Tag Archives: jazz singers

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.22.14)

20 Nov

HINT:

Sure, other radio shows promise more questions than answers – and they’re proud of it. But Turntable For One boldly follows the road not taken (and, as usual, without a compass, moral or otherwise). I’m going to present something different – an hour of  questions that never need answers! How is that possible? Good question – but it’s for me to know and for you to find out by listening this Saturday night. 

 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.S.T.)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

Why wait to listen? Another good question! Click the link below to listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “PHOBIA NIGHT” (11.15.14)

15 Nov

Did you miss this week’s show? Hope you don’t suffer from Catagelophobia, the fear of being ridiculed or Enissohobia, the fear of being criticized because you’re in for a rough week. Want to avoid all the embarrassment and harassment? Be there promptly for next Saturday night’s show!

PLAYLIST FOR “PHOBIA NIGHT”

Phobia  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • Agoraphobia (Fear Of Crowded Public Places)  /  LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On The Road”
  • Agyrophobia (Fear Of Crossing Streets)  /  ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • Aerophobia (Fear Of Flying)  /  DESTINATION MOON  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62
  • Chorophobia (Fear of Dancing)  /  I WON’T DANCE  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek To Cheek”
  • Arachnophobia (Fear Of Spiders)  THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • Isolophobia (Fear of Being Alone)  /  DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • Elurophobia (Fear Of Cats)  MEMORY  /  Betty Buckley  /  “Cats – Cast Album”
  • Philophobia (Fear of Love)  /  I DON’T WANT TO BE IN LOVE  /  Allegra Levy  /  “Lonely City”
  • Cnidophobia (Fear Of Insect Stings)  /  ROXANNE  /  (Mystery Phobia)  /  Sting & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  /  “Symphonicities”
  • Lilapsophobia (Fear of Tornadoes and Hurricanes)  /  DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • Gerontophobia (Fear of Growing Old)  /  WHILE WE’RE YOUNG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Thank You For Everything”
  • Telephonophobia (Fear of Telephones)  /  BUSY SIGNAL  /  Hetty Kate & Gordon Webster  /  “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
  • Octiphobia (Fear of the Night)  /  I LIKE THE SUNRISE  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington  /  “Ella At Duke’s Place”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Unreleased Master”

 Don’t forget: you can always listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, although it would hurt if you finished reading this first. 

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.15.14)

12 Nov

HINT:

“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” By that standard, my advice for this week’s show is BE AFRAID…BE VERY AFRAID!

 

On November 29, I’ll be presenting the Fifth Annual Turntable for One “Music To Be Thankful For” program. Do you have a piece of music you’ve been thankful for this past year? Email me (at turntable@wmnr.org) and let me know. I’ll try to fit in as much of your music as I can.  Remember: it’s a jazz vocals show, so no Mahler; and try to keep the time under five minutes.  

 

Want to hear a classic Turntable For One show? There are 32 podcasts waiting to satisfy your every jazz vocal need.  

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

PLAYLIST FOR “THE SONG IS YOU” (11.8.14)

8 Nov

I’ve played songs that compare people to ghosts, dogs, cats, gypsies, tramps, and thieves, mysteries, and more. You know what I haven’t played? What’s that? Songs that compare people to pastrami sandwiches or garages or stucco or a slow death by viper venom? Ok, fine, you’re right. Now do you want to hear my answer? Songs that compare people to songs! If you can come up with an hour of songs comparing people to stucco, let me know, but until then, check these songs out. 

PLAYLIST FOR “THE SONG IS YOU”

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

  • YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back)   
  • THE SONG IS YOU  /  Ed Reed  /  “The Song Is You”
  • A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY  /  Beegie Adair / Jaimee Paul  /  “After The Ball”  
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”    
  • WHEN HE MAKES MUSIC  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Gentle Is My Love/How Glad I Am”   
  • IF YOU WERE A SONG  /  Billy Brandt  /  “The Ballad Of Larry’s Neighbor” 
  • THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Mimi Hines  /  “The Mimi Hines Album” 
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”  
  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Dakota Staton & George Shearing  /  “In The Night” 
  • YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Pointless Nostalgia”
  • STARDUST  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. #3”  
  • THE SWEETEST SOUNDS  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Home”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

How do you keep the music playing, you ask (or maybe sing? I’ll tell you how: by listening to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. I’ve done just about all the work for you. You just have to click on the link below. 

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.8.14)

5 Nov

HINT:

When is a song not a song? (No, the answer is more complicated than: when Rod Stewart sings it!)  Find out the real answer this Saturday night.

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.S.T.)  

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

Here’s a little something to get you in the mood: there’s a brand new Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. No kidding. Really. Honest. Still don’t believe me? Click on the link below. 

http://www.prx.org/pieces/134621-campaign-night-2014

PLAYLIST FOR “CAMPAIGN NIGHT 2014” (11.1.14)

2 Nov

If we could put this election season to music, what would it sound like? My name is H. William Stine, and I approve this playlist.

CAMPAIGN NIGHT 2014

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Peggy Lee” 
  • IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “When Lights Are Low”   
  • LITTLE WHITE LIES  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Lightly”   
  • CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”   
  • THE LIES OF HANDSOME MEN  /  Marlene Ver Planck  /  “A Quiet Storm”
  • BLIZZARD OF LIES  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Classics”     
  • I’M OLD FASHIONED  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”  
  • I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Travolta  /  “A Love Song For Bobby Long”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose in Your Ear”   
  • I’VE GOT NO STRINGS  /  Roz Corral  /  “Telling Tales”     
  • I BELIEVE IN YOU  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “It Might As Well Be Swing”  
  • WE THE PEOPLE  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Inside This Heart Of Mine”   
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Nat King Cole  /  “The Billy May Sessions” 
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”   
  • HONESTY  /  Berlin Voices  /  “States Of Mind”               
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

If next Saturday seems like a long time to wait for the next live Turntable For One, there’s an easy solution that’s only a click away: Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. 

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.1.14)

29 Oct

HINT:

Tune in to Turntable For One this Saturday night for complete election coverage. What’s that? The election doesn’t happen till Tuesday? You live in your reality and I’ll live in mine.

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM (E.D.T.)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming live on wmnr.org

 

You’ll have to wait until Saturday for the live show, but you can listen to a Turntable For One podcast right now on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange!

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

Special shout out to Spokane Public Radio for picking up a Turntable For One show. Be warned: it’s habit-forming.  

PLAYLIST FOR “LOSING PROPOSITIONS” (10.25.14)

25 Oct

Losing Propositions…Lose-Lose Situation…Recipe for Disaster…Seeing The Wall At The End Of The Tunnel…whatever you want to call it, you know how it’s going to end – badly! These songs may all have been about Losing Propositions, but these singers were anything but.  

LOSING PROPOSITIONS

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

  • PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENT  /  Sting  /  “The Last Ship”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Carly Simon  /  “Torch”
  • IN LOVE IN VAIN  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Crazy & Mixed-Up”
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “From The Vaults”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Blue In Green”
  • I WALK A LITTLE FASTER  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Who Can I Turn To”
  • HOW TO TURN A BAD MAN GOOD  /  Laura Hall  /  “Prisoner Of Vegas” (Demo)
  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Lea Salonga  /  “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing”
  • YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO DO MY PART  /  Mose Allison  /  “In Your Ear”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • HE’S A RUNNER  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  i  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

I’ll be back with a new live show next Saturday, but for those of your with questionable patience and impulse control, good news! You can listen to a Turntable For One podcast right now.  Click the link below to go to the Turntable For One series page on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. 

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (10.25.14)

22 Oct

HINT:

If you thought about it – even for a minute – before you did it, you’d have known immediately, instinctively it wasn’t going to end well. Far from it. The cards were stacked against you. But did that stop you? No. 

Can you think of any songs like that? I can.

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.D.T.)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

But what if you wanted to listen to Turntable For One right now this minute? Don’t worry. I’ve thought of everything. Click the link below to listen to a Turntable For One podcast. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “PAYING TRIBUTE” 10.18.14)

20 Oct

This week I paid tribute to some of my favorite singers and musicians with their tributes to some of their favorite singers and musicians…tip o’ the hat to M. C. Escher.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • IT’S WONDERFUL  /  Diane Schuur  /  “I Remember You – With Love To Stan & Frank”
  • I’M AN ERRAND GIRL FOR RHYTHM  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • YOU’RE NEARER  /  Dena DeRose  /  “We Won’t Forget You”
  • IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek To Cheek”
  • TONY BENNETT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • LULU’S BACK IN TOWN  /  Jason Moran  /  “All Rise – A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller”
  • SISTERS  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Bette Midler & Linda Ronstadt  /  “Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook”
  • I WANNA GO PLACES AND DO THINGS  /  Wendy Moten  /  “Timeless: The Music Of Richard Whiting”
  • I REMEMBER CLIFFORD/  Keith Jarrett  /  “Still Live”
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Angel In The Dark”
  • CALIFORNIA SHOESHINE BOYS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • TO A CHILD  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Map To The Treasure –Re-imagining Laura Nyro”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

You can listen to Turntable For One anytime you want – even while you’re reading this.  Click on the link below to listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. 

http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one