December 6, 2025 Playlist

Featuring break music from
Jackie Gleason Presents Music, Martinis, and Memories

Music, Martinis and Memories album cover

Ray Foster w/ Joe Reichman and His Orchestra “I’ve Had This Feeling Before” from The Uncollected: Joe Reichman and His Orchestra

Lew Sherwood with Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra “Moonlight and Shadows” from The Great Band Era (1937)

Eugenie Baird w/ Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra “My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)” from Remembering the ’40s (1943)

Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees “As Time Goes By” from These Were Our Songs (1943)

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra “Frenesi” from The Unforgettable Glenn Miller

Rosemary Clooney “Sleepy Time Gal” from Dance Band Days: Rosemary Clooney with Les Brown & His Band Of Renown

Della Reese “Tenderly” from Waltz With Me, Della

Billie Holiday “My Man” from Radio & TV Broadcasts, Volume 2 (1953-1956)

Eartha Kitt “Lola Lola (From “The Blue Angel”)” from Bad But Beautiful

Bing Crosby “Mexicali Rose” from The Best of Bing

Al Bowlly “By the Fireside” from Top Hits Of the 1930s

Arthur Freed and Denny Markas “You and I” from Meet Me In St. Louis soundtrack

Annette Hanshaw “Under The Moon” from The Jazz Age Queen

Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf Astoria Orchestra “Perfidia” from The Best Loved Bands Of All Time

Dave Brubeck “Trolley Song” from Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits

Carmen McRae and Dave Brubeck “It’s a Raggy Waltz” from Take Five: Recorded Live at Basin Street East

Louis Armstrong with Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross “Cultural Exchange” from The Real Ambassadors with Dave Brubeck

George Shearing Quintet “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” from Christmas With The George Shearing Quintet

Ella Fitzgerald “Good Morning Blues” from Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

Nina Simone “Work Song” from High Priestess of Soul

Mel Tormé “Comin’ Home Baby” from Heavy Petting Mix

Les Baxter “Calcutta” from Ultra-Lounge: Space-Capades, Vol. 3

Frank Sinatra “That’s Life” from Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Dakota Staton “Broadway” from The Late, Late Show

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra “Cheek to Cheek” from The Best of Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Woody Herman and His Orchestra “Hot Chestnuts” from The Best of Woody Herman and His Orchestra

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

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

Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra “The Moon Is Low” from The Uncollected: Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra (1946-1948)

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