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PLAYLIST FOR “FEELS LIKE FALL” (9.28.24)

30 Sep

Why did I wear a sweater to the show this week? No buttons to struggle with? (I thought we were friends.) Because it feels like Fall!  So lots of fall and Autumn songs this week including Sarah Vaughan’s insane but irresistible version of Autumn Leaves. And I couldn’t sign off without a fond farewell to Benny Golson.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Recital”
  • AUTUMN SERENADE  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN  /  Cyrille Aimee & Chicago Jazz Orchestra  /  “Bustin’ Out!”
  • DEAR AUTUMN  /  Joey Alexander  /  “Origin”
  • SEPTEMBER SONG  /  Nat Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays”
  • ’TIS AUTUMN  /  Caity Gyorgy w/  Pat LaBarbera  /  “Featuring”
  • INDIAN SUMMER  /  Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington  /  “Francis A. & Edward K.”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Crazy & Mixed Up”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Songbook”
  • THE SUMMER KNOWS  /  Gino Amato w/ Claudette Sierra  /  “Latin Crossroads”
  • JAMBOREE JONES  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer”
  • EARLY AUTUMN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Songbook”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Bill Evans & Jeremy Steig  /  “What’s New”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • AUTUMN NOCTURNE  /  Samara Joy  /  “Autumn Nocturne”
  • LULLABY OF THE LEAVES  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Interlude”
  • MAYBE SEPTEMBER  /  Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery  /  “The Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes”
  • YOU HAVE LIVED IN AUTUMN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Discover Who I Am” Blossom Dearie”
  • AUTUMN HAS FOUND YOU  /  Allan Harris w/ Gregoire Maret  /  “Kate’s Soul Food”
  • AUTUMN  /  Abigail Rockwell  /  “Autumn Noir”
  • WHEN OCTOBER GOES  /  Barry Manilow  /  “2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe”
  • I REMEMBER CLIFFORD  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Still Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BUCKET LIST BONANZA” 6.22.24

23 Jun

My next-to-last show of the season and it made me think about all the music I haven’t played for my audience this year, which made me think of all the things I haven’t done in my life. (Sadly, that’s how my mind usually works.) So far there’s only one thing on my bucket list: buy a bucket. With the help of an internet list of bucket list suggestions, I gave myself – and my audience – lots of potential and some obvious choices for things to do before kicking the bucket (which I haven’t bought yet.) 

(Bucket List Suggestion)  / SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Take A Hike)  /  LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin”
  • (Kiss A Stranger)  /  KISS AND RUN  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To say Hello”
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “The Complete Ella & Louis”
  • (Be Hypnotized)  /  OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • ANYONE CAN WHISTLE  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • (Combat Climate Change)  /  HEAT WAVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • (Learn A New Language)  /  MUMBLES  /  Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry  /  “Oscar Peterson’s Finest Hour”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Gayle Storm  /  “That’s My Desire”
  • (Go Canoeing)  /  CANOE  /  Kat Edmonton  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • (Go To A Jazz Festival)  /  MEET MR. B. B.  /  Quincy Jones Big Band  /  “Newport ‘61”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Songs Were Made To Sing”
  • (Take A Spontaneous Road Trip)  /  ROUTE 66  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • DESTINATION MOON  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Careless Love”
  • (Cook A Special Meal)  /  A MAN WHO CAN COOK  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Paul Jost  /  “While We Were Away”
  • (Be In A Broadway Show)  /  BROADWAY BABY  /  Elaine Stritch  /  “Elaine Stritch At Liberty”
  • (Walk The Great Wall Of China)  /  ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Renee Olstead W/ Carol Welsman  /  “Renee Olstead”
  • THE LAST REQUEST  /  Frankie Valli & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “A Touch Of Jazz”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • (Run Away To The Circus)  /  TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  Kari Kirkland  /  “Wild Is The Wind”
  • (Swim With Dolphins)  /  DOLPHIN DANCE  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Brunch At The Renaissance”
  • WHEN I’M GONE  /  Phil Ochs  /  “There But For Fortune”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FOUL PLAY” (6.15.24)

17 Jun

What can you do when you’re in a foul mood except play songs about foul play, and foul weather, andfowl weather, and on and on in that foul trajectory? Plus as an early Father’s Day gift, my wife and son joined me in the studio to talk about Cody’s music and to play the game he and I have played for years: count the number of quotes in a Dexter Gordon solo. It was not a foul time in the least.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Nancy Lane  /  “Let Me Love You”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • MISS OTIS REGRETS  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Teddi”
  • KEEP IT TO YOURSELF  /  Amy Rigby  /  “18 Again”
  • SONG FOR MY FATHER  /  Lillie Huddleston & Cody Owen Stine  /  “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • EVIL GAL BLUES  /  Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek  /  “Eeg Fonnesbaek”
  • DON’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • IT’S NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf”
  • HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN  /  Ida Sand  /  “Meet Me Around Midnight” 
  • TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME  /  The Tom Kubis Big Band  /  “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”
  • MEAN TO ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Debbie Reynolds  /  “Debbie”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Negotiations & Love Songs””
  • MEET ME AT THE FOUNTAIN  /  Marissa McGowan & Cody Owen Stine  /   (Live Performance)
  • HARD HEARTED HANNAH  /  Ray Charles  /  “True Genius”
  • BIG LONG SLIDING THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Sammy Davis Jr.   /  “The Decca Years”
  • FRIED BANANAS  /  Dexter Gordon  /  “Sophisticated Giant”
  • THE DUCK  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • LOSING HAND  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To Blue Skies”
  • DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL ABOUT YOU!” (SPRING FUNDRAISING) 4.20.24

29 Apr

Time for the WMNR Spring Fundraising Drive and in the past, I have asked, suggested, requested, and urged; I’ve begged, pleaded, and beseeched my audience to call me or go on line to support Turntable For One and WMNR. You’re probably thinking, there’s nothing left, Bill. You’ve done it all. Wrong! And this week I went for something different: Pandering. Yes, abject and unabashed pandering! Totally sucking up to what I like to call,  the best damned audience in radio. For once it wasn’t all about me.  It was all about you this week on Turntable For One. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Boy Next Door”
  • YOU’D BE SO EASY TO LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”
  • YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Johnny Hartman  /  Once In Every Life”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • THAT FACE  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • EARLY TO BED  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Permanent Moonlight”
  • YOU’RE ALL THE WORLD TO ME  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • IT’S YOU OR NO ONE  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love With love”
  • ‘A’ YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Harry Connick Jr.   /  “True Love”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • YOU COULDN’T BE CUTER  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Angel in The Dark”
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU  /  Freddy Cole & Houston Person  /  “He Was The King”
  • ’S WONDERFUL  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Best Of Diana Krall”
  • YOU FOR ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny rankin Album”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL THAT JAZZ” 4.13.24

15 Apr

April is Jazz Appreciation Month.  So I thought my audience would appreciate a couple hours of songs about jazz, great jazz singers, and a salute to iconic jazz orchestras and venues.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  Ruben Blades & LCJO  /  “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
  • A JAZZ MUSICIAN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Winchester In Apple Blossom Time”
  • JAZZ SWINGS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • JOY OF JAZZ  /  Rene Marie  /  “Sound Of Red”
  • THE SONG IS ENDED  /  Tony Bennett & Dizzy Gillespie  /  \“Bennett/Berlin”
  • CLEAR OUT OF THIS WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz /  “Jazz”
  •  IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING  /  Eva Cassidy  /  “American Tune”
  • LOVER MAN  /  Michel Petrucciani & Stephane Grappelli  /  “Original Album Classics””
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  Al Jarreau & Metropole Orkest  /  “Al Jarreau & The Metropole Jazz Orkest
  • SYDYT’ DIVCHA  ./  Alina Zalozna  /  “Ukrainian Melodies”
  • ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • ‘DEED I DO  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • CLOSE ENOUGH FOR JAZZ  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO   /  Billie Holiday  /  “Jazz At The Philharmonic”
  • IN THE EV’NIN’  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ’63”
  • CRAZY HE CALLS ME  /  Cyrille Aimee & New Orleans Jazz Orch.  /  “Petite Fleur”
  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Live At Birdland”
  • LONELY TIME  /  Maynard Ferguson Big Band  /  “A Message From Birdland”
  • THE MAN WITH THE HORN  /  Calabria Foti  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • LUSH LIFE  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LYRICALLY, THE BERGMANS” 3.30.24

1 Apr

What do these people have in common? Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt…Frankenstein & the Bride of Frankenstein…Bonnie & Clyde…Marilyn & Alan Bergman? If you said that all of them are famous husband and wife songwriting teams – I really want to see you record collection! I chose to spend a couple hours playing the songs of my two favorites of that bunch. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist    CD Or Album Title

  • MAKE ME RAINBOWS  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ Count Basie Orch.  /  “A Perfect Match”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • SURE AS YOU’RE BORN  /  Sue Raney  /  “Flight Of fancy”
  • WHAT MATTERS MOST  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “After The Roses”
  • LIKE A LOVER  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • THAT FACE  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL  /  Vanessa Rubin  /  “Language of Love”
  • JUST OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Art Garfunkel  /  “Up ’Til Now”
  • YOU NMUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Michel Legrand  /  “Michel Legrand By Michel Legrand”
  • THE WAY WE WERE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “The Boston Concert 1976”
  • IT MIGHT BE YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Alan Bergman  /  “Lyrically Alan Bergman”
  • PIECES OF DREAMS  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Portrait”
  • HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING?  /  Tony Bennett & George Michael  /  “Duets An American Classic”
  • WHERE DO YOU START?  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “One Night Only: Barbra Streisand at the Village Vanguard”
  • CINNAMON & CLOVE  /  Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66  /  “Equinox”
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ’N’ Easy”
  • THE SUMMER KNOWS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jessye Norman  /  “I Was Born In Love With You”
  • ON MY WAY TO YOU  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND  /  Arturo Sandoval & Shelley Berg  /  “A Time For Love”
  • SLEEP WARM  /  Stacey Kent  /  “It’s A Wonderful World”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “INVITATIONS” 3.16.24

17 Mar

I’ve tried asking and urging and pleading and cajoling and bribing to get people to listen to my show. This week I tried something new: offering a formal invitation, actually a couple dozen of them (with a warning or two about uninvited guests).  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Steppin’ Out”
  • COME ON-A-MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May & Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • COME DANCE WITH ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • INVITATION  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Tetragon”
  • THE ICE HOTEL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” 
  • TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOURSELF  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • COME & GET IT, HONEY  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • LET’S DO IT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Alanis Morissette  /  “The Collection”
  • THREE BEARS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With You…”
  • LOVE FOR SALE  /  Dianne Reeves w. Billy Childs  /  “Love For Sale”
  • MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE  /  Ed Reed  /  “I’m A Shy Guy”
  • DO SOMETHING  /  Betty Carter  /  “Round Midnight”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  Live In Paris”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • INVITATION TO THE BLUES  /  Jennifer Warnes  /  “The Well”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • LET’S TAKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALK  /  Melissa Walker  /  “The Enja Heritage Collection”
  • I JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By The Say Hello”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Jakob Dineson  /  “Lazy Afternoon”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “A Lot Of Living’ To Do”
  • LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL  /  Morgana King  /  “This Is Always”
  • DON’T MISUNDERSTAND  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Love Letters”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Diahann Carroll  /  “The Magic Of Diahann Carroll”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE LAST TURNTABLE FOR ONE YOU’LL EVER HEAR…IN 2023” 12.30.23

2 Jan

The final show of the year. My last chance to play some of my favorite songs, favorite musical themes, new and old favorite vocalists and my last chance to toss in a few utterly tasteless dedications to end the year on a shameless low note. Just doing my job.

(Tasteless Dedication)  /  SONG TITLE  / Artist /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Mayte Alguacil  /  “Day By Day”
  • I COULD WRITE A BOOK  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin’”
  • (John F. Kennedy Jr.)  /  COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra &Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • THE SPINACH SONG  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get This”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • (Jeffrey Daumer)  /  ALL OF ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
  • THE FEELING IS MUTUAL  /  Caity György & Laura Anglade  /  “Featuring”
  • ALIMONY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Norman Mailer  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • NOBODY’S HEART  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “In Her Words”
  • THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS  /  Ulysses Osens Jr. Big Band w/ Alexa Tarantino  /  “Soul Conversations”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Jon Batiste w/ Rachael Price  /  “Anatomy of Angels”
  • IS A GOOD MAN REAL?  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “I Love A Love Song”
  • (Rudy Giuliani)  /  BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?  /  George Michael  /  “Songs From The Last Century”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • SYDIT DIVCHA  /  Alina Zalozna  /  “Ukrainian Melodies”
  • (Rep. Lauren Boebert)  /  WITH THESE HANDS  /  Les McCann  /  “Compared To What”
  • HAIKU  /  Maud Hixson  
  • I REMEMBER CLIFFORD  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Still Live”
  • CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MANNERS MATTER” 11.18.23

19 Nov

What on earth is going on?  Punching in the house of representatives.  Senators challenging witnesses to fight.  Road rage.  Parking lot rage; grocery store rage. What’s next? Library rage?  People: What are you thinking?  What do you need?  Maybe lessons in good manners?  Okay.  We can do that – because this week on Turntable For One, Manners Matter.  Good manners teach us how to dress, what to say (and not say), how to be courteous and kind. Plus I threw in a few bad manners just for contrast. Well, don’t say I didn’t try.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie  /  “A Perfect Match”
  • WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “The Music Of Harry Warren”
  • TOP HAT, WHITE TIE, AND TAIL  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme Sings Fred Astaire””
  • THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES  /  Bob Hope & Shirley Ross  /  “Thanks For The Memories”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Respires Recordings”
  • I FEEL FOOLISH  /  Caity Gyorgy  /  “Featuring”
  • ANYTHING GOES  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Debby Boone  /  “Swing This”
  • MISS OTIS REGRETS  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Tedi”
  • I WISH YOU LOVE  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Conjuring”
  • IT’S NO USE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES  /  The Swingle Singers  /  Mood Swings”
  • TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOURSELF  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Tell Me All About yourself”
  • LET’S TALK ABOUT ME  /  Hot Club Sandwich  /  “Cafe Matrix”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • YOU’RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jim Nabors  /  “Love Me With All Your Heart”
  • PLEASE DON’T BUG ME  /  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • FRIM FRAM SAUCE  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Live At Birdland”
  • THE ART OF CONVERSATION  /  Leo Sidran & Kat Edmonson  /  “The Art Of Conversation”
  • DAY IS DONE  /  Terry Lyne Carrington  /  “Beauty & Mystery”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “At The Bottom Line”
  • MAY I COME IN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “May I Come In?”
  • I APOLOGIZE  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover No Minimum”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  Dee Dee Bridgewater  /  “Prelude To A Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “IF” (11.4.23)

7 Nov

It’s a small word, only two letters. But it’s aspirational, inspirational, and conditional, opening a thought or a wish to thousand possibilities.  So in another (likely futile) attempt to Make Grammar Great Again, I presented a musical tribute to the conditional  conjunction – IF.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin’”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie:The Complete Reprise Studio Sessions”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • IF THE STARS WERE MINE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “My One & Only Thrill”
  • IF YOU WANT TO RAINBOW  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “Bathtub Gin”
  • DEDICATED TO YOU  /  John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
  • I COULD WRITE A BOOK  /  Betty Carter  /  “The Audience With Betty Carter”
  • IT DON’T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING)  /  Helen Sung  /  “Anthem For A New Day”
  • IF THEY COULD SEE ME NOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tony Danza  /  “Standards & Stories”
  • IF I LOVED YOU  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “The Broadway Album”
  • IF I WERE A RICH MAN  /  Zero Mostel  /  “Fiddler On The Roof”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Over The Rainbow: The Songs Of Yip Harburg”
  • IF I ONLY HAD BRAIN  /  John Dokes  /  “Forever Reasons”
  • IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU  /  Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones  /  “In Full Swing”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • IF YOU NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH ME  /  Greta Matassa   /  “Portraits”
  • IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME  /  Accent
  • IF YOU WENT AWAY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live At Rosy’s”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & Leehom Wang  
  • IF IT’S MAGIC  /  Artemis w/ Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Artemis”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  Live”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin’”
  • IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW  /  Chet Baker  /  “Late Night Jazz”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Victoria Tolstoy  /  “Blame It On My Youth”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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