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PLAYLIST FOR “AN IRISH STEW” (3.17.12)

18 Mar

Thanks for joining me for our St. Patrick’s Day revelry, featuring a stew of Irish songs, Irish singers, and even a few Irish jazz singers we don’t hear often over here. Though my favorite part of the show was eating an entire bowl of Lucky Charms.

Don’t miss the clue for next week’s show this Wednesday. Stay home from work if you have to.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

LUCK BE A LADY / Frank Sinatra/Count Basie / “Sinatra: Vegas”

CLOSE TO YOU / Siobhan Pettit / “Long Ago Tomorrow”

I CAN’T GET STARTED / Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney / “Fancy Meeting You Here”

COME RAIN OR COME SHINE / Gerry Mulligan / “Live At The Village Vangaurd

MY LAST AFFAIR / Joe Coughlin / “Live”

PALS / (mystery vocalist) / Ann Jillian & Steve Allen / “Introducing Ann Jillian The Singer”

COCKLES AND MUSSELS / The Hi-Los / “The Hi-Los Happen To Folk Music”

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Ella Fitzgerald / “12 Nights In Hollywood”

ALL OF YOU / Cormac Kenevey / “The Art Of Dreaming”

MEET YOU AT THE MOON / Imelda May / “Love Tattoo”

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”

PARIS MISMATCH / (theme) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL” (3.10.12)

11 Mar

Thanks for sharing Lawrence Welk’s birthday celebration with me. I will always think of him as one of those musical soldiers, who, even in the face of Daylight Saving Time, was always trying to turn the clocks back. In weeks to come you won’t want to miss other stirring Turntable For One tributes to those singers and musicians who helped make music what it is today, by retiring, giving up, getting into debilitating fistfights, and/or opening up dry cleaning shops. Bless them all.

 I’ll put up a hint about next week’s show on Wednesday, and talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL   /  Judy Wexler  /  “Under A Painted Sky”
  • IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD   /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra Swings”
  • MR. WONDERFUL  /  Peggy Lee  /  “The Singles Collection”
  • ‘S WONDERFUL  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Gypsy In My Soul”
  • (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, James Taylor  /  “Garfunkel”
  • ON A WONDERFUL DAY LIKE TODAY  /  Veronica Nunn  /  “American Lullaby”
  • WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Joe Pesci  /  “Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You”
  • WONDERFUL GUY  /  Nellie McKay  /  “Normal as Blueberry Pie”
  • THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Dedicated To You”
  • WHEN SOMEBODY THINKS YOU’RE WONDERFUL  /  Nicole Ratté  /  “When Someone Thinks You’re Wonderful”
  • SOMETHING WONDERFUL  /  Carly Simon  /  “My Romance”
  • WONDERFUL  /  Victoria Hart  /  “Whatever Happened To Romance?”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (theme)  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR BODY AND SOUL (3.3.12)

4 Mar

In honor of National “What If Pets Had Thumbs Day” — and I’m not making that up — we had an evening of anatomically correct bodily parts songs. Next week we’ll celebrate the birthday of a special musician — by ignoring him completely. Look for a clue on Wednesday. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • BODY AND SOUL  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME  /  Bill Henderson & Oscar Peterson  /  “Bill Henderson w/ Oscar Peterson”
  • CLOSE YOUR EYES  /  Melissa Stylianou  /  “Bachelorette”
  • JEEPERS CREEPER  /  Julius LaRosa  /  “Julius LaRosa”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • YOUR MIND’S ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live at Mountain Stage“
  • ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART  /  Diane Marino  /  “Just Groovin””
  • THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Marvin Gaye  /  “Love Songs: Bedroom Ballads”
  • WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES  /  Irene Kral  /  “Where Is Love”
  • I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra: Vegas”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Deborah Winters  /  “Lovers After All”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Tom Wopat  /  “Dissertation on The State Of Bliss”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)
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PLAYLIST FOR TRIBUTE TO THE PREPOSITION (2.18.12)

19 Feb

Tonight’s Turntable for One, a lesson in the proper use of the preposition (not to be confused with the improper use of the proposition)  was another in our continuing educational series, “No Listener Left Behind.” In weeks to come, don’t miss invaluable lectures on recognizing a direct object, preferably before you hit it and examples of the passive voice in ventriloquism. You’ve been warned. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD title

  • WITHOUT  A SONG  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Frank Sinatra: Las Vegas”
  • ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE  /  Veronneau  /  “Joy Of Living”
  • AFTER YOU’VE GONE  /  Julian Yeo  /  “Night And The Music”
  • UNTIL I MET YOU  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET  /  Johnny Holiday & Sam Most  /  “Still Swinging”
  • UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES  /  Hetty Kate & The Irwell Street String Band  /  “11:60 PM”
  •  AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW  /  (Mystery Singer)  /  Gary Crosby  /  “Gary Crosby Belts The Blues”
  • A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “12 Nights In Hollywood”
  • OF THEE I SING  /  The Hi-Los  /  “And All That Jazz”
  • IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD  /  Halie Loren  /  “After Dark”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • LIKE A LOVER  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Stories Yet To Tell”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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PLAYLIST FOR THE DESERT ISLAND GAME (2.4.12)

5 Feb

This week we played the Desert Island game — not the one where you fantasize about a dozen androgynous pixies bringing you to a desert island where you and they play sudoku all day and they say you have nice hair. (And just how often do you play that game?) I mean the game where I play two version of the same song and you have to choose which of the two you’d take to a desert island to listen to for the rest of your life — with or without androgynous pixies.

Hope you can get back in time for next week’s show.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Days Of Wine & Roses”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Tony Bennett  /  “50 Years – The Artistry of Tony Bennett”    
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”               
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “The Best of Love Songs” 
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Clare Fischer Singers  /  ”…And Sometimes Instruments”   
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”     
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Gwyneth Paltrow  /  “Infamous Soundtrack”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli” 
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC  /  Mel Torme  /  “At Marty’s” 
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC  /  Betty Carter & Carmen McRae  /  “The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets”  
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Lissy Walker  /  “Life Is Sweet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “NICKNAMES” (1.28.12)

29 Jan

“A rose by any other name” would still be a tiresome cliche, but all of tonight’s featured performers — singers and musicians — are frequently called by other names. So am I, of course, but these guys are called their various nicknames to their faces. Big difference if you like to keep track of things like that.

SONG TTLE / Performer / Album or CD title

  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Billie Holiday / “Embraceable You”
  • IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU / Frank Sinatra / “The Rare Sinatra”
  • THE TROLLY SONG / Betty Carter / “The Audience With Betty Carter”
  • THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY / Milt Jackson & John Coltrane / “Bags and Trane”
  • WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW / Sarah Vaughan / “The Complete Roulette Studio Sessions”
  • BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP / Nat Cole & George Shearing / “Nat Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE / Diane Schuur & Maynard Ferguson / “Swingin’ For Shuur”
  • SKYLARK / Jack Jones / “Jack Jones Paints A Tribute to Tony Bennett”
  • CLOSE YOUR EYES / Doris Day/Andre Previn / “Duet”
  • BLUESETTE / Mel Torme & Buddy Rich / “Mel Torme w/ The Buddy Rich Orchestra”
  • FOR MY LADY / Toots Thielemans / “Chez Toots”
  • LITTLE UNHAPPY BOY / Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley / “Nancy Willson & Cannonball Adderley”
  • SWEET SLUMBER / Jimmy Witherspoon & Jack McDuff / “The Blues Is Now”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (theme) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Recording)

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PLAYLIST FOR “PLEDGES AND PROMISES” (1.21.12)

22 Jan

Welcome Joe Coughlin and Denise Donatelli to the Turntable For One playlist. I’d be interested in your reactions to them; also to the unexpected version of “Not While I’m Around,” by Jamie Cullum.  

Talk to you next week  

 

  • PROMISES, PROMISES  /  Dionne Warwick  /  “Promises, Promises”
  • EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS   /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Kissing Bug”
  • FROM THIS MOMENT ON  /  Joe Coughlin  /  “Things Turn Out That Way”
  • I WILL  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let It Be Jazz”
  • DON’T MAKE PROMISES  /  Tim Hardin  /  “Live In Concert”
  • ALWAYS  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails”
  • IT HAD TO BE YOU  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • I’LL BE AROUND  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Richard Chamberlain  /  “TV’s Dr. Kildare”
  • IT’S YOU OR NO ONE  /  Denise Donatelli  /  “When Lights Are Low”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Ray Charles  /  “The Genius Of Ray Charles”
  • THAT’S ALL  /  Delicatessan  /  “Jazz+Bossa”
  • NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pursuit”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (THEME)  /  Cody Owen Stine  / (Unreleased Recording)

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PLAYLIST FOR “PLEASE AND THANK YOU” (1.7.12)

8 Jan

For the first program of 2012, I thought we’d spend an hour engaged in “civil discourse,” songs about Please and Thank You. In an election year, this may have been our last chance. 

Things will get back to normal this Saturday. Drop back on Wednesday for a clue. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES  /     Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamsville”
  • MAY I COME IN?  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • OPPORTUNITY PLEASE KNOCK  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • BILL BASIE WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • PLEASE DON’T THINK IT’S FUNNY  /  Holly Yarborough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings!”
  • SQUEEZE ME BUT PLEASE DON’T TEASE ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Memories of You”
  • DANKE SHOEN  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Patty Duke  /  “The Very Best of Patty Duke”
  • UN PERNOD SIL VOUS PLAIT  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “The Complete Kind of Blue Recordings”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMONE TO LOVE  /  Joe Williams/Count Basie  /  “Live In Las Vegas”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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PLAYLIST FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE – NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS (12.31.11)

2 Jan

Well, now we won’t have 2011 to kick around anymore. Hope we don’t regret that.

Happy New Year! Stop back next Wednesday for a clue about the theme for the first show of 2012.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  “Album or CD Title”

  • EXPERIMENT  /  Jane Stuart  /  “Don’t Look Back”
  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “That San Francisco Sun”
  • I’M GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUT OF MY HAIR  /  Stacey Kent  /  “In Love Again”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY  /  Julian Yeo  /  “You And The Night”
  • I’M GOING TO LIVE TILL I DIE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions”
  • I’M LIKE A NEW BROOM  /  Jonathan Schwartz  /  “Alone Together”
  • SOMEDAY  /  Chantal Chamberland  /  “Dripping Indigo”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio” 
  • I’M GOING TO LOCK MY HEART  /  Kristin Korb  /  “Why Can’t You Behave?”
  • TAKE A CHANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Rare Sinatra”
  • SMILE  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Half The Perfect World”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “From The Vaults”
  • REMEMBERING TO BREATHE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”  
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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