PLAYLIST FOR “HEY – THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!” (5.20.23)

24 May

What do these 3 things have in common: building a house at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean,  launching a nuclear attack – you pick the target, transporting Prince Harry and Meghan from a New York City event to their hotel three blocks away. No, they’re not on my bucket list. Correct answer: They all take Planning! And you know what else takes planning – this show!  Stop laughing. To prove how completely, thoroughly this show is planned, I chose for a musical theme: Hey – That sounds like a plan. (Not everything went as planned…) 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella In Japan”Kanda
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ’N’ Easy”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • I WALKA LITTLE FASTER  /  Claire Teal  /  “They Say It’s Swing”
  • LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin”
  • SMILE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Steven Tyler  /  “Chris Botti In Boston”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • MILESTONES  /  Christian McBride Big Band  /  “For Jimmy, Wes, & Oliver”
  • EASY STREET  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • AS LONG AS I WANT TO  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLANS  /  Mel Torme & Jonathan Schwartz  /   “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Negotiations & Love Songs”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “But Beautiful”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED HOW TO DANCE  /  Sting  /  “The Last Ship”
  • DETOUR AHEAD /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lena Horne  /  “Live At The Waldorf Astoria”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Boston Concert 1976”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton Band  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MONARCHY MANIA” (5.6.23)

7 May

Something historic happened today; something that hasn’t happened in 70 years.  No, I’m not talking about me getting  back on the uneven parallel bars. I’m talking about the coronation of a new king and queen in the United Kingdom.  Whatever you think of the royal family, I thought it was a relief to focus on pomp and circumstance for a few hours instead of pomposity and circumstantial evidence. To continue my good feelings, I brought a bowl of Royal butterscotch pudding and a bun with Royal icing for snacks. I wrote my opening on my trusty Royal 10 typewriter, and I hummed the Royal Garden Blues on my drive to the radio station. Clearly I was feeling a royal flush, so I celebrated Monarchy Mania his week with lots of songs about royalty and songs by British and American music royalty. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • GOD SAVE THE QUEEN  /  Queen  /  “A Night At The Opera”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Get Happy”
  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD  /  Kari Kirkland  /  “Wild Is The Wind”
  • I WONDER WHAT THE KING IS DOING  /  Richard Burton  /  “Camelot”
  • SHALL WE DANCE?  /  Kelli O’Hara & Ken Wantanabe  /  “The King & I”
  • WOULDN’T IT BE LOVERLY  /  Nat King Cole  /  “My Fair Lady”
  • TOO LATE NOW  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “London”
  • MAKING WHOOPEE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Rod Stewart & Elton John  /  “The Complete American Songbook”
  • BATTLE ROYAL  /  Duke Ellington & Count Basie  /  “First Time!
  • YOU’LL BE BACK  /  Jonathan Groff    /  “Hamilton”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  The King’s Singers  /  “Gold”
  • FOUR BROTHERS  /  The King Sisters  /  “Imagination”
  • AGONY  /  Robert Westenberg, Chuck Wagner  /  “Into The Woods”
  • GOODY GOODBYE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • THE THRILL IS GONE  /  B. B. King  /  “The Best of B. B. King”
  • SEND IN THE CLOWNS  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQ.  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Sarah King  /  “Smoke rings”
  • FOGGY DAY  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “The Complete Ella & Louis”
  • GEORGIA ROSE  /  Queen Latifah  /  “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • WHAT’S NEW  /  Charlie Watts Tentet  /  “Watt’s At Scott’s”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  ./  Lena Horne  /  “Lena: A New Album’
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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3 May

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Oopsies. Guess who’s not coming to perform at the coronation gala? Elton John, Adele, Ed Sheeran, The Spice Girls, and on and on. Too bad they didn’t ask me to pick the performers. So maybe I’ll just have to throw my own coronation gala Saturday night. And you never know who will show up and sing.

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PLAYLIST FOR “FRENCH KISSES” (4.29.23)

1 May

Let’s be honest. France has seen some dark days. Some examples: Joan of Arc?  Where was Gloria Allred when we needed her? And you can’t talk about  dark days without Napoleon — the man not the dessert.  Or Vichy – the government, not the water.  And Freedom Fries – wait, no, that was our dumb mistake. And today the French are suffering through another tragic indignity – raising the national retirement age from 62 to 64. Well. I think we need to show our support and not just our incredulity for what the brave but – not over-worked -people of France going through. I presented a celebration of French singers and musicians, french songs, and songs about France. That’s right, for two hours I gave out out French Kisses this week on Turntable For One. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or album Title

  • I WISH YOU LOVE  /  Chloe Perrier  /  “Petite Fleur”
  • UNDER PARIS SKIES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “Chez Toots”
  • CHEZ MOI  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • AZURE-TE  /  Nat King Cole & George Sharing  /  “Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays”
  • MENILMONTANT  /  Avalon Jazz Band  /  “I Wish You Love”
  • WATCH WHAT HAPPENS  /  Michel LeGrand  /  ”Michel LeGrand At Sheely’s Manne-Hole”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE RESTOF YOUR LIFE  /  Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • LAVERNE WALK  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • I LOVE PARIS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • NOSTALGIA IN PARIS  /  Sarah Lancman  /  “La Pouvior Des Mots”
  • GROOVIN’ HIGH  /  Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris”  /  “Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris”
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  The Mighty Accordion Band  /  “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done”
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Jasz Masters #24”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON  /  Jean-Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith  /  “Jazz Violin Summit”
  • JARDIN D’HIVER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Virginie Teychene  /  “Encore”
  • A BOUT DE SOUFFLE  /  Virginie Teychene  /  “Encore”
  • LA VIE EN ROSE  /  Tony Bennett & k.d. Lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • A PARIS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • SOMETIME AGO  /  Michel Petrucciani & Tony Petrucciani  /  “Conversation”
  • FROM PARIS WITH LOVE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “From Paris With Love”
  • LA MARSEILLAISE  /  Jacky Terrasson  /  “A Paris”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Eva Cassidy & The London Symphony Orch.  /  “I Can Only Be Me”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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26 Apr

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Zut alors! Just found out that next France is raising the retirement age for dogs! Looks like I’d better give France some love before the doggy merde hits the fan.

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PLAYLIST FOR “EPITAPHS – HAVING THE LAST WORD”

16 Apr

Usually I don’t mind letting others have the last word…except when it comes to my epitaph. The only trouble? I haven’t decided on one yet. So I brought some examples to consider, along with some of my favorite songs and artists. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHAT DID I HAVE I DON’T HAVE NOW  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Joey DeFrancesco & Joe Pesci  /  “Falling In Love Again”
  • I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME  /  Toots Thielemans & Trintje Oosterhuis  /  “One More For The Road”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”
  • YOU WON’T FORGET ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • GONE  /  Miles Davis  /  “Porgy & Bess”
  • DON’T FENCE ME IN/STROLLIN’  /  Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch. w Kelly Clarkson  /  “Plays Well With Others”
  • ALL TOO SOON  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Best Of Sarah Vaughan”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • I WISH YOU LOVE  /  Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra  /  “A Night At The Symphony”
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  /  The Police  /  “Synchronicity”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Dave Brubeck Quartet  /  “Legacy of A Legend”
  • WAITER, THE CHECK  /  Cousin Alice  /  “Pour Me”
  • I REMEMBER YOU  /  George Michael  /  “Songs From The Last Century”
  • I REMEMBER  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • GOODBYE/WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • TIME ON MY HANDS  /  Keith Jarrett  /  “The Carnage Hall Concert”
  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Randy Crawford & Joe Sample  /  “Live”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • WHEE I’M GONE  /  Phil Ochs  /  “There But For Fortune”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (4.15.23)

12 Apr

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Famous last words. But I think I can do better than that. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE BIRDS AND BEES” (4.8.23)

10 Apr

Everyone who’s been saying for years that my show is for the birds was half-right this week.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LET’S DO IT  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ London Symphony Orchestra  /  “Someone To Watch Over Me”
  • BLACKBIRD  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • BYE BYE BLACKBIRD  /  Paula West  /  “Come What May”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • THE EAGLE AND ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live At Vine Street”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Lyle Lovett  /  “Smile”
  • THE BUZZARD SONG  /  Miles Davis  /  “Porgy And Bess”
  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My Gentleman Friend”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  The Real Group  /   “Unreal”
  • THE QUEEN BEE  /  Count Basie  /  “Basie Straight Ahead”
  • LULLABY OF BIRDLAND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Mariah Carey  /  “The Rarities”
  • SKYLARK  /  Linda Ronstadt  /  “Lush Life”
  • ORNITHOLOGY  /  Pasquale Grasso  /  “Be-Bop!”
  • THE DUCK  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow /  “The Very Though of You”
  • POISONING PIGEONS IN THE PARK  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Blue Heaven”
  • A BIRD ON THE WIRE  /  Leonard Cohen  /  “Live Songs”
  • PENGUINS AND FOOLS  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “Drummer Composer”
  •  BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
  • YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQ.  /  Nat Cole & Gloria Estefan  /  “A Sentimental Christmas With Nat King Cole”
  • STRANGE MEADOWLARK  /  Dave Brubeck Quartet  /  “Time Outtakes”
  • BLACK SWAN  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Carnegie Hall”
  • IMAGINATION  /  Jesse Belvin  /  “Mr. Easy”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Lorez Alexandria  /  “Alexandria The Great”
  • DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND  /  Mark Murphy w/Metropole Orchestra  /  “The Dream”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “APRIL FOOLS! 2023” (4.1.23)

1 Apr

Sure, I promised my audience a special April 1st show with a new recording of Rod Stewart singing “Nessun Dorma,” a YouTube video of The Boy’s Choir of Galway Cathedral singing in Gaelic, “99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall,” plus a bootleg from a Joni Mitchell recording session where Joni is aiming a profanity-lace rant at her assistant who gave her the wrong bottle of spring water. Okay, that stuff I couldn’t deliver. But a couple hours of songs about fools and foolishness was a foolproof formula for a great April Fools Day show.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • FOOLIN’ MYSELF /  Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE /  Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
  • BABY I’M A FOOL /  Melody Gardot / “My One & Only Love”
  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL /  Frank Sinatra / “My Way”
  • FOOLS RUSH IN /  Harold Mabern w/ Norah Jones / “Afro Blues”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART /  Bill Evans / “The Last Waltz”
  • FOOLS PARADISE /  Mose Allison / “Allison Wonderland”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU (Take 3) /  Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
  • APRIL FOOL / (Mystery Vocalist) /  Matt Monro / “Portrait Of My Love”
  • THE FOOL ON THE HILL /  Artemis / “Artemis”
  • ORDINARY FOOL /  Ray Brown Jr. & Paul Williams / “Friends & Family”
  • I FEEL FOOLISH /  Caity György / “Featuring”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT /  Tony Bennett / “Rarities, Outtakes, & Other Delights”
  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO /  Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
  • FOOL THAT I AM /  Etta James / “The Second Time Around”
  • WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I /  Sammy Davis Jr. / “At The Coconut Grove”
  • SO LONG YOU FOOL /  Sophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
  • GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL /  Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • EVERYODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL /  Dexter Gordon / “Gettin’ Around”
  • FUN TO BE FOOLED /  Marlene VerPlanck w. Hank Jones / “My Impetuous Heart”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS /  Aaron Neville / “The Grand Tour”
  • YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL /  Sarah Vaughan / “Crazy & Mixed Up”
  • APRIL FOOLED ME /  Mark Murphy / “Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields”
  • YOUNG AND FOOLISH /  Trish Hatley / “I Remember”
  • PARIS MISMATCH /  (Theme Music) /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (4.1.23)

29 Mar

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April 1st. Just another Saturday night. Or is it? Maybe there’ll be some fooling around?

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