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PLAYLIST FOR “ASKING FOR TROUBLE” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW) (10.4.14)

Trouble. Oh, we got trouble. Right here in River City. With a capital T. That rhymes with P and that stands for PLAYLIST!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

LET’S MISBEHAVE / Catherine King/ Pat Powell / “King Powell”
DO IT AGAIN / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR IT FROM ME / Tony Bennett / “Tony Sings Ellington Hot and Cool”
I WANT TO BE SEDUCED / Adina Even-Zohar / “For The First Time”
I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY / Cormac Kenevy / “The Art Of Dreaming”
THE LIES OF HANDSOME MEN / Christy Baron / “Take This Journey”
DEVIL MAY CARE / Tom Wopat / “I’ve Got Your Number”
DEVIL ON MY CELL PHONE / Chaise Lounge / “Insomnia”
MAKIN’ WHOOPEE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Rod Stewart & Elton John / “Thanks For The Memory”
IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME / Swingle Singers / “Live In New York”
I’LL PAY THE CHECK / Claire Hogan / “Boozers and Losers”
I GOT IT BAD / Jimmy Witherspoon / “Blues For Easy Livers”
LOVE FOR SALE / Dianne Reeves / “I Remember”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

I’ll be back with a new live show this Saturday night. If you want to stay in training, listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

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

Tags: Adina Even-Zohar, Catherine King, Chaise Lounge, Christy Baron, Claire Hogan, Cody Owen Stine, Cormac Kenevey, Delicatessan, Dianne Reeves, Elton John, H. William Stine, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Jimmy Witherspoon, live radio, Pat Powell, playlists, PRX, radio, Rod Stewart, The Swingle Singers, Tom Wopat, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “TEACHING OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS?” (9.27.14)

28 Sep

I know that you depend on Turntable For One to come up with easy answers to hard questions, the questions no one is asking (probably for lack of interest). And I don’t think the show has ever failed you, at least, not on that score. So last night, I challenged the old saw, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Of course, the easy way to prove or disprove this would have been to bring an old dog into the studio and spend my hour of air time trying to teach it a new trick. However I scoff at the easy way, I eschew the conventional, and, so, instead, I played an hour of songs or singers related to the topic. The results may not have been conclusive, but they sure were swinging.

Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Tony Bennett / “That San Francisco Sun”
WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW / Nancy Wilson / “Welcome To My Love”
THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED TO DANCE / Sting / “The Last Ship”
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie / “Ella & Basie!”
7 DAYS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE / Jamie Cullum / “Catching Tales”
MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Michelle Pfeiffer & Dave Grusin / “The Fabulous Baker Boys Soundtrack”
WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA / Wilford Brimley / “Wilford Brimley with the Jeff Hamilton Trio”
THE DOG SONG / Nellie McKay / “Get Away From Me”
BAD INFLUENCE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Paul Shaffer / “Just Passing Through”
MARRY THE MAN TODAY / Rebecca Kilgore / “I Like Men”
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE / Tania Grubbs / “Lost In The Stars”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

If you can’t wait for Saturday night’s live broadcast, now you have an alternative to sitting there with a mopey expression. Listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. It’s as easy as clicking on a link and having a good time.

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

Tags: Cody Owen Stine, Count Basie, Dave Grusin, Ella Fitzgerald, H. William Stine, Jamie Cullum, jazz, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Jeff Hamilton, Lady Gaga, live radio, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nancy Wilson, Nellie McKay, Paul Shaffer, playlists, PRX, radio, Rebecca Kilgore, Sting, Tania Grubbs, turntable, Turntable For One, Wilford Brimley, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “SAD SONGS” (9.20.14)

22 Sep

It’s that time of year when millions of people have to confront their S.A.D., their Seasonal Affect Disorder. Mine is usually triggered by the realization that a new season of “Dancing With The Stars” is right around the corner. That’s one of so many things that can make me so, so sad. In honor of my unearned self-pity, this week I presented an hour of wonderful and wonderfully sad songs. Missed it? Boo-hoo for you.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME / Sophie Milman / “Take Love Easy”
I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
MOOD INDIGO / Nancy Harms / “Dreams In Apartments”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Ryan Keberle / “Into The Zone”
SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD / Bill Henderson / “At The Vic”
SEND IN THE CLOWNS / (Mystery Vocalist) / Judi Densch / “Hey Mr. Producer”
ALMOST LIKE A SONG / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR / Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
ANGEL EYES / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Why wait for next Saturday night? You can always hear Turntable For One podcasts on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange!

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

Tags: Bill Henderson, Billie Holiday, Cody Owen Stine, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, johnny hartman, Laura Nyro, live radio, Nancy Harms, playlists, PRX, radio, Ryan Keberle, Sophie Milman, Steven Pasquale, turntable, Turntable For One, udi Densch, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS” (9.13.14)

14 Sep

Life is long and more than enough of it is filled with embarrassing situations. It seems to me the least I can do is recognize those situations and totally exploit them by creating an hour of songs about embarrassing moments. Cheating and getting caught? A double embarrassment. Forgetting your keys? That cuts a little too close to home. But worse: forgetting your lyrics. I left that embarrassment for Sinatra and Judy. What? You were expecting empathy? Do I look like Dr. Oz?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I CANT TAKE YOU NOWHERE / Connie Evingson / “Little Did I Dream”
DON’T’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD / Ella Fitzgerald / “Live At The Opera House”
DINNER FOR ONE PLEASE, JAMES / Joe Williams / “Ballad And Blues Master”
WHERE ARE MY KEYS / Lorraine Feather / “Language”
YOUNG AT HEART / Frank Sinatra / “Live At The Sands, November, 1961
YOU GO TO MY HEAD / Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
FEET DO YOUR STUFF / Ian Shaw / “A Ghost In Every Bar”
GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Phyllis Diller / “Wet Toe In A Hot Socket”
WAITER, OH WAITER / Stacey Kent / “The Changing Lights”
YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD / Dave Tull / “I Just Want To Get Paid”
CHAMPAGNE / Kat Edmonson / “Way Down Low”
DID WE HAVE ANY FUN / Shepley Metcalf / “Something Irresistible”
LOOKS LIKE DECEMBER / Antonio Carlos Jobim / “Christmas For Lovers”
SOMETHING COOL / Cheryl Bentyne / “West Coast Cool”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / “Unreleased Master”

Tags: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cheryl Bentyne, Cody Owen Stine, Connie Evingson, Dave Tull, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, Ian Shaw, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Joe Williams, Judy Garland, Kat Edmonson, live radio, Lorraine Feather, Phyllis Diller, playlists, radio, Shepley Metcalf, Stacey Kent, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “OLDIES BUT GOODIES WEEK” (9.6.14)

7 Sep

It was “Oldies But Goodies Week” on the show this week, but I didn’t mean the songs. I meant the singers! To sing on this week’s show you needed to be 70-years-old at least; or if you weren’t 70, you had to be accompanied by (at least) a septuagenarian. By the time I’m in my 70s, I hope still to be cutting my own meat. But look what these singers produced even in the late stages of their careers.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

ANYTHING GOES / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
WONDER WHY / Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn Trio / “Sarah – Dedicated To You”
LIVING WITHOUT YOU / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM / Marlene VerPlank / “Ballads mostly…”
THE JUG AND I / Ernie Andrews / “The L.A. Treasures Project”
ILL WIND / Charlie Haden With Nora Jones / “Sophisticated ladies”
YOUNG AT HEART / (Mystery Vocalist) / George Burns & Bobby Vinton / “As Time Goes By”
YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO / Freda Payne / “Come Back To me Love”
RICH INTERIOR LIFE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
OH YOU CRAZY MOON / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Dave Brubeck & Roberta Gambarini / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

I’ll have a new hint for this Saturday’s show on Wednesday. But don’t forget, Turntable For One is always ready to please you. (What else in your life can make that promise?) Click on the link below to listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange.

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

Tags: Ben Sidran, Bill Hender, Bobby Vinton, Carmen McRae, Charlie Haden, Cody Owen Stine, Dave Brubeck, Ernie Andrews, Frank D'Rone, Freda Payne, George Burns, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Lady Gaga, Lena Horne, live radio, Marlene VerPlanck, Nora Jones, playlists, radio, Roberta Gambarini, Shirley Horn, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA” (8.30.14)

30 Aug

Summer is over which means time to put away put away your whites, your shorts, your suntan lotion, and reflect on the things we did last summer that we’ll remember all winter long — except I had one of those “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” summers when I didn’t do any of the things I wanted and meant to do. Am I bitter? No more than usual. Am I depressed? (See previous response.) Because I have developed the useful skill of turning my pain in art…well, actually, other people do all the art. So are some of my favorite “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” songs by some of the best new and old jazz singers. Check back on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday night’s show.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album or CD Title

I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT / Frank Sinatra / “Come Dance With Me”
WOULDN’T IT BE LOVERLY? / Shirley Horn / “I Love You, Paris”
I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU / Nat Cole / “Tell Me All About Yourself”
IF I HAD YOU / Nnenna Freelon / “Jazz Moods: Mood Indigo”
I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU / Arthur Prysock/Count Basie / “Arthur Prysock & Count Basie”
IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A DREAM / Diane Marino / “Loads Of Love”
WHY SHOULDN’T I / (Mystery Vocalist) / Tony Perkins / “The Very Best of Tony Perkins”
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN / Brianna Thomas / “You Must Believe In Love”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW / Sarah Vaughan / “Send In The Clowns”
WOULD YOU BELIEVE? / Carmen McRae / “At Ratso’s”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Arthur Prysock, Brianna Thomas, Carmen McRae, Cody Owen Stine, Count Basie, Diane Marino, Frank D'Rone, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, live radio, Nat King Cole, Nnenna Freelon, playlists, radio, Sarah Vaughan, Shirley Horn, Tony Perkins, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2014” (6.28.14)

28 Jun

I’m going to be taking two months off from doing live shows, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop listening to great jazz vocals. Herewith are your summer listening assignments.

You know what else? You don’t have to stop listening to Turntable For One, either. Click on the link below to go to the PRX Podcast page and listen to previous shows produced for syndication.

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

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THREE LITTLE WORDS/SIR DUKE / Bria Skonberg / “Into Your Own”
CAN’T WE BEGIN AGAIN / Joey DeFrancesco/Joe Doggs / “Falling In Love Again”
SOMETHIN’ LIKE LOVE / Rebecca Kilgore / “Rebecca Kilgore’s Lovefest at the Pizzarelli Party”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Kellye Gray / “KG3 Live At The Bugle Boy
SUMMERTIME / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
I DON’T WANT TO / Chaise Lounge / “Second Hand Smoke
EMBRACEABLE YOU / Laura Nyro / “Angel In The Dark”
I DON’T KNOW WHY (I JUST DO) / (Mystery Trumpet Player) / Joe Williams/Harry “Sweets” Edison / “Together”
BROOKLYN BRIDGE / Hilary Gardner / “The Great City”
BODY AND SOUL / Jackie Ryan/Terry Gibbs/Swing Fever / “Grand Masters of Jazz”
JAZZ IS A SPECIAL TASTE / Mark Winkler / “Sweet Spot”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)
SIGNING OFF / Helen Merrill / “You’ve Got A Date With Helen Merrill”

Tags: Bria Skonberg, Chaise Lounge, Cody Owen Stine, H. William Stine, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Helen Merrill, Hilary Gardner, Jackie Ryan, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Joe Doggs, Joe Williams, Joey DeFrancesco, Laura Nyro, live radio, Mark Winkler, playlists, radio, Rebecca Kilgore, Steven Pasquale, Swing Fever, Terry Gibbs, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “SUMMER ROAD TRIPS” (6.21.14)

21 Jun

Doing some traveling this summer? There are a number of interesting jazz singers out there, some in unexpected places. I played a few of them this week.

(City) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

(NYC) / TEA FOR TWO / Pete McGuinness / “Voice Like A Horn”
(Chicago) / CHEEK TO CHEEK / Chicago Jazz Orchestra/Cyrille Aimee / “Burstin’ Out”
(Chicago) / THERE ARE SUCH THINGS / Sachal Vasandani / “We Move”
(Oshkosh) / GARY, INDIANA / Janet Planet / “Of Thee I Sing”
(Nashville) / YOUNG AND NAÏVE / Heather Rigdon / “Young And Naive”
(Twin Cities) / LOVER COME BACK TO ME / Connie Evingson / “Gypsy In My Soul”
(Austin) / HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT / Kellye Gray / “And They Call Us Cowboys”
(L.A.) / HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD / (Mystery Vocalist) Nancy Sinatra / “California Girl”
(L.A.) / BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP / Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra/Ernie Andrews / “L.A. Treasures Project”
(San Francisco) / IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Madeline Eastman / “Art Attack”
(Portland) IF I ONLY HAD A HEART / Michael Winkle / “The Dream”
(Seattle) / SO HARD TO FIND / Eugenie Jones / “Black Lace Blue Tears”
(Berkeley) / LOVER MAN / Lissy Walker / “Wonderland”
(NYC) / PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, Cody Owen Stine, Connie Evingson, Cyrille Aimee, Ernie Andrews, Eugenie Jones, H. William Stine, Heather Rigdon, Janet Planet, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kellye Gray, Lissy Walker, live radio, Madeline Eastman, Michael Winkle, Nancy Sinatra, Pete McGuinness, playlists, radio, Sachal Vasandani, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “ON STRIKE!!” (6.14.14)

16 Jun

This week I went on strike, put random CDs in our 6 CD players, and put the music selection into the audience’s hands. And let me tell you, I’m not going to do that again – because they did a fantastic job, making me feel far from indispensable. Below is the music they chose at random.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC / Jamie Cullum / “Pointless Nostalgic”
MAY I COME IN / Kevin Mahogany / “My Romance”
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD / Nancy Harms / “Into The Indigo”
THREE LITTLE WORDS/SIR DUKE / Bria Skonberg / “Into Your Own”
DAY IN-DAY OUT / Ella Fitzgerald / “The First Lady of Song”
I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
SMILE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Robert Downey Jr. / “The Futurist”
BURNIN’ THE TOAST / Suzy Bogguss / “Swing”
FOUR BROTHERS / The King Sisters / “Spotlight on The King Sisters”
IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME / Connie Evingson / “Stockholm Sweetnin’”
I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE / Little Jimmy Scott / “If You Only Knew”
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU / Sarah Vaughan / “Live In Japan”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)