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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 “WHERE OR WHEN” (2.4.23)

5 Feb

When I was a kid, the questions I asked were Who, What, Where, and How. Mostly because I was just trying to figure out if Col. Mustard killed Miss Scarlet with the candlestick in the conservatory. (Who knew there was so much murder at Julliard?) Well, now I mostly just ask two questions: Where – as in Where did I leave my glasses? And When – as in When did we have that conversation?  So because my show is nothing if not self-involved and self-referential, I played two hours of Where or When songs. BTW: I never found my glasses. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHERE OR WHEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Carol Sloane  /  “The Real Thing”
  • WHEN I GROW TOO OLDTO DREAM  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • WHEN IN ROME  /  Claire Teal  /  “Don’t Talk”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met”
  • WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /  “On A Clear Day”
  • WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • WHEN YOUJ’RE SMILING  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Mickey Mouse  /  “The Mouse Pack”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
  • WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN?  /  Ernie Andrews  /  “No Regrets”
  • WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • WHERE DID THE MAGIC GO?  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
  • WHERE ARE MY KEYS?  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • LOVER MAN  /  Chris Botti & Gladys Knight  /  “To Love Again”
  • ON THE STRET WHERE YOU LIVE  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • HOME (WHEN SHADOWS FALL)  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • WHERE DO YOU GO  /  Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson  /  “Two’s Company”
  • WHERE DO YOU GO FROM LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait of An Artist”ˆ
  • TELL ME WHEN  /  Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster  /  “The Complete Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • WHERE OR WHEN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” – AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST (3.12.22)

13 Mar

I couldn’t make it to the station this week, but did that mean no St. Patrick’s Day party this year? Nope. I dug this show from 2019 out of the archives. This is what I wrote about the show back then:

 

 

It’s been a Turntable For One St. Patrick’s Day tradition for me to play some jazz singers from Ireland, a few Irish-American (or at least half-Irish-American) singers and musicians, and – always a highlight – for me to eat some traditional Irish food on the air – which, of course, means  a bowl of Lucky Charms. And, as if hearing me struggle and choke wasn’t incentive enough, I made this year’s party a celebration of the songs of Jimmy McHugh, the wonderful Irish-American composer.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson  /  “Two’s Company”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • MOLLY MALONE  /  Tara O’Grady  /  “Black Irish”
  • I’LL NEVER BE THE SAME  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “Turning Skies”
  • YESTERDAY I HEARD THE RAIN  /  Chris McNulty  /  “Eternal”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney  /  “Fancy Meeting You Here”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL /  Judy Garland  /  Judy At Carnegie Hall”
  • SOMETHING COOL  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Lonely Woman”
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Regis Philbin  /  “When You’re Smiling”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Five Play  /  “Live From The Firehouse Stage”
  • I MUST HAVE THAT MAN  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Nat Cole  /  “Night Lights”
  • ALL ALONE AM I  /  Cassandre McKinley  /  “Dragonfly”
  • THE IRISH BALLAD  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “Revisited”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Ella Fitzgerald with Tommy Flanagan Trio  /  “Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic ‘72”
  • TRAVLIN’ LIGHT  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Kate McGarry  /  “The Subject Tonight Is Love”
  • SAY IT  /  John Proulx  /  “Say It”
  • BALLAD  /  Gerry Mulligan  /  “The Complete Verve Concert Jazz Band Sessions:
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT  /  Paul Buchanan & Chris Botti  /  “Live With Orchestra & Special Guests”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Imelda May & Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • LOOK TO THE RAINBOW  /  Luciana Souza  /  “Centennial”
  • DANNY BOY  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz  /  “Jazz”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “REDUX” (3.20.21)

21 Mar

I divided the show into two parts this week, one part the traditional Turntable For One party for St. Patrick’s Day, replete with Irish singers and musicians, Irish-American singers and musicians, and the most important Turntable for One tradition of all: me eating a bowl of Lucky Charms on the air. To celebrate the fact that this was my first live show from the station in a long, long while, in the second part of the show I shared some of the music that helped get me through the last 12 months of sheltering in place. So nice to be back, like Spring flowers, green grass, and seasonal allergies.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Mary Coughlan  /  “Long Honeymoon”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Imelda May & Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Love Is What Stays”
  • I SHOULD CARE  /  Louis Stewart  /  Core Business”
  • SOLITUDE  /  Flo McSweeney  /  “Picture In A Frame”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  Dr. Linley Hamilton  /  “Making Other Arrangements”
  • HEAD SONG  /  The Nualas  /  “Live & Available”
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT  /  Paul Buchanan & Chris Boti  /  “Live With Orchestra & Special Guests”
  • DANNY BOY  /  Keith Jarrett  /  “A Multitude of Angels”
  • WHEN YOU’RE SMILING  /  Hadrien Remy & Sarah Lancman  
  • ANYTHING GOES  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • MOON RIVER  /  James Taylor  /  “American Standard”
  • THE NEARNESS OF YOU  /  Candace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie” The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • LIL’ DARLIN’  /  Count Basie  /  “Count Basie’s Finest Hour”
  • LIL’ DARLIN’  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “It Ain’t Necessarily Square”
  • THE MAN WITH THE HORN  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • BODY & SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan & Terry Gibbs  /  “Grand Masters Of Swing”
  • BLOOD COUNT  /  Stan Getz  /  “Anniversary-”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Honor Heffernan  /  “Fire & Ice”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY 2019”

16 Mar

 

It’s been a Turntable For One St. Patrick’s Day tradition for me to play some jazz singers from Ireland, a few Irish-American (or at least half-Irish-American) singers and musicians, and – always a highlight – for me to eat some traditional Irish food on the air – which, of course, means  a bowl of Lucky Charms. And, as if hearing me struggle and choke wasn’t incentive enough, I made this year’s party a celebration of the songs of Jimmy McHugh, the wonderful Irish-American composer.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson  /  “Two’s Company”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • MOLLY MALONE  /  Tara O’Grady  /  “Black Irish”
  • I’LL NEVER BE THE SAME  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “Turning Skies”
  • YESTERDAY I HEARD THE RAIN  /  Chris McNulty  /  “Eternal”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney  /  “Fancy Meeting You Here”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL /  Judy Garland  /  Judy At Carnegie Hall”
  • SOMETHING COOL  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Lonely Woman”
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Regis Philbin  /  “When You’re Smiling”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Five Play  /  “Live From The Firehouse Stage”
  • I MUST HAVE THAT MAN  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Nat Cole  /  “Night Lights”
  • ALL ALONE AM I  /  Cassandre McKinley  /  “Dragonfly”
  • THE IRISH BALLAD  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “Revisited”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Ella Fitzgerald with Tommy Flanagan Trio  /  “Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic ‘72”
  • TRAVLIN’ LIGHT  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Kate McGarry  /  “The Subject Tonight Is Love”
  • SAY IT  /  John Proulx  /  “Say It”
  • BALLAD  /  Gerry Mulligan  /  “The Complete Verve Concert Jazz Band Sessions:
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT  /  Paul Buchanan & Chris Botti  /  “Live With Orchestra & Special Guests”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Imelda May & Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • LOOK TO THE RAINBOW  /  Luciana Souza  /  “Centennial”
  • DANNY BOY  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz  /  “Jazz”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2018” (12.29.18)

30 Dec

I spent a couple of hours reflecting on some of the weekly musical themes from the past year and some of my favorite musical discoveries in an attempt – probably a futile one – to distract the audience from reflecting on all of the things they could have been doing instead of listening to my show every week. Who needs to hear their regrets when I have plenty of my own?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WALKING HAPPY  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “That Face”
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Lonely Woman”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Andrew Distel  /  “It Only Takes Time”
  • CONJUGAISON AMOUREUSE  /  Sarah Lancman  /  “A Contretemps”
  • A MAN AIN’T SUPPOSED TO CRY  /  John Doakes  /  “Forever Reasons”
  • I WANT TO BE EVIL  /  Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings  /  “Groovin”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • THE COFFEE SONG  /  Hot Club Sandwich  /  “Café Matrix”
  • THE PEOPLE YOU NEVER GET TO LOVE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Rupert Holmes  /  “Have Yourself A Jazz Christmas”
  • TAKE A BITE  /  Margaret Whiting  /  “The Lady’s In Love With You”
  • ROUND MIDNIGHT  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Because of You”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME  /  Hailey Reinhardt, Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • MY CHERIE AMOUR  /  Stevie Wonder & Count Basie Orchestra  /  “All About that Basie”
  • NOT MY TIME  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • I’LL BE SEEING YOU  /  Ellen Andersson Quartet  /  “I’ll Be Seeing You”
  • YOU CAN’T ALWAYS SING A HAPPY SONG  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Burt Reynolds  /  “Ask Me What I Am”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE?  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “A Capitol Christmas”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Another Time Another Place”
  • SNOW WHITE  /  Marina & The Kats  /  “Small”
  • SOMETIME WHEN YOU’RE LONELY  /  Mark Murphy & The Metropole Orch.  /  “The Dream”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Gregory Porter  /  “Ella with The London Symphony Orchestra”
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?  /  Paul Buchanan, Chris Botti  /  “To Love Again”
  • WHILE WE’RE YOUNG  /  Kitty Margolis & Michael Bluestein  /  “Heart & Soul: Live In San Francisco”
  • SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD  /  Jimmy Scott  /  “The Source”
  • TIME IS A FUNNY THING  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Some Of That Sunshine”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “SUMMER LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS” THE SEASON FINALE (6.30.18

30 Jun

I’ll be off the air for July and August, pre-empted by live concerts from Tanglewood. So, once again, as a goodbye treat, I offered listeners music to listen to during the summer which we can discuss when I return in September (I expect complete essays with full bibliographies). I’m sure America will be great again by the time I get back. In truth I just hope we survive to see the Fall.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • INTO EACH LIFE  /  Andrew Distel  /  “It Only Takes Time”
  • IT’S A GOOD DAY  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Live”
  • YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS  /  John Doakes  /  “Forever Reasons”
  • BLUE MOON  /  Allegra Levy  /  “Looking At The Moon”
  • TRAVELING LIGHT  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT  /  Diane Marino  /  “Soul Serenade”
  • THE TEXTING SONG  /  Dave Tull  /  “Texting & Driving”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • CAN’T KEEP IT INSIDE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Benedict Cumberbatch  /  “August Osage County” Soundtrack
  • I WANT YOUR LOVE  /  Sarah Lancman & Toku  /  “A Contretemps”
  • NATURE BOY / John Coltrane / “The Lost Album”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella At Zardi’s”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • NIGHT IN TUNISIA  /  Stacey & Alan Schulman  /  “As Is”
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD  /  Tony DeSare & Ed Decker  /  “One For My Baby”
  • NOT MY TIME  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • WHERE OR WHEN  /  Erroll Garner  /  “Night Concert”
  • BLUE DRAG  /  Linda Carone  /  “Black Moonlight”
  • CHICKADEE ‘N COCKADOODLEDOO  /  Annie Sellick  /  “Annie & The Hot Club
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT  /  Paul Buchanan & Chris Botti  /  “To Love Again”
  • I CAN’T SEE FOR LOOKIN’  /  Heather Bambrick  /  “You’ll Never Know”
  • THAT AFTERNOON IN HARLEM  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Company I Keep”
  • MICKEY MOUSE MARCH  /  Julie London  /  Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine


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PLAYLIST FOR “CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2018” 4.28.18)

28 Apr

Forget Frank; Tony can take a hike; Carmen isn’t coming; and Nina’s a no-show. In fact, I gave all American jazz singers the night off and played singers from around the world to celebrate (a couple days early) International Jazz Day. My special thanks to Carol Welsman (Canada), Sarah Lancman (France), Sinne Eeg (Denmark), Tom Rust (U.K.), and Susie Arioli (Canada) for recording greetings to the Turntable For One audience and introducing a song or performer they admire. Special thanks, also, to Delicatessen Jazz for letting me give the world premiere of a song from their new, soon-to-be-released CD.

(Country)  /SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • (Sweden)  /  PASS ME THE JAZZ  /  The Real Group  /  “The Real Album”
  • (Singapore)  /  GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Jacintha  /  “Jacintha Is Her Name”
  • (Fance)  /  GRANDMA’S HANDS  / Ben L’Oncle Soul & Gregory Porter  /  “Walk The Line”
  • (Denmark)  /  THE MORE I SEE YOU  /  Katrine Madsen  /  “I’m Old Fashioned – Quintet 1996”
  • (Canada)  /  KILLING TIME  /  Carol Welsman  /  “Alone Together”
  • SEND IN THE CLOWNS  /  Cheryl Bentyne  /  “Rearrangements Of Shadows”
  • (Germany)  /  WHERE OR WHEN  /  Roger Cicero  /  “Cicero Sings Sinatra”
  • (Sweden & France)  /  CLOSE TO YOU  /  Rigmor Gustafsson & Jacky Terrasson Trio  /  “Close To You”
  • (France)  /  A CONTRETEMPS  /  Sarah Lancman  /  “A Contretemps”
  • (France)  /  LA BELLE VIE  /  Sacha Distel  /  “Sacha Distel: Crooner”
  • (Italy)  /  IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU  /  Alice Ricciardi  /  “Comes Love”
  • (Scotland)  /  ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?  /  Paul Buchanan & Chris Botti  /  “To Love Again”
  • (Brazil)  /  THEY SAY I’VE COME BACK AMERICANIZED  /  Delicatessen  /  (Unreleased Master)
  • (U.K.)  /  THE COFFEE SONG  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Latin Porter”
  • (Morocco)  /  BERBER TAXI  /  Malika Zarra  /  “Berber Taxi”
  • (Denmark)  /  FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Dreams”
  • SPAIN  /  Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin  /  “The Musician”
  • (Czechoslovakia)  /  SWING IS MY KING  /  Hot Sisters  /  “Swing Is My King”
  • (Canada)  /  SPRING  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • (Brazil)  /  BROKEN BOSSA  /  Diego Figueiredo  /  “Broken Bossa”
  • (France)  /  GOLDBERG  /  Camille Bertault  /  “Pas De Geant”
  • (U.K.)  SAD SWEET SONG  /  Ian Shaw & Sue Richardson  /  “Sad Sweet Song”
  • (Canada)  /  MOON RIVER  /  Gavin Hope  /  “For All We Know”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE MINISTER OF LONELINESS” (12.27.18)

27 Jan

Britain just installed its first Minister of Loneliness.  I thought I’d give her an idea of what she’ll be dealing with. Just listen to all these sad sausages. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artists  /  CD Or Album Title

  • IT’S A LONESOME OLD TOWN  /  Lena Horne  /  “Love Is The Thing”
  • DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • ALONE TOGETHER  /  Alexis Cole  /  “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To”
  • ONLY THE LONELY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • ONLY THE LONELY  /  Kellye Gray  /  “And, They Call Us Cowboys”
  • SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “It’s A Good Day”
  • THE LONELY ONE  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat ‘King’ Cole & Me”
  • BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING TRAM  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Ricky Nelson  /  “More Songs By Ricky”
  • LONELY IN NEW YORK  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Sophie Milman”
  • LONELY TIME  /  Maynard Ferguson  /  “A Message From Birdland”
  • SUCH A LONELY GIRL AM I  /  Jackie Cain  /  “So Many Stars”
  • SOMETIMES WHEN YOU’RE LONELY  /  Mark Murphy & The Metropole Orchestra  /  “The Dream”
  • GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE  /  Jamie Cullum & Laura Mvula  /  “Interlude”
  • KILLING TIME  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In every Bar”
  • KILLING TIME  /  Carol Welsman  /  “Alone Together”
  • ALL ALONE AM I  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Brenda Lee  /  “Anthology 1956-1980”
  • I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • CALL ME LONELY  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “When You Make Me Smile”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Chet Baker  / “She Was Too Good To Me”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING  /  Lissy Walker  /  “Life Is Sweet”
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT  /  Chris Botti & Paul Buchanan  /  “To Love Again”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Liane Carroll  /  “Billy No Mates”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HEARTFELT, HEARTLESS, & HEARTBROKEN: SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY (2.13.16) #jazzradio

14 Feb

In last Wednesday’s hint, I asked what was the only thing I haven’t been called during the 5 1/2 year run of Turntable For One. Thanks for all of the suggestions (most of which were unprintable). Of course, calling me these things immediately disqualifies your answer from the quiz. The answer I was thinking of was “all heart.” And as you peruse the playlist, I think you’ll see that I’ve rectified that situation. Have you ever seen a radio program with more heart?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THIS HEART OF MINE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “The Best Of Love Songs” 
  • THE CURSE OF AN ACHING HEART  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”  
  • ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART  /  Diane Marino  /  “Just Groovin’” (M&M Records)
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Michael Winkle  /  “The Only Dream”  
  • WORRISOME HEART  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Worrisome Heart” 
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART  /  Holly Cole  /  “Holly Cole” 
  • SHAPE OF MY HEART  /  Sting  /  “Ten Summoner’s Tales”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Chris Botti  /  “A Thousand Kisses Deep”
  • NOBODY’S HEART  /  Lillie Kae  /  The Very Thought Of You”  
  • CANDY  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tim McCarver  /  “Tim McCarver Sings Selections From The Great American Songbook   
  • WITH A SONG IN MY HEART  /  Phoebe Snow  /  “Live” 
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Tenderly” 
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareilles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • IT’S CRAZY  /  Lyn Stanley  /  “Interludes”  
  • HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”   
  • SO I LOVE YOU  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love” 
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans  /  The Last Waltz”
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED  /  Svetlana & The Delancy Five  /  “Night At The Speakeasy”
  • BETWEEN ME AND MY HEART  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Just Passing Through”   
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Joe Williams  /  “Heart & Soul of Joe Williams & George Shearing”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live In Japan”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

Is your heart still yearning for more Turntable For One? Try a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Pubic Radio Exchange. (Now that I’m finally over this cold, I’ll be putting up new shows very soon.) Click the link below: 

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