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PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS PARTY 2024” 12.21.24

23 Dec

The last live show of the year so it was time to party! I told a few bad jokes, made a few insulting remarks, the audience got mad and drank too much. I know, that sounds like every other Turntable For One. What made it a party? Fabulous and favorite Christmas songs from old stars and new. And I recited a prayer for lighting the Menorah, revisited some uncomfortable memories of less-than carefree Hebrew school youth, and played a couple new Hanukah songs. Did I see a Hanukah miracle that night? Yep. My car started after the show even though the temperature had plummeted into the low teens. Happy Holidays, one and all!!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MY FAVORITE THINGS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Snowfall”
  • THE CHRISTMAS CARD  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • IT’S CHRISTMAS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pianoman At Christmas”
  • THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Have yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • LITTLE JACK FROST  /  Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones  /   “Holiday For Swing”
  • THE DREIDEL SONG  /  Benny Bennack III  /   “Season’s Swinging Greetings”
  • A CHRISTMAS COMPROMISE  /  Duchess  /   “Harmony For The Holidays”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  McCoy Tyner  /  “God Rest You Merry Jazzmen”
  • SLEIGH RIDE  /  Hadestown Original Cast  /   “If The Fates Allow”
  • THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jeff Goldblum & Mildren Snitzer Orch.  /   “The Christmas Waltz”
  • CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE  /  Diana Krall  /  “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
  • THE THEORY SONG  /  Dave Swenson  
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Nat Cole & John Legend  /   “A Sentimental Christmas With Nat King Cole”
  • SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY  /  Judith Owen  /  “Judith Owen Swings Christmas”
  • JINGLE BELLS  /  Jimmy Smith  /   “Christmas Cookin’”
  • SANTA BABY  /  Laufey  /   “A Very Laufey Christmas”
  • HE’S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR CHRISTMAS  /  Robert Goulet  /   “Wonderful World Of Christmas”
  • SNOWFALL  /  Manhattan Transfer  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN  /  Ray Charles  /   “The Spirit Of Christmas”
  • JUST ME THIS YEAR  /  Rachael & Vilray  /   “I Love A Love Song!”
  • WHITE CHRISTMAS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Holiday Swinging!“
  • I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM  /  Jose James  /  “Merry Christmas From Jose James”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Oscar Peterson  /   “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Simply Christmas”
  • ANGEL’S LULLABY  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /   “Winter Wonderland”
  • SILENT NIGHT  /  Connie Evingson     “The Secret Of Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “NAMING MY CABINET” 11.23.24

24 Nov

If I learned anything this week I learned that when someone names his cabinet, that grabs a lot of attention. Hey! I can do that, too!

(Cabinet Position)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Poet Laureate)  /  WE THE PEOPLE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Who’s The Old Man Now?”
  • (Federal Reserve)  /  WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU/ WE’RE IN THE MONEY  /  Jessica Malarkey & John Pizzarelli  /  “Pentimento”
  • (Chief Of Staff)  /  IT’S YOU OR NO ONE  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love”
  • (Ambassador To France)  /  THE DAY I LEARNED FRENCH  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • (Drug Czar)  /  THAT OLD FEELING  /  Chet Baker  /  “The Best of Chet Baker Sings”
  • (Director Of C.I.A.)  /  I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “GoodNight, Good Luck”
  • (F.D.A)  /  LEMON TWIST  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With you”
  • (Secretary Of Energy)  /  P.C.R.  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “When In Rome”
  • (Press Secretary)  /  MUMBLES  /  Clark Terry w. Oscar Peterson  /  “Oscar Peterson Trio + 1”
  • (Dept. Of Education)  /  CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CARFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • (Surgeon General)  /  I’M JUST A LUCKY SO & SO  /  Dr.John  /  “Big Band Voodoo”
  • (Dept. Of The Interior)  /  DON’T FENCE ME IN  /  Kelly Clarkson & Jeff Goldblum  /  “Plays Well With Others”
  • (Ambassador To Sweden)  /  STOCKHOLM SWEETNIN’  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “You’ve Got What It Takes”
  • (Big Band Czar)  /  GOODBYE YESTERDAY  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • (FBI Director)  /  DON’T BREAK THE RULES  /  Norbert Leo Butz  /  “Catch Me If You Can”
  • (Dept. Of Irony)  /  I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To Blue Skies”
  • (Blues Czar)  /  EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ’63”
  • (State Dept.)  /  WHEN IN ROME  /  Claire Teal  /  “Don’t Talk”
  • (Environment)  /  OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING  /  Ray Charles & Count Basie Orch.  /  “Ray Sings, Basie Swings”
  • (Big Band Czar)  /  LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS  /  Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band  /  “Soul Conversation”
  • (Labor Dept.)  /  IT’S MAGIC  /  James Brown  /  “Soul On Top”
  • (Spiritual Advisor) /  THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Randy Crawford w/ Joe Sample  /  “Live”
  • SEND IN THE CLOWNS  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CLICHE CLINIC” 4.27.24

29 Apr

What do these things have in common? 

  •      I’d rather have a root canal!
  •      It’s like putting lipstick on a pig!
  •      It’s totally gone off the tracks!

No, these are not descriptions of my show. They’re Cliches – which I wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole and, the end of the day, I bend over backwards not to use them as if my life depended on it. Except last Saturday when I gave a Clinic In Cliches!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “On Pablo”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  FredAstaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH  /  Freddy Cole  /  “To The Ends Of The Earth”
  • INTO EACH LIFE  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night & Good Luck”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett &Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE  /  Jacintha  /  “Autumn Leaves”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Bill Evans  /  “Eloquence”
  • NOW OR NEVER  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best Of Love Songs”
  • STAND BY ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Stephen King  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Love you, Paris”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Vanguard”
  • BOOZERS AND LOSERS  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers And Losers”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • SMILE  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole And Me”
  • EASY STREET   /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Leslie Odom Jr.”
  • I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “UH-OH MOMENTS” 1.13.24

14 Jan

We’ve all have those terrible Uh-Oh moments. Moments when you know things are going to go terribly terribly wrong. Example: You put a big spoonful of soup in your mouth and instantly know the soup is way too hot to eat. Or your dentist enters the exam room whistling “You Always Hurt The One You Love.” So I gave my audience a couple hours of Uh-Oh moments (as if I don’t do that every week…).

SONG TITLE  / Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’LL BE HARD TO HANDLE  /  Caity György & Mark Limacher  /  “You’re Alike, You Two”
  • I WAS TELLING HER ABOUT YOU  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
  • WHERE ARE MY KEYS  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong & LSO  /  “Someone To Watch Over Me”
  • CANDY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • THREE BEARS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With You”
  • I FALL IN LOVE IN TOO EASILY  /  Miles Davis  /  “Seven Steps To Heaven”
  • MY BUDDY  /  Dr. John  /  “In A Sentimental Mood”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap  /   “The Silver LiningA Fine Romance”
  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGs TO YOU  /  Judith Owen w/ Jason Marsalis  /  “Come & Get It”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Cybil Shepherd w/ Stan Getz  /  “Cybil Getz Better”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS  /  Blossom Dearie & Phil Scorgie  /  “Me & Phil”
  • GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “The Nancy Wilson Show”
  • DON’CHA GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Frank Sinatra   /  “Vegas”
  • KEEP IT TO YOURSELF  /  Amy Rigby  /  “!8 Again”
  • CLOUDBURST/NOT GETTING MARRIED  /  John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey  /  “Make Believe”
  • SKYLARK  /  The Las Vegas Boneheads  /  “Sixty & Still Cookin’”
  • YOU’VE CHANGED  /  Kellye Gray  /  “Live At The Bugle Boy”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • 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 “ANIMAL, MINERAL, OR VEGETABLE – A TURNTABLE FOR ONE GAME” 12.2.23

4 Dec

When’s the last time you played “Is It Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?” Maybe the last time you ate at Denny’s? Maybe the last time you watched the U.S. Senate? My version of the game (with songs) was a lot more rewarding than the previous two examples. And swinging! Don’t you agree? 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Disney Loves Jazz”
  • COME ON A  MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May W/ Jeff Goldblum/Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Studio Sessions”
  • ROCKS IN MY BED  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  John Pizzarelli & George Shearing  /  “The Rare Delight Of You”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “European Quartet Live”
  • THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Musical Moments To Remember”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson   /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Wild & Free”
  • EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Musicians)  /  Johnny Hodges & Lawrence Welk  /  “Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOOBIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Carr Toons”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “California Dreaming”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  Tony Bennett   /  “The Playground”
  • SKYLARK  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • THE PEACOCKS  /  Bill Evans Trio W/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington  /  “Ella At Dukes”s Place”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MOMS 2020” (5.9.20)

11 May

She gave you 50% of your chromosomes, 75% of your attitudes, 90% of your self-esteem, and 100% of the conversations you have with your therapist. Moms. Where would we be without them? And even though Mother’s Day this year was a little more unusual than ever, I still maintained tradition with the annual Turntable For One tribute to Mother’s Day – with songs about moms, songs from mom’s point of view, and songs about motherly advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DAT DERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • NOTHING LIKE YOU  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Dreams & Daggers”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • STOP, TIME  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To The Blue Skies”
  • I HOPE YOU DANCE  /  Deborah Lippman  /  “Nightingale”
  • THEM THERE EYES  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key”
  • BROWN BABY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • MOTHER’S LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  (Mystery Mom)  /  Carline Ray  /  “Vocal Sides”       
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  (Mystery Mom’s Daughter)  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Inside this Heart Of Minet”
  • INFANT EYES  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Heritage”
  • WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES  /  Judith Lorrick  /  “The Second Time Around”
  • CALL ME  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  “A Certain Smile”
  • WHERE ARE YOU GOING  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Songs of Lost Love”
  • I FORGOT TO HAVE CHILDREN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I know”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Etta Jones  /  “From The Heart”
  • A CHILD IS ONLY A MOMENT  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Mothers & Daughters”
  • ALWAYS/ WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Helen Merrill  /  “American Songbook Series: Irving Berlin”
  • WHY WAS I BORN  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • I AM YOUR CHILD  /  Barry Manilow  /  “The Complete Collection And Then Some”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TEACHABLE MOMENTS” (2.22.20)

23 Feb

I thought when you experience a Teachable Moment, you’re supposed to reflect and even have a change of heart. The only reflection I’m seeing these days is in my mirror – and I’m not too happy with those results either. So I played a couple hours of songs about people confronting difficult situations in hopes that the music and messages might be helpful and instructive. Probably it instructed people to turn off their radios. Not exactly what I had planned.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Or CD Title

  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams, Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan”
  • TEACH ME A SONG  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Never Let Me Go”
  • LEARNING THE BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?
  • THE GREAT CITY  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”    
  • YOU CAN’T PULL THE WOOL OVER MY EYES  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Alone Together”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Imelda May, Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • PREACH AND TEACH  /  The Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • THE DAY I LEARNED FRENCH  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • MAY I COME IN?  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Shirley Horn  /  “At The Gaslight Square/Loads Of Love”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • ANYTHING GOES  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love: A Celebration Of Cole Porter”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Freelon  / “Live”
  • EVERYBODY SAY DON’T  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • LISTEN HERE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “Together Again”
  • YOU’VE GOT TO DO IT  /  Holly Yarbrough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings”
  • BEIN’ GREEN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Company”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Miles Davis Quintet  /  “’Round Midnight”
  • REMEMBERING TO BREATHE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  Dooji Wooji”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little did I Dream”
  • THE HUMAN TOUCH  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS PARTY 2019” (12.21.19)

22 Dec

Lots of good cheer, great holiday music by favorites young and old, some talk about chopping down a Christmas tree and how the dreidel was an item of torture in my youth, plus chestnuts roasting on an open fire – until I remembered the radio station doesn’t have a fireplace. Merry Christmas to all; and a very happy new year. God knows we could use both. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MY FAVORITE THINGS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Snowfall”
  • WINTER WONDERLAND  /  Monica Ramey  /  “Some Enchanted Christmas”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Simply Christmas”
  • CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE  /  Holly Cole  /  “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
  • IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR  /  Accent  /  “Christmas All The Way”
  • MISTER SANTA  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “A Very Chaise Lounge Christmas”
  • MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY  /  Ramsey Lewis Trio  /  “Sound Of Christmas”
  • JINGLE BELLS  /  Bing Crosby & The Puppini Sisters  /  “Bing At Christmas”
  • I GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM  /  Idina Menzel & Billy Porter  /  “Christmas: A Season”
  • WINTER’S NEVER COLD WHEN YOU’RE AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jane Lynch  /  “A Swingin’ Little Christmas”
  • I WONDER AS I WANDER  /  New York Voices  /  “GRP Christmas Collection”
  • THE THEORY SONG  /  David Rakowski  /  
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • GREENSLEEVES  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “The Best Of Buddy Rich”
  • CHRISTMAS WILL REALLY BE CHRISTMAS  /  Kristin Korb  /  “That Time Of Year”
  • HE’S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR CHRISTMAS  /  Robert Goulet  /  “Robert Goulet’s Wonderful World of Christmas”
  • THE MAN WITH THE BAG  /  Veronica Swift & JLCO  /  “Big Band Jazz II”
  • WE THREE KINGS  /  Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Home for the Holidays”
  • WHITE CHRISTMAS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Christmas Album”
  • THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Avalon Jazz Band  /  “Wintertime Dreams”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Oscar Peterson  /  “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • O TANNENBAUM  /  Aretha Franklin  /  “Big Band Holiday’s II”
  • ANGEL’S LULLABY  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Winter Wonderland”
  • SILENT NIGHT  /  Connie Evingson  /  “The Secret of Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “WHO CARES?” (5.4.19)

6 May

It all started because I was sick and tired of hearing words like mischaracterization, and collusion, and all the words that rhyme with it – contusion, infusion, diffusion, transfusion, confusion, etc. Enough! So I devised a care package, two-hours of songs with a word that seems to fallen out of favor in our vocabulary these days: care. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WHO CARES  /  Andrew Distel  /  “It Only Takes Time”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME  /  Hailey Reinhardt & Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • WHY SHOULD I CARE  /  Viktoria Tolstoy  /  “Meet Me At The Movies”
  • I SHOULD CARE  /  Betty Carter  /  “In Person”
  • LIFE DON’T CARE  /  Idiomatics  /  “Out Of Town”
  • CAN’T BUY ME LOVE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let It Be Jazz”
  • I DON’T CARE MUCH  /  Hailey Tuck  /  “Junk”
  • THE CARELESS YEARS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tony Perkins  /  “From My Heart”
  • CARELESS LOVE  /  Madeleine Peyroux  /  “Careless Love”
  • CAREFUL  /  Gary Burton  /  “Something’s Coming”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Mary Foster Conklin  /  “Grace Notes”
  • THE BLUES DON’T CARE  /  Nat Cole  /  “Big Band Cole”
  • I’M THE CARING KIND  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • DON’T YOU KNOW I CARE  /  Ernie Andrews  /  “No Regrets”
  • CARELESS WHISPERS  /  Postmodern Jukebox  /  “Clubbin’ With Grandpa”
  • IF I DIDN’T CARE  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Amy Adams & Lee Pace  /  “Miss Pettigrew Lives for A Day Soundtrack”
  • S’WONDERFUL  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “S’Wonderful”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans  /  “The Complete Riverside Recordings”
  • BE CAREFUL IT’S MY HEART  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Home”
  • WHEN NO ONE CARES  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “When No One Cares”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Bill Evans  /  “The Complete Riverside Recordings”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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