New York Standard

This week’s show is two-faced & two-sided. Simply put:  Sad first.  Happy second. Some downsides…and many upsides.  Like life.  It’s a PERFECT companion for autumn time! Enjoy! George Shearing Frank Sinatra Duke Ellington Mel Tormé Helen Merrill Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Ella Fitzgerald Patti Smith Bruce Springsteen Bernadette Peters Nat “King” Cole Marvin Gaye […]

With the slightly warmer temps this week in the Northeast, I felt the need to unleash some unique tunes on you.  Yes, there’s a Swedish rocker on here…plus 3 singer/songwriters you may or may not have heard of…yet.  Plus Ella, Sinatra, Basie & more. Only here on New York Standard! ENJOY! Peter Nero Nicolai Dunger […]

This week’s show is mostly uptempo with a good amount of back-to-back numbers that really swing…as well as one or two that are more downtempo. Enjoy! Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys Big Joe Turner Billie Holiday Sammy Davis, Jr. Billy Eckstine Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Johnny Hartman Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Nat “King” […]

This week’s show is all ballads & one uptempo tune. The season has changed…and so have I. Enjoy! Miles Davis Frank Sinatra Duke Ellington Oscar Peterson Big Joe Turner Mandy Patinkin Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Frank Sinatra Nat “King” Cole Johnny Hartman Wes Montgomery Gil Melle The Hedge Schools October Project Feist

This week’s show is cool in that I let myself go a little bit on the microphone.  I did some voices, I told some jokes…and I open the show with Springsteen’s electric version of ‘Born To Run’ & I close the show with an acoustic version of the same. Hope you enjoy it! Bruce Springsteen […]

This week’s show is a short one…but a tight one.  A few ballads, sure…but, mostly swinging’ numbers that you will dig! Enjoy! Quincy Jones Ramsey Lewis Nat “King” Cole Willie “The Lion” Smith Fletcher Henderson Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong John Coltrane Carmen McRae Les Paul The Ink Spots Johnny Hartman Nancy Wilson Grant Green Booker […]

This week’s show is soft…somber, even.  I use the word ‘somber’ probably 40 times in the show, alone.  The music is somber, because I am too. There’s little else better in this world than a warm & wonderful ballad.  This show features some of the best ballads ever made. Enjoy! Grant Green Bill Evans Duke […]

This week’s show is a special one in that we get to hear the first new John Coltrane material in many, many years…but, I do save that for the end. The bulk of the show is ‘Sunday’ songs…some sort of Sunday reference in them…with a few exceptions. I close with the new track from Trane…and […]

This week’s episode is dedicated to this rainy Saturday…blues & ballads take the day.  My heat is on…on May 12th! Enjoy! Amy Rome Bill Evans The Benson Orchestra of Chicago The Ink Spots Johnny Hartman Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra Bud Powell Sarah Vaughan Mandy Patinkin John Coltrane Nat “King” Cole “Big” Joe Turner

This week’s show is quick & lively…with brilliant tunes from amazing artists. Enjoy! Thelonious Monk Nat “King” Cole Frank Sinatra Billie Holiday Benny Goodman Nancy Wilson Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney Bob Wills Bill Evans Wes Montgomery Yusef Lateef Sonny Rollins The Ben Webster Quintet Big Joe Turner Billy Eckstine Count Basie Johnny Hartman Count […]