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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 “FEELS LIKE FALL” (9.28.24)

30 Sep

Why did I wear a sweater to the show this week? No buttons to struggle with? (I thought we were friends.) Because it feels like Fall!  So lots of fall and Autumn songs this week including Sarah Vaughan’s insane but irresistible version of Autumn Leaves. And I couldn’t sign off without a fond farewell to Benny Golson.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Recital”
  • AUTUMN SERENADE  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN  /  Cyrille Aimee & Chicago Jazz Orchestra  /  “Bustin’ Out!”
  • DEAR AUTUMN  /  Joey Alexander  /  “Origin”
  • SEPTEMBER SONG  /  Nat Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays”
  • ’TIS AUTUMN  /  Caity Gyorgy w/  Pat LaBarbera  /  “Featuring”
  • INDIAN SUMMER  /  Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington  /  “Francis A. & Edward K.”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Crazy & Mixed Up”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Songbook”
  • THE SUMMER KNOWS  /  Gino Amato w/ Claudette Sierra  /  “Latin Crossroads”
  • JAMBOREE JONES  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer”
  • EARLY AUTUMN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Songbook”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Bill Evans & Jeremy Steig  /  “What’s New”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • AUTUMN NOCTURNE  /  Samara Joy  /  “Autumn Nocturne”
  • LULLABY OF THE LEAVES  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Interlude”
  • MAYBE SEPTEMBER  /  Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery  /  “The Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes”
  • YOU HAVE LIVED IN AUTUMN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Discover Who I Am” Blossom Dearie”
  • AUTUMN HAS FOUND YOU  /  Allan Harris w/ Gregoire Maret  /  “Kate’s Soul Food”
  • AUTUMN  /  Abigail Rockwell  /  “Autumn Noir”
  • WHEN OCTOBER GOES  /  Barry Manilow  /  “2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe”
  • I REMEMBER CLIFFORD  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Still Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “DELUGE OF DILEMMAS” 9.8.24

9 Sep

When they come, they may be small, they may be large; they may come one at a time or maybe in bunches. You don’t always see them coming, but they’re coming. 

Of course I’m talking about mosquito bites.  No — I’m talking about Dilemmas – those tricky speed bumps life throws at us.  You know, Which is better: fire or ice?  Window or aisle?  Or the one that vexes me most: fries or side salad? 

How about these songs for a deluge of dilemmas?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE  /  Danny Jonokuchi Big Band w/ Alexa Barchini  /  “Voices”   
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • I’LL BE HARD TO HANDLE  /  Caity György  /  “You’re Alike, You Two”
  • TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • HOW AM I TO KNOW?  /Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • THE THRILL IS GONE  /  Dakota Staton w/ Gorge Shearing  /  “In The Night”
  • THE THRILL IS GONE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  B. B. King & Luciano Pavarotti  /  “Pavarotti & Friends For The Children Of Guatamela & Kosovo”
  • I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE  /  Jeff Goldblum & The Mildre Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • CAT BACK BLUES  /  Cathi Walkup  /  “The Secret of The Song”
  • LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Joni Mitchell  /  “Both Sides Now”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald, Gregory Porter  /  “Someone To Watch Over Me”
  • I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME  /  Bonnie Raitt  /  “Luck Of The Draw”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Chet Baker  /  “She Was Too Good To Me”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Lauren Henderson w/ Sullivan Fortner  /  “Lauren Henderson”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Standards Vol. 1”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Calabria Foti  /  “In The Still Of The Night”
  • 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 “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 “MY FAVORITE FOUR-LETTER WORDS” (9.30.23)

2 Oct

Since it’s an election year, we’re going to be hearing a lot of four-letter words. I thought I’d start the ball rolling with some of my favorites: Love, Luck, Hope, Life, Song, and, of course, one of my most favorites of favorites, Tony.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album title

  • I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones  /  “My Way”
  • LOVESICK   /  Jackie & Roy /  “Lovesick”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Live Performance)
  • THE WHIFFENPOOF SONG  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers and Losers”
  • THE LIFE THAT I LEAD  /  Lou Rawls  /  “Carryin’ On”
  • I HOPE YOU DANCE  /  Deborah Lippman  /  “Songbird”
  • LUCK BE A LADY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Vegas”
  • SOLITUDE  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Solitude”
  • IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Leonard Maltin  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • CUTE  /  Count Basie  /  “Breakfast Dance & Barbecue”
  • THE MAN WITH THE HORN  /  Calabira Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • THAT FACE  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Lucy Yeghiazryan  /  “Blue Heaven”
  • LITTLE BLUE MAN  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Dot…Dot…Dot”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My Gentleman Friend”
  • ORNITHOLOGY  /  Pasquale Grasso  /  “Be-Bop”
  • WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “After The Roses”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker  /  “Carnegie Hall Concert”
  • HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “APRIL FOOLS! 2023” (4.1.23)

1 Apr

Sure, I promised my audience a special April 1st show with a new recording of Rod Stewart singing “Nessun Dorma,” a YouTube video of The Boy’s Choir of Galway Cathedral singing in Gaelic, “99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall,” plus a bootleg from a Joni Mitchell recording session where Joni is aiming a profanity-lace rant at her assistant who gave her the wrong bottle of spring water. Okay, that stuff I couldn’t deliver. But a couple hours of songs about fools and foolishness was a foolproof formula for a great April Fools Day show.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • FOOLIN’ MYSELF /  Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE /  Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
  • BABY I’M A FOOL /  Melody Gardot / “My One & Only Love”
  • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOLFrank Sinatra / “My Way”
  • FOOLS RUSH IN /  Harold Mabern w/ Norah Jones / “Afro Blues”
  • MY FOOLISH HEARTBill Evans / “The Last Waltz”
  • FOOLS PARADISEMose Allison / “Allison Wonderland”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU (Take 3)Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
  • APRIL FOOL / (Mystery Vocalist) /  Matt Monro / “Portrait Of My Love”
  • THE FOOL ON THE HILL /  Artemis / “Artemis”
  • ORDINARY FOOL /  Ray Brown Jr. & Paul Williams / “Friends & Family”
  • I FEEL FOOLISH Caity György / “Featuring”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT /  Tony Bennett / “Rarities, Outtakes, & Other Delights”
  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GOFrank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
  • FOOL THAT I AM /  Etta James / “The Second Time Around”
  • WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM ISammy Davis Jr. / “At The Coconut Grove”
  • SO LONG YOU FOOLSophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
  • GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL /  Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • EVERYODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL /  Dexter Gordon / “Gettin’ Around”
  • FUN TO BE FOOLEDMarlene VerPlanck w. Hank Jones / “My Impetuous Heart”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS /  Aaron Neville / “The Grand Tour”
  • YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFULSarah Vaughan / “Crazy & Mixed Up”
  • APRIL FOOLED ME /  Mark Murphy / “Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields”
  • YOUNG AND FOOLISHTrish Hatley / “I Remember”
  • PARIS MISMATCH /  (Theme Music) /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BABY TALK” (1.15.22)

17 Jan

Taking baby steps – isn’t that what I was doing in my driveway after the last snow storm? Out of the mouths of babes – isn’t that why we put bibs on them? Sleep like a baby – I’m sure my audience can relate to that. Throw the baby out with the bath water – doesn’t that just mean it’s time to get your eyes examined? What’s with all the baby stuff, Bill? Because this week I dedicated the show to nothing but baby talk with some wonderful singers and, of course, the usual babbling and gurgling from me. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • STEPPIN’ OUT WITH MY BABY  /  Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera  /  (Live Performance)
  • BABY BABY ALL THE TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /   “Close Enough For Love”
  • HELLO, MA BABY  /  Julian Yeo  /   “1923”
  • IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T  /  Melissa Morgan  /   “Until I Met You”
  • TALK TO ME BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /   “Softly As I Leave You”
  • EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY  /  Duchess  /   “Live At The Jazz Standard”
  • BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM  /  Tony DeSare  /   ”Want You”
  • BROADWAY BABY  /  Elaine Stritch  /   “Elaine Stritch At Liberty”
  • MY BABY DOESN’T SAY GOODNIGHT  /  Leo Sidran  /   “The Art Of Conversation”
  • MY LEAN BABY  /  Jackie Ryan & Buddy DeFranco  /   “Grand Masters of Jazz”
  • YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /   Tab Hunter  /  “When I Fall In Love”
  • GEE BABY AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU  /  Jeff Goldblum, Haley Reinhart, Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /   “The Capitol Sessions”
  • I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY  /  Erroll Garner  / “Now Playing: A Night At The Movies”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME  /  Nina Simone  /  Mood Indigo”
  • BABY YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES  /  Kevin Mahogany & Jeanie Bryson  / “You Got What It Takes”
  • HOW’S ABOUT IT BABY  /  Kat Edmonson  /   “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Billie Holiday  / “The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve”
  • WONDERFUL BABY  /  Don McLean  /   “Favorites & Rarities”
  • DON’TCHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /   “At The Opera House”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Five Play  /   “Live From The Firehouse Stage”
  • MY MELANCHOLY BABY  /  Sue Raney & Alan Broadbent  “Listen Here”
  • NEXT YEAR, BABY  /  Jamie Cullum  /   “Twentysomething”
  • BABY I DON’T CRY OVER YOU  /  Yamit Lemoine  /   “Ain’t Misbehavin’”
  • BABY I’M A FOOL  /  Melody Gardot  /  “My One And Only Thrill”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /   “Only The Lonely”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “UNHAPPY ENDINGS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) (8.21.21)

22 Aug

I’m almost back – but I’m not quite ready to bring my vacation to an untimely end, so I’m playing a couple weeks of shows from the archive. I’ll be back live on Sept. 4th! Here’s what I said about last night’s show when it was live  a year and a half ago:

Do you like stores with happy endings? Well, this show wasn’t going to make you very happy. Unless, of course, you like wonderful singers and musicians interpreting sad songs (at all kinds of tempos). Happy now?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Falling Love Again”
  • YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS  /  Thomas Quastoff  /  “The Jazz Album”
  • JUST FRIENDS  /  Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie  /  “Send In The Clowns”
  • GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • GOOD TIMES  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers & Losers”
  • WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett/Berlin”
  • DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME  /  Fiona Apple & Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This
  • I’VE ONLY MYSELF TO BLAME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy & The Metropole Orchestra  /  “The Dream”
  • HE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • THE MASQUERADE IS OVER  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Song Society Vol. 2”
  • THE DEVIL ON MY CELL PHONE  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU  /  Jackie Ryan  /  Listen Here”
  • TOO SOON TO TELL  /  Andrew Distel  /  “It Only Takes Time”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Madeline Eastman & Kenny Barron  /  “Art Attack”
  • SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES  /  Keith Jarrrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • CRY, BUTTERCUP, CRY  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis  /  “Artemis”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Tom Rust & John Horler  /  “Lucky To Be Me”
  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Dream”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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