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PLAYLIST FOR “FUN AND GAMES WEEK” (9.2.17)

I’m back! And to squeeze a last little bit of fun out of a summer that, frankly, wasn’t all that much fun, I declared this “Fun & Games Week” with lots of suggestions for each.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

ARE YOU HAVING ANY FUN? / Cali Rose / “Are You Having Any Fun?”
AIN’T WE GOT FUN? / Julian Yeo / “1923”
GETTING SOME) FUN OUT OF LIFE / Madeleine Peyroux / “Dreamland”
LUCK BE A LADY / Frank Sinatra / “Vegas: Live At The Sands”
FUN TO BE FOOLED / Marlene Ver Planck / “My Impetuous Heart”
READY MIX / Buddy Rich / “Swingin’ New Big Band”
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORTS / The Real Group / “One For All”
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME / Curtis Stigers / “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today”
A BIG BEAUTIFUL BALL / (Mystery Vocalists) / Martha Raye & Carol Burnett / “Together Again For The First Time”
DAT DERE / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
CLOSE YOUR EYES / Doris Day & Andre Previn / “Duets”
PLAYIN’ WITH MY FRIENDS / Tony Bennett / “Playin’ With My Friends”
ITSY BITSY BLUES / Cynthia Bane / “Clearly”
CHARADE / Bobby Darin / “Ultra Lounge”
SCRABBLE / Lorraine Feather / “Ages”
HOPSCOTCH / Chaise Lounge / “Gin Fizz Fandango”
THIS MASQUERADE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Cybill Shepherd / “Cybill Getz Better”
LADIES GRAB YOUR SEATS / Bob & Ray / “Bob & Ray On A Platter”
RHODE ISLAND IS FAMOUS FOR YOU / Janet Planet / “Of Thee I Sing”
SHAPE OF MY HEART / Sting / “Ten Summoner’s Tales”
PEEK-A-BOO / Hetty Kate / “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
KISS AND RUN / Johnny Hartman / “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY / Carmen McRae / “Song Time”
IT’S ALL IN THE GAME / Keith Jarrett / “The Out-Of-Towners”
WHERE ARE YOU? / Bob Dylan / “Shadows In The Night”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford / “Live”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SEASON FINALE 2017 – SUMMER LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS” (7.1.17)

3 Jul

I’ll be gone for the next 8 weeks while WMNR broadcasts live concerts from Tanglewood by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. So on the season finale, I assigned music and singers who should be on everyone’s summer listening list. I also threw in a few requests and some music I’ve been wanting to play this season but couldn’t find the right theme.

Although I won’t be doing live shows for a while, I’ll be uploading new podcasts on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, all summer, here:

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Mark Winkler / “The Company I Keep”
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON / Kellye Gray / “Rendering”
LIVING IN A GREAT BIG WAY / Lucy Dixon / “Lulu’s Back in Town”
LET’S GET LOADED / Carey West / “Made Of Clay”
LOVEWISE / Bobby Scott / “For Sentimental Reasons”
WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES / Irene Kral / “Where Is Love?”
COCKTAILS FOR TWO / Spike Jones / “Spike Jones Goes Crazy”
DANCING ON THE CEILING / Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm / “Begin to Dance”
I WON’T SCAT / Ron Boustead / “Unlikely Valentine”
TROUBLED WATERS / Nancy Harms / “Ellington At Night”
LITTLE GIRL BLUE / Keith Jarrett / “Tribute”
I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY / Melissa Morgan / “Days Like This”
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
I WANNA TURN OUT MY LIGHT / April Barrows / “My Dream Is You”
TIME TO SMILE / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
AIN’T NO REST FOR THE WICKED / Postmodern Jukebox w/ Joey Cook / “33 Resolutions Per Minutes”
I WANNA GO PLACES AND DO THINGS / Wendy Moten / “Wendy Moten Sings Richard Whiting”
TIME TO GO / Sinne Eeg / “Don’t Be So Blue”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
WAITER, THE CHECK / Cousin Alice / “Pour Me”
GOODBYE FOR NOW / Rigmor Gustafsson / “Rigmor Gustafsson With Radio String Quartet Vienna”
EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
SOME OTHER TIME / Monica Zetterlund & Bill Evans / “The Complete Bill Evans On Verve”
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 “EGO TRIP TRAVEL TIPS” (5.20.17)

22 May

There seems to be no way to avoid them these days, everyone’s doing it, so pack your selfie-stick, your mirror, your pen for signing autographs, and let’s all go on an Ego Trip! Of course, I’ve added a few cautionary tales to the itinerary, and a few of these trips come in for a crash landing.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album title

YOU’RE SO VAIN / Carly Simon / “Greatest Hits Vol. 1”
I’M HIP / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie 1975”
THE BEST THING FOR YOU / George Evans / “Live At The Cellar”
PEEL ME A GRAPE / Shirley Horn / “The Main Ingredient”
I BELIEVE IN YOU / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “It Might As Well Be Swing”
THE BEST IS YET TO COME / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
A LOT OF LIVING TO DO / Sammy Davis / “Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway”
OLD WORLD CHARM / Maud Hixon / “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Mark Murphy / “Once To Every Heart”
YOU CAME A LONG WAY FROM ST. LOUIS / (Mystery Vocalist) / Tammy Grimes / “Tammy Grimes”
HE’S A TRAMP / Melody Gardot / “Jazz Loves Disney”
LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY / Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareilles / “Music Is Better Than Words”
I BELIEVE SHE WAS TALKIN’ ABOUT ME / Kevin Mahogany & Randy Travis / “Another Time Another Place”
PAY SOME ATTENTION TO ME / Lena Jansson / “That Certain Feeling”
I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER / Marc Pompe / “Monk’s Dream”
I FEEL PRETTY / Sophie Milman / “Sophie Milman”
YOU’RE BLASÉ / Stan Getz / “My Old Flame”
COMMON TOUCH / Nancy Kelly / “B That Way”
YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME / Nat King Cole / “After Midnight”
ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA / Morgana King / “This Is Always”
I CAN’T GET STARTED / Jamie Cullum / “Sunday Express Vol. 2”
YOU’LL SEE / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
WHEN IN ROME / Tina May / “A Wing & A Prayer”
BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Johnny Hartman / “This One’s For Tedi”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “NO ANSWERS, ONLY QUESTIONS” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM 3.16) (4.8.17)

10 Apr

Here’s to those halcyon, innocent days gone by…in other words, I played a repeat show from last year…though it’s still true that I have more questions than answers. How about you?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or album Title

WHY DO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE? / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Excellence”
HOW AM I TO KNOW? / Diane Marino / “Loads Of Love”
GEE BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU? / King Powell / “King Powell”
HOW’D YOU LIKE TO LOVE ME? / Hetty Kate / “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
WHO KNOWS ALL THE ANSWERS? / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS? / Jamie Cullum / “Twentysomething”
AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU? / Meredith d’Ambrosio / “Another Time”
WHAT’CHA GONNA DO WHEN THERE AIN’T NO SWING? / Catherine Russell / “Strictly Romancin”
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? / Chet Baker / “The Legacy”
SMOKE RINGS / Sarah King / “Sarah King & The Smoke Rings”
WHERE DO YOU START? / (Mystery Vocalist) / Alan Bergman / “Lyrically, Alan Bergman”
MY IDEAL / Wendy Moten / “Timeless”
WHO CAN I TURN TO? / Van Morrison / “How Long Has This Been Going On?”
MEAN TO ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson”
DAT DERE / Kevin Mahogany / “Double Rainbow”
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? / Shirley Horn / “Where Are You Going?”
ALL OF ME / Frank Sinatra / “Concepts”
WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID? / Lily Frost / “Too Hot For Words”
ALFIE / Buddy Rich / “Mercy, Mercy”
ALFIE / Nancy Wilson / “Hollywood-My Way”
WILL YOU STILL BE MINE? / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Gwyneth Paltrow / “Infamous” (Soundtrack)
SHALL WE DANCE? / Norma Winstone / “Manhattan In The Rain”
HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA? / Bobby Scott / “I Love Jazz”
DO YOU MISS NEW YORK? / Rosemary Clooney / “Do You Miss New York?”
WHY WAS I BORN? / Karrin Allyson / “Ballads”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “AN EVENING WITH ELLINGTON & STRAYHORN” (3.11.17)

12 Mar

It’s the 50-year anniversary of Billy Strayhorn’s death. Instead of sending a card, I played some favorites from the music he wrote and wrote in collaboration with Ellington.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

TAKE THE A TRAIN / Duke Ellington Orchestra / “The Most Essential Jazz Standards Ever”
I GOT IT BAD / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT / Nancy Harms / “Ellington At Night”
IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD / Sinne Eeg / “Remembering You”
LOVE SCENE / Tony Bennett / “Jazz”
I’M JUST A LUCKY SO-AND-SO / Nicole Herzog & Don Menza / “That’s Life”
IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
IT DON’T MEAN A THING / Rosemary Clooney / “Rosemary Clooney: Jazz Singer”
A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING / Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington / “Ella At Dukes’ Place”
UPPER MANHATTAN MEDICAL GROUP / Dizzy Gillespie / “A Portrait Of Duke Ellington”
MOOD INDIGO / (Mystery Vocalist) / Teresa Brewer & Duke Ellington / “It Don’t Mean A Thing”
YOU BETTER KNOW IT / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone Sings Duke Ellington”
DAY DREAM / Mark Jennett / “The Way I Am”
MAYBE / Lena Horne / “An Evening With Lena Horne”
PRELUDE TO A KISS / Keith Jarrett / “Whisper Not”
DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE / Janet Planet / “The Consequence of Two”
I’M CHECKING OUT, GOOM BYE / Catherine Russell / “Strictly Romancing”
SOPHISTICATED LADY / Al Jarreau / “Unforgettable”
I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Jody Sandhaus / “A Fine Spring Morning”
BLOOD COUNT / Stan Getz / “Anniversary”
LUSH LIFE / Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane / “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman:
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live in Stockholm”
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING / Nancy Valentine / “Lovesome”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO UNCERTAINTY” (1.11.17)

29 Jan

We live in uncertain times, though, honestly, I’m not even certain about that anymore. If you were betting that I’d try to put you at ease and make things better, you totally lost that bet, bud. Two hours of songs about uncertainty of one kind or another. The only thing certain is every singer is a winner.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Record Title

WHERE OR WHEN / Kristin Berardi / “Where Or When”
AT LONG LAST LOVE / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
MAYBE / Nancy Valentine / “Lovesome”
I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
UNDECIDED / Natalie Cole / “Take A Look”
TICK TOCK / Chaise Lounge / “Gin Fizz Fandango”
HOW AM I TO KNOW? / Shirley Horn / “Here’s To Life”
ARE YOU THERE WITH ANOTHER BOY / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
HOW CAN I BE SURE? / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
WHERE DO YOU START? / Tony Bennett / “The Art Of Romance”
I WALK A LITTLE FASTER / (Mystery Vocalist) / Fiona Apple / “The Best Is Yet To Come”
WAIT AND SEE / The Real Group / “Unreal”
WHERE WOULD YOU BE WITHOUT ME / Duchess / “Laughing At Life”
FOR ALL WE KNOW / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW / Emilie-Claire Barlow / “The Beat Goes On”
DID WE HAVE ANY FUN? / Shepley Metcalf / “Something Irresistible”
SO MANY STARS / Mark Murphy / “The Dream”
HE LOVES ME I THINK / Melissa Morgan / “Until I Met You”
IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T / Melissa Morgan / “Until I Met You”
TULIP OR TURNIP / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
MY IDEAL / Wendy Moten / “Wendy Moten Sings Richard Whiting”
WILL YOU STILL BE MINE / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
WILL I FIND MY LOVE TODAY? / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall”
HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING / Ian Shaw / “The Theory Of Joy”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “STATES I’VE BEEN IN” (11.19.16)

22 Nov

No, this wasn’t a geography lesson. I’m talking about states of mind, some I visit regularly, some I try to avoid, some I’ve been stranded in ever since the election.

(State Of Mind) / SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

(Mourning) / BIRD ON A WIRE / Leonard Cohen / “Songs Live”
I DON’T WANT MUCH / Mose Allison / “American Legend: Live In California”
(Bliss) / CHEEK TO CHEEK / Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / “Ella & Louis”
(Indecision) / UNDECIDED / Amy Farris / “Anyway”
UNDECIDED BLUES / Tony Bennett / “Playing With My Friends”
(Amazement) / IT AMAZES ME / Blossom Dearie / “Once Upon A Summertime”
(Disbelief) / I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
(Resignation) / COMES LOVE / Billie Holiday / “Billie’s Best”
FAILURE FACE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Rod McKuen / “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”
(Spirituality) / NAIMA / Charles Lloyd / “Autumn In New York”
(Grace) / HOUSE OF GRACE / Billy Brandt / “The Ballad Of Larry’s Neighbor”
(Self-Deception) / I HAVEN’T GOT ANY BETTER TO DO / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
(Optimism) / BLUESETTE / Mel Torme & Buddy Rich Orchestra / “When I Found You”
(Not Optimism) / LITTLE GIRL BLUE / Nina Simone / “After Hours”
(Horny Dog) / WHATCHA GONNA DO ON MONDAY / Andy Scott / “Angels”
(Horny Dog Response) / DOWN BOY / Rebecca Kilgore / “I Like Men”
(Neediness) / DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT / Kevin Mahogany / “My Romance”
(Unrequited Love) / SWEETHEART / Hilary Gardner / “The Great City”
(Euphoria) / ON A CLEAR DAY / Johnny Hartman / “Boston Concert”
(Shock) / GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY / Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson / “Two’s Company”
(Innocence Or Ignorance? / SIMON SMITH AND HIS AMAZING DANCING BEAR / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
(Higher Consciousness) / THE WATERS OF MARCH / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
(Glass Half-Full) / THE RAINBOW CONNECTION / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”
(Glass Half-Empty) / I THINK IT’S GOING TO RAIN TODAY / Norah Jones / “Higher Ground”
(Prayer) / COME SUNDAY / Carol Sloane / “Sophisticated Lady”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY” (10.29.16)

30 Oct

My annual Halloween party, complete with “haunting” and “ghostlyæ Halloween songs, dancing, party games, and songs instead of candy for several trick or treaters who showed up wearing recognizable costumes.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

HALLOWEEN SPOOKS / Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross / “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE / Mary Stallings / “Manhattan Moods”
WITCHCRAFT / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
(Jill Stein costume) / BEING GREEN / Sophie Milman / “Make Someone Happy”
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck / “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
SPOOKY / Anne Farnsworth / “Sealed With A Kiss”
THESE FOOLISH THINGS / Mel Torme / “The Best Of The Concord Years”
YOU ARE THERE / Rebecca Sullivan / “This Way, This Time”
(Bernie Sanders costume) / NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / (Mystery Melody) / Vinson Hill / “Music Minus One”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU / Frank D’Rone / “Falling In Love With Love”
(Ivanka trump costume) / MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY / Lisa Ekdahl / “When Did You Leave Heaven”
CHARADE / Harry Connick Jr. / “Come By Me”
CHASE ME / Erroll Garner / “Ready Take One”
SHOW ME YOURS / Joe Coughlin / “Low Down West Broadway”
WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW / Bob Dylan / “Shadows In The Night”
JERSEY BOUNCE / Connie Evingson / “All the Cats Join In”
MEET ME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE / The Hot Sardines / “Live At Joes’ Pub”
DON’T BE THAT WAY / (Mystery Melody) / Milton DeLugg / “Add-a-part Jazz”
DON’T BE THAT WAY / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
CANDY / Nat Cole / “After Midnight”
WITCHCRAFT / Rich Little / “A ‘Little” Tribute To Old Blue Eyes”
(Dorothy Costume) / DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD / Lillie Kae / “I’m Glad There Is You”
SPIDERMAN / Rebecca Dumaine / “Happy Madness”
(Unrecognizable costume) / TULIP OR TURNIP / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
KISS AND RUN / Johnny Hartman / “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME / Sarah Vaughan / “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quartet”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SONGS ABOUT SONGS” (9.17.16)

17 Sep

Over the last 7 years, I’ve thought of musical themes of songs for about nearly everything you can think of. Hope you caught my shows on songs about Boy Meets Tinder, Practical First Aid, and The Only Thing The NSA Isn’t Watching Is Paint Drying. This week was more about the music than my paranoia. I’m content.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

WITH A SONG IN MY HEART / Chet Baker / “She Was Too Good To Me”
I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART / Adrienne Fenmor / “Blue Skies”
THE SONG IS YOU / Frank Sinatra / “The Rare Sinatra”
WHEN HE MAKES MUSIC / Peggy Lee / “Extra Special”
IF YOU WERE A SONG / Billy Brandt / “The Ballad Of Larry’s Neighbor”
THE SONG IS ENDED / The Swingle Singers / “A Celebration Of The Voice”
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG / Johnny Hartman / “Once In Every Life”
MUSIC / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine Live At Carnegie Hall”
I HEAR MUSIC / Stephane Grappelli / “How High The Moon”
I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TUNE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Frederica Von Stade / “Another Side of Frederica Von Stade”
MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE / Bobby Scott / “Slowly”
SONG ABOUT THE MOON / Alexis Cole / “Dazzling Blue”
THE MUSIC GOES ROUND AND ROUND / Mark Pompe / “Monks’ Dream”
ONE NOTE SAMBA / Veronneau / “Jazz Samba Project”
ONE NOTE SAMBA / Betty Carter / “Round Midnight”
JOHNNY ONE NOTE / Anita O’Day / “Anita O’Day Swings Rogers & Hart”
BROOKLYN LOVE SONG / Duchess / “Duchess”
SWING / Allan Harris / “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
YOU ARE LIKE A SONG Svetlana & The Delancy 5 / “A Night At The Speakeasy”
SING / (Mystery Vocalists) / Various / “Sesame Street: The Best Of Elmo”
CAN’T HELP SINGING / Jody Sandhaus / “A Fine Spring Morning”
AS LONG AS I’M SINGING / Bobby Darin / “Capitol Collectors Series”
TEACH ME A SONG / Jackie Allen / “Never Let Me Go”
BABY’S REQUEST / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
A DOLLAR FOR A DIME / Joe Williams / “Every Night”
DEEP SONG / Morgana King / “It’s A Quiet thing”
A SONG FOR YOU / Kenny Rankin / “A Song For You”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MAKE MUSIC GREAT AGAIN” (3.19.16) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers #great again

19 Mar

Once again Turntable For One is on the front lines, in the forefront, leading from behind a microphone in a (vain)glorious effort to make music great again! I don’t exactly know when music stopped being great, but all I know is what I see on the Internet. Just doing my duty.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME / Ella Fitzgerald / “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
WHAT’S NEW / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
BODY AND SOUL / Jackie Ryan & Terry Gibbs / “Grand Masters Of Jazz”
THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL / Kurt Elling / “Flirting With Twilight”
BABY I’M A FOOL / Melody Gardot / “My One & Only Thrill”
THE GREAT PRETENDER / (Mystery Vocalist) / Tiny Tim / “Chameleon”
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE / Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane / “Johnny Hartman For Lovers”
YOU AND I / Ray Charles & Betty Carter / “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
BUT BEAUTIFUL / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
I’VE BEEN AROUND / Frank Sinatra Jr. & Tierney Sutton / “Home Suite Home”
HELP ME MAKE IT THOUGH THE NIGHT / Kellye Gray / “And, They Call Us Cowboys”
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU’RE LONELY / Mark Murphy / “The Dream”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live”
GOD ONLY KNOWS / Madeline Eastman / “It’s A Quiet Thing”
GOD WILL / Holly Cole / “The Best of Holly Cole”
STAND BY ME / (Mystery Vocalist) / Cassius Clay / “’50s & ’60s Lost & Found Records Vol. 3”
BEAUTIFUL LOVE / Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesback / “Eeg/Fonnesbaek”
THIS IS IT / Cormac Kenevey / “The Art Of Dreaming”
LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT / Cyrille Aimee / “Let’s Get Lost”
STRANGE FEELING / Nancy Harms / “Ellington At Night”
IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW / Roberta Donnay / “Bathtub Gin”
BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN / Keith Jarrett / “Tribute”
STAY HIP / Mark Winkler / “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
MAY THE MUSIC NEVER END / Shirley Horn / “May The Music Never End”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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