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PLAYLIST FOR “BIRDS” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM 3.19.11)

11 Mar

I took the week off to renew my poetic license. This required standing for hours in a long waiting line, keeping my head when all about me were losing theirs and blaming it on me; and listening to everyone around me muttering something about “the road not taken.” A really creepy experience. Ok, I’m not so happy with my license photo (why did the photographer tell me not to make eye contact with the camera?), but at least I’m good to go for another year.  Talk to you on Saturday night. 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON/ORNITHOLOGY  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Azure-te”
  • BIRD SONG  /  Mel Torme and Cleo Laine  /  “Nothing Without You”
  • ROBBINS NEST  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie  /  “Ella And Basie”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain”
  • SKYLARK  /  Inga Swearingen  /  “Unreleased Performance”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  Count Basie  /  “Atomic Basie”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Un-Real”
  • BYE, BYE BLACKBIRD  /  Halie Loren  /  “After Dark”
  • BLACKBIRD  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let It Be Jazz”
  • BOBWHITE  /  BobbyDarin/Johnny Mercer  /  “Two of a Kind”
  • THE EAGLE AND ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live at Vine Street”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “ANYONE CAN WHISTLE” (1.12.13)

12 Jan

I’m not sure what I was thinking, but I programmed an entire show with or about whistling. Something I’ve never been able to do in my life. Following that logic, next week maybe songs about souffles? Surgery? The long jump? Tune in and find out. 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE/WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK  /  Sue Matsuki  /  “A New Take”
  • I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Frank Sinatra Sings Rogers And Hammerstein”
  • ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW THEME  /  “50 Classic TV Themes”
  • LA MER  /  Veronneau  /  “Joy Of Living”
  • WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “Disney Songs The Satchmo Way”
  • GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE  /  Julie London  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY  /  Otis Redding  /  “The Very Best of Otis Redding”
  • LULLABY DOLL  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Harpo Marx  /  “The Best Of Harpo Marx”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Antonio Carlos Jobim/Elis Regina  /  “Elis & Tom”
  • JARDIN D’HIVER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  •  LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • BLUESETTE  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “The Whistler And His Guitar”
  • SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY  /  Tony Bennett   /  “Here’s To The Ladies”                      
  • ANYONE CAN WHISTLE  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Sings Sondheim”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

PLAYLIST FOR “DUMB IDEAS” (12.8.12)

10 Dec

New Coke, a musical version of Rebecca, comb-overs, a plan to nuke the moon – the world does not want for Dumb Ideas. Neither did Turntable For One this week. Hope you didn’t miss the show. That would be the dumbest idea of all. Tell yourself you’ll do better this Saturday night.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Nat King Cole Songbook”
  • WHEN IN ROME  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Starry Night”
  • SINGING IN THE RAIN  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah 62”
  • CATCH A FALLING STAR  /  Mystery Vocalist  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Birth Of A Legend 1958-1961”
  • MR. FATS  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Tritonis”
  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • BLUE FRIDAY  /  Jason Paul Curtis  /  “Lovers Holiday”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “Up From The Skies”
  • DREAM  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Theme Music  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

PLAYLIST FOR “RULES TO LIVE BY” (11.17.12)

17 Nov

If the Dalai Lama, Satchel Paige, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and David Petraeus can write their lists of Rules To Live By (and they have), why can’t I?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

  • EXPERIMENT / Tony Bennett / “Stage & Screen Hits”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE / Etta Jones / “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR / Mark Murphy / “Ultra Lounge: Nursery Rhymes”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD / James Brown / “It’s A New Day – So Let A Man Come In”
  • SHALL WE DANCE / Stacey Kent / “Let Yourself Go”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
  • I’M GONNA LIVE TILL I DIE / Queen Latifah / “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • MAKE SOMONE HAPPY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Bill Nighy / “Arthur Christmas Movie Soundtrack”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
  • LISTEN HERE / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
  • DON’T BE BLUE / Veronica Nunn / “American Lullaby”
  • BEFORE YOU KNOW IT / Mary Stallings / “Dream”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE / Mark Winkler / “Till I Get It Right”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “COMPLAINT DEPT.” (10.6.12)

6 Oct

 The only complaint I want to hear after tonight is from your neighbors because you were playing the music too loud.  

Didn’t hear the show?  Below is what you missed. 

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

 

  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • HOW COULD YOU DO A THING LIKE THAT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • RAIN JUST RAIN  /  Rigmor Gustafsson Quintet  /  “In The Light Of Day”
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • KISSING BUG  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Kissing Bug”
  • YOU’RE TALKING TOO LOUD  /  Dave Tull  /  “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • TELEPHONE SONG  /  Stan Getz & Astrud  Gilberto  /  “The Girl From Ipanema”
  • WHININ’ BOY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Hugh Laurie  /  “Let Them Talk”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • CAUGHT YOU SPREADING YOUR LOVE AROUND  /  Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet  /  “Hustlin’ For A Gig”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Hello Love”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy & The Metropole Orch.  /  “The Dream”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “SPRING HAS SPRUNG!” (3.24.12)

26 Mar

If you think the playlist looks good, wait till you hear the music. Join me next Saturday night at 10:00. I don’t have a clue about what I’m doing next week, but I’ll have one for you here on the blog on Wednesday.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title  

  • IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING  /  Lisa Maxwell  /  “Happy”
  • BLUE SKIES  /  Dr. John  /  “Afterglow”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Live At 30th Street”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Rah”
  • THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  • SPRING IS WHERE YOU ARE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Dirk Bogarde  /  “Lyrics For Lovers”
  • JOY SPRING  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Unsung Heroes’
  • SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER  /  Hilarious Hitmakers  /  “Classic Comic Songs”
  • I’LL REMEMBER APRIL  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “In Person”
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Gypsy In My Soul”
  • YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Tony Bennett/Bill Evans  /  “Together Again”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme song)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “PLEASE AND THANK YOU” (1.7.12)

8 Jan

For the first program of 2012, I thought we’d spend an hour engaged in “civil discourse,” songs about Please and Thank You. In an election year, this may have been our last chance. 

Things will get back to normal this Saturday. Drop back on Wednesday for a clue. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES  /     Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamsville”
  • MAY I COME IN?  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • OPPORTUNITY PLEASE KNOCK  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • BILL BASIE WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • PLEASE DON’T THINK IT’S FUNNY  /  Holly Yarborough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings!”
  • SQUEEZE ME BUT PLEASE DON’T TEASE ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Memories of You”
  • DANKE SHOEN  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Patty Duke  /  “The Very Best of Patty Duke”
  • UN PERNOD SIL VOUS PLAIT  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “The Complete Kind of Blue Recordings”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMONE TO LOVE  /  Joe Williams/Count Basie  /  “Live In Las Vegas”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)