A Fall ’40s Playlist

A brief playlist for those crisp and windblown fall evenings; dreaming perhaps of fairer weather, or of the faded 1940s (excellent also for any suiting occasion).

1. Ted Lewis and his Band:  “My Little Dreamboat”
2. The Ink Spots: “The Gypsy”
3. Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra: “I Can’t Get Started”
4. The Artie Shaw Orchestra and Helen Forrest: “Deep Purple”
5. Ray Noble and Al Bowlly: “Midnight, the Stars and You”
6. Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra: “Drifting and Dreaming”
7. Rudi Schuricke: “Komm Zurück”
8. Benny Goodman: “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”
9. The Mills Brothers: “Smoke Rings”
10. Al Bowlly and Reginald Williams: “Small Town”
11. Harry James and Kitty Kallen: “It’s Been a Long, Long Time”