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31478370 | Play | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | 02:57 Tools | |
31478308 | Play | Holiday for Strings | 03:03 Tools | |
31478311 | Play | Over The Rainbow | 03:08 Tools | |
31478306 | Play | Tea for Two | 06:36 Tools | |
31478317 | Play | You Came a Long Way from St. Louis | 04:23 Tools | |
31478309 | Play | Get Happy | 02:03 Tools | |
31478343 | Play | My Funny Valentine | 06:14 Tools | |
31478334 | Play | Debbie | 02:34 Tools | |
31478323 | Play | They're Not Writing | 01:54 Tools | |
31478313 | Play | Manhattan | 05:06 Tools | |
31478348 | Play | Stella by Starlight | 05:54 Tools | |
31478314 | Play | A Nighingale Sang In Berkley Square | 04:34 Tools | |
31478312 | Play | Caravan | 03:28 Tools | |
31478401 | Play | What Child Is This? | 04:19 Tools | |
31478327 | Play | It Never Entered My Mind | 03:22 Tools | |
31478328 | Play | Someone to Watch Over Me | 04:05 Tools | |
31478326 | Play | The Man I Love | 05:23 Tools | |
31478367 | Play | Just One Of Those Things | 05:29 Tools | |
31478320 | Play | A Foggy Day | 05:23 Tools | |
31478319 | Play | Dream | 04:13 Tools | |
31478346 | Play | How High the Moon | 06:25 Tools | |
31478341 | Play | I'm Old Fashioned | 06:06 Tools | |
31478330 | Play | You Are Special | 03:01 Tools | |
31478362 | Play | Cherokee | 03:20 Tools | |
31478331 | Play | Here's That Rainy Day | 05:31 Tools | |
31478316 | Play | On Green Dolphin Street | 05:08 Tools | |
31478332 | Play | Fine and Dandy | 03:11 Tools | |
31478339 | Play | Mack The Knife | 05:15 Tools | |
31478353 | Play | Stumbling | 02:53 Tools | |
31478329 | Play | It's You I Like | 03:35 Tools | |
31478325 | Play | Honeysuckle Rose | 04:17 Tools | |
31478389 | Play | What Is This Thing Called Love | 04:00 Tools | |
70464842 | Play | Love Walked In | 05:08 Tools | |
31478360 | Play | I Thought About You | 04:31 Tools | |
31478324 | Play | Flying Fingers | 02:13 Tools | |
31478337 | Play | Blusette | 04:30 Tools | |
31478338 | Play | Fascinating Rhythm | 02:44 Tools | |
31478342 | Play | I Like To Take My Time | 02:26 Tools | |
31478315 | Play | Fools Rush In | 03:43 Tools | |
31478361 | Play | But Not For Me | 03:32 Tools | |
31478335 | Play | If He Walked into My Life | 03:23 Tools | |
31478355 | Play | Jazzspeak | 06:18 Tools | |
31478368 | Play | Please Don't Think It's Funny | 02:04 Tools | |
70464857 | Play | Tangerine | 03:36 Tools | |
70464843 | Play | Embraceable You | 02:13 Tools | |
31478364 | Play | Porgy And Bess Medley | 09:25 Tools | |
31478307 | Play | La Mer (Beyond The Sea) | 04:42 Tools | |
31478356 | Play | It's Such A Good Feeling | 03:41 Tools | |
31478340 | Play | Love for Sale | 04:28 Tools | |
31478373 | Play | At The Darktown Strutters Ball | 04:33 Tools | |
31478350 | Play | Something To Do While We're Waiting | 02:02 Tools | |
31478366 | Play | Everybody's Fancy | 02:42 Tools | |
70464845 | Play | Autumn Leaves | 03:35 Tools | |
31478344 | Play | Jeepers Creepers | 04:21 Tools | |
31478377 | Play | Laura | 05:11 Tools | |
31478376 | Play | Do Nothing "Til You Hear From Me | 05:05 Tools | |
31478349 | Play | Then Your Heart Is Full of Love | 03:05 Tools | |
31478322 | Play | Sherzo Espanol | 03:41 Tools | |
31478363 | Play | Many Ways To Say I Love You | 03:13 Tools | |
70464844 | Play | Too Marvelous for Words | 04:21 Tools | |
31478399 | Play | I Remember You | 05:55 Tools | |
31478392 | Play | What Do You Do? | 03:36 Tools | |
70464847 | Play | Skylark | 04:09 Tools | |
31478400 | Play | Strike Up The Band | 02:48 Tools | |
89813034 | Play | What Child Is This' | 02:48 Tools | |
31478394 | Play | Early Autumn | 05:07 Tools | |
31478310 | Play | Light a Roman Candle with Me | 00:00 Tools | |
31478354 | Play | That Old Black Magic | 04:07 Tools | |
31478359 | Play | Day In Day Out | 04:09 Tools | |
31478397 | Play | Shall We Dance? | 02:32 Tools | |
70464848 | Play | Bidin' My Time / I've Got A Crush On You / Nice Work If You Can Get It | 03:13 Tools | |
70464854 | Play | A Kiss from You | 02:52 Tools | |
31478388 | Play | Liza / Concerto In F / The Man I Love / Who Cares | 08:13 Tools | |
77248322 | Play | Did You Know? | 00:00 Tools | |
70464855 | Play | Shall We Dance | 04:31 Tools | |
70464853 | Play | S'Wonderful / Oh! Lady Be Good | 00:00 Tools | |
70464856 | Play | Blues In the Night | 04:31 Tools | |
89813035 | Play | Sometimes People Are Good/Children Can Medley | 04:31 Tools | |
31478372 | Play | Concerto In F / I've Got Rhythm / Rhapsody In Blue | 04:36 Tools | |
31478365 | Play | Jazzspeak (spoken commentary) | 07:30 Tools | |
70464858 | Play | An American In Paris / Mine / Swanee | 04:21 Tools | |
70464846 | Play | Somebody Loves Me/He Loves And She Loves | 05:11 Tools | |
70464860 | Play | Somebody Loves Me / He Loves And She Loves | 05:52 Tools | |
70464859 | Play | Clap Yo' Hands | 04:21 Tools | |
70464849 | Play | Bidin' My Time/I've Got a Crush on You/Nice Work If You Can Get It | 03:13 Tools | |
31478321 | Play | Six Feet Under the Stars | 00:00 Tools | |
70464850 | Play | 'S Wonderful/Oh Lady Be Good | 04:36 Tools | |
70464851 | Play | Liza/Concerto in F/The Man I Love/Who Cares | 04:36 Tools | |
31478347 | Play | Won't You Be My Neighbor | 02:52 Tools | |
31478371 | Play | Did You Know | 02:15 Tools | |
31478375 | Play | An American in Paris/Mine/Swanee | 00:00 Tools | |
70464852 | Play | S'wonderful, Oh! Lady Be Good | 00:00 Tools | |
31478374 | Play | Blues In The Night (Arlen) | 04:31 Tools | |
31478383 | Play | Autumn Leaves (Kosma) | 04:21 Tools | |
31478352 | Play | What Do You Do | 03:33 Tools | |
31478379 | Play | Begin The Beguine | 03:15 Tools | |
31478380 | Play | Fools Rush In (Bloom) | 03:42 Tools | |
31478333 | Play | I Thought About You (Van Heusen) | 04:30 Tools | |
31478318 | Play | Thrift Shop | 03:40 Tools | |
31478393 | Play | Flamingo | 04:26 Tools | |
31478384 | Play | I'm Old Fashioned (Kern) | 06:05 Tools | |
31478381 | Play | Jeepers Creepers (Warren) | 04:20 Tools | |
31478369 | Play | Tangerine (Schertzinger) | 05:22 Tools | |
31478390 | Play | That Old Black Magic (Arlen) | 04:06 Tools | |
89813036 | Play | What Child Is This | 04:06 Tools | |
89813037 | Play | Tenderly | 04:06 Tools | |
70464862 | Play | What Is This Thing Called Love? | 05:06 Tools | |
31478391 | Play | Too Marvelous For Words (Whitng) | 05:52 Tools | |
31478358 | Play | Early Autumn (Burns-Herman) | 05:06 Tools | |
70464863 | Play | Jingle Bells | 00:00 Tools | |
88039244 | Play | Medley- Sometimes People are Good, Children Can | 00:00 Tools | |
70464864 | Play | Joy to the World | 00:00 Tools | |
70464865 | Play | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 00:00 Tools | |
89813038 | Play | Lover | 00:00 Tools | |
70464866 | Play | Bluesette | 00:00 Tools | |
70464861 | Play | Dream - Mercer | 05:06 Tools | |
31478357 | Play | A Kiss From You (Carter) | 03:24 Tools | |
77248323 | Play | A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square | 05:10 Tools | |
31478387 | Play | Day In Day Out (Bloom) | 04:08 Tools | |
31478336 | Play | I Remember You (Schertzinger) | 05:53 Tools | |
31478386 | Play | Dream (Mercer) | 04:12 Tools | |
31478345 | Play | Bulletproof Love | 00:00 Tools | |
89813039 | Play | Misty | 00:00 Tools | |
77248321 | Play | Medley: Sometimes People are Good, Children Can | 00:00 Tools | |
89813040 | Play | Sleigh Ride | 00:00 Tools | |
89813041 | Play | The Christmas Song | 00:00 Tools | |
89813042 | Play | Thanks for Christmas | 00:00 Tools | |
31478385 | Play | Laura (Raskin) | 05:10 Tools |
Johnny Costa (January 18, 1922 – October 11, 1996) was an accomplished jazz pianist. Given the title "The White Tatum" by jazz legend Art Tatum himself, Costa is best known for his work as musical director of the children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Costa graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with two degrees in music, and immediately began work as a musician, and eventually music director, for Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV. He provided piano and organ music for many programs, eventually teaming with Fred Rogers to create the music for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for which he served as musical director until his death in 1996. Costa's first recording was The Amazing Johnny Costa, a Savoy LP released in 1955 and reissued on CD as Neighborhood in 1989. Though his increasingly lucrative career was beginning to bring him international attention, the amount of time spent away from his family led him to cut his career short. He stopped traveling, gave up his job as the musical director of The Mike Douglas Show and returned to Pittsburgh, where he remained for the rest of his life, never venturing far from the city limits. Costa served as musical director, arranger, and composer for the children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from the program's debut in 1968 until his death in 1996. The program's creator and host, Fred Rogers, considered Costa to be one of the most gifted musicians he had ever met, and one of the world's most talented jazz pianists, and personally asked him to perform for his show. Rogers' choice was surprising, as Costa's nuanced style was considered too sophisticated for a children's program. Costa was originally nervous, having never written jazz for children, but Rogers gave him free rein over the show's musical score. Every day, Costa and his trio performed in the studio as the show was recorded. In addition to the show's recognizable main theme, they played the trolley whistles, Mr. McFeely's frenetic Speedy Delivery piano plonks, the vibraphone flute-toots as Fred fed his fish, dreamy celesta lines, and all of Rogers' entrance and exit songs—all live. Even after his death, much of the music on the program continued to be Costa's. The show's closing credits also continued to list Costa as Musical Director. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Costa]] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.