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PLAYLIST FOR “MUSIC OF THE WORLD” (4.22.17)

Saturday was Earth Day. I forgot to send the earth a card, but I did do a very responsible thing. I recycled a musical theme I’ve used before “Songs with the same word in the title.” Last night the word was World and sometimes Earth. All in all, I spent a couple of productive hours trying to save the planet from boring music.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH / Freddie Cole / “To The Ends Of The Earth”
THIS BITTER EARTH / Randy Crawford / “Live”
I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING / Frank Sinatra / “Classic Sinatra”
TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS / Dena DeRose / “Travelin’ Light”
YOU’RE CLEAR OUT OF THIS WORLD / Tony Bennett & Stan Getz / “Jazz”
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD / Peggy Lee / “Things Are Swingin’
WONDERFUL WORLD / Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, James Taylor / “Watermark”
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD / (Mystery Vocalist) / Dwayne Johnson / “Journey 2 Sountrack”
BIG BAD WORLD / The Real Group / “Commonly Unique”
HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Her Friends”
IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL / Nikki Yanofsky / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
SMALL WORLD / Nancy Wilson / “Live In Las Vegas”
EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED / Mose Allison / “The Mose Chronicles”
I DON’T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE / Jill Seifers / “New York Jazz Vocals”
IF I RULED THE WORLD / Bobby Darin / “Rare Capitol Masters”
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD / Sue Ellen / “Sunday Hangover”
THIS FUNNY WORLD / Ian Shaw / “Taking It To Hart”
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD / Sarah Lancman / “Inspiring Love”
I SHALL BE RELEASED / Janet Planet / “Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG / Bob Dylan / “Triplicate”
WHOLLY EARTH / Virginia Schenck / “Aminata Moseka”
AS TIME GOES BY / Dexter Gordon / “Jazz Standards 101”
SACK FULL OF DREAMS / Mark Murphy / “September Ballads”
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE / Stacey Kent / “Candid Moments”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “APRIL FOOL!” (4.1.17)

3 Apr

You can fool some of the people some of the time – and why, for heaven’s sake, isn’t that enough? So much for my philosophy of life. My philosophy of music is evident in the playlist below. Okay, maybe I played more “fool” songs than April Fools jokes, but why fool around when it comes to great singers and songs?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU / Billie Holiday / “Lady in Satin”
THESE FOOLISH THINGS / Bob Dylan / “Triplicate”
FOOLS RUSH IN / Harold Mabern w/ Norah Jones / “Afro Blue”
YOUNG AND FOOLISH (Take #4) / Tony Bennett & Bill Evans / “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
BABY I’M A FOOL / Melody Gardot / “My One And Only thrill”
FOOL THAT I AM / Etta James / “The Second Time Around”
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU / Frank Sinatra & Count Basie / “Sinatra/Basie” The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I / (Mystery Vocalist) / William Shatner / “What Kind Of Fool Am I”
THE FOOL ON THE HILL / Susanne Menzel w/ Bremen Philharmonic Strings / “Soulmates”
SHORT PEOPLE / Thomas Quasthoff / “Tell It Like It Is”
FOOLIN’ MYSELF / Shirley Horn / “You Won’t Forget Me”
WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER YOU RUIN YOUR LIFE / Mose Allison / “Your Mind Is On Vacation”
THAT OLD DEVIL MOON / Carmen McRae / “Duets”
THE TROLLEY SONG / Cecile McLorin Salvant / “For One To Love”
LAURA / (Mystery Vocalist) / Sammy Davis Jr. / “Capitol Collectors Series?
FUN TO BE FOOLED / Marlene VerPlanck / “My Impetuous Heart”
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE / Tania Grubbs / “Lost In The Stars”
DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME / Mark Murphy / “Once To Every Heart”
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH / Nicole Herzog / “That’s Life”
MY FOOLISH HEART / Allan Harris, Takana Myamoto / “Convergence”
APRIL FOOLED ME / Heidi Blikenstaff / “The Land Where Good Songs Go”
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 “NIGHT AT THE MOVIES” (12.10.16)

11 Dec

All but one of these songs were first heard in a movie. Do you know which one appeared on stage first?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

AS TIME GOES BY / Tony Bennett / “Stage & Screen Hits””
ALICE IN WONDERLAND / Roberta Gambarini & Dave Brubeck / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR / Gregory Porter / “Jazz Loves Disney”
HE’S A TRAMP / Melody Gardot / “Jazz Loves Disney”
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU / Carol Sloane / “As Time Goes By”
STELLA BY STARLIGHT / Miles Davis Quintet / “’58 Miles”
MY SHINING HOUR / Sara Gazarek / “Yours”
TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS / Fred Astaire / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY / Lissy Walker / “Life Is Sweet”
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / Kenny Rankin / “A Song for You”
BY MYSELF / Melissa Morgan / “Days Like This”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / Ray Charles / “Ray Charles Forever”
CINEMA PARADISO / Petra Haden / “Petra Goes To The Movies”
HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING / Susannah McCorkle / “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”
LAURA / Frank Sinatra / “World On A String”
LAST TANGO IN PARIS / Gato Barbieri / “Last Tango In Paris”
THE TROLLEY SONG / Cecile McLoren Salvant / “For One To Love”
HOW LITTLE WE KNOW / Nat Cole / “Capitol Sings Hoagy Carmichael”
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE / Morgana King / “The Shadow Of Your Smile”
MISTY / Erroll Garner / “Ready Take One”
THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES / Cassandra Wilson / “Midnight In The Garden of Good & Evil”
CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE / Mark Murphy / “Songbook”
MOON RIVER / Nancy LaMott / “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “DEBATE NIGHT” (10.1.16)

3 Oct

I started the show with an hour of songs about debates, candidates, and politics. What was I thinking? So half-way through, realizing people want to get away from the cacophony and chaos, I played an hour of music to steer attention away and calm the soul from all the madness.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

(Classic Debate) / LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF /Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / “Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong”
(Candidates’ Delusion) / THE BEST THING FOR YOU / Nat Cole / “Tell Me All About Yourself”
(What Donald Is Told) / CONTROL YOURSELF / Cleo Laine / “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
(What Donald Does) / RUNNIN’ WILD / Avalon Jazz Band
(What Hillary Thinks) / EV’RYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG / Frank Sinatra / “My Kind Of Broadway”
(What Hillary Wants People To Think) / SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD / Diana Krall / “Wallflower”
(Trump Twitter Tirade About Me) / YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION / Mose Allison / “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”
(Climate Change Denier) / BLUE SKIES / Adrienne Fenemor / “Blue Skies”
(Climate Change Advocate) / TOO DARN HOT / Fay Claassen / “Red, Hot, & Blue: The Music Of Cole Porter”
OH, CALIFORNIA / David Ackles / “American Gothic”
(Fat Shaming) / DAVY THE FAT BOY / Randy Newman / “Randy Newman/Live”
(What Candidates Want Us To Believe) / EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Carol Burnett / “Let Me Entertain You”
(What The Electorate Really Thinks) / STOP THIS TRAIN / Roberta Donnay / “What’s Your Story?”
(A Plea From Millennials) / YOUNG AND FOOLISH / Mark Murphy / “Timeless Mark Murphy”
AMERICAN TUNE / Paul Simon / “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon”
SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Tony Bennett / “Tony Makes It Happen”
SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson / “Dream In The Blue”
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE / Tierney Sutton / “Sting Variations”
BY MYSELF / Melissa Morgan / “Days Like This”
I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU / (Mystery Vocalist) / Kristin Chenoweth / “The Art Of Elegance”
LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT / Cyrille Aimee / “Let’s Get Lost”
LI’L DARLIN’ / The Real Group / “Live”
DON’T DREAM OF ANYBODY BUT ME / Bobby Darin / “This Is Darin”
LI’L DARLIN / Count Basie / “Atomic Basie”
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW / Astrud Gilberto / “Look To The Rainbow”
YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE / Mark Winkler / “Till I Get It Right”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MAGIC MANTRAS” (9.10.16)

10 Sep

Is that person who keeps saying the same thing over and over and over reciting his or her mantra or off his or her Lithium? Hard to tell. Whatever gets you through…hey, maybe that should be the universal mantra. Below are a sampling of others. You can’t go wrong with any of these songs or singers.

SONG TITLE / Artist / Album Or CD Title

KEEP SMILING AT TROUBLE / Tony Bennett / “60 Years” The Artistry of Tony Bennett
TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO SMILE / Shirley Horn / “A Lazy Afternoon”
I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
BE COOL / Sophie Milman / “Take Love Easy”
STAY HIP / Mark Winkler / “Jazz & Other Four-Letter Words
TIME AND LOVE / Jackie & Roy / “Time & Love”
A SHINE ON YOUR SHOES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Jerry Lewis / “Just Sings”
WATERS OF MARCH / Al Jarreau & Oleta Adams / “A Twist of Jobim”
EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY / Madeleine Peyroux / “Secular Hymns”
WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG / Amanda Ambrose / “Amanda”
OVER THE RAINBOW / Toots Thielemans & Kenny Wheeler / “One More for The Road”
SO LITTLE TIME (SO MUCH TO DO) / Catherine Russell / “Sentimental Streak”
LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING / Leslie Odom Jr. / “Leslie Odom Jr.
REMEMBERING TO BREATHE / Lorraine Feather / “Dooji Wooji”
MOTHER LOVE / Allan Harris / “Nobody’s Gonna Love you Better”
BIG BAD WORLD / The Real Group / “Commonly Unique”
EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
PURE IMAGINATION / Fiona Apple
HAVE A GOOD TIME / Paul Simon / “Negotiations & Love Songs”
DON’T ASK ME WHY / Rosana Eckert & Terry Hankins / “Two For The Road”
DREAM / Frank Sinatra / “Nice And Easy”
SECRET O’ LIFE / James Taylor / “Live”
EVERYTHING’S MOVING TOO FAST / Hetty Kate / “The Dan McLean Sextet Meets Hetty Kate”
HERE’S TO LIFE / Mark Murphy / “A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn”
I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Jody Sandhaus / “A Fine Spring Morning”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR SEASON SEVEN PREMIERE – “MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE 7 DEADLY SINS” (9.3.16)

4 Sep

I’m back! And I thought I’d open Season #7 with something we can all use as ammunition while we keep busy throwing stones at everyone else’s glass houses. Hope I hit all of your favorites, though not as hard you hit them.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

LUST

FEVER / Peggy Lee / “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”
DO SOMETHING / Jackie Ryan / “Doozy”
LET’S MISBEHAVE / King Powell / “King Powell”
ADDICTED TO LOVE / The Hot Sardines / “French Fries & Champagne”
LET’S MAKE LOVE / (Mystery Vocalists) / Marilyn Monroe & Yves Montand / “Let’s Make Love” (Soundtrack)

GREED

WITH PLENTY OF MONEY Tony Bennett & Count Basie / “Basie/Bennett”
LOADS OF LOVE / Allegra Levy / “A New Face”
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE / Joe William & Count Basie / “At Newport”
WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares for Me”

ENVY

YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY / Rebecca Kilgore / “Moonshadow Dance”
CHANGE PARTNERS / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings”
GOOD LOOKIN’ / Lorraine Feather / “New York City Drag”

7 DEADLY SINS POSTER CHILD

CONFESSION / Maureen McGovern / “Another Woman in Love”

GLUTTONY

FRIM FRAM SAUCE / Diana Krall / “All for You”
HUNGRY MAN / Mark Winkler / “West Coast Cool”
DON’T TOUCH MY BISCUIT / Kathi Walkup / “The Secret of the Song”

PRIDE

THE BEST THING FOR YOU / Mark Murphy & Sheila Jordan / “Songbook”
I’M HIP / Blossom Dearie / “Blossom Dearie 1975”
ME SPELLED M-E ME / Giacomo Gates / “Luminosity”

WRATH

EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU / Nancy Lane / “Let Me Love You”
I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER / Lou Rawls / “The Legendary Lou Rawls”
GOD WILL / Holly Cole / “Blame It On My Youth”

SLOTH

I’M LAZY, THAT’S ALL / Catherine Russell / “Sentimental Streak”
LAZY AFTERNOON / Shirley Horn / “A Lazy Afternoon”
AIN’T DOIN’ BAD DOIN’ NOTHING / Barbara Lusch / “Barbara Lusch”

REDEMPTION

SINNER MAN / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “BATTLE OF THE SEXES” (6.4.16)

4 Jun

You know me. I love to jump right in to the middle of a battle – and if you think that, you don’t know me. Still, I was happy to lead from behind in the age-old battle of the sexes with some great songs and interesting comparisons. (Hope you didn’t miss the show.)

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I LIKE TO LEAD WHEN I DANCE / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra ‘65”
MAN I GOT YOU / Heather Simmons / “I’m Old Fashioned”
THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU / Steven Pasquale / “Somethin’ Like Love”
KILL ‘EM WITH KINDNESS / Jackie Cain / “So Many Stars”
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO DO MY PART / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
TICK TOCK / Chaise Lounge / “Gin Fizz Fandango”
SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD / Bill Henderson / “Live At The Vic”
I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU / Laura Nyro / “First Songs”
WIVES AND LOVERS / (Mystery Vocalist) / Wayne Newton / “Mr. Las Vegas”
DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME / Nancy Harms / “Ellington At Night”
DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME / Mark Murphy / “Once To Every Heart”
IT’S A MAN’S, MAN’S WORLD / Morgan James w/ Postmodern Jukebox
SOME PEOPLE / Mark Jennett / “Everybody Says Don’t”
WITCHCRAFT / Tom Rust / “Are We There Yet?”
WITCHCRAFT / Sarah Vaughan / “You’re Mine You”
IN THE NAME OF LOVE / Kenny Rankin / “Silver Morning”
MEAN TO ME / Linda Ronstadt / “Lush Life”
I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU / Jack Jones / “Love Ballad”
OH, YES, TAKE ANOTHER GUESS / Catherine Russell / “Sentimental Streak”
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? / Mel Torme / “Live At Marty’s”
MY ROMANCE / Tuck & Patti / “Tears of Joy”
BOY WANTED / Ella Fitzgerald / “Sings The George & Ira Gershwin Song Book”
BOY WANTED / Julian Yeo / “You And The Night”
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Carmen McRae / “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH / Jamie Cullum / “Twentysomething”
MORE THAN A WOMAN / Gregory Porter / “Take Me To The Alley”
BUT BEAUTIFUL / Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga / “Cheek To Cheek”
PARIS MISMATCH (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “WHAT’S NEW?” (5.28.16)

29 May

No quirky, ironic theme this week (no way to top the world for quirky nor ironic these days), so I decided to play only new CDs. Okay, with a couple of exceptions.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL / Jack Jones / “Seriously Frank”
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC / Jackie Gage / “Siren Songs”
SUMMERTIME / Mark Murphy / “Live In Athens”
NO MOON AT ALL / Stacey Kent / “Tenderly”
PRETTY BLUE / Kevin Mahogany / “The Vienna Affair”
YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME TO / New West Guitar Group w/ Tierney Sutton / “Send one Your Love”
BERNIE’S TUNE / Erroll Garner / “The Complete Concert By the Sea”
THE UMBRELLA MAN / Hetty Kate & Dan Mclean’s Hot Six / “The Umbrella Man”
ROBBIN’S NEST / Hetty Kate / “Comes Love”
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME / (Mystery Vocalist) / Danny DiVito / “Living Out Loud Soundtrack”
BY MYSELF / Melissa Morgan / “Days Like This”
I GOT A RIGHT TO CRY / Melissa Morgan / (Unreleased CD)
PICK YOURSELF UP / Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap / “The Silver Lining”
SO NICE / Professor Cunningham w/ Tamar Korn / “The Rhythm Method”
DANZA DANIELA / Ron Davis / “Pocket Symphonica”
I TRIED / The Real Group / “Three Decades Of Vocal Music”
GOOD BAIT / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
MENILMONTANT / Avalon Jazz Band w/ Tantiana Eva-Marie / (Unrelased CD)
THE DAY I LEARNED FRENCH / Rebecca Kilgore / “Moonshadow Dance”
COME BACK TO ME / Nicholas Bearde / “Invitation”
JERSEY BOUNCE / Sarah King & The Smoke Rings / “Sarah King & The Smoke Rings”
MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME / Mark Winkler / “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
I GOT IT BAD / Nancy Harms / “Ellington At Night”
TAKE ME TO THE ALLEY / Gregory Porter / “Take Me To The Alley”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY” (4.30.2016)

3 May

We celebrated International Jazz Day with some of the best jazz singers and musicians in the world. But I also invited a number of international jazz singers and radio people to say hi to my audience and introduce one of their favorite singers or important influences. A good time was had by all – especially me.

SONG TITLE / Artist / (Country) / CD Or Album Title

YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Anne Ducros / (France) / “Either Way”
CHANGE PARTNERS / Ian Shaw / (Britain) / “Change Partners”
THEME FROM THE FLINTSTONES / The Metropole Orkest w/ Clark Terry / (Netherlands) / “Clark Terry & The Metropole Orchestra”
THE UMBRELLA MAN / Hetty Kate / (Australia) / “The Dan McLean Hot Six Meet Hetty Kate”
BLUE TURNING GREY / Audrey Morris / (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Hetty Kate / “The Voice Of Audrey Morris”
LAST NIGHT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG / Toots Thielemans w/ Silje Nergaard / (Belgium/Norway) / “One More For The Road”
STOLEN MOMENTS / Mark Murphy / (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Mark Robinson, Primetime Jazz, Radio Adelaide, South Australia) / “The Giants Of Jazz”
CHEZ NOUS / Paris Combo / (France) / “Living Room”
BABY PLAYS AROUND / (Mystery Vocalist) / (Sweden) / Anne Sofie Von Otter / “For The Stars”
BOY WANTED / Julian Yeo / (Australia) / “You & The Night”
LIVING WITHOUT YOU / Luciana Souza / (Brazil) / “The New Bossa Nova”
SIMON SMITH & HIS AMAZING DANCING BEAR / Mark Jennett / (Britain) “Everybody Says Don’t”
HAVEN’T WE MET / Kenny Rankin / (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Mark Jennett / “Silver Morning”
CRY IF YOU WANT TO / Holly Cole / (Canada) / “The Best Of Holly Cole”
CELINE DION / The Arrogant Worms / (Canada) / The Best Of The Arrogant Worms”
I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING / London Gay Big Band w/ Claire Martin / (Britain) / “Brave”
STARS FELL ON ALABAMA / Rita Payes & Joan Chamorra / (Spain) – Introduced by Virginia of Virginiamusic.eu / “Joan Chamorro Presenta Rita Payes”
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME / Delicatessen / (Brazil) / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
SONG FOR GENE / Accent / (U.S.A., Canada, Britain, Sweden, France)
FASCINATIN’ RHYTHM / The Hi-Lo’s / (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Accent / “All That Jazz”
YOU TURN ME ON BABY / Fay Claassen & WDR Big Band, Cologne / The Netherlands) / “Sing!”
HOMMAGE A LILI BOULANGER / Jacky Terrasson / (France) / “Jacky Terrasson”
VOILA C’EST FINI / Liane Foly / (France) “Croonuese”
GOODBYE FOR NOW / Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna / (Sweden) / “Calling You”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine (U.S.A.)

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