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Thirteen Body and Souls

Coleman Hawkins

The New York-born songwriter Johnny Green died 30 years ago. His best known song was "Body and Soul," and as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, that tune has charmed and challenged musicians through the ages. More, in this episode of Fishko Files.

Fishko Files with Sara Fishko

Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider and Bill Moss
Editor: Karen Frillmann

Music Playlist

  1. Body and Soul

    Artist: Frank Sinatra
    Album: The Best of the Columbia Years, 1943-1952
    Label: Sony Music
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  2. Body and Soul

    Artist: Benny Goodman Trio
    Album: Teddy Wilson: The Quintessence
    Label: Fremeaux & Associes
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  3. Body and Soul

    Artist: Libby Holman
    Album: Body and Soul
    Label: Kipepeo Publishing
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  4. Body and Soul

    Artist: Louis Armstrong
    Album: St. Louis Blues Vol. 6
    Label: Sony Music
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  5. Body and Soul

    Artist: Henry 'Red' Allen
    Album: The Dynamic Trumpet of Henry 'Red' Allen
    Label: EPM Records
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  6. Body and Soul

    Artist: Art Tatum
    Album: Body and Soul
    Label: Blaricum
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  7. Body and Soul

    Artist: Coleman Hawkins
    Album: Body and Soul: Original Recordings 1933-1949
    Label: Naxos
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  8. Body and Soul

    Artist: Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden
    Album: Jasmine
    Label: ECM Records
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  9. Body and Soul

    Artist: Billie Holiday (with Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Carl Drinkard, Kenny Burrell, Carson Smith, and Chico Hamilton)
    Album: Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
    Label: Polygram
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  10. Body and Soul

    Artist: Stan Getz Plays
    Album: Stan Getz
    Label: Polygram
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  11. Body and Soul

    Artist: Duke Ellington (with Aaron Bell and Sam Woodyard)
    Album: Piano in the Foreground
    Label: Sony Music
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  12. Body and Soul

    Artist: Thelonious Monk
    Album: Monk Alone
    Label: Sony Music
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  13. Body and Soul

    Artist: John Coltrane
    Album: The Very Best of John Coltrane
    Label: Rhino Atlantic
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  14. Body and Soul

    Artist: Jason Moran
    Album: Modernistic
    Label: Blue Note
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