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PLAYLIST FOR “SPEED DATING” (4.6.13)

6 Apr

Musical Speed Dating this week, or as I think of it: Match.com meets Musical Chairs! 30 singers in 60 minutes – you do the math.  No other radio program would attempt to do this, although probably for good reasons.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live In Japan”
  • I MARRIED AN ANGEL  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Shelter Of Your Arms”
  • JUST YOU JUST ME  /  Ray Charles/Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • YOU’RE GOOD FOR ME  /  Doris Day/Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • JUST FRIENDS  /  Tony Bennett  /  ˆ”Tony Sings For Two”
  • MY KIND OF LOVE  /  Patti Page  /  “In The Land Of Hi-Fi”
  • SHOULD I  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
  • FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /   I”As I Remember It”
  • MOONLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • SCARS  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz+Bossa”
  • I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU  /  Nat Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • AVALON  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  •  FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bobby McFerrin  /  “Hush”
  • FOUR BROTHERS  /  The King Sisters  /  “Imagination”
  • THE UNCERTAINTY OF A POET  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Man In The Air”
  • SMILE  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “It’s Like This”
  • YOU’RE EVERYTHING BUT MINE  /  Joe Williams  /  “Illuminated”
  • LOOK OUT!  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Look Out It’s Joanie Sommers”
  •  NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • I WANT A LITTLE GIRL  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover No Minimum”
  • KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL  /  Emmy Rossum  /  “Sentimental Journey”
  • THE GREAT CITY  /  Shirley Horn  /  “But Beautiful”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  / ( Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (4.6.13)

3 Apr

HINT:

I usually play 10 or 11 singers each week. This week I’m going to double that number! But how???

Turntable For One   Saturday Night   10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals & Live radio   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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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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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (3.30.13)

28 Mar

HINT:

The first question asked of a composer and lyricist, whether a team or one person: “Which comes first, the words or the melody?” You won’t have to ask that about the songs I’m playing this week because there will be no doubt!

 

Turntable For One   Saturday Night   10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL ALONE” (3.23.13)

24 Mar

All songs about the pain, the difficulty, the deep and lasting longing, the heart-aching impact of being alone this week. Thanks to everyone who kept me company for the hour!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • ALL BY MYSELF  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Oh, Look At Me Now”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Nearness Of You”
  • SOLITUDE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  Luciana  Souza   /  “North and South”                                   
  • SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • ALL ALONE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings Again”
  • ME AND MY SHADOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Buddy Rich  /  “Rich Voice”
  • ODE TO BILLIE JO  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  Mercy, Mercy
  • DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Susie Arioli Band  /  “Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival”
  • SMOKING MY SAD CIGARETTE  /  Kate McGarry/Ryan Truesdale  /  “Centennial: The Gil Evans Project”
  • NO ONE IS ALONE  /  Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “Blues In The Night”           
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (3.23.13)

20 Mar

HINT:

They say that one is the loneliest number — maybe because of something it said. Join me Saturday night; okay, come alone if you must…

Turntable For One Saturday Night 10:00 PM

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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)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (3.16.13)

13 Mar

HINT:  

What do these people have in common? Jimmy Durante, Arthur Schopenhauer, Robert Frost, and Tony Bennett?

 

Does it sound like I’m just name dropping? You’re getting warmer. Tune in Saturday night to hear the answer!

Turntable For One   Saturday Night   10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org 

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PLAYLIST FOR “BIRDS” (AN ARCHIVE SHOW FROM 3.19.11)

11 Mar

I took the week off to renew my poetic license. This required standing for hours in a long waiting line, keeping my head when all about me were losing theirs and blaming it on me; and listening to everyone around me muttering something about “the road not taken.” A really creepy experience. Ok, I’m not so happy with my license photo (why did the photographer tell me not to make eye contact with the camera?), but at least I’m good to go for another year.  Talk to you on Saturday night. 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON/ORNITHOLOGY  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Azure-te”
  • BIRD SONG  /  Mel Torme and Cleo Laine  /  “Nothing Without You”
  • ROBBINS NEST  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie  /  “Ella And Basie”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain”
  • SKYLARK  /  Inga Swearingen  /  “Unreleased Performance”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  Count Basie  /  “Atomic Basie”
  • FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Un-Real”
  • BYE, BYE BLACKBIRD  /  Halie Loren  /  “After Dark”
  • BLACKBIRD  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let It Be Jazz”
  • BOBWHITE  /  BobbyDarin/Johnny Mercer  /  “Two of a Kind”
  • THE EAGLE AND ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Live at Vine Street”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE SECRETS OF LIFE” (3.2.13)

3 Mar

The secret of (a happy) life for me starts with wonderful music with sometimes ironic messages, and with only the occasional,  unfortunate interruption of a woeful mystery vocalist.  See examples below…

SONG TITLE  /  Performer  /  Album or CD Title

  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Alice  Ricciardi  /  “Comes Love” 
  • YOU’RE NOBODY UNTIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • PLAN #46  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  PLAN #46
  • WITH PLENTY OF MONEY & YOU  /  Tony Bennett/Count Basie  /  “Ultra Lounge”
  • SMILE  /  Melissa Stylianou  /  “Silent Movie”           
  • THAT’S LIFE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Kate Smith  /  “The Best Of Kate Smith”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Sunday Express Vol. 1”
  • HIP TO BE HAPPY  /  Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “Blues In The Night”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Joe Williams/George Shearing /  “Heart And Soul”
  • ALL OF US IN IT  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “A Quiet Thing”
  • LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES  /  Julian Yeo  /  “You And The Night & The Music”
  • SECRET O’ LIFE  /  James Taylor  /  “One Man Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)                                       

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