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PLAYLIST FOR “SLACKER WEEK” (5.17.14)

17 May

Singers are always singing about picking yourself up and never giving up and keeping your eyes on the prize. Anyone sick of it? Just me? Ok, but it’s my show and I can play what I want. And this week I wanted to pay musical tribute to the slackers of the world. They may not make much of a contribution, but they make our small achievements look better.

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LAZY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook” 
  • NICE AND EASY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • LAZY AFTERNOON  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • HAVE A GOOD TIME  /  Paul Simon  /  “Still Crazy After All These Years”
  • AIN’T DOIN’ BAD DOIN’ NOTHING  /  Barbara Lusch  /  “Barbara Lusch” 
  • CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’  /  Emy Tseng  /  “Sonho”
  • BIDIN’ MY TIME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Wilford Brimley  /  “Wilford Brimley with the Jeff Hamilton Trio”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”
  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • SHOO FLY PIE & APPLE PAN DOWDY  /  Hetty Kate & Gordon Webster  /  “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
  • ONE MINUTE MORE   /  The Idea of North  /  “Extraordinary Tale”
  • TOO DARN HOT  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Live At The Jazz Bakery”
  • DANG ME  /  Kellye Gray  /  “And They Call Us Cowboys”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

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

10 May

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)

PLAYLIST FOR “CROSSOVERS: JAZZ VS COUNTRY” (5.3.14)

3 May

Good singers can sing practically anything, brave singers have tried at times to cross over from Jazz to Country and the other way, but the smart singers never lose themselves nor their way when traveling in unfamiliar territory. I think this is a collection of smart singers.  The Buddy Rich Big Band got tossed in there mostly to raise the decibel level.

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

 

  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Willie Nelson  /  “Stardust” 
  • ON THE ROAD AGAIN  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Still On The Road” 
  • HOUSE OF GOLD  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • JUST FOR WHAT I AM  /  Anna Wilson/Connie Smith  /  “Countrypolitan Duets”
  • I KNOW YOU KNOW  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • THE SUMMER WIND  /  Lyle Lovett  /  “Smile”
  • ODE TO BILLY JOE  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • FUNNY HOW THE TIME SLIPS AWAY  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Homer Simpson and Linda Ronstadt  /  “The Yellow Album” 
  • IT’S ALWAYS NEW TO ME  /  Suzy Bogguss  /  “Swing”
  • LULLABY OF BROADWAY  /  Tony Bennett and The Dixie Chicks  /  “Duets: An American Classic”
  • IF I NEEDED YOU  /  Kellye Gray  /  “And They Call Us Cowboys”
  • NIGHT LIFE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “September Ballads”
  • SWEET DREAMS OF YOU  /  Martina McBride/Take Six  /  “Remembering Patsy Cline”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY” (4.26.14)

26 Apr

International Jazz Day is April 30th, but I couldn’t wait. Here’s a sampling of some wonderful jazz singers from around the world. Check out Jazz Day events at Jazzday.com. There must be something going on near you, so be sure to support this music we love.

It’s also almost Toots Thielemans’ 92nd birthday. He decided recently to retire, so I especially wanted to celebrate his birthday, his long career, and his music which always came straight from his heart into his harmonica. Thanks, Toots!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

 

  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Chicago Jazz Orchestra/Cyrille Aimee  /  “Burstin’ Out”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Toots Thielemans/ Jamie Cullum  /  “One More For The Road”
  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Rigmor Gustaffson  /  “New York Life”
  • LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE  /  Paulinho Garcia  /  “Beautiful Love”
  • HELLO SONG  /  The Real Group  /  “Live in Japan”
  • DARN THAT DREAM  /  Michel Petrucciani  /  “Darn That Dream”
  • EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Brigitte Bardot  /  “The Rarity Collection”
  • EASY TO LOVE  /  Anne Ducros  /  “Urban Tribe”
  • THIS TIME THE DREAM’S ON ME  /  Toots Thielemans/ Till Bronner  /  “One More For The Road”
  • HOW’D YA LIKE TO LOVE ME  /  Hetty Kate/Gordon Webster  /  “Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate”
  • SOMETIMES WHEN YOU’RE LONELY  /  Mark Murphy and The Metropole Orch.  /  “The Dream”
  • I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME  /  Toots Thielemans/ Trijntje Oosterhuis  /  “One More For The Road”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “ANTHROPOMORPHISM: THE INSIDIOUS SUBTERFUGE” (AN ARCHIVE PROGRAM FROM 10/12)

21 Apr

This week, as another in a series of uncalled for public services, I tried to warn you about a musical danger which is as rampant as it is clever – Anthropomorphism in the Great American Songbook. Don’t try to thank me — just doing my job. Okay, I changed my mind. Go ahead, try to thank me.

Here’s the playlist of the examples I chose. Listen and beware!

New show this Saturday; hint on Wednesday. 

 

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

  • TALK TO THE ANIMALS / Bobby Darin / “If I Were A Carpenter”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT / Carmen McRae / “Velvet Soul”
  • THREE BEARS / Mark Winkler / “Mark Winkler Sings Bobby Troup”
  • WITH A SONG IN MY HEART / Fay Claasson / “With A Song In My Heart”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART / Tony Bennett / “Jazz”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN / Judy Wexler / “Dreams And Shadows”
  • SKYLARK / (Mystery Vocalist) / The Nutty Squirrels / “Bird Watching”
  • SKYLARK / Real Group / “Unreal”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “As I Remember It”
  • THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU / Peggy Lee / “Riding High”
  • COTTON TAIL / Maude Hixson / (Promo CD)
  • THE DUCK / Emilie-Claire Barlow / “The Very Thought Of You”
  • OLD MAN RIVER / Bela Karoli / “Furnished Rooms”
  • TIME YOU OLD GYPSY MAN / Julius LaRosa / “It’s A Wrap”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “ME, MY-SELFIE, AND I” (4.12.14)

13 Apr

Nothing says I’m only interested in what I’m doing like Selfies. So I got a little Selfie-Involved this week myself.  Check out the playlist for a little inspiration and then grab your smartphone – but don’t get so obsessed that you miss next week’s show. 

And scroll down to check out the Selfie Gallery from last night’s show!!

 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THAT FACE  /  Joe Williams  /  “The Song Is You”
  • CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OF YOU  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Anthology”
  • FUNNY FACE  /  Fred Astaire  /  “Funny Face Soundtrack”
  • WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES  /  Irene Kral  /  “Where Is Love?”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Sammy Davis  /  “Sammy’s Back on Broadway”
  • ME, MYSELF, AND I  /  Randy Crawford  /  “Randy Crawford & Joe Sample Live”
  • SOMETHING IN YOUR SMILE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dizzy Gillepsie  /  “Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac”
  • WAIT TILL YOU SEE HIM  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “The Speed Of Life”
  • TIME TO SMILE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO SMILE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • A FACE LIKE YOURS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “From The Meticulous To The Sublime”
  • I’LL BE SEEING YOU  /  Andrea Corr  /  “Lifelines”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

PLAYLIST FOR “ME AND MY SCHADENFREUDE” (4.5.14)

5 Apr

Schadenfreude taking pleasure in the failures of someone else. In other words, listeners’ usual response to my show. Well, this week, right back at you with about a dozen songs that drip of one of our most secret and guilty pleasures. The singers this week aren’t bad, either. Take a look.

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title  

 

  • GOODY GOODY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra And Swingin’ Brass”
  • WHO’S SORRY NOW  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “The Intimate Ella”
  • I CRIED FOR YOU  /  Kalil Wilson  /  “Easy To Love”
  • DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING  /  Laverne Butler  / “Blues In The City”
  • I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • RED WAGON  /  Kristin Korb  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • I WANNA BE AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Tony Bennett & Bono  /  “Duets: An American Classic”
  • AFTER YOU’VE GONE/TOO GONE TOO LONG  /  Christine Ebersol  /  “Strings Attached”
  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL BE SORRY  /  Louis Armstrong and the Commanders  /  “The Ultimate Collection”
  • SOMEDAY YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU  /  Ray Charles  / “A Clearer View”
  • SCRABBLE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Ages”
  • AIN’T NO USE  /  Joe Williams  / “Ballad And Blues Master”
  • CRY ME A RIVER  /  Nancy Harms  /  “In The Indigo”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

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)

PLAYLIST FOR “BREAKING THE RECORD” (3.22.14)

22 Mar

Once again Turntable For One goes where no other radio program has tried to go. (What do they know that I don’t and when will I ever learn?) I challenged the record for the most number of songs played during the show and, including references from the accompanists, I played 30 in one hour, a record I think will stand for a while – certainly a lot longer than the Duke basketball team. But take a look at the playlist. I’d say the music was a Win-Win for me and everyone else.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

 

  •  IT DON’T MEAN A THING/I’M CHECKING OUT GOOMBYE  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Girl Singer”
  • ALL GOD’S CHILDREN/DO YOU WANT TO JUMP CHILDREN  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ‘63”
  • BRIGAS NUNCA MAIS/FELICIDADE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE/MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT/THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME/S’WONDERFUL/SWANEE/STRIKE UP THE BAND / Sarah Vaughan  /  “Gershwin Live”
  • WATCH WHAT HAPPENS/FLY ME TO THE MOON/YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC/SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES/ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY/SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY  /  Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzareli  /  “Waiting In Limbo”
  • TIME AND LOVE/AHMAD JAMAL’S MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Laura Nyro Project”
  • AMERICAN LULLABY/ NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Veronica Nunn  /  “American Lullaby”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO LOW SELF-ESTEEM” (3.8.14)

8 Mar

I tried to play the best songs I could think of for this theme, but, I probably left out all the really good ones. Crap. I knew I was going to do that. Why did I think I could do this right? What was I thinking?

Uh-Oh. Maybe I’ve been thinking about Low Self-Esteem a little too long this week.

Talk to you next Saturday. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Or CD Title

  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Fabulous Carmen McRae”
  • PRIVATE GUY  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME  /  Morgana King  /  “This Is Always”
  • IT AMAZES ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall”
  • WAITER, OH WAITER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “The Changing Light”
  • NOBODY ELSE BUT ME  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “Point Of Departure”
  • BUT NOT FOR ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Joey DeFrancesco with Joe Doggs  /  “Falling In Love Again”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie”
  • DANG ME  /  Kellye Gray  /  “And, They Call Us Cowboys”
  • NEVER LET ME GO  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Quintessential Cleo”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)