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This week, we explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The P...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations ...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Before Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, there was Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. This week, we’ll explore the songs of these early songwriters, inc...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Put on your dancing shoes as we cut a rug with the American Songbook. This week, I’ll be featuring jazz standards meant for dancing, including “I C...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we celebrate the Fourth of July with an All-American Road Trip. We’ll hear Afterglow favorites like Ella Fitzgerald and Fra...
- Added: Jun 24, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We’re living life among the jet set this week on Afterglow, as we explore songs about traveling from the Great American Songbook, including “Come F...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
An Afterglow tradition returns this week, as I bring you some tradition songs of the season, and play some summertime favorites sung by Frank Sinat...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We explore wants and desires this week, hearing “I want” songs from the American Songbook, including “I Want To Be Happy,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” a...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Our 1920s retrospective concludes this week with a look at songs from 100 years ago: 1924. We’ll hear some songs from this year that have resonated...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Our 1920s retrospective continues this week on Afterglow, as we dive into the year 1922, exploring songs that resonated with audiences and singers ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On Afterglow, we’re spending the month of May turning back the clock to the Roaring Twenties, a time when the Great American Songbook was in its in...
- Added: Apr 19, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We continue our 100th birthday celebration of Blossom Dearie, listening to her recordings in the 1960s and 70s for the Fontana and Daffodil Record ...
- Added: Apr 12, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We continue our 100th birthday celebration of Sarah Vaughan, exploring her work for Roulette Records label in the 1960s.
- Added: Mar 28, 2024
- Length: 59:00
With a total solar eclipse just days away, we’re looking up at the sun for inspiration. We’ll hear songs of sunshine from the songbook, including “...
- Added: Mar 13, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we're celebrating the 100th birthday of the Divine One, Miss Sarah Vaughan, looking at some of her best recordings for Mercury Records, ...
- Added: Feb 29, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Spring is here, and so this week on Afterglow, I’ll be saluting the arrival of fairer weather with a few Songs of the Season, like “April In Paris,...
- Added: Feb 29, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Jazz standards like “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and “A Sunday Kind of Love” are not just for singers like Frank Sinatra. This week, we’ll hear the Gr...
- Added: Jan 31, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we take a listen to the work of jazz vocalist Dakota Staton, famous for her work on Capitol Records in the 1950s, including...
- Added: Jan 29, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Stars have always been an inspiration for songwriters, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll explore those Stardust melodies written by Hoagy Carmichae...
- Added: Jan 03, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, I’ll explore the influence of country music on jazz and traditional pop songs from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. We’ll hear coun...
- Added: Jan 02, 2024
- Length: 59:00
E.Y. “Yip” Harburg wrote words to some of the most memorable songs in American culture, including “Over The Rainbow” and “It’s Only A Paper Moon” a...
- Added: Dec 14, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re looking up at the moon this week, exploring jazz standards all about our lunar companion, like “Fly Me To The Moon,” “Moon River,” and many m...
- Added: Dec 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating the 100th birthday of bebop vocalist Bob Dorough, listening to some of his hip jazz tunes like “Devil May Care” and “Comin’ Home ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating Frank Sinatra’s birthday by exploring his musical partnership with the great arranger Nelson Riddle, including their work on icon...
- Added: Nov 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We pay tribute to jazz guitarist Barney Kessel and his work with notable singers like Billie Holiday, Dean Martin, Anita O’Day and many more.
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00