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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 “ROAD TRIP” (9.29.12)

29 Sep

Proud to say that on this Road Trip, Turntable For One offered up more MPG (Music Per Grandiloquence) this week than any show, domestic or import. Check out the playlist for proof.

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

  • ON THE ROAD AGAIN / Rosemary Clooney / “Still On The Road”
  • SUNDAY AFTERNOON / Blossom Dearie / “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
  • GREEN DOLPHIN STREET / Joe Coughlin / “Lowdown West Broadway
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD / Nancy LaMott / “My Foolish Heart”
  • TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT / Tony Bennett / “Bennett On Holiday”
  • I KNOW THE WAY TO BROOKLYN / Lorraine Feather / “Dooji Wooji”
  • THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • ROUTE 66 / (Mystery Vocalist) / Nancy Sinatra / “California Girl”
  • THE STREET OF DREAMS / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Live At The Sands”
  • EASY STREET / Sarah Vaughan / “Sarah Sings Soulfully”
  • TRAFFIC JAM / James Taylor / “JT”
  • TWO OF US / Grazyna Auguscik & Paulinho Garcia / “The Beatles Nova”
  • HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND / Trudy Kerr / “Trudy Kerr Sings Jazz For Juniors”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (THEME MUSIC) /Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC” (5.5.12)

6 May

Only Turntable For One would dare do this: I guaranteed listeners 100% “beautiful” music or your money back. Check out the playlist; I think I delivered.  

Talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ray Sings & Basie Swings”
  • A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”                
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album” 
  • BEAUTIFUL LOVE  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”        
  • AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Shawn Colvin  /  “Stormy Weather” 
  • YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY  /  Mystery Vocalist  /  Tab Hunter  /  “When I Fall In Love”
  • OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL  /  Jessica Molasky  /  “Pentimento” 
  • THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD  /  Frank Sinatra Jr  /  “As I Remember It” 
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?  /   Holly Yarbrough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings”
  • YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Johnny Hartman For Lovers”           
  • THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL  /  Jackie Allen & Kurt Elling  /  “The Men In My Life”                
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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Playlist for “Will Duchon Sits-In For H.” (4.7.12)

8 Apr

Major props to Will Duchon, host of Friday Evening Classics and The Night Cafe, for getting out of a sick bed to guest-host for me last Saturday night. First time my show has gotten someone out of a sick-bed. Thanks, Will, for a great hour of vocals dedicated to the theme of Time. Check out Will’s playlist below. If you guys missed the show, you’ve no one to blame but yourselves. 

I’ll be back live this Saturday night.  Drop by here on Wednesday for a clue about this week’s theme.  

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist

  • IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN  /   Joe WIlliams/Count Basie
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Lisa Maxwell
  • IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT  /   Jo Stafford
  • I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS  /  Frederique Trunk
  • I DIDN’T KNWO WHAT TIME IT WAS  /  Nancy LaMott
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Lena Horne
  • SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST TIME  /  (MYSTERY VOCALIST)  /   Cole Porter 
  • DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Tony Bennett/Bill Evans
  • WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG  /   Frank Sinatra
  • LAST NIGHT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG  /  Tierney Sutton
  • A TIME FOR LOVE  /  Jane Monheit
  • WHO KNOW WHERE THE TIME GOES  /  Judy Collins
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /   Cindy Scott

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PLAYLIST FOR “DUETS” (3.31.12)

1 Apr

A program of duets, including a special co-host for the night, Siri, the personal assistant on my iPhone.  Now I think I know how Dr. Frankenstein felt.  Drop by on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday night’s show.  

  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Duets 2”
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?  /  Carmen McRae & Betty Carter  /  “The Carmen McRae  Betty Carter Duets”
  • I CONCENTRATE ON YOU  /  Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “The Frank Sinatra Collection”
  • SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY/I WANT TO BE HAPPY  /  Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzarelli  /  “Sitting In Limbo”
  • BIG CITY BLUES  /  Barry Manilow & Mel Torme  /  “2:00 AM Paradise Café”
  • CORCOVADO  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Lovesick”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareiles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  Willie Nelson & Diana Krall  /  “American Classic”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Sarah Vaughan & Joe Williams  /  “The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions”
  • I WONDER  /  Tony Bennett & k.d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • OUR TIME  /  Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway  /  “Sibling Revelry”
  • TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE  /  Carly Simon & John Travolta  /  “Film Noir”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “PLEASE AND THANK YOU” (1.7.12)

8 Jan

For the first program of 2012, I thought we’d spend an hour engaged in “civil discourse,” songs about Please and Thank You. In an election year, this may have been our last chance. 

Things will get back to normal this Saturday. Drop back on Wednesday for a clue. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES  /     Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamsville”
  • MAY I COME IN?  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • OPPORTUNITY PLEASE KNOCK  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • BILL BASIE WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • PLEASE DON’T THINK IT’S FUNNY  /  Holly Yarborough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings!”
  • SQUEEZE ME BUT PLEASE DON’T TEASE ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Memories of You”
  • DANKE SHOEN  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Patty Duke  /  “The Very Best of Patty Duke”
  • UN PERNOD SIL VOUS PLAIT  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “The Complete Kind of Blue Recordings”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMONE TO LOVE  /  Joe Williams/Count Basie  /  “Live In Las Vegas”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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