First new show of the new year. I like to start off on a positive note (excuse the pun) before the new year careens off into chaos and calamity. Sadly 2026 beat me to the punch. Still, I tried to salvage the mood with some favorite songs about different kinds of new beginnings.
SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title
- I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW / Holly Cole / “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
- HERE COMES THE SUN / The Beatles / “Abbey Road”
- THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Dave Brubeck Quartet & Jimmy Rushing / “Brubeck & Rushing”
- NO MORE BLUES / Roberta Gambarini / “Easy To Love”
- CHEGA DE SAUDADE / Veronica Swift / “Veronica Swift”
- SOMETHING’S COMING / The Diva Jazz Orchestra / “Live At Dizzy’s Club”
- FEELING GOOD / Nina Simone / “I Put A Spell On You”
- IN THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN / Cyrille Aimee w/Adonis Rose & New Orleans Jazz Orch. / “Petite Fleur”
- EIGHT, NINE, AND TEN / Hetty Kate & Gordon Webster / “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
- THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM / Benny Benack III / “Third Time’s The Charm”
- BEGIN THE BEGUINE / Terry Gibbs Dream Band / “The Lost Tapes”
- WHERE DO YOU START? / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
- I JUST WANT ALL MY STUFF / Chaise Lounge / “DotDotDot”
- I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Bobby Darin / “Oh, Look At Me Now”
- THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG / Aretha Franklin / “Yeah!”
- ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Jon Batiste / “Jazz Is Now”
- I’LL BE LONG GONE / Cold Blood / “Thriller”
- HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
- STARTING HERE STARTING NOW / Barbra Streisand / “ColorMe Barbra”
- A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP / Shirley Horn / “Close Enough For Love”
- LET’S BEGIN / Jackie & Roy / “Lovesick”
- I CAN’T GET STARTED / Cannonball Adderley / “Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson”
- HAVEN’T WE MET / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
- START AGAIN / Caity Gyorgy / “Featuring”
- I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Frank Sinatra w/ Duke Ellington Orchestra. / “Francis A & Edward K.”
- A CHILD IS BORN / The Real Group / “Unreal!”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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