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July 7, 2008 - July 13, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
George Melly & Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen I'm A Ding Dong Daddy George Melly & Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen RWP
George Melly Anything Goes Anything Goes Pulse
Alberta Hunter I'm Having a Good Time Downhearted Blues Verase Seraband
SPOTs
SET II
Benny Goodman  & His Orch Glory of Love The Very Best of Benny Goodman RCA/BMG Legacy
Benny Goodman  Quartet Exactly Like You The Very Best of Benny Goodman RCA/BMG Legacy
Dean Martin All I Do Is Dream of You With Love from Dean Martin Platinum
SPOTS
SET III
George Melly Grandma's Old Armchair Goodtime George Spectrum Music
George Melly It Had to Be You Anything Goes  Pulse
George Melly & Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen Dr. Jazz George Melly & Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen RWP
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Benny Goodman & Orch Avalon The Very Best of Benny Goodman RCA/BMG Legacy
George Melly & Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen The Joint is Jumpin' George Melly & Digby Fairweather's Half-Dozen RWP
SPOTS
Benny Goodman & Orch Bugle Call Rag The Very Best of Benny Goodman RCA/BMG Legacy

 

June 30, 2008 - July 6, 2008 Lorenz Hart Pt. 2

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman You Are Too Beautiful John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman Impulse
Rudy Vallee & Frances Langford This Can't Be Love Composers on B'way Decca
Frank Sinatra Spring Is Here The Voice of Frank Sinatra Columbia
SPOTs
SET II
Peggy Lee w/Nelson Riddle & Orch My Heart Stood Still Miss Peggy Lee Capitol
Mel Torme with Red Norvo I Like to Recognize the Tune Capitol Sings Broadway Capitol
Ella Fitzgerald with Bunny Bregman's Orch With A Song in My Heart Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
SPOTS
SET III
Doris Day My Romance Golden Girl Columbia
Mel Torme w/Dave Barbour Four Easy to Remember Luck Be a Lady Laserlight
Ella Fitzgerald with Bunny Bregman's Orch To Keep My Love Alive Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
SPOTS
SET IV/V
Ella Fitzgerald with Bunny Bregman's Orch Lover Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
Ella Fitzgerald with Bunny Bregman's Orch I've Got Five Dollars Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
SPOTS
Ella Fitzgerald with Bunny Bregman's Orch The Lady Is A Tramp Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve

 

June 23, 2008 - June 29, 2008 Lorenz Hart Pt. 1

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Elaine Stritch You Took Advantage of Me Composers on Broadway Decca
Ella Fitzgerald You Took Advantage of Me Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
Dinah Washington Manhattan Compact Jazz Verve
SPOTs
SET II
Mickey Rooney Manhattan Hollywood Classics Direct Source
Jerry Orbach There's A Small Hotel Composers on Broadway Decca
Rosemary Clooney The Lady Is A Tramp Jazz Singer Concord
SPOTS
SET III
Ella Fitzgerald & Bunny Bregman's Orchestra Where or When Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
Chet Baker My Funny Valentine The Definitive Chet Baker Verve/Blue Note
Ella Fitzgerald & Bunny Bregman's Orchestra I Wish I Were in Love Again  Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook Verve
SPOTS
SET IV/V
Carol Burnett Johnny One Note Composers on Broadway Decca
Lena Horne The Lady Is A Tramp Hollywood Classics Direct Source
SPOTS
Diana Krall This Can't Be Love Steppin' Out Justin Time

 

June 16, 2008 - June 22, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Ralph Towner The Pendant TimeLine ECM
Ralph Towner Oleander Etude TimeLine ECM
Willie Nelson Without a Song The Songs of Vincent Youmans Warner Brothers
SPOTs
SET II
Frank Sinatra Baubles Bangles & Beads Antonio Carlos Jobim and Frances Albert Sinatra Reprise
Susannah McCorkle How Insensitive From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies Concord
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto So Danco Samba  Getz/Gilberto Verve
SPOTS
SET III
Cab Calloway & Orchestra FDR Jones The Best of Cab Calloway Carlton
Cab Calloway & Orchestra Aw You Dog The Best of Cab Calloway Carlton
Cab Calloway & Orchestra Jumpin' Jive The Best of Cab Calloway Carlton
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra Opus One More Fabulous Swing RCA
The Ray Gelato Giants Chicky Mo The Men from Uncle  Double Scoop
SPOTS
The Ray Gelato Giants Buona Sera Live in Italy Double Scoop


June 9, 2008 - June 15, 2008

Artist Song Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Stephane Grappelli Parisian Thoroughfare Denon
Stephane Grappelli You're the Cream in My Coffee Denon
The Dorsey Brothers Mean to Me Columbia/Legacy
SPOTs
SET II
Wizard of Oz Various TCM
Ray Bolger and Judy Garland If I Only Had A Brain TCM
SPOTS
SET III
Louis Armstrong On the Sunny Side of the Street Columbia/Legacy
Ella Fitzgerald A Foggy Day Verve
Bing Crosby Ridin' Around in the Rain Charly
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Bobby Darin I'm Sitting On Top of the World Capital
Ella Fitzgerald Cheerful Little Earful Verve
SPOTS
Stephane Grappelli Fine & Dandy Black Lion

June 2, 2008 - June 8, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Ella Fitzgerald with Tommy Flanagan Trio Ellington Medley Ella in Hamburg Verve
Ella Fitzgerald with Tommy Flanagan Trio The Boy from Ipanema Ella in Hamburg Verve
George Shearing & Jim Hall I Hear A Rhapsody George Shearing Duets Concord
SPOTs
SET II
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton & Orch Did You Ever See A Dream Walking? The Essential Bing Crosby Columbia
Bing Crosby with The Mills Brothers My Honey's Lovin' Arms The Essential Bing Crosby Columbia
Elaine Elias Minha(All Mine) Something for You Blue Note
SPOTS
SET III
Jimmy Lunceford & Orch Monotony in 4 Flats Lunceford Special  Columbia
Jimmy Lunceford & Orch Blues in the Groove Lunceford Special  Columbia
Jimmy Durante Say It With Flowers Live at the Copa
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Jimmy Lunceford & Orch Lunceford Special Lunceford Special Columbia
Ella Fitzgerald Old MacDonald Ella in Hamburg Verve
SPOTS
Ella Fitzgerald Don't Rain on My Parade Ella in Hamburg Verve

 

May 26, 2008 - June 1, 2008

Artist Song Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Mark O'Connor & Hot Swing Fascinating Rhythm OMAC
Mark O'Connor & Hot Swing Don't Get Around Much Anymore OMAC
Harry James The Man I Love Columbia/Legacy
SPOTs
SET II
Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald Can't We Be Friends Capitol
Frank Sinatra & Peggy Lee Nice Work If You Can Get It Capitol
George Shearing & Carmen McRae I'll Take Romance Concord
SPOTS
SET III
Leon Redbone Your Feets Too Big Blue Thumb
Simon & Garfunkel Song for the Asking Columbia
Tony Bennett My Favorite Things Columbia/Legacy
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Mark O'Connor Granny White Special OMAC
Frank Sinatra & Ethel Merman You're the Top Capitol
SPOTS
Tony Bennett It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing Columbia/Legacy

 

May 19, 2008 - May 25, 2008

Artist Song Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Coleman Hawkinns Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Prestige
Coleman Hawkinns Greensleeves Prestige
Ella Fitzgerald Miss Otis Regrets Verve
SPOTs
SET II
Frank Sinatra That's Life Reprise
A Chorus Line What I Did for Love Columbia/ Bway Masterworks
Nat Cole et al Cat Ballou Cena
SPOTS
SET III
Harry Connick Jr My Blue Heaven Columbia
John Pizzarelli On the Sunny Side of the Street
Hoagy Carmichael Huggin' and A Chalkin' Collector's Choice
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Tori Amos Murder He Says SONY
Brave Combo Charanga y Mambo Rounder
SPOTS
Ella Fitzgerald Too Young for the Blues Verve

 

May 12, 2008 - May 18, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Mel Torme Stairway to the Stars Mel Torme Sings for Lovers Concord
Mel Torme Love Walked In Mel Torme Sings for Lovers Concord
Wes Montgomery & friends Prelude to A Kiss Wes Montgomery Plays for Lovers Concord
SPOTs
SET II
Frank Sinatra The Coffee Song (They've Got A Lot of Coffee in Brazil) 16 Most Requested Songs Columbia/Legacy
Frank Sinatra Five Minutes More 16 Most Requested Songs Columbia/Legacy
Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby Among My Souvenirs Live Duets 1943-1957 Voice
Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby September Song Live Duets 1943-1957 Voice
Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby As Time Goes By Live Duets 1943-1957 Voice
SPOTS
SET III
Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmer's Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Crazy Rhythm Delmark
Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmer's Darktown Strutters Ball Crazy Rhythm Delmark
Wes Montgomery Stairway to the Stars Wes Montgomery Plays for Lovers Concord
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Mike Walbridge's Chicago Footwarmer's Nagasaki Crazy Rhythm Delmark
Frank Sinatra & Carlos Ramirez Figaro Live Duets 1943-1957 Voice
SPOTS
Mel Torme & George Shearing The Way You Look Tonight Mel Torme Sings for Lovers Concord

 

May 5, 2008 - May 11, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Artie Shaw & His Orch. Everything Is Jumpin' Jazz Moods Bluebird/Legacy
Artie Shaw & His Orch. Just Kiddin' Around Jazz Moods Bluebird/Legacy
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler Yakety Axe Neck & Neck Columbia
SPOTs
SET II
Artie Shaw & Orch There'll Be Some Changes Made Jazz Moods  Bluebird/Legacy
Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler There'll Be Some Changes Made Neck & Neck Columbia
Theme from Mission Impossible Favorite TV Themes  TV Guide
SPOTS
SET III
Louis Armstrong & the Mills Brothers WPA Vocal Duets Goldies
Louis Armstrong & the Mills Brothers Boog It Vocal Duets Goldies
Ella Fitzgerald  I'm Beginning to See the Light Vocal Duets Goldies
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra Traffic Jam Jazz Moods  Bluebird/Legacy
Manhattan Transfer Trickle Trickle The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer Rhino
SPOTS
Hot Lips Page w/Joe Turner on vocals Look At You Jump for Joy Columbia/Legacy

 

April 28, 2008 - May 4, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Russ Kassoff Love You Madly Somewhere
Russ Kassoff It Never Entered My Mind  Somewhere
Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba Malaika Love Songs SONY/BMG Legacy
SPOTs
SET II
Artie Shaw & Orch. w/Billie Holiday on vocals Any Old Time  Highlights from Self-Portrait RCA/Bluebird
Artie Shaw & Orch.  Two in One Blues Highlights from Self-Portrait RCA/Bluebird
Raymond Scott Manhattan Minuet Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights Columbia
SPOTS
SET III
Louis Armstrong & Orchestra Lazy River The Essential Louis Armstrong Columbia/Legacy
Carly Simon Older Sister Hotcakes Elektra
Louis Armstrong & Orchestra St. Louis Blues The Essential Louis Armstrong Columbia/Legacy
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Harry Belafonte & Lena Horne There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon Love Songs SONY/BMG/Legacy
Billie Holiday w/Eddie Heywood's Orchestr Let's Do It The Best of Billie Holiday Columbia/Legacy
SPOTS
Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra Swing Brother Swing The Best of Billie Holiday Columbia/Legacy

 

April 21, 2008 - April 27, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Woody Herman & Orch Lady McGowan's Dream Pt 1 Blowin' Up A Storm Columbia/Legacy
Woody Herman & Orch Lady McGowan's Dream Pt 2 Blowin' Up A Storm Columbia/Legacy
Woody Herman & Band Your Father's Mustahce Blowin' Up A Storm Columbia/Legacy
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross Thanks for the Memory Decca
SPOTs
SET II
Tony Bennett Indian Summer Perfectly Frank RPM/Columbia
Tony Bennett A Foggy Day Perfectly Frank RPM/Columbia
Tony Bennett One for My Baby Perfectly Frank RPM/Columbia
SPOTS
SET III
Benny Goodman & Orch St. Louis Blues The Very Best of Benny Goodman RCA/BMG
Benny Goodman Quartet Exactly Like You The Very Best of Benny Goodman RCA/BMG
Keely Smith Some of These Days Keely Swings Basie Style Concord
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Woody Herman & Orch The Good Earth Blowin' Up A Storm Columbia/Legacy
Keely Smith Cherokee Keely Swings Basie Style Concord
SPOTS
Woody Herman & Orch Woodchopper's Ball Blowin' Up A Storm Columbia/Legacy

April 14, 2008 - April 20, 2008

Artist Song Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Les Brown & His Band of Renown Lover Capitol
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Capitol
Julie London You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Capitol
SPOTs
SET II
Louis Armstrong A Kiss to Build A Dream On Decca
Bill Charlap Trio Somewhere Blue Note
Barbara Cook Don't Blame Me DRG
SPOTS
SET III
The Swing Session Swing Man Jewel
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Run Joe Decca
Diana Krall Pick Yourself Up Verve
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Sidney Bechet & His Orchestra Old Man Blues RCA
Bobby Darin Hello Dolly Capitol
SPOTS
Les Brown & His Band of Renown Ridin' High Capitol



April 7, 2008 - April 13, 2008

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Jane Monheit Waters of March Come Dream With Me N-Coded
Jane Monheit I'm Through with Love Come Dream With Me N-Coded
Jane Monheit More Than You Know  Never Neverland N-Coded
SPOTs
SET II
Anita O'Day Opus One Let Me Off Uptown Columbia/Legacy
Jack Benny  The Holdup Golden Hour of Comedy On the Air
Johnny Mercer & Bing Crosby Mister Meadowlark Golden
SPOTS
SET III
Ethel Waters  Heat Wave The Incomparable Ethel Waters Columbia/Legacy
Ethel Waters  Come Up and See Me Sometime The Incomparable Ethel Waters Columbia/Legacy
Ethel Waters  Taking a Chance on Love The Incomparable Ethel Waters Columbia/Legacy
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Anita O'Day w/Gene Krupa & Orch Watch the Birdie Let Me Off Uptown Columbia/Legacy
Anita O'Day w/Gene Krupa & Orch Bolero at the Savoy Let Me Off Uptown Columbia/Legacy
SPOTS
Johnny Mercer Jamboree Jones Personality Golden

 

March 31, 2008 - April 6, 2008 -Tribute to Dance Pt. 3 of 3

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Diana Krall Let's Face the Music and Dance When I Look in Your Eyes Verve
Tommy Dorsey & His Orch featuring Charlie Shavers on vocals The Hucklebuck Dancing Shoes Quality
Desi Arnaz Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Dance Craze Quality
SPOTs
SET II
Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain Rhino
Fats Waller Jitterbug Waltz Dance Craze Quality
Xavier Cugat One Two Three Kick Shall We Dance Quality
SPOTS
SET III
Duke Ellington & Orch featuring Ivie Anderson & Orch Truckin' Shall We Dance  Quality
Tommy Dorsey & Orch w/Edythe Wright The Big Apple Let's Swing Vol. 2 Platinum
L'Il Armstrong & Her Swing Band Lindy Hop Let's Swing Vol. 4 Platinum
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Les Elgart & His Orch Bandstand Boogie Dancing Shoes Quality
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch featuring Helen O'Connell on vocals Six Lessons from Madam La  Zonga Dance Craze Quality
SPOTS
Desi Arnaz& His Orchestra Tico Tico Dance Craze Quality

 

March 24, 2008 - March 30, 2008 -Tribute to Dance Pt. 2 of 3

Artist Song Album Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong I Won't Dance First Lady of Song Verve
Fred Astaire Top Hat, White Tie & Tails Essential Fred Astaire Columbia/Legacy
George Olson & His Music featuring Fran Frey Varsity Drag Happy Feet Quality
SPOTs
SET II
Artie Shaw & His Orch Dancing in the Dark Dance Craze Quality
KD Lang Waltz Me Once Again Around That Dance Floor Shadowland Sire
Johnny Mercer w/Phil Silvers. The Mellowaires & Orch Strip Polka Dance Craze Quality
SPOTS
SET III
Paul Whiteman & Ocrh Charleston Happy Feet Quality
Jimmy Dorsey  & Orch featuring Helen O'Connell Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry Let's Swing Vol. 2 Platinum
Tito Rodriguez and His Orchestra Me Lo Dijo Adela Dancing Shoes Quality
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Bill Bojangles Robinson Doin' the New Lowdown Happy Feet Qualiity
Glenn Miller & Orch featuring Marion Hutton Back to Back Let's Swing Vol. 3 Platinum
SPOTS
Fred Astaire Shall We Dance Shall We Dance Quality

 

March 17, 2008 - March 23, 2008 -Tribute to Dance Pt. 1 of 3

Artist Song ALBUM Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5; Best of Louis Jordan MCA
Fred Astaire Let's Face the Music and Dance Essential Fred Astaire Columbia/Legacy
Dinah Shore & Tony Martin The Old Soft Shoe Dancing Shoes Quality
SPOTs
SET II
Benny Goodman & Orch Let's Dance Shall We Dance? Quality
Pearl Bailey It Takes Two to Tango Dancing Shoes Quality
Danny Kaye Ballin' the Kaye Best of Danny Kaye Prism
SPOTS
SET III
Russ Morgan & Orch Eli Green's Cakewalk Happy Feet Quality
Shep Fields & His Orchestra The Carioca Happy Feet Quality
Perez Prado & His Orch Mambo Jambo Dancing Shoes Quality
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV.V
Fred Astaire Let Yourself Go Essential Fred Astaire Columbia/Legacy
Ben Pollack & Orch Everybody's Doin' It Happy Feet Quality
SPOTS
Paul Whiteman & His Orch Happy Feet Happy Feet Quality

 

March 10, 2008 - March 16, 2008

Artist Song Label
Tony Bennett w/ Count Basie Anything Goes
Count Basie & Orch L'il Darlin' Verve/SONY
Count Basie & Orch Jive at Five Verve/SONY
Count Basie & Orch April in Paris Verve/SONY
SPOTs
SET II
Louis Armstrong That Lucky Old Sun Decca
Bing Crosby I've Got the Sun in the Morning Double Play
Judy Garland On the Sunny Side of the Street Javelin
SPOTS
SET III
Allanis Morrisette Let's Fall in Love  SONY
Hot Club of Cowtown When the Bloom is on the Sage Hightone
Tony Bennett w/Count Basie Chicago
SPOTS
Manny
SET IV/V
Count Basie & Orch Twelfth Street Rag Columbia
Ella Fitzgerald w/Count Basie & Orch Deed I Do Verve
SPOTS
Count Ba