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PLAYLIST FOR “THE MORE THE MERRIER” (2.18.23)

Usually I play 20-24 different singers, musicians, Mystery Vocalists each week. This week I challenged myself to play more. My goal was 57 different artists. Originally, my plan was play something by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, say Good Night, and go home. But because the choir threatened to sue me if I even mentioned their name on my show – probably for elder abuse – I had to come up with a different solution.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I’M CONFESSING THAT I LOVE YOU / Tony Bennett & k.d. lang / “A Wonderful World”
PEEL ME A GRAPE / Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
THE BEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE DANCING / Kurt Elling / “This Time It’s Love”
MY SHINING HOUR / The Royal Boosters / “Party Of Four”
GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE / Jamie Cullum & Laura Mvula / “Interlude”
GET HAPPY/HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN / Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand / “Duets”
LOVE WITHOUT MONEY / Joe William & Shirley Horn / “In Good Company”
SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES / Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, Milt Jackson / “True Genius”
COFFEE TIME / (Mystery Vocalists) / Jack Jones & The Lennon Sisters / “Dream a Little Dream”
JUMPIN’ AT THE WOODSIDE / Duke Ellington & Count Basie / “Battle Royale”
PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE / Ella Fitzgerald & Gregory Porter / “Someone To Watch Over Me”
WELL DID YOU EVAH? / Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby / “High Society”
THE ART OF CONVERSATION / Leo Sidran & Kat Edmonson / “The Art Of Conversation”
KARATE / Aubrey Johnson / “Unraveled”
IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU / Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones / “In Full Swing”
ANGEL EYES / Kandace Springs & Norah Jones / “The Women Who Raised Me”
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE / Willie Nelson & Norah Jones / “My Way”
IT JUST AIN’T SO / Mark Winkler & Steve Tyrell / “The Company I Keep”
I’M A WOMAN / (Mystery Vocalist) / Raquel Welch & Cher / (TV Show Performance)
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE / The Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
BIG CITY BLUES / Mel Torme & Barry Manilow / “2:00 AM Paradise Cafe”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond / “Duets”
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC / Carmen McRae & Betty Carter / “The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets”
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG / Curtis Stigers & Cyrille Aimee / “Hooray For Love”
IT’S THE MOOD THAT I’M IN / Calabria Foti & John Pizzarelli / “Prelude To A Kiss”
BUT BEAUTIFUL / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BROKEN HEARTS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY” (2.11.23)

12 Feb

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Do you love songs about falling in love? Being in love? Staying in love? If you answered Yes to any or all of those questions, you really had a rough flight on last night’s show. Because I love songs about heartache and heartbreak. So my V. Day gift to my audience was two hours of Broken Hearts for Valentine’s Day. I’m surprised the police didn’t break in to make a cardiac arrest.

nSONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

VALENTINE’S DAY / James Taylor / “Never Die Young”
I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART / Nicole Henry / “The Very Thought of You”
I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ like Love”
ALL BY MYSELF / Bobby Darin / “Oh! Look At Me Now!”
SOLITUDE / Kandace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Michel LeGrand / “At Shelly Manne’s Man Hole”
SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS / Blossom Dearie / “Me & Phil”
ORDINATRY FOOL / Mel Torme / “Torme A New Album”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Rachelle Ferrell / “Live At Montreal”
HOW INSENSITIVE / (Mystery Vocalist) / William Shatner / “Spaced Out”
IN THE WEEK SMALL HOURS / Christian McBride Big Band / “Bringin’ It”
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT / Chris Botti & Paul Buchannan / “Live With orchestra”
SO LONG YOU FOOL / Deanne Matley / “Because I Loved”
NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME / Lucy Yeghiazarian / “In Her Words”
BUT NOT FOR ME / Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco / “Falling In Love Again”
IF LOVE WERE ALL / Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
THE ONE I LOVE / Seth MacFarlane / “No One Ever Tells You”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Paula Cole / “Ballads”
LITTLE GIRL BLUE / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Tribute”
ANGEL EYES / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS LOVE / Karrin Allyson / “‘Round Midnight
WHEN I LOST YOU / Tony Bennett / “Bennett Berlin”
I GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
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 “OLD ENOUGH” (12.3.22)

6 Dec

Songs about being young and being old this week. I swear it has nothing to do with just celebrating another damned birthday.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

YOU’RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME / Veronica Swift / “Confessions”
YOUNG AT HEART / Frank Sinatra / “Ultimate Sinatra”
I’M OLD FASHIONED / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
YOUNG AND FOOLISH / Tony Bennett & Bill Evans / “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
YOUNG AND NAIVE / Heather Ridden / “Young & Naive”
YOUNGER THAN SPRING TIME / Oscar Peterson Trio / “On A Clear Day”
SEPTEMBER SONG / Nat King Cole & George Shearing / Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays”
KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL / Emmy Rossum / “Sentimental Journey”
I’M GLAD I’M NOT YOUNG ANYMORE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Lorne Green / “Young At Heart”
YOU MEAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG / Curtis Stigers & Cyrille Aimee / “Hooray For Love”
OLD COUNTRY / Tierney Sutton / “Introducing Tierney Sutton”
OLD WINE NEW BOTTLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Man Now?”
THE SECOND TIME AROUND / Peggy Lee / “Basin Street East Present Miss Peggy Lee”
WHEN YOU ARE OLD AND GRAY / Tom Lehrer / “Tom Lehrer Revisited”’
WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM / Jackie Ryan / “Best Of Love Songs”
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Kenny Rankin / “Professional Dreamer
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG / Mary Stallings / “Songs Are Made To Sing”
OLD MEN SING THE BLUES / Kevin Mahogany / “The Vienna Affair”
BE A CHILD / Cleo Laine & Dudley Moore / “I’ll Be Around”
I WON’T GROW UP / Jamie Cullum / “From The Vaults”
WHEN OCTOBER GOES / Barry Manilow / “2:00 AM Paradise Cafe”
LAST NIGHT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG / Kenny Burrell / “Guitar Forms”
THE FOLKS TO LIVE ON THE HILL / Carmen McRae / “Live At The Great American Music Hall”
HERE’S TO LIFE / Shirley Horn / “Here’s To Life”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2022” – (10.29.22)

31 Oct

One of my favorite shows of the year, not just because I get to play some favorite Halloween songs, but because when trick or treaters come to the door, I get to guess who they’re dressed up as. Of course, instead of handing out candy, I play a song that matches their costume. This year, somehow, a cat rang the doorbell, so I played a couple songs in honor of National Cat Day. By the way – and no surprise here – Holly Cole won the prize for the spookiest song. It may not be a Halloween song, but it’s fabulously scary, if you ask me.

(TRICK OR TREATER) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross / “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
BEWITCHED / Pamela Less w/ Houston Person / “At The Jazz Standard”
(Ron DeSantis) / COME FLY WITH ME / Frank Sinatra / “Come Fly With Me”
SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
(Jeffrey Daumer) / HUNGRY MAN / Mark Winkler / “West Coast Cool”
I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH / Rene Marie / “I Wanna Be Evil”
WITCHCRAFT / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
(Herschel Walker) / LITTLE WHITE LIES / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Lightly”
CANDY / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
(A Cat) / THE ALLEY CAT SONG / Gemma Sherry / “Let’s Get Serious”
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT / Jamie Cullum / “Jazz Loves Disney”
(Rochelle Walinsky) / UNDECIDED / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back In Town”
MIDNIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT HAUNTED BALLROOM / Josie Falbo / “You Must Believe In Spring”
(Kanye West) / TWISTED / Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross / “The Best Of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross”
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck / “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
YOU’VE GOT A SECRET / Holly Cole / \“Montreal”
I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE / Stacey Kent / “Jan Lundgren Trio Plays Music of Victor Young”
(Elon Musk) / DESTINATION MOON / Dinah Washington / “Dinah ’62”
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Candace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
SWEET PUMPKIN / Samara Joy / “Sweet Pumpkin”
(Liz Truss) / I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU / Jack Jones / “Love Ballad”
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Lillie Kae / “The Nearness Of You”
HAUNTED HEART / Lee Rittenour / “Stolen Moments”
GHOST OF YESTERDAY / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED / Lisa Lindsley / “Long After Midnight”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ANNIVERSARY” (1.8.22)

9 Jan

2022 is just a week old, but it’s been an eventful week. We observed the one-year anniversary of one of the most disgraceful, unforgettable, unforgivable moments in American history. On a happier note – there are happier notes. WMNR Fine Arts Radio celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2022. On a personal note, my wife and I celebrated our 52nd anniversary this week. Did we go to a fabulous restaurant? No, not when omicron is on most menus as a main course. Did we go ice skating? (Something Megan has loved her entire life.) Let me just say that the only things more brittle than my ego are my bones. So we went dancing instead? Did you hear what I just said about my bones? Actually, no, that one’s more about my ego. Which finally brings me to this week’s theme if anyone is still awake. I wanted to celebrate my anniversary and my wife with some of the music that brought us together, some of the music Megan and I discovered together, some of the music that has sustained us. In short: just when you thought this show couldn’t get more self-indulgent, I presented two hours of Music We Love on this Happy Anniversary edition of Turntable For One. (Starting with the music that played when Megan walked down the aisle at our wedding.)

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Michel LeGrand / “At Shelly’s Manne-Hole”
YOU DON’T LOVE ME WHEN I CRY / Laura Nyro / “New York Tendaberry”
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
BLOOD COUNT / Stan Getz / “Anniversary”
THE MASON / David Patrick Kelly / “Working”
I’LL BE LONG GONE / Cold Blood / “Thriller”
WHERE OR WHEN / Harry Connick Jr. / “When Harry Met Sally”
WHERE OR WHEN / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Cody Owen Stine / (Live Performance)
I’M THRU WITH LOVE / Diana Krall / “All For You”
YOU’RE SO VAIN / Carly Simon / “No Secrets”
AMERICAN TUNE / Simon & Garfunkel / “Concert In Central Park”
I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin‘ Like Love”
EMBRACEABLE YOU Lillie Huddleston / “How Long Has This Been Going On”
HOUSE OF GOLD / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE / The Real Group / “Unreal”
I’M LOST / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
LOVE THEME FROM “SPARTACUS” / Bill Evans & Jeremy Steig / “What’s New”
TEA AND SYMPATHY / Janis Ian / “Between The Lines”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack / “A Donny Hathaway Collection”
TWO FOR THE ROAD / Nancy LaMott / “The Best Of Nancy LaMott”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LIGHTBULB MOMENTS” (11.13.21)

15 Nov

They don’t happen often and they don’t happen to everyone. But if one does happen to you, it could change your life. Of course I’m talking about an IRS audit. Of course I’m not talking about an IRS audit. I’m talking about those out-of-the-blue, eye opening moments of inspiration or maybe self-discovery. One thing: they’re always moments of clarity. I don’t know what you call them: Serendipity? Intuition? Divine Intervention? Years and years of therapy? I called them something else this week. I called them Lightbulb Moments because that’s how I could get two-hours of music out of them – tossing in a few personal lightbulb moments that changed my own musical life.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE / The Jimmy Stahl Big Band w/ Genevieve-Renee Bisson / “I Just Found Out About Love”
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Al Jarreau / “Accentuate The Positive”
I USED TO BE COLOR BLIND / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
I NEVER KNEW / Frank Sinatra / “Swing Along With Me”
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
ON A CLEAR DAY / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
DETOUR AHEAD / Kurt Elling / “Flirting With Twilight”
IF I WERE A BELL / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
NESSUN DORMA / (Mystery Vocalist) / Marie Osmond / “Nessun Dorma”
ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM / Stan Kenton / “At The Las Vegas Tropicana”
YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME / Cyrille Aimee & Mchael Valeanu / “I’ll Be Seeing You”
THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Tony Bennett / “Life Is Beautiful”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Kellye Gray / “KG3 Live At The Bugle Boy”
UNTIL I MET YOU / Melissa Morgan / “Until I Met You”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill m / “Live At Nalen”
WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Man Now?”
IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE / Samara Joy / “Samara Joy”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
MY FOOLISH HEART / Bill Evans / “Waltz For Debby”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Boz Scaggs / “But Beautiful: Standards Vol. 1”
MEANING OF THE BLUES / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
BECAUSE WE’RE KIDS / Rebecca Kilgore / “The Rebecca Kilgore Trio Vol. 1”
BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU? / Oscar Brown Jr. / “Mr. Brown Goes To Washington”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2021”

1 Nov

It’s that time again, time when ghastly, ghostly white apparitions appear. The living dead, their eyes open but unseeing, their mouths moving but they say nothing. I know, I just described the U.S. Senate, but that’s not what the show was about this week. I served up a bobbing bucket full of great ghoulish songs at the annual Turntable for One Halloween party! And, best of all, I got to play my favorite game. When Trick Or Treaters came to the door, I got to guess who they were dressed up to be and give them an appropriate song. (Professional tip: This also saves a ton of money on candy.)

(Trick Or Treater Costume) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, And Ross / “The Hottest Group In Jazz”
SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
(Mark Zuckerberg) / I WANT TO BE EVIL / Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings / “Groovin’”
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Nina Simone / “I Put A Spell On You”
WITCHCRAFT / / Frank Sinatra / “Ultimate Sinatra”
(Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) / YOU’RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME / Veronica Swift / “Confessions”
(Joe Biden) / WHAT DID I HAVE THAT I DON’T HAVE NOW / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
BEWITCHED / Pamela Luss & Houston Person / “Bewitched”
JEEPERS CREEPERS / (Mystery Vocalist) / Hayley Mills /. “Let’s Get Together With Hayley Mills”
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Lou Levy / “I’m Old Fashioned”
(Krysten Sinema & Joe Manchin) / UNDECIDED / Cyrille Aimee & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / “Petite Fleur”
I’M JUST A HUNGRY MAN / Mark Winkler / “I’m Just A Hungry Man”
HAUNTED HEART / Susannah McCorkle / “Hearts And Minds”
CANDY / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
(Marjorie Taylor Greene) / YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION / Mose Allison / “American Legend: Live In California”
I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH / Rene Marie / “I Wanna Be Evil”
I’M LIKE A NEW BROOM / Jonathan Schwartz / “Alone Together”
COME FLY WITH ME / Shirley Horn / “Close Enough For Love”
(Kamala Harris) / IT’S KIND OF LONESOME OUT TONIGHT / Anais Reno / “Lovesome Thing”
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck / “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED / Holly Cole / “Holly Cole”
I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU / Count Basie / “Basic Basie”
GHOST OF YESTERDAY / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
A LITTLE TASTE / Veronica Swift / “Confession”
(Liz Cheney) / BY MYSELF / Stacey Kent / “Let Yourself Go”
DANCING ON THE CEILING / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SINGING THEIR PRAISES” (10.9.21)

10 Oct

Don’t you love it when Nat Cole sings one of his signature songs, for instance, Smile? Someone else sang that this week. What about any recordings of Sinatra singing Angel Eyes? Someone else sang that too, because this week great singers and musicians paid tribute to other great singers and musicians in a two-hour love fest of “Singing Their Praises.” I also tossed in a few of the originals lest we forget how original their music was.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THE RULES OF THE ROAD / Yannick Bovy / “Celebrates Nat King Cole”
SMILE / Natalie Cole / “Unforgettable”
I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
WHAT’S NEW / Karrin Allyson / “Ballads”
WHAT’S NEW / John Coltrane / “Ballads”
LUSH LIFE / Kurt Elling / “Dedicated To You”
BLOSSOM / Blossom Dearie / “Me & Phil”
SUDDENLY IN WALKED BUD / Carmen McRae / “The Look Of Love”
DJANGO / The Modern Jazz Quartet / “Scandinavia, April 1960”
I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY / Shirley Horn / “I Remember Miles”
A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP / Mark Murphy / “A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn”
STOLEN MOMENTS / Nancy Kelly / “Remembering Mark Murphy”
EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY / Duchess / “Laughing At Life”
DUKE ELLINGTON’S SONG OF LOVE / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
BODY AND SOUL / Jackie Ryan & Terry Gibbs / “Grand Masters of Swing”
TAKE IT FROM ME / Gerry Gibbs / “Songs From My Father”
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG / Curtis Stigers / “One More For The Road”
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra At The Sands”
ANGEL EYES / Tony Bennett / “Perfectly Frank”
I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Love For Sale”
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD / Dinah Washington / “The Queen!”
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD / Keith Jarrett / “Still Live”
HEART’S DESIRE / Connie Evingson / “Little Did I Dream”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LET’S GROOVE ON NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY!” (6.12.21)

13 Jun

To celebrate National Record Store Day, I gave the CD players a night off and turned the program, both literally and figuratively, into Turntable For One. I found a lot of old friends in my collection and even a few albums I forgot that I had.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME / Shirley Horn / “Live At Vine Street”
IN A MELLOW TONE / Dizzy Gillespie / “A Portrait Of Duke Ellington”
GROOVIN / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG / Amanda Ambrose / “Amanda”
THE SONG IS YOU / Frank Sinatra / “The Rare Sinatra”
DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
ALL OF MY LIFE / Tony Bennett & Dexter Gordon / “Bennett/Berlin”
SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON THE TOP / Mary Lou Williams / “Live At The Cookery”
HOLD ME THUSLY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Zero Mostel / “Songs My Mother Never sang”
A WONDERFUL GUY / Blossom Dearie / “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM / Stan Kenton / “Live At Redlands University”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Jesse Belvin / “Mr. Easy”
MUSIC / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall”
SLOW TALKER / Bob & Ray / “The Two & Only”
I’M LOST / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
THE LIFE THAT I LEAD / Lou Rawls / “Carryin’ On”
THE MAN YOU ARE IN ME / Janis Ian / “Stars”
NAIMA / Charles Lloyd / “Autumn In New York”
I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU / Lena Horne / “Lema – A New Album”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Standards Vol. 1”
I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
MY OLD FRIEND / Gregory Hines / “So Nobody Else Can Hear”
DREAM / Joanie Sommers / “Dream”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

Did you miss this week’s show? Too busy trying to find an extant record store? Click here and click on my name in the drop-down menu to listen to an archived version.

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PLAYLIST FOR “IN THE COMPANY OF ACCOMPANISTS” (5.22.21)

23 May

Usually I shine the spotlight on the singer behind the mic, but this week I also wanted to pay tribute to some of the other people on the bandstand, the indispensable musicians who are just as adept and flexible and generous in supporting a singer as they are in taking a solo.

SONG TITLE / Artist & Accompanist / CD Or Album Title

EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU / Hilary Gardner & Ehud Asherie / “The Late Set”
YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME / Joe Williams & Norman Simmons / “Ballad & Blues Master”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Roberta Gambarini & Dave Brubeck / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
MISTY / Ella Fitzgerald & Paul Smith / “Ella Fitzgerald For Lovers”
MISTY / Ella Fitzgerald & The London Symphony Orchestra / “Someone To Watch Over Me”
I WANT TO BE A SIDEMAN / Connie Evingson & Dave Frishberg / “Little Did I Dream”
DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME / Al Hibbler & Rahsaan Roland Kirk / “A Meeting Of The Times”
I SHOULD CARE / Diahann Carroll & Andre Previn / “The Andre Previn Trio”
FOR MY LADY / The Real Group & Toots Thielemans / “One For All”
THE LAMP IS LOW / (Mystery Accompanist) / Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn / “Sarah: Dedicated To You”
OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Shirley Horn Trio/ “Live At Vine Street”
THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL / Kurt Elling & Lawrence Hobgood / “Dedicated To You”
SONG FOR MY FATHER / Lillie Huddleston & Cody Owen Stine / “How Longs Has This Been Going On?”
HERE COMES THE SUN / Yo-Yo- Ma & James Taylor / “Songs Of Joy & Peace”
LA VIE EN ROSE/AU PRIVAVE / Rebecca Dumaine & Dave Miller / “Someday, Someday”
I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN / (Mystery Accompanist) / Paul McCartney & Diana Krall / “Kisses On The Bottom”
DEED I DO / Diana Krall / “Diana Krall Live In Paris”
AZURE-TE / Nat King Cole & George Shearing / “Nat King Cole Sings & George Shearing Plays”
DAY BY DAY / Lauren Henderson & Sullivan Fortner / “The Songbook Session”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
YOU’RE NEARER (Take 9) / Tony Bennett & Bill Evans / “The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings”
MOON RIVER / Nancy LaMott & Christopher Marlowe / “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
SOME OTHER TIME / Mark Winkler & David Benoit / “Old Friends”
TWO FOR THE ROAD / Tierney Sutton & Christian Jacob / “I’m With The Band”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

Did you miss this week’s show? Time to pay the piper, don’t you think? Click here and click on my name in the drop-down menu to listen to an archived version.

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