Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli is radio that is indeed deluxe. Every weekend John and his wife and co-host, singer Jessica Molaskey, play music and entertain guests in their "deluxe living room." The stories, the laughs, the artists and their songs make the party a must for listeners week after week. John and Jessie know everybody in the business, and most all of them eventually drop by for a visit. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/go.php?id=6 /img/pizzarellli_300.jpg http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RadioDeluxe.html en-us John Pizzarelli, Jessica Molaskey, Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz, great american songbook, Radio Deluxe, jazz vocals, jazz guitar, jazz standards Radio Deluxe don@radiodeluxe.com Don McCulloch no That time just before New Year���s, deep in December, it���s nice to remember ���and talk about it ���and play songs about it. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD422_LateDecember.mp3 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John Pizzarelli and his wife Jessica Molaskey, their daughter Madeleine, and John���s sister Anne exchange presents and comments and listen to some of their (and hopefully your) favorite Christmas songs, before going over the river to Bucky & Ruth���s house. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD421_PizzarelliFamilyChristmas.mp3 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Maddie are making the deluxe living room even more deluxe as they trim the Cristmas tree. What a nice surprise for Jessica! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD420_TreeTrimming.mp3 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Jessica is making final preparations for ���The Sound of Music Live!��� and Maddie steps up to the plate. Here���s the wind-up and the pitch��� http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD419_Maddie.mp3 Sat, 7 Dec 2013 18:00:00 -0500 There are movies about the holidays and then there are the movies that we see at holiday time. Good, classic, family films start appearing on television around Thanksgiving weekend. And music plays a prominent role in most of them. Today John talks about ��� and listens to ��� some of his favorite movies. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD418_Thanksgiving&TVMovies.mp3 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John thinks of a great songwriter, a gang of great recordings immediately come to mind, he chooses a few, adds some swingin��� conversation, with no real preparation, and it���s done! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD417_Songwriters.mp3 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Jazz musicians love to play the great American standards, many of which originated in theater and movie productions. So this week, John & Jessica give us some beautiful examples of theater jazz. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD416_Theater%20Jazz.mp3 Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:00:00 -0500 When someone says to John, ���Nobody���s making music like that anymore,��� he sets them straight. Many contemporary artists are still performing and recording ���music like that,��� and this week John & Jessica present a few of their favorites. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD415_WorkingArtists.mp3 Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John plays songs off lists made by experts he trusts (Jonathan Schwartz, Ross Porter, and Bucky Pizzarelli). And while he���s almost on the subject, he also plays some examples of that musical form known as list songs (���You���re the Top,��� ���All of You,��� ���Friendship,��� etc.). http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD414_Lists.mp3 Sat, 2 Nov 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Jessica is at a TV play rehearsal and John is calling all the songs. He sees this as an opportunity to sneak in some of his favorite jazz tracks, including several instrumentals. His tastes are excellent. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD413_Sneaky.mp3 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John often shows his fondness for Brazillian music. And at least once a year, he dedicates an entire program to the genre, sharing with listeners with his excellent tastes and extensive knowledge of the music. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD412_Brazil.mp3 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Dave Bernhart, son of noted trombonist Milt Bernhart, talks about his late father and some of the landmark recordings he made. John also pays tribute to two music people we recently lost: record promoter Dick LaPalm and singer Frank D���Rone. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD411_Sideman.mp3 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:00:00 -0500 The summer touring is over, John & Jessica are back in New York, and they happen to like it! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD410_NewYork.mp3 Sat, 5 Oct 2013 18:00:00 -0500 The pennant races are being decided, new shows are starting their runs on Broadway, and there���s a slight chill in the air at night. Together, they are sure signs of fall, hence the title of this episode, based on a song of the same name by John Pizzarelli. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD409_FirstHintAutumn.mp3 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0500 As the program title indicates, John and Jessica turn the spotlight on some new jazz. But as always, the music in this program is not all jazz and it���s not all new. New releases, old favorites, jazz, pop, showtunes��� It���s another typical day in the deluxe living room. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD408_NewJazz.mp3 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It���s not officially autumn yet, but it���s officially September. John and Jessica are back in the city ��� summer vacation over ��� and they���re listening to songs that fit their September state of mind. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD407_September.mp3 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0500 On the first full weekend of summer, the Pizzarellis find themselves at the Deluxe Cabin. New York schools don���t open until Monday, so there���s time to take a final dip in the lake, a final hike on the trail, and of course play those sentimental songs about summer leaving and autumn coming on. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD406_GoodbyeSummer.mp3 Sat, 7 Sep 2013 18:00:00 -0500 In the past few weeks, we���ve lost several people related to the music business. Some were quite close to John & Jessica and the Radio Deluxe family. This week our hosts tribute to those lost friends, and also recap one of their most interesting summers ever. And as always, the stories are expressed musically and anecdotally. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD405_LostFriends.mp3 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 18:00:00 -0500 As John & Jessica enjoy a brief August vacation, they have decided to replay a show, recorded last year before a live audience at Koerner Hall in Toronto. Joining our hosts are Toronto���s own Emile-Claire Barlow; Ross Porter, president of our Toronto affiliate, Jazz FM; Maddie Pizzarelli; and musicians Larry Fuller, Martin Pizzarelli, and Tony Tedesco http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD404_LiveToronto.mp3 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Among other things, John & Jessica contemplate musical connections within families. As examples, they play recordings by father-daughter, mother-son, father-son, and husband-wife combinations. Plus they do their usual meaderings, which we always look forward to. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD403_Family.mp3 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John���s been thinking about all the great Harold Arlen compositions and wants to play some of his favorite recordings of some of his favorites. He also quizzes Jessica in the category of ���Singers Who Have Sung With George Shearing.��� And then Jessica suggests the category ���Good-Looking Boy Singers.��� Add some random favorites and there���s something for everybody! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD402_Arlen.mp3 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica host their summer concert series. It requires a lot of traveling, through both time and distance, but it���s well worth it. Travel with them to catch the best performances, at the best places, at just the right times. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD401_SummerConcertSeries.mp3 Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It���s Maddie and Daddy, together again! On a summer���s day, John and Maddie recap the events of the first half of summer, which inevitably leads to music ��� much of it summery. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD400-SummerFunWithMaddie.mp3 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica often tell more good stories and select more good tracks than can fit in a two-hour show. The things that don���t fit are too good to throw out, so we put them in an air-tight container and place them in the deluxe refirgerator. Today we���ll bring out some of the best. Delicious! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD399_Leftovers.mp3 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It���s mid-July, John is all by himself (in fact, he plays a song about that), and he has several double-plays in mind, which he executes with his usual aplomb. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD398_SummerDoubles.mp3 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It���s the weekend immeditately following the Fourth of July, so John plans to play several songs about states. Meanwhile, Jessica is in a more romantic mood and has planned to play some songs of romance. The result is a show that John calls ���States of Romance.��� It���s romantic; it���s stately! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD397_StatesOfRomance.mp3 Sat, 6 Jul 2013 18:00:00 -0500 You may wonder about this episode���s title and it���s hard to explain, other than to say that that���s the name John gave it. It features new stuff, sprinkled among some old, familiar favorites, with a fascinating commentary throughout. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD396_Akimbo.mp3 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Great American lyricist Sammy Cahn was born June 18, 1913. John & Jessica celebrate his 100th anniversary with some songs and stories of Sammy, along with a few other things that come to mind. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD395_Cahn.mp3 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It has become a Father���s Day tradition for John to pay homage to his father Bucky by replaying segments of Bucky on the program. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD394_Bucky.mp3 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jess are playing records in the deluxe living room, as they often do. There are new recordings, a new release recorded in 1962, and classics from Blossom, Billie, Dinah, Hoagy, Lester, and the two Louises (Armstrong and Prima). One by the latter inspires this week���s theme. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD393_Summer13.mp3 Sat, 8 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0500 On Radio Deluxe, one record often leads to another one that���s similar. It may feature the same song or the same artist or even the same theme. Usually these doublets aren���t planned, but today John & Jessica purposely play some of their favorite ���double play-play-plays.��� http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD392_DoublePlays.mp3 Sun, 2 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It happened last week: John & Jessica and Barbara Cook performed for the U.S. Supreme Court justices. And the audience loved it (although they often can be quite judgemental). It all made for some good stories, which are shared with you in this episode of Radio Deluxe. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD391_Supreme.mp3 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica are alone in the deluxe living room, with the lights down low and the candles gleaming. Well, one thing leads to another, and pretty soon they���re playing their favorite romantic records for each other. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD390_Sexy.mp3 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It���s a pleasant day in May (as most of them are) and John & Jessica are once again in the deluxe living room, with the sun streaming through the windows, listening to music as beautiful as the weather. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD389_DayInMay.mp3 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Jazz musicians like Beatles songs and, as it turns out, Paul McCartney liked John���s Beatles album. This week���s program features John and Paul (that���s Pizzarelli and McCartney), along with George, Wes, Larry, Rene and many other artists that you���ll enjoy. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD388_Beatles.mp3 Sat, 4 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Featured this week are a trio of double play-play-plays. John and Jessica play two songs by the very hip Jackie and Roy, two songs from ���The Intimate Ella,��� and two songs written by Richard Maltby and David Shire. And in between, Jessica talks about three shows she saw during the past week. It���s all here on Radio Deluxe! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD387_TripleDoubles.mp3 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica are going through their things and getting rid of stuff, all the while getting sidetracked by favorite CDs that they come across. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD386_SpringCleaning.mp3 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica have recently been working with, and inspired by musicians who are in their 80���s. Annie Ross, Dave Frishberg, and Bucky Pizzarelli are still making beautiful music. And we get to sample some of it today, along with some other favorite songs, including the new, the obscure, and a few about baseball. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD385_EightySomething.mp3 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0500 April 6th is John���s birthday; and this year he spends his 53rd birthday swapping songs and stories with Jessica. He wouldn���t have it any other way. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD384_Birthday53.mp3 Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica announced that they are playing songs that are both instrumental and metal, and sentimental, incidental; and they may even serve up some lentils. They can fit pretty much any song into this category. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD383_Entals.mp3 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Every year John & Jessica get excited about the arrival of spring, as so many songwriters have for a very long time. Our hosts��� fondness for the season is expressed in the songs they have chosen for this year���s first show of spring. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD382_Spring2013.mp3 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500 The spirit of Jonathan Schwartz still lingered in the deluxe living room as John & Jessica sat down and drew upon their musical knowledge to create another perfect playlist. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD381_PostSchwartz.mp3 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Well-known New York radio personality Jonathan Schwartz visits the deluxe living room, and the stories flow freely. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD380_Schwartz.mp3 Sat, 9 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John entertains us with an assortment of his favorite records, one of which is Benny Goodman���s ���Slipped Disc.��� It���s a rather circuitous route to get there, but John narrates all along the way and back again. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD379_SlippedDisc.mp3 Sat, 2 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Movies and movie music is the subject of this program for Academy Awards time. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD378_Oscar2013.mp3 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 The streets of New York were covered with snow, schools had been cancelled; it was the perfect time for the family to share favorite music with each other and us. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD377_SnowDay.mp3 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 It���s Grammy Awards time and John & Jessica review the five nominees in their favorite category: Best Jazz Vocal Album. They���re all winners! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD376_Grammys2013.mp3 Sat, 9 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 Can you name that tune, based solely on the verse? John & Jessica play songs with the verses attached. And they tip their collective hat to the city of chicago and our newest affiliate there: WDCB 90.9. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD375_Verses.mp3 Sat, 2 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John travels through space and time today, without ever leaving his mind, as he presents to us some of the best concert performances ever caught on record. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD374_LetsGoThere.mp3 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica begin the program by playing some of their favorite songs by Johnny Mercer. And that leads to other favorites, by other songwriters and other performers. Ellington, Lunceford, and others end up sharing the spotlight, and it all sounds good. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD373_Mercer.mp3 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John celebrates January 9th, the birthday of Jessica Molaskey and Bucky Pizzarelli and the wedding anniversary of Bucky & Ruth Pizzarelli. And he does it sans the birthday girl. He does have his trusty guitar with him, however, which he puts to good use, accompanying himself of several deluxe solos. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD372_BirthdaysGalore.mp3 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica spent a snowy New Year���s Eve at the deluxe cabin in front of the fireplace, with food, beverage, and their favorite music (both live and recorded). It was the perfect start to 2013. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD371_NewYears2013.mp3 Sat, 5 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 In a quiet time between Christmas and New Year���s, John & Jessica trade off listening each other���s sets of music. The sets have themes like ���Porgy and Bess,��� ���Nat Cole,��� and ���Rosemary Clooney,��� among others. And all, of course, are accompanied by light-hearted stories and conversation. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD370_TradingSets.mp3 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500 The tree is decorated, the lights are twinkling, and the record player is spinning. It���s another Christmas in the deluxe apartment and, as usual, John & Jessica���s favorites music (holiday and other) is a big part of it. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD369_Christmas2012.mp3 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500 When Jessica���s away, John and Madeleine secretly put up the Christmas Tree while recording a renegade tree-trimming episode of Radio Deluxe. Won���t Jess be surprised? http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD368_TreeTrimming.mp3 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Deep in December it���s nice to remember favorite songs and stories, which is what John & Jessica do so well always. While the Christmas decorations aren���t yet up in the deluxe living room, just a bit of holiday music is sprinkled over this week���s playlist. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD367_December.mp3 Sat, 8 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500 A rebroadcast of the program performed before a live audience at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in August 2011, which was, unfortunately, the last year of that annual event. Sharing the stage with John & Jessica were singer Freddy Cole, clarinetist Ken Peplowski, and the John Pizzarelli Quartet, along with daughter Madeleine and television news commentator Budd Mishkin. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD366_Tanglewood2011.mp3 Sat, 1 Dec 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Another successful family feast is over and John & Jessica are enjoying the long weekend together. Their music consists of a few leftovers, as well as a few new treats. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD365_Thanksgiving2012.mp3 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500 First came Hurricane Sandy, and then a major snow storm. For a while, the storm that was the presidential election was overshadowed by the weather. In the midst of it all, John & Jessica were scheduled to open their run at the Caf�� Carlyle and then make a sidetrip to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and back in one day. They somehow managed, and they tell us the stories, accompanied by just the right music (as you would expect). http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD364_StormShow.mp3 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500 While John & Jessica perform every night at the Caf�� Carlyle, during the daytime, they entertain each other with their impeccible tastes in recorded music. This week, their selections include sets of Leonard Cohen songs and campaign songs, along with a salute to Zoot Sims and some other surprises. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD363_DaytimeForNightclubbers.mp3 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500 America���s formost movie expert also has a lot of expertise in music. Leonard Maltin visits John & Jessica and brings along some of his favorite and rare recordings. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD362_Maltin.mp3 Sat, 3 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500 The month of October brings new releases, birthdays, and remembrances. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD360_OctNews.mp3 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Singer Maureen McGovern comes calling to the deluxe living room. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD359_McGovern.mp3 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Summer���s over and the Carlyle run has yet to begin. During this in-between time, John & Jessica fall back into their comfortable routine: talking, laughing, and playing favorite records for one another. It���s another relaxing day in the deluxe living room. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD358_ComfortableRoutine.mp3 Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Before John left on his two-week performance tour of Brazil, he and Jessica recorded a program celebrating Brazilian musicians and Bosa Nova music, to air while he���s there. It���s enough to make you dance the samba! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD357_Brazil.mp3 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0500 It���s the first weekend of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. John & Jessica have returned from the countryside to the Deluxe Apartment and are now in a New York City mood, as their playlist proves. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD356_NewYork.mp3 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John has a list of favorite artists, all of whom celebrate birthdays this month. Jessica has her own list (unencombered by birth dates) and the result is another tasty John & Jessica mix. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD355_SeptBirthdays.mp3 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0500 It���s a quiet September day, and John is alone with his record collection. The setting, of course, informs his music choices. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD354_QuietSeptDay.mp3 Sat, 8 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0500 It���s Labor Day weekend and John & Jessica and are spending the last days of summer vacation with daughter Madeleine at the Deluxe Cabin. And they create the perfect late-summer-early-fall soundtrack. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD353_EndOfSummer.mp3 Sat, 1 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0500 This week���s show features Tony Bennett through the years, the Brothers Taylor (James and Livingston), some recreated Little Rascals Music, and a nice mix of other things, both old and new, to round it out. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD352_WellRounded.mp3 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:00:00 -0500 You know the routine: John plays a favorite record, then Jessica does the same. It���s always an interesting mix; and this week their they lean a little more toward the classic than the contemporary. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD351_TakingTurns.mp3 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica enhance their enjoyment of summer by sharing their favorite music with us. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD350_SummerCelebration.mp3 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:00:00 -0500 This week John & Jessica spotlight the music of composer Harold Arlen, as well as the singers who recorded with George Shearing. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD349_ArlenOthers.mp3 Sat, 4 Aug 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica play records by fathers & daughters, mothers & sons, husbands & wives and the like. It���s multi-generational duets! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD348_FamilyTime.mp3 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:00:00 -0500 At the invitation of our Toronto affiliate, JazzFM91, John & Jessica performed their show before a live audience at Koerner Hall. It featured special guest Emilie-Claire Barlow and the John Pizzarelli Quartet (with Larry Fuller, Martin Pizzarelli and Tony Tedesco). http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD347_TorontoLive.mp3 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica travel across distances and time to hear some of the best musical performances ever presented on stage. Through the magic of radio, we have seats for every one of them. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD346-LiveSummerFest.mp3 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Regretfully, some of John & Jessica���s brilliance needs to be edited out of programs, due to lack of time, but we save their thoughts and songs for special occasions. Like today. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD345_Leftovers.mp3 Sat, 7 Jul 2012 18:00:00 -0500 In honor of composer Richard Rodgers, born June 28, 1902, John & Jessica play some of the best songs ever written. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD344_Rodgers.mp3 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Madeleine advances to high school, and John & Jessica can���t help but show their pride. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD342_GraduationDays.mp3 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica are on a roll, turning out another show filled with just-right music. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD341_BackAtIt.mp3 Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:00:00 -0500 A whole show dedicated to those double play-play-plays that John & Jessica love to put together! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD340_DoublePlay.mp3 Sat, 2 Jun 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica talk about and listen to John���s just-released album, ���Double Exposure.��� http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD339_DoubleExposure.mp3 Sat, 26 May 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica are spending time together playing sexy songs, for some reason. They never told us why, but the results are very enjoyable. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD338_SexySongs.mp3 Sat, 19 May 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Spring is in the air; May songs are on the hi-fi; and that���s just the beginning. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD337_Mid-May.mp3 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica welcome spring with a beautiful bouquet of music. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD336_MayFlowers.mp3 Sat, 5 May 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica give another listen to Basie, Ella, and some of their other favorite artists. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD335_OneMoreOnce.mp3 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John made a quick trip to Moscow, on the heels of his European tour, but now he���s back in the comfort of the deluxe living room, with his best gal by his side. John & Jessica quickly fall back into their usual routine, playing their favorite deluxe music for all to enjoy. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD334_Reunited.mp3 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:00:00 -0500 The trees are blossoming and the bees are buzzing, and John & Jessica���s fancy turns to songs of love and April and springtime. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD333_Springtime.mp3 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John has had a full itinerary lately: Paris, St. Mortiz, Zurich, Milan, Berlin, and Moscow. Now he's back, filled with stories and musical inspirations. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD332_HomeFromEurope.mp3 Sat, 7 Apr 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John finds himself packing his bags yet again, while he and Jessica contemplate his trips with travel songs and and other favorites that come to mind. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD331_B4IGo.mp3 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John is in Manhattan in springtime. His spirits are high (a common effect of spring), and that calls for some favorite spring songs. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD330_Spring.mp3 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John Pizzarelli worked with pianist George Shearing and became good friends. John and Jessica pay tribute to Sir George, who died in 2011. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD329_Shearing.mp3 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica celebrate Maddie's acceptance into the high school of her choice. And they celebrate the way they do everything: with music! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD328_MaddieMadeIt.mp3 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John tells tales about hangin' with McCartney, after playing with Sir Paul on his new album and live at the Grammy Awards ceremony and related events. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD327_McCartney.mp3 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica spend Academy Awards Sunday listening ��� and performing ��� their favorite movie songs. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD326_Oscars.mp3 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica pay tribute to New York cabaret singer Mary Cleere Haran, who died tragically in a bicycle accident in Florida. They play back portions of the second Radio Deluxe program, when Mary Cleere was a guest on the show. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD325_Haran.mp3 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Valentine's Day gets John in the mood to play some romantic records. Too bad Jessica couldn't be there, but she got to listen. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD324_Valentines.mp3 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500 While Jessica is onstage rehearsing the show tunes, John is home alone playing the jazz tunes. And he finds some gems. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD323_HomeAlone.mp3 Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0500 Singer Margaret Whiting was a good friend of John & Jessica's. In fact, it she who introduced them to each other. The fortunate couple rememer their friend Margaret, who passed away in early 2011. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD322_WhitingTribute.mp3 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0500 One song reminds you of another, and soon you've got a set. A Gershwin set, then a Nat Cole set, sets about Rosemary Clooney and Bob Dorough. One thing leads to another with John & Jessica. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD321_TradingSets.mp3 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica pay tribute to female vocalists (something Jess knows something about). The focus is on Joni Mitchell and later. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD320_GirlSingers.mp3 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica play their favoite set lists sent in by listeners. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD319_ListenerLists.mp3 Sat, 7 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0500 One the eve of 2012, as the champagne chills, John and Jessica sit by the fire in the deluxe cabin and play the most romantic music they can think of. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD318_NewYearsEve2011.mp3 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0500 The big day has arrived. John, Jessica, Maddie, and John's sister Anne, are preparing join the rest of the family, across the river at Bucky & Ruth's. They're having some holiday treats, opening a few Christmas Eve presents, and of course listening to their favorite music of the season. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD317_Xmas2011.mp3 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica, with some help from Maddie, are doing what they must as Christmas approaches. They're putting up the tree, unpacking the decorations, and getting ready for the big day. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD316_TreeTrimming2011.mp3 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0500 It's the middle of the month and John & Jessica's apartment decor and musical choices are only beginning to reflect the oncoming Christmas holiday. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD315_SantaNear.mp3 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0500 As a writer and a photographer prepare a Wall Street Journal article, John & Jessica continue doing what they do best: selecting, presenting, and shedding light on some of the best recorded music available. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD314_Journaling.mp3 Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0500 It's Thanksgiving weekend in America, a time for good food and drink, good friends, and (as always in this household) good music. Enjoy the feast! http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD313_Thanksgiving2011.mp3 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0500 Talented musician Howard Fishman returns to the deluxe living room to visit and perform live. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD312_Fishman.mp3 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0500 It's a father-daughter banquet of music and stories. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD311_Maddie&Daddy.mp3 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica are back home in their deluxe apartment, as they begin a month-long run at the Carlyle. Today, in the living room, they are sharing music with you and each other. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD310_PostSeason.mp3 Sat, 5 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0500 It's a program based partly on Jessica's iPod, which turns out to contain quite a mix of music. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD309_Hodgepodge.mp3 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica, as they often do, play records that cross the line, going from jazz and pop and back again. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD308_Pop2Jazz.mp3 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica play some double play-play-plays, and they even stretch one to a triple. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD307_BackHome.mp3 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0500 Summer, with all its activities, is over and the Pizzarellis return to their usual routine high atop Lexington. That routine, of course, includes plenty of good music, which John and Jesicca share, with each other and you. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD306_MolaskeyReturns.mp3 Sat, 8 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica perform live from Tanglewood with Freddy Cole, Ken Peplowski, and the John Pizzarelli Quartet. Also visiting their deluxe living room set are deluxe daughter Madeleine and New York television news and sports correspondent Budd Mishkin. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD305_Tanglewood11.mp3 Sat, 1 Oct 2011 18:00:00 -0500 The eighth grade is just getting back in session, but already it's time to think about next year. While Jessica and Maddie explore Gotham's high school options, John finds many musical opportunities to share with his listeners. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD304_EarlyAutumn.mp3 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John and Jessica play some cool songs for a warm day. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD303_LateSummer.mp3 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John recalls highlights of past Radio Deluxe programs, featuring him and Jessica and their many guests. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD302_Redux.mp3 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0500 John & Jessica bring out songs you won't hear on your everyday, run-of-the-mill radio show. That's for sure. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD301_RareGems.mp3 Sat, 3 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0500 Actor and singer Steven Pasquale pays a visit to John and Jessica's deluxe apartment. Naturally, the topic of singing actors (or acting singers, if you prefer) came up, as they also discussed people like Bobby Troup, Julie London, and Hoagy Carmichael. http://www.johnpizzarelli.com/RD300_Pasquale.mp3 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:00:00 -0500