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PLAYLIST FOR “THE TURNTABLE FOR ONE YEAR IN REVIEW – 2020” (1.2.21)

Looking back at the god-awful events of 2020 was entirely too upsetting, although looking back at how I reacted to those events with my musical themes may be almost as upsetting. I think we can do better in 2021. We have to.

(BTW: I played the Michel Legrand as an anniversary shout-out to my wife. That cut was her processional at our wedding 51 years ago.)

(Musical Theme) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

(Social Distancing) / ALL BY MYSELF / Bobby Darin / “Oh Look At Me Now”
(Social Distancing) / ALONE TOGETHER / Alyssa Allgood / “Exactly Like You”
(Just Joe) / HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE / Rosemary Clooney / “The Songbook Collection”
(The Blues) / I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES / Kenny Washington / “What’s The Hurry”
(Countries Who Don’t Want Us To Visit) / THIS CAN’T BE LOVE / John Alcorn & Molly Johnson / Quiet Night”
(Countries Who Don’t Want Us To Visit) / LONDON BY NIGHT / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain”
(Suckers & Losers) / I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU / The Airmen Of Note w/ TSgt. Paige Martin / “Airmen Of Note – Live”
(Suckers & Losers) / I’M IN A DANCING MOOD / Dave Brubeck Quartet / “Time Outtakes”
(Positive Vibes) / IN A MELLOW TONE / Brianna Thomas & Eyal Vilner Big Band / “Swing Out”
MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Michel LeGrand / ”Michel LeGrand At Shelly’s Manhole”
(World Mental Health Day) / SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS / Blossom Dearie & Phil Scorgie / “Phil & Me”
(Let’s Go Clubbing/ / THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Rachael Price & Jon Batiste / “Anatomy of Angels”
(Positive Vibes) / THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Freda Payne & Johnny Mathis / (Single)
(The Blues) / I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL / Samoa Wilson & Jim Kweskin band / “I Just Want to Be Horizontal”
(July 4th) / WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Guy Now”
(Food & Drink) / TEA FOR TWO / Gretje Angel / “…In Any Key”
(I Couldn’t Let The Year Go Without Playing This) / THE THRILL IS GONE / Ellen Andersson / “You Should Have Told Me”
(In Memoriam – You Fill In The Names) / PEOPLE TIME / Stan Getz / “Yours & Mine”
(I See You; I Hear You) / THIS IS NOT A PROTEST SONG / Rene Marie / “Sound Of Red”
(I See You; I Hear You) / FRAGILE / Sting / “…Nothing Like The Sun”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “I’M IN A DANCING MOOD” (12.5.20)

6 Dec

Though there aren’t that many reasons to sing or dance these days, just to make certain we still remember what they look and sound like, I played a couple of hours of “dance” song and great singers. Now that’s my idea of dancing with the stars!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? / Bette Midler / “The Divine Miss M”
COME DANCE WITH ME / Frank Sinatra / “Come Dance With Me”
LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE / Donna Byrne / “Let’s Face The Music & Dance”
FAST DANCE / Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson / “Mr. Top Hat”
WALTZ FOR DEBBY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
USELESS WALTZ / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
DANCING TAMBOURINE / Erroll Garner / “One World Concert”
MIDNIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT HAUNTED BALLROOM / Josie Falbo / “You Must Believe In Spring”
CHANGE PARTNERS / Ian Shaw “Echoes of a Song”
SHALL WE DANCE / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back In Town”
SHALL WE DANCE / Loston Harris / “Comes Love”
I’M IN A DANCING MOOD / The Dave Brubeck Quartet / “Time Outtakes”
I LOVE THE WAY YOU DANCE / Ronnie Whyte / “Shades of Whyte”
CHEEK TO CHEEK / Annie Sellick& Joey DeFrancesco / “No Greater Thrill”
THE BEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE DANCING / Kurt Elling “This Time It’s Love”
DREAM DANCING / Mary Stallings / “Dream”
SIMON SMITH AND HIS DANCING BEAR / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
DIG IT / Nellie McKay / “Normal As Blueberry Pie”
SOMETHING MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU / Nat King Cole / “Let’s Face the Music”
SO DANCO SAMBA / Simone Kopmajer / “My Wonderland”
THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED HOW TO DANCE / Sting / “The Last Ship”
JITTERBUG WALTZ / Michel Legrand / “Legrand Jazz”
I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT YOU / Freddy Cole / “Talk To Me”
WE MIGHT AS WELL DANCE / Madeleine Peyroux / “Anthem”
DANCING ON THE CEILING / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
THE LAST DANCE/DANCING IN THE DARK / Tierney Sutton / “Dancing In The Dark”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “11TH ANNUAL MUSIC TO BE THANKFUL FOR” (11.28.20)

29 Nov

Definitely one of my favorite shows every year because it gives me a chance to highlight music I’m thankful for and invite other WMNR broadcasters (B) and some of my favorite singers (S) to talk about and introduce music that’s important to them. Plus, because this show always falls near my birthday, it’s also “family night” at Turntable For One. So my wife and son join me at the radio station to offer their banter and musical selections. This year was different. My wife, Megan, was in the studio with me; our son, Cody, whom we saw at Thanksgiving via FaceTime (just like so many families this year), reported in from the safety of his NYC apartment. Stay well. Stay safe. Everyone.

(Guest) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

MILESTONES / Christian McBride Big Band / “For Jimmy Wes, And Oliver”
(Gary Fountain-B) / WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD / Louis Armstrong / “What A Wonderful World”
BUT NOT FOR ME / Janet Planet / “Live At the Metropolitan Room NYC”
(Janet Planet-S) / THE MASQUERADE IS OVER / Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley / “Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley”
(Will Duchon-B) / STARDUST / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra & Strings”
SQUEEZE ME / Amber Weekes / “Pure Imagination”
(Amber Weekes-S) / BUT I WAS COOL / Oscar Brown Jr. / “Sin & Soul”
(Diana Blaze-B) / SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME / Frank Sinatra / “Classic Sinatra”
(Megan Stine) / DAY NUMBER 2 / Cody Owen Stine / (Demo)
(Fred Velarde-B) / I CONCENTRATE ON YOU / Kiri Te Kanawa / “Sings Cole Porter”
(Sue Kennedy-B) / MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE / Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane / “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
(Cody Owen Stine) / PLACE ST. HENRI / Oscar Peterson Trio / “The Will to Swing”
(Rene Marie-S) / BOLERO/SUZANNE / Rene Marie / “Live At The Jazz Standard”
(Cindy Carlson-B) / BOTH SIDES NOW / Joni Mitchell / “Clouds”
(Garrett Stack-B) / ONE MINUTE YOU’RE HERE / Bruce Springsteen / “Letter To You”
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ / Champian Fulton / “After Dark
(Champian Fulton-S) / YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Dinah Washington / “For Those In Love”
(Gary Gerrard-B) / NEVER MY LOVE / Kurt Elling / “Man In The Air”
THAT’S IT, I QUIT / Sarah McKenzie / “We Could Be Lovers”
(Sarah McKenzie-S) / CHEGA DE SAUDADE / Antonio Carlos Jobim / “Rio Revisted”
(Rich Moran-B) / STARDUST / Harry Connick Jr. / “25”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FOOD & DRINK WEEK” (11.20.20)

22 Nov

Many people are choosing not to gather for Thanksgiving this year and choosing instead to be safe and smart. (It’s only for one year.) So I thought I’d celebrate with some delicious songs about food and drink along with some food for thought from Nina Simone and some food for the soul from Imelda May with Jeff Goldblum. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Be sure to tune in next week for a very special show, the 11th Annual Turntable For One Music To Be Thankful For show.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

LET’S EAT HOME / Rosemary Clooney / “Still On The Road”
IN THE COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING / Frank Sinatra / “Days Of Wine & Roses”
EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE / Ernestine Anderson / “Love Makes The Changes”
SALT PEANUTS / Terry Gibbs, Nicolas Payton, et. al. / “52^nd & Broadway: Songs of The Bebop Era”
CHAMPAGNE / Kat Edmonson / “Way Down Low”
HUNGRY MAN / John Pizzarelli / “For Centennial Reasons”
THE HUMAN TOUCH / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
SWEET KENTUCKY HAM / Dave Frishberg / “Dave Frishberg Classics”
A LITTLE TASTE / Veronica Swift / “Confessions”
BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK / Jimmy Smith / “Fourmost Return”
COFFEE TIME / Natalie Cole / “Still Unforgettable”
THE COFFEE SONG / Hot Club Sandwich / “Café Matrix”
GRAVY WALTZ / Jennie Smith / “Nightly Yours”
HOME COOKIN / Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross / “Summertime”
COOKING BREAKFAST FOR THE ONE I LOVE / Maria Muldaur / “Sweet & Slow”
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES / Jaimee Paul & Mason Embry Trio / “Too Marvelous”
FRIM FRAM SAUCE / Vocapella / “Black Coffee”
PEEL ME A GRAPE / Nancy Wilson & Ramsey Lewis / “Meant To Be”
STEAMIN’ GREENS / Kevin Mahogany / “The Vienna Affair”
MAKE IT ANOTHER OLD FASHIONED, PLEASE / Julie London / “Sophisticated Lady”
LEMON TWIST / Mark Winkler / “West Coast Cool”
SUPPERTIME / Renee Rosnes / “Manhattan Rain”
TEA FOR TWO / Pink Martini w/ Jimmy Scott / “Hey, Eugene”
COCKTAILS FOR TWO / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
A TABLE SET FOR SOLITUDE / Dena DeRose / “Live At The Jazz Standard Vol. 1”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Imelda May, Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch. / “The Capitol Sessions”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “POSITIVE VIBES” (11.14.20)

15 Nov

I tried a little experiment this week – an experiment in terror for me, that is. Could I send out nothing but positive vibes and eschew my inherent pessimism for an entire two hours? It seems to me the times demand this kind of sacrifice and I went for it with a collection of positive songs, positive singers, positive people (a mini-tribute to Fred Rogers), and a few of my favorite oh-so-positive vibes players – messers Gibbs, Wolfe, and Jackson. And for an extra treat – maybe for me only – I did the show live and in person at the station, something that’s not going to happen again until the infection rates really start to dive.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WE THE PEOPLE / Ben Sidran / “Who’s The Old Guy”
IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen Jazz / “Jazz + Bossa”
DAY IN DAY OUT / Terry Gibbs Dream Band / “Main Stem Vol. 4”
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Gretje Angell / “…In Any Key”
MOON RIVER / James Taylor / “American Standard”
LAUGHING AT LIFE / Etta Jones & Houston Person / “Doin’ What She Does Best”
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR / Benny Benack III / “A Lot Of Livin’ To Do”
I LIKE TO TAKE MY TIME / Kevin Bales & Keri Johnsrud / “Beyond The Neighborhood” The Music Of Fred rogers”
IT’S A GOOD DAY / Emilie Mover / “Emilie Mover Sings Peggy Lee”
THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG / (Mystery Vocalist) / Marvin Gaye / “Live At The Copa”
TIME IS A FUNNY THING / Karrin Allyson / “Some Of That Sunshine”
I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO / Mose Allison / “The Mose Chronicles”
WE’VE GOT TO PUT THE SUN BACK IN THE SKY / Roberta Donnay / “Bathtub Gin”
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Tony Bennett / “Tony Makes It Happen
LOVE YOU MADLY / Rachael Price / “The Good Hours”
SOMETHIN’ LIKE LOVE / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING / Josie Falbo / “You Must Believe In Spring”
PICK YOURSELF UP / Gregory Porter / “Nat King Cole & Me”
HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS / Tania Grubbs Quintet / “Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar”
COME SUNDAY / Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Joe Pass / “The Big 3”
I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington / “Francis A & Edward K”
THE GHOSTS OF TOMORROW / Madeleine Peyroux / “Anthem”
ON A CLEAR DAY / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING / Rene Marie / “Live At the Jazz Standard”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY – 2020” (10.31.20)

1 Nov

I did a live show this week if only to see if I remembered how to turn on the mic (though I’m sure there were those in the audience hoping I’d forgotten how). But my annual Halloween party is one of my favorite shows of the year because Trick or Treaters always come to the door and I get to guess their costumes and then pass out an appropriate song instead of candy. I ended the show with a reminder about setting their clocks back an hour Saturday night (hoping we don’t turn the clocks back a couple decades on Tuesday).

(Costume) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross / “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
HAUNTED HEART / Susannah McCorkle / “Hearts & Minds”
(Mike Pence) / COME FLY WITH ME / Curtis Stigers & Danish Radio Big Band / “One More For The Road”
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU / Candace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
(Joe Biden) / BIDIN’ MY TIME / Nat King Cole / “Let’s Face The Music & Dance”
SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Harry Connick / “Songs I Heard”
(RBG) / YOU WON’T FORGET ME / Melody Gardot / “Sunset In The Blue”
(Alexa) / CANDY / Dr. John / “In A Sentimental Mood”
WITCHCRAFT / (Mystery Vocalists) / Patience & Prudence / “The Best of Patience & Prudence”
WITCHCRAFT / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
(Kimberly Guilfoyle) / THE BEST IS YET TO COME / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
OLD DEVIL MOON / Tony Bennett / “MTV Unplugged”
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Rachael Price / “The Good Hours”
I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE / Alfred Hitchcock / “Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music To Be Murdered By”
(Michelle Obama) / WHEN I GET LOW I GET HIGH / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back in Town”
HUNGRY MAN (HALLOWEEN VERSION) / Mark Winkler / “I’m With You”
GHOST IN THE HOUSE / Simone Kopmajer / “My Favorite Songs”
THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED / Lisa Lindsley / “Long After Midnight”
(Jeffrey Toobin) / WITH THESE HANDS / Les McCann / “Atlantic Jazz Soul”
WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD / Holly Cole / “Night”
(Dr. Anthony Fauci) / I’LL BE AROUND / Frank Sinatra / “In The Wee Small Hours”
AUTUMN LEAVES/AND WHEN OCTOBER GOES / Nancy LaMott / “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LET’S GO CLUBBING” (AN ARCHIVE RE-BROADCAST) (10.17.20)

18 Oct

This is a re-broadcast of a show from last April, a simpler time when I couldn’t imagine that 8 months later things could be so much worse and heartache and loss could be so preponderant. This is how I introduced the playlist back then:

While everyone’s sheltering in place or self-quarantining, there are two ways to look at this week’s show featuring all live performances from jazz clubs and venues around the world: either I’m trying to make people feel bad because of all the night life we’re missing OR I’m trying to give people hope for what’s to come after this damned pandemic has run at least its first course. Which is it? You be the judge. I just had fun playing some of my favorite singers in front of a band, behind a microphone, in front of an audience.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN / Kurt Elling & James Morrison / “Live In New York”
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Mimi Fox & Greta Matassa / “Two For The road”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, and The Blues”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Kellye Gray / “KG3-Live”
GET ME TO THE CHURCH / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Vegas”
STREET OF DREAMS / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Vegas”
HEEBIE JEEBIES / Duchess / “Live At The Jazz Standard”
BODY AND SOUL / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jackie Wilson / “At The Copa”
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC / Carmen McRae & Betty Carter / “The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets”
CRAZY RHYTHM / The Hot Sardines / “Welcome Home Bon Voyage”
PRELUDE TO A KISS / Rahsaan Roland Kirk / “Bright Moments”
YOU FASCINATE ME SO / Mark Murphy / “Wild & Free”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Jon Batiste & Rachael Price / “Anatomy Of Angels”
MEAN OLD MAN / James Taylor & Wynton Marsalis / “United We Swing”
MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
WAYFARING STRANGER / Joe Williams / “At Newport ‘63”
NEW AGE/OLD AGE BLUES / Faith Winthrop / “Havin’ Myself A Time”
THE MORE I SEE YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
SOME OTHER TIME / Bill Evans / “On A Monday Evening”
I’VE GOT IT BAD / Sarah Vaughan / “Live At Rosy’s”
BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU / Oscar Brown Jr. / “Mr. Brown Goes To Washington”
POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS / Greetje Kauffeld / “Heaven’s Open”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Gregory Porter / “One Night Only (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FLATTERY WILL GET YOU…” (10.3.20)

4 Oct

It was that time again, time to ask people to put their money where my mouth is. Otherwise known as Fall Pledge Week. Remembering that you catch more flies with honey, I knew immediately the last thing I wanted to do was attract flies. So instead, I tried songs of full-throated, unfettered flattery to encourage people to go to wmnr.org and click on the trusty “Donate Now” button and support Turntable For One.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

YOU’RE THE TOP / Monica Ramey / “Make Someone Happy”
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
WEAVER OF DREAMS / Mary Stallings / “Dream”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Joe Williams / “Every Night”
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE / Simone Kopmajer / “Simon Kopmajer’s Favorite Songs”
DEARLY BELOVED / Joe Doggs & Joey DeFrancesco / “Falling In Love Again”
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / Madeleine Peyroux / “Got You On My Mind ”
THAT FACE / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE / The Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
LOVE YOU MADLY / Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson Trio / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook”
NOTHING LIKE YOU / Dena DeRose & Jeremy Pelt / “Ode To The Road”
CUTE / Tony Bennett / “Best Of Tony Bennett”
YOU COULDN’T BE CUTER / Diana Krall & Yo-Yo Ma / “Songs Of Joy & Peace”
YOU’RE SENSATIONAL / Harry Connick Jr. / “True Love”
IT’S YOU OR NO ONE FOR ME / Alyssa Allgood / “Out Of The Blue”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt / “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
SMITTEN WITH YOU / Lorraine Feather / “Attachments”
YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS / John Doakes / “Forever Reasons”
‘S WONDERFUL / Naama Gheber / “Dearly Beloved”
YOU’RE A SWEEETHEART / Mose Allison / “Mose Allison Sings & Plays V-8 Ford Blues”
THE NEARNESS OF YOU / Candace Springs / “The Women Who Raised Me”
MY ROMANCE / Kevin Mahogany / “My Romance”
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MEMORY PROBLEMS” (9.29.20)

27 Sep

In the past I’ve done shows on “whistling” and “dancing.” Why did I choose those themes? Because those are two things I’ve never been able to do. In my life! I also can’t roll my tongue but, come on – if you can get two hours of songs out of that theme, you should be doing my show. In picking themes, I gotta go with what I know. So Memory Problems, songs about remembering and forgetting, was an obvious choice. I finished the show with a poem/prayer sung in Hebrew by Sophie Milman. I couldn’t let RBG’s passing go without some kind of celebration.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WHERE OR WHEN / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra At The Sands”
I’LL REMEMBER APRIL / Sinne Eeg / “Dreams”
I REMEMBER YOU / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
REMEMBER / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
STARDUST / Tony Bennett / “Rarities, Outtakes, & Other Delights”
WHAT DID I FORGET? / Susannah McCorkle / “Hearts & Minds”
FORGETFUL / Chet Baker / “Embraceable You”
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY / Stacey Kent / “Dreamsville”
THESE FOOLISH THINGS / Nat King Cole / “The Billy May Sessions”
GET HAPPY / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back In Town”
TRY TO REMEMBER / (Mystery Vocalist) / Ed McMahon / “And Me…I’m Ed McMahon”
MEMORIES OF YOU / Carol Welsman / “Memories Of You”
REMEMBERING / Avishai Cohen / “At Home”
SWEET KENTUCKY HAM / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
DID I REMEMBER / Emily Asher / “Emily Asher’s Garden Party”
MEMORY IN BLACK AND WHITE / Nikki Lorenzo & Sasha’s Bloc / “Club Rendezvous”
THE WAY WE WERE / Johnny Hartman / “Boston Concert 1976”
YOU WON’T FORGET ME / Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Still Live”
REMEMBERING TO BREATHE / Lorraine Feather / “Dooji Wooji”
EASY TO REMEMBER / Ian Shaw / “The Echo Of A Song”
ELI, ELI / Sophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “IN THE PRESENT PERFECT – A MUSICAL TRIBUTE” (9.19.20)

20 Sep

Who wants to take a quiz? Of course you do! It’s a grammar quiz – and of course you don’t. Too bad; here it is: Present Perfect. I know – there’s nothing perfect about the present. I meant Present Perfect Tense. I know – could things get any more tense? You’re still not with me. The Present Perfect Tense describes something that began in the past and is still happening – like this interminable introduction. Present Perfect tense is formed by the word have or has followed by the past participle of a verb. For instance this introduction has shaken my trust in humanity. Which is a bit extreme, don’t you think? A better example would be all of the song titles in my playlist. Yes, it was another one of my self-indulgent and utterly futile attempts to Make Grammar Great Again (MGGA!) with a Musical Tribute to the Present Perfect Tense.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WE’VE JUST BEGUN / Sinne Eeg / “We’ve Just Begun”
HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? / Tony Bennett & Stan Getz / “Jazz”
I’VE GOT A LOT OF LIVING TO DO / Sarah Vaughan / “Live At Rosy’s”
I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Standing Room Only”
I HAVE THE FEELING I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE / Greta Matassa / “Two For The Road”
I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE / Lorraine Craig & National Youth Jazz Orch. / “Shades of Blue & Green”
WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE / Erroll Garner / “Night Concert”
I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES / Joe Williams / “Ballad & Blues Master”
I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella At Zardi’s”
AFTER YOU’VE GONE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Phil Collins / “50 Years In Music”
I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER / Lea DeLaria / “Play It Cool”
HAVEN’T WE MET? / Kenny Rankin / “Because Of You”
I NEVER HAS SEEN SNOW / Hilary Gardner & Ehud Asherie / “The Late Set”
I’VE BEEN AROUND / Frank Sinatra Jr. & Tierney Sutton & Pat Williams / “Home Suite Home”
I’VE FOUND A NEW BABY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockhlm”
I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING / Kenny Washington / “What’s The Hurry”
I’VE GOT NO STRINGS / Gina Saputo / “Swingin’ On A Star”
I MUST HAVE BEEN BLIND / Tim Buckley / “Blue Afternoon”
I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE / Brad Meldau Trio / “Anything Goes”
I HAVEN’T GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
YOU’VE CHANGED / George Michael / “Symphonica”
I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD / Heather Masse & Dick Hyman / “Lock My Heart”
I HAVE DREAMED / Kurt Elling & Branford Marsalis / “The Questions”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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