Standard of the Day

By Burton Lane & Frank Loesser 1940 This catchy tune was one of a number of Burton's compositions for Dancing on a Dime, a rare musi...

By Cole Porter 1936 One of Porter's signature songs, its title was used for the title of the 2004 film of his life starring Kevin Kline....

By Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer 1941 Proof that even the most beautiful song can be horrifying under the right circumstances, Sli...

By Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed 1933 Written for Bing Crosby to sing in his motion picture Going Hollywood, this song would actually ...

By Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart 1933 This fittingly beautiful tune was written by Rodgers & Hart for the obscure early talkie Halle...

By Jerry Bock, George David Weiss & Larry Holofcener 1955 The title song of a Broadway musical designed to showcase the many talents of ...

By Joseph Kosma & Johnny Mercer 1947 Yet another song of French origin, this one was first written in 1945 with French lyrics by poet Ja...

By Sacha Distel & Jack Reardon 1962 Originally written as "La Belle Vie" by French composer Distel, the easy-going cabaret tun...

By Duke Ellington & Paul Francis Webster 1941 Ellington's West Coast revue Jump for Joy contained this extremely popular composition...

By Frank Loesser 1961 Based on the 1952 book of the same, the Broadway smash How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying produced this ...

Standard of the Day bids farewell to Neal Hefti, who passed away suddenly last Saturday at age 85. Hefti was a jazz trumpeter, composer and ...

By Irving Berlin 1925 The great Irving Berlin composed this timeless love song as a wedding gift to his bride Ellin McKay (he even presented...

By F.D. Marchetti & Dick Manning 1932 This song took quite a unique journey. It began its life in 1905 as a French tune by Marchetti and...

By Duke Ellington & Mack David 1945 One of many timeless tunes composed by Ellington for his legendary big band. The lyricist, Mack Davi...