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PLAYLIST FOR “A PRE-CHRISTMAS PARTY PARTY” 12.13.25

15 Dec

Next week is my annual Turntable For One Christmas party. And, of course, everyone is invited…well maybe not the person who put hardboiled eggs in the eggnog (as if anything could make eggnog more palatable) and the person who made a wish and blew out all the candles on my menorah. (That’s not how it works!) But I realized that I can’t possibly squeeze all of my favorite holiday music into two hours next week. So I got a head start this week.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • CHRISTMAS IS  /  Holly Cole  /  “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS  /  Anais Reno  /  “Happy Holiday”
  • CHRISTMAS WALTZ  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Christmas Wish”
  • SNOWFALL  /  The Manhattan Transfer  /  “The Christmas Album”
  • COZY YOU  /  aron! & Hohnen Ford  /  “A Cozy Christmas”
  • MAY EV’RY DAY BE CHRISTMAS  /  Irma Thomas w/ The Preservation Hall Jazz Band  /  “Holidays Rule”
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Holiday Rules”
  • CHRISTMAS MAGIC  /  Laufey  /  “A Very Laufey Holiday”
  • GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN  /  Jimmy Smith  /  “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN  /  Olivia Chindamo  /  “Swinging In The Holidays”
  • THE JOLLY FAT MAN  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pianoman At Christmas”
  • REINDEER IN RHYTHM  /  Solitaire Miles w Susie Blue & The Lonesome Fellas  /  “Cool Yule With Susie Blue”
  • MY FAVORITE THINGS  /  Al Jarreau & Kathleen Battle  /  “Tenderness”
  • I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm”
  • CHRISTMAS WILL REALLY BE CHRISTMAS  /  Kristin Korb  /  “That Time Of Year”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  Take 6  /  “The Most Wonderful time Of Year”
  • GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN  /  John Paul McGee Trio  /  “A Gospel Jassical Christmas”
  • A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Out Under The Sky”
  • HAPPY HANUKAH, MY FRIEND  /  Night Is Alive Band  /  “Christmas Ain’t Like It used To Be”
  • THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”
  • YOU’RE A LITTLE LIKE SNOW  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “You’re A Little Like Snow”
  • SKATING  /  The Commercialists  /  “A Charlie Brown Christmas:Live At The Jazz Estate”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole  /  “The Christmas Song”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Can’t Hide Love”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE  /  Carol Sloane  /  “A Concord jazz Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT” – SEASON 16 PREMIERE! (8.30.25)

31 Aug

Well, they didn’t change the locks on the front door so after my summer hiatus I was finally back at my Turntable For One. That’s definitely something I could cheer about. To spread the cheers around I found some songs about cheering and singers we could all cheer for. Plus I gave four hearty and heartfelt cheers to the Village Vanguard which turned 90 years old this year. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • TONIGHT  /  Emma Smith  /  “Bitter Orange”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Gail Pettis  /  “May I Come In?”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  Al Jarreau  /  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Sonidas”
  • MOMENTS NOTICE  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Guiding Spirit-Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME  /  Carly Simon  /  “Clouds In My Coffee”
  • TABLE FOR TWO  /  Aron!  /  “Cozy You”
  • THE SPINACH SONG  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • I’M COUNTING ON YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Vince Gill w/ Ira B. Liss Big  Band Jazz Machine  /  “Unexpected Guests”
  • LAURA  /  Joe Lovano Nonet  /  “On This Day At The Village Vanguard”
  • I DON’T MIND  /  Laura Anglade  /  “Get Out Of town”
  • A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /   Alexis Cole w/ Bucky Pizzarelli  /  “A Beautiful Friendship”
  • I LOVE BETSY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • GOODY GOODY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella At The Opera House”
  • TIME TO SMILE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art of Romance”
  • I KNOW THE WAY TO BROOKLYN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”
  • BETTER THAN ANYTHING  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Tears Of Joy”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allison  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME  /  James Sarno, Veronica Swift, Tyler Henderson  /  “Themes Of Romance”
  • HOORAY FOR LOVE  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Hooray For Love”
  • HOORAY FOR LOVE  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Thanks For The Memories”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Julian Yeo  /  “Deep Purple Dreams”
  • A WISH  /  Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spaulding  /  “Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “The Complete Village Vanguard”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Can’t Hide Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BEHAVIORAL THERAPY” – 5.24.25

25 May

Rude. Crude. Stubborn. More talk than listen.  Mean-Spirited. No, I wasn’t quoting from my high school report card. I’ve just been looking at the world around us. Did I have answers? Did I have solutions? Maybe. I do know this: I had a couple hours of songs about bad behavior and good behavior and how to get from the former to the latter. An evening of Behavioral Therapy.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • SO LONG YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”      
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Still Crazy After All These Years”
  • ITSY BITSY BLUES  /  Cynthia Bane  /  “Clearly”
  • TWISTED  /  Lambert, Hendricks, &Ross  /  “Twisted”
  • TRY YOUR WINGS  /  Tom Rust  /  “Lucky To Be Me”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Scarlett Johansson w/ Jeff Goldblum  /  “Still Blooming”
  • ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  /  Al Jarreau  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • STRANGE FELLING  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LISTEN HERE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Dave Frishberg Classics”
  • WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW  /  Tatiana Eva-Marie  /  “Bonjour Tristesse”
  • DON’CHA’ GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • I APOLOGIZE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • (Dance Therapy)  /  SHALL WE DANCE  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • (Group Therapy)  /  WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • QUIET NOW  /  Bill Evans  /  ”Turn Out The Stars”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone In Concert”
  • (Music Therapy)  /  ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Whisper Not”
  • WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Boy Next Door”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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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 “AH-HA MOMENTS!” 1.20.24

22 Jan

Last week I did  a show with the musical theme, “Uh-Oh Moments!” (If you missed the show, I strongly advise you borrow someone’s notes before the final exam.) So I was trying to think of what to do this week.  What to do? What to do? Then, out of the blue, I had an “Ah-Ha Moment!” (At this stage of the game, I can’t afford to pass up any errant thought or idea.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Gail Pettis  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • TEN MINUTES AGO  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “We’ve Only Just Begun”
  • THEY ALL LAUGHED  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something’ Like Love”
  • I USED TO BE COLORBLIND  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • I NEVER KNEW  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”
  • HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “In Blue”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /  Kenny Burrell & Grover Washington Jr.   /  “Togethering
  • I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW  /  Holly Cole Trio  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Seal w/ Puppini Sisters  /  “Standards”
  • UNTIL I MET YOU    Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • LAST REQUEST  /  Frankie Valli  /  “A Touch of jazz”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Monica Ramey  /  “Monica Ramey & The Beegie Adair Trio”
  • CLOUDY MORNING  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Perfectly Frank”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer in Concert”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Standards Vol. 1”
  • I FORGOT TO HAVE CHILDREN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • THE MASQUERADE IS OVER  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • FRAGILE  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ANIMAL, MINERAL, OR VEGETABLE – A TURNTABLE FOR ONE GAME” 12.2.23

4 Dec

When’s the last time you played “Is It Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?” Maybe the last time you ate at Denny’s? Maybe the last time you watched the U.S. Senate? My version of the game (with songs) was a lot more rewarding than the previous two examples. And swinging! Don’t you agree? 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Disney Loves Jazz”
  • COME ON A  MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May W/ Jeff Goldblum/Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Studio Sessions”
  • ROCKS IN MY BED  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  John Pizzarelli & George Shearing  /  “The Rare Delight Of You”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “European Quartet Live”
  • THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Musical Moments To Remember”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson   /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Wild & Free”
  • EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Musicians)  /  Johnny Hodges & Lawrence Welk  /  “Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOOBIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Carr Toons”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “California Dreaming”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  Tony Bennett   /  “The Playground”
  • SKYLARK  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • THE PEACOCKS  /  Bill Evans Trio W/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington  /  “Ella At Dukes”s Place”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “AN EVENING WITH FRANK” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) (10.8.22)

9 Oct

Couldn’t do a live show this week, so I led my audience on a trip down memory lane…which, admittedly, is becoming a shorter and shorter trip for me. Here’s what I wrote when the show was first broadcast. 

He gave us so much wonderful, unforgettable music. Wait, you’re thinking of that Frank? I was thinking of Frank Loesser and I tried to squeeze as many gems in his voluminous songbook from movies, Broadway, and popular song into a couple hours as I could. But before the Evening With Frank began, I opened the show again with another song from a young Ukrainian jazz singer who remains (as of this posting) safe and even hopeful in Kyiv. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Alina Zalozna Quartet
  • GUYS AND DOLLS  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /   “If I Ruled The World”
  • LUCK BE A LADY  /  Frank Sinatra  /   “Best Of Vegas”
  • MOMENTS LIKE THIS  /  Peggy Lee  /   “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”
  • JOEY, JOEY, JOEY  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Cyrille Aimee  /   “Let’s Get Lost”
  • MORE I CANNOT WISH YOU  /  Johnny Hartman  /   “This One’s For Tedi”
  • TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /   Carly Simon & John Travolta  /   “Film Noir”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  Kelly Green  /   “Life Rearranged”
  • I’VE NEVER BEEN IJN LOVE BEFORE  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /   “The Trio Live From Chicago”
  • HAMLET  /  Karen Oberlin  /   Karen Oberlin Live At The Algonquin”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Steven Pasquale  /   “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  Renee Olstead W/ Carol Welsman  /   “Renee Olstead”
  • BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /   “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Dakota Staton  /   “Great Ladies Of Song: Dakota Staton”
  • HEART AND SOUL  /  Joe Williams & George Shearing  /   “Heart And Soul”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /   “Dreamer In Concert”
  • THE INCH WORM  /  Paul McCartney  /   “Kisses On The Bottom
  • I BELIEVE IN YOU  /  Jackie Messina  /   “Necessary Arrangement”
  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Tony Bennett  /   “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate & Irwell Street String Band  /   “11:60 PM”
  • SPRING WILL BE A LITTLE LATE THIS YEAR  /  Larry Coryell  /   “Private Concert”
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Shirley Horn  /   “I Thought About You: Live At Vine Street”
  • SAY IT  /  Kurt Elling  /   “Dedicated To You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “AN EVENING WITH FRANK” (4.2.22)

3 Apr

He gave us so much wonderful, unforgettable music. Wait, you’re thinking of that Frank? I was thinking of Frank Loesser and I tried to squeeze as many gems in his voluminous songbook from movies, Broadway, and popular song into a couple hours as I could. But before the Evening With Frank began, I opened the show again with another song from a young Ukrainian jazz singer who remains (as of this posting) safe and even hopeful in Kyiv. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Alina Zalozna Quartet
  • GUYS AND DOLLS  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /   “If I Ruled The World”
  • LUCK BE A LADY  /  Frank Sinatra  /   “Best Of Vegas”
  • MOMENTS LIKE THIS  /  Peggy Lee  /   “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”
  • JOEY, JOEY, JOEY  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Cyrille Aimee  /   “Let’s Get Lost”
  • MORE I CANNOT WISH YOU  /  Johnny Hartman  /   “This One’s For Tedi”
  • TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /   Carly Simon & John Travolta  /   “Film Noir”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  Kelly Green  /   “Life Rearranged”
  • I’VE NEVER BEEN IJN LOVE BEFORE  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /   “The Trio Live From Chicago”
  • HAMLET  /  Karen Oberlin  /   Karen Oberlin Live At The Algonquin”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Steven Pasquale  /   “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  Renee Olstead W/ Carol Welsman  /   “Renee Olstead”
  • BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /   “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Dakota Staton  /   “Great Ladies Of Song: Dakota Staton”
  • HEART AND SOUL  /  Joe Williams & George Shearing  /   “Heart And Soul”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /   “Dreamer In Concert”
  • THE INCH WORM  /  Paul McCartney  /   “Kisses On The Bottom
  • I BELIEVE IN YOU  /  Jackie Messina  /   “Necessary Arrangement”
  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Tony Bennett  /   “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate & Irwell Street String Band  /   “11:60 PM”
  • SPRING WILL BE A LITTLE LATE THIS YEAR  /  Larry Coryell  /   “Private Concert”
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Shirley Horn  /   “I Thought About You: Live At Vine Street”
  • SAY IT  /  Kurt Elling  /   “Dedicated To You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LIGHTBULB MOMENTS” (11.13.21)

15 Nov

They don’t happen often and they don’t happen to everyone. But if one does happen to you, it could change your life. Of course I’m talking about an IRS audit. Of course I’m not talking about an IRS audit. I’m talking about those out-of-the-blue, eye opening moments of inspiration or maybe self-discovery. One thing: they’re always moments of clarity. I don’t know what you call them: Serendipity? Intuition? Divine Intervention? Years and years of therapy? I called them something else this week. I called them Lightbulb Moments because that’s how I could get two-hours of music out of them – tossing in a few personal lightbulb moments that changed my own musical life.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  The Jimmy Stahl Big Band w/ Genevieve-Renee Bisson  /  “I Just Found Out About Love”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  Al Jarreau  /  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • I USED TO BE COLOR BLIND  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • I NEVER KNEW  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”
  • HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • ON A CLEAR DAY  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Love Warriors”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • NESSUN DORMA  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marie Osmond  /  “Nessun Dorma”
  • ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM  /  Stan Kenton  /  “At The Las Vegas Tropicana”
  • YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME  /  Cyrille Aimee & Mchael Valeanu  /  “I’ll Be Seeing You”
  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED  /  Kellye Gray  /  “KG3 Live At The Bugle Boy”
  • UNTIL I MET YOU  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “That Face”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Helen Merrill m /  “Live At Nalen”
  • WE THE PEOPLE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Who’s The Old Man Now?”
  • IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE  /  Samara Joy  /  “Samara Joy”
  • HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Boz Scaggs  /  “But Beautiful: Standards Vol. 1”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • BECAUSE WE’RE KIDS  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “The Rebecca Kilgore Trio Vol. 1”
  • BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU?  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Mr. Brown Goes To Washington”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HOW SWEET IT IS” – AN ARCHIVE RE-BROADCAST (10.24.20)

25 Oct

Seems to me the world needs some sweetness even more than when I first did this show last June. Guaranteed “sweet” songs with no sugary aftertaste. Here’s how I introduced the show last summer. 

Sweet – it’s a word that you don’t hear much, especially now. Home Sweet Home? After three months of sheltering in place, what’s so sweet about being home? Sweet Dreams? Its been months since I had one. Sweet Spot? I know what it used to mean, but now it means keeping six feet away from people. Sweet Nothings? That’s still how most people describe the long, rambling opens to my shows (just like this). So I thought it was time to give Sweet a little love. It was only for two hours – then everyone could go back to life as we know it these days. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • SWEET AND LOVELY  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU  /  Joe Williams  /  “Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orch.”
  • THE SWEETEST SOUNDS  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Home”
  • SWEET LORRAINE  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • SWEET HOME COOKIN’ MAN  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Sweet Home Cookin’”
  • STOCKHOLM SWEETNIN’  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “You Got What It Takes”
  • GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Plus 2”
  • IN YOUR OWN SWEET WAY  /  Miles Davis  /  “Workin’”
  • SWEET SURPRISE  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Whisper For You”
  • BIG BAD BILL  /  (Mystery Vocalist”  /  David Lee Roth  /  “The Collection”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • CANDY  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight:
  • SWEETHEART  /  Maryann Price & Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks  /  “Last Train To Hicksville: The Home Of Happy Feet”        
  • SWEET GEORGIA BROWN  /  Take 6  /  “The Standard”
  • SWEET PUMPKIN  /  Diane Marino  /  “Soul Serenade”
  • SUCH SWEET THUNDER  /  Duke Ellington  /  “Soul Call”
  • BITTERSWEET  /  Maud Hixson  /  (Promo CD)
  • SWEET PEA  /  The Hot Sardines  /  “French Fries & Champagne”
  • THE NEARNESS OF YOU  /  Al Jarreau  /  “Accent The Positive”
  • SWEET LOTUS BLOSSOM  /  Linda Carone  /  “Black Moonlight”
  • SWEET KENTUCKY HAM  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Classic”
  • SWEET AND SLOW  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Late Set”
  • SWEET SUE  /  Chet Baker  /  “Jazz Round Midnight”
  • YOU’RE A SWEETHEART  /  Betty Carter  /  “The Betty Carter Album”
  • SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT  /  Diane Schuur  /  “Running On Faith”
  • SWEET SLUMBER  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues is Now”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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