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PLAYLIST FOR “ESCAPE PLANS” 11.1.25

3 Nov

I can think of a thousand reasons why Escape Plans are on my mind. Instead, I thought of a couple dozen great songs and let them be my escape for a couple hours. (I also paid tribute to Jack DeJohnette whose work means so much to me.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareilles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • THE ICE HOTEL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Breakfast On The Morning Tram”
  • FAR AWAY PLACES  /  Norma Winstone  /  “Manhattan In The Rain”
  • LET’S TAKE A WALK AROUND THE BLOCK  /  Mel Torme  /  “Mel Torme & Friends”
  • SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /   Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “Cornfucius Say”
  • EAST OF THE SUN  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Send For Me”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • TEA FOR TWO  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • I JUST WANT TO BE HORIZONTAL  /  Samoa Wilson  /  “I Just Want To Be Horizontal”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • DESTINATION MOON   /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ’62”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Diana Krall  /  “This Dream Of You”
  • STAIRWAY TO THR STARS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • MY BLUE HEAVEN  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Blue Heaven”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “The Perfection Years”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Sunset In The Blue”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “The Cure”
  • OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”
  • NO MORE  /  Chip Zien & Tom Aldredge  /  “Into The Woods”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SUCKING UP TO THE AUDIENCE” (FALL FUNDRAISING DRIVE) 10.25.25

28 Oct

During previous fundraising drives I’ve asked for listener support, I’ve begged, I’ve cajoled, I’ve pleaded, I’ve enjoined, I was going to extort but I got a hard NO from the Fine Arts Radio Legal Department.Okay, so this time I tried to do something I haven’t done before to get people to call or pledge on line. I spent every minute I could of my two-hour show sucking up to the best damned audience in radio!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • LOVE YOU MADLY / Carol Sloane / “Love You Madly”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Ultimate Sinatra”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Patricia Barber  /  “The Cole Porter Mix”
  • ’S WONDERFUL  /  Diana Krall  /  “The Very Best Of Diana Krall”
  • YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • THREE LITTLE WORDS  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • MEDIUM DANCE  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Astaire Story”
  • ROMANCE WITHOUT FINANCE  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Valentines”
  • DOLLAR FOR DIME  /  Joe Williams  /  “Every Night: Live At Vine Street”
  • EVERYTHING I LOVE  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Live At The Village Vanguard”
  • ALL OF YOU  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • “A” YOU’RE ADORABLE  /  Lia Booth  /  “Life Can Be Beautiful”
  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once In Every Heart”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME  /  Kelley Johnson  /  “Something Good”
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • EV’RYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 10.25.25

23 Oct

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It’s Fall Fundraising week. I’ll be on one end of the phone line and I hope you’ll be on the other. I’ve tried begging. I’ve tried pleading. I’ve tried extortion. This year I’ll be using a new tactic to get you to call  800-345-1812!

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST 10.18.25

20 Oct

Saturday’s show was a blast from the past, a show from about a year ago. Here’s what I said back then:

What do you do when you’re so sick of politics, you can’t stand to turn on the news— and when your football teams are losing so badly it ruins Sunday afternoon… and Sunday night… And Thursday night… And Monday night… and when your favorite restaurant starts listing the calories for every single menu item.  I’ll tell you what you do to take your mind off the real world. You do a two-hour musical tribute to inanimate objects!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady in Satin”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WINDOWS  /  Chick Corea  /  “Now He Sings, Now He Cries”
  • LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT  /  Janet Planet  /  ”Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
  • THE TURNTABLE SONG  /  Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Orch.  /  “Ballroom Time!”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get It”
  • PROUD MARY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Leonard Nimoy  /  “The Best Of Leonard Nimoy”
  • AGUA DE BEBER  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “Bop Web”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • FINISHING THE HAT  /  Neil Patrick Harris  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • CANOE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • CHELSEA BRIDGE  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Big Band”
  • THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “Willow Weep For Me”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Ella & Louis”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 10.11.25

9 Oct

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Can you guess what kind of mood I’m in?

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PLAYLIST FOR “MOOD SWINGS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST) 10.4.25

5 Oct

Wasn’t in the mood to do a new show. What a perfect excuse to play this show from the archive. Here’s what I said back then:

 

Happy. Sad. Optimistic. Fatalistic. Hopeful. And those were just my moods in the past five-minutes. Look at all the mood swings I packed into two hours!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD  /  Samara Joy  /  “Linger Awhile”
  • IT’S THE MOOD THAT I’M IN  /  Calabria Foti & John Pizzarelli  /  “Prelude To A Kiss”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Swing With Me”
  • i’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Fine And Mellow”
  • MOODY’S MOOD FOR LOVE  /  Allan Harris  /  “Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better”
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • AZURE-TE  /  Nat King Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • MY MELANCHOLY BABY  /  Delicatessen  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”  
  • GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Mayer w/ Chris Botti  /  “Chris Botti In Boston”
  • MIDNIGHT MOOD  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Since We Met”
  • EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED  /  Mose Allsion  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • HAPPY TALK  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderleey  /  “Nancy Wilson/Cannonbal Adderley”
  • I WANT TO BE HAPPY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • PENSIVE MISS   /  Count Basie  /  “Basie Plays Hefti”
  • WHERE DID THE MAGIC GO   /  Tony Bennett  /  “Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist”
  • BORN TO BE BLUE  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan & Danny Jonokuchi Big Band  /  “Voices”
  • BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This On’s For Tedi”
  • IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD  /  Michel Petrucciani  /  “Jazz Club Montmartre CPH 1988”
  • I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live At Vine Street”
  • EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN” 9.27.25

2 Oct

I don’t know why but listeners are always asking me for advice. This week’s show will either encourage them or, more likely, discourage them from ever doing it again.  So I divided the show between people who need advice to the lovelorn and people who want to share advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland   /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • YOU CAN’T LOVE ‘EM ALL  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Fay Claasson w/ Jazz Orch. Of The Concertgebouw  /  “The Second Time Around”
  • THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “Third Tie’s The Charm”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live At Laren Jazz Festival 1975”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Lover Man”
  • ALIMONY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Norman Mailer  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Brunch At The Renaissance”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Turned To Blue”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Aaron Neville /  “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Tom Rust / Malcolm Edmonston Trio  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE BOY  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Confessions”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • HEY THERE  /  Bette Midler  /  “Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Bill Withers  /  “Just As I Am”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Eldar Djangerov w/ Chris Botti  /  “Live At The Blue Note”
  • ONLY THE LONELY  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • DON’T CRY JOE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Vegas”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “In Budapest”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 9.27.2025

25 Sep

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He’s gone. Your heart is broken. You can’t wear it on your sleeve because you don’t have any sleeves. Who can you turn to for the best romantic advice plus a musical spirit infusion? Turntable For One, of course.

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PLAYLIST FOR “SONGS ABOUT SONGS” AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST 9.20.25

21 Sep

I reached back into the Turntable For One archives and dusted off golden oldie and one of my favorites from the past few years. This is what I wrote when the show was new:

In the middle of planning this week’s show – A Musical Tribute To The  Venn Diagram – I was forced to face a defining question: What makes Turntable For One Turntable For One? Forget the technical mistakes. Forget the historical inaccuracies. Forget the defamation law suits (And God knows I’ve tried). The essence week after week: Songs! Can’t I get a theme out of that? 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Ir Album Title

  • I FEEL A SONG COMING ON  /  Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson  /  “Two’s Company”
  • HAPPY TIME  /  Tim Buckley  /  “Blue Afternoon”
  • STARDUST  /  Samara Joy  /  “Samara Joy”
  • WITH A SONG IN MY HEART  /  Chet Baker  /  “She Was Too Good To Me”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Ernestine Anderson  /  “I Love Being Here With you”
  • AS LONG AS I’M SINGING  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Wild, Cool, & Swinging”
  • TEACH ME A SONG  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Never Let Me Go”
  • THE SONG IS YOU  /  Terry Gibbs Dream Band  /  “The Lost Tapes 1959”
  • I’VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE  /  Welsa Whitfield  /  “Teach Me Tonight”
  • RETIRED WRITER IN THE SUN  /  Donovan  /  “In Concert”
  • SONG FOR MY FATHER  /  Lillie Huddleston  /  “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • WITHOUT A SONG  /  Mahalia Jackson  /  “Let’s Pray Together”
  • THE SONG IS ENDED  /  Tony Bennett & Dizzy Gillespie  /  “Bennett/Berlin”
  • SONG FOR A SUCKER LIKE YOU  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Ben There, Done That”
  • LIKE A SONG  /  Sinne Eeg w/The Danish Radio Big Band  /  “We’ve Just Begun”
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  ”Almost Like A Song”
  • HI-LILI HI-LO  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “Pop Pop”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Paul Simon  /  “Hearts And Bones”
  • MOON SONG  /  Cecile McLorin-Salvant  /  “Moon Song”
  • NIGHT SONG  /  Nina Simone  /  “Broadway-Blues-Ballads”
  • SEPTEMBER SONG  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “September Of My Years”
  • THE SONG THAT ISN’T FINISHED YET  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Summer Me Winter me”
  • MY LOVE IS AN APRIL SONG  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Bill Evans For Lovers”
  • ROAD TO HELL (REPRISE)  /.  Andre DeShields & Cast of Hadestown  /  “Hadestown”
  • AMERICAN TUNE  /  Simon & Garfunkel  /  “The Concert In Central Park”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS WEEK’S MUSICAL THEME 9.20.25

17 Sep

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This week’s show will be an archived re-broadcast of a show from last season. No cats were harmed during the show, but I can’t promise the same thing about lyrics.  

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