Archive | September, 2018

PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO CAFFEINE” (9.29.18)

30 Sep

September 29th was National Coffee Day and I celebrated with songs about coffee or tea – some of them peripherally, I confess. I also tossed in a few highly-caffeinated performances and songs. If caffeine songs don’t work, I may have to consider paying my audience to stay awake.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • COFFEE TIME  /  Andre Previn & Carmen McRae  /  “The Subterraneans”
  • COFFEE BREAK  /Tony Bennett  /  “Summer Of 42”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • YOU’RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • ON MY OWN  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Anthem”
  • WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
  • THAT SUGAR BABY OF MINE  /  Jeanie Bryson  /  “Some Cats Know”
  • JINGLES  /  Dick Hyman  /  “Handful Of Keys”
  • THE WEATHER SONG  /  Cousin Alice  /  “All In A Day”
  • JAVA JIVE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tammy Grimes  /  “The Unmistakable Tammy Grimes”
  • BLACK COFFEE  /  Mary Stallings & Harry “Sweets” Edison  /  “Jazz Mood: Mood Indigo”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Freda Payne  /   “Come Back To Me Love”
  • TOM’S DINER  /  Suzanne Vega  /  “Solitude Standing”
  • GETTING TO KNOW YOU  /  Helen Merrill  /  “American Songbook Series”
  • THE COFFEE SONG  /  Hot Club Sandwich  /  “Café Matrix”
  • THE COFFEE SONG  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • TEA AND SYMPATHY  /  Janis Ian  /  “Between The Lines”
  • WELL, YOU NEEDN’T  /  Cody Owen Stine Trio  /  (From An Unreleased Live Performance)
  • BURNING THE TOAST  / Suzy Bogguss  /  “A Twist Of Jazz”
  • COFFEE IN A PAPER CUP  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Mandy Patinkin”
  • THAT’S ALL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Tedi”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • I’VE GOT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Tears Of Joy”
  • COFFEE  /  Ron Boustead  /  “Unlikely Valentine”
  • MY ROMANCE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Tears Of Joy”
  • YOUNG GIRL BLUES  /  Donovan  /  “In Concert At The Anaheim Convention Center”
  • LOSING MY MIND  /  Sue Matthews  /  “One At A Time”
  • PARIS MISMATCH   /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (9.29.18)

26 Sep

HINT:

I usually give you only one hint for this week’s musical theme. This week I’m giving you two.

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PLAYLIST FOR “FULL MOON RISING” (9.22.18)

22 Sep

I dedicated this week’s show to the upcoming full moon because it’s said that the full moon has an interrupting effect on human sleep patterns. I’ll do anything to try to keep my audience awake. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MOONDANCE  /  Van Morrison  /  “The Best Of Van Morrison Vol. 3”
  • MOONGLOW  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Solitude”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “As I Remember It”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson  /  “Dream In Blue”
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • MELANCHOLY MOON  /  Monica Munro  /  “Down To The River”
  • MOON-FACED & STARRY EYED  /  The Hi-Lo’s  /  “All That Jazz”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON  /  Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & His Orchestra In London”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Janet Planet  /  “Get Happy”
  • HELLO YOUNG LOVERS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  James Darren  /  “The Best Of James Darren”
  • DESTINATION MOON  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • MOONLIGHT SERENADE  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • HARVEST MOON  /  Cassandra Wilson  /  “New Moon Daughter”
  • SHINE ON HARVEST MOON  /  Jimmy Rushing & Dave Brubeck  /  “Brubeck & Rushing”
  • IN THE EVNING BY THE MOONLIGHT  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Newport”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE MOONLIGHT  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “When You Make Me Smile”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”
  • I WANT TO TURN OUT MY LIGHT  /  April Barrows  /  “My Dream Is You”
  • MOON AND SAND  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Guitar Forms”
  • POLKA DOTS & MOONBEAMS  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
  • MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • IN THE GLOW OF THE MOON  /  Dena DeRose  /  “A Walk In The Park”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Gavin Hope  /  “For All We Know”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (9.22.18)

19 Sep

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Believe it or not, this really does have something to do with this week’s musical theme. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “LADIES NIGHT AT TURNTABLE FOR ONE” (9.15.18)

15 Sep

All kinds of songs featuring lady in the title or lyrics and wonderful ladies singing them – although, since this is America, women sang only 77% of the songs. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • OH, LADY BE GOOD  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella At The Opera House”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • THE LADY WANTS TO KNOW  /  Laura Fygi  /  “The Lady Wants To Know”
  • WILD WOMEN DON’T HAVE THE BLUES  /  Cecile McLoren Salvant  /  “Dreams And Daggers”
  • FOR MY LADY  /  The Real Group w/ Toots Thielemans  /  “One For All”
  • THE GAL FROM JOE’S  /  Simone  /  “Simone On Simone”
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”
  • LADY IN RED  /  The Hi-Lo’s  /  “And All That Jazz”
  • FOOLIN’ MYSELF  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Audra McDonald  /  “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
  • LADY SINGS THE BLUES  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady Sings The Blues”
  • GIRLS WERE MADE TO TAKE CARE OF BOYS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Complete Commodore/Decca Masters”
  • SHOW ME  /  Wesla Whitfield  /  “Beautiful Love”
  • I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “The Old Dope Peddler”
  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Patti Page  /  “In The Land Of HiFi”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Everybody Wants To Ba A Cat”
  • BIG DISCOUNT  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Some Of That Sunshine”
  • LUCK BE A LADY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Standing Room Only”
  • LAY LADY LAY  /  The Brothers And Sisters  /  “Dylan’s Gospel”
  • LADY CHATTERLEY’S MOTHER  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Orchestra  /  “At The Village Vanguard”
  • LADY BIRD  /  Cassia DeMayo  /  “Heart, We Will Forget Him”
  • SOPHISTICATED LADY  /  Alison Fraser  /  “Tennessee Williams” Words & Music”
  • LADIES WHO LUNCH  /  Elaine Stritch  /  “Company – Original Broadway Cast”
  • MAIDS OF CADIZ  /  Miles Davis  /  Miles Ahead
  • LOSING MY MIND  /  Marin Mazzie  /  “Sondheim! The Birthday Celebration”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOOD BYE  /  Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek to Cheek”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (9.15.18)

12 Sep

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Notice anyone missing? They’ll be missing this Saturday night, too. 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “GOOD VS EVIL” (9.8.18)

9 Sep

In the past, Turntable For One has taken on the toughest questions and found a way, sometimes skillfully, usually not, of trivializing them all. This week was no different – but the show did swing like crazy.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL  /  Ray Charles  /  “The Genius Of Ray Charles”
  • IT’S A GOOD DAY  /  Emilie Mover  /  “Sings Peggy Lee”
  • I THINK IT’S GOING TO RAIN TODAY  /  Norah Jones  /  “Higher Ground”
  • I’VE GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Nat Cole  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • EVIL GAL BLUES  /  Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek  /  “Eeg Fonnesbaek”
  • THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY  /  Mads Tolling & The Mad Men  /  “Playing The 60s”
  • MR. KICKS  /  Gregory Generet  /  “2 OF A Kind”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • I WANT TO BE EVIL  /  Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings  /  “Groovin’”
  • SNEAKING AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds  /  “The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas”
  • BAD INFLUENCE  /  Joe Coughlin  /  “Low Down West Broadway”
  • WHY IS A GOOD MAN SO HARD TO FIND  /  Linda Carone  /  “Black Moonlight”
  • HOW TO TURN A BAD MAN GOOD  /  Laura Hall  /  “’Prisoner Of Vegas’ Unreleased Demo”
  • GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE  /  Tony Bennett & Sheryl Crow m /  “Playin’ With My Friends”
  • HELP A GOOD GIRL GO BAD  /  Gail Pettis  /  “May I Come In?”
  • GOOD BAIT  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Homer Simpson  /  “The Simpsons Sing The Blues”
  • NO GOOD MAN  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • NO GOOD MAN  /  Ellen Doty  /  “Gold”
  • HARD HEARTED HANNAH  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Shirley Horn With Friends”
  • LOVE IS FOR THE VERY YOUNG  /  Stan Getz & The Boston Pops  /  “Stan Getz & Arthur Fiedler at Tanglewood”
  • EVERYBODY THINKS YOU’RE AN ANGEL  /  Mose Allison  /  “The Way of The World”
  • I MARRIED AN ANGEL  /  Debra Blaquiere  /  “Little Wing”
  • TELL ME THE TRUTH  /  Roseanna Vitro  /  “Tell Me The Truth”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (9.8.18)

5 Sep

HINT:

I’ve got special guests helping me plan this week’s musical theme.

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PLAYLIST FOR “WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION” – SEASON PREMIER (9.1.18)

2 Sep

I’m back! And this week I shared songs about some of the things I saw and did during Turntable For One’s  two-month hiatus. Of course, I also checked to see if the audience did their homework and listened to the summer listening assignment I gave them in June. I think this is the only radio show you can take Pass/Fail.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER  /  Nancy Wilson & George Shearing  /  “The Swingin’s Mutual”
  • LUCK BE A LADY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Rat Pack: Live At The Sands”
  • SUNDAY DRIVING  /  The Gil Evans Project  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard”
  • SUNDAY IN NEW YORK  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Wild, Cool, and Swingin’
  • MOUNTAIN GREENERY  /  Laura Taylor  /  “Mountain Greenery”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • GOLDBERG  /  Camile Bertault  /  “Pas de geant”
  • SPIDERMAN  /  Randy Waldman  /  “Superheroes”
  • CRY IF YOU WANT TO  /  Holly Cole Trio  /  “The Best of Holly Cole”
  • DRINKIN’ STEIN  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Sly Stallone  /  “Rhinestone Soundtrack”
  • DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM  /  Stan Getz & Chet Baker  /  “The Stockholm Concerts”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “On My Way to You”
  • I’M ALL SMILES  /  Riltons Vanner  /  “Japanmix”
  • HAPPY TALK  /  Christina Gustafsson  /  “My Move”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  •  LAZIN’ AROUND  /  Kate Reid  /  “The Heart Already Knows”
  • GIANT STEPS  /  Arturo Sandoval & Michel Legrand  /  “Dream Come True”
  • PROCRASTINATING AGAIN  /  Cali Rose  /  “Cali Rose Gets Goofy”
  • THIS CAN’T BE LOVE  /  John Doakes  /           “Forever Reasons”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • ALFIE  /  Andrew Distel  /  “It Only Takes Time”
  • I DON’T MIND A BIT  /  Heather Bambrick  /  “You’ll Never Know”
  • ANGEL EYES  /  Tony DeSare & Ed Decker  /  “One For My Baby”
  • TODAY I SING THE BLUES  /  Aretha Franklin  /  “Aretha’s Jazz”
  • WE’RE ALL IN THE DANCE  /  Rachel Caswell  /  “We’re All In The Dance”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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