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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL BLUES” 10.11.25

12 Oct

About 5 years ago, I did a show called, “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues.”  Back then, the country – and the  world – were reeling under a pandemic. Americans were confused, fearful, and angry, emotions reflected in contentious politics. We didn’t  know which way the country was going to go. As they say: the more things change… So what kind of mood do you think I’m still in five years later?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • ALL BLUES  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Double Rainbow”
  • BLUE SKIES  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES  /  Joe Williams & Count Basie  /  “At The Americana Hotel”
  • BLOSSOM’S BLUES  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES  /  Tony Bennett & Ray Charles /  “The Art of Excellence”
  • FINE AND MELLOW  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Essential Billie Holiday: The Carnegie Hall Concert””
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • LILAC BLUES  /  The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra  /  “Mixed Bag”
  • HUM DRUM BLUES  /  Kate Kortum  /  “Good Woman”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Little Girl Blue”
  • I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES  /  Kenny Washington  /  “What’s The Hurry”
  • BLUE OF BLUE  /  Carly Simon  /  “Torch”
  • BLACK AND BLUE  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “16 Most Requested Songs”
  • GEORGIA ROSE  /  Queen Latifah w/ Stevie Wonder  /  “Travelin’ Light”
  • WAITER, ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues”
  • BLUES FOR POP-POP  /  Gina Vendetta  /  “Fun Size”
  • BLUE VELVET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Fereelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • BLUES FOR PABLO  /  Miles Davis  /  “Miles Ahead”
  • BASIN STREET BLUES  /  Shirley Horn w/ Roy Hargrove  /  “I Remember Miles”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SWEET SLUMBER  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues Is Now”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LOST & FOUND” 11.9.24

11 Nov

Went through the musical Lost & Found this week, remembering Quincy Jones and Jack Jones, a couple of stars we recently lost. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I GOT LOST IN HIS ARMS  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • SWEET LORRAINE  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Hours”
  • PIECES OF DREAMS  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Portrait”
  • AMERICAN TUNE  /  Simon & Garfunkel  /  “The Concert In Central Park”
  • EVENING IN PARIS  /  Quincy Jones Big Band  /  “Newport ’61”ˆ
  • WHERE OR WHEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • CHEEK TO CHEEK  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella The Lost Berlin Tapes”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • GET LOST  /  Meredith d’Ambrosio  /  “Beware Of Spring”
  • WENDY  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Mary Martin & The Lost Boys  /  “Peter Pan”
  • BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Johnny Hartman  /  ‘This One’s For Tedi”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Diane Schuur & Count Basie Orchestra  /  “Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “SoulCall”
  • WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett/Berlin”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Michel Petrucciani Trio  /  “Jazz Club Montmartre – 1988”
  • PERDIDO  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL  /  Jack Jones  /  “New Jack Swing”
  • LOST IN A FOG  /  Jocelyn Barth  /  “Tell Him I Said Hello”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Tales” Live From Copenhagen”
  • THE WIFFENPOOF SONG  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers & Losers”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  Gavin Hope  /  “For All We Know ”
  • I’M LOST  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Kevin Mahogany, Hank Jones, George Mraz  /  “An Evening Of Ballads”
  • LOSING MY MIND  /  Donna Murphy  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine 

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PLAYLIST FOR “AH-HA MOMENTS!” 1.20.24

22 Jan

Last week I did  a show with the musical theme, “Uh-Oh Moments!” (If you missed the show, I strongly advise you borrow someone’s notes before the final exam.) So I was trying to think of what to do this week.  What to do? What to do? Then, out of the blue, I had an “Ah-Ha Moment!” (At this stage of the game, I can’t afford to pass up any errant thought or idea.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Gail Pettis  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • TEN MINUTES AGO  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “We’ve Only Just Begun”
  • THEY ALL LAUGHED  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Something’ Like Love”
  • I USED TO BE COLORBLIND  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • I NEVER KNEW  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”
  • HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “In Blue”
  • I WAS A FOOL TO LET YOU GO  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.   /  “That Face”
  • BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP  /  Kenny Burrell & Grover Washington Jr.   /  “Togethering
  • I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW  /  Holly Cole Trio  /  “Don’t Smoke In Bed”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Seal w/ Puppini Sisters  /  “Standards”
  • UNTIL I MET YOU    Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • LAST REQUEST  /  Frankie Valli  /  “A Touch of jazz”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Monica Ramey  /  “Monica Ramey & The Beegie Adair Trio”
  • CLOUDY MORNING  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Perfectly Frank”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer in Concert”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Standards Vol. 1”
  • I FORGOT TO HAVE CHILDREN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • THE MASQUERADE IS OVER  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • FRAGILE  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ANIMAL, MINERAL, OR VEGETABLE – A TURNTABLE FOR ONE GAME” 12.2.23

4 Dec

When’s the last time you played “Is It Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?” Maybe the last time you ate at Denny’s? Maybe the last time you watched the U.S. Senate? My version of the game (with songs) was a lot more rewarding than the previous two examples. And swinging! Don’t you agree? 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Disney Loves Jazz”
  • COME ON A  MY HOUSE  /  Imelda May W/ Jeff Goldblum/Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Studio Sessions”
  • ROCKS IN MY BED  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • LEMON TWIST  /  John Pizzarelli & George Shearing  /  “The Rare Delight Of You”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “European Quartet Live”
  • THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC  /  Bing Crosby  /  “Musical Moments To Remember”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson   /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Wild & Free”
  • EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT  /  (Mystery Musicians)  /  Johnny Hodges & Lawrence Welk  /  “Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOOBIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • TAKE THE A TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PEEL ME A GRAPE  /  Blossom Dearie & Lyle Lovett
  • YOUR CAT PLAYS PIANO  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Carr Toons”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Al Jarreau  /  “25 Greatest Hits”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “California Dreaming”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  Tony Bennett   /  “The Playground”
  • SKYLARK  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • THE PEACOCKS  /  Bill Evans Trio W/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington  /  “Ella At Dukes”s Place”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “IF” (11.4.23)

7 Nov

It’s a small word, only two letters. But it’s aspirational, inspirational, and conditional, opening a thought or a wish to thousand possibilities.  So in another (likely futile) attempt to Make Grammar Great Again, I presented a musical tribute to the conditional  conjunction – IF.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin’”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie:The Complete Reprise Studio Sessions”
  • IF I WERE A BELL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • IF THE STARS WERE MINE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “My One & Only Thrill”
  • IF YOU WANT TO RAINBOW  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “Bathtub Gin”
  • DEDICATED TO YOU  /  John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
  • I COULD WRITE A BOOK  /  Betty Carter  /  “The Audience With Betty Carter”
  • IT DON’T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING)  /  Helen Sung  /  “Anthem For A New Day”
  • IF THEY COULD SEE ME NOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tony Danza  /  “Standards & Stories”
  • IF I LOVED YOU  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “The Broadway Album”
  • IF I WERE A RICH MAN  /  Zero Mostel  /  “Fiddler On The Roof”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Over The Rainbow: The Songs Of Yip Harburg”
  • IF I ONLY HAD BRAIN  /  John Dokes  /  “Forever Reasons”
  • IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU  /  Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones  /  “In Full Swing”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • IF YOU NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH ME  /  Greta Matassa   /  “Portraits”
  • IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME  /  Accent
  • IF YOU WENT AWAY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live At Rosy’s”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & Leehom Wang  
  • IF IT’S MAGIC  /  Artemis w/ Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Artemis”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Live”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin’”
  • IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW  /  Chet Baker  /  “Late Night Jazz”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Victoria Tolstoy  /  “Blame It On My Youth”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HEY – THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!” (5.20.23)

24 May

What do these 3 things have in common: building a house at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean,  launching a nuclear attack – you pick the target, transporting Prince Harry and Meghan from a New York City event to their hotel three blocks away. No, they’re not on my bucket list. Correct answer: They all take Planning! And you know what else takes planning – this show!  Stop laughing. To prove how completely, thoroughly this show is planned, I chose for a musical theme: Hey – That sounds like a plan. (Not everything went as planned…) 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Life Is Beautiful”
  • AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella In Japan”Kanda
  • NICE ’N’ EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice ’N’ Easy”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • I WALKA LITTLE FASTER  /  Claire Teal  /  “They Say It’s Swing”
  • LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin”
  • SMILE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Steven Tyler  /  “Chris Botti In Boston”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • MILESTONES  /  Christian McBride Big Band  /  “For Jimmy, Wes, & Oliver”
  • EASY STREET  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • AS LONG AS I WANT TO  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO CHANGE MY PLANS  /  Mel Torme & Jonathan Schwartz  /   “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Paul Simon  /  “Negotiations & Love Songs”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “But Beautiful”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • IF I HAD YOU  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • THE NIGHT THE PUGILIST LEARNED HOW TO DANCE  /  Sting  /  “The Last Ship”
  • DETOUR AHEAD /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lena Horne  /  “Live At The Waldorf Astoria”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Boston Concert 1976”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton Band  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “I SEE YOU; I HEAR YOU” (6.6.20)

7 Jun

I think one of the responsibilities of having a microphone every week is knowing when to shut up. I did that (for the most part) this week and let singers and songwriters who for so many years have seen and heard with perception and then written with eloquent honesty about this painful struggle playing out once again across America. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Silk & Soul”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “You Got What It Takes”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /   Diane Schuur  /  “Running On Faith”
  • FRAGILE  /  Sting  /  “My Songs”
  • SACK FULL OF DREAMS  /  Ernestine Anderson  “Be Mine Tonight”
  • WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO BLACK AND BLUE  /  Lou Rawls  /  “Black And Blue”
  • THIS IS (NOT) A PROTEST SONG  /  Rene Marie  /  “Sound of Red”
  • BLACKBIRD  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • SING OUT, MARCH ON  /  Quiana Lynell  /  “A Little Love”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz & Kenny Barron /  “Yours And Mine”
  • MAKE IT GO AWAY  /  Holly Cole  /  “Dark Dear Heart”
  • BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU?  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Mr. Oscar Brown Jr. Goes To Washington”
  • YOU REAP JUST WHAT YOU SOW  /  Catherine Russell  /  “You Reap Just What You Sow”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allison  /  “Ever Since The World Ended”
  • FEELING GOOD  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Feelin’ Good”
  • SAVE THE COUNTRY  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Live! The Loom’s Desire”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  Joe Williams  /  “Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra:
  • SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD  /  Clairedee  /  “A Love Letter To Lena”
  • GOD BLESS THE CHILD  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Be Good”
  • LOST IN THE STARS  /  Dee Dee Bridgewater  /  “This Is New”
  • WE’RE ALL IN THE DANCE  /  Rachel Caswell  /  “We’re All In The Dance”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Keith Jarrett  /  “La Scala”
  • BALM IN GILEAD  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Blueprint Of A Lady”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MOMS 2020” (5.9.20)

11 May

She gave you 50% of your chromosomes, 75% of your attitudes, 90% of your self-esteem, and 100% of the conversations you have with your therapist. Moms. Where would we be without them? And even though Mother’s Day this year was a little more unusual than ever, I still maintained tradition with the annual Turntable For One tribute to Mother’s Day – with songs about moms, songs from mom’s point of view, and songs about motherly advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DAT DERE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • NOTHING LIKE YOU  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Dreams & Daggers”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • STOP, TIME  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To The Blue Skies”
  • I HOPE YOU DANCE  /  Deborah Lippman  /  “Nightingale”
  • THEM THERE EYES  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key”
  • BROWN BABY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At The Village Gate”
  • MOTHER’S LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  (Mystery Mom)  /  Carline Ray  /  “Vocal Sides”       
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  (Mystery Mom’s Daughter)  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Inside this Heart Of Minet”
  • INFANT EYES  /  Nnenna Freelon  /  “Heritage”
  • WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES  /  Judith Lorrick  /  “The Second Time Around”
  • CALL ME  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  “A Certain Smile”
  • WHERE ARE YOU GOING  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Songs of Lost Love”
  • I FORGOT TO HAVE CHILDREN  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I know”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Etta Jones  /  “From The Heart”
  • A CHILD IS ONLY A MOMENT  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Mothers & Daughters”
  • ALWAYS/ WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Helen Merrill  /  “American Songbook Series: Irving Berlin”
  • WHY WAS I BORN  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Ballads”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • I AM YOUR CHILD  /  Barry Manilow  /  “The Complete Collection And Then Some”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TEACHABLE MOMENTS” (2.22.20)

23 Feb

I thought when you experience a Teachable Moment, you’re supposed to reflect and even have a change of heart. The only reflection I’m seeing these days is in my mirror – and I’m not too happy with those results either. So I played a couple hours of songs about people confronting difficult situations in hopes that the music and messages might be helpful and instructive. Probably it instructed people to turn off their radios. Not exactly what I had planned.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Or CD Title

  • TEACH ME TONIGHT  /  Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams, Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan”
  • TEACH ME A SONG  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Never Let Me Go”
  • LEARNING THE BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?
  • THE GREAT CITY  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”    
  • YOU CAN’T PULL THE WOOL OVER MY EYES  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Alone Together”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Imelda May, Jeff Goldblum & Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • PREACH AND TEACH  /  The Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • THE DAY I LEARNED FRENCH  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • MAY I COME IN?  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Shirley Horn  /  “At The Gaslight Square/Loads Of Love”
  • THE SPIDER AND THE FLY  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • ANYTHING GOES  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love: A Celebration Of Cole Porter”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Freelon  / “Live”
  • EVERYBODY SAY DON’T  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • LISTEN HERE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “Together Again”
  • YOU’VE GOT TO DO IT  /  Holly Yarbrough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings”
  • BEIN’ GREEN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Company”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND  /  Miles Davis Quintet  /  “’Round Midnight”
  • REMEMBERING TO BREATHE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  Dooji Wooji”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • HEART’S DESIRE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Little did I Dream”
  • THE HUMAN TOUCH  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS” (2.1.20)

3 Feb

I’ve tried for months to do this theme, but something horrible would happen – in a mall, or a night club, or, dear God, another school. So, of course, out of decency I deferred. Besides, after a tragedy, that time is always reserved for politicians to offer their “thoughts and prayers” in lieu of doing anything. I thought I was safe this week, maybe because it was the night before the Super Bowl, or the night before Groundhog Day, or maybe because America really needs a hug this week, I offered some songs about thoughts and prayers. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • SERMONETTE. /. Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU   /. Catherine Russell  /  “Harlem On My Mind”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN   /. Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU   /. Aretha Franklin & Royal Philharmonic Orch.  /  “A Brand New Me”
  • HOUSE OF GOLD   /. Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • DON’T THINK TWICE   /  Janet Planet  /  “Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
  • I’LL ONLY MISS HER WHEN I THINK OF HER   /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Star”
  • RAINBOW CONNECTION   /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • SACK FULL OF DREAMS   /. Virginia Schenk  /  “Battle Cry”
  • PENSATIVA   /  Charles Lloyd  /  “Autumn In New York”
  • IF HE CHANGED MY NAME   /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At The Village Gate”
  • WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & k.d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH   /  Imelda May, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orch.  /  “The Capitol Sessions”
  • I THOUGHT OF YOU LAST NIGHT   /  Morgana King  /  “Wild Is Love”
  • LOSING MY MIND   /  Donna Murphy  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU   /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Singin’ & Swingin’”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE   /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Save Your Love For Me”
  • PRAYER   /  Miles Davis  /  “Porgy & Bess”
  • BROWN BABY   /  Amber Weeks  /  “Pure Imagination”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE   /  Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington  /  “Francis A. & Edward K.”
  • LOST IN THE STARS   /  Nnenna Feelon  /  “Listen”
  • BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU   /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Mr. Oscar Brown Jr. Goes To Washington”
  • PARIS MISMATCH   /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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