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Saying goodbye can be hard, unless you don't like the person!

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Chet Baker-Goodbye

George Shearing-Satin Doll

Liberace-Stella By Starlight

Sean Smith Quartet- Minor Peace

Professor Cunningham-Black Coffee

Cannonball Adderly-Autumn Leaves

Dave Grusin-Days Of Wine And Roses

James Spencer -Midnight Melancholy

Jackie Gleason-Marilyn

Tom Graff-I’m In Love

Perry Beekman-I’ve Got A Crush On You

Koop is back for 2023! Some new things for the year is that we have James Kraus talking sports cars, Jason Whiten from Spy Vibe and Gary Wells with Words with Wellsy and swank advice plus all our usual suspects.

This week we talk to Skip Heller about his latest album Dark Passages.

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Tikiyaki Orchestra- Bombs Away !

Eddy Mitchell- Fortissimo

Hollywood NoirOrchestra-Touch of Evil

Thomas Grillo- Mint Julep Fantasy

The Martini Kings - Desafinado

Swingin Palms- Over The Moon

Tiki Delights-Casa Verde Samba

Richard Cheese -Rebel Yell (Live)

Laura Ainsworth-Goldfinger

Linda Carone-Lemon Twist

Thee Millionaire and His Magnetic Syncopations-Fraülein Doktor

Narco Lounge Combo- The Understudy

The Swongos - Weezie's Dream

Conversations with Hippies don't always work out, sometimes you just can't reason with them.

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Tamara Murphy-Atoms for Peace

Tony Bennett- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)

Dan Rose-The New Leaf

Oscar Peterson- I Got It Bad

Jazz Singles party- Another Cocktail

John Neel and orch- Who Is Wendy

Oscar Moore Quartet -April in Paris

Calum Upton- Royale

Steve Yeager- Kiss Me Quick

John Barry-Tanaka's World

Linda Carone-So Many Beautiful Men So Little Time

Don Shirley-One for My Baby (Instrumental)

Joe Henderson- Miles Ahead

DJ Bonebrake- High Low

The heart wants what the heart wants

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Martini Kings-Wives and Lovers

Gretje Angell-Tea For Two

Miki Yamaska-For All We Know

Tony Bennett Diana Krall- I’ve Got A Crush On You

Helen Carr-My Kind Of Trouble Is You

Relaxing Piano Crew-No More Worries

Frank Sinatra-I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance

Natalie Cole-You Go To My Head

James Spencer -Lady Of The Evening

John Kander -New York, New York

Sue Raney-Quietly There

Chet Baker-Violets For Your Furs

John Aprin-Stardust 

Howard Roberts -Girl Talk

Aya Fukiage-Lover Man

Green Martini Keys-Dreams Of Brazil

Celebrating all things Bacharach!  We are sad that he passed away but now it's time to celebrate his music with a show I did a few years ago with the help of James Spencer providing the playlist.

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Nelson Riddle-Close To You

Beegie Adair-I Say A Little Prayer

Sergio Mendes-The Look of Love

Jack Jones-Alfie

Burt Bacharach-Pacific Coast Highway

Ramsey Lewis-Do You Know the Way To San Jose?

Anne Walsh-South American Getaway

Promises, Promises Soundtrack -The Grapes of Froth

Dionne Warwick-Walk On By

Astrud Gilberto -Wanting Things

Della Reese-A House is Not A Home

Roger Williams-Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Andre Konstelanetz -I’ll Never Fall In Love Again

Sue Raney -Knowing When To Leave

Jimmy Smith -This Guys In Love With You

Hit C0 Band -Whoever You Are  I Love You

Stan Getz-In Between The Heartaches

Wes Montgomery -Wives and Lovers

George Shearing-Promises Promises

Koop is taking a break and delving into the archives to bring you shows from his Twilight Selection and this week Best of the Best from 2021

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There are two places I don't go...swimming in the Ocean and walking in the Forest. 

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Chet Baker-I Get Along Without You Very Well

Bobby Christian -Blue Star

Tommy Flanagan -Velvet Moon

Nat King Cole-Making Believe Your’e Here

Ken Griffin-Moonbeams

John Coltrane-One And Four

Midnight Combo-Cocktail Influence

James Spencer-Last Summer

Frank Sinatra-Here’s That Rainy Day 

Paul Horn Quintet-Something Blue

Richard Maltby-The Touch Of Your Lips

Stan Getz and Lionel Hampton-Louise

Invisible clothes are a myth, especially certain almost not there women's swimwear.

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John Surman Quartet-Invisible Threads

Miles Davis-Neferiti

Keith Jarrett- Still Life

Errol Garner-Misty

Dave Brubeck-Kathy’s Waltz

Nat King Cole-Candy

Marty Parch-I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face

Oscar Peterson-Every time we say goodbye

Chico Freeman-What’s In Between

Beegie Adair-Love

Fred Jacobs If You Could See Me Now

Koop is taking a break and delving into the archives to bring you shows from his Twilight Selection and this week Best of the Best from 2020

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ahhh the silly and naive things we do when we are young.

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Cannonball Adderly- Love For Sale

Dexter Gordon- I Was Doing All Right

Dianne Reeves- We'll Be Together Again

Elainne Elias- Everything I Love

Horace Silver- Juicy Lucy

Joe Lovano-I'm All For You

Lee Morgan- These Are Soulful Days

Stanley Turrentine-Blue Riff

Tony Bennett- Lucky to Be Me