The 47th Annual Salute to Baseball Playlist

New Standards | Feb 2, 2017

For the past 47 years, Jonathan Schwartz has used his Super Bowl Sunday program to salute what he commonly refers to as "the greatest sport ever invented" - BASEBALL.

Below is Jonathan's weekend playlist including his Salute to Baseball:

Saturday, February 4

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth - Retrospective
Bill Charlap - 'S Wonderful - Unreleased Concert
Bill Charlap - Easy Living - I'm Old Fashioned
Bill Charlap - Alone Together - Unreleased Concert
Peggy Lee - All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart - Collectors Series
Phil Harris - The Thing - 44 Wacky Hits
Ray Charles - The Thing - Have A Smile With Me
Catherine Russell - Can't We Be Friends - Cat
Nelson Riddle - All Er Nothin' - Oklahoma
Gloria Grahame/Gene Nelson - All Er Nothin' - Oklahoma
Louis Armstrong - On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Hits Of '37
Bob Dylan - I Could Have Told You - Triplicate
Frank Sinatra - When You're Smiling/That Old Black Magic/You Go To My Head/
Sweet Lorraine - Blackpool 1953
Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin - The Best Of The Capitol Years
Frank Sinatra - Night And Day - The Capitol Years
Frank Sinatra - River, Stay 'Way From My Door - Come Swing With Me
Frank Sinatra - Blues In The Night - Only The Lonely
Frank Sinatra - Ill Wind - In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra - Last Night When We Were Young - In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra - Goodbye - Only The Lonely
Art Tatum/Ben Webster - All The Things You Are - The Jazz Giants Play Jerome Kern
Jo Stafford - All the Things You Are - The Portrait Edition
Vic Damone - All The Things You Are - That Towering Feeling
Keely Smith - All The Things You Are - I Wish You Love
Duke Ellington - All The Things You Are - Ellington Indigos
Peter Sellers - All The Things You Are - Classic Songs And Sketches
Dr. John - Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Baseball
The Rooftop Singers - It Don't Mean A Thing - The Best Of The Rooftop Singers
Beverly Kenney - Taking A Chance On Love - What Is There To Say
Nat King Cole - Somewhere Along The Way - Singles
Beverly Kenney - This Little Town Is Paris - Beverly Kenney Sings For Johnny Smith
Bob Hope/Shirley Ross - Thanks For The Memory - Thanks For The Memories
Chet Baker - That Old Feeling - The Best Of Chet Baker Sings
Wesla Whitfield - The Best Thing For You - Seeker Of Wisdom And Truth
Buddy Rich/Cathy Rich - The Beat Goes On - Big Swing Face
Ray Kennedy - That's Entertainment - The Music Of Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz - That's Entertainment - From The Pen Of Arthur Schwartz
Sarah Vaughan - Sophisticated Lady - After Hours
Ella Mae Morse - The Blacksmith Blues - The Best Of Ella Mae Morse
Mel Torme - All I Need Is The Girl - Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley
Mel Torme - Love Is Just Around The Corner - At The Red Hill
Tierney Sutton - Devil May Care - I'm With The Band
Bill Charlap - All Through The Night - All Through The Night
Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song - Ring A Ding Ding
Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - The Frim Fram Sauce - Ella And Friends
Nancy LaMott - I Have Dreamed - Beautiful Baby

Sunday, February 5

Frank Sinatra/Gene Kelly - Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Frank Sinatra In Hollywood: 1940-1964
Chaim Tannenbaum - Brooklyn 1955 - Chaim Tannenbaum
Arthur Fiedler - Look Sharp! - Irish Night At The Pops
George Carlin - Baseball Vs. Football - George's Best Stuff
Jay Leonhart - Dodgers - Life On The Road: A Jazz Journey
Count Basie - Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball - Baseball's Greatest Hits
Carly Simon - Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Ken Burns' Baseball
Ted Williams - The Kid From San Diego - Unreleased Demo
Mandy Patinkin - Take Me Out To The Ball Game/God Bless America - Mamaloshen
Frank Sinatra - There Used To Be A Ball Park - Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back
Frank Sinatra - It Happens Every Spring - The Columbia Years: 1943-1952
Frank Sinatra - Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home - The Columbia Years: 1943-1952
Frank Sinatra - How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me - The Complete Capitol Singles Collection
Frank Sinatra - Why Should I Cry Over You - The Complete Capitol Singles Collection
Frank Sinatra - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Ring A Ding Ding
Frank Sinatra - Cheek To Cheek - Come Dance With Me
Frank Sinatra - Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week - The Capitol Years
Frank Sinatra - Almost Like Being In Love - Come Swing With Me
Frank Sinatra - You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - The Reprise Collection
Frank Sinatra - Same Old Song And Dance - Come Dance With Me
Frank Sinatra - You'll Get Yours - The Complete Capitol Singles Collection
Frank Sinatra - Too Marvelous For Words - The Television Years
Frank Sinatra - The Lady Is A Tramp - The Main Event
Catherine Russell - You've Got The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole - Harlem On My Mind
Sandy Stewart/Bill Charlap - After You, Who - Love Is Here To Stay
Christy Baron - Ain't No Sunshine - Retrospective
Tony Bennett - When I Lost You - Bennett-Berlin
Bob Dylan - I Could Have Told You - Triplicate
Albert Brooks - Phone Calls From Americans - Phone Calls From Americans
Rob McConnell - Old Devil Moon - Tentet
Lee Remick/Harry Guardino - With So Little To Be Sure Of - Anyone Can Whistle
Stephen Sondheim - With So Little To Be Sure Of - Anyone Can Whistle
Mandy Patinkin/Bernadette Peters - Sunday In The Park With George - Sunday In The Park With George
Glynis Johns - Send In The Clowns - A Little Night Music
Louis Armstron/Herb Ellis - There's No You - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson
Jane Monheit - All Too Soon - The Songbook Sessions
Peggy Lee/George Shearing - Always True To You In My Fashion - Beauty And The Beat
Pat Metheny - Always And Forever - Secret Story
Meredith D'Ambrosio - You And The Night And The Music - By Myself
Nelson Riddle - Can-Can - Can-Can
Colleen McHugh - Can-Can - Can-Can
Betty Carter - You're A Sweetheart - Inside Betty Carter
Amanda McBroom - I Can Let Go Now - Midnight Matinee
Diana Panton - Say It - Red
John Coltrane - Say It - Ballads
Phil Harris - The Thing - 44 Wacky Hits
Ray Charles - The Thing - Have A Smile With Me
Tierney Sutton - Answer Me My Love - After Blue
Frank Sinatra - From This Moment On - A Swingin' Affair
Nancy LaMott - I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Live At Tavern On The Green

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