Episode 213, “1940s Jazz Standards,” presents 17 popular songs that became jazz standards, with performances by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Harry Belafonte, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holliday, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, and a dozen more.
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| 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s | ||
| Episode 213 | 1940s Jazz Standards | |
| Playlist | ||
| 1 | Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans | Billie Holliday & Louis Armstrong |
| 2 | Blues in the Night | Cab Calloway |
| 3 | Long Ago and Far Away | Jo Stafford |
| 4 | Come Rain or Come Shine | Margaret Whiting |
| 5 | Harlem Nocturne | BBC Big Band |
| 6 | How High the Moon | Benny Goodman, Helen Forrest |
| 7 | The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Harry Belafonte |
| 8 | Detour Ahead | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 9 | Laura | Matt Monro |
| 9 | Why Don’t You Do Right | Sandy Kastel |
| 10 | Skylark | The Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| 11 | Serenade in Blue | Leslie Uggams |
| 12 | My Foolish Heart | Bing Crosby |
| 13 | My Foolish Heart | Frank Sinatra |
| 14 | Round Midnight | Mel Torme |
| 15 | Lush Life | Carmen McCrae |
| 16 | You Stepped Out of a Dream | Ray Conniff Orchestra & Chorus |
| 17 | A String of Pearls | The Glenn Miller Orchestra |
