January 1 - Playlist

THE NEW YEAR'S DAY SHOW
featuring my Favorites from 2008 Releases*

1) Joe Lovano/WDR Big Band - I'm All For You (Symphonica)
2) James Carter - Song Of Delilah (Present Tense)
3) Esperanza Spalding - I Adore You (Esperanza)
4) Hot Club Of Detroit - Two Weeks (Night Town)
5) Kathleen Gorman - What Does It Take? (Brand New Day)#
6) Jon Burr Band - None Of Them Is You (Just Can't Wait)#
7) Serge Forte Trio - Indiana (Oscar, A Tribute)#
8) Peggy Perkins - It Don't Mean A Thing (At Last)#
9) 8 Legged Monster - Monster Theme (8 Legged Monster)
10) Stanley Jordan - All Blues (State Of Nature)
11) Stan Getz - Litha (Sweet Rain)
12) Brecker Brothers - Good Gracious (Return Of The Brecker Brothers)
13) Brian Culbertson - Hollywood Swinging (Bringing Back The Funk)
14) Dianne Reeves - Lovin' You (When You Know)
15) Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis - Basin Street Blues (Two Men With The Blues)
16) Yo-Yo Ma/Dave Brubeck - Concordia (Songs of Joy & Peace)
17) George Duke - Images Of Us (Dukey Treats)
18) Walter Becker - Door Number Two (Circus Money)
19) Patricia Barber - C'est Magnifique (The Cole Porter Mix)
20) John Pizzarelli - Mountain Greenery (With A Song In My Heart)
21) Frank Sinatra - Body And Soul (Nothing But The Best)


* tonight, obviously, all songs are Recent Releases
# indicates Jazz Network member (see link at bottom of this Blog)

December 25 - Playlist

THE CHRISTMAS NIGHT SHOW

1) Duke Ellington - The Nutcracker Suite (Three Suites)
2) Cheech & Chong - Santa Claus And His Old Lady (45)^
3) Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Holiday)
4) Dean Martin - Winter Romance (Making Spirits Bright)
5) Yo-Yo Ma & Friends - Dona Nobis Pacem And Variations (Songs Of Joy And Peace)*
6) Bob & Doug McKenzie - Twelve Days Of Christmas (Great White North)^
7) Manhattan Transfer - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (The Christmas Album)
8) Count Basie - Basie's Jingle Bells (Ultimate Jazz Christmas)*
9) Ray Charles - Little Drummer Boy (Sunday Music)*
10) Norah Jones - Peace (Ultimate Jazz Christmas)*
11) Modern Jazz Quartet - Precious Joy (Blues On Bach)
12) Dave Matthews Band - Christmas Song (Holiday)
13) The Beach Boys - Frosty The Snowman (Ultimate Christmas)
14) Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (Christmas Wishes)
15) David Benoit/Dave Koz - Linus And Lucy (40 years: A Charlie Brown Christmas)
16) Yellowjackets with Jean Baylor - The First Noel (Peace Round)
17) The Bird And The Bee - Carol Of The Bells (Sunday Music)*
18) Jack Walrath/Bobby Watson - Canto Redentor (Yule Be Boppin')
19) "City Of New Orleans" - O Holy Night (Sunday Music)*

^ indicates the "Vinyl Archive"
* indicates Recent Release

December 18 - Playlist

Jazz Holiday

1) Dexter Gordon - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen)^
2) Bill Evans - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Best Of Bill Evans On Verve)
3) Duke Ellington Orchestra - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Take The Holiday Train)^
4) Doug Robinson - Joy To The World (Jazziz Holiday Album)
5) Eric Johnson - The First Noel (Christmas Guitar Mix Disc)
6) Vanguard Jazz Sextet - O Tannenbaum (A Jazz Christmas)
7) Duke Pearson - Sleigh Ride (Ultimate Jazz Christmas)*
8) Loren Schoenberg - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (A Jazz Christmas)
9) Eliane Elias - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Ultimate Jazz Christmas)*
10) Jon Burr - Snowfall (Just Can't Wait)*
11) Dave Brubeck - Winter Wonderland (A Dave Brubeck Christmas)
12) Yo-Yo Ma with Jake Shimabukuro - Happy Xmas [War Is Over] (Songs Of Joy & Peace)*
13) Chris Botti - Ave Maria (Italia)
14) Take 6 - Sweet Little Jesus Boy (He Is Christmas)
15) Oscar Peterson - Christmas Waltz (An Oscar Peterson Christmas)
16) John Scofield - Chipmunk Christmas (Yule Struttin')
17) Diana Krall - Jingle Bells (Christmas Songs)
18) Vince Guaraldi - Skating (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
19) Manhattan Transfer - Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season (The Christmas Album)
20) David Benoit - Carol Of The Bells (GRP Christmas Collection)
21) Mel Torme - Good King Wenceslas (Christmas Songs)
22) Julie London - Warm December (Christmas Belles)
23) Harry Connick Jr. - Parade Of the Wooden Soldiers (When My Heart Finds Christmas)
24) Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Christmas With the Rat Pack)

^ indicates the "Vinyl Archive"
* indicates Recent Release

December 11 - Playlist

THE CHAIRMAN'S BIRTHDAY
The Frank Sinatra Birthday Special

Sinatra sings on all tracks:

1) Come Dance With Me (The Capitol Years)
2) Mr. Success (Capitol Singles Collection)
3) Ya Better Stop (Capitol Singles Collection)
4) Can I Steal A Little Love? (Capitol Singles Collection)
5) with Harry James - From The Bottom of My Heart (Harry James And His Orchestra)
6) with Tommy Dorsey - Shake Down The Stars (The Song Is You)
7) with Tommy Dorsey - Yearning (The Song Is You)
8) Saturday Night (Portrait Of Sinatra)
9) The Girl Next Door (Songs For Young Lovers)
10) Can't We Be Friends? (The Wee Small Hours)
11) I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans (A Swingin' Affair)
12) I've Got You Under My Skin (Songs For Swingin' Lovers)
13) French Foreign legion (Capitol Singles Collection)
14) with Elvis Presley - Witchcraft/Love Me Tender (Classic Duets)
15) with Keely Smith - How Are Ya Fixed For Love? (Come Dance With Me)
16) with Sammy Davis Jr. - Me And My Shadow (Eee-O 11)
17) with Bing Crosby - Well Did You Evah? (Capitol Singles Collection)
18) with Rosemary Clooney - Peach Tree Street (Songs From The Girl Singer)
19) Let's Get Away From It All (Come Fly With Me)
20) You Go To My Head (Nice 'N' Easy)
21) Day By Day (Come Swing With Me)
22) Blue Moon (Swingin' Session!!!)
23) The Boys' Night Out (Rat Pack: Boys' Night Out)
24) It's Always You (Complete Reprise)
25) The Coffee Song (Complete Reprise)
26) I Never Knew (Complete Reprise)
27) Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (Complete Reprise)
28) The Good Life (Nothing But The Best)*
29) Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Complete Reprise)
30) Tangerine (Complete Reprise)
31) Oh, You Crazy Moon (Complete Reprise)
32) Body And Soul (Nothing But The Best)*
33) I Heard The Bells (Complete Reprise)
34) Mistletoe And Holly (Christmas With The Rat Pack)
35) Little Drummer Boy (Complete Reprise)
36) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Christmas Songs By Sinatra)
37) with Bing Crosby - We Wish You The Merriest (Complete Reprise)

* indicates Recent Release

December 4 - Playlist

Dave Brubeck's 88th Birthday

Dave Brubeck plays on all tracks, unless otherwise noted:

1) Quartet- Take Five (Time Out)
2) Octet - The Way You Look Tonight (Dave Brubeck Octet)
3) Quartet - Stompin' for Mili (Brubeck Time)
4) Quartet - Closing Time Blues (Jazz Red Hot And Cool)
5) Quartet - The Golden Horn (Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia)
6) Quartet - Camptown Races (Gone With The Wind)
7) Michael Franks - Hearing "Take Five" (Rendezvous In Rio)
8) Quartet - Kathy's Waltz (Time Out)
9) Miles Davis + 19 - The Duke (Miles Ahead)
10) Quartet/Jimmy Rushing - Am I Blue? (Brubeck And Rushing)
11) with Carmen McRae - Weep No More (Jazz Collection)
12) Quartet/Louis Armstrong - Summer Song (The Real Ambassadors)
13) Quartet - In Your Own Sweet Way (Brandenburg Gate: Revisited)
14) Quartet - Cassandra (Back Home)
15) Quartet/Bill Smith - By Jupiter (Near Myth)
16) - Benjamin (Quiet As The Moon)
17) with Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker Waltz (Young Lions & Old Tigers)
18) Quartet - Waltzing (So What's New?)
19) with All-Stars - Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1969 All-Star White House Salute To Duke Ellington)
20) with Cincinnati Pops - Take The "A" Train (Big Band Hit Parade)
21) with Paul Desmond - These Foolish Things (1975: The Duets)
22) with Yo-Yo Ma and Paquito D'Rivera - Joy To The World (Songs Of Joy And Peace)*
23) Quartet - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Jingle Bell Jazz)
24) Quartet - We Three Kings (Jazz Christmas)
25) - "Farewell" Jingle Bells (A Dave Brubeck Christmas)

* indicates Recent Release