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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2023” 10.28.23

30 Oct

It’s that time again. Time for ghost and goblins and ghouls; time for witches, curses, and the walking dead. And that means it’s time for my annual musical tribute to Congress. Whoops – wrong calendar! I mean it’s time for my annual Halloween Party. I play my favorite Halloween songs, and when trick or treaters come to the door, I get to guess who they’re dressed up to be, and then hand out an appropriate song. The final song of the show has absolutely nothing to do with Halloween, but I think it has absolutely everything to do with everything else. 

(Trick Or Treater Costume)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS  /  Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • (Clarence Thomas)  /  LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH  /  Rene Marie  /  “I Wanna Be Evil”
  • (Sen. Bob Menendez)  /  A HOUSE OF GOLD  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK  /  Janet Seidel  /  “Charade
  • BEWITCHED  /  Pamela Less & Houston Person  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard”
  • (The Atlanta 19 Co-Defendants)  /  JAILHOUSE ROCK  /  Jerry Lee Lewis  /  “Monsters”
  • SPOOKY  /  Anne Farnsworth  /  “Sealed With A Kiss”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • (George Santos)  /  THE GREAT PRETENDER  /  Sam Cooke  /  “Hits Of The 50s”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Clint Eastwood Presents Johnny Mercer”
  • (Marjorie Taylor Green)  /  CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Doris Day & Andre Previn  /  “Duets”
  • SWEET PUMPKIN  /  Lucy Yeghiazsryan  /  “Blue Heaven
  • THE GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ  /  Vince Guaraldi  /  “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?”
  • (Banned Books)  /  KEEP ON CHURNIN’  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD  /  Holly Cole  /  “Night”
  • (Taylor Swift)  /  JAMBOREE JONES  /  Bobby Troup  /  “Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer”
  • GHOST OF YESTERDAY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • (Greta Thunberg)  /  WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & k. d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE  /  Zoot Sims  /  “Soprano Sax”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Hilary Kole  /  “Haunted Heart”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones  /  “You Are There”
  • FRAGILE  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MOMSPLAINING” (5.8.21)

8 May

By now everyone knows what “mansplaining” is, right? God knows I’ve explained to my audience a million times. To celebrate moms and Mother’s Day, I played a couple hours of music, advice, and observations entirely from a mom’s point of view. In other words, Momsplaining.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • ALWAYS  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “The Very Best Of The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • THEM THERE EYES  /  Gretje Angell  /  “…In Any Key”
  • WHILE WE’RE YOUNG  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Songs Were Made To Sing”
  • CALL ME  /  Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley  /  “Talking Verve”
  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY  /  Olive Brown  /  “Empress Of The Blues”
  • BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT  /  Janet Seidel  /  “The Art of Lounge Vol. 2”
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Donnay & Prohibition Mob Band  /  “Bathtub Gin”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina  /  “Spark”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • DAT DERE  /  Mary Lou Williams  /  “Free Spirits”
  • SECRET O’ LIFE  /  Kate Reid  /  “The Heart Already Knows”
  • SMILE  /  Jacintha  /  “Lush Life”
  • YOU’RE NEARER  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Isabella Lundgren  /  “Look For The Silver Lining”
  • BROWN BABY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • GOD BLESS THE CHILD  /  Nancy Wilson & Ramsey Lewis  /  “Simple Pleasures”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Billie Holiday  /  “All or Nothing At All”
  • HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • IF IT’S MAGIC  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis  /  “Artemis”
  • CHILDREN AND ART  /  Bernadette Peters & Mandy Patinkin  /  “Sunday In The Park With George”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN  /  Bernadette Peters  /  “Sondheim, Etc., Etc.”
  • I AM YOUR CHILD  /  Barry Manilow  /  “Barry Manilow 1”
  • MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY  /  Dara Tucker  /  “Dreams Of Waking – Music For a Better World”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO…” (3.3.18)

3 Mar

It’s that time again, time when a few people are smiling with happiness and others are forcing smiles on their faces when there is disappointment in their hearts. That means it’s time for the 8th Annual Turntable For One salute to the Oscar LOSERS! Every one of these songs (except the last) was nominated and lost. (Although it’s hard to imagine any song losing to “It’s Hard Out There For A Pimp.”)

  (Year)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (1934)   /  THE CARIOCA  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme With The Marty Paitch Deck-Tette”
  • (1943)  /  YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Freda Payne  /  “Come Back To Me Love”
  • (1943)  /  HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • (1937)  /  THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Van Morrison  /  “Versatile”
  • (1965)  /  I WILL WAIT FOR YOU  /  Alexis Cole  /  “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To”
  • (1951)  /  WONDER WHY  /   Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • (1951)  /  TOO LATE NOW  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • (1942)  /  HOW ABOUT YOU?  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Derek Jacobi & Ann Reid  /  “You Are The Best Thing…”
  • (1942)  /  DEARLY BELOVED  /  Vivian Buczek  /  “Live At The Palladium”                
  • (1936)  /  I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ultimate Sinatra”
  • (1936)  /  PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Stephane Grappelli  /  “The Great American Songbook”
  • (1967)  /  THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • (1982)  /  HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Tony Bennett & George Michael  /  “Duets: An American Classic”
  • (1970)  /  WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK  /  Janet Seidel  /  “Charade: Henry Mancini Songbook”
  • (1963)  /  CHARADE  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “Come By Me”
  • (1969)  /  WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • (1947)  /  I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • (1949)  /  MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans  /  “The Last Waltz Disc 6”
  • (1945)  /  AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU  /  Cali Rose  /  “Are You Having Any Fun “
  • (1966)  ALFIE  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “A Quiet Thing”
  •  MAYBE THIS TIME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO HAROLD ARLEN” (2.24.18)

26 Feb

Harold Arlen was born in February. I was not. But the differences don’t end there. He wrote more than 500 songs. I haven’t. And that’s not all. He’s dead and I’m not – hold on while I get a second opinion…

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  Frank Sinatra  / “Ultimate Sinatra”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “Live In Paris”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • I NEVER HAS SEEN SNOW  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Late Set”
  • COME RAIN OR SHINE  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Gate”
  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sara Gazark  /  “Yours”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  John Doaks  /  “Forever Reasons”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Michelle Lordi  /  “Drive”
  • GET HAPPY  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • TODAY I LOVE EVERYBODY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Harold Arlen  /  “Harold Sings Arlen”
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions”
  • OUT OF THIS WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz  /  “Jazz”
  • I GOT A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME  /  Toots Thielemans & Trijntje Oosterhuis  /  “One More For The Road”
  • WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “Relaxed Jazz”
  • HAPPY WITH THE BLUES  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Love Held Lightly”
  • HOORAY FOR LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook”
  • DOWN WITH LOVE  /  Janet Seidel  /  “Winter Moon”
  • EASY STREET  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Louis Armstrong & Gary Crosby  /  “The Decca Singles”
  • SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Great Voices Of Harlem”
  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Ed Reed  /  “The Song Is You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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