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PLAYLIST FOR “SUCKING UP TO THE AUDIENCE” (FALL FUNDRAISING DRIVE) 10.25.25

28 Oct

During previous fundraising drives I’ve asked for listener support, I’ve begged, I’ve cajoled, I’ve pleaded, I’ve enjoined, I was going to extort but I got a hard NO from the Fine Arts Radio Legal Department.Okay, so this time I tried to do something I haven’t done before to get people to call or pledge on line. I spent every minute I could of my two-hour show sucking up to the best damned audience in radio!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • LOVE YOU MADLY / Carol Sloane / “Love You Madly”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ultimate Sinatra”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Patricia Barber  /  “The Cole Porter Mix”
  • ’S WONDERFUL  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Very Best Of Diana Krall”
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • THREE LITTLE WORDS  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • MEDIUM DANCE  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Astaire Story”
  • ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • DOLLAR FOR DIME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Every Night: Live At Vine Street”
  • EVERYTHING I LOVE  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • “A” YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once In Every Heart”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • EV’RYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 10.25.25

23 Oct

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It’s Fall Fundraising week. I’ll be on one end of the phone line and I hope you’ll be on the other. I’ve tried begging. I’ve tried pleading. I’ve tried extortion. This year I’ll be using a new tactic to get you to call  800-345-1812!

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PLAYLIST FOR “ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN” 9.27.25

2 Oct

I don’t know why but listeners are always asking me for advice. This week’s show will either encourage them or, more likely, discourage them from ever doing it again.  So I divided the show between people who need advice to the lovelorn and people who want to share advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland   /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • YOU CAN’T LOVE ‘EM ALL  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Fay Claasson w/ Jazz Orch. Of The Concertgebouw  /  “The Second Time Around”
  • THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “Third Tie’s The Charm”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live At Laren Jazz Festival 1975”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Lover Man”
  • ALIMONY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Norman Mailer  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Brunch At The Renaissance”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Turned To Blue”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Aaron Neville /  “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Tom Rust / Malcolm Edmonston Trio  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE BOY  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Confessions”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • HEY THERE  /  Bette Midler  /  “Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Bill Withers  /  “Just As I Am”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Eldar Djangerov w/ Chris Botti  /  “Live At The Blue Note”
  • ONLY THE LONELY  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • DON’T CRY JOE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Vegas”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “In Budapest”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 9.27.2025

25 Sep

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He’s gone. Your heart is broken. You can’t wear it on your sleeve because you don’t have any sleeves. Who can you turn to for the best romantic advice plus a musical spirit infusion? Turntable For One, of course.

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PLAYLIST FOR “SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT” – SEASON 16 PREMIERE! (8.30.25)

31 Aug

Well, they didn’t change the locks on the front door so after my summer hiatus I was finally back at my Turntable For One. That’s definitely something I could cheer about. To spread the cheers around I found some songs about cheering and singers we could all cheer for. Plus I gave four hearty and heartfelt cheers to the Village Vanguard which turned 90 years old this year. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • TONIGHT  /  Emma Smith  /  “Bitter Orange”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Gail Pettis  /  “May I Come In?”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  Al Jarreau  /  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Sonidas”
  • MOMENTS NOTICE  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Guiding Spirit-Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME  /  Carly Simon  /  “Clouds In My Coffee”
  • TABLE FOR TWO  /  Aron!  /  “Cozy You”
  • THE SPINACH SONG  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • I’M COUNTING ON YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Vince Gill w/ Ira B. Liss Big  Band Jazz Machine  /  “Unexpected Guests”
  • LAURA  /  Joe Lovano Nonet  /  “On This Day At The Village Vanguard”
  • I DON’T MIND  /  Laura Anglade  /  “Get Out Of town”
  • A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /   Alexis Cole w/ Bucky Pizzarelli  /  “A Beautiful Friendship”
  • I LOVE BETSY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • GOODY GOODY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella At The Opera House”
  • TIME TO SMILE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art of Romance”
  • I KNOW THE WAY TO BROOKLYN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”
  • BETTER THAN ANYTHING  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Tears Of Joy”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allison  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME  /  James Sarno, Veronica Swift, Tyler Henderson  /  “Themes Of Romance”
  • HOORAY FOR LOVE  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Hooray For Love”
  • HOORAY FOR LOVE  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Thanks For The Memories”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Julian Yeo  /  “Deep Purple Dreams”
  • A WISH  /  Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spaulding  /  “Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “The Complete Village Vanguard”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Can’t Hide Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 8.30.25

28 Aug

 

I’M BACK!!! This Saturday night! If that’s not enough to cheer about, I’ve got a couple dozen songs that should do the trick.  

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 6.28.25

25 Jun

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Hello, I must be going. Time again for my summer vacation. But not before I  hand out your summer listening assignments. (And, yes, there will be a quiz when I’m back in the Fall!) I’ll also be spilling about the tasty, out-of-the-box, out of the truck treats I’ll be serving up when I come to your neighborhood. Tune in for the season finale Saturday night!

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PLAYLIST FOR “FAMOUS ADDRESSES” 6.7.25

9 Jun

For some reason I seem to be in “get out of Dodge mode” these days. Can’t imagine why. So I played a couple hours of songs about famous addresses, songs with lyrics about famous addresses, and songs recorded at famous addresses.  I especially liked playing Steven Pasquale singing the new national anthem of ICE – On The Street Where You Live. All in all, I think I addressed the topic pretty well.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE BOY NEXT DOOR  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • 42ND STREET  /  Tom Wopat  /  “Consider it Swung”
  • BASIN STREET BLUES  /  Shirley Horn w/ Roy Hargrove  /  “I Remember Miles”
  • LULLABY OF BROADWAY  /  Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck  /  “Bennett & Brubeck: the White House Concert”
  • BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “You Got What It Takes”
  • MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE  /  Carrie Wicks /  “Reverie”
  • A FOGGY DAY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  David Bowie  /  “Brilliant adventure”
  • ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “European Quartet Live”
  • EASY STREET  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely Hours”
  • EASY STREET  /  Randy Newman  /  “Harps & Angels”
  • I LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT   /  Ruben Blades “Una Noche Con Ruben Blades”
  • MANHATTAN  /  Laura Anglade  /  “Manhattan”
  • ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • HERE COMES THE SUN  /  The Beatles  /  “Abbey Road”
  • HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At The Village Gate”
  • WHERE DO YOU GO?  /  Stan Getz w/ the Boston Pops Orchestra  /  “Stan Getz & Arthur Fiedler At Tanglewood”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE  /  Nat King Cole & Gloria Estefan  /  “A Sentimental Christmas:
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Bill Charlap & Sherrie Rene Scott  /  “The Folks Who Live On The Hill”
  • NEVER NEVER LAND  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Live At 30th Street”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “Live At The Bon Soir”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BEHAVIORAL THERAPY” – 5.24.25

25 May

Rude. Crude. Stubborn. More talk than listen.  Mean-Spirited. No, I wasn’t quoting from my high school report card. I’ve just been looking at the world around us. Did I have answers? Did I have solutions? Maybe. I do know this: I had a couple hours of songs about bad behavior and good behavior and how to get from the former to the latter. An evening of Behavioral Therapy.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • SO LONG YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”      
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Still Crazy After All These Years”
  • ITSY BITSY BLUES  /  Cynthia Bane  /  “Clearly”
  • TWISTED  /  Lambert, Hendricks, &Ross  /  “Twisted”
  • TRY YOUR WINGS  /  Tom Rust  /  “Lucky To Be Me”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Scarlett Johansson w/ Jeff Goldblum  /  “Still Blooming”
  • ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  /  Al Jarreau  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • STRANGE FELLING  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LISTEN HERE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Dave Frishberg Classics”
  • WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW  /  Tatiana Eva-Marie  /  “Bonjour Tristesse”
  • DON’CHA’ GO ‘WAY MAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Swingin’ Brass”
  • I APOLOGIZE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • (Dance Therapy)  /  SHALL WE DANCE  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • (Group Therapy)  /  WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • QUIET NOW  /  Bill Evans  /  ”Turn Out The Stars”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone In Concert”
  • (Music Therapy)  /  ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Whisper Not”
  • WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Boy Next Door”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME! 5.24.25

22 May

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I know how you feel these days. Maybe I can provide a little therapy.

Turntable For One / Saturday Nights / Jazz Vocals

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