Archive | April, 2024

PLAYLIST FOR “CLICHE CLINIC” 4.27.24

29 Apr

What do these things have in common? 

  •      I’d rather have a root canal!
  •      It’s like putting lipstick on a pig!
  •      It’s totally gone off the tracks!

No, these are not descriptions of my show. They’re Cliches – which I wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole and, the end of the day, I bend over backwards not to use them as if my life depended on it. Except last Saturday when I gave a Clinic In Cliches!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “On Pablo”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  FredAstaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH  /  Freddy Cole  /  “To The Ends Of The Earth”
  • INTO EACH LIFE  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night & Good Luck”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett &Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE  /  Jacintha  /  “Autumn Leaves”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Bill Evans  /  “Eloquence”
  • NOW OR NEVER  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best Of Love Songs”
  • STAND BY ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Stephen King  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Love you, Paris”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Vanguard”
  • BOOZERS AND LOSERS  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers And Losers”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • SMILE  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole And Me”
  • EASY STREET   /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Leslie Odom Jr.”
  • I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL ABOUT YOU!” (SPRING FUNDRAISING) 4.20.24

29 Apr

Time for the WMNR Spring Fundraising Drive and in the past, I have asked, suggested, requested, and urged; I’ve begged, pleaded, and beseeched my audience to call me or go on line to support Turntable For One and WMNR. You’re probably thinking, there’s nothing left, Bill. You’ve done it all. Wrong! And this week I went for something different: Pandering. Yes, abject and unabashed pandering! Totally sucking up to what I like to call,  the best damned audience in radio. For once it wasn’t all about me.  It was all about you this week on Turntable For One. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Boy Next Door”
  • YOU’D BE SO EASY TO LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
  • YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • THAT FACE  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • EARLY TO BED  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Permanent Moonlight”
  • YOU’RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • IT’S YOU OR NO ONE  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love With love”
  • ‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Harry Connick Jr.   /  “True Love”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • YOU COULDN’T BE CUTER  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Angel in The Dark”
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU  /  Freddy Cole & Houston Person  /  “He Was The King”
  • ’S WONDERFUL  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Best Of Diana Krall”
  • YOU FOR ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny rankin Album”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 4.27.24

25 Apr

HINT:

At the end of the day, it’s a tried but true fact, and we must grab the bull by the horns and look the truth in the eye, that today’s endless stream of cliches can drive us crazy!  Prepare to be driven a little closer to the edge. 

Turntable For One  Saturday Nights   Jazz Vocals

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 4:20.24

17 Apr

HINT:

Looks like someone took Spring Fundraising Drive a bit too literally!! Will I be begging and pleading for donations? Only for 2 hours.  Call me Saturday Night! 800-345-1812 or donate online at wmnr.org

Turntable For One  Saturday Nights   Jazz Vocals

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL THAT JAZZ” 4.13.24

15 Apr

April is Jazz Appreciation Month.  So I thought my audience would appreciate a couple hours of songs about jazz, great jazz singers, and a salute to iconic jazz orchestras and venues.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  Ruben Blades & LCJO  /  “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
  • A JAZZ MUSICIAN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
  • JAZZ SWINGS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • JOY OF JAZZ  /  Rene Marie  /  “Sound Of Red”
  • THE SONG IS ENDED  /  Tony Bennett & Dizzy Gillespie  /  \“Bennett/Berlin”
  • CLEAR OUT OF THIS WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz /  “Jazz”
  •  IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING  /  Eva Cassidy  /  “American Tune”
  • LOVER MAN  /  Michel Petrucciani & Stephane Grappelli  /  “Original Album Classics””
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  Al Jarreau & Metropole Orkest  /  “Al Jarreau & The Metropole Jazz Orkest
  • SYDYT’ DIVCHA  ./  Alina Zalozna  /  “Ukrainian Melodies”
  • ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • ‘DEED I DO  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • CLOSE ENOUGH FOR JAZZ  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO   /  Billie Holiday  /  “Jazz At The Philharmonic”
  • IN THE EV’NIN’  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ’63”
  • CRAZY HE CALLS ME  /  Cyrille Aimee & New Orleans Jazz Orch.  /  “Petite Fleur”
  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Live At Birdland”
  • LONELY TIME  /  Maynard Ferguson Big Band  /  “A Message From Birdland”
  • THE MAN WITH THE HORN  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • LUSH LIFE  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LYRICALLY, THE BERGMANS” 3.30.24

1 Apr

What do these people have in common? Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt…Frankenstein & the Bride of Frankenstein…Bonnie & Clyde…Marilyn & Alan Bergman? If you said that all of them are famous husband and wife songwriting teams – I really want to see you record collection! I chose to spend a couple hours playing the songs of my two favorites of that bunch. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist    CD Or Album Title

  • MAKE ME RAINBOWS  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ Count Basie Orch.  /  “A Perfect Match”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • SURE AS YOU’RE BORN  /  Sue Raney  /  “Flight Of fancy”
  • WHAT MATTERS MOST  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “After The Roses”
  • LIKE A LOVER  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • THAT FACE  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL  /  Vanessa Rubin  /  “Language of Love”
  • JUST OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Art Garfunkel  /  “Up ’Til Now”
  • YOU NMUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Michel Legrand  /  “Michel Legrand By Michel Legrand”
  • THE WAY WE WERE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “The Boston Concert 1976”
  • IT MIGHT BE YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Alan Bergman  /  “Lyrically Alan Bergman”
  • PIECES OF DREAMS  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Portrait”
  • HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING?  /  Tony Bennett & George Michael  /  “Duets An American Classic”
  • WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “One Night Only: Barbra Streisand at the Village Vanguard”
  • CINNAMON & CLOVE  /  Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66  /  “Equinox”
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ’N’ Easy”
  • THE SUMMER KNOWS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jessye Norman  /  “I Was Born In Love With You”
  • ON MY WAY TO YOU  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND  /  Arturo Sandoval & Shelley Berg  /  “A Time For Love”
  • SLEEP WARM  /  Stacey Kent  /  “It’s A Wonderful World”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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