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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 “LABOR DAY MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WORKERS” – SEASON 15 PREMIER 8.31.24

1 Sep

I’M BAAACK!

Need I say more?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER  /Vanessa Rubin  /  “Girl Talk”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • ERRAND GIRL FOR RHYTHM  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • HERE’S TO THE BAND  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “London”
  • I FEEL PRETTY  /  The Diva Jazz Orchestra  /  “30 – Live At Dizzy’s Club”
  • SWEETHEART  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • WHERE DO YOU START ?  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • THE OLD DOPE PEDDLER  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “Revisited”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Frank: The B-Sides”
  • MR. SANDMAN   /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marvin Gaye  /  “Then & Now”
  • GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME  /  Father Tom Vaughn  /  “Jazz In Concert Live At The Village Gate”
  • MY CARDIOLOGIST  /  Caity György  /  “Featuring”
  • WAITER, OH WAITER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Changing Lights”
  • WAITER, ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues
  • LOVE FOR SALE  /  Claire Teal  /  “Get Happy”
  • HONEY PIE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Love Warriors”
  • THE MASON  /  David Patrick Kelly  /  “Working (Original Broadway Cast)”
  • JUST A HOUSEWIFE  /  Susan Bigelow  /  “Working (Original Broadway Cast)”
  • WICHITA LINEMAN  /  Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel  /  “Just Across The River”
  • THE MAN WITH THE HORN  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM  /  Stan Getz & Chet Baker  /  “The Stockholm Concerts”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Toots Thielemans & Jamie Cullum  /  “One More For The Road”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine 

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PLAYLIST FOR “OSCAR NIGHT 2024!” 3.9.24

11 Mar

My traditional Pre-Academy Awards show when I play Oscar winner and losers. This year I wanted to do something different…maybe feature the music of Oscar Hammerstein, or Oscar Peterson or Oscar Levant…or list 101 things you can do with an Oscar Myer wiener. (The WMNR legal team gave that a “thumbs down” in a nano-second.) Then I thought, what about songs that didn’t get nominated? Don’t they need some love? So this year I featured Winners (W), and Losers (L), plus great songs that got Snubbed (S)!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (W)  /  LULLABY OF BROADWAY  /  Tony Bennett & The Chicks  /  “Duets: An American Classic”
  • (L)  /  CHEEK TO CHEEK  /   Nicole Henry  /  “The Nearness Of Your”
  • (L)  /  WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  Chris Botti & Sting  /  “To Love Again”
  • (L)  /  THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • (S)  /  TO SIR WITH LOVE  /  Lulu  /  “To Sir With Love”
  • (L)  /  A TIME FOR LOVE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel LeGrand At Shelly’s Manne Hole”
  • (S)  /  PURE IMAGINATION  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Here, There, And Everywhere”
  • (L)  /  THAT OLD FEELING  /   ( Mystery  Vocalist)  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Weaver of Dreams”
  • (L)  /  THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Diana Krall  /  “Love Scenes”
  • (W)  /  WHEM YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • (L)  /  THE RAINBOW CONNECTION /   Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • (L)  /  THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • (W)  /  THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Song For You”
  • (L)  /  I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Dream Dancing”
  • (S)  /  CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • (W)  /  MONA LISA  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tokyo ’95”
  • (S)  /  THEME FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nothing But The Best”
  • (L)  /  HOW ABOUT YOU  /  Nellie McKay  /  “Bagatelles”
  • (S)  /  STEPPIN’ OUT WITH MY BABY  /  Anthony Strong  /  “Stepping Out”
  • (W)  /  WHAT WAS I MADE FOR  /  Billie Eilish  /  “Barbie”
  • (W)  /  MOON RIVER  /  Audrey Hepburn  /  “Breakfast At Tiffany’s Soundtrack”
  • (W)  /  THE DAYS OF WINE & ROSES  /  Jimmy Smith  /  “Groove Drops”
  • (L)  /  MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Jan Lundgren Trio w/Stacey Kent  /  “Jan Lundgren Trio Plays The Music of Victor Young”
  • (L)  /  I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something’ Like Love
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MONARCHY MANIA” (5.6.23)

7 May

Something historic happened today; something that hasn’t happened in 70 years.  No, I’m not talking about me getting  back on the uneven parallel bars. I’m talking about the coronation of a new king and queen in the United Kingdom.  Whatever you think of the royal family, I thought it was a relief to focus on pomp and circumstance for a few hours instead of pomposity and circumstantial evidence. To continue my good feelings, I brought a bowl of Royal butterscotch pudding and a bun with Royal icing for snacks. I wrote my opening on my trusty Royal 10 typewriter, and I hummed the Royal Garden Blues on my drive to the radio station. Clearly I was feeling a royal flush, so I celebrated Monarchy Mania his week with lots of songs about royalty and songs by British and American music royalty. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • GOD SAVE THE QUEEN  /  Queen  /  “A Night At The Opera”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Get Happy”
  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD  /  Kari Kirkland  /  “Wild Is The Wind”
  • I WONDER WHAT THE KING IS DOING  /  Richard Burton  /  “Camelot”
  • SHALL WE DANCE?  /  Kelli O’Hara & Ken Wantanabe  /  “The King & I”
  • WOULDN’T IT BE LOVERLY  /  Nat King Cole  /  “My Fair Lady”
  • TOO LATE NOW  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “London”
  • MAKING WHOOPEE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Rod Stewart & Elton John  /  “The Complete American Songbook”
  • BATTLE ROYAL  /  Duke Ellington & Count Basie  /  “First Time!
  • YOU’LL BE BACK  /  Jonathan Groff    /  “Hamilton”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  The King’s Singers  /  “Gold”
  • FOUR BROTHERS  /  The King Sisters  /  “Imagination”
  • AGONY  /  Robert Westenberg, Chuck Wagner  /  “Into The Woods”
  • GOODY GOODBYE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • THE THRILL IS GONE  /  B. B. King  /  “The Best of B. B. King”
  • SEND IN THE CLOWNS  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQ.  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Sarah King  /  “Smoke rings”
  • FOGGY DAY  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “The Complete Ella & Louis”
  • GEORGIA ROSE  /  Queen Latifah  /  “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • WHAT’S NEW  /  Charlie Watts Tentet  /  “Watt’s At Scott’s”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  ./  Lena Horne  /  “Lena: A New Album’
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPRING BREAK” (3.26.22)

27 Mar

I desperately need a break. I desperately need something to celebrate. I tried to combine the two with a tribute to Spring. But not without first opening the show with another Ukrainian jazz artist. I’m watching the world fall apart but from a distance. Living in Kyiv, Alina’s view is terrifyingly closer. Yet she tells me she and her family are safe and trying to stay positive. Glory to Ukraine!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • GONE WITH THE WIND  / Alina Zalozna Quartet  
  • JOY SPRING  /  Alexis Cole  /   “Sky Blossom”
  • IT’S ANYBODY’S SPRING  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • SPRING IN MANHATTAN  /  Blossom Dearie  /   “Spring In Manhattan”
  • HURRY, IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /   “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • LET’S DO IT  /  Lady Gaga  /   “Love For Sale”
  • HERE COMEAS THE SUN  /  The Beatles  /   “Abbey Road”
  • TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME  /  Tom Kubis Big Band  /   “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”
  • SPRING  /  Susie Arioli  /   “Spring”  
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Frank Sinatra  /   “Only The Lonely”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL  /  Ellen Andersson  /   “You Should Have Told Me”
  • APRIL SHOWERS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /   Captain Kangaroo  /   “Captain Kangaroo”
  • I’LL REMEMBER APRIL  /  Modern Jazz Quartet  /   “European Tour”
  • THEY SAY IT’S SPRING  /  Marissa Mulder  /   “Illusions”
  • IT’S NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS  /  Ronny Whyte  /   “Whyte Wolf”
  • WATERS OF MARCH  /  Luciana Souza  /   “The New Bossa Nova”
  • POISONING PIGEONS IN THE PARK  /  Tom Lehrer  /   “An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer”
  • IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /   Debby Boone  /   “Reflections Of Rosemary”
  • SPRING IS WHERE YOU ARE  /  Mark Murphy  /   “September Ballads”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Betty Carter  /  “Inside Betty Carter ”
  • SPRINGSVILLE  /  Miles Davis  /   “Miles Ahead”
  • THERE’LL BE ANOTHER SPRING  /  Peggy Lee & George Shearing  /   “Beauty & The Beat”
  • ANOTHER SPRING  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /   “That’s All”
  • ANOTHER SPRING  /  Nina Simone  /   “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /   “Together Again”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “WILLPOWER VS WON’T-POWER” (6.5.21)

6 Jun

What does it take to lose weight? Willpower. Stop biting your nails? Willpower. What does it take to stop watching America’s Got Talent? Half a brain – but that’s a different issue. Getting back on topic: what does it take to give up smoking? Again, Willpower. So let me get this straight: Willpower is forcing yourself not to do something. Wouldn’t it make more sense to call it Won’t-power?  But no – everyone gives Willpower all the praise and approbation. Well, not  this week! I think Won’t is just as important to songwriters as Will – maybe more important. I tried to prove that with songs about Will and Won’t. I won’t tell you which side won; but I will tell you the music definitely won.

                                                           SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Rebecka Tornqvist  /  “The Stockholm Kaza Sessions”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Fred Rogers  /  “You Are Special”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Thirsty Ghost”
  • I WON’T SCAT  /  Ron Boustead  /  “Unlikely Valentine”
  • YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Debbie Reynolds  /  “The Best Of Debbie Reynolds”
  • WHO WILL TAKE MY PLACE  /  Freddy Cole  /  “This And That”
  • GOD WILL  /  Holly Cole  /  “Holly Cole”
  • TROUBLE JUST WON’T GO AWAY  /  Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band  /  “Message From Groove & GW”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sarah Bareilles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU  /  The Real Group  /  “Live in Stockholm”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Jamie Cullum & Geoff Gascogne   /  “From The Vaults”
  • I WILL  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let it Be Jazz”
  • YOU WON’T SEE ME  /  The Hot Club Of San Francisco  /  “John Paul George & Django”
  • YOU WON’T FORGET ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • HEART WE WILL FORGET HIM  /  Cassia DeMayo  /  “Heart We Will Forget Him”
  • WILL YOU STILL BE MINE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  •  QUE SERA SERA  /  Malene Mortensen  /  “Still In Love With You”
  • I WON’T TELL A SOUL  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues Is Now”
  • WILL I FIND MY LOVE TODAY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall”
  • I WON’T SEND ROSES  /  Brian Stokes Mitchell  /  “Plays With Music”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SELF-DECEPTION” (5.16.20)

17 May

The question people ask me the most is “What’s the best thing about being on the radio?” (It’s also the one question people ask me I could read on the air without upsetting the FCC.) I always tell people the best thing is talking to thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people. Of course, the truth is (especially these days) I’m home, in my office, talking into a microphone, and the only thing listening to me is my computer (and, like my audience, it occasionally drops off to sleep). Okay, so maybe I should tell people the really best thing about being on the radio is having an opportunity week after week to indulge my insatiable capacity for self-deception. Fine. I said it. Happy now? But I’m not alone. All of these songs are about people deceiving and fooling themselves about something – with some variations of self-awareness tossed in there. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • FOOLIN’ MYSELF  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • I WISH I WERE N LOVE AGAIN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Perfectly Frank”
  • THIS CAN’T BE LOVE  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Manhattan Moods”
  • ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE  /  James Taylor  /  “American Standard”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Songbook Session”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Jimmy Scott  /  “All The Way”
  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince will Come”
  • DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Fiona Apple, Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This”
  • I SHOULD CARE  /  Christian McBride Big Band  /  “The Good Feeling”
  • I WALK A LITTLE FASTER  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Give Him The Oo-La-La”
  • TALK TO ME BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly, As I Leave You”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Holly Cole  /  “The Best Of Holly Cole”
  • I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “The Way I Am”
  • DON’T EXPLAIN  /  Nina Simone  /  “Let It all Out”
  • PRIVATE GUY  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • THE LIES OF HANDSOME MEN  /  Christy Baron  /  “Take The Journey”
  • LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Bill Henderson Live At The Vic”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Annie Sellick  /  “Street Of Dreams”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Kenny Rogers  /  “Timepiece”
  • EASTWOOD LANE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • A LITTLE TASTE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Dave Frishberg Classics”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best of Love Songs”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SOCIAL DISTANCING” (3.21.20)

22 Mar

At times like these – perilous times, uncertain times – people turn to Turntable For One for information and advice. Clearly these are people who’ve never listened to the show before. But, okay, I can totally pretend to abandon my usual format and inveterate cynicism to talk about something serious. Social Distancing. What is it? How do I do it? And what can I do while I’m doing it? I think these songs demonstrate some of the actions and attitudes people should adopt to fill the long months ahead. I also threw in Stacey Kent and Rachael & Vilray to remind people of what we won’t be able to do, perhaps for a long, long time. A little salt never really hurts a wound, does it?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • BY MYSELF  /  Rene Zellweger  /  “Judy-Soundtrack”
  • ALL BY MYSELF  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Oh Look At Me Now”
  • LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On the Road”
  • TALK TO ME  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
  • SHOW ME  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Something Cool”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  Ruben Blades  /  “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
  • BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING TRAM  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • COME DANCE WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance with Me”
  • SHALL WE DANCE  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In town”
  • ME AND MY SHADOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Allen Ludden  /  “Sings His Favorite Songs”
  • ALONE TOGETHER  /  Alyssa Allgood  /  “Exactly Like You”
  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • GET OUT OF TOWN  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “Mad About Madeline”
  • LET’S MAKE LOVE ON THIS PLANE  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “Rachael & Vilray”
  • CELTIC SWING  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
  • I REMEMBER SKY  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “Turning Skies”
  • A TABLE SET FOR SOLITUDE  /  Dena DeRose  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard Vol. 1”
  • ET AINSI VA LA VIE  /  Sarah Lancman  /  “Parisienne”
  • WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Once In A While”
  • LET IT BE  /  Diane Schuur  /  “Running On Faith”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SONGS ABOUT SONGS” – A SHOW FROM THE ARCHIVES – (1.18.20)

20 Jan

MIA again last Saturday and pulled another show from the archive, a show from 2016. I’ll be back live this Saturday. Keep watching this space: Details to follow…

Over the last 7 years, I’ve thought of musical themes of songs for about nearly everything you can think of. Hope you caught my shows with songs about Boy Meets Tinder, Practical First Aid, and The Only Thing The NSA Isn’t Watching Is Paint Drying. This week’s theme, Songs About Songs, was (for a change) more about the music than my paranoia.  I’m content.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WITH A SONG IN MY HEART  /  Chet Baker  /  “She Was Too Good To Me”
  •  I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Adrienne Fenemor  /  “Blue Skies”
  • THE SONG IS YOU  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Rare Sinatra”
  •  WHEN HE MAKES MUSIC  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Extra Special”
  • IF YOU WERE A SONG  /  Billy Brandt  /  “The Ballad Of Larry’s Neighbor”
  • THE SONG IS ENDED  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “A Celebration Of The Voice”
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • MUSIC  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall”
  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Stephane Grappelli  /  “How High The Moon”
  • I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TUNE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Frederica Von Stade  /  “Another Side of Frederica Von Stade”
  • MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
  • THE MUSIC GOES ROUND AND ROUND  /  Mark Pompe  /  “Monks’ Dream”
  • ONE NOTE SAMBA  /  Veronneau  /  “Jazz Samba Project”
  • ONE NOTE SAMBA  /  Betty Carter  /  “Round Midnight”
  • JOHNNY ONE NOTE  /  Anita O’Day  /  “Anita O’Day Swings Rogers & Hart”
  • BROOKLYN LOVE SONG  /  Duchess  /  “Duchess”
  • SWING  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • YOU ARE LIKE A SONG  Svetlana & The Delancy 5  /  “A Night At The Speakeasy”
  • SING  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Various  /  “Sesame Street: The Best Of Elmo”
  • CAN’T HELP SINGING  /  Jody Sandhaus  /  “A Fine Spring Morning”
  • AS LONG AS I’M SINGING  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Capitol Collectors Series”
  • TEACH ME A SONG  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Never Let Me Go”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • A DOLLAR FOR A DIME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Every Night”
  • DEEP SONG  /  Morgana King  /  “It’s A Quiet thing”
  • A SONG FOR YOU  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Song For You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FULL MOON RISING” (9.22.18)

22 Sep

I dedicated this week’s show to the upcoming full moon because it’s said that the full moon has an interrupting effect on human sleep patterns. I’ll do anything to try to keep my audience awake. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MOONDANCE  /  Van Morrison  /  “The Best Of Van Morrison Vol. 3”
  • MOONGLOW  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Solitude”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “As I Remember It”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson  /  “Dream In Blue”
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • MELANCHOLY MOON  /  Monica Munro  /  “Down To The River”
  • MOON-FACED & STARRY EYED  /  The Hi-Lo’s  /  “All That Jazz”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON  /  Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & His Orchestra In London”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Janet Planet  /  “Get Happy”
  • HELLO YOUNG LOVERS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  James Darren  /  “The Best Of James Darren”
  • DESTINATION MOON  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • MOONLIGHT SERENADE  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • HARVEST MOON  /  Cassandra Wilson  /  “New Moon Daughter”
  • SHINE ON HARVEST MOON  /  Jimmy Rushing & Dave Brubeck  /  “Brubeck & Rushing”
  • IN THE EVNING BY THE MOONLIGHT  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Newport”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE MOONLIGHT  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “When You Make Me Smile”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”
  • I WANT TO TURN OUT MY LIGHT  /  April Barrows  /  “My Dream Is You”
  • MOON AND SAND  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Guitar Forms”
  • POLKA DOTS & MOONBEAMS  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
  • MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • IN THE GLOW OF THE MOON  /  Dena DeRose  /  “A Walk In The Park”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Gavin Hope  /  “For All We Know”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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