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PLAYLIST FOR “SO MANY STARS” (9.8.12)

9 Sep

A Star-filled, if not all-Star program this week. 

Come back Wednesday for a clue about next Saturday night’s program. 

If you have a question about any of this music, leave a comment or write to me at turntable@wmnr.org

Talk to you next week. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR  /  Carol Welsman  /  “Inclined”
  • STELLA BY STARLIGHT  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Jazz Moods: Cool”
  • STAR EYES  /  Anne Farnsworth  /  “Saturday Morning”
  • YOU ARE MY LUCKY STAR  /  Petula Clark  /  “You Are My Lucky Star”
  • STAIRWAY TO THE STARS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU  /  Carol Sloane  /  “As Time Goes By”
  • SO MANY STARS  /  Lina Nyberg  /  “So Many Stars”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  John Lithgow  /  “Singin’ In The Bathtub
  • IF THE STARS WERE MINE  /  Melody Gardot  /  “My One And Only Thrill
  • STARDUST  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Satin Doll”
  • STARS FELL ON ALABAMA  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • I’LL BUY YOU A STAR  /  Betty Carter  /  “The Audience With Betty Carter”
  • LOST IN THE STARS  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Starry Night”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (9.8.12)

5 Sep

                        HINT:

“The jazz, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” Oh, yeah? Not this week!

 

Turntable For One     Saturday Night   10:00 PM     Live Radio on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY’S SEASON PREMIERE THEME (9.1.12)

29 Aug

HIINT:

One of these things is not like the others: REBOOT, RESET, REWIND, RECANT, REINCARNATE, REHYDRATE, REVERBERATE, REVISIT, REPOSSESS, Turntable For One…

 

Find out this Saturday night at 10:00 PM. Join me and about a dozen great jazz vocalists for the season premiere of Turntable For One.

Live radio on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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2 TO GET READY

21 Aug

Only two weeks and counting before the season premiere of Turntable For One.

Mark your calendars: Saturday, September 1st at 10:00 PM on WMNR, Fine Arts Radio, and streaming on wmnr.org– it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for…unless, of course, you’ve been waiting for The Rapture, in which case, I have to tell you it’s just a radio show. But a terrific radio show if I do say so myself, especially if you love listening to  jazz vocals as much as I do. 

I’ve been working on new weekly themes, listening to a ton of new music, and discovering a puzzling plethora of new mystery vocalists; my attempts to pair wines with each show have been disappointingly less successful. Guess I’ll leave that to you. 

I’ll post  a clue about the theme for the first show of the season here on Wednesday, August 29th; and I’ll talk to you Saturday night, September 1st at 10:00 PM. 

Turntable For One   Saturday nights   10:00-11:00 PM   Live Radio on WMNR, Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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GETTING BACK IN SHAPE

2 Aug

Summer vacation for Turntable For One is almost over. To prepare for the new season of live shows, I’ve been sequestered at my secret and undisclosed training center, hard at work in a strenuous routine of jogging my memory, jumping to conclusions, stretching credulity, exercising questionable judgment, and lifting words out of context.  I should be ready for the new season, which begins September 1st, by the way. 

I’ve also been listening to some interesting music you may want to check out. 

Frank D’Rone – Double Exposure — it sounds like it should be the title of a George Michaels CD, but it’s the latest CD from a veteran singer/guitarist, one of my favorites for a lot of years. Even at age 80 he still sets standards for how to swing and how to infuse ballads with both meaning and melodic invention. 

Connie Evingson – Sweet Happy Life, the lyrics of Norman Gimbel — This is an eclectic collection of songs, everything from The Girl From Ipanema to Bluesette to Watch What Happens to Canadian Sunset. Gimbel wrote with many composers. The constant here is Connie with her silken voice and alway-thoughtful musical embellishments.

Mark Winkler – A clever West Coast singer and songwriter with an equal appreciation for jazz, irony, and humor – with a dash of self-deprecation. He sings some classics, but his own songs can really get to the heart of a story and a character. His latest CD is Sweet Spot, but take a listen to Till I Get It Right, too.

Rebecca Sullivan – This Way, This Time — She’s young, she’s new, she’s quite different, and I’m eager to hear how she develops. Her voice isn’t exactly jazz, so her skill at improvising comes as an endearing surprise. She plucks the ten songs on this CD from many different trees, but with consistent charm. 

That’s some of the stuff I’ve been listening to as I start to put the September shows together.What have you been listening to? Let me know. 

I’ll talk to you later. 

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PLAYLIST FOR “HELLO I MUST BE GOING” (SEASON FINALE) (6.30.12)

1 Jul

 Vacation time!  Turntable For One is taking a two-month hiatus until September. Don’t let that stop you from dropping  back here now and then because I’ll have news about next season’s shows, and I’ll be posting thoughts about some of the new music I’m listening to this summer.

I see that the blog has visitors from all over the world. I’d love to hear what music you’re listening to these days. Leave me a comment and let’s start a conversation.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “After Hours”
  • WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /   Frank Sinatra  /  “Songs For Swinging Lovers”
  • THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE  /  Diane Marino  /  “Just Groovin”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE  /  Maud Hixson  /  “Love’s Refrain”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Bill Henderson  /  “The Complete VeeJay Recordings”
  • HEY THAT’S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE  /  (mystery vocalist)  Claudine Longet  /  “Let’s Spend The Night Together”
  • WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE  /  Diahann Carroll  /  Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen”
  • I WILL WAIT FOR YOU  /  Daniella Schachter  /  “Purple Butterfly”
  • GOODBYE FOR NOW  /  Rigmor Gustaffson  /  “Calling You”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Donny Hathaway  /  “A Donny Hathaway Collection”
  • IT’S A PITY TO SAY GOODNIGHT  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie Sings Comden & Green”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (6.30.12)

26 Jun

HINT:

“Though we gotta say goodbye for the summer, Baby, I promise you this: I’ll send you all my love every day in a letter sealed with a kiss…”

Song lyrics or a note to juror #6 from John Edwards? Find out the answer to that and more than you ever asked to know on the season finale of Turntable For One!

Turntable For One     Saturday night     10:00 PM   Live Radio on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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PLAYLIST FOR “SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS” (6.23.12)

24 Jun

So much new music, so little time. (Only two shows left in this season.) So here are some listening suggestions (mostly new CDs) for your summer break. And, yes, there will be a quiz.

Next week, the season finale. Whimper or bang? Fire or Ice? Tune in to find out.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • AGUA DE BEBER / Connie Evingson / “Sweet Happy Life”
  • IF I WERE A BELL / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer In Concert”
  • YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME / Delicatessen / “Goodnight Kiss”
  • DANCING ON THE CEILING / Frank D’Rone / “Double Exposure”
  • IF I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU / Melody Gardot / “The Absence”
  • BABY’S REQUEST / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • WHAT IF / (Mystery Vocalist) / Kate Winslet / “Christmas Carol: The Movie Soundtrack”
  • MAS QUE NADA / Veronneau / “Jazz Samba Project”
  • BASSDRUMSAXBONE / Juliann Kuchocki / “Broken Compass”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Jamie Cullum / “Meet The Robinsons Soundtrack”
  • I’VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
  • BITTERSWEET / Maud Hixson / (Promo CD)
  • SMILE / Melissa Stylianou / “Silent Movie”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (6.23.12)

20 Jun

Hint:

No more pencils, no more books! School’s out for the summer. Oh, yeah? Think again!

Turntable For One    Saturday night    10:00 PM   Live radio on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO THE DSM” (6.16.12)

17 Jun

This week’s program was a musical tribute to a book to which we can all relate…if not resemble…sometimes in unfortunate ways. In addition to the song title, artist, and album title, I’ve included the DSM Diagnosis so that you might self-diagnose. Just doing my job.

(DIAGNOSIS) / SONG TITLE / Artist / Album or CD Title

  • TWISTED / Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross / “Twisted: The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
  • (OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER) / NIGHT AND DAY / Frank Sinatra / “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • (NARCISSISM) / I FEEL PRETTY / Sarah Vaughan / “Live In Copenhagen”
  • (CLINICAL DEPRESSION) / MOOD INDIGO / Nat Cole / “Big Band Cole”
  • (SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCY) / YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
  • (MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER) / ME MYSELF AND I / Tony Bennett / “Tony Bennett on Holiday”
  • (RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME) / I CAN’T BE BOTHERED NOW / Nicole Henry / “The Very Thought Of You”
  • (BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER) / AFTER YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT YOU DON’T WANT IT / Julian Yeo / “You And The Night”
  • (OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER) / EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T / Melora Hardin / “All The Way To Mars”
  • (ASPERGER’S SYNDROME) / HOW INSENSITIVE / (Mystery Vocalists) / The Monkees / “Missing Links: Volume 3”
  • (PARANOIA) / THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES / Irene Kral / “Second Chance”
  • (BIPOLAR DISORDER) / SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY / Jessica Molaskey/John Pizzarelli / “Sitting In Limbo”
  • (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPER-ACTIVITY DISORDER) / DAT DERE / Rickie Lee Jones / “Up From The Skies”
  • (SCHIZOPHRENIA) / I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER / Paul McCartney / “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • (OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER) / SAY IT / Kurt Elling / “Flirting With Twilight”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / “(Unreleased Master)

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