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PLAYLIST FOR “THE SECRETS OF LIFE” (3.2.13)

3 Mar

The secret of (a happy) life for me starts with wonderful music with sometimes ironic messages, and with only the occasional,  unfortunate interruption of a woeful mystery vocalist.  See examples below…

SONG TITLE  /  Performer  /  Album or CD Title

  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Alice  Ricciardi  /  “Comes Love” 
  • YOU’RE NOBODY UNTIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • PLAN #46  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  PLAN #46
  • WITH PLENTY OF MONEY & YOU  /  Tony Bennett/Count Basie  /  “Ultra Lounge”
  • SMILE  /  Melissa Stylianou  /  “Silent Movie”           
  • THAT’S LIFE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Kate Smith  /  “The Best Of Kate Smith”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Sunday Express Vol. 1”
  • HIP TO BE HAPPY  /  Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “Blues In The Night”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Joe Williams/George Shearing /  “Heart And Soul”
  • ALL OF US IN IT  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “A Quiet Thing”
  • LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES  /  Julian Yeo  /  “You And The Night & The Music”
  • SECRET O’ LIFE  /  James Taylor  /  “One Man Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)                                       

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PLAYLIST FOR “STARTING OVER” (9.1.12)

2 Sep

Great to be “starting over” with a new season of Turntable For One. This year I promise: more great jazz vocals, more new singers, and more chances for you to win fabulous prizes! (One of those is a blatant lie.  Tune in next Saturday night at 10:00 to find out which one.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES  /  George Evans  /  “Live At The Cellar”
  • THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER  /  Nancy Wilson & George Shearing  /  “The Swinging’s Mutual”
  • ISN’T IT A PITY  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • HELLO STRANGER  /  Diane Marino  /  “Groovin”
  • IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “I Remember Tommy”
  • LET ME TRY AGAIN  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Connie Francis  /  “Live At Trump’s Castle”
  • CAN WE PRETEND  /  Freddie Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
  • FANCY MEETING YOU HERE  /  Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney  /  “Fancy Meeting You Here”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “Pop Pop”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Nat Cole & George Shearing   /“Songs From Stage and Screen”
  • TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall”
  • WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Leslie  Uggams  /  “On My Way To You”
  • TILL I GET IT RIGHT  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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