Opened up the studio, had cookies & cocoa, took requests. Next two weeks had to do rebroadcasts of the Benny Carter & Louis Armstrong and Co episodes.

Swing Plus #236
1/1/2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1- Let’s Have A Party – Amos Miller
2- Cookin’ At The Continental – Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
3- Bijou – Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
4- Wild Party – Fletcher Henderson
5- Come To The Party – Stan Kenton & June Christy
6- Haitian Fight Song – Mingus Big Band
7- Texas Tea Party – Benny Goodman
8- When The Welfare…

Fifth broadcast of Christmas tunes; about half played on previous shows. Next week–party & listener picks.

Swing Plus #235
12/25/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1- Ring A Merry Bell – June Christy
2- Jingle Bells (live) – Eddie Condon
3- Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells – Fats Waller
4- Jingle All The Way – Lena Horne
5- Jingle Bells – Duke Ellington
6- Hot Christmas – Squirrel Nut Zippers
7- Cool Yule – Louis Armstrong
8- Christmas Night In Harlem – Paul Whiteman
9- Dixieland Band From Santa Claus Land – Jimmy Dorsey
10- Boogie Woogie Santa…

A 5th round of star songs. Next week–yuletide swing.

Swing Plus #234
12/18/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1- I Saw Stars – Clarence Williams
2- Stairway To The Stars – Benny Carter
3- Midnight, The Stars & You – Roy Fox
4- Tell It To A Star – Duke Ellington
5- Shake Down The Stars – Benny Goodman
6- You’re The Only Star – Larry Clinton
7- You Are My Lucky Star – Louis Armstrong
8- Vol Vistu Gaily Star – Jan Savitt
9- Swingin’ On A Star – Charlie Ventura
10- It Was Written In…

A memorial for the first half of Dave Brubeck's recording career. Next week - star songs.

Swing Plus #233
12/11/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - I Hear A Rhapsody (1946)
02 - How High The Moon (1948)
03 - That Old Black Magic (1949)
04 - The Way You Look Tonight (1950)
05 - Crazy Chris (1951)
06 - Perdido (1953 live)
07 - Stompin' For Mili (1954)
08 - In Your Own Sweet Way (1956 live)
09 - Shouts (1957)
10 - The Duke (1958 live)
11 - Short'nin Bread (1959)
12 -…

The battling Dorseys, alone & together. Next week - Dave Brubeck

Swing Plus #232
12/4/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You (intro) - Tommy Dorsey
02 - Contrasts (intro) - Jimmy Dorsey
03 - You Can't Cheat A Cheater - Tommy Dorsey & Eddie Lang
04 - The Blue Room - Jimmy Dorsey & Joe Venuti
05 - Tailspin - Dorsey Brothers
06 - Pagan Star - Tommy Dorsey
07 - In A Sentimental Mood - Jimmy Dorsey
08 - Are You Havin' Any Fun? - Tommy Dorsey
09 - All…

A roughly chronological listen to Roy Eldridge's last couple decades on records. Next week - the battling Dorsey brothers.

Swing Plus #231
11/27/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - Bossa Nova 1960 - Roy Eldridge
02 - Mysterious Blues 1960 - Charles Mingus
03 - Crazy Rhythm (live) 1960 - Coleman Hawkins
04 - Loveless Love 1962 - Elmer Snowden
05 - Perdido (live) 1964 - Ella Fitzgerald
06 - Blue Moon (live) 1965 - Earl Hines
07 - Little Jazz (live) 1969 - Roy Eldridge
08 - Ball Of Fire 1970 - Roy Eldridge
09…

A show that's both a nod to the holiday & this month's fund drive at the radio station. Next week - Roy Eldridge from the '60s & '70s.

Swing Plus #230
11/20/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - Give A Little Whistle - Woody Herman
02 - Give, Baby, Give - Cab Calloway
03 - You're Giving Me A Song & A Dance - Benny Goodman
04 - Give Me Some Skin - Lionel Hampton
05 - It's Better To Give Than Receive - Lester Young & Helen Humes
06 - Give Me A Break, Baby…

A selection from Mingus Big Band albums of the last two decades. Going to be on vacation the next couple weeks.

Swing Plus #229
10/30/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - O.P. - Mingus Big Band
02 - Diane/Alice's Wonderland (live) - Mingus Big Band
03 - Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid, Too - Mingus Big Band
04 - The Man Who Never Sleeps/East Coasting (live) - Mingus Big Band
05 - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion - Mingus Big Band
06 - Free Cell Block F (live) - Mingus Big Band
07 - Invisible Lady…

Performances from the songbook of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart. Next week - Mingus Big Band.

Swing Plus #228
10/23/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - Thou Swell (live) - Sarah Vaughan
02 - I Could Write A Book - Dinah Washington
03 - Mountain Greenery - Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins
04 - Falling In Love With Love (live) - Bev Kelly
05 - Wait Till You See Her - Joe Mooney
06 - My Romance - Ben Webster & Harry Sweets Edison
07 - Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered (live) - June Christy &…

A sampling of some of the great swing violin soloists. Next week - Rodgers & Hart.

Swing Plus #227
10/16/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - Goin' Places - Joe Venuti
02 - That's What I Call Keen - Eddie South
03 - Sensation - Joe Venuti
04 - Blue Clarinet Stomp - Claude Williams with Andy Kirk
05 - Hejre Kati - Eddie South
06 - Sweet Lorraine - Joe Venuti
07 - My Blue Heaven - Svend Asmussen
08 - Ultrafox - Stephane Grappelli with Django Reinhardt
09 - It Ain't Right - Stuff…