Archive | December, 2011

HINT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.31.11)

28 Dec

Will you be ringing in the new year or wringing out the old? I’ll be doing a little of each in the penultimate hour of 2011. Resolve to join me at 10:00 PM, Saturday night.

Live radio on WMNR, Fine Arts Radio, and wmnr.org

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NO SHOW…NO PLAYLIST…BUT HERE’S A BONUS!

25 Dec

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. Turntable For One took a break this week, getting ready for the New Year’s Eve show. Resolve to be listening Saturday night, December 31st at 10:00 PM.

Meanwhile, a friend sent me the link below, knowing that I am always looking for ways to increase my audience.

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lXKDu6cdXLI?rel=0

So, Saturday night? You’ll be there, right? With bells on? Or not…

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HINT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.24.11)

21 Dec

Fooled you! There is no hint because there is no show this Saturday.

Check back next Wednesday for a hint about the New Year’s Eve show as we spend the penultimate hour of 2011 together. Anyone up for a dramatic reading of No Exit?

Have a wonderful holiday and I’ll talk to you just before the New Year…

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PLAYLIST FOR THE TURNTABLE FOR ONE CHRISTMAS PARTY (12.17.11)

18 Dec

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, gang.  

There is no show next week. Looks like the radio station is giving you an early Christmas present.  

I’ll be back on December 31st for a New Year’s Eve bash.  Resolve to be there.  

Talk to you in two weeks. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • MY FAVORITE THINGS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Snowfall”
  • CAROL OF THE BELLS  /  Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “This Christmas”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Oscar Peterson  /  “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • GIANT CHESTNUTZ  /  Elizabeth Lohniger  /  “Christmas in July”
  • WHITE CHRISTMAS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEARS?  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Christmas For Lovers”
  • LITTLE JACK FROST  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Winter Wonderland”
  • HE’S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR CHRISTMAS  /  Robert Goulet  /  “Wonderful World of Christmas”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  Diane Schur  /  “Christmas For Lovers”
  • CHRISTMAS DREAMING  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Christmas Dreaming”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Lou Rawls  /  “Jingle Bell Jam”
  • THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS  /  Connie Evingson  /  “The Secret of Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  [theme]  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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HINT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.17.11)

14 Dec

HINT:

Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!!

Laughing on the outside, crying on the inside? You’re not even close. Find out this Saturday night at 10:00.

In other news:

I’ll be sitting in for Will Duchon in The Night Cafe one more time this Friday night at 10:oo on WMNR. But this time I had to promise no defamation of character, no phony fire alarms, just an hour of great jazz vocals. Check out Will’s Facebook page for more information about the wonderful music on Friday night.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friday-Evening-ClassicsThe-Night-Cafe-with-Will-Duchon/282954118397857

Live radio Friday and Saturday nights on WMNR, Fine Arts Radio, and wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “A TRIBUTE TO THE MOON” (12.10.11)

11 Dec

Another small step for a man…

Only two more shows this year. Details soon.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • HOW HIGH THE MOON  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan”
  • IT’S LIKE REACHING FOR THE MOON  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: A Portrait of the Artist”
  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Very Thought of You”
  • OH, YOU CRAZY MOON  / Chet Baker  /  “You Can’t Go Home Again”
  • MOONLIGHT PICNIC  /  Gelber and Manning  /  “Moonlight Picnic”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • MOON RIVER  /  [mystery vocalist]  /  Audrey Hepburn  /  “Breakfast At Tiffany’s Soundtrack”
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra: Vegas”  (Disc 2)
  • IN THE GLOW OF THE MOON  /  Dena DaRose  /  “A Walk In The Park”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • DESTINATION MOON  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • MOON-FACED AND STARRY-EYED  /  The Hi-Los  /  “And All That Jazz”
  • MOON RAY  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Dream”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  [theme]  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

HINT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.10.11)

6 Dec

HINT:

The fault for this week’s theme lies not in ourselves, dear Brutus, but in the stars…

Live radio! This Saturday night at 10:00 on WMNR-FM and WMNR.org

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PLAYLIST – LOST AND FOUND

4 Dec

Here’s last night’s Playlist.

By the way: Congratulations to COS for your comment on the blog this week and for your correct guess of the theme. (See the comment under this week’s hint.) Sorry I couldn’t work the Carmen McRae song you suggested into the playlist, but its title duplicates the current working title of my memoirs.

This Wednesday, a new clue. Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • I GOT LOST IN HER ARMS / Janis Mann / “Blow Away”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE / Nat Cole / “Night Lights”
  • YOU CAN’T LOSE A BROKEN HEART / Lisa Maxwell / “Happy”
  • LOSING MY MIND / Bernadette Peters / “Follies Cast Recording”
  • I FOUND A NEW BABY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
  • YOU FORGOT YOUR GLOVES / Carole Simpson / “All About Carole”
  • WHERE ARE MY KEYS? / Lorraine Feather / “Language”
  • WHEN I LOST YOU / [mystery vocalist] / Johnny Tilotson / “You’re The Reason”
  • WHEN I LOST YOU / Tony Bennett / “Bennett – Berlin”
  • PERDIDO / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine at Carnegie Hall”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Jamie Cullum / “Twentysomething”
  • JUST IN TIME / Shirley Horn / “I Love You Paris”
  • LOST IN THE STARS / Sheila Jordan / “From The Heart”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / [theme] / Cody Owen Stine / (Unrelased Recording)

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