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PLAYLIST FOR “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” – TURNTABLE FOR ONE (2.7.15) #Jazz #Jazz Radio

7 Feb

Great to be back in the studio for a live show, first time in a month. What? More storms are coming through this week? When exactly does Spring begin because I’ve had enough! Tonight’s singers have had enough, too, though I’ve not had enough of them. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Sings Lover Man & Other Billie Holiday Classics”
  • I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER  /  Lou Rawls  /  “The Legendary Lou Rawls”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “The Way I Am”
  • YES, I KNOW WHEN I’VE HAD IT  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • GOD WILL  /  Holly Cole  /  “Blame It On My Youth”
  • BEFORE HE CHEATS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Ana Gasteyer  /  “I’m Hip”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • DON’T THINK TWICE  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Beat Goes On”
  • I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ray Charles Forever”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “I’M ALL SMILES” (5.31.14)

31 May

Against my better (and bitter) judgement, this week I abandoned my life-long mantra of “Let a smile be your umbrella…and get a mouthful of rain” and played an hour of songs about smiling and laughing. Still waiting for the bolt of lightning…

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

 

  • I’M ALL SMILES  /  Christy Baron  /  “Take This Journey”
  • WHEN YOU’RE SMILING  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
  • THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE  /  Nancy LaMott  /  “Ask Me Again”
  • KEEP SMILING AT TROUBLE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Live At The Sahara  
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Faith Hill & Tony Bennett  /  “Duets II”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE  /  Etta Jones  /  “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • A WINK AND A SMILE  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “Sleepless In Seattle”
  • I’M GONNA LAUGH YOU RIGHT OUT OF MY LIFE  /  Holly Cole  /  “Blame It On My Youth”
  • PUT ON A HAPPY FACE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Stevie Wonder  /  “With A Song In My Heart”
  • SIR DUKE  /  Stevie Wonder  /  “The Definitive Collection”  
  • THIS WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Take A Look”
  • THE LAUGHING RECORD  /  Spike Jones  /  “Besame Mucho”
  • THEY ALL LAUGHED  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • SOMETHING IN YOUR SMILE  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  • THE BRIGHTEST SMILE IN TOWN  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul”
  • SMILE  /  Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo  /  “Smile”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

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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)

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “END OF FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY BASH” (3.1.14)

1 Mar

Celebrating musicians, singers, and composers who had a birthday the last week of February. Why this week? Because I wanted to – whose show is it anyway?

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • YOU AND I  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • SMILE  /  Lina Nyberg  /  “Smile”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Dexter Gordon  /  “Music For Lovers”
  • HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT  /  Kellye Gray  /  “The Texas Music Project”
  • YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Live At The Meadowlands”
  • SHE’S NOT THERE  /  Anne Farnsworth  /  “Sealed With A Kiss”
  • ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Mandy Rice-Davies  /  “Fool Britannia”
  • SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN  /  Lou Rawls  /  “Seasons 4 U”
  • YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME  /  Roseanna Vitro  /  “Listen Here”
  • MELANCHOLY BABY  /  Dinah Shore  /  “Dinah Sings Previn Plays
  • HERE COMES THE SUN  /  Nicky Shrire  /  “Space & Time”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  Michel LeGrand At Shelley’s Mann Hole”
  • PARIS MISMATCH       Cody Owen Stine/  (Theme Music)  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE WINTER OLYMPICS” (2.8.14)

8 Feb

A musical tribute to the Winter games and, most especially, to the Olympic athletes. I watch them and I can’t believe how they do what they do. Of course, I feel the same way about our tax accountants. 

WINTER OLYMPIC SPORT  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

  • OPENING CEREMONY  /  RUSSIAN LULLABY  /  Tony Bennett/Dizzy Gillespie  /  “Bennett/Berlin”
  • LIGHTING THE TORCH (SONG)  /  GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • PAIRS SKATING  /  SIDE BY SIDE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • DOWNHILL RACING  /  YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • ICE DANCING  /  DANCING IN THE DARK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • MEDAL CEREMONY  /  YOU’RE THE TOP  /  Patricia Barber  /  “The Cole Porter Mix”
  • FREESTYLE SKIING  /  PICK YOURSELF UP  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Molly Ringwald  /  “Except Sometimes”
  • CURLING  /  I’M LIKE A NEW BROOM   /  Jonathan Schwartz  /  “Alone Together” 
  • PASSING THE TORCH (SONG)  /  CRY ME A RIVER  /  Nancy Harms  /  “In The Indigo”
  • TWO MAN BOBSLED  /  TOGETHER WHEREVER WE GO  /  The Hi-Los  /  “Broadway Playbill”
  • “I CAN SEE RUSSIA”  /  NO ONE AFTER YOU  /  Hilary Gardner (Wasilla Native)  /  “The Big City”
  • “I HAVE SEEN RUSSIA”  /  ORCHI CHORNYE  /  Sophie Milman (Russian Born)  /  “Sophie Milman”
  • SPEED SCATTING  /  S’QUA BADU BOP  /  Ori Dagan/Sophia Perlman  /  “Scat’s Got My Tongue”
  • CLOSING CEREMONY  /  NORDIC POLSKA  /  The Real Group & Rajaton  /  
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “PRODUCT PLACEMENT” (12.7.13)

7 Dec

Product placement is encroaching everywhere and into everything – TV shows, movies, on the news, and in our songs, too, for heaven sake. Tonight wasn’t so much a protest or cautionary tale as it was my attempt to get in on this lucrative cash cornucopia.  

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • A FINE ROMANCE  /  Lena Horne  /  “Valentine Friends”
  • THEY ALL LAUGHED  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Main Event”
  • LADIES IN MERCEDES  /  Laura Collins  /  “Baltimore Oriole”
  • I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN  /  Ray Charles  /  “Genius+Soul=Jazz”
  • MR. SANTA  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “A Very Chaise Lounge Christmas”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Cary Grant & Ginny Sims  /  “Did You Know These Actors Sang?”     
  • GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP  /  Ruth Brown  /  “Softly”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Sachal Vasandani  /  “Eyes Wide Open”
  • DADDY  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Look Out It’s Joanie Sommers”
  • GEE BABY AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU  /  Lyle Lovett  /  “Smile”
  • SANTA BABY  /  The Real Group  /  “The World For Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Theme Music)  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT” (9.21.13)

21 Sep

An hour of people who make records — and have records, police records, that is.  I could have gone on for another hour, but, lucky you, you got time off for good behavior.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Billie’s Best”
  • WE THREE (MY ECHO, MY SHADOW, AND ME)  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • KEEPIN’ OUT OF MISCHIEF NOW  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah Sings Fats Waller”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “Only You”
  • FEVER  /  Ray Charles/Natalie Cole  /  “Genius Loves Company”
  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • NIGHTS AT THE TURNTABLE  /  Gerry Mulligan/ Chet Baker  /  “The Best Of The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
  • SECRET LOVE  /  George Michael  /  “Songs From The Last Century”
  • GIRL FROM IPANEMA  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Lioness: Hidden Treasures”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Anita O’Day & Cal Tjader  /  “Time For Two”
  • IT’S MAGIC  /  James Brown  /  “Soul On Top”
  • THERE’S A LULL IN MY LIFE  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ Stan Getz  /  “Like Someone In Love”
  • AIN’T MISBEHAVIN ’  /  Willie Nelson  /  “American Classic”
  • TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT  /  Queen Latifah  /  “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR THE SEASON FINALE – PARTING WORDS (6.29.13)

29 Jun

So we have to say goodbye for the summer…

Maybe the show is going on summer vacation, but watch this spot for CD reviews, news about the new, up-coming season, and a lemon merengue recipe that nearly cost me my life.  But if I come up with two out of three, that will suffice, right?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • YOU’RE OUT OF HERE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “New York City Drag”
  • EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  /  Ray Charles/Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter
  • OH YES, TAKE ANOTHER GUESS  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • I’LL GUESS I’LL GO BACK HOME  /  Nat King Cole/George Shearing  /  “Nat Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays”
  • WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Cyrille Aimee  /“Smile”
  • GROWING UP IS LEARNING TO SAY GOODBYE  /  Maude Hixson  /  “Don’t Let A Good Thing Get Away”
  • I JUST WANT ALL OF MY STUFF  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Dot-Dot-Dot”
  • JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pursuit”
  • UNTIL IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GO  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bette Davis  /  “Miss Bette Davis”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”
  • DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra: Las Vegas”
  • NOT QUITE  /  Heather Rigdon  /  “Young And Naive”
  • GOODBYE FOR NOW  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “Calling You”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  “You’ve Got A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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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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PLAYLIST FOR “THINGS WE DON’T KNOW” (5.26.12)

27 May

In case any of the music I played last night falls in any categories of things you don’t know…

 

SONG TITLE  /  Arist  /  CD or Album Title

  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS   /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah Washington Ballads”
  • I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS  /  Ray  Charles  /  “I’m All yours, Baby”
  • I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • I DON’T KNOW WHY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • DON’T KNOW WHY  /  Norah Jones  /  “Come Away With Me”
  • HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jerry Jeff Walker  /  “Jerry Jeff Jazz”
  • WILL HE LIKE ME?  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “The Concert: Highlights”
  • OH LOOK AT ME NOW  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “A Swingin’ Affair”
  • HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN  /  Dena DeRose  /  “A Walk In The Park”
  • I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF  /  Rigmor Gustafsson/Jacky Terrasson Trio  /  “Close To You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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