Artist	Song
Norah Jones	Don't Know Why
from Come Away With Me (2002)
Suzanne Vega	Caramel
from Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega (2003)
Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz	The Girl from Ipanema
from Getz / Gilberto (1997)
Nat "King" Cole & Natalie Cole	Unforgettable
from The World of Nat King Cole (2005)
Various Artists	Take Five
from The Best of Ken Burns Jazz (2000)
Frank Sinatra	I Get a Kick Out of You
from Classic Sinatra - His Great Performances, 1953-1960 (2000)
Etta James	At Last
from At Last! (Remastered) (1999)
Sade	The Sweetest Taboo
from Promise (1988)
Billie Holiday	I'll Be Seeing You
from The Complete Commodore Recordings (1997)
Nina Simone	My Baby Just Cares for Me
from Little Girl Blue (1992)
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman	My One and Only Love
from John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1995)
Dexter Gordon	'Round Midnight
from 'Round Midnight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2002)
Mel Tormé	That's All
from 16 Most Requested Songs (1993)
Harry Connick, Jr.	I Only Have Eyes for You
from Only You (2004)
Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart In San Francisco
from The Ultimate Tony Bennett (2000)
Ella Fitzgerald	Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
from Ella Fitzgerald at the Opera House (1989)
Ray Charles	Come Rain or Come Shine
from The Genius of Ray Charles (2005)
The Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Mono Single Version]
from The Temptations: The Ultimate Collection (2010)
Basia	Miles Away
from Time and Tide (1987)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Somewhere Over the Rainbow
from Alone in IZ World (2001)
Chet Baker	Isn't It Romantic?
from My Funny Valentine (1994)
Willie Nelson	Georgia On My Mind
from Stardust (1999)
Duke Ellington	Don't Get Around Much Anymore
from Duke Ellington and His Great Vocalists (1995)
Bobby Darin	Beyond the Sea
from The Ultimate Bobby Darin (2004)
Cassandra Wilson	Tupelo Honey
from Blue Light 'Til Dawn (1993)
Buena Vista Social Club	Chan Chan
from Buena Vista Social Club (2004)
Annie Lennox	No More "I Love You's"
from Medusa (1994)
Smokey Robinson	Cruisin'
from The Ultimate Collection: Smokey Robinson (1997)
Miles Davis	So What
from Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition) (2009)
Cyndi Lauper	Time After Time
from She's So Unusual (Remastered) (2000)
Fred Astaire	Night and Day
from The Very Best of Cole Porter (2004)
Seal	Love's Divine
from Seal IV (2003)
Nat "King" Cole	When I Fall In Love
from The World of Nat King Cole (2005)
David Sylvian	Forbidden Colours
from Secrets of the Beehive (1992)
Dean Martin	I'd Cry Like a Baby
from Dino - The Essential Dean Martin (2004)
Césaria Évora & Bonga	Sodade
from The Very Best of Cesária Évora (1990)
U2	All I Want Is You
from Rattle and Hum (1990)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong	Cheek to Cheek
from Ella and Louis (2000)
Thievery Corporation	Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes
from The Richest Man In Babylon (2003)
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny	Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme)
from Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997)
Sam Cooke	Fool's Paradise
from The Man Who Invented Soul (2000)
Johnny Mathis	Chances Are
from Johnny Mathis: Super Hits (1999)
The Style Council	You're the Best Thing
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Style Council (2003)
Tom Waits	Ol' '55
from Used Songs (1973-1980) (2005)
Jorge Ben	Mas Que Nada
from Pure Brazil: Caipirinha (2004)
José Feliciano	Light My Fire
from Feliciano! (1994)
Sammy Davis, Jr.	Bye Bye Blackbird
from Greatest Songs (1990)
Maxwell	Sumthin' Sumthin'
from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996)
Jane Monheit	More Than You Know
from Live at the Rainbow Room (2003)
Liz Story	Valse d'Amelie
from Pure Liz Story (2006)
Woody Herman	Can't We Be Friends?
from Songs for Hip Lovers (1999)
The Sundays	Wild Horses
from Blind (1992)
Bill Frisell	Poem for Eva
from The Best of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1 - Folk Songs (2008)
Air	All I Need
from Moon Safari (2004)
Daniel Lanois	Still Water
from Acadie (Goldtop Edition) (2008)
Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely
from Best of Chris Isaak (Remastered) (2006)
Madeleine Peyroux	Dance Me to the End of Love
from Careless Love (2010)
Massive Attack	Teardrop
from Mezzanine (1998)
Aaron Neville	In the Still of the Night
from Nature Boy - The Standards Album (2003)
Kenny Barron & Stan Getz	People Time
from People Time (Live Copenhagen 1991) (1992)
Sam Prekop	Showrooms
from Sam Prekop (1999)
Bebel Gilberto	Samba da Bencao
from Tanto Tempo (2008)
Rufus Wainwright	Poses
from Poses (2002)
Keren Ann	Jardin d'hiver
from Not Going Anywhere (2004)
Ben Harper	Another Lonely Day
from Fight for Your Mind (1995)
Lyle Lovett	North Dakota
from Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
Bill Charlap	Lonely Town
from Somewhere - The Songs of Leonard Bernstein (2004)
Belle and Sebastian	Waiting for the Moon to Rise
from Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like a Peasant (2000)
Rickie Lee Jones	On Saturday Afternoons In 1963
from The Duchess of Coolsville (2005)
Robbie Robertson	Broken Arrow
from Robbie Robertson (1987)

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