Verve, verve and more verve

And I don't mean the people that sang 'Bittersweet Symphony'.

There is a series of compilations out by the name of 'Verve'. They come in 'Remixed' and 'Unmixed'. Currently I have Verve Unmixed 2 & 3 and Verve Remixed 1 & 2 on high rotation on my iPod.

Sidebar: I finally worked out how to update my Shuffle the right way. First of all, don't have your work server drive mapped to your Shuffle drive. Very bad.

Anyway, back to Verve... These are my favourites from Verve Unmixed:

1. Sinnerman - Nina Simone
2. Brother, Where Are You? - Oscar Brown, Jr.
3. Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan
4. Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries - Willie Bobo
5. Black is the Colour of My True Love's Hair - Nina Simone
6. Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone
7. Sing, Sing, Sing - Anita O'Day
8. Just One of Those Things - Blossom Dearie
9. Lilac Wine - Nina Simone
10. Baby, Did You Hear Me - Dinah Washington

My Verve Remixed favourites are:

1. Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby (Rae & Christian Mix) - Dinah Washington
2. Feelin' Good (Joe Claussell mix) - Nina Simone
3. Don't Explain (Dhizan & Kamien mix) - Billie Holliday
4. Manteca (Funky Lowlives mix) - Dizzy Gillespie
5. Sinnerman (Felix da Housecat's Heavenly House mix) - Nina Simone
6. Brother, Where Are You? (Matthew Herbert mix) - Oscar Brown, Jr.