And finally, here’s KD Lang and the very missed Tony Bennett with “What a Wonderful World” (https://youtu.be/s7rbgNNeEKQ?si=d-Ndtflbbko1ouxn)
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It just isn’t Spring Jazz Fest without a version of “April in Paris” so here’s The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra’s take on the Vernon Duke/Count Bassie classic (https://youtu.be/8QAYsSY5Kss?si=ClesZVxy6SHUPLP4) followed by a rendition by The Divine One herself: Miss Sarah Vaughan (https://youtu.be/E6f9FKBdnjI?si=E1EwP3fvQ_HCyIfk)
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Multiple Grammy award winner Samara Joy with her take on “You Stepped Out of a Dream” (https://youtu.be/LYSFiz3NQUY?si=NAC-wOLS0n_dlqP0) I‘m really hoping she releases some new music soon
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One of the finest clarinetists in Jazz history: Mr. Artie Shaw with “Hop, Skip and Jump” (https://youtu.be/W1Do1y7F1pc?si=YMcp6rZARs2Jm0x-)
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I shouldn’t have to explain to anyone who Judy Garland is. Here she is with “It’s a Good Day” (https://youtu.be/pWU25Lpbupo?si=hBBrPO2pVu0gxgeK)
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The lively “Joy Spring” (https://youtu.be/98CLnPEbCLY?si=FVdXwxCokdpsIl-F) is from Freddie Hubbard’s 1982 album “Born to be Blue (https://youtu.be/GydAIRNbi5o?si=ieexsYVQ6FyHUjI2)
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The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald with “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” (https://youtu.be/kX4Z74i9674?si=sJ7vscmHkVY4_Q1E)
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It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, “The Peanuts” are always The Vibe™️. Here’s Vince Guaraldi and His Trio with “Oh, Good Grief” (https://youtu.be/xja64Lj2U1o?si=Fedw9ikRb8ERYPBU)
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Wynton Marsalis and His Quintet with “Spring Yaoundé“ live from Havana (https://youtu.be/DZspK5_bOEY?si=Aezqvt3GXtPBI2Ml). This song was originally on his 1993 double album “Citi Movement” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nMBKx4ZhTbmwosTjLcvi1HhGjvyoN__7I&si=9_GGz86lCbSGAOtg)
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Sinatra with “It Happens Every Spring” (https://youtu.be/tUQQiJcP9qU?si=sXhg-zp698iSTLWM) whcih was actually a b-side but overtime it’s become an underrated fan favorite for springtime 
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