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PLAYLIST FOR “A PRE-CHRISTMAS PARTY PARTY” 12.13.25

15 Dec

Next week is my annual Turntable For One Christmas party. And, of course, everyone is invited…well maybe not the person who put hardboiled eggs in the eggnog (as if anything could make eggnog more palatable) and the person who made a wish and blew out all the candles on my menorah. (That’s not how it works!) But I realized that I can’t possibly squeeze all of my favorite holiday music into two hours next week. So I got a head start this week.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • CHRISTMAS IS  /  Holly Cole  /  “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS  /  Anais Reno  /  “Happy Holiday”
  • CHRISTMAS WALTZ  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Christmas Wish”
  • SNOWFALL  /  The Manhattan Transfer  /  “The Christmas Album”
  • COZY YOU  /  aron! & Hohnen Ford  /  “A Cozy Christmas”
  • MAY EV’RY DAY BE CHRISTMAS  /  Irma Thomas w/ The Preservation Hall Jazz Band  /  “Holidays Rule”
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Holiday Rules”
  • CHRISTMAS MAGIC  /  Laufey  /  “A Very Laufey Holiday”
  • GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN  /  Jimmy Smith  /  “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN  /  Olivia Chindamo  /  “Swinging In The Holidays”
  • THE JOLLY FAT MAN  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pianoman At Christmas”
  • REINDEER IN RHYTHM  /  Solitaire Miles w Susie Blue & The Lonesome Fellas  /  “Cool Yule With Susie Blue”
  • MY FAVORITE THINGS  /  Al Jarreau & Kathleen Battle  /  “Tenderness”
  • I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm”
  • CHRISTMAS WILL REALLY BE CHRISTMAS  /  Kristin Korb  /  “That Time Of Year”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  Take 6  /  “The Most Wonderful time Of Year”
  • GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN  /  John Paul McGee Trio  /  “A Gospel Jassical Christmas”
  • A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Out Under The Sky”
  • HAPPY HANUKAH, MY FRIEND  /  Night Is Alive Band  /  “Christmas Ain’t Like It used To Be”
  • THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”
  • YOU’RE A LITTLE LIKE SNOW  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “You’re A Little Like Snow”
  • SKATING  /  The Commercialists  /  “A Charlie Brown Christmas:Live At The Jazz Estate”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole  /  “The Christmas Song”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Can’t Hide Love”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE  /  Carol Sloane  /  “A Concord jazz Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “16TH ANNUAL MUSIC TO BE THANKFUL FOR” 11.29.25

1 Dec

The 16th Annual Music To Be Thankful For with my own offerings (with shout-outs to the disk jockeys who introduced me to this music as a kid), plus contributions from fellow WMNR broadcasters (-B), some favorite singers (-S), and, because this show always comes around my birthday, my wife and son for Family Night At The Radio Station!

(Guest)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • (Gary Gerrard -B)  /  PAINTED ON CANVAS   /  Gregory Porter  /   “Be Good”
  • SNOWBIRD  /  Ashley Pezzattii  /  “Snowbird”
  • (Ashley Pezzotti-S)  /  BE MY LOVE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Slightly Classical”
  • (Mark Kuss-B)  /  ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES/A’TISKET A’TASKET  /  Nnenna Freelon
  • (Rich Moran-B)  /  ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  Andy Bey  /  “Ain’t Necessarily So”
  • (Megan Stine)  /  YOU CALL THESE MEN  /  Emily Walton  /   “Penthesilea – An Unproduced Musical By Cody Owen Stine”
  • (Will Duchon-B)  /  THE NEARNESS OF YOU  /  Sarah Shea  /  “The Nearness Of You”
  • (Cody Owen Stine)  /  HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “The Old Country”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Jonathan Karrant  /  “Live in Concert”
  • (Jonathan Karrant-S)  /  (YOU DON’T KNOW) HOW GLAD I AM  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “How Glad i Am”
  • (Garrett Stack-B)  /  SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man”
  • I BELIEVE IN YOU  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “It Might As Well Be Swing”
  • (Philip Harris-B)  HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL  /  Michel Legrand w/ Ben Webster  /  “Legrand Jazz”
  • SOCIAL CALL  /  Josie Falbo  /  “Kickin’ It”
  • (Josie Falbo-S)  /  YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Cleo Lane  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • CHANGES  / Phil Ochs  /  “At Carnegie Hall”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN” 9.27.25

2 Oct

I don’t know why but listeners are always asking me for advice. This week’s show will either encourage them or, more likely, discourage them from ever doing it again.  So I divided the show between people who need advice to the lovelorn and people who want to share advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland   /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • YOU CAN’T LOVE ‘EM ALL  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Fay Claasson w/ Jazz Orch. Of The Concertgebouw  /  “The Second Time Around”
  • THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “Third Tie’s The Charm”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live At Laren Jazz Festival 1975”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Lover Man”
  • ALIMONY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Norman Mailer  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Brunch At The Renaissance”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Turned To Blue”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Aaron Neville /  “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Tom Rust / Malcolm Edmonston Trio  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE BOY  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Confessions”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • HEY THERE  /  Bette Midler  /  “Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Bill Withers  /  “Just As I Am”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Eldar Djangerov w/ Chris Botti  /  “Live At The Blue Note”
  • ONLY THE LONELY  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • DON’T CRY JOE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Vegas”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “In Budapest”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “DOs & DON’Ts” 9.13.25

15 Sep

Dos and Don’ts – we’ve heard them all our lives! Don’t talk unless your raise your hand. Don’t bring candy to school unless you bring enough for everyone. Don’t lock your little sister in the closet…maybe that’s just me. And later we all heard: Do call your mother! Just to add insult to injury, salt to the wound, a poke to the eye, I played two more hours of DOs & DON’TS. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • DO IT THE HARD WAY  /  Georgie Fame  /  “Poet In New York”
  • DON’T FENCE ME IN  /  Kelly Clarkson/Jeff Goldblum/Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “Plays Well With Others’
  • DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING  /  Ray Charles  /  “The Genius Of Ray Charles”
  • DO IT AGAIN  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • DO SOMETHING  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • I DO IT FOR YOUR LOVE  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “The Last Waltz”
  • DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME  /  Joni Mitchell  /  “Both Sides Now”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • DEED I DO  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • JUST SQUEEZE ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Memories Of You”
  • DON’T PANIC  /  The Hot Club Of San Francisco  /   “Veronica”
  • LET’S DO IT  /  Ledisi  /  “Ledisi For Dinah”
  • DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Just One Of Those Things”
  • DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • DON’T YOU KNOW I CARE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • PLEASE DON’T BUG ME  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • DON’T MISUNDERSTAND  /  Gregory Porter with Jimmy Heath  /  “Love Letter”
  • DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “As The Sun Shines Down”
  • DON’T GO TO STRANGERS  /  Ingram Washington  /  “Sweet ’N’ Low”
  • DO I LOVE YOU  /  Lady Gaga  /  “Love For Sale”
  • DON’T EXPLAIN  /  Dominick Farancci  /  “Lovers, Tales, & Dances”
  • (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Art Garfunkel, Paul Simone, James Taylor  /  “The Singer”
  • DON’T EVER LEAVE ME  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BEHAVIORAL THERAPY” – 5.24.25

25 May

Rude. Crude. Stubborn. More talk than listen.  Mean-Spirited. No, I wasn’t quoting from my high school report card. I’ve just been looking at the world around us. Did I have answers? Did I have solutions? Maybe. I do know this: I had a couple hours of songs about bad behavior and good behavior and how to get from the former to the latter. An evening of Behavioral Therapy.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • SO LONG YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”      
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Still Crazy After All These Years”
  • ITSY BITSY BLUES  /  Cynthia Bane  /  “Clearly”
  • TWISTED  /  Lambert, Hendricks, &Ross  /  “Twisted”
  • TRY YOUR WINGS  /  Tom Rust  /  “Lucky To Be Me”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Scarlett Johansson w/ Jeff Goldblum  /  “Still Blooming”
  • ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  /  Al Jarreau  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • STRANGE FELLING  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LISTEN HERE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Dave Frishberg Classics”
  • WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW  /  Tatiana Eva-Marie  /  “Bonjour Tristesse”
  • DON’CHA’ GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • I APOLOGIZE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • (Dance Therapy)  /  SHALL WE DANCE  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • (Group Therapy)  /  WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • QUIET NOW  /  Bill Evans  /  ”Turn Out The Stars”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone In Concert”
  • (Music Therapy)  /  ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Whisper Not”
  • WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Boy Next Door”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LOVE SONGS AND NOT LOVE SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY” 2.15.25

16 Feb

Love Valentine’s Day? I’ve got songs for you! Love to hate Valentine’s Day? I have songs for you, too!

SONG TITLR  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key?”
  • VALENTINE’S DAY  /  James Taylor  /  “Never Die Young”
  • IT’S LOVE  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie Sings Comden & Green”
  • LOOK OUT FOR LOVE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Big Band Cole” 
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  \“Bossa + Jazz”
  • I’M IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Joni Mitchell  /  “Both Sides Now”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel Legrand At Shelly’s Manne-Hole”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra With Love”
  • I LOVE TO LOVE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • I LOVE BETSY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “My Funny Valentine”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • GEE, BABY AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU  /  Dr. John w/ WDR Big Band  /  “Big Band Voodoo”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Gregory Porter  /  “One Night Only…”
  • LOVESICK  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Lovesick”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sting w/ Herbie Hancock  /  “My Funny Valentine”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones  /  “My Way”
  • THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS LOVE  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “‘Round Midnight”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Donny Hathaway  /  “The Donny Hathaway Collection”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Lost Recordings”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “RIGHT TRACK OR WRONG TRACK” 2.1.25

1 Feb

Are we on the right track or the wrong track? It’s a question and a concern for many many people these days. Did I have the answers? Did I offer words of wisdom to smooth and soothe the anxiety surrounding us? Of course not! Instead I did what I always do. I exploited that anxiety to fill two hours with music. But you gotta admit: it was some damned good music. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • TAKE THE A-TRAIN  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Sophisticated Lady”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Liz Gilles & Seth MacFarlane  /  “Songs From Home”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • LIES OF HANDSOME MEN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom’s Planet”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie  /  “It Might As Well Be Swing”
  • PRELUDE TO A KISS  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “Bright Moments”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Samara Joy  /  “Samara Joy”
  • MY COUNTRY USED TO BE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Do You Miss New York”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE  /  Etta Jones  /  “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • I’LL BE LONG  /  Cold Blood  /  “Thriller”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett & Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • THE DEVIL ON MY CELL PHONE  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Eyal Vilner Big Band w/ Brianna Thomas  /  “Swing Out”
  • NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST  /  Emma Smith  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Blue In Green”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz & Kenny Barron   /  “Yours And Mine”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quickly”
  • RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • LUCKY TO BE ME/SOME OTHER TIME  /  Irene Kral w/ Alan Broadbent  /  “Where Is Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (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 “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 “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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