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This week’s episode is light, lively & funny…if I am being honest…one of my funnier episodes. Spring is in the air…and maybe that air is finally filled with infectious tunes! ENJOY! June Christy Tony Bennett Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine Billy Eckstine Oscar Peterson Leonard Bernstein & the New York Philharmonic Johnny Hartman Art Tatum […]

This week’s show is a mostly uptempo & light affair with a bittersweet conclusion… ENJOY! Count Basie Clifford Brown & Max Roach Les Paul Bud Powell Paul Chambers Quincy Jones Fats Waller Sarah Vaughan Dinah Washington Anita O’Day Helen Merrill Ella Fitzgerald Charles Mingus Nat “King” Cole Dave Brubeck & Jimmy Rushing Mel Tormé Glenn […]

Welcome to my mostly-annual St. Patrick’s Day show! This year, I’ve got some new tunes, some classic tunes…and a lot of jigs, reels & pipes! ENJOY! Clannad Iarla O Lionaird Bing Crosby Imelda May The Chieftains Luke Kelly Bill Whelan’s Riverdance Kane O’Rourke The Chieftains Emma Langford Villagers Glen Hansard Declan O’Rourke Afro Celt Sound […]

This week’s episode is again a mostly up affair…and brought to you by jazz & joy! ENJOY! Billie Holiday Duncan Sheik Sinéad O’Connor The Roots & Bobby Womack Bobby Womack Nat “King” Cole Trio Bud Powell Clifford Brown & Max Roach Charlie Parker Charles Mingus Holly Cole Trio Thelonious Monk Quartet w/ John Coltrane John […]

This week’s episode is dedicated to the swing music that made the era around WWII so wonderful. I’d had a thought earlier this week about how “VC Day” (Victory Over COVID) will be like “VE” or “VJ Day” and that made me think of swing music…so, here you are…a toast to COVID being being gone […]

This week’s episode is a tribute to love…no matter how or what or who…the good, the bad, the rest…it’s also a tribute to my friend’s wife, who died earlier today. Allison Sandlin Feldman struggled with cystic fibrosis for decades…may she rest in peace. Ella Fitzgerald Ann Hampton Callaway Nat “King” Cole Al Hibbler with Leroy […]

This week’s show is a mostly uptempo affair that brings you a bounce in your step & a feeling of gaze…looking out upon our remaining days…with vim…and with vigor! ENJOY! Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Ella Fitzgerald Nat “King” Cole Louis Prima Johnny Hartman Fletcher Henderson Louis Armstrong Coleman Hawkins John Coltrane Helen Merrill Nancy […]

This episode is dedicated to NYC…I am finally feeling at home after nearly 2 months back in Manhattan. There’s a range of acts here…including The Bee Gees…who are a part of my youth years around NYC…for sure. ENJOY! Nancy Wilson Frank Sinatra Sidney Bechet Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong Same Cooke Lloyd Price Guitar Slim Frank […]

This year’s NYE episode is shorter & sweeter than the last many. It’s jubilant & reverent…and maybe a little irreverent, too. Some jazz, some swing, some standards & some soul music…and gospel, too! Happy New Year, everyone! Bobby Darin Ella Fitzgerald Johnny Hartman Dave Brubeck with Jimmy Rushing Nat “King” Cole Count Basie with Jimmy […]

This year’s Christmas episode is chock full of gems, as ever…some jazz, some big band, some standards…and some Texas twang, too. Enjoy!!! Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Frank Wallace Perry Como Andy Williams Bing Crosby Frank Sinatra Nat “King” Cole The Hedge Schools Walking On Cars Lisa Hannigan Kate Bush Bono U2 Chris Rea […]