How Sweet it Is

Sweet. It's a word you don't hear much, especially now. Home Sweet Home? After four months of sheltering in place, what's so sweet about being home? Sweet Dreams? It's been months since I had one. Sweet Spot? I know what it used to mean, but now it means keeping six feet away from people. Sweet Nothings? That's still how most people describe the long, rambling opens to my shows (just like this). So, I thought it was time to give Sweet a little love. It was only for two hours, then everyone could go back to life as we know it these days.

Playlist

• Cody Owen Stine "Paris Mismatch (Theme Music)" from Unreleased Master (Self-Produced) 00:00
• Greta Matassa "Sweet and Lovely" from Favorites from a Long Walk (Origin Records) 04:00
• Joe Williams "How Sweet It Is" from Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Joes-Mel Lewis Orchestra (Parlophone UK) 07:00
• Kelley Johnson "The Sweetest Sounds" from Home (Sapphire records) 10:00
• Gregory Porter "Sweet Lorraine" from Nat King Cole & Me (Universal Music Ireland) 15:00
• Karrin Allyson "Sweet Home Cookin' Man" from Sweet Home Cookin' (Concord Records) 18:00
• Kevin Mahogany "Stockholm Sweetnin'" from You Got What It Takes (Enja Records) 25:00
• Sarah Vaughan "Goodnight Sweetheart" from Sarah Plus Two (Parlophone UK) 31:00
• Miles Davis "In Your Own Sweet Way" from Winter Forest (Archive Catapult) 35:00
• Blossom Dearie "Sweet Surprise" from Whisper for You (Verve Reissues) 41:00
• David Lee Roth (Mystery Vocalist) "Big Bad Bill" from Diver Down (Rhino/Warner Brothers) 46:00
• Jenna Mammina "Bitter with the Sweet" from Spark (Water Street Music) 50:00
• Nat King Cole "Candy" from After Midnight (Capitol Records) 54:00
• Dan Hicks "Sweetheart" from Last Train to Hicksvile (Universal Music) 59:00
• Take 6 "Sweet Georgia Brown" from The Standard (Heads Up) 01:02:00
• Diane Marino "Sweet Pumpkin" from Soul Serenade (M&M Records) 01:06:00
• Duke Ellington "Such Sweet Thunder" from Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Cote D'Azur Concerts (Verve Records) 01:10:00
• Maud Hixson "Bittersweet" from Bittersweet 01:15:00
• The Hot Sardines "Sweet Pea" from French Fries & Champagne (Universal Music Ireland) 01:22:00
• Al Jarreau "The Nearness of You" from Accentuate The Positive (Universal Music) 01:25:00
• Linda Carone "Sweet Lotus Blossom" from Black Moonlight (Self-Produced) 01:30:00
• Dave Frishberg "Sweet Kentucky Ham" from Dave Frishberg Classics (Universal Music) 01:35:00
• Hilary Gardner "Sweet & Slow" from The Late Set (Anzic records) 01:39:00
• Chet Baker "Sweet Sue, Just You" from Jazz 'Round Midnight (Universal Music) 01:45:00
• Betty Carter "You're a Sweetheart" from The Betty Carter Album (Universal Music Ireland) 01:47:00
• Diane Schuur "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" from Running on Faith (Jazzheads) 01:52:00
• Jimmy Witherspoon "Sweet Slumber" from The Blues Is Now (Verve Records) 01:56:00
• Cody Owen Stine "Paris Mismatch (Theme Music)" from Unreleased Master (Self Produced) 01:59:00