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PLAYLIST FOR “MOMS SINGING FOR MOTHER’S DAY” (5.10.14)

Because Sunday is Mother’s Day, only mothers got to sing this week, though a few brought along their kids.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Shirley Horn / “I Thought About You: Live At Vine Street”
ALWAYS / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN / Barbra Streisand and Jason Gould / “Back To Brooklyn”
I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU / Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap / “Something To Remember”
YOU’VE CHANGED / Renee Fleming & Fred Hersch / “Haunted Heart”
ALMOST BLUE / Gwen Stefani / “Stormy Weather”
YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME / Diana Krall / “Love Scenes”
MY PERSONAL POSSESSION / (Mystery Vocalist) / Maria Cole / “Maria Cole”
THOU SWELL / Natalie Cole / “Unforgettable”
BROWN BABY / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
BE A CHILD / Cleo Laine & Dudley Moore / “Smilin’ Through”
I AM YOUR CHILD / Barry Manilow / “Barry Manilow 1”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Bill Charlap, Cleo Laine, Cody Owen Stine, Diana Krall, Dudley Moore, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Hersch, Gwen Stefani, H. William Stine, Jason Gould, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, live radio, Maria Cole, Natalie Cole, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, Renee Fleming, Sandy Stewart, Shirley Horn, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr

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PLAYLIST FOR “PITY PARTY” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM JUNE 2013)

30 Mar

I threw my favorite kind of party this week – a Pity Party. You were invited. If you didn’t show up, I pity you. You missed some great music. See below…

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

LITTLE GIRL BLUE / Nina Simone / “Let It All Out”
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Carmen McRae / “The Fabulous Carmen McRae”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
GOOD GUY / Trisha Yearwood / “Stormy Weather”
NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU / Jackie Ryan / “Listen Here”
ORDINARY FOOL / Ray Brown Jr. & Paul Williams / “Friends And Family”
IT’S MY PARTY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Amy Winehouse / “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “The Capitol Years”
DRINKING AGAIN / Dinah Washington / “Dinah ‘62”
PRIVATE GUY / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS / Lissy Walker / “Life Is Sweet”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Ben Sidran, Carmen McRae, Cody Owen Stine, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., H. William Stine, Jackie Ryan, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kenny Rankin, Lissy Walker, live radio, Nina Simone, Paul Williams, playlists, radio, Ray Brown Jr., Trisha Yearwood, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “NAME DROPPING” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM MARCH, 2013)

12 Jan

Had to reach into the archives again for last night’s show. Fortunately it’s radio so you couldn’t see how much younger I looked…last year. Here’s the playlist.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I LOVE TO LOVE / Nina Simone / “Forbidden Fruit”
HOW ABOUT YOU? / Frank Sinatra / “Songs For Swingin’ Lovers”
ONE NIGHT WITH FRANK / Erin Boheme / “What Love Is”
TONY BENNETT / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
ISN’T IT A PITY? / Mel Torme / “At Marty’s”
BEYOND COMPARE / Courtnay Day / “State Of Bliss”
MACK THE KNIFE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Clay Aiken / “Tried And True”
ROBERT FROST / Karrin Allyson / “Collage”
MISS YOU MISTER MERCER / Mark Murphy / “Songbook”
MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Blossom Dearie, Clay Aiken, Cody Owen Stine, Courtenay Day, Delicatessan, Erin Boheme, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Karrin Allyson, Kevin Mahogany, live radio, Mark Murphy, Mel Torme, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “TWO THINGS AT ONCE” (11.16.13)

18 Nov

Is it really possible to do two things at once and give each your full attention? What? What was I saying? Am I typing or talking to myself?

Fortunately, all of the singers and musicians on this week’s show are adept, if not masterful, at multi-tasking and making it all swing.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

EXACTLY LIKE YOU / Nina Simone / “Nina At Town Hall”
EAST ST. LOUIS TOODLE-OO/DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE / John Pizzarelli / “Rockin’ In Rhythm”
ALL THAT I NEED IS LOVE / Melody Gardot / “Worrisome Heart”
DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME / Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler / “A Meeting Of The Times”
HERE COMES THE SUN / Nicky Schrire / “Time And Space”
WHAT IS THERE TO SAY / Nat Cole / “After Midnight”
SO AND SO / Holly Cole / “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
TWO FOR THE ROAD / (Mystery Vocalist) / George Shearing / “Two For The Road”
ELUM / Major Holley / “Mule”
IN THE NAME OF LOVE / Kenny Rankin / “Silver Morning”
I’M GOING TO LAUGH YOU RIGHT OUT OF MY LIFE / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
I WISH YOU LOVE / Enrico Granafei / “Alone And Together”
LITTLE FLY / Esperanza Spaulding / “Chamber Music Society”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Al Hibbler, Carmen McRae, Cody Owen Stine, Enrico Granafei, Esperanza Spaulding, George Shearing, H. William Stine, Holly Cole, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, John Pizzarelli, Kenny Rankin, live radio, Major Holley, Melody Gardot, Nat Cole, Nicky Schrire, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, turntable, Turntable For One, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “BEST DAY EVER” (10.19.13)

19 Oct

In case you’re having some trouble remembering why these might also be “the best of times,” how about a few songs to remind us? Not to worry. Cynicism will make its return soon — how about next Saturday night at 10:00. Talk to you then.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

BLUE SKIES / Ella Fitzgerald / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY / Fred Astaire / “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
THE TROLLEY SONG / Stacey Kent / “The Boy Next Door”
GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME / Frank Sinatra / “Sinatra At The Sands”
A CHILD IS BORN / The Real Group / “Unreal”
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE / Nicole Henry / “The Very Thought Of You”
THAT SUNDAY THAT SUMMER / (Mystery Vocalist) / Wilford Brimley / “Wilford Brimley & Jeff Hamilton Trio”
ONCE UPON A SUMMER TIME / Blossom Dearie / “Once Upon A Summer Time”
LUCKY TO BE ME / Tony Bennett/Bill Evans / “Together Again”
FEELING GOOD / Nina Simone / “I Put A Spell On You”
THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG / Mark Winkler & Cheryl Bentyne / “West Coast Cool”
A GOOD DAY / Eugenie Jones / “Black Lace Blue Tears”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Bill Evans, Blossom Dearie, Cheryl Bentyne, Cody Owen Stine, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Eugenie Jones, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, live radio, Mark Winkler, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, Stacey Kent, The Real Group, Tony Bennett, turntable, Turntable For One, Wilford Brimley, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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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)

Tags: Blossom Dearie, Bobby Troup, Chaise Lounge, Cody Owen Stine, Dave Frishberg, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, Heather Rigdon, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Jon Hendricks, live radio, Mark Winkler, MaryAnn Sullivan, Nat Cole, Nina Simone, Rosemary Clooney, Seth MacFarlane, Shirley Horn, Vocapella, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “FINDING MY RELIGION” (9.14.13)

15 Sep

This show was all about feeling the spirit. It was about the joy of accepting soul in your soul. Okay, it was mostly about songs that, either directly or indirectly, mentioned God, and often to ironic effect. This still is my show after all.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

SERMONETTE / Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross / “Twisted: The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross”
SING YOU SINNERS / Hetty Kate / “11:60 PM”
GOD BLESS THE CHILD / Lou Rawls / “Stormy Monday”
WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN / Mishka Adams / “God Bless The Child”
HOUSE OF GOLD / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Albumr”
JOYFUL JOYFUL WE ADORE YOU / Lucy Smith / “Songs My Mama Would Like”
GOD WILL / Holly Cole / “Blame It On My Youth”
OL’ MAN RIVER / (Mystery Vocalist) / The Beach Boys / “The Fabulous Mr. Fox”
GOD ONLY KNOWS / Madeline Eastman / “A Quiet Thing”
IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE / Tony Bennett / “When Lights Are Low”
IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO / Diahann Carroll/Andre Previn Trio / “Porgy And Bess”
ALL GOD’S CHILDREN HAVE RHYTHM/DO YOU WANT TO JUMP CHILDREN / Joe Williams / “At Newport ‘63”
NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE / Nina Simone / “Nina Simone & Piano”
LONESOME ROAD / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
COME SUNDAY / The Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / “Unreleased Master”

Tags: andre previn, Cody Owen Stine, Diahann Carroll, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, Hendricks, Hetty Kate, Holly Cole, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Joe Williams, Kenny Rankin, Lambert, Lambert Hendricka and Ross, live radio, Lou Rawls, Lucy Smith, Madeline Eastman, Mishka Adams, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, The Beach Boys, The Real Group, Tony Bennett, turntable, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “PITY PARTY” (6.1.13)

2 Jun

I threw my favorite kind of party this week – a Pity Party. You were invited. If you didn’t show up, I pity you. You missed some great music. See below…

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

LITTLE GIRL BLUE / Nina Simone / “Let It All Out”
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE / Kenny Rankin / “The Kenny Rankin Album”
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME / Carmen McRae / “The Fabulous Carmen McRae”
I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
GOOD GUY / Trisha Yearwood / “Stormy Weather”
NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU / Jackie Ryan / “Listen Here”
ORDINARY FOOL / Ray Brown Jr. & Paul Williams / “Friends And Family”
IT’S MY PARTY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Amy Winehouse / “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “The Capitol Years”
DRINKING AGAIN / Dinah Washington / “Dinah ‘62”
PRIVATE GUY / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS / Lissy Walker / “Life Is Sweet”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Ben Sidran, Carmen McRae, Cody Owen Stine, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., H. William Stine, hints, Jackie Ryan, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kenny Rankin, Lissy Walker, Nina Simone, Paul Williams, playlists, radio, Ray Brown Jr., Trisha Yearwood, turntable, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “NAME DROPPING” (3.16.13)

16 Mar

Unlike the Post Office, Turntable For One delivers on Saturday, and it was great to be back live in the studio. You know me. I don’t like to drop names, but all of these songs did.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

I LOVE TO LOVE / Nina Simone / “Forbidden Fruit”
HOW ABOUT YOU? / Frank Sinatra / “Songs For Swingin’ Lovers”
ONE NIGHT WITH FRANK / Erin Boheme / “What Love Is”
TONY BENNETT / Kevin Mahogany / “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME / Delicatessen / “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
ISN’T IT A PITY? / Mel Torme / “At Marty’s”
BEYOND COMPARE / Courtnay Day / “State Of Bliss”
MACK THE KNIFE / (Mystery Vocalist) / Clay Aiken / “Tried And True”
ROBERT FROST / Karrin Allyson / “Collage”
MISS YOU MISTER MERCER / Mark Murphy / “Songbook”
MY NEW CELEBRITY IS YOU / Blossom Dearie / “My New Celebrity Is You”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Blossom Dearie, Clay Aiken, Cody Owen Stine, Courtenay Day, Delicatessan, Erin Boheme, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Karrin Allyson, Kevin Mahogany, live radio, Mark Murphy, Mel Torme, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, turntable, wmnr, wmnr fine arts

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PLAYLIST FOR “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” (2.2.13)

2 Feb

As someone once famously said, “It’s a terrible thing to lose your mind.” Takes one to know one. Hope you enjoyed tonight’s mind games.

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

GEORGIA ON MY MIND / Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis / “Two Men With The Blues”
IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill / “Live At Nalen”
SWEET KENTUCKY HAM / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
TROUBLE IN MIND / Nina Simone / “Nina At Newport”
THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND / Sting / “The Thomas Crown Affair”
YOU GO TO MY HEAD / Morgana King / “Tender Moments”
GENTLE ON MY MIND / (Mystery Vocalist) / Leonard Nimoy / “Spaced Out”
YOUR MIND’S ON VACATION / Kitty Margolis / “Body And Soul”
DEEP WITHIN THE CORNERS OF MY MIND / Melody Gardot / “My One And Only Thrill”
ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
ROUND MIDNIGHT / Ella Fitzgerald / “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND / Tony Bennett/Billy Joel / “Playin’ With My Friends”
PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

Tags: Billy Joel, Cody Owen Stine, Dave Frishberg, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, H. William Stine, Helen Merrill, jazz, jazz radio, jazz singers, jazz vocalists, jazz vocals, Kitty Margolis, Leonard Nimoy, live radio, Melody Gardot, Morgana King, Nina Simone, playlists, radio, Sting, Tony Bennett, turntable, Willie Nelson, wmnr, wmnr fine arts, Wynton Marsalis

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PLAYLIST FOR “MOMS SINGING FOR MOTHER’S DAY” (5.10.14)

PLAYLIST FOR “PITY PARTY” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM JUNE 2013)

PLAYLIST FOR “NAME DROPPING” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM MARCH, 2013)

PLAYLIST FOR “TWO THINGS AT ONCE” (11.16.13)

PLAYLIST FOR “BEST DAY EVER” (10.19.13)

PLAYLIST FOR “HUNGER GAMES” (9.28.13)

PLAYLIST FOR “FINDING MY RELIGION” (9.14.13)

PLAYLIST FOR “PITY PARTY” (6.1.13)

PLAYLIST FOR “NAME DROPPING” (3.16.13)

PLAYLIST FOR “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” (2.2.13)

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