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CHRISTOPHER LOUDON, JAZZ TIMES
"Among radio's greatest pleasures is each weekly installment of Radio Deluxe, two hours of great jazz and smart, sassy repartee from John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, the hippest husband-and-wife team since Louis Prima and Keely Smith. "
Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli has enjoyed visits by many memorable guests since its first show on December 3, 2005. Regis Philbin dropped by on Christmas weekend; Janis Siegel, of the Manhattan Transfer, brought biscotti; Margaret Whiting broke into a live song about her "Uncle Johnny" Mercer; Liza loved what John and Jessie had done with the apartment; Keely Smith told about being engaged to Frank Sinatra; and Stacey Kent revealed her favorite ski resorts and why none of them are in Holland. Other guests have been Tony Danza, Steve Tyrell, Kenny Rankin, Peter Cincotti, Ann Hampton Callaway, and of course, the members of the John Pizzarelli Quartet, along with daughter Madeline Pizzarelli and her grandfather, Bucky Pizzarelli.
Girl Singers (1/14/12)
John and Jessica pay tribute to female vocalists (something Jess knows something about). The focus is on Joni Mitchell and later.
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The Puppini Sisters - In the Mood (Betcha Bottom Dollar)
The Puppini Sisters - I Will Survive (Betcha Bottom Dollar)
Jessica Molaskey - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Sitting in Limbo)
Kate McGarry - The Heather on the Hill (The Target)
Karrin Allyson - All You Need to Say (Footprints)
Jane Monheit - Overjoyed (Surrender)
Tierney Sutton - Happy Days Are Here Again (On the Other Side)
Dianne Reeves - Straighten Up and Fly Right (Good Night, and Good Luck OMPS)
Roberta Gambarini - Centerpiece (Easy To Love)
Rebecca Kilgore/The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet - If I Were a Bell (Music from Guys and Dolls)
Joni Mitchell - All I Want (Blue)
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (Both Sides Now)
Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express - Big Yellow Taxi (Miles of Aisles)
Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss on Main Street (Dreamland)
Kate McGarry - Chelsea Morning (Mercey Streets)
Cassandra Wilson - For the Roses (A Tribute to Joni Mitchell)
Jessica Molaskey - The Circle Game/The Waters of March (Sitting in Limbo)
k.d. lang - A Case of You (Hymns of the 49th Parallel)
Karrin Allyson - Help Me (Wild for You)
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