Archive | October, 2019

PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2019” (10.26.19)

27 Oct

My Tenth Annual Halloween party with more treats than tricks. I got to play my favorite haunting melodies with  a number of them sung by some of my favorite ghosts. Of course, my favorite part every year is the game of being visited by trick or treaters and having to guess their costumes. Instead giving them candy, I hand out appropriate songs. A good time was had by all…okay, maybe only by me.

(Trick Or Treater)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS  /  Lambert, Hendricks, And Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • GHOST OF YESTERDAY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  •  (Joe Biden)  /  YOU SMELL SO GOOD  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf: The Songs Of Tommy Wolf”
  • DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There is You”
  • (Rudy Giuliani)  /  YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Real Emotional”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Hearts And Minds”
  • HAUNTED HOUSE  /  Andy Scott  /  “Angels”
  • (Bernie Sanders)  /  BE CAREFUL, IT’S MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Trisha Yearwood  /  “Let’s Be Frank”
  • TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With You”
  • (Vladimir Putin)  /  I WANT TO BE EVIL  /  Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings  /  “Groovin’”
  • THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED  /  Lisa Lindsley  /  “Long After Midnight”
  • SPOOKY  /  Anne Farnsworth  /  “Sealed With A Kiss”
  • (Anonymous Whistleblower)  /  WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK  /  The Bone Supremacy  /  “Introducing The Bone Supremacy”
  •  WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD  /  Holly Cole  /  “Night”
  • CANDY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Patience & Prudence  /  “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • (Mayor Pete)  /  WHILE WE’RE YOUNG  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Songs Were Made To Sing”
  • SWEET PUMPKIN  /  Lucy Yeghiazarian  /  “Blue Heaven”
  • I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU  /  Yusef Lateef  /  “The Golden Flute”
  • I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Almost Like A Song”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Irene Kral  /  “The Gentle Rain”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (10.26.19)

23 Oct

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Nope, I’m not holding a DIY Blood Drive this week. Not celebrating Anne Rice’s Birthday. Not trying to raise Liberace from the dead. Keep guessing, but you’re getting colder – and that’s the idea! Tune in for some haunting melodies Saturday night at 9 pm. #EatYourHeartOut WMNR Fine Arts Radio

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO CLIMATE CHANGE” (10.19.19)

20 Oct

The earth is heating up, ice caps and glaciers are melting, the seas are rising, and many species, including our own, are threatened with extinction. What are we going to do? Well, I did what I always do: I exploited these serious problems, trivializing them with two hours of catchy, swinging, and often ironic songs. Some of them were comments on current conditions; others were things we need to curtail to save the planet. The first song was an answer to “What’s going to be the new capital city of the East Coast?” The second song was written in 1921 but casts an eerie darkness to what’s going on today. Just to be a pro-active citizen, I recycled and re-used a previous mystery vocalist. And as for the last two songs: which one will future generations be singing? That’s up to us now.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • GARY, INDIANA  /  Janet Planet  /  “Of Thee I Sing”
  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Dave Brubeck & Jimmy Rushing  /  “On Time”
  • TOO DARN HOT  /  Claire Teal & The London Gay Big Band  /  “Brave”
  • BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With You”
  • SUNDAY DRIVIN’  /  Ryan Truesdale’s Gil Evans Project  /  “Lines Of Color”
  • MY BUICK, MY LOVE, AND I  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • LET’S MAKE LOVE ON THIS PLANE  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “Rachael & Vilray”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Anthony Perkins  /  “From The Heart”
  • A SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • FRIM FRAM SAUCE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night, Good Luck”
  • THE RAIN IN SPAIN  /  Adrian Cunningham & His Friends  /  “Play Lerner & Loewe”
  • RIVER STAY AWAY FROM MY DOOR  /  Spike Jones  /  “Omnibust/60 Years of Music America Hates”
  • ILL WIND  /  Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie  /  “Send In The Clowns”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Portrait”
  • WALKIN’  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT  /  Staci Griesbach  /  “My Patsy Cline Songbook”
  • THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA  /  Nat King Cole & Gregory Porter  /  “Ultimate Nat Cole”
  • BACKYARD MEDLEY  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • DANCING IN THE DARK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW  /  Ranee Lee  /  “Dark Divas: Highlights”
  • LOUISIANA 1927  /  Randy Newman  /  “Good Old Boys”
  • HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY  /  Stan Getz Quartet  /  “Nobody Else But Me”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allison  /  “American Legend: Live In California”
  • WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & k.d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (10.19.19)

16 Oct

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Here is a photo of a New Yorker enjoying an afternoon in Central Park – in 30 or 40 years! Maybe we should talk about what’s going on.

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “GIVE & TAKE WEEK” (10.12.19)

13 Oct

The two words, give and take, are frequently associated with my show, although usually in the form of “Give me a break!” and “I’m going to take a nap.” But this week all of the songs had either the words or the concepts of giving and taking. Plus it was the audience’s turn to get involved because it was Fall Fundraising week at WMNR, Fine Arts Radio (wmnr.org); so with phone and on-line pledges people put their money where my mouth is, supporting the show and this wonderful anomaly of a radio station. Thanks!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE GLORY OF LOVE  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE  /  Jacintha  /  “Autumn Leaves”
  • TAKE A CHANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Rare Sinatra”
  • TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “I’ll Take Romance”
  • TAKE FIVE  /  Paul Desmond Quartet  /  “Live”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • TAKE A BITE  /  Margaret Whiting  /  “The Lady’s In Love With You”  
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ray Charles Forever”
  • GIVE HIM THE OO-LA-LA  /  Duchess  /  “Laughing At Life”
  • I’LL TAKE ROMANCE  /  Eydie Gorme  /  “Eydie Gorme: The Best Songs”
  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Duke Ellington  /  “Hot Summer Dance”
  • TAKE THE B TRAIN  /  Heather Bambrick  /  “Fine State”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Jimmy Scott  /  “Moonglow”
  • IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “We’ve Only Just Begun”
  • I CAN’T TAKE YOU NOWHERE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “By Himself”
  • LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME  /  Chris Connor  /  “Classic”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • LET’S TAKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALK  /  Diane Marino  /  “Soul Serenade”
  • SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Smokey Robinson  /  “Timeless Love”
  • A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON  /  k.d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • A DOLLAR FOR A DIME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Every Night”
  • GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE  /  Julie London  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • NEW YORK STATE OF MIND  /  Tony Bennett & Billy Joel  /  “Playin’ With My Friends”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME – (10.12.19)

10 Oct

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It’s all about “Give & Take” this week on Turntable For One – mostly you give and we take since it’s fundraising week at WMNR Fine Arts Radio. So don’t leave me standing out here forever. Tune in at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday – and pony up, buddy!

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PLAYLIST FOR “LET’S AGREE TO DISAGREE” (10.5.19)

5 Oct

We’re divided. I mean, really divided. We don’t agree about good guys or bad guys, we don’t agree about facts or truth, we don’t agree about ice cream being its own food group – wait, that one is just me trying to convince my wife. But all the other stuff is true!. You’d think that someone who has a microphone every week would do what he could to try to bridge the divides and bring people together. Go ahead and think that all you want, but that’s not how I roll. This week even my songs disagreed with each other. One thing was inarguable, however. I played a couple dozen outstanding singers. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • NICE ‘N’ EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ‘N’ Easy”
  • DO SOMETHING  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • NIGHTLIFE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “September Ballads”
  • EARLY TO BED  /  Maud Hixson  /  (Demo)
  • FORGET ABOUT THE BOY  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Confessions”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • AT YOUR MOTHER’S HOUSE  /  Rachael & Valray  /  “Rachael & Valray”
  • CHEEK TO CHEEK  /  Annie Sellick & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “No Greater Thrill”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Woody Herman  /  “Songs For Hip Lovers”
  • THEM THERE EYES  /  Gretje Angell  /  “…In Any Key”
  • I DON’T MIND A BIT  /  Heather Bambrick  /  “You’ll Never Know”
  • THAT’S ALL  /  Ray Blue  /  “Work”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Diahann Carroll  /  “Essential Masters: 1958-1961”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED  /  Kellye Gray  /  “KG3 Live At The Bugle Boy”
  • I GOT RHYTHM  /  Bobby Darin  /  “The Legendary Bobby Darin”
  • HE AIN’T GOT RHYTHM  /  Faith Winthrop  /  “A Leap Of Faith”
  • STORMY WEATHER  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jessye Norman  /  “Roots: My Life, My Song”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • NOBODY HOME  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Almost Like A Song”
  • THE RULES OF THE ROAD  /  Nicolas Bearde  /  “I Remember You”
  • THE RULES DON’T APPLY  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Math Camp”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME (10.5.19)

2 Oct

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We don’t agree with each other, we don’t talk to each other, we don’t listen to each other. Who thinks I’m going to try to fix this? Who knows me better than that? 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals  Saturday Nights   9-11 PM (Eastern Time)

 

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