Fitzgerald
“I tried so not to give in …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TG7...
“I tried so not to give in …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TG7...
Token 1: In the Bleak Midwinter, possibly my favourite carol
“What can I give him,
Poor as I am?”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHl...
“What can I give him,
Poor as I am?”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHl...
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY: In the Bleak Midwinter – words Christina Rossetti, music Gustav Holst
YouTube video by RoyalChoralSoc
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December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Token 1: In the Bleak Midwinter, possibly my favourite carol
“What can I give him,
Poor as I am?”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHl...
“What can I give him,
Poor as I am?”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHl...
The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You (ToTPs 1979)
YouTube video by professorenol
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December 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Token 2 Anything Goes by Sutton Foster and the cast at the Barbican, and later in Manchester, which loved seeing with friends - and the film of this performance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKFU...
Anything Goes 2021 revival | Show clips with Sutton Foster, Robert Lindsay and more
YouTube video by WhatsOnStage
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December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Token 2 Anything Goes by Sutton Foster and the cast at the Barbican, and later in Manchester, which loved seeing with friends - and the film of this performance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKFU...
Token 1: Ella Fitzgerald with the Paul Smith trio live in Berlin in 1960, her iconic improvisation when she forgets the words.
Unfazed, she laughs and imitates Louis Armstrong, delighting both the crowd then and me listening now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0mX...
Unfazed, she laughs and imitates Louis Armstrong, delighting both the crowd then and me listening now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0mX...
Mack The Knife (Live At Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 1960)
YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Token 1: Ella Fitzgerald with the Paul Smith trio live in Berlin in 1960, her iconic improvisation when she forgets the words.
Unfazed, she laughs and imitates Louis Armstrong, delighting both the crowd then and me listening now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0mX...
Unfazed, she laughs and imitates Louis Armstrong, delighting both the crowd then and me listening now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0mX...
Token 2: Ella Fitzgerald with Who Cares from the Gershwin songbook:
“Let it rain and thunder …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnoC...
“Let it rain and thunder …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnoC...
Who Cares?
YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Token 2: Ella Fitzgerald with Who Cares from the Gershwin songbook:
“Let it rain and thunder …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnoC...
“Let it rain and thunder …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnoC...
Token 1: I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan
The snow is snowing,
The wind is blowing,
But I can weather the storm …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EtA...
The snow is snowing,
The wind is blowing,
But I can weather the storm …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EtA...
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
YouTube video by Billy Eckstine - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Token 1: I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan
The snow is snowing,
The wind is blowing,
But I can weather the storm …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EtA...
The snow is snowing,
The wind is blowing,
But I can weather the storm …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EtA...
It was back in my university days. We only lived next to each other for that year, but I am still so grateful that I heard it then. It’s provided me with so much joy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It was back in my university days. We only lived next to each other for that year, but I am still so grateful that I heard it then. It’s provided me with so much joy.
Indeed, the GOAT for me
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Indeed, the GOAT for me
I heard this track floating over the fence, and had to go and ask the neighbours which Ella it was from. They showed me Ella in Rome, the Birthday Concert. Later that day I bought it! Sublime!
November 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I heard this track floating over the fence, and had to go and ask the neighbours which Ella it was from. They showed me Ella in Rome, the Birthday Concert. Later that day I bought it! Sublime!
Leaving on a Jet Plane (2004 Remaster)
YouTube video by Peter, Paul & Mary - Topic
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November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Token 1: Ella Fitzgerald, These Foolish Things, live in Rome
“An airline ticket to romantic places …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxR...
“An airline ticket to romantic places …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxR...
These Foolish Things (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Token 1: Ella Fitzgerald, These Foolish Things, live in Rome
“An airline ticket to romantic places …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxR...
“An airline ticket to romantic places …”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxR...
Token 2: Art Tatum and Ben Webster Gone With the Wind - as far as I know, they only duetted once, for one recording, but that album is a jazz masterpiece I think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dju4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dju4...
Art Tatum & Ben Webster - 02 - Gone With The Wind
YouTube video by All That Jazz Don Kaart
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November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Token 2: Art Tatum and Ben Webster Gone With the Wind - as far as I know, they only duetted once, for one recording, but that album is a jazz masterpiece I think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dju4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dju4...
Token 1: Ella Fitzgerald and another Louis - Louis Jordan this time, with their iconic version of Baby It’s Cold Outside
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90FC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90FC...
Ella Fitzgerald - Baby It's Cold Outside (Audio) ft. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
YouTube video by EllaFitzgeraldVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Token 1: Ella Fitzgerald and another Louis - Louis Jordan this time, with their iconic version of Baby It’s Cold Outside
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90FC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90FC...
Thanks, this is also great to listen to
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thanks, this is also great to listen to
Token 2 Henry Mancini’s brilliant Pink Panther Theme, introducing a fun film I enjoyed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyZi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyZi...
The Pink Panther Theme
YouTube video by Henry Mancini - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Token 2 Henry Mancini’s brilliant Pink Panther Theme, introducing a fun film I enjoyed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyZi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyZi...
Token 1. I remember how thrilled I was first watching When Harry Met Sally, and hearing Ella’s perfect version of Rodgers and Hart’s Where or When.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_t...
Where Or When
YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Token 1. I remember how thrilled I was first watching When Harry Met Sally, and hearing Ella’s perfect version of Rodgers and Hart’s Where or When.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_t...
It was much later, and, I think, not quite up to the standards of her earlier songbooks, which I play much more often than it.
But it’s good to return to from time to time.
But it’s good to return to from time to time.
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It was much later, and, I think, not quite up to the standards of her earlier songbooks, which I play much more often than it.
But it’s good to return to from time to time.
But it’s good to return to from time to time.
Token 2: Frank Sinatra’s iconic rendition of Fly Me To The Moon
with Count Basie and his orchestra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEcq...
with Count Basie and his orchestra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEcq...
Fly Me To The Moon (2008 Remastered)
YouTube video by Frank Sinatra - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Token 2: Frank Sinatra’s iconic rendition of Fly Me To The Moon
with Count Basie and his orchestra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEcq...
with Count Basie and his orchestra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEcq...
Token 1: The Girl From Ipanema, adapted to The Boy From Ipanema by Ella Fitzgerald for the Jobim songbook.
Zoot Sims plays the sax.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u91K...
Zoot Sims plays the sax.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u91K...
The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)
YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Token 1: The Girl From Ipanema, adapted to The Boy From Ipanema by Ella Fitzgerald for the Jobim songbook.
Zoot Sims plays the sax.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u91K...
Zoot Sims plays the sax.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u91K...
Indeed! Lorenz Hart wrote some amazing lyrics
October 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indeed! Lorenz Hart wrote some amazing lyrics