New York Standard

This week’s show is a short little romp around jazz & standards – hitting the old school New Orleans stuff as well as loads of bebop & more. Enjoy! Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong Sidney Bechet Bix Beiderbecke Bing Crosby Ella Fitzgerald Nat “King” Cole Billy Eckstine Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker Mandy Patinkin Johnny Hartman Frank […]

This week’s show is a slightly somber take on jazz & our times today. Enjoy! Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman Coleman Hawkins The Nat “King” Cole Trio Marvin Gaye Mandy Patinkin Bessie Smith Bix Beiderbecke Duke Ellington Count Basie Fats Waller Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie Lester Young Ornette Coleman Marvin […]

This week’s show is compiled of 3-minute-long songs. It’s a romp all over the place & I think you’ll dig it! Enjoy! Johnny Hartman Abbey Lincoln Bessie Smith Louis Armstrong Benny Goodman Gene Krupa Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald Louis Prima Count Basie Duke Ellington Chet Baker Dinah Washington Miles Davis Oscar Peterson Peter Nero The […]

It’s been so gorgeous here in the New York area that I wanted to music to match it.  I hope I succeeded! Enjoy! Arthur Prysock Count Basie Grant Green Joe Cuba Machito & Afro-Cubans Johnny Hartman Glenn Miller Gene Krupa Chick Webb Marvin Gaye Nat “King” Cole Anita O’Day Ella Fitzgerald Billy Eckstine Duke Ellington […]

This week’s show is all about light & lively.  Bouncy, bluesy, music that’ll keep your toes-a-tappin’! Enjoy! Shirley Horn Thelonious Monk Art Tatum Benny Goodman Billy Eckstine Nat “King” Cole Johnny Hartman Marvin Gaye Charles Mingus Clifford Brown & Max Roach Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins Dave Brubeck Bobby Darin […]

This week’s show is a completion of the alphabetical order that I started two weeks ago. There’s probably a good 60-90 minute of Broadway material here as well as standard-issue standards. Enjoy! Johnny Hartman Nancy Wilson The Nat “King” Cole Trio Nina Simone Interference from “Once” Music from “Song & Dance” Music from “A Tree […]

This week’s show is a fun romp…in mostly alphabetical order. Enjoy! Anita O’Day Billie Holiday Cannonball Adderley Dave Brubeck Edith Piaf Fats Waller Gene Krupa Harold Mabern The Ink Spots Jack Miller Orchestra with Billy Eckstine Johnny Hartman The Nat “King” Cole Trio k.d. lang Machito & His Afro-Cubans Lara Downes

This week’s episode is a fun romp through some great uptempo numbers – some Latin jazz, some Latin flavored tunes, too. Enjoy!!! Quincy Jones Grant Green Pupi Campo Nat “King” Cole Johnny Hartman Benny Goodman Bessie Smith Big Joe Turner Bix Beiderbecke Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers John Coltrane Charlie Parker Ella Fitzgerald Frank […]

This week’s show is dedicated to Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. ENJOY! Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Benny Goodman Billy Eckstine Nat “King” Cole Ella Fitzgerald Billie Holiday Johnny Hartman Sidney Bechet Oscar Peterson Trio Charles Mingus Duke Ellington

This is a decidedly downturned show…blame my mood, but there’s also some defiance in here. Purple & blue because of Prince…and green because of Ireland celebrating a special 100th Anniversary. Enjoy! The Ink Spots Prince Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman Nat “King” Cole Art Tatum Bill Evans The Gil […]