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October 29, 2022 Playlist

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Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians “Get out Those Old Records” from The Very Best of Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra “‘Deed I Do (feat. Edythe Wright)” from You Leave Me Breathless (The Bluebird Recordings In Chronological Order, Vol. 14 – 1938)

Lucienne Boyer “Parlez-moi d’amour” from 7 merveilles de la musique : Lucienne Boyer

Annette Hanshaw “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling” from Annette Hanshaw, Vol. 6: 1929

Henry James and His Orchestra & Helen Forrest “I’ve Heard That Song Before” from Best of the Big Bands

Bing Crosby “Puttin’ On the Ritz” from Bing Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook

Billie Holiday “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” from Billie Holiday’s Greatest Hits

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra “Begin the Beguine” from Artie Shaw – Stardust

Bix Biederbecke “I’m Coming Virginia” from Bix Biederbecke, Vol. 1 – Singin’ The Blues

Etta James “A Sunday Kind of Love” from At Last!

Dinah Washington “My Ideal” from The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 4 (1954-1956)

Adelaide Hall “Doin’ What I Please” from Echoes

Bessie Smith “Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl” from The Essential Bessie Smith

The Ink Spots “I’m Making Believe (feat. Ella Fitzgerald)” from 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Ink Spots

Joseph Wolf and His Orchestra “Das Licht geht aus (Turn Out the Lights)” from Hit Parade of German Orchestras of the 1920’s and 30’s

Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra “A Peach of a Pair (feat. Russ Columbo)” from Big Band 1920’s Essentials

Lena Horne & Lou Bring “Stormy Weather (From “Stormy Weather”)” from The Essential Lena Horne: The RCA Years

Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra & Jack Teagarden “Long About Midnight” from Long About Midnight – Single

The Three Suns “Moritat (Mac the Knife)” from Magic Carpet Ride

The Count Basie Orchestra “Bugle Call Rag (feat. Lester Young)” from The Savory Collection, Vol. 2 – Jumpin’ at the Woodside: The Count Basie Orchestra (feat. Lester Young)

Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” from A Change Is Gonna Come – EP

Lys Gauty “Le chaland qui passe (feat. Jean Jacquin et son orchestre)” from J’aime tes grands yeux (Mono version)

Frank Sinatra “Night and Day” from The Best of the Capitol Years

Eydie Gorme & Los Panchos “Nosotros” from Le gran Collecion del 60 Anniversario CBS: Eydie Gorme y Los Panchos

Swing & Sway “Harbor Lights” from Best of the Big Bands: Sammy Kaye

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (1990 Remastered Version)” from The Great Summit: Complete Sessions (Deluxe Edition)

Rosemary Clooney “You Started Something” from The Essential Rosemary Clooney

Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman “No Two People” from The Hits Collection

Sam Browne “I Get Along Without You Very Well” from My Kind of Music

Ruth Etting “Shine On, Harvest Moon” from Presenting Ruth Etting

The Boswell Sisters “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” from The Boswell Sisters Collection Vol. 1 – 1931-1932

Fats Waller “How Can You Face Me” from The Essential

Teddy Wilson “Ain’t Misbehavin'” from The Impeccable Mr. Wilson

Peggy Lee “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” from 10 Essentials of Peggy Lee (Mono Version)

Peggy Lee “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)” from The Complete Recordings 1941-1947

Dinah Shore “Little White Lies” from 16 Most Requested Songs – Encore!

The Mills Brothers “Lazy River” from 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mills Brothers

Artie Shaw “Moonglow” from Artie Shaw 1940-41

"Music for Lovers Only" album cover

October 22, 2022 Playlist

"Music for Lovers Only" album cover

Featuring break music from
Jackie Gleason presents Music for Lovers Only

Helen Forrest w/ Benny Goodman & His Orchestra “What’s The Matter With Me?” from Benny and Helen: The Original Recordings of the 1940s

Redd Harper w/ Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra “Let’s Sing About Something” from The Uncollected: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra

Bob Allen w/ Hal Kemp and His Orchestra “The Moon Got In My Eyes” from The Great Band Era (1937)

Tony Pastor w/ Artie Shaw & His Orchestra “Small Fry” from 22 Original Big Band Recordings: Artie Shaw

Lucy Ann Polk w/ Les Brown and His Orchestra “Them There Eyes” from The Uncollected: Les Brown and His Orchestra, Vol. 2 (1949)

Pearl Bailey “Porter’s Love Song To A Chambermaid” from The One And Only Pearl Bailey Sings

Lizzie Miles “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” from Torchy Lullabies My Mother Sang Me

Woody Herman and the Swingin’ Herd “Blues Groove” from Blues Groove [LOCAL]

Perez Prado & His Orchestra “Carolina In the Morning” from Pops and Prado

George Shearing “One Note Samba (Samba De Una Nota So)” from Bossa Nova

Nina Simone “I Put a Spell on You” from The Best of Nina Simone

Louis Armstrong “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat” from Here’s Louis Armstrong

Frank Sinatra “Summer Wind” from Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years [REQUEST]

Julie London “You and the Night and the Music” from Around Midnight

Nat King Cole “A Blossom Fell” from The Greatest of Nat King Cole

Johnny Mathis “That’s All” from Warm and Tender

Peggy Lee “I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You)” from I’m A Woman

Dinah Washington “Teach Me Tonight” from Compact Jazz

Perry Como “Catch A Falling Star” from The Best of Perry Como

Morris Stoloff and the Columbia Pictures Studio Orchestra “Moonglow and Love Theme from “Picnic”” from Music For A Bachelor’s Den

Hildegarde “There’s A Small Hotel” from Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup [LOCAL]

Dooley Wilson “As Time Goes By” from Remembering the ’40s (1942-1943)

Bobby Hackett “Bewitched” from The Magic of Stereo: Soft Lights and Sweet Music [REQUEST]

Johnny Hartman “September in the Rain” from The Johnny Hartman Collection 1947-1972 [REQUEST]

George Hall and His Orchestra “Satan Takes a Holiday” from The Uncollected: George Hall and His Orchestra (1937)

Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra “Sometimes I’m Happy” from The Uncollected: Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra (1947)

Fats Waller & Benny Payne “After You’ve Gone” from A Handful of Keys [REQUEST]

Hoagy Carmichael “Moon Country” from Hoagy Carmichael Sings Hoagy Carmichael [REQUEST]

Doris Day w/ Les Brown & His Band of Renown “Sentimental Journey” from Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics [REQUEST]

The Ink Spots “Shine On, Harvest Moon” from The Ink Spots

"Muted Jazz" album cover

October 15, 2022 Playlist

"Muted Jazz" album coverFeaturing break music from
“Muted Jazz”
by Jonah Jones

Anita O’Day w/ Gene Krupa & His Orchestra “Let Me Off Uptown” from Satin Dolls: The Women Of Jazz

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra “Variety Stomp” from The Only Big Band CD You’ll Ever Need

Sophie Tucker “The Lady Is A Tramp” from Those Wonderful Thirties: The Stars of Broadway, Night Clubs and Vaudeville

Fats Waller “I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby” from A Handful of Keys (1922-1935)

Fred Astaire “Pick Yourself Up” from The Early Years at RKO

Bobby Darin “Beyond The Sea” from Moments To Remember: The Golden Hits of the ’50s and ’60s [REQUEST]

Connie Francis “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” from Shaken, Not Stirred

Elvis Presley “Can’t Help Falling In Love” from Magical Margical’s Elvis Picks

Tony Bennett “Stranger In Paradise” from Here’s Tony Bennett

Vic Damone “Cheek To Cheek” from That Towering Feeling! [REQUEST]

Ella Fitzgerald “Bidin’ My Time” from The George & Ira Gershwin Songbook

Dean Martin “Love Me, My Love” from Capitol Collectors Series

Ed Ames “There’s a Time for Everything” from My Cup Runneth Over

Lawrence Welk “Calcutta” from Pop Memories of the ’60s

Rosemary Clooney “The Continental” from Come On-a My House

Louis Armstrong “That Lucky Old Sun” from All-Time Greatest Hits

Eddie Lang “Clementine” from The Quintessential Eddie Lang

Frank Sinatra “Willow Weep For Me” from Sinatra Sings For Only the Lonely [REQUEST]

Johnny Hartman “I Cover the Waterfront” from The Johnny Hartman Collection (1947-1972)

Sammy Davis, Jr. & Carmen MacRae “The Things We Did Last Summer” from Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca

Johnny Mathis “Misty” from All-Time Greatest Hits

Nat King Cole “When I Fall In Love” from The Very Thought Of You: A Romantic Crooners Collection

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” from Original Film Sountracks

Johnny Mercer “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe” from Your Hit Parade (1945)

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra “Take the “A” Train” from The Great Band Era (12 Great Band Theme Songs)

Teddy Walters w/ Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra “Twilight Time” from Great Songs of 1945

Gordon MacRae “Ramblin’ Rose” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Dinah Shore “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” from The Very Best of Dinah Shore

Cliff Edwards & The Wonderland Jazz Band “K-K-K-Katy/When You Wore a Tulip” from Ukulele Ike Sings Again

The Banjo Barons “Medley: Josephine / The Gang That Sang “Heart Of My Heart” / At Sundown” from Banjos Back in Town

Perry Como “Round and Round” from The Best of Perry Como

Doris Day “Time To Say Goodnight” from I Have Dreamed

Jon Batiste “BLACCK” from Chronology Of A Dream (Live At the Village Vanguard)

Henry Mancini - "The Mancini Touch" album cover

October 8, 2022 Playlist

Henry Mancini - "The Mancini Touch" album cover

Featuring break music from
The Mancini Touch
by Henry Mancini & His Orchestra

The Nat King Cole Trio “Honeysuckle Rose” from Happy Days Are Here Again!

Frank Sinatra “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me” from Songs For Swingin’ Lovers

Andre Kostelanetz “Till There Was You” from The Magic of Stereo: Soft Lights and Sweet Music

Doris Day “If I Give My Heart to You” from Doris Day’s Greatest Hits

Fred Astaire “The Way You Look Tonight” from Steppin’Out: Astaire Sings

Merv Griffin “These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)” from A Tinkling Piano In the Next Apartment

The Andrews Sisters “Shoo-Shoo Baby” from Remembering the ’40s (1942-1943)

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Ballad In Blue” from The Classic Hoagy Carmichael

George Hall and His Orchestra “Blue Skies” from The Uncollected: George Hall and His Orchestra

Tony Pastor and His Orchestra “Dance With a Dolly” from The Great Band Era (1944)

Mike Douglas & the Campus Kids w/ Kay Kyser & His Orchestra “Ole Buttermilk Sky” from Best of Big Bands: Kay Kyser

Dean Martin “Sway” from That’s Amore: The Best of Dean Martin

Rosemary Clooney “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” from The Essential Rosemary Clooney

Bobby Darin “The Good Life” from The Very Thought Of You: A Romantic Crooners Collection

Patsy Cline “I Fall To Pieces (feat. The Jordanaires)” from Showcase (feat. The Jordanaires)

Engelbert Humperdinck “Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)” from Pop Memories of the ’60s

Andy Williams “I’m All Smiles” from Dear Heart

Louis Armstrong “Someday You’ll Be Sorry” from Satchmo’s Golden Favorites

The Modern Jazz Quartet “Autumn In New York” from Django

Johnny Hartman “I Cover the Waterfront” from The Johnny Hartman Collection 1947-1972

Ella Fitzgerald “Have You Met Sir Jones?” from The Rodgers and Hart Songbook

Tony Bennett “Stranger In Paradise” from It’s Tony Bennett

Fats Waller “You’ve Been Taking Lessons In Love (05-08-35)” from A Handful of Keys

Slim and Slam “The Flat Foot Floogie” from The Legendary Male Vocalists Of Jazz (1925-1940)

Sam Browne w/ Jack Hylton and His Orchestra “If I Had A Talking Picture Of You” from Top Hits of the 1930s

Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees “A Little Kiss Each Morning” from Heigh-Ho Everybody, This is Rudy Vallee

Judy Garland and Gene Kelly “When You Wore A Tulip” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Henry Mancini and His Orchestra “Politely” from The Mancini Touch

The Mills Brothers “Autumn Leaves” from The Mellow Years

Johnny Mathis “Moonlight Becomes You” from Warm and Tender

Dinah Shore “Medley: Where Or When / Easy To Love / Get Out of Town / They Can’t Take That Away From Me” from Dinah, Yes Indeed!

June Christy “Rock Me to Sleep” from The Jazz Sessions: The Best of June Christy

Guy Lombardo - The Sweetest Waltzes This Side of Heaven

October 1, 2022 Playlist

Guy Lombardo - The Sweetest Waltzes This Side of HeavenFeaturing break music from
The Sweetest Waltzes This Side of Heaven
by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

Nancy Wilson “Wave” from Easy [REQUEST]

The Earl Hines Trio “Walking My Baby Back Home” from Earl “Fatha” Hines

Peggy Lee and George Shearing “Always True to You in My Fashion” from Original Jazz, Vol. 2

Bobby Darin “The Good Life” from The Very Thought Of You: A Romantic Crooners Collection

Tony Bennett “The Best Is Yet To Come” from I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO

Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen MacRae “You’re the Top” from Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca

Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra “Lisbon Antigua” from The Best Loved Bands Of All Time

Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra “Sophisticated Lady” from The Uncollected: Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra

Harry James and His Orchestra “Sleepy Lagoon” from Best of the Big Bands: Harry James

Artie Shaw & His Orchestra “Stardust” from The Best of Artie Shaw

Wayne King & His Orchestra “Til Reveille” from Remembering the ’40s (1941)

Ruth Etting “Body and Soul” from Ruth Etting (1926-1935), Vol. 2 [Remastered]

Dick Powell “The Girl On the Police Gazette” from The Dick Powell Songbook

Ken Darby & Ramona w/ Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra “A Picture Of Me Without You” from Paper Moon Soundtrack

Sam Browne “Somebody’s Thinking Of You Tonight” from Top Hits of the 1930s

Ethel Waters (feat. Bunny Berigan) “Harlem On My Mind” from Irving Berlin: A Hundred Years

Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra “Medley: Charmaine – Tenderly” from Happy Days Are Here Again!

Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra “Faded Summer Love” from The Stardust Ballroom

Ella Fitzgerald w/ Benny Goodman & His Orchestra “Did You Mean It?” from The Birth of Swing (1935-1936)

The Frank DeVol Orchestra “Crazy Rhythm” from The Uncollected: The Kings Sisters with Frank DeVol’s Orchestra

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra “Sunrise Serenade” from The Unforgettable Glenn Miller

June Christy “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me” from Ballads for Night People

Vic Damone “Serenade In Blue” from Young and Lively

Johnny Mathis “Small World” from 20 of Johnny Mathis’s All-Time Greatest Hits

Dean Martin “Return to Me (Ritorna Me)” from That’s Amore: The Best of Dean Martin

Rosemary Clooney and Marian McPartland “Don’t Fence Me In” from Piano Jazz

Connie Francis “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” from Shaken, Not Stirred

Dinah Washington “With A Song In My Heart” from September In The Rain

Frank Sinatra “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” from Sinatra At the Sands

Fred Astaire “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” from Steppin’ Out: Astaire Sings

Doris Day “Lamp Is Low” from Whatever Will Be Will Be