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PLAYLIST FOR “HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE” (6.11.16)

You can’t watch TV or read a magazine without one or a gaggle of experts giving you advice about how to be your best self, or how to be happy. Has it worked for you? No, because you haven’t set the bar low enough. I’ve got some expert advice you can use!

WELCOME TO THE CLUB / Nat King Cole / “Big Band Cole”
FOOLIN’ MYSELF / Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY / Kenny Rankin / “Professional Dreamer”
I’M THE CARING KIND / Susie Arioli / “Spring”
THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE / Frank Sinatra / “I Remember Tommy”
NOBODY KNOWS THAT / Kat Edmondson / “Way Down Low”
ARE YOU THERE WITH ANOTHER BOY? / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
RUNNIN’ WILD / Avalon Jazz Band
RULES OF THE ROAD / (Mystery Vocalist) / George Maharis / “New Route: George Maharis”
DETOUR AHEAD / Sophie Milman / “In the Moonlight”
DOWN / Ian Shaw / “A Ghost In Every Bar”
A LOT TO REMEMBER / Lorraine Feather / “Ages”
IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN / Harry Connick Jr. / “20”
IF I ONLY HAD A HEART / Susannah McCorkle / “Most requested Songs”
DAYS LIKE THIS / Melissa Morgan / “Days Like This”
EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES / Tony Bennett & Ray Charles / “The Art Of Excellence”
YOU ARE THERE / Blossom Dearie / “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
BUT NOT FOR ME / (Mystery Vocalist) / Natalie Merchant / “Retrospective”
I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S / Curtis Stigers / “Baby Plays Around”
DRINKING AGAIN / Dinah Washington / “Dinah ‘62”
WHEN I GET LOW I GET HIGH / The Hot Sardines & Alan Cumming / “French Fries + Champagne”
I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU / Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS / Sammy Davis / “Here’s Sammy Davis”
HAUNTED HEART / Jane Monheit / “Live At The Rainbow Room”
ORDINARY FOOL / Paul Williams / “Ordinary Fool”
I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Sutton Foster / “An Evening With Sutton Foster”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “STALKER WEEK” (5.21.16)

22 May

Every week I try to play music that strikes a chord with as many audiences as possible. Still, there’s been one group, hidden in the shadows, I’ve ignored…until this week. Stalkers – this one was for you!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THEN I’LL BE HAPPY / Joe Williams / “The Song is You”
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH / Jackie Ryan / “Listen Here”
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
I WILL WAIT FOR YOU / Daniela Schachter / “Purple Butterfly”
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU / Dianne Reeves / “Good Night & Good Luck”
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / The Police / “Synchronicity”
THE MORE I SEE YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT / Tierney Sutton / “Something Cool”
YOU DON’T KNOW ME / Harry Connick, Jr. / “Only You”
THE NEARNESS OF YOU / Stephane Grappelli / “The Collection”
YOU’RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF ME / Lisa Ekdahl / “When Did You Leave Heaven?”
THAT OLD FEELING / Cleo Laine / “That Old Feeling”
WHERE ARE YOU? / (Mystery Vocalist) / Bob Dylan / “Shadows In the Night”
WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU / Nina Simone / “Forbidden Fruit”
THE BOY NEXT DOOR / Champian Fulton / “Change Partners: Live At Yardbird Suite”
I’M SHADOWING YOU / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie Sings”
SLOW BOAT TO CHINA / Ella Fitzgerald / “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
SLOW BOAT TO CHINA / Homer & Jethro / “Confucius Say”
WATCHING / Renee Yoxon / “Here We Go Again”
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS / Thomas Quasthoff / “The Jazz Album”
IN LOVE IN VAIN / Sarah Vaughan / “Crazy & Mixed Up”
MICHAEL BUBLE / Kevin Mahogany / “The Vienna Affair”
DREAMER / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Tony Bennett / “The Complete Improv Recordings”
SO IN LOVE / Roberta Gambarini / “So In Love”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE (LOST) ART OF WRITING LETTERS” (5.14.16)

16 May

Remember when 140 characters meant a Tolstoy novel, not our major means of communicating with each other? Remember when Snail Mail referred to the gender of a specie, not to the U.S. Postal Service? Remember when a sound bite was an accident with the neighbor’s dog, not a statement by a politician? (Although you’d probably be wise to get a rabies shot after both of those events.) We seem to have lost a number of things these days – skills such as logic, empathy, listening. This week I thought I’d tackle the lost art of letter writing with a couple dozen wonderful songs and singers on the topic.

TAKE A LETTER, MISS JONES / Mel Torme / “Live At Marty’s”
LOVE LETTERS / Natalie Cole / “Stardust”
I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
SEALED WITH A KISS / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
MR. SANDMAN / Anita O’Day & Cal Tjader / “Time For Two”
POSTCARD LOVERS / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
P.S. I LOVE YOU / Jimmy Scott / “Over The Rainbow”
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT / Leonard Cohen / “The Essential Leonard Cohen”
DEAR BIX / Renee Yoxon & Chad Linsley / “Impossible: Live At Musideum”
TONY BENNETT / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, And The Blues”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Helen Merrill / “Casa Forte”
YOU’RE THE TOP / (Mystery Vocalist) / Cary Grant & Ginny Sims / “Music of Cole Porter”
MONA LISA / Keith Jarrett / “Tokyo 96”
SMITTEN WITH YOU / Lorraine Feather / “Attachments”
HONEY PIE / Tuck & Patty / “Love Warriors”
HEY JOHN / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie Sings”
HEY YOU WITH THE CRAZY EYES / Loston Harris / “Swingfully Yours”
BABY, WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME / Champian Fulton / “After Dark”
MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE / Maud Hixson / “Love’s Refrain”
LONELY TIME / Maynard Ferguson / “Message From Birdland”
YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY / Curtis Stigers / “Secret Heart”
DEARLY BELOVED / Nancy Wilson / “Hollywood My Way”
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / Tony Bennett / “Rarities, Outtakes, & Other Delights, Vol. 2””
HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
DON’T SMOKE IN BED / Nina Simone / “Little Girl Blue”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “EPITAPHS” (4.16.16) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers #thelastword

17 Apr

Have you thought about your epitaph? Have you thought about what you’d like to say as your last word – forever? How about a few suggestions to help you decide?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra Swings”
I SHOULD CARE / Diahann Carroll / “The Magic Of Diahann Carroll”
WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Mark Murphy / “Songbook”
BORN TO LOSE / Madeleine Peyroux / “The Blue Room”
ALL BY MYSELF / Bobby Darin / “Oh! Look At Me Now”
WHAT GOES UP (MUST COME DOWN) / Shepley Metcalf / “Don’t Bother To Knock”
SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD / Diana Krall / “Wallflower”
LOOKIN’ GOOD / Jamie Cullum / “Sunday Express”
I WILL WAIT FOR YOU / Daniela Schachter / “Purple Butterfly”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
I WONDER WHO’S KISSING HER NOW / (Mystery Vocalist) / Shel Silverstein / “Hairy Jazz”
STOP THIS TRAIN / Roberta Donnay / “What’s Your Story?”
AT LEAST WE GOT TO THE RACE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
I HAVE THE FEELING I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE / Greta Metassa / “Two For The Road”
GOT A DATE WITH AN ANGEL / The Four Freshmen / “Spotlight On The Four Freshmen”
HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN BASIE? / Count Basie / “Basie Plays Hefti”
TIME TO GO / Sinne Eeg / “Don’t Be So Blue”
THE PARTY’S OVER / Nat King Cole / “The Billy May Sessions”
WE’LL MEET AGAIN / She & Him / “Classics”
DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE / Barry Manilow / “Singing With The Big Bands”
I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME / Trijntje Oosterhuis & Toots Thielemans / “One More For The Road”
GONE / Miles Davis / “Porgy & Bess”
WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO / Billie Holiday / “Billie’s Best”
DON’T LIKE GOODBYES / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
HARD TO SAY GOODBYE / The Real Group / “One For All”
TOO DARN HOT / Sara Gazarek / “At The Cookery”
WAITER THE CHECK / Nicki Leighton-Thomas / “Forbidden Games”
DID I EVER REALLY LIVE? / Joe Williams / “One More For My Baby”
SOME OTHER TIME / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie Sings Comden & Green”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “DEMENTIA REDUX” AND “IT’S ABOUT TIME” (3.12.16) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

13 Mar

Everything was clicking along with great songs, great singers, and a very current and topical theme – Dementia – when I seemed to remember suddenly (and conveniently) that I had done this very same theme three weeks ago. I thought it was the perfect example of “form is content.” I also thought someone in the audience might call me out on this “mistake,” but I guess either the audience is just too kind and considerate to criticize me or dementia is more of a problem than I thought. So I quickly switched gears and since it was Daylight Saving Time “Spring Ahead” night, I played an hour of songs about Time.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

DEMENTIA REDUX

WHERE OR WHEN / Kristin Berardi / “Where Or When”
PURE IMAGINATION / Joanie Sommers / “Here, There, And Everywhere!”
WHY CAN’T I FORGET? / Maureen McGovern / “State of The Heart”
GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD / Sergio Mendes / “Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66 Greatest Hits”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
YESTERDAYS / Frank Sinatra / “My Kind Of Broadway”
MEMORIES OF YOU /Frank Sinatra / “Ultimate Sinatra”
WHEN I’M 64 / Connie Evingson / “Let It Be Jazz”
I REMEMBER YOU / (Mystery Vocalist) / George Michael / “Symphonica”
REMEMBER / Anita O’Day / “Tav’lin’ Light”
WHERE ARE YOU? / Bill Henderson / “Bill Henderson With The Oscar Peterson Trio”
AS LONG AS I LIVE / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
I HAVE THE FEELING I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE / Greta Matassa / “Two For The Road”

ITS ABOUT TIME

MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME / Blossom Dearie / “Once Upon A Summer Time”
TIME ON MY HANDS / Ahmad Jamal / “Cross Country Tour”
FIVE MINUTES MORE / Frank Sinatra / “Come Swing With Me”
I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS / Shirley Horn / “But Beautiful: The Best Of Shirley Horn”
TIME AFTER TIME / Tony Bennett / “Perfectly Frank”
IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT / Lena Seikaly / “Written In The Stars”
IN A NEW YORK MINUTE / Ian Shaw / “A Ghost In Every Bar”
COFFEE TIME / Carmen McRae & Andre Previn / “Masters Of Swing”
I’M GETTING OLD BEFORE MY TIME / (Mystery Vocalist) / Glenn Frey / “After Hours”
3 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING / Beegie Adair & Jaimee Paul / “Vintage Jazz”
NINE O’CLOCK / Seth MacFarlane / “Music Is Better Than Words”
WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES / Renee Fleming / “Christmas In New York”
TIME YOU OLD GYPSY MAN / Julius LaRosa / “It’s A Wrap”
PARIS MISMATCH / (THEME MUSIC) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “NO ANSWERS, ONLY QUESTIONS!” (3.5.16) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

6 Mar

I thought we could all use a two-hour break from the endless diarrhetic diatribes of easy answers and dichotomous thinking. Not all questions can be answered in a beat-the-buzzer 90-seconds. In fact, some of the swinging questions I played took more than five minutes just to ask.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or album Title

WHY DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE? / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Excellence”
HOW AM I TO KNOW? / Diane Marino / “Loads Of Love”
GEE BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU? / King Powell / “King Powell”
HOW’D YOU LIKE TO LOVE ME? / Hetty Kate / “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
WHO KNOWS ALL THE ANSWERS? / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? / Jamie Cullum / “Twentysomething”
AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU? / Meredith d’Ambrosio / “Another Time”
WHAT’CHA GONNA DO WHEN THERE AIN’T NO SWING? / Catherine Russell / “Strictly Romancin”
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? / Chet Baker / “The Legacy”
SMOKE RINGS / Sarah King / “Sarah King & The Smoke Rings”
WHERE DO YOU START? / (Mystery Vocalist) / Alan Bergman / “Lyrically, Alan Bergman”
MY IDEAL / Wendy Moten / “Timeless”
WHO CAN I TURN TO? / Van Morrison / “How Long Has This Been Going On?”
MEAN TO ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson”
DAT DERE / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? / Shirley Horn / “Where Are You Going?”
ALL OF ME / Frank Sinatra / “Concepts”
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID? / Lily Frost / “Too Hot For Words”
ALFIE / Buddy Rich / “Mercy, Mercy”
ALFIE / Nancy Wilson / “Hollywood-My Way”
WILL YOU STILL BE MINE? / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Gwyneth Paltrow / “Infamous” (Soundtrack)
SHALL WE DANCE? / Norma Winstone / “Manhattan In The Rain”
HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA? / Bobby Scott / “I Love Jazz”
DO YOU MISS NEW YORK? / Rosemary Clooney / “Do You Miss New York?”
WHY WAS I BORN? / Karrin Allyson / “Ballads”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “AN AMERICAN IN PARIS” (12.5.15)

8 Dec

Shirley Horn recorded in Paris. Sinatra recorded in Paris. Aretha recorded in Paris. See a pattern here? Sorry you missed it, aren’t you? Don’t worry. You’ll get another chance this Saturday night.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

JUST IN TIME / Shirley Horn / “I Love You Paris”
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra & Sextet
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
ANTHROPOLOGY / Dizzy & The Double Six / “Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six Of Paris”
LET’S FALL IN LOVE / Diana Krall / “Live In Paris”
SINGING IN THE RAIN / Aretha Franklin / “Aretha Franklin Live In Paris 1977”
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT / Lisa Lindsley / “Long After Midnight”
FOUR / Deborah Latz / “Sur l’Instant
PETIT BACK BLUES / Miles Davis / “A Day in Paris”
I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO / Marlene Ver Planck / “Marlene Ver Planck Meets Saxomania In Paris”
MISTY / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella & Duke At Cote D’Azur”
SATIN DOLL / Duke Ellington / “Live At Cabaret L’Alacazar”
A PARIS / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HOW TO MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION” (9.5.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazz vocals

5 Sep

I’m back; first show of the new season. And since I knew there must be many first-time listeners to the show, I wanted to give them some instructions on how they could make a good first impression on me. I know: It’s going to be a great year.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS /Ella Fitzgerald / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
TILL I GET IT RIGHT / Mark Winkler / “Till I Get It Right”
SHINE ON YOUR SHOES / Jane Monheit / “Home”
A FOGGY DAY / Tony Bennett / “Perfectly Frank”
GOOD BAIT / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
HAVEN’T WE MET / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
GETTING TO KNOW YOU / (Mystery Vocalist) / John Lithgow / “Sunny Side Of The Street”
MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
COME BLOW YOUR HORN / Frank Sinatra / “Softly As I Leave You”
THEM THERE EYES / Carmen McRae / “Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man”
LOOKIN’ GOOD / Jamie Cullum / “Sunday Express Vol. 2”
SOMETHING THERE / Christine Ebersol / “Strings Attached”
TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO SMILE / Freddie Cole / “Merry Go-Around”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “REQUESTS & DEDICATION WEEK” (5.30.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzvocalists

31 May

I opened up the phone lines, got dozens of calls and requests, and was able to play 15 in the hour. My thanks to everyone who called; my apologies to those who couldn’t get through and to those who got through but I ran out of time to play their requested song. We’ll have to try this again sometime.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

YOU’RE A SWEETHEART / Lee Wiley / “West Of The Moon”
SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT / Terri Thornton / “Terri Thornton Sings Somewhere In The Night”
I’LL BE SEEING YOU / Frank Sinatra / “Point Of No Return”
MEMORY / Betty Buckley / Cats Original Cast Production
LONG ABOUT NOW / Bobby Scott / “Softly”
SATIN DOLL / Nancy Wilson / “Yesterday’s Love Songs, Today’s Blues”
ROCKIN’ CHAIR / Hoagy Carmichael / “Hoagy Sings Carmichael”
THEY SAY IT’S SPRING / Blossom Dearie / “Verve Masters #51”
MRS. BROWN YOU’VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER / Nellie McKay / “My Weekly Reader”
COCKTAILS FOR TWO / Spike Jones / “Laughing Out Loud”
I LOVE TO LOVE / Nina Simone / “Forbidden Fruit”
WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW / June Christy / “June’s Got Rhythm”
BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME / Ricky Nelson / “You Can’t Please Everybody”
SMILE / Madeleine Peyroux / “Half The Perfect World”
MOVIN’ OUT / Billy Joel / “The Essential Billy Joel”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “POLITICALLY INCORRECT!” (3.21.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazz vocals

22 Mar

How to celebrate March as National Women’s Month? I had two choices. Choice A: Play a whole song by a male singer and then play a woman singing 77% of her song. Choice B: Demonstrate how far we’ve come by ironically playing a dozen politically incorrect songs which maybe still hit the mark musically, but certainly miss the point of the celebration by a mile. Of course, I pretended to chose B. In truth I don’t find any of these songs, except maybe the Godfrey song, to be politically incorrect, but period pieces and some favorite songs I’ve enjoyed for years.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WIVES AND LOVERS / Jack Jones / “Greatest Hits”
GIRL TALK / Giacomo Gates / “Fly Right”
I ENJOY BEING A GIRL / Peggy Lee / “Latin A la Lee”
TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS / Frank Sinatra / “Nice ‘N’ Easy”
MY MAN / Billie Holiday / “The Complete 1952-1957 Small Group Sessions”
YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU / Sammy Davis Jr. / “Here’s Sammy Davis Jr.”
TOO FAT POLKA / (Mystery Vocalist) / Arthur Godfrey / “Too Fat Polka”
TEA FOR TWO / Blossom Dearie / “Once Upon A Summer Time”
I WANNA GET MARRIED / Nellie McKay / “Get Away From Me”
NINA NEVER KNEW / John Pizzarelli / “Our Love Is Here To Stay”
IT’S A MAN / Duchess / “Duchess”
SLEEPY TIME GAL / Tony Bennett / “A Time For Love”
WHAT THE USE OF WOND’RIN’ / Daryl Sherman / “A Hundred Million Miracles”
MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY / Jamie Cullum / “Interlude”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

There is a new Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. I thought you’d rather hear that from me than from your therapist. Click the link below.

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

Tags: Arthur Godfrey, Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, Cody Owen Stine, Daryl Sherman, Duchess, Frank Sinatra, Giacomo Gates, H. William Stine, Jack Jones, Jamie Cullum, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, John Pizzarelli, Nellie McKay, Peggy Lee, playlists, PRX, Public Radio Exchange, radio, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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