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PLAYLIST FOR “EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS” (AN ARCHIVE REPLAY) (4.4.15) #jazz. #jazzradio #jazzsingers

6 Apr

This week we took a trip down memory lane for an archive replay program from last September. Next time maybe you’ll remember to bring a GPS so we won’t get so lost. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • I CANT TAKE YOU NOWHERE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • DON’T’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Live At The Opera House”
  • DINNER FOR ONE PLEASE, JAMES  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad And Blues Master”
  • WHERE ARE MY KEYS  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Live At The Sands, November, 1961
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • FEET DO YOUR STUFF  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Phyllis Diller  /  “Wet Toe In A Hot Socket”
  • WAITER, OH WAITER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Changing Lights”
  • YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD  /  Dave Tull  /  “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • CHAMPAGNE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Way Down Low”
  • DID WE HAVE ANY FUN  /  Shepley Metcalf  /  “Something Irresistible”
  • LOOKS LIKE DECEMBER  /  Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “Christmas For Lovers”
  • SOMETHING COOL  /  Cheryl Bentyne  /  “West Coast Cool”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  

Here’s an embarrassing situation: not listening to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Luckily for you, this is one embarrassing situation which is easy to avoid. Click the link below: 

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PLAYLIST FOR “BREAKING THE RECORD” (2.28.15) – AN ARCHIVE REPLAY #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

1 Mar

Couldn’t do a live show last night, so I pulled from the Turntable For One archives a program I consider one of my proudest moments (you’ll notice I didn’t solicit anyone else’s opinion about that).  On this show, Turntable For One bravely went where no other radio program has tried to go. (What do they know that I don’t and when will I ever learn?) Nevertheless, throwing caution and good sense to the wind (if not good taste as well), I challenged the record for the most number of songs ever played during a Turntable For One show; and, including references from accompanists, I played 31 songs in one hour, a record I think will stand, especially on a crowded bus. But, you be the judge! Take a look at the playlist. I’d say the music was a Win-Win for me and everyone else.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

 

  •  IT DON’T MEAN A THING/I’M CHECKING OUT GOOMBYE  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Girl Singer”
  • ALL GOD’S CHILDREN/DO YOU WANT TO JUMP CHILDREN  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ‘63”
  • BRIGAS NUNCA MAIS/FELICIDADE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE/MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT/THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME/S’WONDERFUL/SWANEE/STRIKE UP THE BAND / Sarah Vaughan  /  “Gershwin Live”
  • WATCH WHAT HAPPENS/FLY ME TO THE MOON/YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC/SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES/ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY/SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY  /  Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzareli  /  “Waiting In Limbo”
  • TIME AND LOVE/AHMAD JAMAL’S MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • AMERICAN LULLABY/ NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Veronica Nunn  /  “American Lullaby”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  

Worried about what you’ll do during the week while waiting eagerly for next Saturday’s show? Good news! You can listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Your friends will never look at you the same way again. Click the link below:

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PLAYLIST FOR “EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS” (9.13.14)

14 Sep

Life is long and more than enough of it is filled with embarrassing situations. It seems to me the least I can do is recognize those situations and totally exploit them by creating an hour of songs about embarrassing moments. Cheating and getting caught? A double embarrassment. Forgetting your keys? That cuts a little too close to home. But worse: forgetting your lyrics. I left that embarrassment for Sinatra and Judy. What? You were expecting empathy? Do I look like Dr. Oz?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • I CANT TAKE YOU NOWHERE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • DON’T’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Live At The Opera House”
  • DINNER FOR ONE PLEASE, JAMES  /  Joe Williams  /  “Ballad And Blues Master”
  • WHERE ARE MY KEYS  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Live At The Sands, November, 1961
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • FEET DO YOUR STUFF  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Phyllis Diller  /  “Wet Toe In A Hot Socket”
  • WAITER, OH WAITER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Changing Lights”
  • YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD  /  Dave Tull  /  “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • CHAMPAGNE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Way Down Low”
  • DID WE HAVE ANY FUN  /  Shepley Metcalf  /  “Something Irresistible”
  • LOOKS LIKE DECEMBER  /  Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “Christmas For Lovers”
  • SOMETHING COOL  /  Cheryl Bentyne  /  “West Coast Cool”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Unreleased Master”

PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2014” (6.28.14)

28 Jun

I’m going to be taking two months off from doing live shows, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop listening to great jazz vocals. Herewith are your summer listening assignments. 

You know what else? You don’t have to stop listening to Turntable For One, either. Click on the link below to go to the PRX Podcast page and listen to previous shows produced for syndication. 

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

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THREE LITTLE WORDS/SIR DUKE  /  Bria Skonberg  /  “Into Your Own”
  • CAN’T WE BEGIN AGAIN  /  Joey DeFrancesco/Joe Doggs  /  “Falling In Love Again”
  • SOMETHIN’ LIKE LOVE  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Rebecca Kilgore’s Lovefest at the Pizzarelli Party”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED  /  Kellye Gray  /  “KG3 Live At The Bugle Boy
  • SUMMERTIME  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • I DON’T WANT TO  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Second Hand Smoke
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Angel In The Dark”
  • I DON’T KNOW WHY (I JUST DO)  /  (Mystery Trumpet Player)  /  Joe Williams/Harry “Sweets” Edison  /  “Together”
  • BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan/Terry Gibbs/Swing Fever  /  “Grand Masters of Jazz”
  • JAZZ IS A SPECIAL TASTE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Sweet Spot”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  “You’ve Got A Date With Helen Merrill”

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “ME, MY-SELFIE, AND I” (4.12.14)

13 Apr

Nothing says I’m only interested in what I’m doing like Selfies. So I got a little Selfie-Involved this week myself.  Check out the playlist for a little inspiration and then grab your smartphone – but don’t get so obsessed that you miss next week’s show. 

And scroll down to check out the Selfie Gallery from last night’s show!!

 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THAT FACE  /  Joe Williams  /  “The Song Is You”
  • CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OF YOU  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Anthology”
  • FUNNY FACE  /  Fred Astaire  /  “Funny Face Soundtrack”
  • WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES  /  Irene Kral  /  “Where Is Love?”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Sammy Davis  /  “Sammy’s Back on Broadway”
  • ME, MYSELF, AND I  /  Randy Crawford  /  “Randy Crawford & Joe Sample Live”
  • SOMETHING IN YOUR SMILE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dizzy Gillepsie  /  “Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac”
  • WAIT TILL YOU SEE HIM  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “The Speed Of Life”
  • TIME TO SMILE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO SMILE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • A FACE LIKE YOURS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “From The Meticulous To The Sublime”
  • I’LL BE SEEING YOU  /  Andrea Corr  /  “Lifelines”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “ME AND MY SCHADENFREUDE” (4.5.14)

5 Apr

Schadenfreude – taking pleasure in the failures of someone else. In other words, listeners’ usual response to my show. Well, this week, right back at you with about a dozen songs that drip of one of our most secret and guilty pleasures. The singers this week aren’t bad, either. Take a look.

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title  

 

  • GOODY GOODY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass”
  • WHO’S SORRY NOW  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “The Intimate Ella”
  • I CRIED FOR YOU  /  Kalil Wilson  /  “Easy To Love”
  • DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING  /  Laverne Butler  / “Blues In The City”
  • I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • RED WAGON  /  Kristin Korb  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • I WANNA BE AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tony Bennett & Bono  /  “Duets: An American Classic”
  • AFTER YOU’VE GONE/TOO GONE TOO LONG  /  Christine Ebersol  /  “Strings Attached”
  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY  /  Louis Armstrong and the Commanders  /  “The Ultimate Collection”
  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU  /  Ray Charles  / “A Clearer View”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • AIN’T NO USE  /  Joe Williams  / “Ballad And Blues Master”
  • CRY ME A RIVER  /  Nancy Harms  /  “In The Indigo”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “BREAKING THE RECORD” (3.22.14)

22 Mar

Once again Turntable For One goes where no other radio program has tried to go. (What do they know that I don’t and when will I ever learn?) I challenged the record for the most number of songs played during the show and, including references from the accompanists, I played 30 in one hour, a record I think will stand for a while – certainly a lot longer than the Duke basketball team. But take a look at the playlist. I’d say the music was a Win-Win for me and everyone else.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

 

  •  IT DON’T MEAN A THING/I’M CHECKING OUT GOOMBYE  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Girl Singer”
  • ALL GOD’S CHILDREN/DO YOU WANT TO JUMP CHILDREN  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ‘63”
  • BRIGAS NUNCA MAIS/FELICIDADE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE/MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT/THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME/S’WONDERFUL/SWANEE/STRIKE UP THE BAND / Sarah Vaughan  /  “Gershwin Live”
  • WATCH WHAT HAPPENS/FLY ME TO THE MOON/YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC/SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES/ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY/SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY  /  Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzareli  /  “Waiting In Limbo”
  • TIME AND LOVE/AHMAD JAMAL’S MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • AMERICAN LULLABY/ NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Veronica Nunn  /  “American Lullaby”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “HEARTS AND FLOWERS” (2.15.14)

15 Feb

For all of you who spent Valentine’s Day holding a snow shovel or a snowblower instead of the softer, warmer body of your choice, I played an hour of “Hearts And Flowers” songs, hoping to salvage that loving feeling, or at least hoping that any kind of feeling has returned to your fingers and toes by now. What a winter!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist’s Name  /  CD Or Album Title

  • AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • VIOLETS FOR MY FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • SLEEP MY HEART  /  Joe Williams/George Shearing  /  “The Heart & Soul Of Joe Williams & George Shearing”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Lena Horne  /  “Give The Love Around”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington  /  “Ella’s Finest Hour”
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Nicki Parrott  /  “The Best Of Venus Volume 1”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • MISTY ROSES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Sonny Bono  /  “Inner Views”
  • MISTY ROSES  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • 24 HOURS A DAY  /  Diana Panton  /  “Red”
  • LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • A WISH  /  Fred Hersch/Norma Winstone  /  “Songs And Lullabies”
  • PARS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master) 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “WAKE-UP CALLS” (1.18.14) (AN ARCHIVE SHOW)

20 Jan

I couldn’t make it into the station tonight, but, lucky you, the Archive gods picked the show “Wake-Up Calls” instead of my first choice,  “A Musical Tribute To Incisions That Don’t Heal.” Maybe next time. 

I should be back live this Saturday; check back on Wednesday for a hint about the musical theme.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE / Sue Raney /“Happiness Is A Warm Sue Raney”
  • DAYBREAK / Tony Bennett / “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • CHELSEA MORNING / Kate McGarry / “Mercy Street”
  • OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING / Jacob Collier /
  • WAKE UP AND LIVE / Catherine Russell / “Strictly Romancin”
  • DID WE HAVE ANY FUN / Blue Harlem / “I Dare You!”
  • WHEN THE RED RED ROBBIN COMES BOB-BOB-BOBBING ALONG / Louis Armstrong / “Ambassador Satch”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Sutton Foster/ “An Evening With Sutton Foster”
  • COFFEE TIME / Natalie Cole / “Still Unforgettable”
  • GOOD MORNING BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Andy Griffith /“Andy Griffith Shouts The Blues”
  • BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING TRAM / Stacey Kent /“Dreamer in Concert”
  • SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
  • GOOD MORNING COWBOY / Cyrille Aimee/Diego Figueiredo /“Smile”
  • GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE / Joe Williams / “Me And The Blues”
  • MORNING GLORY MORNING / Lily And Maria / “Lily And Maria”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine /(Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FROM “DUETS” (12.14.13) (AN ARCHIVED SHOW)

15 Dec

 

 

Ok, so I’m not the Postal Service and snow and rain and wind did stay the completion of my duties on Saturday. But wasn’t it almost as much fun to relive this special show from last year? (I’m probably glad I can’t hear your answer.) My thanks to my special guest host, Siri, for helping me out with a duet behind the mic. But the real stars are below, a fabulous collection of singers and duets. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Duets 2”
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?  /  Carmen McRae & Betty Carter  /  “The Carmen McRae  Betty Carter Duets”
  • I CONCENTRATE ON YOU  /  Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim  /  “The Frank Sinatra Collection”
  • SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY/I WANT TO BE HAPPY  /  Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzarelli  /  “Sitting In Limbo”
  • BIG CITY BLUES  /  Barry Manilow & Mel Torme  /  “2:00 AM Paradise Café”
  • CORCOVADO  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Lovesick”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareiles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  Willie Nelson & Diana Krall  /  “American Classic”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Sarah Vaughan & Joe Williams  /  “The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions”
  • I WONDER  /  Tony Bennett & k.d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN /  Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway  /  “Sibling Revelry”
  • TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE  /  Carly Simon & John Travolta  /  “Film Noir”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)