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PLAYLIST FOR “HAIL TO THE KING!” 3.15.25

About two years ago, I did a show celebrating the coronation of King Charles and I thought that would be the last time I’d see a king ascend to the throne. Looks like I was wrong, so I did a show featuring songs about kings and singers named King to honor our new king.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

IF I RULED THE WORLD / Tony Bennett / “Get Happy”
IF I WERE KING OF THE FOREST / Bert Lahr / “The Wizard Of Oz”
SLEIGH RIDE IN JULY / Peggy King / “Oh, What A Memory We Made”
KING OF THE ROAD / Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery / “Further Adventurers Of Jimmy & Wes”
IF I HAD YOU / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD / Kari Kirkland / “Wild Is The Wind”
SHE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME / Chet Baker / “She Was Too Good To Me”
SHALL I TELL YOU WHAT I THINK OF YOU / Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon / “The King & I”
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / “The Great Summit”
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Ben E. King / “Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers”
FOUR BROTHERS / The King Sisters / “Imagination”
HEY LITTLE SONGBIRD / The Cast Of Hadestown / “Hadestown”
TULIP OR TURNIP / Sarah King / “Tulip Or Turnip”
KING CREOLE / Elvis Presley / “Elvis 2nd To None”
YOU’LL BE BACK / Jonathan Groff / “Hamilton”
THE THRILL IS GONE / B. B. King w/ Stevie Wonder / “The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips w/ King Curtis / “Burnin’”
I WONDER WHAT THE KING IS DOING TONIGHT / Richard Burton / “Camelot”
I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
THE RULES OF THE ROAD / Nat King Cole / “The Billy May Sessions”
HE WAS THE KING / Freddy Cole / “He Was The King”
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND / Carole King & James Taylor / “Live At The Troubadour”
ALONE TOGETHER / Benny Goodman / “Alone Together”
TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT / Queen Latifah / “Trav’lin’ Light”
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / The King’s Singers / “Gold”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Morgana King / “This Is Always”
BUT BEAUTIFUL / Gavin Hope W/ Bill King / “For All We Know”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BUCKET LIST BONANZA” 6.22.24

23 Jun

My next-to-last show of the season and it made me think about all the music I haven’t played for my audience this year, which made me think of all the things I haven’t done in my life. (Sadly, that’s how my mind usually works.) So far there’s only one thing on my bucket list: buy a bucket. With the help of an internet list of bucket list suggestions, I gave myself – and my audience – lots of potential and some obvious choices for things to do before kicking the bucket (which I haven’t bought yet.)

(Bucket List Suggestion) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

(Take A Hike) / LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK / Mel Torme / “Mel Torme & Friends”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin”
(Kiss A Stranger) / KISS AND RUN / Johnny Hartman / “I Just Dropped By To say Hello”
APRIL IN PARIS / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / “The Complete Ella & Louis”
(Be Hypnotized) / OLD DEVIL MOON / Tony Bennett / “Tony Makes It Happen”
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE / Kelley Johnson / “Something Good”
(Combat Climate Change) / HEAT WAVE / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
(Learn A New Language) / MUMBLES / Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry / “Oscar Peterson’s Finest Hour”
IF I HAD YOU / (Mystery Vocalist) / Gayle Storm / “That’s My Desire”
(Go Canoeing) / CANOE / Kat Edmonton / “Old Fashioned Gal”
(Go To A Jazz Festival) / MEET MR. B. B. / Quincy Jones Big Band / “Newport ‘61”
GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Mary Stallings / “Songs Were Made To Sing”
(Take A Spontaneous Road Trip) / ROUTE 66 / Nat Cole / “After Midnight”
DESTINATION MOON / Madeleine Peyroux / “Careless Love”
(Cook A Special Meal) / A MAN WHO CAN COOK / Chaise Lounge / “Insomnia”
IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN / Paul Jost / “While We Were Away”
(Be In A Broadway Show) / BROADWAY BABY / Elaine Stritch / “Elaine Stritch At Liberty”
(Walk The Great Wall Of China) / ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA / Renee Olstead W/ Carol Welsman / “Renee Olstead”
THE LAST REQUEST / Frankie Valli & Joey DeFrancesco / “A Touch Of Jazz”
TEA FOR TWO / Blossom Dearie / “Once Upon A Summertime”
(Run Away To The Circus) / TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT / Kari Kirkland / “Wild Is The Wind”
(Swim With Dolphins) / DOLPHIN DANCE / Cody Owen Stine / “Brunch At The Renaissance”
WHEN I’M GONE / Phil Ochs / “There But For Fortune”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE LAST TURNTABLE FOR ONE YOU’LL EVER HEAR…IN 2023” 12.30.23

2 Jan

The final show of the year. My last chance to play some of my favorite songs, favorite musical themes, new and old favorite vocalists and my last chance to toss in a few utterly tasteless dedications to end the year on a shameless low note. Just doing my job.

(Tasteless Dedication) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART / Mayte Alguacil / “Day By Day”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
(John F. Kennedy Jr.) / COME FLY WITH ME / Frank Sinatra &Count Basie / “Sinatra At The Sands”
AUTUMN LEAVES / Leslie Odom Jr. / “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
THE SPINACH SONG / Judith Owen / “Come On & Get This”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
(Jeffrey Daumer) / ALL OF ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
THE FEELING IS MUTUAL / Caity György & Laura Anglade / “Featuring”
ALIMONY BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Norman Mailer / “Stranger Than Fiction”
NOBODY’S HEART / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “In Her Words”
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS / Ulysses Osens Jr. Big Band w/ Alexa Tarantino / “Soul Conversations”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Jon Batiste w/ Rachael Price / “Anatomy of Angels”
IS A GOOD MAN REAL? / Rachael & Vilray / “I Love A Love Song”
(Rudy Giuliani) / BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Helen Merrill / “Casa Forte”
SYDIT DIVCHA / Alina Zalozna / “Ukrainian Melodies”
(Rep. Lauren Boebert) / WITH THESE HANDS / Les McCann / “Compared To What”
HAIKU / Maud Hixson
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Still Live”
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “IF” (11.4.23)

7 Nov

It’s a small word, only two letters. But it’s aspirational, inspirational, and conditional, opening a thought or a wish to thousand possibilities. So in another (likely futile) attempt to Make Grammar Great Again, I presented a musical tribute to the conditional conjunction – IF.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie:The Complete Reprise Studio Sessions”
IF I WERE A BELL / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
IF THE STARS WERE MINE / Melody Gardot / “My One & Only Thrill”
IF YOU WANT TO RAINBOW / Roberta Donnay / “Bathtub Gin”
DEDICATED TO YOU / John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman / “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Betty Carter / “The Audience With Betty Carter”
IT DON’T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING) / Helen Sung / “Anthem For A New Day”
IF THEY COULD SEE ME NOW / (Mystery Vocalist) / Tony Danza / “Standards & Stories”
IF I LOVED YOU / Barbra Streisand / “The Broadway Album”
IF I WERE A RICH MAN / Zero Mostel / “Fiddler On The Roof”
IF I ONLY HAD A HEART / Susannah McCorkle / “Over The Rainbow: The Songs Of Yip Harburg”
IF I ONLY HAD BRAIN / John Dokes / “Forever Reasons”
IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU / Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones / “In Full Swing”
IF LOVE WERE ALL / Judy Garland / “Judy At Carnegie”
IF YOU NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH ME / Greta Matassa / “Portraits”
IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME / Accent
IF YOU WENT AWAY / Sarah Vaughan / “Live At Rosy’s”
IF I RULED THE WORLD / Tony Bennett & Leehom Wang
IF IT’S MAGIC / Artemis w/ Cecile McLorin Salvant / “Artemis”
IF I HAD YOU / Nnenna Freelon / “Live”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW / Chet Baker / “Late Night Jazz”
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Victoria Tolstoy / “Blame It On My Youth”
TWO FOR THE ROAD / Tierney Sutton / “I’m With The Band”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HEY – THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!” (5.20.23)

24 May

What do these 3 things have in common: building a house at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, launching a nuclear attack – you pick the target, transporting Prince Harry and Meghan from a New York City event to their hotel three blocks away. No, they’re not on my bucket list. Correct answer: They all take Planning! And you know what else takes planning – this show! Stop laughing. To prove how completely, thoroughly this show is planned, I chose for a musical theme: Hey – That sounds like a plan. (Not everything went as planned…)

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Tony Bennett / “Life Is Beautiful”
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella In Japan”Kanda
NICE ’N’ EASY / Frank Sinatra / “Nice ’N’ Easy”
DEVIL MAY CARE / Kandace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
I WALKA LITTLE FASTER / Claire Teal / “They Say It’s Swing”
LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin”
SMILE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Steven Tyler / “Chris Botti In Boston”
WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT / Judith Owen / “Come & Get It”
MILESTONES / Christian McBride Big Band / “For Jimmy, Wes, & Oliver”
EASY STREET / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Lonely House”
ROUTE 66 / Nat Cole / “After Midnight”
AS LONG AS I WANT TO / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLANS / Mel Torme & Jonathan Schwartz / “Mel Torme & Friends”
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING / Lorraine Feather / “Language”
50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER / Paul Simon / “Negotiations & Love Songs”
I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU / Nancy Wilson / “But Beautiful”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
IF I HAD YOU / Nnenna Freelon / “Nnenna Freelon Live”
THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED HOW TO DANCE / Sting / “The Last Ship”
DETOUR AHEAD / Bill Evans Trio / “Waltz For Debby”
LET ME LOVE YOU / Lena Horne / “Live At The Waldorf Astoria”
THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL / Johnny Hartman / “Boston Concert 1976”
TWO FOR THE ROAD / Tierney Sutton Band / “I’m With The Band”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “PLEASE & THANK YOU -SPRING FUNDRAISING” (4.23.22)

25 Apr

Fundraising week! Make a pledge, make a request. A few people made a request (*) and more just opened their wallets. It was a good night filled with gratitude and songs about the magic words, Please and Thank You.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

PLEASE BE KIND / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
OPPORTUNITY PLEASE KNOCK / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
MUSIC, MAESTRO, PLEASE / Freddy Cole & Bill Charlap Trio / “Music Maestro, Please”
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME / Ellen Andersson / “You Should Have Told Me”
DINNER FOR ONE PLEASE, JAMES / Joe Williams / “Ballad & Blues Master”
PLEASE CONSIDER ME / Kat Edmonson / “Old Fashioned Gal”
*YOU’RE THE TOP / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Cole Porter Songbook”
RAT RACE / Double Six Of Paris / “Le Double Six”
PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
MERCY, MERCY, MERCY / Cannonball Adderley Quintet / “Cannonball Adderley Sextet Live”
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY / Bob Hope & Shirley Ross / “Thanks For The Memories”
*CALL ME / Nancy Wilson / “Outta Sight”
PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE / B.B. King & Gladys Knight / “How Blue Can You Get”
PLEASE DON’T THINK IT’S FUNNY / Holly Yarbrough / “Mr. Rogers Swings”
PLEASE BELONG TO ME / Mark Winkler / “Sings Bobby Troup”
THANKYOUS / Janis Ian / “Stars”
*NO HEADSTONE FOR MY GRAVE / Esther Phillips / “No Headstone For My Grave”
I DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY TONIGHT / Simone Kopmajer / “My Favorite Songs”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
*BIJOU / Woody Herman / “20 Golden Pieces”
COME SUNDAY / Dee Dee Bridgewater / “Queens Of Jazz”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LET’S GROOVE ON NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY!” (6.12.21)

13 Jun

To celebrate National Record Store Day, I gave the CD players a night off and turned the program, both literally and figuratively, into Turntable For One. I found a lot of old friends in my collection and even a few albums I forgot that I had.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME / Shirley Horn / “Live At Vine Street”
IN A MELLOW TONE / Dizzy Gillespie / “A Portrait Of Duke Ellington”
GROOVIN / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG / Amanda Ambrose / “Amanda”
THE SONG IS YOU / Frank Sinatra / “The Rare Sinatra”
DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
ALL OF MY LIFE / Tony Bennett & Dexter Gordon / “Bennett/Berlin”
SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON THE TOP / Mary Lou Williams / “Live At The Cookery”
HOLD ME THUSLY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Zero Mostel / “Songs My Mother Never sang”
A WONDERFUL GUY / Blossom Dearie / “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM / Stan Kenton / “Live At Redlands University”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Jesse Belvin / “Mr. Easy”
MUSIC / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall”
SLOW TALKER / Bob & Ray / “The Two & Only”
I’M LOST / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
THE LIFE THAT I LEAD / Lou Rawls / “Carryin’ On”
THE MAN YOU ARE IN ME / Janis Ian / “Stars”
NAIMA / Charles Lloyd / “Autumn In New York”
I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU / Lena Horne / “Lema – A New Album”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Standards Vol. 1”
I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
MY OLD FRIEND / Gregory Hines / “So Nobody Else Can Hear”
DREAM / Joanie Sommers / “Dream”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MOOD” (1.23.21)

24 Jan

If i were posting on Instagram or Facebook, I could just post an appropriate photo with one single word, MOOD. That doesn’t work so well on radio, so instead I played songs that captured my mood this week as I watched everything that happened, everything that (thank God) didn’t happen, and indulged in the feeling of a new beginning and new hope. We’ll see how long that lasts. For now, I’m in a pretty damned good mood.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I’VE GOT THEM FEELING TOO GOOD TODAY BLUES / Peggy Lee / “Peggy Lee Sings Leiber & Stoller”
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW / Holly Cole Trio / “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
ON A CLEAR DAY / Frank Sinatra / “Strangers In The Night”
IT’S A GOOD DAY / Emilie Mover / “Sings Peggy Lee”
I MAY BE WRONG / Till Bronner / “The Good Life”
EXACTLY LIKE YOU / Nina Simone / “Nina At Town Hall”
THE BEST IS YET TO COME / Kenny Washington / “What’s The Hurry”
SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE / Karrin Allyson / “Some Of that Sunshine”
AIN’T ‘CHA GLAD / Rossano Sportiello / “That’s It”
I’M LIVING IN A GREAT BIG WAY / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back In Town”
I NEVER KNEW / Frank Sinatra / “Come Swing With Me”
DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
BLACKBIRD / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE / Connie Evingson / “Let It Be Jazz”
JUST IN TIME / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
PURE IMAGINATION / John Doakes / “True Love”
IF IT’S MAGIC / Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis / “Artemis”
BLUE SKIES / Diana Krall / “Turn Up The Quiet”
FEELIN’ GOOD / Ben L’Oncle Soul / “Round Nina”
DON’T LOOK BACK / Irene Kral / “Where Is Love?”
LIFE’S A LESSON / Ben Sidran & Carole King / “Life’s A Lesson”
HERE COMES THE SUN / Tamuz Nissim / “Capturing Clouds”
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD / Tony Bennett & k. d. Lang / “A Wonderful World”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Imelda May & Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch. / “The Capitol Sessions”
NO ONE IS ALONE / Chip Zien / “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
WE’RE ALL IN THE DANCE / Rachel Caswell / “We’re All The Dance”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2018” (12.30.17)

30 Dec

Haven’t thought of your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Maybe this will help.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE / Tony Bennett / ”That San Francisco Sun”
I’M GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTTA MY HAIR / Rebecca Kilgore w/ Harry Allen Quartet / “Play Music From South Pacific”
I’M GONNA LIVE TILL I DIE / Sophie Berkal-Sarbit / “Young & Foolish”
I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET / Fred Astaire / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY / Madeline Peyroux / “Secular Hymns”
LEMON TWIST / Mark Winkler / “West Coast Cool”
FRIM FRAM SAUCE / Vocapella / “Black Coffee”
FAR AWAY PLACES / Norma Winstone / “Manhattan In The Rain”
THE ICE HOTEL / Stacey Kent / “Breakfast On The Morning Tram”
SMOKE, SMOKE SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jimmy Dean / “Big Bad John”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin”
THERE’S GOTTA BE SOMETHING BETTER THAN THIS / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says No”
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
I DON’T WANNA BE KISSED BY ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU / Miles Davis / “Miles Ahead”
TV BLUES / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
I WANNA GET MARRIED / (Mystery Vocalist) / Audra McDonald / “Build A Bridge”
NEVER WILL I MARRY / Cecile McLorin Salvant / “Dreams & Daggers”
A LOT OF LIVING TO DO / Sammy Davis Jr. / “Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway”
COFFEE TIME / Natalie Cole / “Still Unforgettable”
CHAMPAGNE / Kat Edmonson / “Way Down Low”
I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE / Niki Haris / “Live In Bern, Switzerland”
I WANNA BE LOVED / Mary Stallings W/ Gene Harris / “Only Trust Your Heart”
THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED TO DANCE / Sting / “The Last Ship”
MAKING IT UP AS WE GO ALONG / Lorraine Feather / “Language”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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