Nick at Nine [Playlist - 12/28/2009]

1. “Play Tonic Buds” – Phil Kelly – Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles [Origin: 2009]
2. “Note-O-Riot-EE” – Phil Kelly – Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles [Origin: 2009]
3. “Grover” – Phil Kelly – Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles [Origin: 2009]
4. “Daydream” – Karrin Allyson – Daydream [Concord: 1997]
5. “Like Someone In Love” – Karrin Allyson – Daydream [Concord: 1997]
6. “Donna Lee” – Karrin Allyson – Daydream [Concord: 1997]
7. “Geezerhood” – Bob Florence – Legendary [Mama: 2009]
8. “I’m All Smiles” – Bob Florence – Legendary [Mama: 2009]
9. “Beautiful Love” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus: 2009]
10. “Day In Day Out” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus: 2009]
11. “Love for Sale” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus: 2009]
12. “Highway 61″ – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
13. “Everything is Broken” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
14. “Gotta Serve Somebody” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
15. “Knockin on Heaven’s Door” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
16. “I Like It Here” – Diane Hubka – I Like It Here [SSJ: 2009]

Jazz Songline [Playlist - 12/17/09]

1. “Prelude #2″ – George Gershwin – The Essential George Gershwin
2. “Milestones” – Gerald Wilson – The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings On Mosiac
3. “Andres Ups And Downs” – Don Pullen – Random Thoughts
4. “Popsicle Toes” – Diana Krall – When I Look In Your Eyes
5. “The Duke” – Barney Kessel – Exploring The Scene
6. “Time After Time” – David ‘Fathead’ Newman – Song For The New Man
7. “Button Up Your Overcoat” – Neena Freelon – Soulcall
8. “New Rhumba” – Miles Davis/Gil Evans – Miles Ahead
9. “England’s Carol” – MJQ – More From The Last Concert
10. “Hip To Be Happy” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Blues In The Night
11. “Besame Mucho” – Sonny Fortune – You And The Night And The Music
12. “Up There” – Teddy Edwards/Brownie McGhee – Together Again
13. “What Love Has Joined” – Charles Earland Tribute Band – Keepers Of The Flame
14. “I Got Rhythm” – Didier Lockwood – Tribute To Stephanie Grapelli
15. “Something Like My Own” – Lorraine Feather – Cafe Society
16. “Skating In Central Park” – MJQ – Dedicated To Connie
17. “What Child Is This?” – Chick Corea – Jazz To The World
18. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” – Lou Rawls/Diane Reeves – Seasons For You
19. “Jingle Bells” – Frank Vignola – A Concord Jazz Christmas
20. “The Christmas Song” – Stacey Kent – The Christmas Song
21. “Have Yourself A Merry Christmas” – Diana Krall – Jazz To The World
22. “O Tannenbaum” – Cyrus Chesnut – A Charlie Brown Christmas
23. “Manhattan In December” – Ann Hampton Calloway – This Christmas
24. “White Christmas” – Tommy Flannagan – Jazz Piano Christmas
25. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Ken Peplowski – A Concord Jazz Christmas
26. “Old Days Old Friends” – Freddie Cole – I Want A Smile For Christmas
27. “Jack Frost Snow” – Freddie Cole – I Want A Smile For Christmas
28. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” – Marion McPartland – A Concord Jazz Christmas
29. “I’ll be home for christmas” – Ann Hampton Calloway – This Christmas
30. “What Child Is This?” – Manhattan Transfer – A Charlie Brown Christmas
31. “The Secret Of Christmas” – Susannah McCorkle – A Concord Jazz Christmas
32. “Deck The Halls” – Dick Hyman – Jazz Piano Christmas

Nick at Nine [Playlist - 12/14/2009]

1. “Cottontail” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
2. “Prelude to a Kiss” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
3. “Perdido” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
4. “In a Mellow Tone” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
5. “Take the A Train” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
6. “Halleljujah to Ya” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
7. “Skunky Funky Blues” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
8. “Lavender Love” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
9. “Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
10. “Twelve Moons” – Jan Garber Group – Dresden [2009]
11. “Tao” – Jan Garber Group – Dresden [2009]
12. “What a Night, What a Moon” – Stephanie Nakasian – Songs of Billie Holliday [Innercity: 2009]
13. “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” – Stephanie Nakasian – Songs of Billie Holliday [Innercity: 2009]

New Month New Music [Playlist - 12/07/09]

1. “Mrs Tangoholic” – Oscar Feldman – Oscar E Familia
   This is good stuff.
2. “Summertime” – Kat Edmondson – Take to the sky
   Nick doesn’t like it, but Gerald does.
3. “Coast To Coast” – Sokoband – Sokoband
   Good local stuff.
4. “So Many Pies” – New Mastersounds
   We both dig this.
5. “A Beautiful Friendship” – Lenore Raphael – A Beautiful Friendship
   Nick likes it. Gerald thinks it is not original.
6. “Fast Lane” – Mimi Jones – A New Day
   Does not distinguish itself but is listenable.
7. “Jazz Lips” – Memphis Nighthawks – Jazz Lips
   Music is good but recording is not so hot.
8. “Ruggburn” – Jeremy Manasia – After Dark
   We both like this
9. “Finn Veers For Venus” – Larry Ochs – Stone Shift
   Good song to leave the studio and do other things.
10. “VRC #9″ – Aram Shelton – Fast Citizen
11. “Time After Time” – Jake Shimabakuro – My Life
12. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Jake Shimabakuro – Live
    We both like this
13. “Dio Pann” – Jacques Schwartz-Bart – Abyss
    Nick likes it. Gerald thinks the cd has potential.
14. “Midwick Man” – Curt Berg – At Stagg Street Studio
    It’s OK says Nick. Drags says Gerald.
15. “Pelicans” – The Catholics – Inter Vivos
    Good stuff
16. “Southern Skies” – David Murray – The Devil Tried To Kill Me
    This gets 2 thumbs up
17. “Note-O-Riot-Ee” – Phil Kelly – Ballet Of The Bouncing Beagles
    Not bad at all.
18. “Starmaker Machinery” – Madds Tolling – The Playmaker
    Gerald really likes it and so does Nick, but not as much.
19. “Amalgamation” – Matt Vashlishian – No Such Thing
    2 thumbs up
20. “H-Town” – B. D. Lenz – Hit It And Quit
    We like this so much we are playing another
21. “Hit It And Quit” – B. D. Lenz – Hit It And Quit
    This is good.
22. “The Music Goes On” – Jeb Patton – New Strides
    Nick likes it.
23. “The Balancing Act” – The Nice Guy Trio – Here Comes…

Jazz Songline [Playlist - 12/03/09]

1. “The Feeling Of Jazz” – Susannah McCorkle – The People You Never Get To Love
2. “Caryisms” – Roy Hargrove – The Vibe
3. “Cloudburst” – Kevin Mahogany – Another Time Another Place
4. “Another Time Another Place” – Kevin Mahogany – Another Time Another Place
5. “Groovin” – Coleman Hawkins – High And Mighty Hawk
6. “News For Lulu” – Sonny Clark – Sonny’s Crib
7. “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” – Peter Martin/Erin Bode – In The P.M.
8. “Palace” – Ted Nash – In The Loop
9. “Minor Meeting” – John Hicks – Music In The Of Clark
10. “Horlem Nocturne” – Denise Jannah – N.Y. N.Y. The City In Song
11. “Tamalpais” – Ron Carter – Stardust
12. “Moten Swing” – Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio
13. “Saturday In N.Y.” – Diane Hubka – You Inspire Me
14. “I’m Old Fashioned” – John Coltrane – Blue Train
15. “My Melancholy Baby” – Andy Lavern – Live At Maybeck Vol. 28
16. “Not Exactly Paris” – Warren Vache – Dream Dancing
17. “I Wish” – Peter Martin – Something Happened
18. “NYC Blues” – Peggy Lee – N.Y. N.Y. The City In Song
19. “Booker’s Blues” – Booker Little – Booker And Friend
20. “On Green Dolphin Street” – Milt Jackson/Oscar Peterson – Very Tall
21. “Little Melonae Again” – Jackie McLean – Old Wine In New Bottles
22. “You’re Driving Me Crazy” – Sarah Vaughan – The Benny Carter Sessions
23. “One For Lennie” – Danny Gatton – N.Y. Stories
24. “Isn’t It A Pity?” – Stacey Kent – Dreamsville
25. “You’re Looking At Me” – Stacey Kent – Dreamsville
26. “Nostalgia In Times Square” – Eliane Elias – Everything I Love
27. “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” – Ella Fitzgerald – Pure Ella

Nick at Nine [Playlist - 11/30/2009]

1. “All or Nothing At All” – Nnenna Freelon – Live [Concord Records: 2004]
2. “Meaning of the Blues” – Nnenna Freelon – Live [Concord Records: 2004]
3. “Beautiful Love” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus Entertainment: 2009]
4. “Day In, Day Out” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus Entertainment: 2009]
5. “The Sidewinder” – GRP Allstar Big Band – 10th Anniversary [GRP Records: 1992]
6. “Donna Lee” – GRP Allstar Big Band – 10th Anniversary [GRP Records: 1992]
7. “Indiana Lana” – Lorraine Feather – Dooji Woogi [Sanctuary: 2005]
8. “Calistoga Bay” – Lorraine Feather – Dooji Woogi [Sanctuary: 2005]
9. “Matterapat” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto Records: 2009]
10. “Come Together” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto Records: 2009]
11. “Sometimes I’m Happy” – Carmen McRae – Alive [Verde: 1997]
12. “Kick Off Your Shoes” – Carmen McRae – Alive [Verde: 1997]
13. “Sister Sadie” – Horace Silver Tribute – Horace Silver Tribute [Highnote Records: 2007]
14. “Blowing the Blues Away” – Horace Silver Tribute – Horace Silver Tribute [Highnote Records: 2007]
15. “Cape Verdean Blues” – Robert Jospe – Blue Blaze [1999]
16. “I Get A Kick out of You” – Jamie Cullum – Twenty-Something [Verve: 2004]
17. “Wind Cries Mary” – Jamie Cullum – Twenty-Something [Verve: 2004]

Nick at Nine [Playlist - 11/23/2009]

1. “You Must Believe in Spring” – Royce Campbell Trio – Movie Songs Project [2009]
2. “Manha de Carnaval” – Royce Campbell Trio – Movie Songs Project [2009]
3. “Soldier In the Rain” – Royce Campbell Trio – Movie Songs Project [2009]
4. “A Matterapat” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
5. “Come Together” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
6. “Dapper Dan” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
7. “Tyrone” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
8. “All One” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [2009]
9. “On the Sunny Side of the Street” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [2009]
10. “Jean-Pierre” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [2009]
11. “Uncle Ray” – Kevin Dietz – Skylines [2009]
12. “New Beginnings” – Kevin Dietz – Skylines [2009]
13. “Centerpiece” – Kevin Mahogany Big Band – Mahogany Jazz [2005]
14. “One for My Baby” – Kevin Mahogany Big Band – Mahogany Jazz [2005]

Jazz Songline [Playlist - 11/19/09]

1. “Red Top” – Erroll Garner – Concert By The Sea
2. “What Is This Thing Called Love?” – Scott Hamilton – Back In N. Y.
3. “Day In Day Out” – Dena DeRose – I Can See Clearly Now
4. “Tin Tin Deo” – Sonny Criss – Saturday Morning
5. “Toy” – Cannonball Adderly – Know What I Mean?
6. “Elsa” – Cannonball Adderly – Know What I Mean?
7. “Its Love” – Lena Horn – Stormy Weather
8. “Its All Right With Me” – Lena Horn – Stormy Weather
9. “The Peacocks” – Harry Allen – Tenors Anyone?
10. “Festive Minor” – Gerry Mulligan – The Complete Pacific Jazz & Capitol Recordings On Mosaic
11. “Lover Come Back To Me” – Cassandra Wilson – Loverly
12. “S’wonderful” – Zoot Sims – Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers
13. “Tribute To A Holiday” – Sonny Fortune – A Better Understanding
14. “Two Little Words” – Francine Griffin – The Songbird
15. “Grand Slam” – Eddie Daniels/Gary Burton – Benny Rides Again
16. “Lover Come Back To Me” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Blues In The Night
17. “The Best Is Yet To Come” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Signature
18. “You Dont Know What Love Is” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Easy Living
19. “It Had To Be You” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Easy Living
20. “Brazlian Like” – Michel Petrucciani – Solo Live
21. “Romantic But Not Blue” – Michel Petrucciani – Solo Live
22. “Billie Holiday” – I Get Along Without You Very Well – Lady In Satin
23. “Jumpin The Blues” – Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special
24. “Mellow Mama Blues” – Diana Washington – Mellow Mama
25. “Blues For Alican” – Joe Pass – Virtuoso
26. “See See Rider” – Peggy Lee – Peggy Lee Sings The Blues
27. “Birks Works” – Art Pepper – Meets The Rhythm Section
28. “Alone Together” – Patricia Barber – Split
29. “Cortege” – MJQ – No Sun In Venice
30. “Aint Nobody Business If I Do” – Bessie Smith – The Collection
31. “Gimme Me A Pigsfoot” – Bessie Smith – The Collection

Nick at Nine [Playlist - 11/16/2009]

1. “All One” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
2. “On the Sunny Side Of The Street” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
3. “Jean Pierre (Funky)” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
4. “Wave” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
5. “Kalle Anka” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
6. “In the House” – Mike Clark – Blueprints of Jazz [Talkinghouse: 9-Feb]
7. “Thanks Len” – Mike Clark – Blueprints of Jazz [Talkinghouse: 9-Feb]
8. “Ms Garvey, Ms Garvey” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Groovin High: 9-Sep]
9. “September in the Rain” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Groovin High: 9-Sep]
10. “Tschpiso” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Groovin High: 9-Sep]
11. “Life in the Modern World” – Kenny Rankin – Here in My Heart [Private Music: 1997]
12. “A Lover’s Touch” – Kenny Rankin – Here in My Heart [Private Music: 1997]
13. “Even You and I” – Kenny Rankin – Here in My Heart [Private Music: 1997]
14. “Soon” – Dave Grusin – The Gershwin Connection [GRP: 1991]
15. “There’s a Boat Leaving Soon” – Dave Grusin – The Gershwin Connection [GRP: 1991]
16. “Uncle Ray” – Kevin Dietz – Skylines [Origin: 9-Jul]

Nick at Nine [Playlist - 11/9/2009]

1. “Diverse” – Roy Haynes – Birds of a Feather [Dreyfus: 2001]
2. “April in Paris” – Roy Haynes – Birds of a Feather [Dreyfus: 2001]
3. “Ahlea cha” – Roy Haynes – Birds of a Feather [Dreyfus: 2001]
4. “The Dawn of Time” – Joe Lovano – Symphonica [Bluenote: 2008]
5. “Everything is Broken” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Bonsai/ Unlimited: 2009]
6. “Highway 61″ – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Bonsai/ Unlimited: 2009]
7. “I’m Beboppin’ Too” – Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band – I’m Beboppin’ Too [Halfnote: 2009]
8. “Birks Works” – Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band – I’m Beboppin’ Too [Halfnote: 2009]
9. “Cool Breeze” – Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band – I’m Beboppin’ Too [Halfnote: 2009]
10. “That’s My Kick” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
11. “Like It Is” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
12. “It Could Happen to You” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
13. “How High the Moon” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
14. “Centerpiece” – Kevin Mahogany – Kevin Mahogany Big Band [Light Year: 2005]