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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY” (10.29.16)

30 Oct

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 “HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE” (10.22.16) AN ARCHIVE SHOW (A FANCY WAY OF SAYING A REPEAT)

25 Oct

You can’t watch TV or read a magazine without one or a gaggle of experts giving you advice about how to be your best self, or how to be happy. Has it worked for you? No, because you haven’t set the bar low enough. I’ve got some expert advice you can use!

  • WELCOME TO THE CLUB  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Big Band Cole”
  • FOOLIN’ MYSELF  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • I’M THE CARING KIND  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “I Remember Tommy”
  • NOBODY KNOWS THAT  /  Kat Edmondson  /  “Way Down Low”
  • ARE YOU THERE WITH ANOTHER BOY?  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Avalon Jazz Band
  • RULES OF THE ROAD  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  George Maharis  /  “New Route: George Maharis”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Sophie Milman  /  “In the Moonlight”
  • DOWN  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • A LOT TO REMEMBER  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “20”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Most requested Songs”
  • DAYS LIKE THIS  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Days Like This”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES  /  Tony Bennett & Ray Charles  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Natalie Merchant  /  “Retrospective”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • WHEN I GET LOW I GET HIGH  /  The Hot Sardines & Alan Cumming  /  “French Fries + Champagne”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS  /  Sammy Davis  /  “Here’s Sammy Davis”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Jane Monheit  /  “Live At The Rainbow Room”
  • ORDINARY FOOL  /  Paul Williams  /  “Ordinary Fool”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE  /  Sutton Foster  /  “An Evening With Sutton Foster”
  • 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 “THINGS TO DO WHILE LISTENING TO TURNTABLE FOR ONE” (10.8.16)

10 Oct

It’s a multi-tasking world. For instance, I’m tap dancing while I type this (which could explain all of the typos). What does my audience do while listening to Turntable For One? They told me some of the things they do – the things they can’t be arrested for – and I gave them a few additional suggestions, too. A good time was had by all. (See below for proof.)

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DANCING IN THE DARK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Harlem On My Mind”
  • LET’S MISBEHAVE  /  Janice Hagan  /  “Let’s Misbehave”
  • CLOSE YOUR EYES  /  Loston Harris  /  “Comes Love”
  • LET’S STAY AWAKE  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Calibration”
  • SATURDAY NIGHT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On The Road”
  • HOW ABOUT YOU  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Love Swings”
  • I’M GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUT OF MY HAIR  /  Eyde Gorme  /  “Showstoppers”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait Of An Artist”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • ALL ALONE  /  (Mystery vocalist)  /  Tab Hunter  /  “Tab Hunter”
  • SMOKE RINGS  /  Sarah King  /  “Sarah King & The Smoke Rings”
  • DO IT AGAIN  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • GOOGEABLE  /  Ori Dagan  /  “Less Than Three”
  • DREAM DANCING  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Close Your Eyes”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • LET’S TAKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALK  /  Melissa Walker  /  “I Saw The Sky”
  • COME BACK TO ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Francis A. & Edward K.”
  • SHOO FLY PIE & APPLE PAN DOWDY  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Rose Colella  /  “Cocktail”
  • CHAMPAGNE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Way Down Low”
  • I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER  /  Nat Cole  /  “Holidays & Hits”
  • MY COLORING BOOK  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “The Second Barbra Streisand Album”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Leslie Odom Jr.”
  • FRENCH FRIES AND CHAMPAGNE  /  The Hot Sardines  /  “French Fries & Champagne”
  • LISTEN HERE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Classics”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “DEBATE NIGHT” (10.1.16)

3 Oct

I started the show with an hour of songs about debates, candidates, and politics. What was I thinking? So half-way through, realizing people want to get away from the cacophony and chaos, I played an hour of music to steer attention away and calm the soul from all the madness.

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Classic Debate)  /  LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF  /Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong”
  • (Candidates’ Delusion)  /  THE BEST THING FOR YOU  /  Nat Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • (What Donald Is Told)  /  CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • (What Donald Does)  /  RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Avalon Jazz Band
  • (What Hillary Thinks)  /  EV’RYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “My Kind Of Broadway”
  • (What Hillary Wants People To Think)  /  SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD  /  Diana Krall  /  “Wallflower”
  • (Trump Twitter Tirade About Me)  /  YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”
  • (Climate Change Denier)  /  BLUE SKIES  /  Adrienne Fenemor  /  “Blue Skies”
  • (Climate Change Advocate)  /  TOO DARN HOT  /  Fay Claassen  /  “Red, Hot, & Blue: The Music Of Cole Porter”
  • OH, CALIFORNIA  /  David Ackles  /  “American Gothic”
  • (Fat Shaming)  /  DAVY THE FAT BOY  /  Randy Newman  /  “Randy Newman/Live”
  • (What Candidates Want Us To Believe)  /  EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Carol Burnett  /  “Let Me Entertain You”
  • (What The Electorate Really Thinks)  /  STOP THIS TRAIN  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • (A Plea From Millennials)  /  YOUNG AND FOOLISH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Timeless Mark Murphy”
  • AMERICAN TUNE  /  Paul Simon  /  “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon”
  • SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson  /  Dream In The Blue”
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Sting Variations”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Days Like This”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Kristin Chenoweth  /  “The Art Of Elegance”
  • LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • LI’L DARLIN’  /  The Real Group  /  “Live”
  • DON’T DREAM OF ANYBODY BUT ME  /  Bobby Darin  /  “This Is Darin”
  • LI’L DARLIN  /  Count Basie  /  “Atomic Basie”
  • LOOK TO THE RAINBOW  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  “Look To The Rainbow”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SONGS ABOUT SONGS” (9.17.16)

17 Sep

Over the last 7 years, I’ve thought of musical themes of songs for about nearly everything you can think of. Hope you caught my shows on songs about Boy Meets Tinder, Practical First Aid, and The Only Thing The NSA Isn’t Watching Is Paint Drying. This week was more about the music than my paranoia.  I’m content.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WITH A SONG IN MY HEART  /  Chet Baker  /  “She Was Too Good To Me”
  •  I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Adrienne Fenmor  /  “Blue Skies”
  • THE SONG IS YOU  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Rare Sinatra”
  •  WHEN HE MAKES MUSIC  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Extra Special”
  • IF YOU WERE A SONG  /  Billy Brandt  /  “The Ballad Of Larry’s Neighbor”
  • THE SONG IS ENDED  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “A Celebration Of The Voice”
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • MUSIC  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall”
  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Stephane Grappelli  /  “How High The Moon”
  • I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TUNE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Frederica Von Stade  /  “Another Side of Frederica Von Stade”
  • MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
  • THE MUSIC GOES ROUND AND ROUND  /  Mark Pompe  /  “Monks’ Dream”
  • ONE NOTE SAMBA  /  Veronneau  /  “Jazz Samba Project”
  • ONE NOTE SAMBA  /  Betty Carter  /  “Round Midnight”
  • JOHNNY ONE NOTE  /  Anita O’Day  /  “Anita O’Day Swings Rogers & Hart”
  • BROOKLYN LOVE SONG  /  Duchess  /  “Duchess”
  • SWING  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • YOU ARE LIKE A SONG  Svetlana & The Delancy 5  /  “A Night At The Speakeasy”
  • SING  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Various  /  “Sesame Street: The Best Of Elmo”
  • CAN’T HELP SINGING  /  Jody Sandhaus  /  “A Fine Spring Morning”
  • AS LONG AS I’M SINGING  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Capitol Collectors Series”
  • TEACH ME A SONG  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Never Let Me Go”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • A DOLLAR FOR A DIME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Every Night”
  • DEEP SONG  /  Morgana King  /  “It’s A Quiet thing”
  • A SONG FOR YOU  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Song For You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MAGIC MANTRAS” (9.10.16)

10 Sep

Is that person who keeps saying the same thing over and over and over reciting his or her mantra or off his or her Lithium? Hard to tell. Whatever gets you through…hey, maybe that should be the universal mantra. Below are a sampling of others. You can’t go wrong with any of these songs or singers.

SONG TITLE   /  Artist  /  Album Or CD Title

  • KEEP SMILING AT TROUBLE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “60 Years” The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO SMILE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • BE COOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • STAY HIP  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four-Letter Words
  • TIME AND LOVE  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Time & Love”
  • A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jerry Lewis  /  “Just Sings”
  • WATERS OF MARCH  /  Al Jarreau & Oleta Adams  /  “A Twist of Jobim”
  • EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Secular Hymns”
  • WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG  /  Amanda Ambrose  /  “Amanda”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Toots Thielemans & Kenny Wheeler  /  “One More for The Road”
  • SO LITTLE TIME (SO MUCH TO DO)  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Leslie Odom Jr.
  • REMEMBERING TO BREATHE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”       
  • MOTHER LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love you Better”
  • BIG BAD WORLD  /  The Real Group  /  “Commonly Unique”
  • EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • PURE IMAGINATION  /  Fiona Apple
  • HAVE A GOOD TIME  /  Paul Simon  /  “Negotiations & Love Songs”
  • DON’T ASK ME WHY  /  Rosana Eckert & Terry Hankins  /  “Two For The Road”
  • DREAM  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • SECRET O’ LIFE  /  James Taylor  /  “Live”
  • EVERYTHING’S MOVING TOO FAST  /  Hetty Kate  /  “The Dan McLean Sextet Meets Hetty Kate”
  • HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE  /  Jody Sandhaus  /  “A Fine Spring Morning”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR SEASON SEVEN PREMIERE – “MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE 7 DEADLY SINS” (9.3.16)

4 Sep

I’m back! And I thought I’d open Season #7 with something we can all use as ammunition while we keep busy throwing stones at everyone else’s glass houses.  Hope I hit all of your favorites, though not as hard you hit them.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

                                    LUST

  • FEVER  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”
  • DO SOMETHING  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • LET’S MISBEHAVE  /  King Powell  /  “King Powell”
  • ADDICTED TO LOVE  /  The Hot Sardines  /  “French Fries & Champagne”
  • LET’S MAKE LOVE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Marilyn Monroe & Yves Montand  /  “Let’s Make Love” (Soundtrack)

                                    GREED

  • WITH PLENTY OF MONEY Tony Bennett & Count Basie  /  “Basie/Bennett”
  • LOADS OF LOVE  /  Allegra Levy  /  “A New Face”
  • SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE  /  Joe William & Count Basie  /  “At Newport”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares for Me”

                                    ENVY

  • YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings”                              
  • GOOD LOOKIN’  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “New York City Drag”

                                    7 DEADLY SINS POSTER CHILD

  • CONFESSION  /  Maureen McGovern  /  “Another Woman in Love”

                                    GLUTTONY

  • FRIM FRAM SAUCE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All for You”
  • HUNGRY MAN  /  Mark Winkler  /  “West Coast Cool”
  • DON’T TOUCH MY BISCUIT  /  Kathi Walkup  /  “The Secret of the Song”

                                    PRIDE

  • THE BEST THING FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy & Sheila Jordan  /  “Songbook”
  • I’M HIP  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie 1975”
  • ME SPELLED M-E ME  /  Giacomo Gates  /  “Luminosity”

                                    WRATH

  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Nancy Lane  /  “Let Me Love You”
  • I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER  /  Lou Rawls  /  “The Legendary Lou Rawls”
  • GOD WILL  /  Holly Cole  /  “Blame It On My Youth”

                                    SLOTH

  • I’M LAZY, THAT’S ALL  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • AIN’T DOIN’ BAD DOIN’ NOTHING  /  Barbara Lusch  /  “Barbara Lusch”

                                 REDEMPTION

  • SINNER MAN   /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE” (6.11.16)

11 Jun

You can’t watch TV or read a magazine without one or a gaggle of experts giving you advice about how to be your best self, or how to be happy. Has it worked for you? No, because you haven’t set the bar low enough. I’ve got some expert advice you can use!

 

  • WELCOME TO THE CLUB  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Big Band Cole”
  • FOOLIN’ MYSELF  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • I’M THE CARING KIND  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “I Remember Tommy”
  • NOBODY KNOWS THAT  /  Kat Edmondson  /  “Way Down Low”
  • ARE YOU THERE WITH ANOTHER BOY?  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Avalon Jazz Band
  • RULES OF THE ROAD  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  George Maharis  /  “New Route: George Maharis”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Sophie Milman  /  “In the Moonlight”
  • DOWN  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • A LOT TO REMEMBER  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “20”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Most requested Songs”
  • DAYS LIKE THIS  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Days Like This”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES  /  Tony Bennett & Ray Charles  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Natalie Merchant  /  “Retrospective”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • WHEN I GET LOW I GET HIGH  /  The Hot Sardines & Alan Cumming  /  “French Fries + Champagne”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS  /  Sammy Davis  /  “Here’s Sammy Davis”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Jane Monheit  /  “Live At The Rainbow Room”
  • ORDINARY FOOL  /  Paul Williams  /  “Ordinary Fool”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE  /  Sutton Foster  /  “An Evening With Sutton Foster”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BATTLE OF THE SEXES” (6.4.16)

4 Jun

You know me. I love to jump right in to the middle of a battle – and if you think that, you don’t know me. Still, I was happy to lead from behind in the age-old battle of the sexes with some great songs and interesting comparisons. (Hope you didn’t miss the show.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I LIKE TO LEAD WHEN I DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra ‘65”
  • MAN I GOT YOU  /  Heather Simmons  /  “I’m Old Fashioned”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • KILL ‘EM WITH KINDNESS   /  Jackie Cain   /  “So Many Stars”
  • YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO DO MY PART  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • TICK TOCK  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Gin Fizz Fandango”
  • SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • WIVES AND LOVERS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Wayne Newton  /  “Mr. Las Vegas”
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • IT’S A MAN’S, MAN’S WORLD  /  Morgan James w/ Postmodern Jukebox
  • SOME PEOPLE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “You’re Mine You”
  • IN THE NAME OF LOVE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Silver Morning”
  • MEAN TO ME  /  Linda Ronstadt  /  “Lush Life”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • OH, YES, TAKE ANOTHER GUESS  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • MY ROMANCE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  Tears of Joy”
  • BOY WANTED  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Sings The George & Ira Gershwin Song Book”
  • BOY WANTED  /  Julian Yeo  /  “You And The Night”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • MORE THAN A WOMAN  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Take Me To The Alley”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek To Cheek”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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