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January 20 - Playlist

Esperanza Spalding - Inútil Paisagem (Chamber Music Society)*
O'2L - Shopping For Camels (O'2L)
Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet - Pres Returns (Pres And Teddy)

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FEATURE ARTIST

Oscar Peterson - Rob Roy (Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove And Ralph Moore)
Oscar Peterson Trio - Should I? (On The Town)

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Charlie Mingus - Dizzy Moods (Tijuana Moods)
Louie Bellson with Clark Terry - Walkin' With Buddy (Hot)

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Mercer Ellington - Queenie Pie Reggae (Music Is My Mistress)
Stan Getz & The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band - Provocations (Change Of Scenes)
Illinois Jacquet - B-Yot (The Illinois Jacquet Story)

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Howard Alden/Jimmy Bruno - Benedetto Blues (Full Circle)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Yes, We All Have Our Cross To Bear (London Flat, London Sharp)

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THE R & B CORNER

Freddie Roach - Brown Sugar (So Blue, So Funky)
Urban Knights - Dream (V)
Norah Jones/Ray Charles - Here We Go Again (...Featuring Norah Jones)*

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Wallace Roney - Alone Together (Jazz For A Lazy Day)
John Williams' Tenorama - Waiting For Dexter (John Williams' Tenorama)

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THE VOCALISTS

Julie London - Two Sleepy People (The Best Of Julie London)
Dean Martin - Ain't That A Kick In The Head (Eee-O-11)
Ann Hampton Callaway - Finding Beauty (At Last)
Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim - If You Never Come To Me (Sinatra/Jobim)*

* indicates Recent Release

January 13 - Playlist

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Just One Of Those Things (Stardust)
Dexter Gordon - The End Of A Love Affair (Dexter Calling)
Duke Ellington - Bakiff (Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra: 1941)

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FEATURE ARTIST

Michael Tilson Thomas/Sarah Vaughan - Sweet And Low-Down (Gershwin Live!)
Sarah Vaughan - The Sweetest Sounds (Ultimate Sarah Vaughan)
Sarah Vaughan - Vanity (After Hours)

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Stefano DiBattista - Confirmation (Parker's Mood)
Stan Getz Quartet - Joy Spring (The Dolphin)

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Art Tatum - How High The Moon (Piano Starts Here)
Charlie Parker - Ornithology (Ken Burns Jazz)
SuperSax - Ornithology (The Japanese Tour)

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Lionel Hampton Quintet - Don't Be That Way (Lionel Hampton Quintet)
Weather Report - Palladium (Heavy Weather)

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THE R & B CORNER

Soulive - Solid (Doin' Something)
Archie Bell & The Drells - [There's Gonna Be A] Showdown - (45)^
Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby (Talking Book)^

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Wynton Marsalis - The Midnight Blues (Standard Time, Vol. 5: The Midnight Blues)
Harry James And His Orchestra - Two O'Clock Jump (Swingin' At Capitol)

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THE VOCALISTS

Freddy Cole - I'm Not Alone (In The Name of Love)
Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie - Some Other Spring (Love Letters From Ella)
Frank Sinatra - Just One Of Those Things (Songs For Young Lovers)

^ indicates the Vinyl Archive

January 6 - Playlist

Stan Kenton - I've Got You Under My Skin (Contemporary Concepts)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Dat Dere (The Big Beat)

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FEATURE ARTIST

Ahmad Jamal - MASH Theme (M*A*S*H Soundtrack)^
Ahmad Jamal - Daahoud (Chicago Revisited)
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (Priceless Jazz Sampler 2)

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Modern Jazz Quartet with New York Chamber Symphony - Encounter In Cagnes (Three Windows)

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Count Basie - Sure Thing (Birdland All-Stars At Carnegie Hall)^
Stan Getz - Parker 51 (At Storyville - Vol. 1 & 2)

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Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Duke (Newport 1958: Brubeck Plays Ellington)
Charlie Watts Orchestra - Flying Home (Live - Fulham Town Hall)

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THE R & B CORNER

Boz Scaggs - We Were Always Sweethearts (Moments)^
Eric Clapton - Reptile (One More Car, One More Rider)
War - All Day Music (All Day Music)^

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Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker - Some Skunk Funk (Some Skunk Funk)
Billy Taylor - Homage, Part III (Homage)

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THE VOCALISTS

Manhattan Transfer - The Offbeat Of Avenues (The Symphony Sessions)
Johnny Hartman/John Coltrane - Lush Life (Priceless Jazz Sampler)
Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin (The Complete Reprise)

^ indicates the Vinyl Archive

December 30 - Playlist

Terence Blanchard - I Thought About You (Wandering Moon)
Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger (Le Voyage)

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FEATURE ARTIST

Chick Corea Quartet - The Wish (Time Warp)
Chick Corea - Spain (Akoustic Band)

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Nick Hempton Band - Trivia (Nick Hempton Band)
Koplant No - Baby [With A Monacle] (Koplant No)

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Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy (It's Monk's Time)
Herbie Hancock - Speak Like A Child (Speak like A Child)

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Dave Brubeck Quartet - Perdido (Newport 1958: Brubeck Plays Ellington)
Norah Jones/Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Ruler Of My Heart (...Featuring Norah Jones)

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Stan Getz - Song For Martine (Dynasty)
Michael Franks - Baseball (A Backward Glance)

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Benny Carter - Lover Man (More Cookin')

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THE VOCALISTS

Nnenna Freelon - Lost In The Stars (Listen)
John Pizzarelli - Mountain Greenery (With A Song in My Heart)
Ella Fitzgerald - Mean To Me (Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson)
Frank Sinatra - I Thought About You (Songs For Swingin' Lovers!)

December 23 - Playlist

"JAZZ HOLIDAY"

Dexter Gordon - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen)
Duke Ellington - Peanut Brittle Brigade (Three Suites)

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Dave Koz - Memories Of A Winter's Night [A Song For Hanukkah] (Memories Of A Winter's Night)
Michael McDonald - Angels We Have Heard On High (Holiday)
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends - Joy To The World (Songs Of Joy & Peace)
Dave Brubeck - To Us Is Given (A Dave Brubeck Christmas)

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Manhattan Transfer - Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season (The Christmas Album)
Vincent Herring - O Come, All Ye Faithful (A Jazz Christmas)
Vanguard Jazz Sextet - O Tannenbaum (A Jazz Christmas)

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Maynard Ferguson - Christmas For Moderns (Stan Kenton - A Merry Christmas)
Diana Krall - Winter Wonderland (Christmas Songs)
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Skating (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

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Oscar Peterson - Christmas Waltz (An Oscar Peterson Christmas)
Ella Fitzgerald - Sleigh Ride (Christmas Belles)
Count Basie - Basie's Jingle Bells (The Ultimate Jazz Christmas)

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Cheech & Chong - Santa Claus And His Old Lady (45 rpm Single)
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Holiday)
John Lennon - Happy Xmas [War Is Over} (Now That's What I Call Christmas)

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"City Of New Orleans" - O Holy Night (Sunday Music Vol. 5)
John Coltrane - Greensleeves (Standards)

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Sarah Vaughan - Snowbound (Christmas Belles)
Mel Tormé - The Christmas Song (Christmas Songs)
Darlene Love with Brian Setzer Orchestra - Deep In The Heart Of Christmas (Jingle All The Way)
Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Christmas With The Rat Pack)

December 16 – Playlist

THE CHAIRMAN’S 95TH BIRTHDAY
The Annual Frank Sinatra Birthday Show

Frank Sinatra sings on all selections:

- Jingle Bells The Sinatra Christmas Album)
- I Believe (Christmas With The Rat Pack)
- Mistletoe And Holly (Capitol Singles Collection)
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Christmas Songs)
…with Dean Martin - It’s A Marshmallow World (Christmas With The Rat Pack)

“Home For the Holidays”

- Moonlight In Vermont (Come Fly With Me)
- Theme From “New York, New York” (Trilogy: Present)
- Chicago (Come Fly With Me)
- L.A. Is My Lady (L.A. Is My Lady)

“Cole Porter”

- What Is This Thing Called Love (In The Wee Small Hours)
- You’re Sensational (High Society)
- Night And Day (A Swingin’ Affair!)
- Anything Goes (Songs For Swingin’ Lovers)
- At Long Last Love (Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass)

“The Rat Pack”

…with Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin - We Open in Venice (Complete Reprise)
…with Dean, Sammy & Bing Crosby - Style (Complete Reprise)
…with Sammy Davis Jr. - Me And My Shadow (Eee-O 11)
…with Dean & Sammy - Dialogue/Guys And Dolls (Live At The Sands)

“Big Band”

…with Harry James - All Or Nothing At All (Harry James And His Orchestra)
…with Tommy Dorsey - This Is The Beginning Of The End (The Song IS You)
…with Count Basie - The Tender trap (Sinatra/Basie)
…with Duke Ellington - All I Need Is The Girl (Complete Reprise)

“Duets”

…with Keely Smith - Nothing In Common (Come Dance With Me)
…with Antonio Carlos Jobim - Desafinado (Sinatra/Jobim)
…with Frank Sinatra Jr. - My Kind Of Town (Duets II)
…with Rosemary Clooney - Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)

“Got Live If You Want It”

…with Count Basie - You Make Me Feel So Young (At The Sands)
…with Sextet - You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (Live In Paris)
…with Woody Herman - I’ve Got You Under My Skin (The Main Event)

“Merry Christmas To All”

- The Christmas Waltz (Capitol Singles Collection)
…with Bing Crosby - We Wish You The Merriest (Complete Reprise)
- White Christmas (Christmas Songs)
…with Dean Martin - Auld Lang Syne (Christmas With The Rat Pack)
…with Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (The 80th: All The Best)