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PLAYLIST FOR THE SEASON FINALE – PARTING WORDS (6.29.13)

29 Jun

So we have to say goodbye for the summer…

Maybe the show is going on summer vacation, but watch this spot for CD reviews, news about the new, up-coming season, and a lemon merengue recipe that nearly cost me my life.  But if I come up with two out of three, that will suffice, right?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • YOU’RE OUT OF HERE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “New York City Drag”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles/Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter
  • OH YES, TAKE ANOTHER GUESS  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • I’LL GUESS I’LL GO BACK HOME  /  Nat King Cole/George Shearing  /  “Nat Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays”
  • WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Cyrille Aimee  /“Smile”
  • GROWING UP IS LEARNING TO SAY GOODBYE  /  Maude Hixson  /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • I JUST WANT ALL OF MY STUFF  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Dot-Dot-Dot”
  • JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pursuit”
  • UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bette Davis  /  “Miss Bette Davis”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”
  • DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra: Las Vegas”
  • NOT QUITE  /  Heather Rigdon  /  “Young And Naive”
  • GOODBYE FOR NOW  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “Calling You”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “A TRIBUTE TO THE N.S.A.” (6.15.13)

15 Jun

I hacked the NSA’s iPod tonight and played some of their favorite songs, songs that also remind me too distinctly of them.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

 

 

  • I’M SHADOWING YOU  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie 1975”
  • I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Astaire Story”
  • I’VE GOT MY EYE ON YOU  /  Melora Hardin  /  “Purr”
  • THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  • TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOURSELF  /  Nat Cole  /  “Nat King Cole: The Premium Collection”
  • MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE  /  Maude Hixson  /  “Love’s Refrain”
  • I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “The Sinatra Collection”
  • ME AND MY SHADOW  /  Julie London  /  “Easy Does It”
  • DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET  /  The Beatles  /  “Please Please Me”
  • SECRET LOVE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dame Edna  /  “Color Me Edna”
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  /  The Police  /  “Synchronicity”
  • I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY FROM ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Mr. Broadway”
  • YOU’RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF ME  /  Lisa Ekdahl  /  “When Did You Leave Heaven”
  • YOU CAN’T PULL THE WOOL OVER MY EYES  /  Jeff Healy  /  “Last Call”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)
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PLAYLIST FOR “A TRIBUTE TO STRESS SCALE OF LIFE EVENTS” (6.8.13)

9 Jun

Did you know there is a scientifically codified and approved list of the 43 most stressful life events? Only 43? What about watching Dancing With The Stars – even by accident! What about being served eggplant. That’s not a stressful life event? You gotta be kidding! It’s not an egg, I’m not certain it’s even a plant? Why didn’t anyone consult with me? They can’t handle the truth!!

(RANKING ON STRESS LIST)  /  SONG TITLE  / Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • #28  (CHANGE IN LIVING CONDITIONS)  /  RIVER STAY AWAY FROM MY DOOR  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Singles”
  • #7  (MARRIAGE)  /  CLOUDBURST/NOT GETTING MARRIED  /  Jessica Molasky/John Pizzarelli  /  “Make Believe”
  • #9  (MARITAL RECONCILIATION)  /  MAY I PLEASE COME IN  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  ”My Romance”
  • #40  (CHANGE IN EATING HABITS)  /  FRIM FRAM SAUCE  /  Vocapella  /  “Black Coffee”
  • #2  (DIVORCE)  /  WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • #10  (RETIREMENT)  /  CERTIFIED SENIOR CITIZEN  /  Nancy Stearns  /  “A Wish”
  • #26 (SPOUSE STARTS OR STOPS WORK)  /  YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO DO MY PART  /  Mose Allison  /  “In Your Ear”
  • #19 (CHANGE IN FREQUENCY OF ARGUMENTS)  /  EV’RYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Holly Cole Trio  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
  • #36 (CHANGE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES)  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’  /  George Burns  /  “George Burns Sings”
  • #16 (CHANGE IN SLEEPING HABITS)  /  INSOMNIA  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • #6 (PERSONAL INJURY)  /  FEET DO YOUR STUFF  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • #25  (OUTSTANDING PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT)  /  OLD WORLD CHARM  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • #1  (DEATH OF A SPOUSE)  /  LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Luciana Souza  /  “The New Bossa Nova”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “PITY PARTY” (6.1.13)

2 Jun

I threw my favorite kind of party this week – a Pity Party. You were invited. If you didn’t show up, I pity you. You missed some great music.  See below…

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Let It All Out”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Fabulous Carmen McRae”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “That Face”
  • GOOD GUY  /  Trisha Yearwood   /  “Stormy Weather”    
  • NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Listen Here”
  • ORDINARY FOOL  /  Ray Brown Jr. & Paul Williams  /  “Friends And Family”
  • IT’S MY PARTY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Capitol Years”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • PRIVATE GUY  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Lissy Walker  /  “Life Is Sweet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO THE DECLARATIVE SENTENCE” 5.18.13)

18 May

Great to be back and doing a live show. Hope you feel the same. Tonight was another in our series of “No Listeners left Behind,” a review of the declarative sentence. In weeks to come we’ll be discussing, “Dangling Participles: Is Cosmetic Surgery The Only Answer?” Get there early for a good seat!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title 

 

  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Carman McRae  /  “Betty Carter/Carmen McRae: Duets”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • THIS CAN’T BE LOVE  /  Diane Marino  /  “From The Heart”
  • THIS IS A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • AT LEAST WE GOT TO THE RACE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  Laila Biali  /  “Live In Concert”
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dolly Parton  /  “The Acoustic Collection”
  • YOU FASCINATE ME SO  /  Marlene VerPlanck  /  “Ballads…Mostly”
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”
  • THERE’S A LULL IN MY LIFE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • I’M CHECKIN’ OUT, GOOMBYE!  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Strictly Romancin’”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPEED DATING” (4.6.13)

6 Apr

Musical Speed Dating this week, or as I think of it: Match.com meets Musical Chairs! 30 singers in 60 minutes – you do the math.  No other radio program would attempt to do this, although probably for good reasons.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live In Japan”
  • I MARRIED AN ANGEL  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Shelter Of Your Arms”
  • JUST YOU JUST ME  /  Ray Charles/Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • YOU’RE GOOD FOR ME  /  Doris Day/Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • JUST FRIENDS  /  Tony Bennett  /  ˆ”Tony Sings For Two”
  • MY KIND OF LOVE  /  Patti Page  /  “In The Land Of Hi-Fi”
  • SHOULD I  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
  • FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /   I”As I Remember It”
  • MOONLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • SCARS  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz+Bossa”
  • I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU  /  Nat Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • AVALON  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  •  FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bobby McFerrin  /  “Hush”
  • FOUR BROTHERS  /  The King Sisters  /  “Imagination”
  • THE UNCERTAINTY OF A POET  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Man In The Air”
  • SMILE  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “It’s Like This”
  • YOU’RE EVERYTHING BUT MINE  /  Joe Williams  /  “Illuminated”
  • LOOK OUT!  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Look Out It’s Joanie Sommers”
  •  NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • I WANT A LITTLE GIRL  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover No Minimum”
  • KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL  /  Emmy Rossum  /  “Sentimental Journey”
  • THE GREAT CITY  /  Shirley Horn  /  “But Beautiful”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  / ( Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “NAME DROPPING” (3.16.13)

16 Mar

 Unlike the Post Office, Turntable For One delivers on Saturday, and it was great to be back live in the studio. You know me. I don’t like to drop names, but all of these songs did.

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I LOVE TO LOVE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • HOW ABOUT YOU?  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Songs For Swingin’ Lovers”
  • ONE NIGHT WITH FRANK  /  Erin Boheme  /  “What Love Is”
  • TONY BENNETT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • ISN’T IT A PITY?  /  Mel Torme  /  “At Marty’s”
  • BEYOND COMPARE  /  Courtnay Day  /  “State Of Bliss”
  • MACK THE KNIFE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Clay Aiken  /  “Tried And True”
  • ROBERT FROST  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Collage”
  • MISS YOU MISTER MERCER  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Songbook”
  • MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “BIRDS” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM 3.19.11)

11 Mar

I took the week off to renew my poetic license. This required standing for hours in a long waiting line, keeping my head when all about me were losing theirs and blaming it on me; and listening to everyone around me muttering something about “the road not taken.” A really creepy experience. Ok, I’m not so happy with my license photo (why did the photographer tell me not to make eye contact with the camera?), but at least I’m good to go for another year.  Talk to you on Saturday night. 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON/ORNITHOLOGY  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Azure-te”
  • BIRD SONG  /  Mel Torme and Cleo Laine  /  “Nothing Without You”
  • ROBBINS NEST  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie  /  “Ella And Basie”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain”
  • SKYLARK  /  Inga Swearingen  /  “Unreleased Performance”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  Count Basie  /  “Atomic Basie”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Un-Real”
  • BYE, BYE BLACKBIRD  /  Halie Loren  /  “After Dark”
  • BLACKBIRD  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let It Be Jazz”
  • BOBWHITE  /  BobbyDarin/Johnny Mercer  /  “Two of a Kind”
  • THE EAGLE AND ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live at Vine Street”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “SALUTE TO OSCAR LOSERS” (2.23.13)

24 Feb

I was going to do a show of Oscar Winning Songs, but was afraid I’d have to play Rod Stewart’s cover of “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp.” So instead: each of these songs (except the last one) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song in a Motion Picture; but every one of them lost.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”  
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook”
  • DEARLY BELOVED  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Hollywood My Way”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Live At Basin Street East”
  • A TIME FOR LOVE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “The Complete Riverside Recordings”
  • CHARADE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Wayne Newton  /  “Wild, Cool, And Swingin’”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • JEAN  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • HERE’S TO THE LOSERS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly As I Leave You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “UN-ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS” (2.16.13)

16 Feb

The Valentine flowers are wilted, the Valentine candy eaten, the Valentine cards tossed in the recycle bin, right? Sounds to me like the perfect backdrop for an hour of the strangest love songs ever written! Turntable For One’s Post-Valentine’s Day Un-Romantic Musical Extravaganza. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

 

 

 

 

 

  • VALENTINE’S DAY  James Taylor  /  “Never Die Young”   
  • DOWN WITH LOVE  /  Marie Bergman  /  “Fruit”     
  • A FINE ROMANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding Ding”  
  • IF HE WERE STRAIGHT AND I WERE YOUNG  /  Nancy Stearns  /  “A Wish” 
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • PAY SOME ATTENTION TO ME  /  Lena Jansson/Nils Lindbourg Combo  /  “That Certain Feeling” 
  • KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL  /  Emmy Rossum  /  “Sentimental Journey”
  • SILLY HABITS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Mel Torme/Janis Ian  /  “At Marty’s”
  • LOVE FOR SALE  /  Typhanie Monique/Neal Alger  /  “Intrinsic”
  • I DON’T KNOW WHY (I JUST DO)  /  Joe Williams & Harry “Sweets” Edison  /  “Together”
  • DID WE HAVE ANY FUN?  /  Shepley Metcalf  /  “Something Irresistible”   
  • AND SO IT GOES  /  Laila Biali  /  “Tracing Light”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel Legrand  /  “At Shelly’s Manne-Hole”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master Recording)

 

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