Episode 84-SMb: New York City Rhythm

This show is one of our BIGGEST of the year!!! Honestly. Yes, it’s our 13th Annual We Love New York Show!

The episode is full of great New York-centric music that celebrates some of the highlights of a city that doesn’t sleep and it always swinging. Tune in and you’ll take a stroll down the Sidewalks of New York, be serenaded with some street corner harmonies on The Streets of the Bronx, and even spin around the floor at Studio 54.

The Jazzy Soundcheck features The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Herb Alpert, and Tito Puente. After that you can swing and shuffle to Nat King Cole, Billy Joel, Larry Chance & The Earls, Louis Prima, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Washington, Red Norvo, Tony Bennett, The Drifters, and much more.

So grab a subway token, a Manhattan, your poodle skirt, and disco shoes and enjoy! Don’t forget to leave your comments and requests for next week below.

Episode 83-SMb: End of Summer Sounds

This may be the last week of summer, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop.

Listen to this episode and you can enjoy some big band brass, the sounds of summer oldies, crooner favorites, and even a few Latin and bossa nova inspired numbers.

All perfect for your summer party – or moment in the sun.

You’ll hear Pink Martini, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Fats Domino, Tito Puente, Michael Buble, Dorothy Dandridge, Spike Jones, Bobby Caldwell, Astrid Gilberto, and more. LIVE on Saturday at 8 pm (The Jazzy Soundcheck features Stan Kenton and Herb Alpert) or On Demand whenever you want.

And here’s a Special Summer Surprise: We have a double-header for you this weekend! If you love summer tunes, we have another show, filled with your favorite summer hits, hosted by DJ Bob! He’s a REAL DJ with A Really Great Voice! DJ Bob is spinning some of the BIGGEST songs of summer that will make you wish the sun and sand could hang on for just a few weeks more. Listen here.

Grab some sunscreen and a spritzer and enjoy!

Episode 82-SMb: Simple Pleasures Keep Life Swinging

It’s the last few weeks of summer, and here are some simple pleasures for lazy, end of summer days. County fairs, ripe tomatoes, juicy peaches, and this week’s episode of “Still Misbehaving.”

It’s PACKED with great swinging music and lots of fun. (Full disclosure, we recorded this right after we came home from a picnic full of “pudding shots.”) The Jazzy Sound Check features Count Basie, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz and Charlie Bird. After that, things get hopping with Louis Prima, Sammy Davis Jr., Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Johnny Long, Sarah Vaughn, Michael Buble, and one or two divas from the “Smooth Jazz” days of crossover hits.

Grab a pudding snack, listen, and enjoy! Tell a friend!

Episode 81-SMb: Swinging Summer Sounds

Summer is still swinging and so are we. Tune in and enjoy the big band music of Les Brown, Keely Smith, Matt Dusk, Jimmy Dorsey, Bill Withers, Peggy Lee, Pink Martini, Gene Krupa, Tony Bennett and much more. The Jazzy Sound Check features Les Elgart, Les Baxter, and Spyrogyra, and the “Double Sot of Sinatra” will sway with the Summer Wind.