I tried a little experiment this week – an experiment in terror for me, that is. Could I send out nothing but positive vibes and eschew my inherent pessimism for an entire two hours? It seems to me the times demand this kind of sacrifice and I went for it with a collection of positive songs, positive singers, positive people (a mini-tribute to Fred Rogers), and a few of my favorite oh-so-positive vibes players – messers Gibbs, Wolfe, and Jackson. And for an extra treat – maybe for me only – I did the show live and in person at the station, something that’s not going to happen again until the infection rates really start to dive.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title
- WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Guy”
- IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen Jazz / “Jazz + Bossa”
- DAY IN DAY OUT / Terry Gibbs Dream Band / “Main Stem Vol. 4”
- LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Gretje Angell / “…In Any Key”
- MOON RIVER / James Taylor / “American Standard”
- LAUGHING AT LIFE / Etta Jones & Houston Person / “Doin’ What She Does Best”
- WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR / Benny Benack III / “A Lot Of Livin’ To Do”
- I LIKE TO TAKE MY TIME / Kevin Bales & Keri Johnsrud / “Beyond The Neighborhood” The Music Of Fred rogers”
- IT’S A GOOD DAY / Emilie Mover / “Emilie Mover Sings Peggy Lee”
- THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG / (Mystery Vocalist) / Marvin Gaye / “Live At The Copa”
- TIME IS A FUNNY THING / Karrin Allyson / “Some Of That Sunshine”
- I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO / Mose Allison / “The Mose Chronicles”
- WE’VE GOT TO PUT THE SUN BACK IN THE SKY / Roberta Donnay / “Bathtub Gin”
- ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Tony Bennett / “Tony Makes It Happen
- LOVE YOU MADLY / Rachael Price / “The Good Hours”
- SOMETHIN’ LIKE LOVE / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
- YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING / Josie Falbo / “You Must Believe In Spring”
- PICK YOURSELF UP / Gregory Porter / “Nat King Cole & Me”
- HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS / Tania Grubbs Quintet / “Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar”
- COME SUNDAY / Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Joe Pass / “The Big 3”
- I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington / “Francis A & Edward K”
- THE GHOSTS OF TOMORROW / Madeleine Peyroux / “Anthem”
- ON A CLEAR DAY / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
- HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING / Rene Marie / “Live At the Jazz Standard”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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