The Best of the Best (6/13/20) As we observe the world changing – hopefuly for the better – John & Jessica celebrate people who have helped make this world a great place to be. As you might have guessed, they espececially think of the music makers – the ones working today, as well as those from the past whose music lives on today (especially on Radio Deluxe). This week our cabin-bound couple play what they consider to be some of the best recordings by some of the best artists.

Oscar Peterson Trio/Clark Terry - Brotherhood of Man ( Trio + 1) Wes Montgomery & George Shearing - Love Walked In (Bags Meets Wes!) Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (Liquid Spirit) Roberta Flack - Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Quiet Fire) Miles Davis - Move (The Birth of Cool) Dinah Washington - Destination Moon (The Best of Dinah Washington) Catherine Russell - Troubled Waters (Inside This Heart of Mine) Bill Henderson - At Long Last Love (Night and Day-The Cole Porter Songbook) Brian Stokes Mitchell - The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha NBC, 2002) - It's Easier Said Than Done (Billy's Best) Johnny Mathis - I'll Buy You a Star (I'll Buy You a Star) Gene Harris Quartet - Hot Toddy (Jazz Moods: Cocktail Party)

Nancy Wilson - My Ship (Broadway My Way) - Something's Gotta Give (The Johnny Mercer Songbook) Quincy Jones - They Say It's Wonderful (The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones) - How High the Moon (The Difinitive Sarah Vaughan) Cecile McLorin Salvant - I Didn't Know What Time It Was (WomanChild) - I Found a New Baby (Lester Young Trio) Leslie Odom Jr. - Look for the Silver Lining (Leslie Odom Jr.) Wynton Marsalis - The Very Thought of You (Jazz for Lovers - The Very Thought of You) - God Bless the Child (Ken Burns Jazz) Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World (Good Morning, Vietnam OMPS) & His Orch. - Li'l Darlin' (Basie)