If you’re looking for romantic audio material for Valentine’s Day, you can’t go wrong with the standards performed by the great jazz vocalists of the mid-twentieth century (and a few songs by "modern" artists as well). I’ve compiled my recommendations below, which are available via iTunes — or you can try your luck with Pandora.
| Song | Performer |
| "All My Life" | Ernestine Anderson |
| "Almost Like Being in Love" | Nat King Cole |
| "At Last" | Etta James |
| "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" | Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer |
| "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" | Ella Fitzgerald |
| "Beyond the Sea" | Bobby Darin |
| "Blue Moon" | Mel Torme |
| "Come Rain or Come Shine" | Ray Charles |
| "Destination Moon" | Nat King Cole |
| "Destination Moon" | Dinah Washington |
| "Don’t Give Up On Me" | Solomon Burke |
| "Fools Rush In" | Elvis Presley |
| "I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" | Ella Fitzgerald |
| "Love Is Here to Stay" | Ella Fitzgerald |
| "Make Yourself Comfortable" | Sarah Vaughan |
| "My Funny Valentine" | Chet Baker |
| "Red Sails in the Sunset" | Dinah Washington |
| "Songbird" | Fleetwood Mac |
| "They Can’t Take That Away From Me" | Ella Fitzgerald |
| "They Can’t Take That Away From Me" | Billie Holiday |
| "Two Hearts" | Chris Isaak |
| "Warm Ways" | Fleetwood Mac |
| "Weddin’ Day" | Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters |
| "Why Was I Born? " | Ella Fitzgerald |
| "Why Was I Born? " | Dinah Washington |
Posted February 13, 2006 by Mariva in holidays, music
