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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME 11.30.13)

27 Nov

HINT:

For the past three years on the Saturday night after Thanksgiving I’ve been presenting the Annual Turntable For One Music To Be Thankful For program, with some of the songs and singers who have made my year happier and a little less desultory than expected. Some of the radio station’s other broadcasters also get involved with music they’re thankful for this year, too. 

So, anyone want to guess what I’ll be doing this Saturday night?

 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

Can’t wait for Saturday night to get your fill of turkey day? Check out the Turntable For One podcasts on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

PLAYLIST FOR “TWO THINGS AT ONCE” (11.16.13)

18 Nov

Is it really possible to do two things at once and give each your full attention? What? What was I saying? Am I typing or talking to myself?

Fortunately, all of the singers and musicians on this week’s show are adept, if not masterful, at multi-tasking and making it all swing. 

 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Town Hall”
  • EAST ST. LOUIS TOODLE-OO/DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Rockin’ In Rhythm”
  • ALL THAT I NEED IS LOVE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Worrisome Heart”
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler  /  “A Meeting Of The Times”
  • HERE COMES THE SUN  /  Nicky Schrire  /  “Time And Space”
  • WHAT IS THERE TO SAY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • SO AND SO  /  Holly Cole  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  George Shearing  /  “Two For The Road”
  • ELUM  /  Major Holley  /  “Mule” 
  • IN THE NAME OF LOVE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Silver Morning”
  • I’M GOING TO LAUGH YOU RIGHT OUT OF MY LIFE  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • I WISH YOU LOVE  /  Enrico Granafei  /  “Alone And Together”
  • LITTLE FLY  /  Esperanza Spaulding  /  “Chamber Music Society”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.16.13)

13 Nov

HINT:

Chewing gum and walking? Difficult. Patting your head and rubbing your stomach? A true challenge. Binge watching “America’s Got Talent” and forming a complete sentence? Damned near impossible! So now let’s really put multi-tasking to the test. Do you think there are some singers and musicians who’ll be up to it?

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

Can’t get enough Turntable For One? (And who can blame you.) Check out Turntable For One on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. And tell your local public radio stations you’ve got to have this show!

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.9.13)

6 Nov

HINT: 

“You put your left hand in, you put your left hand out, you put your left hand in, and you shake it all about.”   This is:

a) an acceptable way to test a baby’s bath water.

b) an acceptable way to get support from the Koch brothers.

c) an unacceptable way to eat fondue. 

d) a very useful skill for listening to this week’s Turntable For One.

Find out the answer this Saturday night.

TURNTABLE FOR ONE   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio 

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming live on wmnr.org

Need more than a weekly live Turntable For One? Visit the series’ page on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange for past programs.

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.2.13)

30 Oct

HINT:

There are happy endings and sad endings, triumphant endings and tragic endings, simple and convoluted endings. Okay, but what about my favorite kind of ending? Want to hear about a dozen of those songs? I do!

Turntable For One Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night 10:00 PM WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

 

Can’t wait till Saturday night? Listen to selected Turntable For One shows from the past on PRX – the Public Radio Exchange.

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (10.26.13)

24 Oct

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Boy meets girl — Haven’t we met?, says he. Be careful it’s my heart, says she. Then boy loses girl and suddenly in the wee small hours in my solitude it’s quarter to three, there’s no one in the  place except you and me, and can’t I have a second chance, and on and on and on… Doesn’t anyone write songs about anything else? Tune in Saturday night and find out!

 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

HINT FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (10.19.13)

16 Oct

HINT:

January 3, 1970 – definitely!

July 12, 1981 – unquestionably.  

January 25, 1987 – that’s another!

Those are a few of mine. You probably have your own. I’ll be playing about a dozen songs about them.

 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (10.12.13)

9 Oct

Let’s try this again on Saturday, and this time, without the headcold.  

HINT: 

Ask me once and you must be asking for an answer. Ask me twice and you must be asking for clarification. Ask me three times and you must be asking for ____________.

 

Find out the (musical) answer this Saturday night at 10:00 PM!

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals And Live Radio 

Saturday Nights   10:00 PM   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (10.5.13)

2 Oct

HINT: 

Ask me once and you must be looking for an answer. Ask me twice and you must be looking for clarification. Ask me three times and you must be looking for ____________.

Find out the (musical) answer this Saturday night at 10:00 PM!

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals And Live Radio 

Saturday Nights   10:00 PM   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (9.28.13)

25 Sep

HINT:

I’m very concerned about people’s eating habits, and I’m very concerned about people’s listening habits. Hey – maybe there’s a way for me to deal with both at the same time!

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio 

Saturday Night   10:00 PM   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming at wmnr.org