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PLAYLIST FOR “SOB STORIES” 9.6.25

Sob stories come in many forms: songs, confessions, self-pity, the life of Larry Hart. I played them all.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title

BUT NOT FOR ME / Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco / “Falling In Love Again”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella At The Coliseum”
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Mark Murphy / “The Dream”
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Samara Joy / “Samara Joy”
THIS FUNNY WORLD / Tony Bennett / “Life Is Beautiful”
SPRING IS HERE / Carol Sloane / “Live At 30th Street”
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Symphonica”
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS / Cody Owen Stine
I WON’T TELL A SOUL / Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff / “The Blues Is Now”
THE BOY NEXT DOOR / Veronica Swift, James Sarno, Tyler Henderson / “Themes Of Romance”
I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME / Jacintha / “Jacintha Is Her Name”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
THE OLD PHILOSOPHER / Eddie Lawrence / “TheOld Philosopher”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill / “Helen Merrill At Nalen”
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS / Kenny Rankin / ”Haven’t We Met?”
BODY & SOUL / Carly Simon / “Torch”
BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Johnny Hartman / “This One’s For Tedi”
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY / Stan Getz Quartet / “Quiet Now: Body & Soul”
ANGEL EYES / Tony Desare & Edward Decker / “One For My Baby”
ONLY THE LONELY / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Lonely House”
ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CRASH!” 4.5.25

6 Apr

Well, it’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? A real crash course in highs and lows; ups and wow – what downs! After this week, 401k only refers to a pitcher’s strikeout record. So, of course in unsettling times of – say – Crash and burn, people turn to me for solace, for joy, and for a safe place to crash this week on Turntable For One. They made a big mistake!

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Title

BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Symphonica”
I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’ / Shirley Horn / “I Remember Miles”
AIN’T GOT A DIME TO MY NAME / Seth MacFarlane / “Songs Of Stage & Screen”
ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE / Hetty Kate / “Valentines”
WHO CARES? Pete McGuinness / “Voice Like A Horn”
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN & OUT / Nina Simone / “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGH / Jimmy Witherspoon m / “At The Renaissance”
IF I WERE A RICH MAN / Zero Mostel / “Fiddler On The Roof”
GOD BLESS THE CHILD / Tony Bennett & Billie Holiday / “Tony Bennett On Holiday”
I’VE GOT FIVE DOLLARS / Bing Crosby / “Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swing”
I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO / Kate Reid / “The Heart Already Knows”
WITH PLENTY OF MONEY & YOU / John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey / “Pentimento”
BUSTED / Ray Charles / “Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul”
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs From “Let No Man Write My Epitaph’”
TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC / Bing Crosby / “Musical Moments To Remember”
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE / Nellie McKay / “The Best Things In Life Are Free”
WHAT DID I HAVE (I DON’T HAVE NOW) / Seth MacFarlane / “Songs Of Stage & Screen”
DRINKING AGAIN / Dinah Washington / “Drinking Again”
THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES / Bernard Lynette Trio w/ Cody Owen Stine
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN / Barbra Streisand / “At The Bon Soir”
EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES / Tony Bennett & Ray Charles / “The Art Of Excellence”
LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES / Lisa Loeb / “Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries”
STREET OF DREAMS / Stacey Kent / Jan Lundgren Trio Plays the Music Of Victor Young”
I’D GVE A DOLLAR FOR A DIME / Joe Williams / “Every Night”
THE PARTY’S OVER / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie Sings The Comden & Green Songbook”
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 “THE LAST TURNTABLE FOR ONE YOU’LL EVER HEAR…IN 2023” 12.30.23

2 Jan

The final show of the year. My last chance to play some of my favorite songs, favorite musical themes, new and old favorite vocalists and my last chance to toss in a few utterly tasteless dedications to end the year on a shameless low note. Just doing my job.

(Tasteless Dedication) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART / Mayte Alguacil / “Day By Day”
I COULD WRITE A BOOK / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO / Esther Phillips / “Burnin’”
(John F. Kennedy Jr.) / COME FLY WITH ME / Frank Sinatra &Count Basie / “Sinatra At The Sands”
AUTUMN LEAVES / Leslie Odom Jr. / “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
THE SPINACH SONG / Judith Owen / “Come On & Get This”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
(Jeffrey Daumer) / ALL OF ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
THE FEELING IS MUTUAL / Caity György & Laura Anglade / “Featuring”
ALIMONY BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Norman Mailer / “Stranger Than Fiction”
NOBODY’S HEART / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “In Her Words”
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS / Ulysses Osens Jr. Big Band w/ Alexa Tarantino / “Soul Conversations”
THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU / Jon Batiste w/ Rachael Price / “Anatomy of Angels”
IS A GOOD MAN REAL? / Rachael & Vilray / “I Love A Love Song”
(Rudy Giuliani) / BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Helen Merrill / “Casa Forte”
SYDIT DIVCHA / Alina Zalozna / “Ukrainian Melodies”
(Rep. Lauren Boebert) / WITH THESE HANDS / Les McCann / “Compared To What”
HAIKU / Maud Hixson
I REMEMBER CLIFFORD / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Still Live”
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FALL FUNDRAISING NIGHT” 10.21.23

23 Oct

Fall Fundraising Night! Did I beg? Did I plead? Did I cajole? Did I make some money for this special little radio station? I didn’t do too badly for a Saturday night. Maybe because I offered music with so many reasons to make a pledge.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

SOMEBODY LOVES ME / Tony Bennett & Diana Krall / “Love Is Here To Stay”
CALL ME / Frank Sinatra / “Strangers In The Night”
MUSIC / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
ROUTE 66 / Kevin Mahogany / “You’ve Got What It Takes”
I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / “Jazz Masters #24”
MY CARDIOLOGIST / Caity György / “Featuring”
THE TELEPHONE SONG / Gemma Sherry / “Music To Dream By”
THE TROUBLE WITH ME IS YOU / Samara Joy / “Samara Joy”
CHACONNE (FROM BACH PARTITA 1004) / Naoko Terai / “Bach A la Jazz”
BILLY’S BLUES / Mark Winkler / “The Laura Nyro Project”
CHEROKEE / Slide Hampton & The World Of Trombones / “Spirit Of The Horn”
BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING / Judith Owen / “Come & Get It”
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
WHERE DO YOU GO? / Stan Getz & Arthur Fielder & Boston Pops / “Stan Getz, Arthur Fielder At Tanglewood”
AD LIB (MEDIUM DANCE) / Fred Astaire / “The Astaire Story”
SWEET KENTUCKY HAM / Dave Frishberg / “Dave Frishberg Classics”
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME / Ellen Andersson / “You Should Have Told Me”
ROUND MIDNIGHT / Keith Jarrett Trio / “Whisper Not”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford / “Live”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TERMS OF ENDEARMENT” (9.16.23)

18 Sep

Dear, Honey, Baby, Sweetie, Darling, Doll – no, I’m not quoting from my listeners’ emails. We’re about to enter into another “spin” cycle, a year when anger, accusations, and name calling fill the air and the airwaves. In an effort – futile though it may be – to encourage a kinder, gentler world, I focused this week on some of the nicer words we used to call each other.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

CALL ME DARLING / Peggy Lee / “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS / Joe Williams / “Every Night”
HONEY PIE / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
DEARLY BELOVED / Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco / “Falling In Love Again”
CANDY / Amy McConnell / “Stealing Genius”
EMBRACEABLE YOU / Willie Nelson & Sheryl Crow / “Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin”
THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Diana Dors / “Swinging Dors”
LI’L DARLIN / Count Basie / “Standing Ovation”
CUTE / Tony Bennett / “Best of Tony Bennett”
DEAR BIX / Meredith D’Ambrosio / “Another Time”
MY BABY DOESN’T SAY GOODNIGHT / Leo Sidran / “The Art Of Conversation”
HE’S A TRAMP / Melody Gardot / “Jazz Loves Disney”
THE LADY IS A TRAMP / Frank Sinatra / “The Main Event”
‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE / Lia Booth / “Life Can Be Beautiful”
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
BROWN BABY / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Michelle Pfeiffer & Dave Grusin / “The Fabulous Baker Boys”
HELLO, MA BABY / Julian Yeo / “1923”
HE’S A REAL GONE GUY / Judith Owen / “Come & Get It”
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE / The Swingle Singers / “Mood Swings”
DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM / Stan Getz & Chet Baker / “The Stockholm Concerts”
ANGEL EYES / Jesse Belvin / “Mr. Easy”
MY MELANCHOLY BABY / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM / Tony DeSare / “Chemistry”
THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL / Sarah Vaughan / “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Trio”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “EPITAPHS – HAVING THE LAST WORD”

16 Apr

Usually I don’t mind letting others have the last word…except when it comes to my epitaph. The only trouble? I haven’t decided on one yet. So I brought some examples to consider, along with some of my favorite songs and artists.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WHAT DID I HAVE I DON’T HAVE NOW / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
BUT NOT FOR ME / Joey DeFrancesco & Joe Pesci / “Falling In Love Again”
I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME / Toots Thielemans & Trintje Oosterhuis / “One More For The Road”
PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE / Frank Sinatra / “Swing Along With Me”
YOU WON’T FORGET ME / Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
GONE / Miles Davis / “Porgy & Bess”
DON’T FENCE ME IN/STROLLIN’ / Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch. w Kelly Clarkson / “Plays Well With Others”
ALL TOO SOON / Sarah Vaughan / “Best Of Sarah Vaughan”
DON’T LIKE GOODBYES / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
I WISH YOU LOVE / Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra / “A Night At The Symphony”
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / The Police / “Synchronicity”
BY MYSELF / Lucy Yeghiazaryan / “Only The Lonely”
GONE WITH THE WIND / Dave Brubeck Quartet / “Legacy of A Legend”
WAITER, THE CHECK / Cousin Alice / “Pour Me”
I REMEMBER YOU / George Michael / “Songs From The Last Century”
I REMEMBER / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
GOODBYE/WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
TIME ON MY HANDS / Keith Jarrett / “The Carnage Hall Concert”
BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford & Joe Sample / “Live”
SOME OTHER TIME / Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans / “Waltz For Debby”
WHEE I’M GONE / Phil Ochs / “There But For Fortune”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE BIG QUESTIONS OF LIFE” (9.10.22)

11 Sep

I usually give my email during the show and when I get email, it’s usually people asking questions. Some of the questions….well…”Dear Turntable For One – How Deep is The Ocean? Why don’t you jump in and report back.” You’ll be happy to know that person had his radio taken away from him. Think twice about messing with a radio host. But most of questions I get are important questions because people want me to give them important answers. You gotta be kidding! This week I told the audience I vouchsafe, promise and swear no answers at all. It was my turn to ask the big questions of Life!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WHY DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE? / Tony Bennett / “The Art of Excellence”
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? / Melody Gardot / “Sunset In The Blue”
HOW ABOUT YOU? / Joe Pesci / “Pesci….Still Singing”
GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY? / Nancy Wilson / “The Nancy Wilson Show”
AT LONG LAST LOVE / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra & Swinging Brass”
HOW AM I TO KNOW? / Shirley Horn / “Here’s To Life”
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? / Ray Charles / “True Genius”
WHY WAS I BORN? / Karrin Allyson / “Ballads”
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? ./ (Mystery Vocalist) / Sting w/ Chris Botti / “To Love Again”
WHAT DID I FORGET / Susannah McCorkle / “Hearts & Minds”
WHAT IS THERE TO SAY? / Sonny Rollins / “Sound Of Sonny”
WHAT’LL I DO? / Rosemary Clooney / “The Songbook Collection”
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME / George Michael / “Pavortti & Friends For Cambodia”
DAT DERE / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
WHAT DID I HAVE THAT I DON’T HAVE NOW? / Seth MacFarlane / “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN / Chet Baker / “The Legacy”
WHO WILL BUY? / Aaron Neville / “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
WHY CAN’T I? / Judy Garland / “Judy Takes Broadway!”
TULIP OR TUNIP? / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
BROTHER WHERE ATE YOU? / Oscar Brown Jr. / “Mr. Brown Goes To Washington”
WHERE DO YOU GO? / Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson / “Two’s Company”
WHAT’S NEW? Karrin Allyson / “Ballads”
DID I EVER REALLY LIVE? / Joe Williams / “One More For My Baby”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY AND MORE!” (4.30.22)

1 May

Saturday afternoon, I guest-hosted American Jukebox, rock hits of the 50s, 60s, and 70s and played music to celebrate International Dance Day and pop stars who have also sung from the Great American Songbook. So for Saturday night’s show, just to be different, I chose the themes of International Dance Day and pop stars singing from the Great American Songbook and I also tossed in a few jazz singers singing classic pop tunes.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

COME DANCE WITH ME / Frank Sinatra / “Come Dance With Me”
SHALL WE DANCE / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back in Town”
SHALL WE DANCE? / Norma Winstone / “Manhattan In The Rain”
THE BEST THINGS HAPPEN WHILE YOU’RE DANCING / Kurt Elling / “This Time It’s Love!”
I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Sings Broadway”
CHANGE PARTNERS / Ian Shaw / “The Echo Of A Song”
THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE / Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
LAST DANCE/DANCING IN THE DARK / Tierney Sutton / “Dancing In The Dark”
I WON’T DANCE / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
MY FUNNY VALENTINE / Sting & Herbie Hancock / “My Funny Valentine”
I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL / Linda Ronstadt / “For Sentimental Reasons”
WE THREE / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU / Gladys Knight / “Before Me”
YOU’VE CHANGED / George Michael / “Symphonica”
EMBRACEABLE YOU / Laura Nyro / “Angel In The Dark”
THAT OLD FEELING / Bob Dylan / “Triplicate”
I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD / Carly Simon / “Torch”
DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME / Frankie Valli / “A Touch Of Jazz”
CALIFORNIA DREAMING / Diana Krall / “Wallflower”
THE TEARS OF A CLOWN / Kevin Mahogany / “Pride & Joy”
IF IT’S MAGIC / Artemis w/ Cecile McLorin Salvant / “Artemis”
BLACKBIRD / Kenny Rankin / “Haven’t We Met?”
HONEY PIE / Tuck & Patti / “Love Warriors”
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD / Kari Kirkland / “Wild Is The Wind”
LANDSLIDE / Stacey Kent / “Songs From Other Places”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE ADVERB” (4.10.21)

11 Apr

Intelligently, flawlessly, compassionately, thrillingly, unbelievably – these are just a few of the words no one has ever used in describing how I put this show together. Why? Well, I’m going to tell myself that it’s because people just don’t know how to use adverbs. So clearly it’s time for another lesson in Making Grammar Great Again. That’s why I presented proudly, defiantly, fearlessly, and oh so timely, a musical tribute to Adverbs this week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

LOVE YOU MADLY / Ethel Ennis / “Love You Madly”
SLOWLY / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT / Kari Kirkland / “Wild Is The Wind”
JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS / Harry Connick Jr. / “True Love”
IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT / Ashley Pezzotti / “We’ve Only Just Begun”
NEVERTHELESS / Frank Sinatra / “Nice ‘N Easy”
NEVER LET ME GO / Jackie Allen / “Never Let Me Go”
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME / George Michael / “Symphonica”
YOU BETTER GO NOW / Etta Jones / “A Soulful Sunday Live At The Leftbank”
WE AIN’T GOIN’ NOWHERE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Merv Griffin & Rita Farrell / “The Essential Merv Griffin”
LOVER COME BACK TO ME / Jack Brandfield / “I’ll Never Be The Same”
TENDERLY / Jose James / “Yesterday I Had The Blues”
NEVER WILL I MARRY / Kelly Green / “Life Rearranged”
DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE / Kevin Mahogany / “Live In Torino-Italy”
YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT / Veronica Swift / “This Bitter Earth”
SOMETIME WHEN YOU’RE LONELY / Mark Murphy & Metropole Orchestra / “The Dream”
‘DEED I DO / Ellen Andersson / “You Should Have Told Me”
THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU / The Hi-Los / “Harmony In Jazz”
QUIETLY THERE / Shirley Horn / “Here’s To Life”
QUIET NOW / Bill Evans Trio / “Turn Out The Stars”
ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART / Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz / “Getz Au-Go-Go”
TOO LATE NOW / Roberta Gambarini / “Easy To Love”
WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN / Tony Bennett & Bill Evans / “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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