940th Show – December 31, 2025

1 - The Jonah Jones Quartet - Just in Time - Swigning at the Cinema - 1958
2 - Larry Clinton - Dipsy Doodle - Presenting Larry Clinton – 1937
3 - Stan Kenton and his Orchestra - Cuban Carnival - A Presentation of Progressive Jazz – 1947
4 - Helen O'Connell with The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - All Of Me – 1939
5 - Shep Fields - Rippling Rhythm - Instrumentals - 1936
6 - Gerry Mulligan Quartet - What Is There To Say - What Is There To Say – 1959
7 - Hal Kemp And His Orchestra - Swamp Fire - 1934 & 1936 - 1994
8 - Les Elgart - Ain t We Got Fun - The Dancing Sound – 1955
9 - Buddy Morrow - There s A Boat Dats Leavin Soon For New York - Night Train Goes To Hollywood - 1962
10 - Duke Ellington - Azure - 70th Birthday Live – 1995
11 - The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Buddy de Franco  - Mexican Shuffle - Something New - 1965
12 - Frank Sinatra - All or Nothing at All - Strangers in the Night – 1966
13 - Benny Goodman - Mission to Moscow - Benny Goodman in Moscow – 1962
14 - Wayne King - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Single – 1931
15 - Tony Pastor - Gonna Get A Girl - 1930s & 40s Big Band Orchestras.- 2015
16 - Gene Krupa with Anita O Day - Let Me Off Uptown - Stop, The Red Light's On – 2012
17 - Tommy Dorsey - But I Do Mind If You Dont - This is Tommy Dorsey - 1972
18 - Freddy Martin - Bumble Boogie - Piano Concerto In B Flat - Big Band Favourites - 2013

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-940-123125/

The Neon Jazz 2025 Year End Reflection

 

939th Show – December 24, 2025

1 - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - Hunting Wabbits 2 (A Bad Hare Day) - The Phat Pack - 2006
2 - Bennie Maupin - Eternal Flame - Slow Traffic to the Right – 1977
3 - Noah Lemish - Song for Rona - There's Beauty Enough in Being Here - 2025
4 - Oscar Peterson - Place St. Henri - Around the World (Live) – 2025
5 - Harry Connick Jr - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - When Harry Met Sally Soundtrack - 1989
6 - George Wallington - Fine and Dandy - Late Hours in New York – 2025
7 - Stevie Holland - Talk to Your Tomatoes - Talk to Your Tomatoes - 2025
8 - Mammal Hands  - Alia's Abandon - Circadia – 2025
9 - Lisa Marie Simmons and Marco Cremaschini - Worm in a Book - Notespeak - 2025
10 - Yazz Ahmed - Waiting For The Dawn - A Paradise in the Hold – 2025
11 - E.E. Pointer - Fallish - Patio Sketches - 2025
12 - Cosmique Hypnotique - A Lust Beyond - Cosmique Hypnotique - 2025

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-939-122425/

Holly Jolly Follyday with Jazz Legend Marilyn Maye in Downtown KCMO - 12.21.25

 

938th Show – December 17, 2025 – “The Christmas Hour”

1 - Tim Whitmer Good Time Quartet & Rod Fleeman - Plaza Tidings - Happy Holidays - 2025
2 - Wycliffe Gordon - Green Chimneys - Holiday Fun – 2025
3 - Emmaline - The Christmas Blues - The Christmas Album - 2025
4 - Benny Benack III - The Christmas Song - Swinging in the Holidays  - 2025
5 - The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra -  I'm Sorry, Santa Claus - Underneath the Misteletoe - 2025
6 - Wayne Wilkinson – You’re a Mean one Mr. Grinch - Holly Tunes – 2025
7 - Christian Wiggs and His Orchestra - A Lonely Christmas - A Not So Lonely Christmas - 2025
8 - Premik Russell Tubbs and Margee Minnier-Tubbs - The Bells - Single – 2025
9 - Cincinnati Contemporary Orchestra CCJO- The Pine Forest - The Nutcracker Remix - 2025
10 - Anais Reno - Happy Holidays - Swinging in the Holidays - 2025

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-938-121725-the-annual-christmas-hour/

937th Show – December 10, 2025

1 - Ben Rosenblum - And Then It's Gone - Instead – 2017
2 - Laura Anglade - A Beautiful Friendship - I've Got Just About Everything – 2019
3 - Flea - A Plea - Single - 2025
4 - Roland Kirk - Alfie - Seek and Listen Live at the Penthouse in Seattle September 1967 – 2025
5 - Drew Williams Trio - Atari - Demons Hate Fresh Air - 2025
6 - Sullivan Fortner - Southern Nights - Southern Nights – 2026
7 - Dave Mossing - St. Olaf - Homesteaders - 2025
8 - Deborah Shulman - Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea - We Had a Moment – 2025
9 - Carl Schultz - Unsettled Worlds - The Road To Trantor - 2025
10 - Richard Marx - Magic Hour- After Hours - 2026
11 - The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - Spirit of Truth - The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - 2025

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-937-121025/

The Ben Rosenblum Trio featuring Laura Anglade at Upcycle Piano Craft in KCMO - 12.2.25