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PLAYLIST FOR “IT’S NATIONAL PIANO MONTH!” (9.14.24)

15 Sep

I celebrated National Piano Month, playing some of my favorite pianists, singer/pianists, and songwriters.  However, I did have to take a moment to talk to a small portion of my audience – thr pets that listen because their people listen.  Pets had a scary week with all the talk about bad people kidnapping and eating them  I wanted to reassure them with some special songs to say that we love them and they are  safe. 

SONG TIT;E  /  Artiwt  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Shirley Horn   /  “I Love You Paris”
  • A LITTLE TASTE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Dave Frishberg Classics”
  • HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • LEARNIN’ THE BLUES  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie The Complete Reprise Studio Sessions”
  • WELL, YOU NEEDN’T  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Live Performance)
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • HOW MUCH IS THAT DOOGIE IN THE WINDOW2  /  Patti Page  /  “Golden Hits”
  • KILLED A CAT  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Silver Morning”
  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • I SHOULD CARE   /  Diahann Carroll & Andre Previn  /  “The Andre Previn Trio”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  George Shearing  /  ”Two For The Road”
  • THE SWEETEST SOUNDS  /  Connie Han  /  ”The Richard Rogers Songbook”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Newport”
  • THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL  /  Kurt Elling w/Laurence Hobgood  /  “Dedicated To You”
  • I WISH I KNEW  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • HYMN TO FREEDOM   /  Isahia J. Thompson  /  “Handful Of Keys”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • EAST OF THE  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Very Best Of Diana Krall”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michelle Pfeiffer & Dave Grusin  /  “The Fabulous Baker Boys”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Keith Jarrett: The Trios”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  Cyrus Chestnut  /  “Spirit”
  • PARIS MISMATCH n /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “DELUGE OF DILEMMAS” 9.8.24

9 Sep

When they come, they may be small, they may be large; they may come one at a time or maybe in bunches. You don’t always see them coming, but they’re coming. 

Of course I’m talking about mosquito bites.  No — I’m talking about Dilemmas – those tricky speed bumps life throws at us.  You know, Which is better: fire or ice?  Window or aisle?  Or the one that vexes me most: fries or side salad? 

How about these songs for a deluge of dilemmas?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE  /  Danny Jonokuchi Big Band w/ Alexa Barchini  /  “Voices”   
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • I’LL BE HARD TO HANDLE  /  Caity György  /  “You’re Alike, You Two”
  • TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • HOW AM I TO KNOW?  /Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • THE THRILL IS GONE  /  Dakota Staton w/ Gorge Shearing  /  “In The Night”
  • THE THRILL IS GONE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  B. B. King & Luciano Pavarotti  /  “Pavarotti & Friends For The Children Of Guatamela & Kosovo”
  • I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE  /  Jeff Goldblum & The Mildre Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • CAT BACK BLUES  /  Cathi Walkup  /  “The Secret of The Song”
  • LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Joni Mitchell  /  “Both Sides Now”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald, Gregory Porter  /  “Someone To Watch Over Me”
  • I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME  /  Bonnie Raitt  /  “Luck Of The Draw”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Chet Baker  /  “She Was Too Good To Me”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Lauren Henderson w/ Sullivan Fortner  /  “Lauren Henderson”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Standards Vol. 1”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Calabria Foti  /  “In The Still Of The Night”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LABOR DAY MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WORKERS” – SEASON 15 PREMIER 8.31.24

1 Sep

I’M BAAACK!

Need I say more?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER  /Vanessa Rubin  /  “Girl Talk”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • ERRAND GIRL FOR RHYTHM  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • HERE’S TO THE BAND  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “London”
  • I FEEL PRETTY  /  The Diva Jazz Orchestra  /  “30 – Live At Dizzy’s Club”
  • SWEETHEART  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • WHERE DO YOU START ?  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • THE OLD DOPE PEDDLER  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “Revisited”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Frank: The B-Sides”
  • MR. SANDMAN   /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marvin Gaye  /  “Then & Now”
  • GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME  /  Father Tom Vaughn  /  “Jazz In Concert Live At The Village Gate”
  • MY CARDIOLOGIST  /  Caity György  /  “Featuring”
  • WAITER, OH WAITER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Changing Lights”
  • WAITER, ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues
  • LOVE FOR SALE  /  Claire Teal  /  “Get Happy”
  • HONEY PIE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Love Warriors”
  • THE MASON  /  David Patrick Kelly  /  “Working (Original Broadway Cast)”
  • JUST A HOUSEWIFE  /  Susan Bigelow  /  “Working (Original Broadway Cast)”
  • WICHITA LINEMAN  /  Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel  /  “Just Across The River”
  • THE MAN WITH THE HORN  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM  /  Stan Getz & Chet Baker  /  “The Stockholm Concerts”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Toots Thielemans & Jamie Cullum  /  “One More For The Road”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine 

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PLAYLIST FOR “FOUL PLAY” (6.15.24)

17 Jun

What can you do when you’re in a foul mood except play songs about foul play, and foul weather, andfowl weather, and on and on in that foul trajectory? Plus as an early Father’s Day gift, my wife and son joined me in the studio to talk about Cody’s music and to play the game he and I have played for years: count the number of quotes in a Dexter Gordon solo. It was not a foul time in the least.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Nancy Lane  /  “Let Me Love You”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • MISS OTIS REGRETS  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Teddi”
  • KEEP IT TO YOURSELF  /  Amy Rigby  /  “18 Again”
  • SONG FOR MY FATHER  /  Lillie Huddleston & Cody Owen Stine  /  “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • EVIL GAL BLUES  /  Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek  /  “Eeg Fonnesbaek”
  • DON’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • IT’S NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf”
  • HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN  /  Ida Sand  /  “Meet Me Around Midnight” 
  • TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME  /  The Tom Kubis Big Band  /  “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”
  • MEAN TO ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Debbie Reynolds  /  “Debbie”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Negotiations & Love Songs””
  • MEET ME AT THE FOUNTAIN  /  Marissa McGowan & Cody Owen Stine  /   (Live Performance)
  • HARD HEARTED HANNAH  /  Ray Charles  /  “True Genius”
  • BIG LONG SLIDING THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Sammy Davis Jr.   /  “The Decca Years”
  • FRIED BANANAS  /  Dexter Gordon  /  “Sophisticated Giant”
  • THE DUCK  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • LOSING HAND  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To Blue Skies”
  • DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CLICHE CLINIC” 4.27.24

29 Apr

What do these things have in common? 

  •      I’d rather have a root canal!
  •      It’s like putting lipstick on a pig!
  •      It’s totally gone off the tracks!

No, these are not descriptions of my show. They’re Cliches – which I wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole and, the end of the day, I bend over backwards not to use them as if my life depended on it. Except last Saturday when I gave a Clinic In Cliches!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “On Pablo”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  FredAstaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH  /  Freddy Cole  /  “To The Ends Of The Earth”
  • INTO EACH LIFE  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night & Good Luck”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett &Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE  /  Jacintha  /  “Autumn Leaves”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Bill Evans  /  “Eloquence”
  • NOW OR NEVER  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best Of Love Songs”
  • STAND BY ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Stephen King  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Love you, Paris”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Vanguard”
  • BOOZERS AND LOSERS  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers And Losers”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • SMILE  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole And Me”
  • EASY STREET   /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Leslie Odom Jr.”
  • I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL ABOUT YOU!” (SPRING FUNDRAISING) 4.20.24

29 Apr

Time for the WMNR Spring Fundraising Drive and in the past, I have asked, suggested, requested, and urged; I’ve begged, pleaded, and beseeched my audience to call me or go on line to support Turntable For One and WMNR. You’re probably thinking, there’s nothing left, Bill. You’ve done it all. Wrong! And this week I went for something different: Pandering. Yes, abject and unabashed pandering! Totally sucking up to what I like to call,  the best damned audience in radio. For once it wasn’t all about me.  It was all about you this week on Turntable For One. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Boy Next Door”
  • YOU’D BE SO EASY TO LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
  • YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Johnny Hartman  /  Once In Every Life”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • THAT FACE  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • EARLY TO BED  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Permanent Moonlight”
  • YOU’RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • IT’S YOU OR NO ONE  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love With love”
  • ‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Harry Connick Jr.   /  “True Love”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • YOU COULDN’T BE CUTER  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Angel in The Dark”
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU  /  Freddy Cole & Houston Person  /  “He Was The King”
  • ’S WONDERFUL  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Best Of Diana Krall”
  • YOU FOR ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny rankin Album”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LYRICALLY, THE BERGMANS” 3.30.24

1 Apr

What do these people have in common? Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt…Frankenstein & the Bride of Frankenstein…Bonnie & Clyde…Marilyn & Alan Bergman? If you said that all of them are famous husband and wife songwriting teams – I really want to see you record collection! I chose to spend a couple hours playing the songs of my two favorites of that bunch. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist    CD Or Album Title

  • MAKE ME RAINBOWS  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ Count Basie Orch.  /  “A Perfect Match”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • SURE AS YOU’RE BORN  /  Sue Raney  /  “Flight Of fancy”
  • WHAT MATTERS MOST  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “After The Roses”
  • LIKE A LOVER  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • THAT FACE  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL  /  Vanessa Rubin  /  “Language of Love”
  • JUST OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Art Garfunkel  /  “Up ’Til Now”
  • YOU NMUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Michel Legrand  /  “Michel Legrand By Michel Legrand”
  • THE WAY WE WERE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “The Boston Concert 1976”
  • IT MIGHT BE YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Alan Bergman  /  “Lyrically Alan Bergman”
  • PIECES OF DREAMS  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Portrait”
  • HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING?  /  Tony Bennett & George Michael  /  “Duets An American Classic”
  • WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “One Night Only: Barbra Streisand at the Village Vanguard”
  • CINNAMON & CLOVE  /  Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66  /  “Equinox”
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ’N’ Easy”
  • THE SUMMER KNOWS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jessye Norman  /  “I Was Born In Love With You”
  • ON MY WAY TO YOU  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND  /  Arturo Sandoval & Shelley Berg  /  “A Time For Love”
  • SLEEP WARM  /  Stacey Kent  /  “It’s A Wonderful World”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPRING BREAK” 3.23.24

27 Mar

Thought I’d give my audience a break this week – a Spring Break!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • JOY SPRING   /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Unsung Heroes”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING  /  StaceyKent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Tatiana Eva-Marie  /  “I Wish You Love”
  • UP JUMPED SPRING  /  Dr. Lonnie Smith  /  “All In My Mind”
  • SPRING  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • SPRING WALTZ  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Staying In Touch”
  • TAKE ME OUT OT THE BALLGAME/GOD BLESS AMERICA  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Mamaloshen”
  • ALL THE THING YOU ARE  /  Sarah Vaughan w/ Count Basie Orchestra  /  “Send In The Clowns”
  • SOME OTHER SPRING   /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marianne Faithful  /  »“Marianne Faithful’s Greatest Hits”
  • YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /  \“On A Clear Day”
  • THE SPRING DON’T MEAN A THING TO ME  /  Linda Carone  /  “Black Midnight”
  • THEY SAY IT’S SPRING  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Give Him The Oo-La-La”
  • SPRING IS WHERE YOU ARE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “September Ballads”
  • I’M LIVIN’ IN A GREAT BIG WAY  /  Lucy Dixson  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • IN A MIST  /  Michel Legrand  /  “Legrand Jazz”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Norah Jones  /  “Come Away With Me”
  • ROBBIN’S NEST  /  Robin McKelle  /  “Impressions Of Ella”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Miles Davis  /  “Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall”
  • THERE’LL BE ANOTHER SPRING  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night & Good Luck”
  • ANOTHER SPRING  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Allan Harris w/ Takana Miyamoto  /  “Convergence”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “INVITATIONS” 3.16.24

17 Mar

I’ve tried asking and urging and pleading and cajoling and bribing to get people to listen to my show. This week I tried something new: offering a formal invitation, actually a couple dozen of them (with a warning or two about uninvited guests).  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Steppin’ Out”
  • COME ON-A-MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May & Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • COME DANCE WITH ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • INVITATION  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Tetragon”
  • THE ICE HOTEL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” 
  • TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOURSELF  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • COME & GET IT, HONEY  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • LET’S DO IT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Alanis Morissette  /  “The Collection”
  • THREE BEARS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With You…”
  • LOVE FOR SALE  /  Dianne Reeves w. Billy Childs  /  “Love For Sale”
  • MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE  /  Ed Reed  /  “I’m A Shy Guy”
  • DO SOMETHING  /  Betty Carter  /  “Round Midnight”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  Live In Paris”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • INVITATION TO THE BLUES  /  Jennifer Warnes  /  “The Well”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • LET’S TAKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALK  /  Melissa Walker  /  “The Enja Heritage Collection”
  • I JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By The Say Hello”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Jakob Dineson  /  “Lazy Afternoon”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “A Lot Of Living’ To Do”
  • LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL  /  Morgana King  /  “This Is Always”
  • DON’T MISUNDERSTAND  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Love Letters”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Diahann Carroll  /  “The Magic Of Diahann Carroll”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “OSCAR NIGHT 2024!” 3.9.24

11 Mar

My traditional Pre-Academy Awards show when I play Oscar winner and losers. This year I wanted to do something different…maybe feature the music of Oscar Hammerstein, or Oscar Peterson or Oscar Levant…or list 101 things you can do with an Oscar Myer wiener. (The WMNR legal team gave that a “thumbs down” in a nano-second.) Then I thought, what about songs that didn’t get nominated? Don’t they need some love? So this year I featured Winners (W), and Losers (L), plus great songs that got Snubbed (S)!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (W)  /  LULLABY OF BROADWAY  /  Tony Bennett & The Chicks  /  “Duets: An American Classic”
  • (L)  /  CHEEK TO CHEEK  /   Nicole Henry  /  “The Nearness Of Your”
  • (L)  /  WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  Chris Botti & Sting  /  “To Love Again”
  • (L)  /  THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • (S)  /  TO SIR WITH LOVE  /  Lulu  /  “To Sir With Love”
  • (L)  /  A TIME FOR LOVE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel LeGrand At Shelly’s Manne Hole”
  • (S)  /  PURE IMAGINATION  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Here, There, And Everywhere”
  • (L)  /  THAT OLD FEELING  /   ( Mystery  Vocalist)  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Weaver of Dreams”
  • (L)  /  THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Diana Krall  /  “Love Scenes”
  • (W)  /  WHEM YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • (L)  /  THE RAINBOW CONNECTION /   Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • (L)  /  THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • (W)  /  THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Song For You”
  • (L)  /  I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Dream Dancing”
  • (S)  /  CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • (W)  /  MONA LISA  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tokyo ’95”
  • (S)  /  THEME FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nothing But The Best”
  • (L)  /  HOW ABOUT YOU  /  Nellie McKay  /  “Bagatelles”
  • (S)  /  STEPPIN’ OUT WITH MY BABY  /  Anthony Strong  /  “Stepping Out”
  • (W)  /  WHAT WAS I MADE FOR  /  Billie Eilish  /  “Barbie”
  • (W)  /  MOON RIVER  /  Audrey Hepburn  /  “Breakfast At Tiffany’s Soundtrack”
  • (W)  /  THE DAYS OF WINE & ROSES  /  Jimmy Smith  /  “Groove Drops”
  • (L)  /  MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Jan Lundgren Trio w/Stacey Kent  /  “Jan Lundgren Trio Plays The Music of Victor Young”
  • (L)  /  I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something’ Like Love
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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