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PLAYLIST FOR “HUNGER GAMES” (9.28.13)

30 Sep

With a theme like that, it must have been an hour of songs about futuristic, dystopian life-and-death competitions, right? Really? How many of those songs can you think of? Me, too. So it was an hour of songs about food, okay?

 

SONG TITLE  /  CD or Album Title  /  Artist

 

  • WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ring-A-Ding Ding”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • FEED ME  /  Jon Hendricks  /  “A Good Git-Together”
  • I WANT A MAN WHO COOKS  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • SWEET KENTUCKY HAM  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Classics”
  • LET’S EAT HOME  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On The Road”
  • FRIM FRAM SAUCE  /  Vocapella  /  “Black Coffee”
  • YOU’RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • I WANT A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Sings The Blues”
  • CANDY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  MaryAnn Sullivan/  (Single)
  • HUNGRY MAN  /  Mark Winkler  /  “West Coast Cool”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  Bobby Troup  /  “Jazz Masters”
  • SUNDAY MORNING WITH YOU  /  Heather Rigdon  /  (Single)”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “BREAKING UP IS NOT SO HARD TO DO” (9.7.13)

8 Sep

Finding the perfect partner may be one of Life’s most difficult tasks. Dumping Mr. or Ms. Not-Quite-Right? Not so difficult. Need some tips? Here are about 63 ways to leave your lover. Don’t try to thank me. Just doing my job. 

Talk to you next week. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Katie King  /  “Harry’s Fight” 
  • JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Cocktails With Cole Porter”  
  • YOUNG AND NAIVE  /  Heather Rigdon  /  “Young And Naïve”   
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”   
  • YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF, BUB  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”   
  • CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dirk Bogarde  /  “Lyrics For Lovers”    
  • I’M GOING TO RUIN YOUR DAY  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia” 
  • AIN’T NO USE  /  Joe Williams  /  Ballad & Blues Master”  
  • SO LONG YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”
  • HOW TO PACK A SUITCASE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • HARD TO FIND  /  Eugenie Jones   /  “Black Lace Blue Tears” 
  • HOW INSENSITIVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra/Jobim  The Complete Reprise Recordings”
  • MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE  /  Maude Hixson  /  “Love’s Refrain”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Holly Cole  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”  
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (THeme Music)  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT” (8.31.13)

1 Sep

I’m back and consider this an hour of “Back To School” orientation with lots of familiar faces and a few new ones, new songs, new rules, but the same swing. 

Watch this space on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday’s theme. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Frank – B-Sides”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • SO LITTLE TIME SO MUCH TO DO  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • THE INCHWORM  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Doris Day/Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • SOMETHIN’ STUPID  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Michael Buble/Reese Witherspoon  /  “To Be Loved”
  • S’QUA BADU BOP  /  Ori Dagan/Sophia Perlman  /  “S’Cat Got My Tongue”
  • AFTER SCHOOL  /  Jeri Brown  /  “A Timeless Place”
  • DON’T ASK ME OUT  /  Joyce Kwon Trio  /  “To A Certain Boy”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  Mark Winkler  /  “West Coast Cool”
  • CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’  /  Emy Tseng   /  “Sonho”
  • JUST BECAUSE WE’RE KIDS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Playground”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “SUMMER LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS” (6.22.13)

22 Jun

A few familiar singers and a number of promising new ones, all for your Summer listening consideration, and in case you weren’t taking notes…well, see below.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • GET OUT OF TOWN  /  Diane Marino  /  “Loads Of Love”
  • YOU BETTER KNOW IT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM  /  Marlene VerPlanck  /  “Ballads…Mostly”
  • SUMMERTIME  /  Bela Karoli  /  “Furnished Rooms”
  • MAYBE  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something Like Love”
  • PAT’S WALTZ  /  Django Fesitival Allstars  /  “Live At Birdland”
  • MY MOTHER WOULD LIKE YOU  /  Heather Rigdon  /  “Young And Naïve”
  • STRANGER IN PARADISE  /  (Mystery Vocalist(  /  Sammy Davis  /  “All-Star Spectacular”
  • THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU  /  Tony Bennett/Dave Brubeck  /  “Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions”
  • BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • A LA POURSUITE DES MAREES  /  Laila Biali  /  “Live In Concert”
  • CALIFORNIA SHOESHINE BOYS  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • A MAN WHO CAN COOK  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • RICH INTERIOR LIFE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Theme Music) 

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE MELODY CAME FIRST” (3.30.13)

1 Apr

This week I played a number of hit jazz tunes which were so popular that lyrics were added later — sometimes years later — so that singers could add them to their sets. “Holiday For Strings” is an outlier and an anomaly, but if you know Mandy’s version, you know why I couldn’t resist playing it.  

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

 

 

  • SATIN DOLL  /  Nancy Wilson/Gerald Wilson  /  “Yesterday’s Love Songs/Today’s Blues”
  • MISTY  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover, No Minimum”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  (Mystery Pianist)  Chevy Chase  /  “Here’s A Song  Vol. 2”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  Tony Bennett/Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • STOLEN MOMENTS  /  Betty Carter/Carmen McRae  /  “Duets”
  • MOANIN’  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Vikki Carr  /  “The Ultimate Collection”
  • LIKE YOUNG  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Easy The Hard Way”
  • HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Kidults”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  The Real Group  /  “UnReal”
  • WHAT’S YOUR STORY MORNING GLORY  /  Kristin Korb  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • DAT DERE  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Sin And Soul”
  • DAT DERE  /  Louise Rogers  /  “Bop Boo Day”
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Duke Ellington Songbook Vol.2”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “I’M OUTTA HERE” (1.19.13)

23 Jan

Sorry I’m posting this late, but I have been wrestling with a bad bug for a week. Hoping to be victorious by Saturday.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • THE GYPSY IN MY SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Listen Here”
  • JOEY, JOEY, JOEY  /  Al Jarreau  /  “One Note Samba”
  • FAR AWAY PLACES  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Manhattan In The Rain”
  • HOW TO PACK A SUITCASE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • YOU’RE OUTTA HERE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “New York City Drag”
  • I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Gary Crosby  /“Gary Crosby Belts The Blues”                                                                           
  • DOWNTOWN  /  Holly Cole  /  “Girl Talk”
  • THE AIRPLANE SONG  /  Dave Tull  /  “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Great American Songbook” 
  • ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT  /  Dr. John  /  Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s On Me”           
  • GO BACK HOME  /  Nancy Stearns  /  “A Wish”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unrelased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “TOP 12 TURNTABLE FOR ONE SONGS IN 2012”

30 Dec

I’ve played about 500 songs in the past year and thought I’d end 2012 with a dozen of my favorites culled from some of my favorite weekly themes. The Billy Joel song at the end is something that’s been running through my head the past week.  Sadness or Euphoria?  I wish you a great imbalance of the latter for 2013. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • #12  /  I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • #11  /  TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Joe Coughlin  /  “Things Turn Out That Way”
  • #10  /  I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  •  #9  /  SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  •  #8  /  YOU ARE THERE  /  Rebecca Sullivan  /  “This Way, This Time”
  •  #7  /  I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  •  #6  /  I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate  /  “11:60 PM”  
  •  #5  /  TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  •  #4  /  THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  •  #3  /  SISSIES  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”  
  •  #2  /  ALWAYS  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “A Celebration of The Voice”
  •  #1  /  I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something Like Love”
  •   SUMMER, HIGHLAND FALLS  /  Jessica Molaskey  /  “Sitting In Limbo”
  •   PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “MUSIC TO BE THANKFUL FOR” (11.24.12)

25 Nov

Thanks to everyone who wrote in with a suggestion – listeners and fellow broadcasters. I am thankful when this program is more of a conversation than a monologue.

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • THREE BEARS / Mark Winkler / “Mark Winkler Sings Bobby Troup”
  • SHENANDOH / Jo Stafford / “American Folk Songs”
  • SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME / Dave Brubeck / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU / Delicatessen / “Good Night Kiss”
  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK / Dawn Upshaw / “Upshaw Sings Vernon Duke
  • AUTUMN NOCTURN / Benny Goodman / “The Yale University Archives”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT / Fred Astaire / “The Special Magic Of Fred Astaire”
  • I WISHED ON THE MOON / Billie Holiday / “Billie Holiday for Lovers”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE / Frank Sinatra / “Perfectly Frank Radio Broadcasts”
  • SUMMERTIME / Lillie Huddleston / “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • WHO CARES / Alice Ricciardi / “Comes Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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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)

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PLAYLIST FOR “NAME CALLING” (11.10.12)

10 Nov

Calling names – it’s as American as throwing an apple pie, or criticizing a baseball or football umpire . So you didn’t like the show tonight? Try next Saturday night, bozo.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE  /  Sarah Vaughan/Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan”
  • CANDY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • SO LONG, YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”
  • CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie”
  • CALL ME DARLING  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Jukebox Ella”
  • SISSIES  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • YOU’RE BLASÉ  /  Kristin Korb  /  “Why Can’t You Behave?”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Cary Grant  /  “Did You Know These Stars Also Sang?” 
  • BABY, BABY ALL THE TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • YOUR MIND’S ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”     
  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Main Event”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Stacy Sullivan  /  “It’s A Good Day”  
  • CRAZY SHE CALLS ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • YOU AIN’T NOTHING BUT A J.A.M.F.  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”                    
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)                

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