PLAYLIST FOR “POSITIVELY POSITIVE” (1.6.18)

It’s the beginning of a brand new year, a time to be hopeful, optimistic, and positive. Sure, I can do that even to the point of playing a couple songs I’d never play in a million years (*). How’s that for positive? But only for one week! Next week it’s back to business as usual for me. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album title

• ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  /Al Jarreau  /  “Accentuate The Positive”
• MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Yours”
• THIS IS THE LIFE  /  Freddy Cole  /  “This Is The Life”
• IT’S A GOOD DAY  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “It’s A Good Day”
• I’VE GOT RHYTHM  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
• YOUNG AND FOOLISH  /  Sophie Berkal-Sarbit  /  “Young & Foolish”
• ALL THE WAY  /  Katherine McPhee  /  “I Fall In Love Too Easily”
• OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met”
• WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Holly Yarbrough  /  “Mister Rogers Swings”
• HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Alan Arkin & Ann-Margaret  /  “Going In Style”
• * L.O.V.E.  /  Diana Krall  /  “Turn Up The Quiet”
• * STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Strangers In The Night”
• I’M FLYING  /  Connie Evingson  /  “I Have Dreamed”
• YES I CAN  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “If I Ruled The World”
• BODY AND SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan & Terry Gibbs  /  “Grand Masters Of Jazz”
• SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
• WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
• HAPPY STREET  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bill Murray  /  “Paul Shaffer & The World’s Most Dangerous Band”
• I’VE GOT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Tears Of Joy”
• I LIKE MYSELF  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
• NOBODY ELSE BUT ME  /  Laura Karst  /  “Little Did I Dream”
• SWEET SLUMBER  /  Jimmy Witherspoon  /  “The Blues is Now”
• EASY LIVIN’  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Winners”
• ALWAYS  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “A Celebration Of The Voice”
• WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, And The Blues”
• HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
• PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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