"The Breeze" playlist - 6/18/26

[Re-aired for week of 6/25/26]

Listen to Hour 1

HOUR ONE

Set 1

Track: "One Summer Night in Brazil"
Artist: The Rippingtons
CD: Tourist in Paradise (GRP)

Track: "The Heart at Rest"
Artist: Robin Frederick
CD: How Far? How Fast? (Higher Octave)

Set 2

Track: "Tropical Storm"
Artist: Stanley Jordan
CD: Flying Home (EMI-Manhattan)

Track: "My Good Friend James"
Artist: Tony Stone
CD: For a Lifetime (Chrysalis)

Set 3

Track: "Rain Dance"
Artist: Yutaka
CD: Another Sun (GRP)

Track: "Cool as a Rule"
Artist: Acoustic Alchemy
CD: The New Edge (GRP)

Track: "Juggler"
Artist: Meiko Nakahara
LP: Mint (Eastworld)

Set 4

Track: "Chicago Song"
Artist: David Sanborn
CD: A Change of Heart (Warner Bros.)

Track: "Area Code"
Artist: Jick the Rapper
CD: Terra-Lune (self-released)

Track: "Whisper to Me"
Artist: Tell Me Tell Me
CD: Happens on Sunday (Imagine)

Set 5

Track: "The Sun Don't Lie"
Artist: Marcus Miller
CD: The Sun Don't Lie (PRA)

Track: "Satin Soul"
Artist: The Love Unlimited Orchestra
LP: White Gold (20th Century)

Listen to Hour 2

HOUR TWO

Set 1

Track: "After the Storm"
Artist: Art Mapa
CD: Turning Point (self-released)

Track: "Sweetest Dreams"
Artist: Rebbie Jackson
CD: R U Tuff Enuff (Columbia)

Set 2

Track: "Nights Over Tokyo"
Artist: Shakatak
CD: Niteflite (Polydor)

Track: "Edge of Dreams"
Artist: Kyle Jameson
CD: Edge of Dreams (Sonic Scapes)

Track: "Where Do I Go From Here"
Artist: Aaron Broomfield 
LP: Broomfield (Vision)

Set 3

Track: "One More Night"
Artist: Masayoshi Takanaka
CD: Rendez-vous (Eastworld)

Track: "Groovacious"
Artist: Jeff Lorber
CD: Step by Step (Arista)

Track: "Knights of Fantasy"
Artist: Deodato
LP: Knights of Fantasy (Warner Bros.)

Set 4

Track: "Chaka"
Artist: Christoph Spendel Group
LP: Radio Exotique (BS)

Track: "Back in Stride"
Artist: Maze ft. Frankie Beverly

LP: Can't Stop the Love (Capitol)

Track: "Magic Sam"
Artist: Robben Ford
LP: The Inside Story (Elektra)

Track: "Exotic Poison"
Artist: Kyono-Natsuko
LP: Aphrodisiaque (Victor)

Listen to Hour 3

HOUR THREE

Set 1

Track: "Early A.M. Attitude"
Artists: Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour

CD: Harlequin (GRP)

Track: "Nightlife"

Artist: Spyro Gyra
CD: City Kids (MCA)

Set 2

Track: "After Midnite"
Artist: Ray Parker, Jr.
CD: After Dark (Geffen)

Track: "Lying Still"
Artist: Level 42
CD: World Machine (Polydor)

Set 3

Track: "Horizonte"
Artist: Eliane Elias
CD: A Long Story (Manhattan)

Track: "In My Dreams"
Artist: Will Downing
CD: Will Downing (Island)

Set 4

Track: "Give Me the Night"
Artist: George Benson
LP: Give Me the Night (Warner Bros.)

Track: 'May I Have This Dance"
Artist: Azymuth
LP: Telecommunication (Milestone)

Track: "Wandering Rose"
Artist: Ramsey Lewis
LP: Tequila Mockingbird (Columbia)

Set 5

Track: "End of the Game"
Artist: Pat Metheny Group
CD: First Circle (ECM)

Track: "Piano Solo No. 1"
Artist: George Duke
CD: Faces in Reflection (Verve)

Track: "Piano Solo No. 2"
Artist: George Duke
CD: Faces in Reflection (Verve)

Track: "Faces in Reflection No. 1"
Artist: George Duke
CD: Faces in Reflection (Verve)

"The Breeze" playlist - 6/11/26

Listen to Hour 1

HOUR ONE

Set 1

Track: "Nippon Nights"
Artists: Kyle Jameson ft. Bart Graft
CD: Edge of Dreams (Sonic Scapes)

Track: "Dreams"
Artist: The Rippingtons
CD: Moonlighting (GRP)

Set 2

Track: "Say Goodbye"
Artist: Hiroshi Sato
CD: Awakening (Alfa)

Track: "Slow Walking"
Artist: George Howard
CD: Love Will Follow (TBA)

Set 3

Track: "I Found Lovin"
Artist: Fatback
LP: With Love (Spring)

Track: "Going Out"
Artist: Alex Bugnon
CD: Love Season (Orpheus)

Set 4

Track: "Happy Hour"
Artist: Mezzoforte
CD: Rising (Polydor)

Track: "Let's Pretend"
Artist: Al Jarreau
CD: High Crime (Warner Bros.)

Track: "Hot is Cool"
Artist: Horii Katsumi Project
CD: Hot is Cool (Air)

Set 5

Track: "Swing Funk"
Artist: Jeff Lorber Fusion
LP: Soft Space (Inner City)

Track: "Subterranean Futari Bocci"
Artist: Nanako Satoh
LP: Funny Walkin' (Blow Up)

Set 6

Track: "Straight to Paradise"
Artist: Koinonia
CD: Koinonia (Bluemoon)

Track: "Snow Dancing"
Artist: David Benoit
CD: Urban Daydreams (GRP)

Listen to Hour 2

HOUR TWO

Set 1

Track: "More Steps"
Artist: Wishful Thinking
CD: Wishful Thinking (Pausa)

Track: "Dress Down"
Artist: Kaoru Akimoto
LP: Cologne (Invitation)

Set 2

Track: "Chill-Pill"
Artist: Caldwell Plus
CD: As We Bop (MCA)

Track: "Walk With Me"
Artist: Craig T. Cooper Project
CD: Craig T. Cooper Project (Valley Vue)

Set 3

Track: "Dreamwalker"
Artist: Max Bennett & Freeway
CD: Images (TBA)

Track: "Bluerock Boulevard"
Artist: Yuji Toriyama
CD: A Taste of Paradise (Canyon)

Track: "凪Noon"
Artist: Reico
CD: Off Limits (Invitation)

Set 4

Track: "Homecoming"
Artist: Checkfield
CD: Through the Lens (American Gramaphone)

Track: "The Wild Surf"
Artist: Tom Grant
CD: Just the Right Moment (Pausa)

Set 5

Track: "Honolulu City Lights"
Artist: Nina Atsuko
LP: Loco Island (Invitaion)

Track: "Gina"
Artist: Najee
CD: Day By Day (EMI-Manhattan)

Track: "Moving Violation"
Artist: Russ Freeman
CD: Nocturnal Playground (Brainchild)

Listen to Hour 3

HOUR THREE

Set 1

Track: "Once Upon a Song"
Artist: Masayoshi Takanaka
LP: The Rainbow Goblins (Kitty)

Track: "Dancing Children"
Artist: Hawk On Flight
LP: Talk of the Town (Four Leaf Clover)

Set 2

Track: "Smile for a While"
Artist: Sofa
LP: Midnight Shuffle (Magnetix)

Track: "I Love New York"
Artist: Casiopea
LP: Super Flight (Alfa)

Set 3

Track: "N.Y. In July"
Artist: Christoph Spendel
CD: Cool Street (TCB)

Track: "Misty Love"
Artist: Miho Nakayama
CD: Catch the Nite (King)

Track: "Melodie"
Artist: Jonathan Butler
CD: More Than Friends (Jive)

Set 4

Track: "Midnight Motion"
Artist: Kenny G
CD: Duotones (Arista)

Track: "Holdin' Out"
Artist: Gary Bennett
CD: The Best of the Jazz Flavours Cats IV (Primedia)

Track: "Dear Jacqui"
Artist: Tim Heintz
CD: Tim Heintz (TBA)

Set 5

Track: "A Rainy Day in Monterey"
Artist: Joe Sample
CD: Carmel (MCA)

Track: "Phone Talk"
Artist: Cecil Welch & The Most Necessary Touch
CD: Prazz (Southern Tracks)

Track: "Smile Again"
Artist: Jive
CD: First Letter (Invitation)

"The Breeze" Special Focus: "Flavors of Japan" - 6/4/26

Listen to Hour 1

HOUR ONE

Track: "Jumping Take Off"
Artist: Masayoshi Takanaka
LP: Can I Sing? (Kitty)

Set 1

Track: "I Can Give You My Love"
Artist: Toshiki Kadomatsu
CD: Before the Daylight (BMG/Victor)

Track: "サマー・ノイズ [Summer Noise]"
Artist: Naoya Matsuoka
CD: 日曜島へ - To Sunday Island (Warner Bros.)

Track: "Act 713"
Artist: Katsumi Horii Project
CD: Views Collection (Air)

Set 2

Track: "Bright Times"
Artist: Issei Noro
CD: Bright Times (Invitation)

Track: "Refresh!"
Artist: Tetsuo Sakurai
CD: Dewdrops (Invitation)

Track: "Takarajima"
Artist: The Square
CD: S･P･O･R･T･S (CBS/Sony)

Set 3

Track: "Out of the Night"
Artist: Kouichi Kawamura
CD: Have a Good Time (Air)

Track: "Costa del Sol"
Artist: Katsuhisa Hattori
LP: Juicy and Crispy (Warner Bros.)

Track: "The Interloper"
Artist: Akira Wada
CD: Yellow Moon (Meldac)

Set 4

Track: "One Wish"
Artist: Hiroshima
CD: Another Place (Epic)

Track: "今日はひとりきり[I'm all Alone Today]"
Artist: Kaoru Akimoto
LP: Cologne (Invitation)

Track: "Do You Wanna Dance?"
Artist: Takashi Masuzaki
CD: Escape (Rhizome)

Listen to Hour 2

HOUR TWO

Set 1

Track: "You Found Me There"
Artist: D.J. Pratt
LP: Summer Fusion (Image/Jet Stream)

Track: "Love on the Rocks"
Artist: Sunset Hills Hotel Manager
CD: Sunset Light Cocktail (Interface)

Set 2

Track: "86th Columbus Corner"
Artist: Motohiko Hino & Urbanightrops
CD: Wild Talk (Meldac)

Track: "The Turning Bell"
Artist: Casiopea
CD: Halle (Alfa)

Track: "After Glow"
Artist: Stardust Revue
CD: Voice (Warner Bros.)

Track: "I Don't Know"
Artist: Makoto Horiuchi
LP: Nside (Qwest)

Set 3

Track: "Mistral Love"

Artist: Yumi Yamagata
CD: Mistral (King)

Track: "薔薇と科学 [Roses and Science]"
Artist: Hiroyuki Namba
CD: The Celestial Globe Of Mr. "N" (Air)

Track: "Traveling Alone"
Artist: Dezolve
CD: Sphere (VEGA)

Track: "Purple Dream"
Artist: Emi Aramaki
CD: Purple Dream (self-released)

Set 4 

Track: "Downtown Promenade"

Artist: Katsuo Ohno 
LP: Free Ways (Polydor)

Track: "朝の別れ [Mornin' Good-bye]"

Artist: Kenichi Fujimoto
CD: Aperitif (Sony)

Track: "Mirage"
Artist: Dimension
CD: Le Mans (Rhizome)

Listen to Hour 3

HOUR THREE

Track: "Miyakojima Tour"
Artist: Sky, Sea & Wind
CD: Sky, Sea & Wind 2 (OM)

Set 1

Track: "Island Rain"
Artist: Yuji Toriyama
CD: A Taste of Paradise (Canyon)

Track: "Winter Daybreak"
Artist: East Bounce
CD: East Bounce (One Voice)

Track: "Moon Birds"
Artist: Kazuhito "Kaz" Murata
CD: Showdown (Moon)

Set 2

Track: "Mystery"
Artist: Masahiro Andoh
CD: Melody-go-round (CBS/Sony)

Track: "愛ランド・ダンス [Ai Land Dance]"

Artist: Cosmos
LP: Musitopia (Canyon)

Track: "L.A. Night"
Artist: Yasuko Agawa
LP: L.A. Nights / New York Afternoon (Bluebird)

Track: "April Wind"
Artist: Thousand Salt Band
LP: April Wind (self-released)

Set 3

Track: "I'm In Love With You"
Artist: Tadashi Namba & Pacini Sound Factory

CD: Pavlov's Dream (Sony)

Track: "Pocket Music"
Artist: Tatsuro Yamashita
CD: Pocket Music (Moon)

Track: "Graduation"
Artists: Noriki with Fukui
CD: Crescent (Who Ring)