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September 27, 2025 Playlist

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Featuring break music from
Lightly and Politely
by Eddie Heywood at the Piano and His Orchestra

Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer “Two of a Kind” from Two of a Kind

Rosco Gordon “The Dilly Bop” from Anthology: The Definitive Collection

Cathy Rich with the Buddy Rich Big Band “The Beat Goes On” from Big Swing Face

Della Reese “Won’cha Come Home, Bill Bailey” from Special Delivery

Fats Waller “Smashing Thirds” from One Never Knows, Do One?

Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five “The Grabtown Grapple” from The Artie Shaw Story: Little Jazz

George Liberace and His Orchestra “Helena Polka” from A Musical Journey

Lucy Reed w/ Teddy Phillips and His Orchestra “Tantalizing Melody” from A Night at the Aragon

Mildred Bailey “Garden Of the Moon” from Jazz Infusion – Mildred Bailey

Carmen McRae “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good” from Carmen McRae

Nat “King” Cole “When You Belong To Me” from From The Capitol Vaults, Vol. 2

Tony Bennett “Cold, Cold Heart” from Tony’s Greatest Hits

Sarah Vaughan “Autumn In New York (feat. Hal Mooney and His Orchestra)” from Sarah Vaughan’s Golden Hits

Ella Fitzgerald “Solitude” from Autumn In New York

The Ink Spots “I Don’t Want To Set the World On Fire” from The Best of the Ink Spots

Harry James and His Orchestra “Trumpet Blues & Cantabile” from Best of the Big Bands

Patricia Norman w/ Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra “Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” from Best of Big Bands: Eddy Duchin

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “A String of Pearls” from A String of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Hildegarde “Lili Marlene” from Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup

Jack Teagarden “Stars Fell On Alabama” from The Legendary Male Vocalists Of Jazz (1925-1940)

Johnny Mathis “Moonlight in Vermont” from Romantically

Frank Sinatra “Once Upon a Time” from September of My Years (Expanded Edition)

Rosemary Clooney and Marian McPartland “September Song” from Piano Jazz

Dinah Washington “Softly” from September In the Rain

Johnny Hartman “I Concentrate On You” from All Of Me

Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees “One Little Kiss Each Morning” from Heigh Ho, Everybody, This Is Rudy Vallee

The Boswell Sisters “The Object Of My Affection” from Top Hits Of the 1930s

Vera Lynn “Mexicali Rose” from Sincerely Yours: 22 Great Songs [REQUEST]

Bing Crosby “How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky)” from Crosby Classics

Ethel Waters “Love Turned the Light Out” from On Stage & Screen: 1925-1940

Dean Martin “Just In Time” from Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine

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September 20, 2025 Playlist

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Featuring break music from
Leroy Anderson
by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

"Guy Lombardo - The Sweetest Waltzes This Side of Heaven" cover

Harry James and His Orchestra (Willie Smith, clarinet) “Rose Room” from The Uncollected: Harry James and His Orchestra (1943-1946)

Billy Williams w/ Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra “It’s Only A Paper Moon” from The Uncollected: Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra, Vol. 2 (1944-1946)

The Merry Macs “Jingle Jangle Jingle” from Remembering the ’40s (1942)

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

The Andrews Sisters “Tico Tico” from The Best Of the Andrews Sisters

Ella Fitzgerald “Manhattan” from The Rodgers and Hart Songbook

Doris Day “Why Don’t We Do This More Often” from Cuttin’ Capers

Della Reese “I’ll Always Be in Love With You” from Waltz With Me, Della

Carmen McRae “I’ve Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good” from Carmen McRae

Nancy Wilson “Only the Young” from Lush Life

Sam Cooke “Nothing Can Change This Love” from 30 Greatest Hits: Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

Oliver “Jean” from Pop Memories of the ’60s

The Platters “Harbor Lights” from Moments To Remember: The Golden Hits Of the ’50s and ’60s

Patti Page “Old Cape Cod” from Golden Hits

Tony Bennett “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” from I Left My Heart In San Francisco

Frank Sinatra “The Man In the Looking Glass” from September of My Years (Expanded Edition)

Frank Sinatra w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra “Just As Though You Were Here” from These Were Our Songs: 1942

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Moonglow” from This Is Benny Goodman

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “Sunrise Serenade” from A Memorial (1944-1969)

Dick Haymes w/ Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra “Mam’selle” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Jack Teagarden “Stars Fell On Alabama” from The Legendary Male Vocalists Of Jazz (1925-1940)

Betty Carter “Moonlight In Vermont” from Satin Dolls: The Great Women of Jazz

Nat “King” Cole & George Shearing “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)” from Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays

Julie London “The End of the World” from The End of the World

Johnny Mathis “The Twelfth Of Never” from All-Time Greatest Hits

Sammy Davis, Jr. “Love Me” from Mood To Be Wooed

Lena Horne “Softly As I Leave You” from Feelin’ Good

Jimmy Durante “September Song (from the 1938 Musical Play “Knickerboker Holiday”)” from As Time Goes By: The Best of Jimmy Durante [REQUEST]

Dean Martin “Viene Su (Say You Love Me Too)” from The Best of Dean Martin, Vol. II

Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me” from The Great Summit: The Master Tapes (Remastered)

Dinah Washington “What a Diff’rence a Day Made (Single Version)” from What a Diff’rence a Day Makes! (Expanded Edition)

Jon Batiste “DO IT ALL AGAIN” from BIG MONEY [NEW RELEASE]

September 13, 2025 Playlist

Featuring break music from
The Glory Of Love
by Sammy Kaye and His Swing ‘n’ Sway Orchestra

Ella Mae Morse w/ Freddy Slack and His Orchestra “Mister Five By Five” from These Were Our Songs (1942)

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

Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra “One Night Stand” from The Uncollected: Sammy Kaye, Vol. 2 (1944-1946)

Rudy Vallee and the Gentleman Songsters w/ Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees “Vieni, Vieni” from The Great Band Era (1937)

Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra “All the Cats Join In” from The Uncollected: Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (1946)

Nat “King” Cole & George Shearing “September Song” from Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays

Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong “In a Mellow Tone” from The Great Summit: The Master Tapes (Remastered)

Frank Sinatra “Blue Room” from Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session

Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman & Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra “This Can’t Be Love” from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook

The Jonah Jones Quartet “The Blues Don’t Care” from Jumpin’ with Jonah

Eartha Kitt “All I Want Is All There Is And Then Some” from Bad But Beautiful

Dakota Staton “Moonray” from The Late, Late Show

Lena Horne “The Boy From Ipanema” from Feelin’ Good

Julie London “Fly Me To the Moon” from The End Of the World

Peggy Lee “Take A Little Time To Smile” from Great Women Of Song: Peggy Lee

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “I Won’t Dance (Remastered)” from Ella & Louis (Remastered) [REQUEST]

Woody Herman and His Orchestra “Who Dat Up Dere?” from The Best of Woody Herman

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Avalon” from This Is Benny Goodman

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “Anvil Chorus” from A Memorial (1944-1969)

Freddy Martin and His Orchestra “I Get A Kick Out Of You” from The Uncollected: Freddy Martin and His Orchestra (1944-1946)

Les Brown and His Orchestra “Pell Mell” from The Uncollected: Les Brown and His Orchestra (1949)

Sammy Davis, Jr. “For All We Know” from Mood To Be Wooed

Della Reese “The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)” from Waltz With Me, Della

Nancy Wilson “Midnight Sun” from Lush Life

Frank Sinatra “It Was a Very Good Year” from September of My Years (Expanded Edition)

Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby “It Happened In Monterey” from Fancy Meeting You Here (Remastered)

Al Martino “Spanish Eyes” from Spanish Eyes

Tony Bennett “Georgia Rose” from Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits, Vol. IV

Dinah Washington “What a Diff’rence a Day Made (Single Version)” from What a Diff’rence a Day Makes! (Expanded Edition)

Sarah Vaughan “The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else” from Sarah Vaughan Sings

Andy Williams “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcavado)” from The Andy Williams Sound Of Music

Liberace “Blue Moon” from Tenderly

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September 6, 2025 Playlist

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"The Mancini Touch" cover artFeaturing break music from
The Mancini Touch
by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

Connie Francis “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” from The Very Best of Connie Francis – Connie’s 15 Biggest Hits

Paul Anka “Tonight My Love, Tonight” from 30th Anniversary Collection

Ricky Nelson “Oh Yeah, I’m In Love (Remastered)” from Rick Is 21 (Remastered)

Buddy Holly “Words of Love” from Buddy Holly

The Champs “Too Much Tequila (Remastered)” from Too Much Tequila (Remastered) – Single

Herb Alpert “This Guy’s In Love With You” from Pop Memories Of the ’60s [REQUEST]

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

Les Brown and His Orchestra “Three Little Words” from The Uncollected: Les Brown and His Orchestra (Vol. 2) 1949

Betty Barclay with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra “Give Me the Simple Life” from The Uncollected: 1944-1946, Vol. 2

Anita O’Day w/ Gene Krupa and His Orchestra featuring Roy Eldridge “Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina” from Gene Krupa, His Orchestra, and Anita O’Day featuring Roy Eldridge

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Down South Camp Meetin'” from This Is Benny Goodman

Ella Fitzgerald “September Song” from Let No Man Write My Epitaph (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Liberace “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” from Tenderly

Johnny Mathis “It’s Not For Me To Say” from All-Time Greatest Hits

Julie London “Chances Are” from The End of the World

Andy Williams “Embraceable You” from The Andy Williams Sound of Music

Della Reese “Falling in Love With Love” from Waltz With Me, Della

Fats Waller “Valentine Stomp” from One Never Knows, Do One?

The Mills Brothers “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” from The Mellow Years

The Platters “Enchanted” from All-Time Greatest Hits

Patti Page “Allegheny Moon” from Golden Hits

Nat King Cole “Mona Lisa” from Unforgettable

Lena Horne “And I Love Him” from Feelin’ Good

Johnny Raider “Student Org Fair Underwriting”

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

Rosemary Clooney “Mambo Italiano (Single)” from The Essential Rosemary Clooney [REQUEST]

Frank Sinatra “My Baby Just Cares For Me” from The Reprise Years

Bobby Darin “The Good Life” from The Best of Bobby Darin

Carmen McRae “I Was Doing all Right” from Blue Moon

Johnny Hartman “Worry Bird” from The Johnny Hartman Collection 1947-1972

Dean Martin “On An Evening In Roma” from Capitol Collectors Series

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra “There Goes That Song Again” from These Were Our Songs: These Were Our Bands

Doris Day w/ Les Brown and His Orchestra “I’m Making Believe” from The Uncollected: Les Brown and His Orchestra (1944-1946)

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “Tuxedo Junction (Live)” from U.S. Forces Broadcasts 1944

Jimmie Lunceford “Back Door Stuff (Parts 1 and 2)” from The Last Sparks (1941-1944)

Ed Ames “Au Revoir (From the Musical “Sherry”)” from My Cup Runneth Over

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August 23, 2025 Playlist

"Whipped Cream and Other Delights" pictograph LP on a record player

Featuring break music from
Whipped Cream and Other Delights
by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Della Reese “Won’cha Come Home, Bill Bailey” from Special Delivery [REQUEST]

Bobby Darin “Charade” from The Best Of Bobby Darin

Pearl Bailey “Everybody Loves My Baby” from The One And Only Pearl Bailey Sings

Frank Sinatra “S’posin'” from Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! And More

Bing Crosby “Puttin’ On the Ritz” from Bing Crosby Treasury: The Songs I Love

Brenda Lee “Sweet Nothin’s” from 20th Century Masters: Best of Brenda Lee (The Millennium Collection)

Nancy Sinatra “Tony Rome (2024 Remastered)” from Keep Walkin’: Singles, Demos & Rarities

Ricky Nelson “That Warm Summer Night (Remastered)” from Rick Is 21 (Remastered)

The Crew Cuts “Earth Angel” from Moments To Remember: The Golden Hits of the ’50s and ’60s

Walter Wanderley “Summer Samba (So Nice)” from Pop Memories of the ’60s

Sam Cooke “Sugar Dumpling” from 30 Greatest Hits: Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra “Moten Stomp” from The Uncollected: Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (1946)

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra “Boom Shot” from Exclusive Complete Compilation of His Original Sound Tracks

Betty Barclay with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra “Everybody Knew But Me” from The Uncollected: 1944-1946, Vol. 2

Lucy Ann Polk w/ Les Brown and His Orchestra “Sometimes I’m Happy” from The Uncollected: Les Brown and His Orchestra, Vol. 2 (1949)

Helen Forrest w/ Benny Goodman and His Orchestra “Mister Meadowlark” from Benny and Helen: The Original Recordings Of the 1940s

Artie Wayne w/ Freddy Martin and His Orchestra “Wish You Were Waiting For Me” from The Uncollected: Freddy Martin, Vol. 2

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra “‘S Wonderful” from Backbay Shuffle

Tony Bennett “Yesterday I Heard the Rain” from Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits

Ed Ames “In the Arms of Love (From the Film “What Did You Do In the War, Daddy”)” from My Cup Runneth Over

Julie London “I Remember You” from The Good Life

Nat King Cole “Sweet Lorraine” from Unforgettable

Johnny Hartman “The More I See You” from The Johnny Hartman Collection 1947-1972

Chet Baker “It Never Entered My Mind (Mono)” from Chet (Mono) [REQUEST]

Ella Fitzgerald “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” from Let No Man Write My Epitaph (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Perry Como “My Cup Runneth Over” from The Best of Perry Como

Dean Martin “My One and Only Love” from That’s Amore: The Best of Dean Martin

Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Orchestra “I’ve Heard That Song Before” from Best of the Big Bands [REQUEST]

Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra “Blue Champagne” from These Were Our Songs (These Were Our Bands)

Harry Babbit w/ Kay Kyser & His Orchestra “If I Only Had A Brain” from Best of the Big Bands: Kay Kyser

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

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra “Dance With A Dolly” from Remembering The ’40s (1943-1944)

June Christy with Stan Kenton “It’s Been A Long, Long Time” from A String Of Pearls: Great Stars of the ’40s

Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra “Variety Stomp (Take 2) [Remastered]” from The Only Big Band CD You’ll Ever Need

The Mills Brothers “Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland” from The Mellow Years