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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 “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST 10.18.25

20 Oct

Saturday’s show was a blast from the past, a show from about a year ago. Here’s what I said back then:

What do you do when you’re so sick of politics, you can’t stand to turn on the news— and when your football teams are losing so badly it ruins Sunday afternoon… and Sunday night… And Thursday night… And Monday night… and when your favorite restaurant starts listing the calories for every single menu item.  I’ll tell you what you do to take your mind off the real world. You do a two-hour musical tribute to inanimate objects!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady in Satin”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WINDOWS  /  Chick Corea  /  “Now He Sings, Now He Cries”
  • LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT  /  Janet Planet  /  ”Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
  • THE TURNTABLE SONG  /  Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Orch.  /  “Ballroom Time!”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get It”
  • PROUD MARY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Leonard Nimoy  /  “The Best Of Leonard Nimoy”
  • AGUA DE BEBER  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “Bop Web”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • FINISHING THE HAT  /  Neil Patrick Harris  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • CANOE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • CHELSEA BRIDGE  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Big Band”
  • THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “Willow Weep For Me”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Ella & Louis”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MOOD SWINGS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) 10.4.25

5 Oct

Wasn’t in the mood to do a new show. What a perfect excuse to play this show from the archive. Here’s what I said back then:

 

Happy. Sad. Optimistic. Fatalistic. Hopeful. And those were just my moods in the past five-minutes. Look at all the mood swings I packed into two hours!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Samara Joy  /  “Linger Awhile”
  • IT’S THE MOOD THAT I’M IN  /  Calabria Foti & John Pizzarelli  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • i’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Fine And Mellow”
  • MOODY’S MOOD FOR LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • AZURE-TE  /  Nat King Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • MY MELANCHOLY BABY  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”  
  • GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Mayer w/ Chris Botti  /  “Chris Botti In Boston”
  • MIDNIGHT MOOD  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Since We Met”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allsion  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • HAPPY TALK  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderleey  /  “Nancy Wilson/Cannonbal Adderley”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • PENSIVE MISS   /  Count Basie  /  “Basie Plays Hefti”
  • WHERE DID THE MAGIC GO   /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
  • BORN TO BE BLUE  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan & Danny Jonokuchi Big Band  /  “Voices”
  • BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This On’s For Tedi”
  • IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD  /  Michel Petrucciani  /  “Jazz Club Montmartre CPH 1988”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live At Vine Street”
  • EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BIG BEAUTIFUL BILLS!” 5.31.25

2 Jun

A couple weeks ago I made a joke calling myself the original Big Beautiful Bill. I thought it was pretty funny all things considered these days. But then I started worrying. What about Billy Wilder? Or Bill Buckley? Or Bill Russell? Or Bill Parcels? Or maybe even Barnacle Bill The Sailor? What about all big beautiful Bills?  Didn’t I owe them an apology? So I played a couple of hours of singers, musicians, arrangers, and composers named Bill. I thought they fit the bill perfectly. 

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

  • A LITTLE TEMPO PLEASE   /  Count Basie  /  “Basie At Birdland”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Billie’s Best”
  • AIN’T NO SUNSHINE  /   |Bill Withers  /  “Just As I Am”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • DOWN IN THE DEPTHS  /  Tony Bennett /arr.: Bill Holman  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • STOMPING AT THE SAVOY  /  Stan Kenton  /arr.: Bill Holman  /  /  “Stomping At Newport”
  • PURE IMAGINATION  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Here, There, & Everywhere”  
  • I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE  /  (MYSTERY VOCLIST)  /  Billie Eilish  /  
  • NEW YORK STATE OF MIND  /  Billy Joel  /  “The Essential Billy Joel”
  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “The First Songs”
  • BILLY BOY  /  Oscar Peterson  /  “The London House Sessions”
  • IN THE EVENING  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ Bill Doggett  /  “These Are The Blues”
  • LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • WON’T YOU COME HOME, BILL BAILEY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
  • WORK SONG  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “At Basin Street East”
  • MAYBE  /  Lena Horne  /  “An Evening With Lena Horne”
  • IT’S KIND OF LONESOME OUT TONIGHT  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • THE RULES OF THE ROAD  /  Nat King Cole arr: Billy May  /  “The Billy May Sessions”
  • BILL  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • LONELY TIME   /  Maynard Ferguson w/ Willie Maiden  /  “A Message From Birdland”
  • EASY LIVING  /  Johnny Hartman w/ Dr. Billy Taylor  /  “The Bridges Of Madison County”
  • THE BEST THING FOR YOU  /  Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap  /  “Something To Remember”
  • EMILY  /  Bill Evans w/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin w/ Bill Watrous  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • OUR REVELS ARE NOW OVER  /  Joseph Fiennes / Willam Shakespeare  /  “When Love Speaks”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MOOD SWINGS” 1.18.25

20 Jan

Happy. Sad. Optimistic. Fatalistic. Hopeful. And those were just my moods in the past five-minutes. Look at all the mood swings I packed into two hours!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Samara Joy  /  “Linger Awhile”
  • IT’S THE MOOD THAT I’M IN  /  Calabria Foti & John Pizzarelli  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • i’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Fine And Mellow”
  • MOODY’S MOOD FOR LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • AZURE-TE  /  Nat King Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • MY MELANCHOLY BABY  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”  
  • GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Mayer w/ Chris Botti  /  “Chris Botti In Boston”
  • MIDNIGHT MOOD  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Since We Met”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allsion  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • HAPPY TALK  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderleey  /  “Nancy Wilson/Cannonbal Adderley”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • PENSIVE MISS   /  Count Basie  /  “Basie Plays Hefti”
  • WHERE DID THE MAGIC GO   /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
  • BORN TO BE BLUE  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan & Danny Jonokuchi Big Band  /  “Voices”
  • BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This On’s For Tedi”
  • IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD  /  Michel Petrucciani  /  “Jazz Club Montmartre CPH 1988”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live At Vine Street”
  • EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” 11.16.24

18 Nov

What do you do when you’re so sick of politics, you can’t stand to turn on the news— and when your football teams are losing so badly it ruins Sunday afternoon… and Sunday night… And Thursday night… And Monday night… and when your favorite restaurant starts listing the calories for every single menu item.  I’ll tell you what you do to take your mind off the real world. You do a two-hour musical tribute to inanimate objects!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady in Satin”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WINDOWS  /  Chick Corea  /  “Now He Sings, Now He Cries”
  • LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT  /  Janet Planet  /  ”Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
  • THE TURNTABLE SONG  /  Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Orch.  /  “Ballroom Time!”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get It”
  • PROUD MARY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Leonard Nimoy  /  “The Best Of Leonard Nimoy”
  • AGUA DE BEBER  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “Bop Web”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • FINISHING THE HAT  /  Neil Patrick Harris  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • CANOE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • CHELSEA BRIDGE  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Big Band”
  • THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “Willow Weep For Me”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Ella & Louis”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FOLLOW THE RULES” 2.24.24

26 Feb

I’ve always believed in rules – rules of etiquette, Robert’s rules, the infield fly rule, and on and on. Even though I know rules are out of fashion these days, I had my audience follow the rules this week. 

SONG TITLE  /Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve”
  • YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD  /  Dave Tull  /  “I Just Want To Be Paid”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG  /  Veronica Swift  ‘  “This bitter Earth”
  • EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In All Keys”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD  /  James Brown  /  “It’s A NewDay
  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD  /  Kari Kirkland  /  ‘Wild Is The Wind”
  • I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TUNE  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “With A Song In My Heart
  • TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jack Webb  /  “Just The Tracks ‘am”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE  /  Billy Porter  /  “Billy’s Back on Broadway”
  • IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU  /  Phillip Harper  /  “100 Greatest Trumpet Songs”
  • MEAN WHAT YOU SAY  /  Sarah McKenzie  /  “Without You”
  • RULES OF THE ROAD  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Let’sFace The Music And Dance”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN  /  Richard Burton  /  “Camelot”
  • I’LL BE HARD TO HANDLE  /  Caity Gorgy  /  ”You’re Alike, You Two”
  • I LIKE TO LEAD WHEN I DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra ’65”
  • I WANT TO BE EVIL  /  Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings  /  “Groovin’”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life is Beautiful”
  • EARY TO BED  /  Maud Hixson  /  ”Permanent Moonlight”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something’ Like Love”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met”
  • IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW  /  Linda Purl  /  “Up Jumped Spring”
  • 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 “DESERT ISLAND GAME – 2022 (11.12.22)

13 Nov

It could have been worse.  Election Day Tuesday was supposed to be worse.  So bad I thought I might have to head for a desert island. I even packed a suitcase and told the radio station I was changing the name of the show to Palm Tree For One. But it didn’t turn out as catastrophically as I feared. Still, it never hurts to be prepared.  So this week I planned what music I’ll bring with me if I have to take a mental health day for the next 20 years. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • RETURN TO PARADISE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance””
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel LeGrand At Shelly’s Manne Hole”
  • MANHATTAN   /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • MANHATTAN  /  Sars Barielles  /  “Brave Enough”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  Live Performance
  • AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome”
  • I FEEL FOOLISH  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “Featuring”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE   /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Keith Jarrett At The Blue Note”
  • SHALL WE DANCE  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “SInatra/Basie” The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • BLOOD COUNT   /  Stan Getz  /  “Anniversary”
  • ‘DEED I DO  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • BLAME ON MY YOUTH  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Shawn Colvin  /  “Stormy Weather”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Gregory Porter  /  “One Night Only”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • ALFIE  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy Mercy”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Lady Gaga  /.  “Cheek To Cheek”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FUN WITH PHOBIAS” (6.4.22)

6 Jun

We all have them. Maybe we call them quirks or superstitions. Let’s call them by their real names – fears and phobias. Fear of Heights – it’s called Acrophobia.  Dentrophobia – fear of Dentists. Even I have a phobia: The Fear of Howie Mandel suddenly showing up at my door. I’m sure there’s a name of that but I haven’t found it yet. Most of our phobias are manageable and many are actually curable. Here’s my question: are they exploitable, by which I mean could I get two hours of music out of them? Songs about phobias, songs to help overcome phobias – two hours of immersion therapy in swing.

(Fear Of…)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Marriage)  /  NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley  /  “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
  • (Society)  /  EAST ST. LOUIS TOODLE-OO/DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE  /  John Pizzarelli  /   “Rockin’ In Rhythm”
  • (The Moon)  ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART  /  Roberta Gambarini  /   “Easy To Love”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Blue Skies”
  • (Flying)  /  TRY YOUR WINGS  /  Tom Rust  /   “Lucky To Be Me”
  • (Gaining Weight)  EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /   “Love Makes The Changes”
  • (Social Evaluation)  /  I’M NOT TALKING  /  Mose Allison  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • (Being Alone)  /  HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT  /  Kellye Gray  /   “And They Call Us Cowboys”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /   Anthony Newley  /   “Anthology”
  • (Angina)  /  MY HEART STOOD STILL  /  Emmet Cohen  /   “Future Stride”
  • (Ugliness)  /  I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate  /   “11:60 PM”
  • (Water)  /  I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER  /  Kevin Mahogany  /   “Old ,New, Borrowed, And The Blues”
  • (Accidents)  /  HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /   “Haven’t We Met”
  • (Rain)  /  SINGING IN THE RAIN  /  Paul Jost  /   “Breaking Through”
  • (Being Touched)  /  DON’T TOUCH ME  /  Diane Daly  /   “I Ain’t Blue”
  • (Love)  /  FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE  /  Joe Williams  /   “Together”
  • (The Night)  /  THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES  /  Irene Kral  /   “Second Chance”
  • (Mirrors)  /  THE MAN IN THE LOOKING GLASS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The September of My Years”
  • (Flowers)  /  SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Me & Phil”
  • SINGLE PETAL OF A ROSE  /  Marcus Roberts  /  “The Truth Is Spoken here”
  • (Schools)  /  WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, James Taylor  /   “Watermark”
  • (Colors)  /  BLUE SKIES  /  Sally Terrell  /   “Feel Alive”
  • (Teenagers)  MOOD INDIGO  /  Anais Reno  /   “Lovesome Thing”
  • (The World Going to Hell In A Hand Basket)  /  FRAGILE  /  Sting  /   “My Songs Live”
  • IF IT’S MAGIC  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis  /   “Artemis”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

Missed the show? I’m afraid that just won’t do!  Click here and then click on my name in the drop-down menu to listen to an archived version.

Turntable For One has a new Facebook page here!

Turntable For One – full-length shows! –  are on Mixcloud

Look for Turntable For One shows on All About Jazz, too!

One-Hour Shows on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange, here: