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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” (10.26.13)

26 Oct

Tired of songs about people who live and breathe and have problems? Me, too. How about an hour of songs about things that don’t live and breathe, though they frequently create problems for us.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

 

  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Holly Cole  /  “Holly Cole” 
  • BAUBLES, BANGLES, AND BEADS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • TELEPHONE SONG  /  Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz  /  “The Girl From Ipanema”
  • MY SHIP  /  Johnny Hartman   /  “The Johnny Hartman Collection”
  • LITTLE BOAT  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Beat Goes On”
  • BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Johnny Rodgers  /  “Jule Styne In Hollywood”
  • WHO BOUGHT THE CAR?  /  Clare Teal  /  “Orsino’s Songs”
  • MY ROCKIN’ CHAIR  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Regis Philbin  /  “It’s Time For Regis”
  • SURREY WITH THE FINGE ON TOP  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Lyric”
  • LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES   /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Carmen McRae & Andre Previn  /  “Jazz On Film”
  • COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Mandy Patinkin”
  • YOU FORGOT YOUR GLOVES  /  Carole Simpson  /  “All About Carole”
  • PAJAMAS  /  Livingston Taylor  /  “Unsolicited Material”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quartet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (THEME MUSIC)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)           

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “PITY PARTY” (6.1.13)

2 Jun

I threw my favorite kind of party this week – a Pity Party. You were invited. If you didn’t show up, I pity you. You missed some great music.  See below…

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Let It All Out”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Fabulous Carmen McRae”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “That Face”
  • GOOD GUY  /  Trisha Yearwood   /  “Stormy Weather”    
  • NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Listen Here”
  • ORDINARY FOOL  /  Ray Brown Jr. & Paul Williams  /  “Friends And Family”
  • IT’S MY PARTY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Capitol Years”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • PRIVATE GUY  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Lissy Walker  /  “Life Is Sweet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO THE DECLARATIVE SENTENCE” 5.18.13)

18 May

Great to be back and doing a live show. Hope you feel the same. Tonight was another in our series of “No Listeners left Behind,” a review of the declarative sentence. In weeks to come we’ll be discussing, “Dangling Participles: Is Cosmetic Surgery The Only Answer?” Get there early for a good seat!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title 

 

  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Carman McRae  /  “Betty Carter/Carmen McRae: Duets”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • THIS CAN’T BE LOVE  /  Diane Marino  /  “From The Heart”
  • THIS IS A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • AT LEAST WE GOT TO THE RACE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  Laila Biali  /  “Live In Concert”
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dolly Parton  /  “The Acoustic Collection”
  • YOU FASCINATE ME SO  /  Marlene VerPlanck  /  “Ballads…Mostly”
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”
  • THERE’S A LULL IN MY LIFE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • I’M CHECKIN’ OUT, GOOMBYE!  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Strictly Romancin’”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “INTERNATIONAL JAZZ APPRECIATION DAY” (4.27.13)

27 Apr

 

The official International Jazz Appreciation Day is April 30th, though I think that’s a holiday which should be celebrated every day. Here’s as much celebration as I could squeeze into an hour. Now, it’s up to you to carry on!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

 

  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC  /  Betty Carter/Carmen McRae  /  “Duets” 
  • THE COFFEE SONG  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • ONE AT A TIME  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “On My Way To You”     
  • PURE IMAGINATION  /  Jacob Collier
  • BY MYSELF  /  Alice Ricciardi  /  “Comes Love”
  • THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “The Art Of Dreaming”   
  • THAT IS LOVE  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • GOOGLEABLE  /  Ori Dagan  /  “Less Than Three”     
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Anne Ducros  /  “Urban Tribe” 
  • FELIZ NAVIDAD  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Charo
  • LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Luciana Souza  /  “The New Bossa Nova”
  • ONE NOTE SAMBA  /  Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “Live In Montreal”
  • OLD FASHION WAY  /  Kristin Berardi/Jazzgroove Mothership Orch.  /  “Kristin Berardi Meets The Jazzgroove Mothership Orch. “
  • WHEN YOU GOTTA GO  /  Joe Williams  /  “Live In Las Vegas” 
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE MELODY CAME FIRST” (3.30.13)

1 Apr

This week I played a number of hit jazz tunes which were so popular that lyrics were added later — sometimes years later — so that singers could add them to their sets. “Holiday For Strings” is an outlier and an anomaly, but if you know Mandy’s version, you know why I couldn’t resist playing it.  

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

 

 

  • SATIN DOLL  /  Nancy Wilson/Gerald Wilson  /  “Yesterday’s Love Songs/Today’s Blues”
  • MISTY  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover, No Minimum”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  (Mystery Pianist)  Chevy Chase  /  “Here’s A Song  Vol. 2”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  Tony Bennett/Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • STOLEN MOMENTS  /  Betty Carter/Carmen McRae  /  “Duets”
  • MOANIN’  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Vikki Carr  /  “The Ultimate Collection”
  • LIKE YOUNG  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Easy The Hard Way”
  • HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Kidults”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  The Real Group  /  “UnReal”
  • WHAT’S YOUR STORY MORNING GLORY  /  Kristin Korb  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • DAT DERE  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Sin And Soul”
  • DAT DERE  /  Louise Rogers  /  “Bop Boo Day”
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Duke Ellington Songbook Vol.2”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “I’M OUTTA HERE” (1.19.13)

23 Jan

Sorry I’m posting this late, but I have been wrestling with a bad bug for a week. Hoping to be victorious by Saturday.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • THE GYPSY IN MY SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Listen Here”
  • JOEY, JOEY, JOEY  /  Al Jarreau  /  “One Note Samba”
  • FAR AWAY PLACES  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Manhattan In The Rain”
  • HOW TO PACK A SUITCASE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • YOU’RE OUTTA HERE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “New York City Drag”
  • I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Gary Crosby  /“Gary Crosby Belts The Blues”                                                                           
  • DOWNTOWN  /  Holly Cole  /  “Girl Talk”
  • THE AIRPLANE SONG  /  Dave Tull  /  “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Great American Songbook” 
  • ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT  /  Dr. John  /  Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s On Me”           
  • GO BACK HOME  /  Nancy Stearns  /  “A Wish”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unrelased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “REMEMBERING TO BREATHE” (11.3.12)

4 Nov

After Sandy stormed through, I thought a show short on silliness and longer on reflection was needed. Back to business next Saturday night.  

Want to help me plan the November 24th show? Click on Thanksgiving Show and then offer a suggestion of music you’ve been thankful for this year.  

Talk to you next week!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

 

 

  • REMEMBERING TO BREATHE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”
  • DANCING IN THE DARK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • MOONLIGHT PICNIC  /  Gelber & Manning  /  “Moonlight Picnic”
  • MAKE IT GO AWAY  /  Holly Cole  /  “Dark Dear Heart”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • IT ISN’T SO GOOD IT COULDN’T BE BETTER  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Rod McKuen  /  “Jerome Kern: Life Upon The Wicked S.T.A.G.E.
  • TAKE FIVE  /  Dave Brubeck/Carmen McRae  /  “Vocal Encounters”
  • NO ONE IS ALONE  /  Chip Zien  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • TOMORROW’S ANOTHER DAY  /  Kristin Korb  /  “In The Meantime”
  • SMILE  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “It’s Like This”
  • LET IT BE  /  The Beatles  /  “Let It Be”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “SINGIN’ THE BLUES” (10.20.12)

21 Oct

I ain’t got nothing but the blues this week.

Check out the blog on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday’s show.

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • ALL BLUES / Chet Baker/Rachel Gould / “‘Round Midnight”
  • MOOD INDIGO / Frank Sinatra / “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • ST. LOUIS BLUES / Peggy Lee / “Blues Cross Country”
  • EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES / Joe Williams/Count Basie / “At The Americana Hotel”
  • EVERY OTHER DAY I HAVE THE BLUES / Dave Tull / “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT / Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
  • BASIN STREET BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist0 / Anthony Newley / “Tony”
  • BILLIE’S BLUES / Billie Holiday / “The Essential Billie Holiday Carnegie Hall Concert”
  • BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “The First Songs”
  • TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGHER THAN TOUGH / Jimmy Witherspoon / “Live At The Renaissance”
  • TODAY I SING THE BLUES / Melissa Stylianou / “Silent Movie”
  • THE MEANING OF THE BLUES / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
  • NO MORE BLUES / Roberta Gambarini / “Easy To Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “ANTHROPOMORPHISM” (10.13.12)

13 Oct

This week, as another in a series of uncalled for public services, I tried to warn you about a musical danger which is as rampant as it is clever – Anthropomorphism in the Great American Songbook. Don’t try to thank me — just doing my job. Okay, I changed my mind. Go ahead, try to thank me.

Here’s the playlist of the examples I chose.

Talk to you next week.

 

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

  • TALK TO THE ANIMALS / Bobby Darin / “If I Were A Carpenter”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT / Carmen McRae / “Velvet Soul”
  • THREE BEARS / Mark Winkler / “Mark Winkler Sings Bobby Troup”
  • WITH A SONG IN MY HEART / Fay Claasson / “With A Song In My Heart”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART / Tony Bennett / “Jazz”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN / Judy Wexler / “Dreams And Shadows”
  • SKYLARK / (Mystery Vocalist) / The Nutty Squirrels / “Bird Watching”
  • SKYLARK / Real Group / “Unreal”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “As I Remember It”
  • THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU / Peggy Lee / “Riding High”
  • COTTON TAIL / Maude Hixson / (Promo CD)
  • THE DUCK / Emilie-Claire Barlow / “The Very Thought Of You”
  • BLACKBIRD / Kenny Rankin / “Silver Morning”
  • OLD MAN RIVER / Bela Karoli / “Furnished Rooms”
  • TIME YOU OLD GYPSY MAN / Julius LaRosa / “It’s A Wrap”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “SO MANY STARS” (9.8.12)

9 Sep

A Star-filled, if not all-Star program this week. 

Come back Wednesday for a clue about next Saturday night’s program. 

If you have a question about any of this music, leave a comment or write to me at turntable@wmnr.org

Talk to you next week. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR  /  Carol Welsman  /  “Inclined”
  • STELLA BY STARLIGHT  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Jazz Moods: Cool”
  • STAR EYES  /  Anne Farnsworth  /  “Saturday Morning”
  • YOU ARE MY LUCKY STAR  /  Petula Clark  /  “You Are My Lucky Star”
  • STAIRWAY TO THE STARS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU  /  Carol Sloane  /  “As Time Goes By”
  • SO MANY STARS  /  Lina Nyberg  /  “So Many Stars”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Lithgow  /  “Singin’ In The Bathtub
  • IF THE STARS WERE MINE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “My One And Only Thrill
  • STARDUST  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Satin Doll”
  • STARS FELL ON ALABAMA  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • I’LL BUY YOU A STAR  /  Betty Carter  /  “The Audience With Betty Carter”
  • LOST IN THE STARS  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Starry Night”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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