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PLAYLIST FOR “THE GREATEST OCD HITS OF ALL TIME” (6.13.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

13 Jun

Yes, here they are all in one place and one neatly arranged package: the Greatest OCD Hits of…uh-oh – I’ve made a mistake. I don’t know if I should have put them in numerical, alphabetical, or chronological order. What do I do? Start all over? I will as soon as I wash my hands a few times, though maybe by then you’ll have washed your hands of this whole thing? Wait. Come back!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DAY IN DAY OUT  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”
  • ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • NIGHT AND DAY  /  Rebecca Jenkins and her Trio  /  “Live At The Cellar”
  • SAY IT  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • 11:60 PM  /  Hetty Kate & The Irwell Street String Band  /  “11:60 PM”
  • ARE YOU THERE WITH ANOTHER BOY  /  Mark Jennett  /  ”Everybody Says Don’t”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Aretha Franklin  /  “Unforgettable”
  • I CONCENTRATE ON YOU  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • YOU’RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF ME  /  Lisa Ekdahl  /  “When Did You Leave Heaven”
  • TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME  /  Jack Clement  /  (Single)
  • TIME AFTER TIME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Perfectly Frank”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPEED DATING” (4.6.13)

6 Apr

Musical Speed Dating this week, or as I think of it: Match.com meets Musical Chairs! 30 singers in 60 minutes – you do the math.  No other radio program would attempt to do this, although probably for good reasons.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live In Japan”
  • I MARRIED AN ANGEL  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Shelter Of Your Arms”
  • JUST YOU JUST ME  /  Ray Charles/Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • YOU’RE GOOD FOR ME  /  Doris Day/Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • JUST FRIENDS  /  Tony Bennett  /  ˆ”Tony Sings For Two”
  • MY KIND OF LOVE  /  Patti Page  /  “In The Land Of Hi-Fi”
  • SHOULD I  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
  • FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /   I”As I Remember It”
  • MOONLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • SCARS  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz+Bossa”
  • I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU  /  Nat Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • AVALON  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  •  FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bobby McFerrin  /  “Hush”
  • FOUR BROTHERS  /  The King Sisters  /  “Imagination”
  • THE UNCERTAINTY OF A POET  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Man In The Air”
  • SMILE  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “It’s Like This”
  • YOU’RE EVERYTHING BUT MINE  /  Joe Williams  /  “Illuminated”
  • LOOK OUT!  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Look Out It’s Joanie Sommers”
  •  NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • I WANT A LITTLE GIRL  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover No Minimum”
  • KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL  /  Emmy Rossum  /  “Sentimental Journey”
  • THE GREAT CITY  /  Shirley Horn  /  “But Beautiful”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  / ( Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “VALENTINE SONGS” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM 2012)

10 Feb

Last night’s live show was snowed out, as was most of CT. So we played last year’s Valentine’s Day show.  Hope to be back live this Saturday night. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

 

  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michelle Pfieffer  /  “The Fabulous Baker Boys Soundtrack”
  • SAY IT  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting with Twilight”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate and The Irwell Street String Band  /  “11:60 PM”
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Mickey Rooney  /  “Lover Of Simple Things”
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met”
  • CHEZ MOI  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • MY ROMANCE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • BEYOND COMPARE  /  Courtenay Day  /  “State Of Bliss”
  • I THINK I LOVE  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pursuit”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz+Bossa”
  • YOU’LL SEE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”      
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master Recording)

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PLAYLIST FOR “GHOSTS AND GOBLINS AND WITCHES AND SPELLS” (10.27.12)

29 Oct

Don’t you love Halloween traditions? Like songs about ghosts and witches and spells; and hurricanes that change the geography of the East Coast and turn off the electricity for at least a week. I prefer the tradition of killing people with a tossed handful of flour rather than with hurricanes. Let’s cancel this modern-day tradition for next year, okay?

Don’t know for certain if there will be a live show this coming Saturday. Watch this space for updates.

And while you’re here, click on Thanksgiving Show to see if you’d like to make a musical contribution to the show. 

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  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Fine And Mellow”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Nina Simone  /  I Put A Spell On You”
  • DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Peggy Lee  /  “The Early Years”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Hearts and Minds”
  • BEWITCHED, BOTHERED, AND BEWILDERED  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Concert Sinatra”
  • BEWITCHED  /  Pamela Luss  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer”
  • WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK   /Henry Mancini/Monica Mancini  /  “Ultimate Mancini”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)
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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO THE DSM” (6.16.12)

17 Jun

This week’s program was a musical tribute to a book to which we can all relate…if not resemble…sometimes in unfortunate ways. In addition to the song title, artist, and album title, I’ve included the DSM Diagnosis so that you might self-diagnose. Just doing my job.

(DIAGNOSIS) / SONG TITLE / Artist / Album or CD Title

  • TWISTED / Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross / “Twisted: The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
  • (OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER) / NIGHT AND DAY / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • (NARCISSISM) / I FEEL PRETTY / Sarah Vaughan / “Live In Copenhagen”
  • (CLINICAL DEPRESSION) / MOOD INDIGO / Nat Cole / “Big Band Cole”
  • (SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCY) / YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
  • (MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER) / ME MYSELF AND I / Tony Bennett / “Tony Bennett on Holiday”
  • (RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME) / I CAN’T BE BOTHERED NOW / Nicole Henry / “The Very Thought Of You”
  • (BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER) / AFTER YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT YOU DON’T WANT IT / Julian Yeo / “You And The Night”
  • (OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER) / EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T / Melora Hardin / “All The Way To Mars”
  • (ASPERGER’S SYNDROME) / HOW INSENSITIVE / (Mystery Vocalists) / The Monkees / “Missing Links: Volume 3”
  • (PARANOIA) / THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES / Irene Kral / “Second Chance”
  • (BIPOLAR DISORDER) / SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY / Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzarelli / “Sitting In Limbo”
  • (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPER-ACTIVITY DISORDER) / DAT DERE / Rickie Lee Jones / “Up From The Skies”
  • (SCHIZOPHRENIA) / I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • (OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER) / SAY IT / Kurt Elling / “Flirting With Twilight”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / “(Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “THINGS WE DON’T KNOW” (5.26.12)

27 May

In case any of the music I played last night falls in any categories of things you don’t know…

 

SONG TITLE  /  Arist  /  CD or Album Title

  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS   /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah Washington Ballads”
  • I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS  /  Ray  Charles  /  “I’m All yours, Baby”
  • I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • I DON’T KNOW WHY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • DON’T KNOW WHY  /  Norah Jones  /  “Come Away With Me”
  • HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jerry Jeff Walker  /  “Jerry Jeff Jazz”
  • WILL HE LIKE ME?  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “The Concert: Highlights”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN  /  Dena DeRose  /  “A Walk In The Park”
  • I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF  /  Rigmor Gustafsson/Jacky Terrasson Trio  /  “Close To You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC” (5.5.12)

6 May

Only Turntable For One would dare do this: I guaranteed listeners 100% “beautiful” music or your money back. Check out the playlist; I think I delivered.  

Talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ray Sings & Basie Swings”
  • A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”                
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album” 
  • BEAUTIFUL LOVE  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”        
  • AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Shawn Colvin  /  “Stormy Weather” 
  • YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY  /  Mystery Vocalist  /  Tab Hunter  /  “When I Fall In Love”
  • OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL  /  Jessica Molasky  /  “Pentimento” 
  • THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD  /  Frank Sinatra Jr  /  “As I Remember It” 
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?  /   Holly Yarbrough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings”
  • YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Johnny Hartman For Lovers”           
  • THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL  /  Jackie Allen & Kurt Elling  /  “The Men In My Life”                
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL” (3.10.12)

11 Mar

Thanks for sharing Lawrence Welk’s birthday celebration with me. I will always think of him as one of those musical soldiers, who, even in the face of Daylight Saving Time, was always trying to turn the clocks back. In weeks to come you won’t want to miss other stirring Turntable For One tributes to those singers and musicians who helped make music what it is today, by retiring, giving up, getting into debilitating fistfights, and/or opening up dry cleaning shops. Bless them all.

 I’ll put up a hint about next week’s show on Wednesday, and talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL   /  Judy Wexler  /  “Under A Painted Sky”
  • IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD   /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra Swings”
  • MR. WONDERFUL  /  Peggy Lee  /  “The Singles Collection”
  • ‘S WONDERFUL  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Gypsy In My Soul”
  • (WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, James Taylor  /  “Garfunkel”
  • ON A WONDERFUL DAY LIKE TODAY  /  Veronica Nunn  /  “American Lullaby”
  • WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Joe Pesci  /  “Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You”
  • WONDERFUL GUY  /  Nellie McKay  /  “Normal as Blueberry Pie”
  • THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Dedicated To You”
  • WHEN SOMEBODY THINKS YOU’RE WONDERFUL  /  Nicole Ratté  /  “When Someone Thinks You’re Wonderful”
  • SOMETHING WONDERFUL  /  Carly Simon  /  “My Romance”
  • WONDERFUL  /  Victoria Hart  /  “Whatever Happened To Romance?”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (theme)  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR 1ST ANNUAL TURNTABLE FOR ONE AWARDS (2.25.12)

26 Feb

Here is the list of winners of the Turntable For One Awards. I’ve heard grumblings from some of the losers that, unlike the Oscars, it was not an honor just to be nominated. I guess they’ve never heard of  burning bridges before they’ve crossed them…

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

BEST ANIMATION:

  • I’M GOING TO LOCK MY HEART  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought of You”

BEST SUPPORTING ROLE BY A SINGER:

  • PUT ON A HAPPY FACE  /  Tony Bennett & James Taylor  /  “Duets: An American Classic”

 BEST SUPPORTING ROLE BY A MUSICIAN:

  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Diahann Carroll & Andre Previn  /  “The Magic of Diahann CaRroll

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

  • AUTUMN SERENADE  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Dedicated To You Sing The Music of  Coltrane and Hartman”

BEST ADAPTATION:

  • YOU’RE OUT OF HERE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “New York City Drag”

SURPRISING & WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE OF AN OSCAR WINNING SONG:

  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Maroon 5  /  “His Way, Our Way”

BEST PERFORMANCE OF AN OSCAR AWARD LOSING SONG:

  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “At The Village Vanguard” 

MOST MYSTERIOUS PERFORMANCE OF AN OSCAR LOSER:

  • SLEIGH RIDE IN JULY  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Peggy King  /  “Oh What A Memory We Made”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

  • MONICAS VALS  (WALTZ FOR DEBBY)  /  The Real Group  /  “Varför Får Man Inte Bara Vara Som Man Är?”

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

  • IF THE STARS WERE MINE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “My One And Only Thrill”

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

  • OH, YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”

A SALUTE TO ALL THE AWARD LOSERS:

  • HERE’S TO THE LOSERS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly As I Leave You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH /  (THEME)  /Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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PLAYLIST FOR VALENTINE LOVE SONGS (2.11.12)

11 Feb

Here are a few Valentines from me to you. Still wondering what to do for your Valentine? Don’t forget that February is also National Canned Food Month.  Seems to me the connection is pretty obvious.  

Talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michelle Pfeiffer  /  The Fabulous Baker Boys Soundtrack”
  • SAY IT  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting with Twilight”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”                                      
  • I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate  /  “11:60 PM”  
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  mystery vocalist  /  Mickey Rooney  /  “Lover Of Simple Things” 
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met”
  • CHEZ MOI  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • MY ROMANCE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • BEYOND COMPARE  /  Courtenay Day  /  “State Of Bliss”   
  • I THINK I LOVE  /Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pursuit”
  • YOU’LL SEE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”                                     
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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