 | Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $8.26 Lavay and her band is, of course, mentioned in the book-- and why not? The CD is hot, hot, hot!
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 | Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.13 Billie Holiday's rich voice really sets the scene for Isabelle's troubled emotions.
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 | The Inevitable by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.00 The quirkiness of SNZ plays nicely against the darker moments of Dear Isabelle. Especially "Anything But Love".
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 | The Definitive Collection by Louis Armstrong
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $7.95 Louis' trumpet really gets the pages turning.... especially during the Masquerade Scene.
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 | Oh, Lady, Be Good! Best of the Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.94 Especially for this song: They Can't Take That Away From Me
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 | The Contender by Royal Crown Revue
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.03 RCR's hard edge and pumped-up swing style is the perfect contrast to Isabelle's fragile mind as she walks the streets of Seattle. Her mind is a mess but her blood is pumping.
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 | The Ultimate Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.11 Especially for: "Little Girl Blue", "Dreamsville", and "Broken-hearted Melody".
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 | Dear Isabelle by Jessica Swan
Buy new: $15.25 / Used from: $0.30 Oh, and don't forget about the book! Jessica Swan's "Dear Isabelle" was written for all things jazz and swing.
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 | Swing Kids: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.00 When you get to chapter two, put this CD on and go straight to #14 "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen". Janice Siegel's cover of this old song was mentioned in the book... you'll soon see why!
"I could say bella, bella..."
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 | The Best of Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $4.87 Gotta love Chet. He is also mentioned in "Dear Isabelle". Don't forget to play #4 : "I get along without you very well" and "I remember you".
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