Top ten tunes about... Geography!

Last Friday I performed with the Mark Armstrong Big Band, on a marvellous gig entitled "Swinging Around the World."  It was a superb gig, supporting two fantastic local charities (click on the links to support them: Pepper Foundation and the Rotary International (district 1260)

So, this month's top ten is a selection of songs related to countries/cities around the world.

1. April in Paris
2. Manhattan
3. Corcovado
4. Indian Summer
5. New York State Of Mind
6. A Nightingale Sang
7. A Foggy Day
8. Lullaby of Broadway
9. Autumn in New York
10. Airegin (Nigeria)

4 out of 10 of these are about New York of course - and there are many more songs about that city.  For those of you who don't know, Corcovado (which means "Hunchback" in Portuguese) is the name of the hill in Rio de Janeiro upon which the statue of Christ the Redeemer stands.

Here are the videos:

1. April in Paris, performed by Kurt Elling:

2. Manhattan, performed by Ella Fitzgerald:

3. Corcovado performed by Lisa Ono:

4. Indian Summer, performed by Sarah Vaughan:

5. New York State of Mind, performed by Tony Bennett and Billy Joel:

6. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, performed by Manhattan Transfer:

7. A Foggy Day in London Town, performed by Tony Bennett:

8.  Lullaby of Broadway, performed by The Andrews Sisters:

9.  Autumn in New York, performed by Ella and Louis:

10. Airegin, performed by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross: