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This week’s show is a tribute to Trane – John Coltrane.  Trane died 50 years ago this year & there’s a new documentary about the man that I saw with two friends last weekend.  That screening inspired this show. I bring you one song – my favorite song – from each one of his first […]

This week’s show is a tip of the cap to April & its attendant showers which should be some flowers in due course. There’s also a Basie block near the end that I think you’d dig. Enjoy! The Nat King Cole Trio Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Coleman Hawkins Arthur Prysock Mel Tormé Billie Holiday […]

This week’s show has a shot of blues at the front as a hat-tip to the recently departed Chuck Berry.  Then, the rest of the show is business as usual…with an appearance from a friend in Liv Monaghan. Enjoy! Big Joe Turner Chuck Berry Muddy Waters Howlin’ Wolf John Lee Hooker Freddie King Nina Simone […]

This year’s St. Patrick’s Day show is a shorter affair than the last several years, but it’s a wonderful representation of the state of music in Ireland today. Enjoy! Bing Crosby Imelda May The Chieftains The Corrs Bill Whelan’s Riverdance Afro-Celt Sound System The Dubliners Luke Kelly w/ Al O’Donnell The Chieftains Celia Ní Fhátharta […]

This week’s show is not a blues show…per se.  It is a show dedicated to jazz songs with blue or blues in the title.  It’s a fun, tight little show. Big Joe Turner Anita O’Day June Christy Louis Armstrong Miles Davis The Nat “King” Cole Trio Oscar Peterson Trio Wes Montgomery Johnny Hartman Shirley Horn […]

This week’s show is a lovely stroll around all the core music that makes this music amazing! Enjoy! Glenn Miller Grant Green Jimmy Smith Bud Powell Count Basie Mel Tormé Anita O’Day Johnny Hartman Billy Eckstine Nat “King” Cole Dinah Washington Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra Helen Merrill Billie Holiday

This week’s show is largely ladies – except for Nat & Johnny, because I’ve not done a show in a few weeks & they’ve earned their place here, too. So, if you like lady singers & players, this show is worth an hour of your time. Enjoy! The Andrews Sisters Ella Fitzgerald Bessie Smith Nina […]

No matter your opinion, your voice matters. Your opinion matters. You matter. We need to figure out a way to make sure that we all know that we all matter. In the spirit of the marches this weekend, here are some of my favorite protest songs…and more. Peace. Elvis Costello Buffalo Springfield The O’Jays Curtis […]

In Ireland, they call a “soft day” one that has mostly mist & drizzle.  This show – and not because it’s snowing out there again – is also a soft show. It’s an hour of ballads that I think you’ll love. Enjoy! Yusef Lateef Thelonious Monk Johnny Hartman Ella Fitzgerald Dinah Washington Sarah Vaughan & […]

This mid-week show is a tribute to David Bowie. Enjoy. David Bowie