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PLAYLIST FOR “DUMB IDEAS” (12.8.12)

10 Dec

New Coke, a musical version of Rebecca, comb-overs, a plan to nuke the moon – the world does not want for Dumb Ideas. Neither did Turntable For One this week. Hope you didn’t miss the show. That would be the dumbest idea of all. Tell yourself you’ll do better this Saturday night.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Nat King Cole Songbook”
  • WHEN IN ROME  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Starry Night”
  • SINGING IN THE RAIN  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah 62”
  • CATCH A FALLING STAR  /  Mystery Vocalist  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Birth Of A Legend 1958-1961”
  • MR. FATS  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Tritonis”
  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • BLUE FRIDAY  /  Jason Paul Curtis  /  “Lovers Holiday”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “Up From The Skies”
  • DREAM  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Theme Music  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.8.12)

5 Dec

HINT:

Ever been in a brainstorming session where the meeting leader encourages people to speak up by saying, “Come on, folks. There’s no such thing as a dumb idea.”

This week’s show is not that kind of meeting.

 

Turntable For One  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

Jazz vocals and Live Radio  WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD!” (12.1.12)

1 Dec

What you see is what you get. I get it. But what if what you see isn’t there at all? Ah, the mind can play funny tricks on us. Mine just told me my shoe is untied. And I fall for it every time.  

Talk to you next week…

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DANCING ON THE CEILING  /  Joe Coughlin  /  “Joe Coughlin”                                                              
  • PURE IMAGINATION  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Here There And Everywhere”
  • JUST MY IMAGINATION  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Pride And Joy”
  • MEDITATION  /  Veronneau  /  Jazz Samba Project” 
  • I’LL BE SEEING YOU  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “I Remember Tommy”
  • STARDUST  /  Jenny O.  /  “Sunshine On Your Back Porch”
  • I’M GOING TO SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Elvis Presley  /  “Inspirational”
  • DARN THAT DREAM  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Kenny Rankin   /  “Professional Dreamer”                                                                   
  • I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS  /  Anita O’Day  /  “Live And Rare”
  • I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME  /  Sachal  Vasandani  /  “Hi-Fly”                                                                        
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Rebecca Sullivan/Mike Allemana  /  “This Way, This Time”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.1.12)

28 Nov

HINT:

What do Elwood P. Dowd, King Lear, and Travis Bickle have in common? 

 

Probably the same thing that makes me think I can get an hour of jazz vocals out of this theme. Can I? Are you talking to me? Tune in to find out!

 

TURNTABLE FOR ONE  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio  WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “MUSIC TO BE THANKFUL FOR” (11.24.12)

25 Nov

Thanks to everyone who wrote in with a suggestion – listeners and fellow broadcasters. I am thankful when this program is more of a conversation than a monologue.

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • THREE BEARS / Mark Winkler / “Mark Winkler Sings Bobby Troup”
  • SHENANDOH / Jo Stafford / “American Folk Songs”
  • SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME / Dave Brubeck / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU / Delicatessen / “Good Night Kiss”
  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK / Dawn Upshaw / “Upshaw Sings Vernon Duke
  • AUTUMN NOCTURN / Benny Goodman / “The Yale University Archives”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT / Fred Astaire / “The Special Magic Of Fred Astaire”
  • I WISHED ON THE MOON / Billie Holiday / “Billie Holiday for Lovers”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE / Frank Sinatra / “Perfectly Frank Radio Broadcasts”
  • SUMMERTIME / Lillie Huddleston / “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • WHO CARES / Alice Ricciardi / “Comes Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

A WORD ABOUT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOW (11.24.12)

21 Nov

(No need for a hint, because I’ve been talking about this show for weeks…)

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving; and if you feel you still have room for a little more turkey, join me Saturday night for The Third Annual Turntable For One Music To Be Thankful For program with lots of great music, special guests, and surprises.

Turntable For One  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio  WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “RULES TO LIVE BY” (11.17.12)

17 Nov

If the Dalai Lama, Satchel Paige, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and David Petraeus can write their lists of Rules To Live By (and they have), why can’t I?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

  • EXPERIMENT / Tony Bennett / “Stage & Screen Hits”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE / Etta Jones / “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR / Mark Murphy / “Ultra Lounge: Nursery Rhymes”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD / James Brown / “It’s A New Day – So Let A Man Come In”
  • SHALL WE DANCE / Stacey Kent / “Let Yourself Go”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
  • I’M GONNA LIVE TILL I DIE / Queen Latifah / “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • MAKE SOMONE HAPPY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Bill Nighy / “Arthur Christmas Movie Soundtrack”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
  • LISTEN HERE / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
  • DON’T BE BLUE / Veronica Nunn / “American Lullaby”
  • BEFORE YOU KNOW IT / Mary Stallings / “Dream”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE / Mark Winkler / “Till I Get It Right”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.17.12)

14 Nov

HINT:

“‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know'” That’s all? Really? Let’s talk about that.

 

Turntable For One  Saturday Nights  10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “NAME CALLING” (11.10.12)

10 Nov

Calling names – it’s as American as throwing an apple pie, or criticizing a baseball or football umpire . So you didn’t like the show tonight? Try next Saturday night, bozo.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE  /  Sarah Vaughan/Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan”
  • CANDY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • SO LONG, YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”
  • CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie”
  • CALL ME DARLING  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Jukebox Ella”
  • SISSIES  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • YOU’RE BLASÉ  /  Kristin Korb  /  “Why Can’t You Behave?”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Cary Grant  /  “Did You Know These Stars Also Sang?” 
  • BABY, BABY ALL THE TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • YOUR MIND’S ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”     
  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Main Event”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Stacy Sullivan  /  “It’s A Good Day”  
  • CRAZY SHE CALLS ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • YOU AIN’T NOTHING BUT A J.A.M.F.  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”                    
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)                

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.10.12)

7 Nov

                    HINT:

Well, the campaigns and elections are finally over. No more debates, no more ads, no more declaiming and blaming, no more spinning and pivoting, no more talking points and scoring points, and no more name calling — Wait a minute! Better hold off on that last one.

(Don’t forget to check out the Thanksgiving Show page and send me a suggestion for the “Music To Be Thankful For” show.)

Turntable For One    Saturday    10:00 PM   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio        

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org