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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2026” 10.31.26

2 Nov

It was the night ghosts and skeletons and the walking dead come out to haunt us and say frightening things to scare us to death.  And for once, I wasn’t talking about Congress. It was Halloween and time for my Annual Halloween Party with some of my favorite Halloween songs and a few songs carefully curated for the trick or treaters who showed up in costumes at the door. 

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

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS   /  Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • CANDY  /  Nat King Cole w/ Harry “Sweets” Edison  /  “After Midnight”
  • I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH  /  Rene Marie  /  “I Wanna Be Evil”
  • (John Roberts)  /  WHO’S SORRY NOW  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Sings Songs From ‘Let No Man Write My Epitaph’”
  • SWEET PUMPKIN  /  Samara Joy w/ Pasquale Grasso  /  “Linger Awhile”
  • THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED  /  Lisa Lindsley  /  /  “Long After Midnight”
  • (Megan & Harry)  /  IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m GladThere is You”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  (Mystery Ghost Vocalist)  /  Buddy Rich  /  “Buddy Rich Just Sings”
  • ALFIE  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • SPOOKY  /  Dusty Springfield  /  “Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels”
  • NOBODY HOME  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • (Elon Musk)  /  FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Very Best Of Diana Krall”
  • (Mark Zuckerberg & Jeff Bezos)  /  GET OUT OF TOWN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook””
  • BEWITCHED  /  Pamela Luss w/ Houston Person  /  “At The Jazz Standard”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • GHOST OF YESTERDAY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck  /  “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
  • I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “I Didn’t Know About You”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Point Of No Return”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best Of Love Songs”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ANIMAL, MINERAL, OR VEGETABLE?” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) 10.10.26

11 Oct

A show from the archives – which explains why I sounded and looked so much younger. Here’s what I said when the show first aired: 

When’s the last time you played “Is It Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?” Maybe the last time you ate at Denny’s? Maybe the last time you watched the U.S. Senate? My version of the game (with songs) was a lot more rewarding than the previous two examples. And swinging! Don’t you agree? 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Disney Loves Jazz”
  • COME ON A  MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May W/ Jeff Goldblum/Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Studio Sessions”
  • ROCKS IN MY BED  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  John Pizzarelli & George Shearing  /  “The Rare Delight Of You”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “European Quartet Live”
  • THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Musical Moments To Remember”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson   /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Wild & Free”
  • EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Musicians)  /  Johnny Hodges & Lawrence Welk  /  “Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOOBIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Carr Toons”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “California Dreaming”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  Tony Bennett   /  “The Playground”
  • SKYLARK  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • THE PEACOCKS  /  Bill Evans Trio W/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington  /  “Ella At Dukes”s Place”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “AH-HA MOMENTS!” (AN ARCHIVE RE-BROADCAST) 5.30.26

31 May

I wandered through the Turntable For One archives this week.  I didn’t find my lost youth, but I did find a fun program worth giving a second listen.  Here’s what I wrote about it in January of ’24.

Last week I did  a show with the musical theme, “Uh-Oh Moments!” (If you missed the show, I strongly advise you borrow someone’s notes before the final exam.) So I was trying to think of what to do this week.  What to do? What to do? Then, out of the blue, I had an “Ah-Ha Moment!” (At this stage of the game, I can’t afford to pass up any errant thought or idea.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Gail Pettis  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • TEN MINUTES AGO  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “We’ve Only Just Begun”
  • THEY ALL LAUGHED  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something’ Like Love”
  • I USED TO BE COLORBLIND  /  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  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “In Blue”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /  Kenny Burrell & Grover Washington Jr.   /  “Togethering
  • I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW  /  Holly Cole Trio  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Seal w/ Puppini Sisters  /  “Standards”
  • UNTIL I MET YOU    Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • LAST REQUEST  /  Frankie Valli  /  “A Touch of jazz”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Monica Ramey  /  “Monica Ramey & The Beegie Adair Trio”
  • CLOUDY MORNING  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Perfectly Frank”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer in Concert”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Standards Vol. 1”
  • I FORGOT TO HAVE CHILDREN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • THE MASQUERADE IS OVER  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • FRAGILE  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LIES & LIARS” 5.16.26

18 May

Button up your overcoats! I’m predicting a Blizzards of Lies this week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • BLIZZARD OF LIES  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Dave Frishberg Classics”
  • LITTLE WHITE LIES  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Lightly”
  • IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Live At The Sahara”
  • ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • TALK TO ME BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly As I Leave you”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP & FLY RIGHT  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHN I TOLD YOU I LOVED YOU WHEN YOU KNOW I’VE BEEN A LIAR ALL MY LIFE  /  Danny Kaye & Carole Richards  /  “The Best Of Danny Kaye”
  • I LIKE A BIG SCHNOZOLLE  /  Brian Charette  /  “You Don’t Know Jack”
  • WHEN IN ROME  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Dear Mr. Bennett”
  • APRIL FOOLED ME  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “April Fooled Me”
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Phil Collins  /  “Q’ Jook Joint”
  • YOU CAN’T PULL THE WOOL OVER MY EYES  /  Rebecca Kilgore w/ John Sheridan Dream Band  /  “Get Rhythm In Your Feet”
  • HONESTY  /  Billy Joel  /  “12 Gardens Live”
  • KISSIN’ BUG  /  Kathy Kosins  /  “To the Ladies Of Cool”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “May I Come In?”
  • FORTY-THREE GOOD EXCUSES  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “The Nancy Wilson Show”
  • DONCHA’ GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass”
  • I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT YOU  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Stella Bass  /  “Look For The Silver Lining”
  • YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO DO MY PART  /  Mose Allison  /  “Wild Man On The Loose”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • MAY I COME IN  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • THE LIES OF HANDSOME MEN  /  Maud Hixson  
  • DINNER FOR ONE, PLEASE, JAMES  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Bill Evans  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A TRIP TO THE MOON” 4.25.26

27 Apr

A musical tribute to the flight and safe return of the astronauts of the Artemis 2 Mission!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • DESTINATION MOON  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ’62”
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Casey Abrams  /  “Jazz”
  • EAST OF THE SUN  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Send For Me”
  • JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • IF THE MOON TURNS GREEN  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Great American Songbook”
  • COUNT DOWN  /  Count Basie  /  “Basie Plays Hefti”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Cassandra Wilson & Jacky Terrasson  /  “Rendezvous”
  • MOONDANCE  /  Van Morrison  /  “Moondance”
  • POLKA DOTS & MOONBEAMS  /  Emma Smith  /  “Bitter Orange”
  • I DON’T WANT TO LIVE ON THE  /  Ernie, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, JLCO  /  “A Swinging Sesame Street Celebration”
  • IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At Newport”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Paul Simon  /  “Hearts & Bones”
  • HOW HIGHT THE MOON  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella At Zardi’s”
  • I WISHED ON THE MOON  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • UNDER THE SAME MOON  /  Halie Loren  /  “Dreams Lost & Found”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”
  • ONE JEALOUS MOON  /  Sarah McKenzie  /  “Paris In The Rain”
  • MOON & SAND  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Guitar Forms”
  • MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Cyrille Aimee w/ Diego Figueiredo  /  “Just The Two Of Us”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Julian Yeo  /  “Deep Purple Dreams”
  • MOONLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • POLKA DOTS AND MOON BEAMS  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “The Last Waltz”
  • MOONLIGHT SERENADE  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Sunset In The Blue”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)   /  Cody Owen Stine

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “IT’S ABOUT TIME!” *AN ARCHIVE RE-BROADCAST) 3.7.26

8 Mar

While everyone else was moving their clocks ahead an hour, I was turning my clock back a few years to the program of “timely” songs I did just before Daylight Savings Time kicked in. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS  /  Monica Ramey  /  “Make Someone Happy”
  • TIME TO SMILE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • MOONLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • TIME AFTER TIME  /  Lou Watson  /  “Taking A Chance On Love”
  • SO LITTLE TIME  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • I FORGET THE TIME  /  Frankie Laine  /  “Reunion In Rhythm”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella In Budapest”
  • A TIME FOR LOVE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marvin Gaye  /  “Live At The Copa”
  • I’M LATE  /  Ann Richards  /  “The Many Moods Of Ann Richards”
  • LONELY TIME  /  Maynard Ferguson  /  “A Message From Birdland”
  • TIME IS A FUNNY THING  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Some Of That Sunshine”
  • TIME ON MY HANDS  /  Rose Murphy  /  “Rose Murphy”
  • BY THE TIME A GET TO PHOENIX  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Cycles”
  • SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES  /  Diane Keaton  /  “Annie Hall”
  • KILLING TIME  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • KILLING TIME  /  Carol Welsman  /  “Alone Together”
  • ANYTIME, ANY DAY, ANYWHERE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Big Band Cole”
  • 11:60 PM  /  Hetty Kate & The Irwell Street String Band  /  “11:60 PM”
  • IF I COULD BE WITH YOU  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Sexy Jazz”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz  /  “Yours & Mine”
  • FRENCH FRIES & CHAMPAGNE / The Hot Sardines / “French Fries & Champagne”
  • TIME AND LOVE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • TIME YOU OLD GYPSY  /  Julius LaRosa  /  “That’s A Wrap”
  • TIME TO GO  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Dreams”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE BLAME GAME” 1.7.26

8 Feb

This week we played a game. And not just any game! No, no, no! We played the favorite game of lawyers, of politicians, and even Presidents! We played The Blame Game!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Love You Madly”
  • I’VE ONLY MYSELF TO BLAME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT?  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • THE CURSE OF A BROKEN HEART  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With me”
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “Rachael & Vilray”
  • IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • NOBODY’S FAULT BT MINE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • IT’S EASY TO BLAME THE WEATHER  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Big Band Holidays”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED/  Renee Fleming  /   “Haunted Heart”
  • THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA  /  Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz  /  “Getz/Gilberto”
  • ALL OF ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
  • I WANNA BE AROUND  /  Tony Bennett & Bono  /  “Duets An American Classic”
  • SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Me & Phil”
  • MACK THE KNIFE  /  Rufus Wainwright  /  “I’m A Stranger Here Myself” Wainwright Sings Weil”
  • KISSING BUG  /  June Christy  /  “Ballads For Night People”
  • KISS AND RUN   /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • I’M ALWAYS WAITING ON YOU  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Dotdotdot”
  • HARD HEART HANNAH  /  Ray Charles  /  “Pure Genius”
  • DON’T BLAME ME  /  Barbie Martinez  /  “All Or Nothing At All”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Rosemary Clooney & Count Basie Orch.  /  “At Long Last”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Live Performance”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Jose James w/ Jason Moran  /  “Yesterday I Had The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Theme Music)

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PLAYLIST FOR “ESCAPE PLANS” (AN ARCHIVAL RE-BROADCAST) 1.24.26

26 Jan

I was metaphorically under the weather this week, 24 hours before most of the country was literally under the weather. So I dipped into the archives for a show from a few months back. It may be more relevant to my mood now than it was when it first aired. This is what I wrote about it back then:

I can think of a thousand reasons why Escape Plans are on my mind. Instead, I thought of a couple dozen great songs and let them be my escape for a couple hours. (I also paid tribute to Jack DeJohnette whose work means so much to me.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareilles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • THE ICE HOTEL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Breakfast On The Morning Tram”
  • FAR AWAY PLACES  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Manhattan In The Rain”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /   Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “Cornfucius Say”
  • EAST OF THE SUN  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Send For Me”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • DESTINATION MOON   /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ’62”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Diana Krall  /  “This Dream Of You”
  • STAIRWAY TO THR STARS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Blue Heaven”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “The Perfection Years”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Sunset In The Blue”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “The Cure”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”
  • NO MORE  /  Chip Zien & Tom Aldredge  /  “Into The Woods”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HEARTS TO HART” 12.6.25

8 Dec

We were all heart this week with a heartfelt musical tribute to Larry Hart, celebrating his heart-stopping wit, charm, and brilliant sense of rhyme, and also his lyrics of heartbreaking pain and vulnerability. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • WHERE OR WHEN  /  Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC  /  Betty Carter & Carmen McRae  /  “The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets”
  • MOUNTAIN GREENERY  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • EASY TO REMEMBER  /  Kandace Springs  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • MY ROMANCE  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • YOU’RE NEARER  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • I COULD WRITE A BOOK  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Because Of You”
  • HE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS  /  Michael Mayo  /  “Fly”
  • DO IT THE HARD WAY  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Tender Trap”
  • BETWITCHED, BOTHERED, AND BEWILDERED  /  Emma Smith  /  “Burnt Orange”
  • THE BAD IN EVERY MAN  /  The Attic Band  /  “Blue Moon”
  • BLUE MOON  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rogers & Hart Songbook”
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Ian Shaw  /  “Taking It To Hart”
  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Judith Owen w/ Jason Marsalis  /  “Come & Get It”
  • THIS FUNNY WORLD  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Carly Simon  /  “Torch”
  • DANCING ON THE CEILING  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel LeGrand At Shelley’s Manne Hole”
  • NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME  /  Doris Day w/ Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • WHERE OR WHEN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “PLAYING NICE” 11.15.25

16 Nov

It started when we were kids, I mean little kids. Our teachers would tell us. Our parents would tell us. Our aunts and uncles, cousins, and sometime even the mail carrier would tell us: Play Nice! (Of course my parents also told me not to lock my little sister in the trunk of our Chevy Impala – but that’s for another show). Playing Nice – it’s a phrase, an admonition, and a concept that’s kind of gone out of fashion these days.  But not while I have this microphone, because for two hours, I just played nice – nice songs by singers and musicians who know how to play nice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT  /  Yannick Bovy  /  “Love Swings”
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Thought About You”
  • EGGS IN THE MORNING WTH TOAST  /  Aron!  /  “Cozy You (And Other Nice Songs)”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK TO ME WHEN I’M GONE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Love Letters From Ella”
  • IT’S NICE TO GO TRAV’LING  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Norah Jones & Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU  /  Norah Jones & Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • SOME TIME AGO  /  Michel & Tony Petrucciani  /  “Conversation”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Falling In Love With Love”
  • SO NICE  /  Bebel Gilberto  /  “Tanto Tempo”
  • SOMEONE NICE LIKE YOU  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “What Kind Of Fool Am I”
  • IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • MANHATTAN  /  Laura Anglade  /  “Get Out Of Town”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Nina Simone   /  “Nina At Newport”
  • IT’S NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Freda Payne w/Jeff Goldblum& Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /   “Plays Well With Others”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Benny Benack III  /  “A Lot Of Livin’ To Do”
  • NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST  /  Emma Smith  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • I’LL BE AROUND  /  Jimmy Scott  /  “Dine With Fine Jazz”
  • IT’S NICE TO BE WITH YOU  /  Jim Hall  /  “It’s Nice To Be With You”
  • THE COFFEE SONG  /  Nicole Zuraitis  /  “Cafes & Conversation”
  • I LIKE YOU, YOU’RE NICE/I LIKE YOU  /  Madeline Eastman w/ Kenny Barron  /  “Art Attack”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz w/ Kenny Barron  /  “Yours And Mine”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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