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PLAYLIST FOR “MY FAVORITE FOUR-LETTER WORDS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) 11.8.25

10 Nov

Played a show from 2023 this week, though two hours of four-letter words still seems appropriate for the times.  Maybe even more. I wrote this the first time I posted the show: 

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 “ESCAPE PLANS” 11.1.25

3 Nov

I can think of a thousand reasons why Escape Plans are on my mind. Instead, I thought of a couple dozen great songs and let them be my escape for a couple hours. (I also paid tribute to Jack DeJohnette whose work means so much to me.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareilles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • THE ICE HOTEL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Breakfast On The Morning Tram”
  • FAR AWAY PLACES  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Manhattan In The Rain”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /   Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “Cornfucius Say”
  • EAST OF THE SUN  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Send For Me”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • DESTINATION MOON   /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ’62”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Diana Krall  /  “This Dream Of You”
  • STAIRWAY TO THR STARS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Blue Heaven”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “The Perfection Years”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Sunset In The Blue”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “The Cure”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”
  • NO MORE  /  Chip Zien & Tom Aldredge  /  “Into The Woods”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL BLUES” 10.11.25

12 Oct

About 5 years ago, I did a show called, “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues.”  Back then, the country – and the  world – were reeling under a pandemic. Americans were confused, fearful, and angry, emotions reflected in contentious politics. We didn’t  know which way the country was going to go. As they say: the more things change… So what kind of mood do you think I’m still in five years later?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • ALL BLUES  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Double Rainbow”
  • BLUE SKIES  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES  /  Joe Williams & Count Basie  /  “At The Americana Hotel”
  • BLOSSOM’S BLUES  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES  /  Tony Bennett & Ray Charles /  “The Art of Excellence”
  • FINE AND MELLOW  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Essential Billie Holiday: The Carnegie Hall Concert””
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • LILAC BLUES  /  The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra  /  “Mixed Bag”
  • HUM DRUM BLUES  /  Kate Kortum  /  “Good Woman”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Little Girl Blue”
  • I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES  /  Kenny Washington  /  “What’s The Hurry”
  • BLUE OF BLUE  /  Carly Simon  /  “Torch”
  • BLACK AND BLUE  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “16 Most Requested Songs”
  • GEORGIA ROSE  /  Queen Latifah w/ Stevie Wonder  /  “Travelin’ Light”
  • WAITER, ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues”
  • BLUES FOR POP-POP  /  Gina Vendetta  /  “Fun Size”
  • BLUE VELVET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Fereelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • BLUES FOR PABLO  /  Miles Davis  /  “Miles Ahead”
  • BASIN STREET BLUES  /  Shirley Horn w/ Roy Hargrove  /  “I Remember Miles”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SWEET SLUMBER  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues Is Now”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CRASH!” 4.5.25

6 Apr

Well, it’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? A real crash course in highs and lows; ups and wow – what downs! After this week, 401k only refers to a pitcher’s strikeout record. So, of course in unsettling times of – say – Crash and burn, people turn to me for solace, for joy, and for a safe place to crash this week on Turntable For One. They made a big mistake!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME  /  George Michael  /  “Symphonica”
  • I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Remember Miles”
  • AIN’T GOT A DIME TO MY NAME  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Songs Of Stage & Screen”
  • ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • WHO CARES?  Pete McGuinness  /  “Voice Like A Horn”
  • NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN & OUT  /  Nina Simone  /  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
  • TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGH  /  Jimmy Witherspoon m /  “At The Renaissance” 
  • IF I WERE A RICH MAN  /  Zero Mostel  /  “Fiddler On The Roof”
  • GOD BLESS THE CHILD  /  Tony Bennett & Billie Holiday  /  “Tony Bennett On Holiday”
  • I’VE GOT FIVE DOLLARS  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swing”
  • I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO  /  Kate Reid  /  “The Heart Already Knows”
  • WITH PLENTY OF MONEY & YOU  /  John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey  /  “Pentimento”
  • BUSTED  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs From “Let No Man Write My Epitaph’”
  • TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Musical Moments To Remember”
  • THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE  /  Nellie McKay  /  “The Best Things In Life Are Free”
  • WHAT DID I HAVE (I DON’T HAVE NOW)  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Songs Of Stage & Screen”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Drinking Again”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Bernard Lynette Trio w/ Cody Owen Stine
  • HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “At The Bon Soir”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES  /  Tony Bennett & Ray Charles  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES  /  Lisa Loeb  /  “Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries”
  • STREET OF DREAMS  /  Stacey Kent  /  Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music Of Victor Young”
  • I’D GVE A DOLLAR FOR A DIME  / Joe Williams  /  “Every Night”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie Sings The Comden & Green Songbook”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LOVE SONGS AND NOT LOVE SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY” 2.15.25

16 Feb

Love Valentine’s Day? I’ve got songs for you! Love to hate Valentine’s Day? I have songs for you, too!

SONG TITLR  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key?”
  • VALENTINE’S DAY  /  James Taylor  /  “Never Die Young”
  • IT’S LOVE  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie Sings Comden & Green”
  • LOOK OUT FOR LOVE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Big Band Cole” 
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  \“Bossa + Jazz”
  • I’M IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Joni Mitchell  /  “Both Sides Now”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel Legrand At Shelly’s Manne-Hole”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra With Love”
  • I LOVE TO LOVE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • I LOVE BETSY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “My Funny Valentine”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • GEE, BABY AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU  /  Dr. John w/ WDR Big Band  /  “Big Band Voodoo”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Gregory Porter  /  “One Night Only…”
  • LOVESICK  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Lovesick”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sting w/ Herbie Hancock  /  “My Funny Valentine”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones  /  “My Way”
  • THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS LOVE  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “‘Round Midnight”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Donny Hathaway  /  “The Donny Hathaway Collection”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Lost Recordings”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BAD HABITS” – AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST – 2.8.25

9 Feb

Had to take a “snow day” and play a show from the archive. Don’t want to make a habit of it, but snow happens. Here’s what I said about the show in 2021:

We all have them. We may try to hide them with varying degrees of success or failure because – let’s face it – they totally reveal us, they embarrass us, and the worst ones can  actually define us for the rest of our lives. Of course I’m talking about our high school yearbook photos. Of course I’m not talking about our high school yearbook photos. I’m talking about Bad Habits. So it was nothing but Bad Habits this week – ranging from binge watching to smoking, drinking, co-dependence. magical thinking, and more. I’d go on but I’ve been told that rambling is a bad habit. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust and The Malcolm Edmonstone Trio  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Carr Toons”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nothing But The Best”
  • BAD HABITS  /  Rachael Price  /  “Dedicated To You”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • RUNNING WILD  /  The Hot Sardines  /  “French Fries & Champagne”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Jack Jones & The Lennon Sisters  /  “Dream A Little Dream”
  • I’M ALWAYS DRUNK IN SAN FRANCISCO  /  Kitty Margolis  /  “Heart & Soul”
  • SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME /  Delicatessen  /  “Bossa + Jazz”
  • LET’S TALK ABOUT ME  /  Hot Club Sandwich  /  “Café Matrix”
  • TALKING TO MYSELF  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Remembering You”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Ruben Blades & Roberto Delgado & His Orchestra  /  “Salswing!”
  • DREAM  /  Diana Krall  /  “Turn Up The Quiet”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson With The Jim Kweskin Band  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • THE TEXTING SONG /  Dave Tull  /  “Texting And Driving”
  • HUMMIN’ TO MYSELF  /  Linda Ronstadt  /  “Hummin’ To Myself”
  • HUNGRY MAN  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “For Centennial Reasons”
  • I’M HIP  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Confessions”
  • WHERE DID THE MAGIC GO?  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
  • SILLY HABITS  /  Mel Torme & Janis Ian  /  “Mel Torme And Friends”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”
  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD  /  Kari Kirkland  /  “Wild Is the Wind”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “RIGHT TRACK OR WRONG TRACK” 2.1.25

1 Feb

Are we on the right track or the wrong track? It’s a question and a concern for many many people these days. Did I have the answers? Did I offer words of wisdom to smooth and soothe the anxiety surrounding us? Of course not! Instead I did what I always do. I exploited that anxiety to fill two hours with music. But you gotta admit: it was some damned good music. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • TAKE THE A-TRAIN  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Sophisticated Lady”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Liz Gilles & Seth MacFarlane  /  “Songs From Home”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • LIES OF HANDSOME MEN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom’s Planet”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie  /  “It Might As Well Be Swing”
  • PRELUDE TO A KISS  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “Bright Moments”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Samara Joy  /  “Samara Joy”
  • MY COUNTRY USED TO BE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Do You Miss New York”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE  /  Etta Jones  /  “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • I’LL BE LONG  /  Cold Blood  /  “Thriller”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett & Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • THE DEVIL ON MY CELL PHONE  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Eyal Vilner Big Band w/ Brianna Thomas  /  “Swing Out”
  • NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST  /  Emma Smith  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Blue In Green”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz & Kenny Barron   /  “Yours And Mine”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quickly”
  • RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • LUCKY TO BE ME/SOME OTHER TIME  /  Irene Kral w/ Alan Broadbent  /  “Where Is Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS PARTY 2024” 12.21.24

23 Dec

The last live show of the year so it was time to party! I told a few bad jokes, made a few insulting remarks, the audience got mad and drank too much. I know, that sounds like every other Turntable For One. What made it a party? Fabulous and favorite Christmas songs from old stars and new. And I recited a prayer for lighting the Menorah, revisited some uncomfortable memories of less-than carefree Hebrew school youth, and played a couple new Hanukah songs. Did I see a Hanukah miracle that night? Yep. My car started after the show even though the temperature had plummeted into the low teens. Happy Holidays, one and all!!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MY FAVORITE THINGS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Snowfall”
  • THE CHRISTMAS CARD  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • IT’S CHRISTMAS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pianoman At Christmas”
  • THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Have yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • LITTLE JACK FROST  /  Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones  /   “Holiday For Swing”
  • THE DREIDEL SONG  /  Benny Bennack III  /   “Season’s Swinging Greetings”
  • A CHRISTMAS COMPROMISE  /  Duchess  /   “Harmony For The Holidays”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  McCoy Tyner  /  “God Rest You Merry Jazzmen”
  • SLEIGH RIDE  /  Hadestown Original Cast  /   “If The Fates Allow”
  • THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jeff Goldblum & Mildren Snitzer Orch.  /   “The Christmas Waltz”
  • CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE  /  Diana Krall  /  “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
  • THE THEORY SONG  /  Dave Swenson  
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Nat Cole & John Legend  /   “A Sentimental Christmas With Nat King Cole”
  • SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY  /  Judith Owen  /  “Judith Owen Swings Christmas”
  • JINGLE BELLS  /  Jimmy Smith  /   “Christmas Cookin’”
  • SANTA BABY  /  Laufey  /   “A Very Laufey Christmas”
  • HE’S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR CHRISTMAS  /  Robert Goulet  /   “Wonderful World Of Christmas”
  • SNOWFALL  /  Manhattan Transfer  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN  /  Ray Charles  /   “The Spirit Of Christmas”
  • JUST ME THIS YEAR  /  Rachael & Vilray  /   “I Love A Love Song!”
  • WHITE CHRISTMAS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Holiday Swinging!“
  • I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM  /  Jose James  /  “Merry Christmas From Jose James”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Oscar Peterson  /   “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Simply Christmas”
  • ANGEL’S LULLABY  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /   “Winter Wonderland”
  • SILENT NIGHT  /  Connie Evingson     “The Secret Of Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “GOING TO EXTREMES” 10.19.24

20 Oct

It can describe the weather – especially these days; it can describe a variety of sports events; it can describe powerful emotions. This week it described Turntable For One because I spent two hours going to extremes. Plus an affectionate salute and thank you to Terry Gibbs in celebration of his 100th birthday. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Samara Joy  /  “Linger Awhile”
  • TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH  /  Freddy Cole  /  “To The Ends Of The Earth”
  • I’M SHADOWING YOU  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie 1975”
  • I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER  /  Lou Rawls  /  “Black & Blue”
  • TOO DARN HOT  /  Sara Gazarek   /  “Live At The Bakery”
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • I JUST WANT ALL MY STUFF  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Dot…dot…dot”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Tony Bennett w/ Bill Charlap Trio  /  “The Silver Lining”
  • I WANNA BE EVIL  /  Rene Marie  /  “I Wanna Be Evil”
  • PROOFREADING WOMAN  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dave Barry  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Kandace Springs & Christian McBride  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • IT’S ALL ER NUTHIN’  /  Seth Macfarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall   /  “All For You”
  • IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  / “The Vienna Affair”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Barbra Streisand & Ryan O’Neal  /  “‘What’s Up Doc’ Soundtrack”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Jamie Cullum & Geoff Gascoyne  /  “From The Vaults”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley  /  “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
  • I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “Revisited”
  • CLOUDBURST/GETTING MARRIED TODAY  /  Jessica Molaskey & John Pizzarelli  /  “Make Believe”
  • THE SONG IS YOU  /  Terry Gibbs Dream Band  /  “Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan & Terry Gibbs  /  “Grand Masters Of Jazz”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz Quartet  /  “Yours And Mine”
  • SMILE  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Half The Perfect World”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • 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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