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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY” (10.29.16)

My annual Halloween party, complete with “haunting” and “ghostlyæ Halloween songs, dancing, party games, and songs instead of candy for several trick or treaters who showed up wearing recognizable costumes.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross / “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE / Mary Stallings / “Manhattan Moods”
WITCHCRAFT / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
(Jill Stein costume) / BEING GREEN / Sophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck / “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
THESE FOOLISH THINGS / Mel Torme / “The Best Of The Concord Years”
YOU ARE THERE / Rebecca Sullivan / “This Way, This Time”
(Bernie Sanders costume) / NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / (Mystery Melody) / Vinson Hill / “Music Minus One”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
(Ivanka trump costume) / MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY / Lisa Ekdahl / “When Did You Leave Heaven”
CHARADE / Harry Connick Jr. / “Come By Me”
CHASE ME / Erroll Garner / “Ready Take One”
SHOW ME YOURS / Joe Coughlin / “Low Down West Broadway”
WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW / Bob Dylan / “Shadows In The Night”
JERSEY BOUNCE / Connie Evingson / “All the Cats Join In”
MEET ME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE / The Hot Sardines / “Live At Joes’ Pub”
DON’T BE THAT WAY / (Mystery Melody) / Milton DeLugg / “Add-a-part Jazz”
DON’T BE THAT WAY / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
CANDY / Nat Cole / “After Midnight”
WITCHCRAFT / Rich Little / “A ‘Little” Tribute To Old Blue Eyes”
(Dorothy Costume) / DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Lillie Kae / “I’m Glad There Is You”
SPIDERMAN / Rebecca Dumaine / “Happy Madness”
(Unrecognizable costume) / TULIP OR TURNIP / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
KISS AND RUN / Johnny Hartman / “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME / Sarah Vaughan / “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quartet”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE WHOLE WORLD’S GOING CRAZY” (10.15.16)

18 Oct

The world is going crazy – I don’t think you can find much evidence to the contrary; and certainly not on this week’s show. Okay, it may be going crazy, but that doesn’t mean it can’t swing.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

GOIN’ CRAZY / The Three Haircuts
IT’S CRAZY / Mary Stallings / “I Waited For You”
CRAZY SHE CALLS ME / Nat Cole / “Tell Me All About Yourself”
CRAZY / Tierney Sutton / “Something Cool”
THIS FUNNY WORLD / Tony Bennett / “Stage & Screen Hits”
CRAZY RHYTHM / Nellie McKay / “Normal As Blueberry Pie”
OH YOU CRAZY MOON / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
STRANGE FEELINGS / Nancy Harms / “Ellington By Night”
HEY YOU WITH THE CRAZY EYES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Frankie Vaughan / “Let’s Make Love Soundtrack”
MAD MAD ME / Sophie Bancroft / “Hot & Cold”
THIS HAPPY MADNESS / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings
TENDER MADNESS / Grace Kelly / “Mood Changes”
BALLAD OF THE THIN MAN / Bob Dylan / “After The Flood”
STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS / Fleurine / “Fire”
GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD / Les McCann / “How’s Your Mother?”
YOU COULD DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Sings Sondheim”
YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY / Mel Torme / “Too Darn Hot”
CRAZY LOVE / Ray Charles & Van Morrison / “The Best Of Van Morrison”
LOSING MY MIND / Holly Cole / “Color & Light”
COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP / Mandy Patinkin / “Mandy Patinkin”
I’M NOT OKAY / Allegra Levy / “Lonely City”
HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
YOU CALL IT MADNESS / Diana Krall/ “All For You”
I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM / Pat Suzuki / “Pat Suzuki Sings”
I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
SUMMER, HIGHLAND FALLS / Jessica Molaskey / “Sitting In Limbo”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “STALKER WEEK” (5.21.16)

22 May

Every week I try to play music that strikes a chord with as many audiences as possible. Still, there’s been one group, hidden in the shadows, I’ve ignored…until this week. Stalkers – this one was for you!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THEN I’LL BE HAPPY / Joe Williams / “The Song is You”
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH / Jackie Ryan / “Listen Here”
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
I WILL WAIT FOR YOU / Daniela Schachter / “Purple Butterfly”
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU / Dianne Reeves / “Good Night & Good Luck”
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / The Police / “Synchronicity”
THE MORE I SEE YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT / Tierney Sutton / “Something Cool”
YOU DON’T KNOW ME / Harry Connick, Jr. / “Only You”
THE NEARNESS OF YOU / Stephane Grappelli / “The Collection”
YOU’RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF ME / Lisa Ekdahl / “When Did You Leave Heaven?”
THAT OLD FEELING / Cleo Laine / “That Old Feeling”
WHERE ARE YOU? / (Mystery Vocalist) / Bob Dylan / “Shadows In the Night”
WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU / Nina Simone / “Forbidden Fruit”
THE BOY NEXT DOOR / Champian Fulton / “Change Partners: Live At Yardbird Suite”
I’M SHADOWING YOU / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie Sings”
SLOW BOAT TO CHINA / Ella Fitzgerald / “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
SLOW BOAT TO CHINA / Homer & Jethro / “Confucius Say”
WATCHING / Renee Yoxon / “Here We Go Again”
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS / Thomas Quasthoff / “The Jazz Album”
IN LOVE IN VAIN / Sarah Vaughan / “Crazy & Mixed Up”
MICHAEL BUBLE / Kevin Mahogany / “The Vienna Affair”
DREAMER / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Tony Bennett / “The Complete Improv Recordings”
SO IN LOVE / Roberta Gambarini / “So In Love”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CELEBRATING MOTHERS” (5.7.16)

9 May

A program for all the mothers in the audience, and for a change I meant it in a literal sense, not as a nasty pejorative. So it was two-hours of music about being a mother, caring for their kids, worrying about their kids, and advising their kids – any of which can be taken to an uncomfortable extreme…but maybe that’s just my story.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

CALL ME / Frank Sinatra / “Strangers In The Night”
ME, MYSELF, AND I / Randy Crawford / “Live”
AC-CENTU-ATE THE POSITIVE / Dr. John / “In A Sentimental Mood”
IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW / Roberta Donnay / “Bathtub Gin”
YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY FROM ME / Tony Bennett / “Mr. Broadway”
LOOK AT THAT FACE / Greta Matassa / “Favorites From A Long Walk”
THAT FACE / Joe Williams / “Jump For Joy”
BITTER WITH THE SWEET / Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm / “Spark”
BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jack Lemmon / “A Twist Of Lemon”
LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING / Helen Merrill / “Mixes”
THROW IT AWAY / Connie Evingson / “Stockholm Sweetnin’”
BIG BAD WORLD / The Real Group / “Commonly Unique”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES / Carmen McRae / The Ultimate Carmen McRae
BE A CHILD / Marlene VerPlanck / “Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder”
GUILTY / Sophie Milman / “Sophie Milman”
MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY / (Mystery Daughter) / Jacqui Dankworth / “It Happens Quietly”
I’M SHADOWING YOU / (Mystery Mother) Cleo Laine / “Quintessential Cleo”
ALWAYS / Rosemary Clooney / “Mothers & Daughters”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Diana Krall / “Love Scenes”
BLUES IN THE NIGHT / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT A THING / Joann Funk / “Jazz In the Lobby Bar”
WHAT’LL I DO / Tierney Sutton / “Dancing In The Dark”
A CHILD IS BORN / Oscar Peterson / “Christmas For Lovers”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford / “Live”
NEW WORDS / Liz Callaway / “Unsung Broadway”
CHILDREN WILL LISTEN / Bernadette Peters / “Sondheim Etc., Etc.
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO DEMENTIA” (2.20.16) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

21 Feb

I wanted to say something thoughtful and heartfelt about dementia…I wonder what it was. Maybe it’ll come to me before you finish reading this playlist of the unforgettable songs and singers I played this week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WHERE OR WHEN / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra At The Sands”
WHERE ARE MY KEYS? / Lorraine Feather / “Language”
YOU’VE CHANGED / George Michael / “Symphonica”
EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ AT ME / Donna Lewis / “Brand New Day”
GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD / Les McCann / “How’s Your Mother”
LOSING MY MIND / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Sings Sondheim”
WHEN I’M 64 / John Pizzarelli / “John Pizzarelli Meets The Beatles”
FORGETFUL / Susie Arioli / “All The Way”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Kenny Rankin / “Professional Dreamer”
BIRTHDAY SONG (GENERIC) / Rebecca Kilgore / “Moonshadow Dance”
HOW ABOUT YOU / Bobby Darin / “Love Swings”
WAITER, THE CHECK / Nicki Leighton-Thomas / “Forbidden Games”
PURE IMAGINATION / Sue Raney / “Ridin’ High”
NEVER NEVER LAND / Carol Sloane / “Live At 30^th Street”
NEVER NEVER LAND / (Mystery Vocalist) / Peter Sellers / “A Celebration Of Peter Sellers”
YESTERDAYS / Joanie Sommers / “A Fine Romance”
MY ECHO MY SHADOW AND ME / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
TALKING TO MYSELF / Sinne Eeg / “Remembering You”
SHOW ME THE WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS WORLD / Mary Foster Conklin / “Blues For Breakfast”
DANCING ON THE CEILING / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
11:60 PM / Hetty Kate & The Irwell Street String Band / =“11:60 PM”
MEMORIES OF YOU / Modern Jazz Quartet / “MJQ & Friends: A Celebration”
TRY TO REMEMBER / Morgana King / “A Taste Of Honey”
REMEMBER / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Very Best Of The Irving Berlin Songbook”
I REMEMBER SKY/ Dianne Reeves/ “I Remember”
I REMEMBER YOU / Lissy Walker / “Life Is Sweet”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “OLDIES BUT GOODIES WEEK” – AN ARCHIVE ENCORE (1.17.15) #jazz

19 Jan

Couldn’t do a live show this week, so I reached into the Turntable For One archives for an oldie but goodie – which happened to be “Oldies But Goodies Week.”

It was “Oldies But Goodies Week” on the show this week, but I didn’t mean the songs. I meant the singers! To sing on this week’s show you needed to be 70-years-old at least; or if you weren’t 70, you had to be accompanied by (at least) a septuagenarian. By the time I’m in my 70s, I hope still to be cutting my own meat. But look what these singers produced even in the late stages of their careers.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

ANYTHING GOES / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
WONDER WHY / Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn Trio / “Sarah – Dedicated To You”
LIVING WITHOUT YOU / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM / Marlene VerPlank / “Ballads mostly…”
THE JUG AND I / Ernie Andrews / “The L.A. Treasures Project”
ILL WIND / Charlie Haden With Nora Jones / “Sophisticated Ladies”
YOUNG AT HEART / (Mystery Vocalist) / George Burns & Bobby Vinton / “As Time Goes By”
YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO / Freda Payne / “Come Back To Me Love”
RICH INTERIOR LIFE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
OH YOU CRAZY MOON / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Dave Brubeck & Roberta Gambarini / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine /

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PLAYLIST FOR “OLDIES BUT GOODIES WEEK” (9.6.14)

7 Sep

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

ANYTHING GOES / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
WONDER WHY / Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn Trio / “Sarah – Dedicated To You”
LIVING WITHOUT YOU / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM / Marlene VerPlank / “Ballads mostly…”
THE JUG AND I / Ernie Andrews / “The L.A. Treasures Project”
ILL WIND / Charlie Haden With Nora Jones / “Sophisticated ladies”
YOUNG AT HEART / (Mystery Vocalist) / George Burns & Bobby Vinton / “As Time Goes By”
YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO / Freda Payne / “Come Back To me Love”
RICH INTERIOR LIFE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
OH YOU CRAZY MOON / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Dave Brubeck & Roberta Gambarini / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA” (8.30.14)

30 Aug

Summer is over which means time to put away put away your whites, your shorts, your suntan lotion, and reflect on the things we did last summer that we’ll remember all winter long — except I had one of those “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” summers when I didn’t do any of the things I wanted and meant to do. Am I bitter? No more than usual. Am I depressed? (See previous response.) Because I have developed the useful skill of turning my pain in art…well, actually, other people do all the art. So are some of my favorite “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” songs by some of the best new and old jazz singers. Check back on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday night’s show.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album or CD Title

I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT / Frank Sinatra / “Come Dance With Me”
WOULDN’T IT BE LOVERLY? / Shirley Horn / “I Love You, Paris”
I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU / Nat Cole / “Tell Me All About Yourself”
IF I HAD YOU / Nnenna Freelon / “Jazz Moods: Mood Indigo”
I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU / Arthur Prysock/Count Basie / “Arthur Prysock & Count Basie”
IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A DREAM / Diane Marino / “Loads Of Love”
WHY SHOULDN’T I / (Mystery Vocalist) / Tony Perkins / “The Very Best of Tony Perkins”
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN / Brianna Thomas / “You Must Believe In Love”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW / Sarah Vaughan / “Send In The Clowns”
WOULD YOU BELIEVE? / Carmen McRae / “At Ratso’s”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “DANCE MARATHON” (11.9.13)

9 Nov

An evening for getting in touch with your inner Fred, Ginger, Gene, or Misha. I could have danced all night…

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

CAN YOU DANCE / Eugenie Jones / “Black Lace Blue Tears”
YOU’RE EASY TO DANCE WITH / Fred Astaire / “Steppin’ Out: Astaire Sings
LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE / Lillie Huddleston / “How Long Has This Been Going On”
I WON”T DANCE / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS / Stacey Kent / “Hushabye Mountain”
SHALL WE DANCE / Tony Bennett / “Steppin’ Out”
SOFT SHOE / (Mystery Vocalists) / Cleo Laine & Dudley Moore / “Smiling Through”
WALTZ FOR DEBBY / Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
DO YOU WANT TO DANCE / Bette Midler / “The Divine Miss M”
DANCING ON THE CEILING / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE / Norma Winstone / “Manhattan In The Rain”
JITTERBUG WALTZ / Mandy Patinkin / “Experiment”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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GETTING BACK IN SHAPE

2 Aug

Summer vacation for Turntable For One is almost over. To prepare for the new season of live shows, I’ve been sequestered at my secret and undisclosed training center, hard at work in a strenuous routine of jogging my memory, jumping to conclusions, stretching credulity, exercising questionable judgment, and lifting words out of context. I should be ready for the new season, which begins September 1st, by the way.

I’ve also been listening to some interesting music you may want to check out.

Frank D’Rone – Double Exposure — it sounds like it should be the title of a George Michaels CD, but it’s the latest CD from a veteran singer/guitarist, one of my favorites for a lot of years. Even at age 80 he still sets standards for how to swing and how to infuse ballads with both meaning and melodic invention.

Connie Evingson – Sweet Happy Life, the lyrics of Norman Gimbel — This is an eclectic collection of songs, everything from The Girl From Ipanema to Bluesette to Watch What Happens to Canadian Sunset. Gimbel wrote with many composers. The constant here is Connie with her silken voice and alway-thoughtful musical embellishments.

Mark Winkler – A clever West Coast singer and songwriter with an equal appreciation for jazz, irony, and humor – with a dash of self-deprecation. He sings some classics, but his own songs can really get to the heart of a story and a character. His latest CD is Sweet Spot, but take a listen to Till I Get It Right, too.

Rebecca Sullivan – This Way, This Time — She’s young, she’s new, she’s quite different, and I’m eager to hear how she develops. Her voice isn’t exactly jazz, so her skill at improvising comes as an endearing surprise. She plucks the ten songs on this CD from many different trees, but with consistent charm.

That’s some of the stuff I’ve been listening to as I start to put the September shows together.What have you been listening to? Let me know.

I’ll talk to you later.

Tags: Connie Evingson, Frank D'Rone, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, live radio, Mark Winkler, radio, Rebecca Sullivan, turntable, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY” (10.29.16)

PLAYLIST FOR “THE WHOLE WORLD’S GOING CRAZY” (10.15.16)

PLAYLIST FOR “STALKER WEEK” (5.21.16)

PLAYLIST FOR “CELEBRATING MOTHERS” (5.7.16)

PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO DEMENTIA” (2.20.16) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

PLAYLIST FOR “OLDIES BUT GOODIES WEEK” – AN ARCHIVE ENCORE (1.17.15) #jazz

PLAYLIST FOR “OLDIES BUT GOODIES WEEK” (9.6.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA” (8.30.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “DANCE MARATHON” (11.9.13)

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