Ella Fitzgerald | TURNTABLE FOR ONE

Tag Archives: Ella Fitzgerald

PLAYLIST FOR “CAMPAIGN NIGHT 2014” (11.1.14)

If we could put this election season to music, what would it sound like? My name is H. William Stine, and I approve this playlist.

CAMPAIGN NIGHT 2014

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU / Peggy Lee / “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Peggy Lee”
IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE / Tony Bennett / “When Lights Are Low”
LITTLE WHITE LIES / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Lightly”
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE / Jack Jones / “Love Ballad”
THE LIES OF HANDSOME MEN / Marlene Ver Planck / “A Quiet Storm”
BLIZZARD OF LIES / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
I’M OLD FASHIONED / Shirley Horn / “A Lazy Afternoon”
I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW / (Mystery Vocalist) / John Travolta / “A Love Song For Bobby Long”
I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose in Your Ear”
I’VE GOT NO STRINGS / Roz Corral / “Telling Tales”
I BELIEVE IN YOU / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “It Might As Well Be Swing”
WE THE PEOPLE / Catherine Russell / “Inside This Heart Of Mine”
THE PARTY’S OVER / Nat King Cole / “The Billy May Sessions”
THE PARTY’S OVER / Sally Mayes / “Our Private World”
HONESTY / Berlin Voices / “States Of Mind”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

If next Saturday seems like a long time to wait for the next live Turntable For One, there’s an easy solution that’s only a click away: Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

Tags: Berlin Voices, Catherine Russell, Cody Owen Stine, Count Basie, Dave Frishberg, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, Jack Jones, jazz, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, John Travolta, live radio, Marlene Ver Planck, Mose Allison, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, playlists, PRX, radio, Roz Corral, Sally Mayes, Shirley Horn, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “TEACHING OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS?” (9.27.14)

28 Sep

I know that you depend on Turntable For One to come up with easy answers to hard questions, the questions no one is asking (probably for lack of interest). And I don’t think the show has ever failed you, at least, not on that score. So last night, I challenged the old saw, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Of course, the easy way to prove or disprove this would have been to bring an old dog into the studio and spend my hour of air time trying to teach it a new trick. However I scoff at the easy way, I eschew the conventional, and, so, instead, I played an hour of songs or singers related to the topic. The results may not have been conclusive, but they sure were swinging.

Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Tony Bennett / “That San Francisco Sun”
WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW / Nancy Wilson / “Welcome To My Love”
THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED TO DANCE / Sting / “The Last Ship”
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie / “Ella & Basie!”
7 DAYS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE / Jamie Cullum / “Catching Tales”
MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Michelle Pfeiffer & Dave Grusin / “The Fabulous Baker Boys Soundtrack”
WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA / Wilford Brimley / “Wilford Brimley with the Jeff Hamilton Trio”
THE DOG SONG / Nellie McKay / “Get Away From Me”
BAD INFLUENCE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Paul Shaffer / “Just Passing Through”
MARRY THE MAN TODAY / Rebecca Kilgore / “I Like Men”
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE / Tania Grubbs / “Lost In The Stars”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

If you can’t wait for Saturday night’s live broadcast, now you have an alternative to sitting there with a mopey expression. Listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. It’s as easy as clicking on a link and having a good time.

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

Tags: Cody Owen Stine, Count Basie, Dave Grusin, Ella Fitzgerald, H. William Stine, Jamie Cullum, jazz, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Jeff Hamilton, Lady Gaga, live radio, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nancy Wilson, Nellie McKay, Paul Shaffer, playlists, PRX, radio, Rebecca Kilgore, Sting, Tania Grubbs, turntable, Turntable For One, Wilford Brimley, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS” (9.13.14)

14 Sep

Life is long and more than enough of it is filled with embarrassing situations. It seems to me the least I can do is recognize those situations and totally exploit them by creating an hour of songs about embarrassing moments. Cheating and getting caught? A double embarrassment. Forgetting your keys? That cuts a little too close to home. But worse: forgetting your lyrics. I left that embarrassment for Sinatra and Judy. What? You were expecting empathy? Do I look like Dr. Oz?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I CANT TAKE YOU NOWHERE / Connie Evingson / “Little Did I Dream”
DON’T’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD / Ella Fitzgerald / “Live At The Opera House”
DINNER FOR ONE PLEASE, JAMES / Joe Williams / “Ballad And Blues Master”
WHERE ARE MY KEYS / Lorraine Feather / “Language”
YOUNG AT HEART / Frank Sinatra / “Live At The Sands, November, 1961
YOU GO TO MY HEAD / Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
FEET DO YOUR STUFF / Ian Shaw / “A Ghost In Every Bar”
GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Phyllis Diller / “Wet Toe In A Hot Socket”
WAITER, OH WAITER / Stacey Kent / “The Changing Lights”
YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD / Dave Tull / “I Just Want To Get Paid”
CHAMPAGNE / Kat Edmonson / “Way Down Low”
DID WE HAVE ANY FUN / Shepley Metcalf / “Something Irresistible”
LOOKS LIKE DECEMBER / Antonio Carlos Jobim / “Christmas For Lovers”
SOMETHING COOL / Cheryl Bentyne / “West Coast Cool”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / “Unreleased Master”

Tags: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cheryl Bentyne, Cody Owen Stine, Connie Evingson, Dave Tull, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, Ian Shaw, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Joe Williams, Judy Garland, Kat Edmonson, live radio, Lorraine Feather, Phyllis Diller, playlists, radio, Shepley Metcalf, Stacey Kent, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “ON STRIKE!!” (6.14.14)

16 Jun

This week I went on strike, put random CDs in our 6 CD players, and put the music selection into the audience’s hands. And let me tell you, I’m not going to do that again – because they did a fantastic job, making me feel far from indispensable. Below is the music they chose at random.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC / Jamie Cullum / “Pointless Nostalgic”
MAY I COME IN / Kevin Mahogany / “My Romance”
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD / Nancy Harms / “Into The Indigo”
THREE LITTLE WORDS/SIR DUKE / Bria Skonberg / “Into Your Own”
DAY IN-DAY OUT / Ella Fitzgerald / “The First Lady of Song”
I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
SMILE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Robert Downey Jr. / “The Futurist”
BURNIN’ THE TOAST / Suzy Bogguss / “Swing”
FOUR BROTHERS / The King Sisters / “Spotlight on The King Sisters”
IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME / Connie Evingson / “Stockholm Sweetnin’”
I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE / Little Jimmy Scott / “If You Only Knew”
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU / Sarah Vaughan / “Live In Japan”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Bria Skonberg, Cody Owen Stine, Connie Evingson, Delicatessan, Ella Fitzgerald, H. William Stine, Jamie Cullum, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kevin Mahogany, Little Jimmy Scott, live radio, Nancy Harms, playlists, radio, Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Vaughan, Suzy Bogguss, The King Sisters, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “SLACKER WEEK” (5.17.14)

17 May

Singers are always singing about picking yourself up and never giving up and keeping your eyes on the prize. Anyone sick of it? Just me? Ok, but it’s my show and I can play what I want. And this week I wanted to pay musical tribute to the slackers of the world. They may not make much of a contribution, but they make our small achievements look better.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

LAZY / Ella Fitzgerald / “Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
NICE AND EASY / Frank Sinatra / “Nice And Easy”
LAZY AFTERNOON / Shirley Horn / “A Lazy Afternoon”
HAVE A GOOD TIME / Paul Simon / “Still Crazy After All These Years”
AIN’T DOIN’ BAD DOIN’ NOTHING / Barbara Lusch / “Barbara Lusch”
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ / Emy Tseng / “Sonho”
BIDIN’ MY TIME / (Mystery Vocalist) / Wilford Brimley / “Wilford Brimley with the Jeff Hamilton Trio”
WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
TV BLUES / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
SHOO FLY PIE & APPLE PAN DOWDY / Hetty Kate & Gordon Webster / “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
ONE MINUTE MORE / The Idea of North / “Extraordinary Tale”
TOO DARN HOT / Sara Gazarek / “Live At The Jazz Bakery”
DANG ME / Kellye Gray / “And They Call Us Cowboys”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Babara Lusch, Cody Owen Stine, Delicatessan, Ella Fitzgerald, Emy Tseng, Frank Sinatra, Gordon Webster, H. William Stine, Hetty Kate, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kellye Gray, live radio, Paul Simon, playlists, radio, Sara Gazarke, Shirley Horn, The Idea Of North, Tom Rust, turntable, Turntable For One, Wilford Brimley, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “MOMS SINGING FOR MOTHER’S DAY” (5.10.14)

10 May

Because Sunday is Mother’s Day, only mothers got to sing this week, though a few brought along their kids.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Shirley Horn / “I Thought About You: Live At Vine Street”
ALWAYS / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN / Barbra Streisand and Jason Gould / “Back To Brooklyn”
I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU / Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap / “Something To Remember”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Renee Fleming & Fred Hersch / “Haunted Heart”
ALMOST BLUE / Gwen Stefani / “Stormy Weather”
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME / Diana Krall / “Love Scenes”
MY PERSONAL POSSESSION / (Mystery Vocalist) / Maria Cole / “Maria Cole”
THOU SWELL / Natalie Cole / “Unforgettable”
BROWN BABY / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
BE A CHILD / Cleo Laine & Dudley Moore / “Smilin’ Through”
I AM YOUR CHILD / Barry Manilow / “Barry Manilow 1”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Bill Charlap, Cleo Laine, Cody Owen Stine, Diana Krall, Dudley Moore, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Hersch, Gwen Stefani, H. William Stine, Jason Gould, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, live radio, Maria Cole, Natalie Cole, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, Renee Fleming, Sandy Stewart, Shirley Horn, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “ME AND MY SCHADENFREUDE” (4.5.14)

5 Apr

Schadenfreude – taking pleasure in the failures of someone else. In other words, listeners’ usual response to my show. Well, this week, right back at you with about a dozen songs that drip of one of our most secret and guilty pleasures. The singers this week aren’t bad, either. Take a look.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

GOODY GOODY / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass”
WHO’S SORRY NOW / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Intimate Ella”
I CRIED FOR YOU / Kalil Wilson / “Easy To Love”
DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING / Laverne Butler / “Blues In The City”
I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY / Nat Cole / “After Midnight”
RED WAGON / Kristin Korb / “What’s Your Story?”
I WANNA BE AROUND / (Mystery Vocalist) / Tony Bennett & Bono / “Duets: An American Classic”
AFTER YOU’VE GONE/TOO GONE TOO LONG / Christine Ebersol / “Strings Attached”
SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY / Louis Armstrong and the Commanders / “The Ultimate Collection”
SOMEDAY YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU / Ray Charles / “A Clearer View”
SCRABBLE / Lorraine Feather / “Ages”
AIN’T NO USE / Joe Williams / “Ballad And Blues Master”
CRY ME A RIVER / Nancy Harms / “In The Indigo”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Bono, Christine Ebersol, Cody Owen Stine, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Joe Williams, Kalil Wilson, Kristin Korb, Laverne Butler, live radio, Lorraine Feather, Louis Armstrong, Nancy Harms, Nat King Cole, playlists, radio, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “HEARTS AND FLOWERS” (2.15.14)

15 Feb

For all of you who spent Valentine’s Day holding a snow shovel or a snowblower instead of the softer, warmer body of your choice, I played an hour of “Hearts And Flowers” songs, hoping to salvage that loving feeling, or at least hoping that any kind of feeling has returned to your fingers and toes by now. What a winter!

SONG TITLE / Artist’s Name / CD Or Album Title

AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE / Frank Sinatra / “Come Swing With Me”
VIOLETS FOR MY FURS / Billie Holiday / “Lady In Satin”
SLEEP MY HEART / Joe Williams/George Shearing / “The Heart & Soul Of Joe Williams & George Shearing”
I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART / Lena Horne / “Give The Love Around”
TULIP OR TURNIP / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING / Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington / “Ella’s Finest Hour”
I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART / Nicki Parrott / “The Best Of Venus Volume 1”
MY FOOLISH HEART / The Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
MISTY ROSES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Sonny Bono / “Inner Views”
MISTY ROSES / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
24 HOURS A DAY / Diana Panton / “Red”
LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES / Jack Jones / “Love Ballad”
A WISH / Fred Hersch/Norma Winstone / “Songs And Lullabies”
PARS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Bill Henderson, Billie Holiday, Cody Owen Stine, Delicatessan, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Fred Hersch, George Shearing, H. William Stine, Jack Jones, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Joe Williams, Kenny Rankin, Lena Horne, live radio, Nicki Parrott, Norma Winstone, playlists, radio, Sonny Bono, The Swingle Singers, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments 2 Comments
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO” RULES TO LIVE BY IN 2014 (1.4.14)

4 Jan

Most shows and hosts try give good advice, especially at this time of year. The best shows and hosts even try to model the behavior and rules they suggest. I do things differently and I think it’s a better system, one that’s much easier on me and, probably, just as effective (if not more) for you. Here are the songs that best illustrate things I won’t be doing in the new year, but you should.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

IN A MELLOW TONE / Sarah Vaughan / “Duke Ellington Songbook Volume 1”
RELAX / Cormac Kenevey / “The Art Of Dreaming”
AS TIME GOES BY / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella in Budapest, Hungary
RICH INTERIOR LIFE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
SAMBA SARAVAH / Diana Panton / “To Brazil With Love”
KEEP SMILING AT TROUBLE / Tony Bennett / “Live At The Sahara-Las Vegas 1964”
LITTLE BLUE MAN / Chaise Lounge / “Dot Dot Dot
EV’RYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG / Frank Sinatra / “My Kind Of Broadway”
COCKEYED OPTIMIST / (Mystery Vocalist) / Nancy Sinatra / “Shifting Gears”
SHALL WE DANCE / Christine Ebersol / “Strings Attached”
GOOGLEABLE / Ori Dagan / “More Than Three”
MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY / Sophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
LISTEN HERE / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / “(Unreleased Master)

Tags: Ben Sidran, Chaise Lounge, Christine Ebersol, Cody Owen Stine, Cormac Kenevey, Dave Frishberg, Diana Panton, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, live radio, Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Stearns, Ori Dagan, playlists, radio, Sarah Vaughan, Sophie Milman, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS PARTY 2013” (12.21.13)

21 Dec

These days the office Christmas party is usually followed by a corporate re-organization and large scale downsizing.

Hope you have a great Christmas.

Hope I’m back next week…

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

MY FAVORITE THINGS Tony Bennett / “Snowfall”
SLEIGH RIDE/ WINTER WONDERLAND/LET IT SNOW / Maureen McGovern / “Christmas With Maureen McGovern
KISSING BY THE MISTLETOE / Diana Panton / “Christmas Kiss”
OUR TIME OF YEAR / Jason Paul Curtis / “Lover’s Holiday”
SOME CHILDREN SEE HIM / Nancy LaMott / “Just In Time for Christmas”
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN / Doug Munro/Cyrille Aimee / “A Very Gypsy Christmas”
CHRISTMAS IS / Holly Cole / “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS / New York Voices / “Let It Snow”
SNOW DAY / Chaise Lounge / “A Very Chaise Lounge Christmas”
HE’S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR CHRISTMAS / Robert Goulet / “Wonderful World of Christmas”
THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS / Ella Fitzgerald / “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
THE CHRISTMAS SONG / Kenny Rankin / “A Christmas Album”
SILENT NIGHT / Connie Evingson / “The Secret Of Christmas”
A CHILD IS BORN / Oscar Peterson / “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
I WANT THE WORLD FOR CHRISTMAS / The Real Group / “The World For Christmas”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Chaise Lounge, Cody Owen Stine, Connie Evingson, Cyrille Aimee, Diana Panton, Doug Munro, Ella Fitzgerald, H. William Stine, Holly Cole, Jason Paul Curtis, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kenny Rankin, live radio, Maureen McGovern, Nancy LaMott, New York Voices, Oscar Peterson, playlists, radio, Robert Goulet, The Real Group, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Playlists

← Older Entries

Newer Entries →

Search

TURNTABLE FOR ONE

PLAYLIST FOR “CAMPAIGN NIGHT 2014” (11.1.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “TEACHING OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS?” (9.27.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS” (9.13.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “ON STRIKE!!” (6.14.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “SLACKER WEEK” (5.17.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “MOMS SINGING FOR MOTHER’S DAY” (5.10.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “ME AND MY SCHADENFREUDE” (4.5.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “HEARTS AND FLOWERS” (2.15.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO” RULES TO LIVE BY IN 2014 (1.4.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS PARTY 2013” (12.21.13)

Saturday 9:00 pm (E. D. T.) WMNR-FM, wmnr.org

More Info

What’s here

Playlists