Blue

Round the World’s fine panoply of historical recordings is brought to you this week by The Color Blue.

Blue: the color that excites the rods and cones in your eyes at a 10% higher frequency than its nearest competitor.

Remember: You’ll feel like new, if you try a little Blue.

1 - Blue Moon - Richard Himber and his Orchestra – 1940

2 - Under Blue Canadian Skies - Ray Eberly with Glenn Miller and his Orchestra – 1941

3 - Blue Rain - Terry Snyder Trio - 1939

4 - Blue Danube Blue - Knickerbocker Orchestra – 1920

5 - Blue River - Prairie Ramblers - 1933

6 - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues - Al Hopkins and his Buckle Busters – 1927

Al Hopkins and his Buckle Busters

7 - Hearts Are Never Blue in Blue Kalua - Lani McIntire and his Hawaiians – 1938

8 – Så Blå, Så Blå - Sigrid Horne Rasmussen og Poul Reichhardt med Emil Reesens orkester - 1943

Sigrid Horne Rasmussen

9 - Blue Flame - Woody Herman and his Orchestra - 1941

10 - Blue Light - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - 1938

11 - Blue Blazes - Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra – 1939

12 - Blue - Dolly Kay - 1922

Dolly Kay

13 - Blue Bonnet - Irving Kaufman and the Manhattan Dance Makers – 1926

14 - Blue Champagne - Freddy Martin and his Orchestra - 1941

15 - Blue Eyes - Fats Waller and his Rhythm – 1940

16 - Blue Lou - Benny Goodman's All Star Band - 1939

17 - Blue Orchids - Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra – 1939

18 - Blue Romance - Ambrose and his Orchestra – 1939

19 - Blue Interlude - Mills Blue Rhythm Band  - 1934

Mills Blue Rhythm Band

20 - Blue Prelude - Woody Herman and his Orchestra - 1940

21 - Blue Prelude - Bing Crosby – 1934

22 - Blue Fantasy - Clyde McCoy and his Orchestra – 1938

23 - Blue Rhapsody - "Fats" Daniels with Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - 1946

“Fats” Daniels

24 - Pastel Blue - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra – 1939

25 - Rhapsody in Blue: Part 1 and 2 - George Gershwin with Paul Whiteman – 1924

George Gershwin and Paul Whiteman

26 - Suspense: The Flame Blue Glove - Lana Turner - 1949