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PLAYLIST FOR “PLAYING NICE” 11.15.25

16 Nov

It started when we were kids, I mean little kids. Our teachers would tell us. Our parents would tell us. Our aunts and uncles, cousins, and sometime even the mail carrier would tell us: Play Nice! (Of course my parents also told me not to lock my little sister in the trunk of our Chevy Impala – but that’s for another show). Playing Nice – it’s a phrase, an admonition, and a concept that’s kind of gone out of fashion these days.  But not while I have this microphone, because for two hours, I just played nice – nice songs by singers and musicians who know how to play nice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT  /  Yannick Bovy  /  “Love Swings”
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Thought About You”
  • EGGS IN THE MORNING WTH TOAST  /  Aron!  /  “Cozy You (And Other Nice Songs)”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK TO ME WHEN I’M GONE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Love Letters From Ella”
  • IT’S NICE TO GO TRAV’LING  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Norah Jones & Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU  /  Norah Jones & Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • SOME TIME AGO  /  Michel & Tony Petrucciani  /  “Conversation”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Falling In Love With Love”
  • SO NICE  /  Bebel Gilberto  /  “Tanto Tempo”
  • SOMEONE NICE LIKE YOU  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “What Kind Of Fool Am I”
  • IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • MANHATTAN  /  Laura Anglade  /  “Get Out Of Town”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Nina Simone   /  “Nina At Newport”
  • IT’S NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Freda Payne w/Jeff Goldblum& Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /   “Plays Well With Others”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Benny Benack III  /  “A Lot Of Livin’ To Do”
  • NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST  /  Emma Smith  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • I’LL BE AROUND  /  Jimmy Scott  /  “Dine With Fine Jazz”
  • IT’S NICE TO BE WITH YOU  /  Jim Hall  /  “It’s Nice To Be With You”
  • THE COFFEE SONG  /  Nicole Zuraitis  /  “Cafes & Conversation”
  • I LIKE YOU, YOU’RE NICE/I LIKE YOU  /  Madeline Eastman w/ Kenny Barron  /  “Art Attack”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz w/ Kenny Barron  /  “Yours And Mine”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2024 – Summer Listening Assignments” 6.29.24

2 Jul

You think you’re getting rid of me, but I’m going to be even closer to you when I bring my ice cream truck to your neighborhood.  And what extra-special ice cream treats will I be dishing up this year?  I’m so glad you asked. 

  • Still trying to recover from the Presidential Debate?  Try my Biden Brain Freeze Blizzard. After a couple bites, you won’t know where you are; you won’t know what you just said. 
  • And speaking of brain freezes…you’re going to love my RFK Jr. triple-decker ice cream cone.  I hide a gummy worm in each scoop.  Enjoy – it’s a no-brainer!
  • Looking for something you can really bite into?  Try my new Christy Noem hot dogs. Just don’t ask me where I got the the meats.
  • Taylor Swift — I don’t have an ice cream about her. I just thought if I mentioned her name, it would be good for business.  
  • I know everyone’s talking abut them, but I’ve got them: genuine Lauren Boebert hand-rolled waffle cones!
  • In tribute to the Supreme Court, I’ve created three special ice cream treats this year.
  • First, we have the Clarence Thomas Ice Cream Sandwich – It’s vanilla ice cream sandwiched between 2 one-thousand dollar bills. How much does it cost? It’s $2005 for most customers – Clarence Thomas just pays with his dignity.
  • I’ve also got the Upside Down American Flag Frappe – It’s Justice Alioto’s favorite –I wasn’t going to sell it this year but my wife made me do it.
  • And last but not least, I’ve got the Supreme Court Banana Split – it’s 3 scoops of delicious ice cream…and 6 bananas. No need to add nuts.
  • I don’t know about you, but I’m totally over Drumsticks – everyone’s tired of Drumticks, right?  I can do better.  This year I’ve got a Breast-and-Thigh Frozen Treat.  It’s white meat and dark meat in a cup, covered with dark chocolate syrup and peanuts.  Look – Don’t blame me – this is what happens when A.I. creates a sundae!
  • And remember: At my ice cream truck, there are no Gag orders!   All the gagging starts after you eat the ice cream. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CICADA TIME  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”
  • YOU’LL GET YOURS  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Blue Skies”
  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Live Foyn  /  “Live Sings Sassy”
  • IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK (THEY’D SING)  /  Mark Winkler  /  
  • “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • MEAN WHAT YOU SAY  /  Sarah McKenzie  /  “Without You”
  • LIFE’S A LESSON  /  Ben Sidran & György  /  
  • “Ben There, Done That”
  • ALONG THE SANTA FE TRAIL  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “On The Trail”
  • MICKEY MOUSE CLUB THEME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jimmy Smith  /  “The Complete Verve Recordings”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • LOVER  /  Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch. Haley Reinhart  /  (Single)
  • ANOTHER SONG ABOUT PARIS  /  Dave Frishberg
  •  CARRY ME BACK TO OLD MANHATTAN  /  Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds  /  
  • “Every Now And Then”
  • HOW ABOUT YOU  /  Joe Pesci  /  “Pesci Still Singing”
  • LIL’ DARLIN’  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “It Ain’t Necessarily Square”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES  /  Ellas Kapell  /  “What’s It All About”
  • IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU  /  Laufey  /  “Bewitched”
  • SATURDAY NIGHT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Emma Smith  /  “Easy Living”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Tony Bennet  /  
  • “The Art of Romance”
  • GOODBYE FOR NOW  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “Calling You”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Paul Jost  /  “While We Were Gone”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  

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PLAYLIST FOR “TERMS OF ENDEARMENT” (9.16.23)

18 Sep

Dear, Honey, Baby, Sweetie, Darling, Doll –  no, I’m not quoting from my listeners’ emails. We’re about to enter into another “spin” cycle, a year when anger, accusations, and name calling fill the air and the airwaves. In an effort – futile though it may be – to encourage a kinder, gentler world, I focused this week on some of the nicer words we used to call each other. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CALL ME DARLING  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Joe Williams  /  “Every Night”
  • HONEY PIE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Love Warriors”
  • DEARLY BELOVED  /  Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Falling In Love Again”
  • CANDY  /  Amy McConnell  / “Stealing Genius”
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Willie Nelson & Sheryl Crow  /  “Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin”
  • THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Diana Dors  /  “Swinging Dors”
  • LI’L DARLIN  /  Count Basie  /  “Standing Ovation”
  • CUTE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Best of Tony Bennett”
  • DEAR BIX  /  Meredith D’Ambrosio  /  “Another Time”
  • MY BABY DOESN’T SAY GOODNIGHT  /  Leo Sidran  /  “The Art Of Conversation”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Main Event”
  • ‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME   /  George Michael  /  “Songs From The Last Century”
  • BROWN BABY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michelle Pfeiffer & Dave Grusin  /  The Fabulous Baker Boys”
  • HELLO, MA BABY  /  Julian Yeo  /  “1923”
  • HE’S A REAL GONE GUY  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM  /  Stan Getz & Chet Baker  /  “The Stockholm Concerts”
  • ANGEL EYES  /  Jesse Belvin  /  “Mr. Easy”
  • MY MELANCHOLY BABY  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM  /  Tony DeSare  /  “Chemistry”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Trio”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2023” (7.1.23)

2 Jul

Final show of the season, but I did not go gentle into that good night. I went down swinging. For the first hour I handed out summer listening assignments, music my audience should be listening to while my show is on hiatus. Of course, I included my annual segment of ice cream treats from my ice cream truck, my summer job. Things like the “Rainbow Sherbet Pride Parfait” (Not available in Florida), the “Unsinkable Titan Treat,”the “Mar-A-Lago Milkshake,” and the “Disney Delight” (also not available in Florida). The second hour could be subtitled, “The Long Goodbye.”

Signing off. See you in September. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHAT DID I HAVE I DON’T HAVE NOW  /  Seth Macfarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • DON’T FENCE ME IN/STROLLIN  /  Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch. w/ Kelly Clarkson  /  “Plays Well With Others”
  • HOW ABOUT YOU?  /  Joe Pesci  /  “Pesci…Still Singing”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Rebecca Paris  /  “My Foolish Heart”
  • VERKHOVYNO  /  Alina Zalozna  /  “Ukranian Melodies”
  • THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • THIRD TIME’S A CHARM  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “Third Time’s A Charm”
  • BE SWEET TO ME  /  Terry Waldo & Tatiana Eva-Marie  /  “I Double Dare You”
  • WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU  /  Anne Hampton Calloway  /  “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration”
  • ALL I THOUGHT OF WAS YOU   /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • THE SPINACH SONG  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Keith Jarrett At The Blue Note”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Ruben Blades & Jazz At Lincoln Center Orch.  /  “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
  • WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYES  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Snowbound”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Gregory Porter  /  “One Night Only”
  • TIME TO GO  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Don’t Be So Blue”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “A Little Moonlight”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • GOODBYE FOR NOW  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “Calling You”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “EPITAPHS – HAVING THE LAST WORD”

16 Apr

Usually I don’t mind letting others have the last word…except when it comes to my epitaph. The only trouble? I haven’t decided on one yet. So I brought some examples to consider, along with some of my favorite songs and artists. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHAT DID I HAVE I DON’T HAVE NOW  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Joey DeFrancesco & Joe Pesci  /  “Falling In Love Again”
  • I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME  /  Toots Thielemans & Trintje Oosterhuis  /  “One More For The Road”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”
  • YOU WON’T FORGET ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • GONE  /  Miles Davis  /  “Porgy & Bess”
  • DON’T FENCE ME IN/STROLLIN’  /  Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orch. w Kelly Clarkson  /  “Plays Well With Others”
  • ALL TOO SOON  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Best Of Sarah Vaughan”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • I WISH YOU LOVE  /  Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra  /  “A Night At The Symphony”
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  /  The Police  /  “Synchronicity”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Dave Brubeck Quartet  /  “Legacy of A Legend”
  • WAITER, THE CHECK  /  Cousin Alice  /  “Pour Me”
  • I REMEMBER YOU  /  George Michael  /  “Songs From The Last Century”
  • I REMEMBER  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • GOODBYE/WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • TIME ON MY HANDS  /  Keith Jarrett  /  “The Carnage Hall Concert”
  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Randy Crawford & Joe Sample  /  “Live”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • WHEE I’M GONE  /  Phil Ochs  /  “There But For Fortune”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BROKEN HEARTS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY” (2.11.23)

12 Feb

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Do you love songs about falling in love? Being in love? Staying in love? If you answered Yes to any or all of those questions, you really had a rough flight on last night’s show. Because I love songs about heartache and heartbreak. So my V. Day gift to my audience was two hours of Broken Hearts for Valentine’s Day. I’m surprised the police didn’t break in to make a cardiac arrest.

nSONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • VALENTINE’S DAY  /  James Taylor  /  “Never Die Young”
  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought of You”
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ like Love”
  • ALL BY MYSELF  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Oh! Look At Me Now!”
  • SOLITUDE  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “At Shelly Manne’s Man Hole”
  • SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Me & Phil”
  • ORDINATRY FOOL  /  Mel Torme  /  “Torme A New Album”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Rachelle Ferrell  /  “Live At Montreal”
  • HOW INSENSITIVE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  William Shatner  /  “Spaced Out”
  • IN THE WEEK SMALL HOURS  /  Christian McBride Big Band  /  “Bringin’ It”
  • ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT  /  Chris Botti & Paul Buchannan  /  “Live With orchestra”
  • SO LONG YOU FOOL  /  Deanne Matley  /  “Because I Loved”
  • NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME  /  Lucy Yeghiazarian  /  “In Her Words”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Falling In Love Again”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • THE ONE I LOVE  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “No One Ever Tells You”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED  /  Paula Cole  /  “Ballads”
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • ANGEL EYES  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS LOVE  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “‘Round Midnight
  • WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Tony Bennett  /   “Bennett Berlin”
  • I GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO DIRECT ADDRESS” – AN ARCHIVE RE-BROADCAST (BETTER KNOWN AS A RERUN) (1.21.23)

22 Jan

I didn’t make it to the station this week, so I played a show from when I was younger and the world was easier to understand. Okay, just when I was younger. Here’s what I said about it the first time around:

“‘What we got here is failure to communicate,’ said one of the most reprehensible yet prescient movie villains of all time. That line of dialogue has been playing frequently in my head these days. How can we communicate better? Of course, my answer to this and so many other questions is simple: better grammar. So in my continuing effort to leave no listener behind, I made a case for the vocative case, another term for the function of grammar known as direct address. All of the songs served as examples, using a name, a term of endearment, or a feeling to grab the attention of the intended object of communication. If only the rest of the world would function according to the orderly, predictable precepts in my dog-eared high school grammar book.”

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title 

  • HEY YOU WITH THE CRAZY EYES  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER  /  Carmen Lundy  /  “Girl Talk”
  • MAM’SELLE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ‘N Easy”
  • HONEY PIE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Love Warriors”
  • HELLO MA BABY  /  Julian Yeo  /  “1923”
  • HELLO BABE  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  Secular Hymns”
  • MY CHERI AMOUR  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Joe Pesci & Adam Levine  /  “Pesci….Still Singing”
  • WAITER MAKE MINE BLUES  /  Anita O’Day  /  “Waiter Make Mine Blues”
  • WAITER ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Waiter Ask The Man To Play The Blues”
  • WAITER, OH WAITER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Changing Lights”
  • DINNER FOR ONE, PLEASE, JAMES  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • FEET DO YOUR STUFF  /  Sarah Moule  /  “It’s A Nice Thought”
  • RUBY, MY DEAR  /  Thelonious Monk  /  “At Palo Alto”
  • BALLERINA  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole And Me”
  • GEORGIA ROSE  /  Queen Latifah  /  “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • BEAUTIFUL LOVE  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Eeg/Fonnesbaek”
  • YOU, YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving me Crazy”
  • LOVER MAN  /  Nicole Herzog  /  “I Loves You Billie”
  • BLUES, YOU’RE THE MOTHER OF SIN  /  Tom Rust  /  “Lucky To Be Me”
  • GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Returns To Berlin”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • CRY BUTTERCUP CRY  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis  /  “Artemis”
  • LITTLE MAN YOU’VE HAD A BUSY DAY  /  Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TAKE A CHILL PILL WEEK” (10.15.22)

17 Oct

Inflation…Ukraine…Covid…Insurrection…Midterm Elections…Kanye West… Probably ready to reach for a Prilosec – or something stronger, right? Yes, the world is too much with us, so I invited my audience to take a chill pill and live in a chill pill alternate reality – but only a micro-dose and for two hours. The world was still waiting for us after the show. Sigh…

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Eyal Vilner Big Band w/ Brianna Thomas  /  “Swing Out”
  • RELAX  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “The Art Of Dreaming”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Best Of Tony Bennett”
  • LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On The Road”
  • CHEROKEE  /  Dr. Lonnie Smith  /  “The Turbanator”
  • CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Doris Day & Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • DREAM  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Ringo Starr  /  “Sentimental Journey”
  • LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE  /  Roberta Donnay  /   “What’s Your Story Morning Glory?”
  • I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO  /  Dr. John  /  “Afterglow”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Lazy Afternoon”
  • LAST REQUEST  /  Frankie Valli & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “A Touch Of Jazz”
  • FEELIN’ GROOVY  /  Rachael MacFarlane  /  “Hayley Sings”
  • TEN MINUTES AGO  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • TIP TOE GENTLY  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • DON’TCHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Songs Were Made To Sing”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /  “Ultimate Oscar Peterson”
  • AIN’T DOIN’ BAD DOIN’ NOTHING  /  Barbara Lusch  /  “Barbara Lusch”
  • EASY LIVING  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • IT’S A QUIET THING  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “A Quiet Thing”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Joe Pesci  /  “Joe Pesci…Still Singing”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HERE’S TO THE (GRACIOUS!) LOSERS (10.1.22)

3 Oct

A couple of weeks ago I was watching a college football game.  The final score was pretty humiliating – 77 to 21.  And after the game, do you know what the losing coach said?  “We lost.”   He didn’t say, the game was rigged or it was stolen.  He didn’t say someone in Venezuela or somewhere tampered with the scoreboard.  He just said, “We lost.  And it reminded me of a time long long ago when people actually admitted defeat, honestly and graciously. So I wanted to give them a little love and give a musical salute to all the gracious losers. Of course I tossed in a few sore losers just for comparison sake. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • HERE’S TO THE LOSERS  /  Mathilde Santing  /  “Luck Be A Lady”
  • YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME  /  Joe Williams  /   “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Just One Of Those Things”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • GOODY GOODY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella At The Opera House”
  • I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLANS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • THE SUMMER WIND  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Half The Perfect World”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Ahmad Jamal Trio  /  “Live At The Pershing Vol. 2”
  • THE SHOW MUST GO ON  /  Dinah Washington  /   “Ballads”
  • SOMEDAY  /  (Mystery Sore Loser)  /  Jose Feliciano  /  “Fantastic Feliciano”
  • NO REGRETS  /  Phoebe Snow  /  Second Childhood”
  • I WISH YOU LOVE  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Take A Look”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME   /  Joe Pesci & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Falling In Love With Love”
  • YOU CAN HAVE HIM  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At Town Hall”
  • IT’S TOO LATE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • I UNDERSTAND  /  Kelly Green Trio  /  “Volume One”
  • SOMETIME WHEN YOU’RE LONELY  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • MANHATTAN  /  Sara Bareilles  /  “Brave Enough”
  • WHAT’S NEW?  /  Bill Evans Trio & Jeremy Steig  /  “What’s New?”
  • I’LL BE AROUND  /  Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME  /  Candace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • HEY, THAT’S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE  /  Leonard Cohen  /  “Live In London”
  • TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT  /  Queen Latifah  /  “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE BIG QUESTIONS OF LIFE” (9.10.22)

11 Sep

I usually give my email during the show and when I get email, it’s usually people asking questions. Some of the questions….well…”Dear Turntable For One – How Deep is The Ocean? Why don’t you jump in and report back.” You’ll be happy to know that person had his radio taken away from him. Think twice about messing with a radio host. But most of questions I get are important questions because people want me to give them important answers. You gotta be kidding!  This week I told the audience I vouchsafe, promise and swear no answers at all. It was my turn to ask the big questions of Life! 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHY DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE?  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art of Excellence”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Sunset In The Blue”
  • HOW ABOUT YOU?  /  Joe Pesci  /  “Pesci….Still Singing”
  • GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY?  /  Nancy Wilson  /   “The Nancy Wilson Show”
  • AT LONG LAST LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  Sinatra & Swinging Brass”
  • HOW AM I TO KNOW?   /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?  /  Ray Charles  /  “True Genius”
  • WHY WAS I BORN?  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?  ./  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Sting w/ Chris Botti  /  “To Love Again”
  • WHAT DID I FORGET  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Hearts & Minds”
  • WHAT IS THERE TO SAY?  /  Sonny Rollins  /  “Sound Of Sonny”
  • WHAT’LL I DO?  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “The Songbook Collection”
  • BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME  /  George Michael  /  “Pavortti & Friends For Cambodia”
  • DAT DERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • WHAT DID I HAVE THAT I DON’T HAVE NOW?  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN  /  Chet Baker  /  “The Legacy”
  • WHO WILL BUY?  /  Aaron Neville  /  “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
  • WHY CAN’T I?  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy Takes Broadway!”
  • TULIP OR TUNIP?  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • BROTHER WHERE ATE YOU?  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Mr. Brown Goes To Washington”
  • WHERE DO YOU GO?  /  Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson  /   “Two’s Company”
  • WHAT’S NEW?  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • DID I EVER REALLY LIVE?  /  Joe Williams  /  “One More For My Baby”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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