We’ve been hearing a lot of talk lately – opening statements, closing statements, testimony, rebuttals, colloquies, points of order (even when there didn’t seem to be any point nor any discernible order). So in the best and, I might add, the most predictable Turntable For One tradition, I tried to exploit and exacerbate the situation with lots of songs about talking, telling, saying, and opining. And everyone had a good time…at least that’s what I’m telling myself.
SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or album Title
- TALK TO ME BABY / Susannah McCorkle / “The Songs Of Johnny Mercer”
- IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE / Tony Bennett / “Live At The Sahara”
- IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU / Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones / “In Full Swing”
- TALK TO ME / Sarah Lancman / “Inspiring Love”
- I’M NOT TALKING / Mose Allison / “The Mose Chronicles”
- IT’S A PITY TO SAY GOODNIGHT / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
- I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU / Arthur Prysock & Count Basie / “Arthur Prysock/Count Basie”
- CAN’T WE TALK IT OVER / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jane Russell / “Jane Russell”
- HAPPY TALK / Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley / “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
- NEVER SAY YES / Cannonball Adderley Quintet / “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
- SAY IT ISN’T SO / Roberta Donnay / “A Little Sugar”
- THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL / Kurt Elling / “Dedicated To You”
- TELL ME MORE AND MORE AND THEN SOME / Randy Crawford / “Live”
- LET’S TALK ABOUT ME / Hot Club Sandwich / “Club Matix”
- GIRL TALK / Holly Cole / “Girl Talk”
- I JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO / Johnny Hartman / “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
- SHOW ME / Wesla Whitfield / “Beautiful Love”
- I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT YOU / (Mystery vocalist) / Marvin Gaye / “When I’m Alone I Cry”
- PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE / Jackie Ryan & Clark Terry / “Grand Masters Of Jazz”
- I TALK TO THE TREES / Adrian Cunningham / “Adrian Cunningham & His Friends Play Lerner & Lowe”
- TALKING TO MYSELF / Sinne Eeg / “Remembering You”
- TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME / Freddy Cole / “Talk To Me”
- SPEAK LOW / Tony Bennett & Norah Jones / “Duets 2”
- I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU / Mary Stallings / “Feelin’ Good”
- EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
- PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine
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