Review
All Songs Considered
Music From The Sublime To The Old Time
We never thought we'd do it, but on this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got a tribute to Doris Day. Nellie McKay, an often irreverent and comical singer, reworks songs made popular by Doris Day on a new album called As Normal As Blueberry Pie. Hear McKay's spare and elegant arrangement of "The Very Thought of You." Also on the program: a retrospective from the old-time string band New Lost City Ramblers; dreamy folk from the Canadian trio The Weather Station; the British electro-rock duo The Big Pink; experimental soundscapes from Blind Man's Colour; and the Vijay Iyer Trio remembers the music of Julius Hemphill.
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Music From The Sublime To The Old Time
The Very Thought Of You
Nellie McKay
- Song: The Very Thought Of You
- from Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute To Doris Day
This album is scheduled to be released Oct. 13.
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
The New Lost City Ramblers
- Song: Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
- from Early Years (1958-1962)
A Brief History of Love
The Big Pink
- Song: A Brief History of Love
- from A Brief History of Love
Dogon A.D.
Vijay Iyer Trio
- Song: Dogon A.D.
- from Historicity
- by Vijay Iyer