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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 “ALL BLUES” 10.11.25

12 Oct

About 5 years ago, I did a show called, “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues.”  Back then, the country – and the  world – were reeling under a pandemic. Americans were confused, fearful, and angry, emotions reflected in contentious politics. We didn’t  know which way the country was going to go. As they say: the more things change… So what kind of mood do you think I’m still in five years later?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • ALL BLUES  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Double Rainbow”
  • BLUE SKIES  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES  /  Joe Williams & Count Basie  /  “At The Americana Hotel”
  • BLOSSOM’S BLUES  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie”
  • EVERYBODY HAS THE BLUES  /  Tony Bennett & Ray Charles /  “The Art of Excellence”
  • FINE AND MELLOW  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Essential Billie Holiday: The Carnegie Hall Concert””
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • LILAC BLUES  /  The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra  /  “Mixed Bag”
  • HUM DRUM BLUES  /  Kate Kortum  /  “Good Woman”
  • WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • LITTLE GIRL BLUE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Little Girl Blue”
  • I AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES  /  Kenny Washington  /  “What’s The Hurry”
  • BLUE OF BLUE  /  Carly Simon  /  “Torch”
  • BLACK AND BLUE  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “16 Most Requested Songs”
  • GEORGIA ROSE  /  Queen Latifah w/ Stevie Wonder  /  “Travelin’ Light”
  • WAITER, ASK THE MAN TO PLAY THE BLUES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues”
  • BLUES FOR POP-POP  /  Gina Vendetta  /  “Fun Size”
  • BLUE VELVET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall”
  • MEANING OF THE BLUES  /  Nnenna Fereelon  /  “Nnenna Freelon Live”
  • BLUES FOR PABLO  /  Miles Davis  /  “Miles Ahead”
  • BASIN STREET BLUES  /  Shirley Horn w/ Roy Hargrove  /  “I Remember Miles”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SWEET SLUMBER  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues Is Now”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “PROMISES, PROMISES” 6.21.25

22 Jun

When I started this show, 15 years ago, I promised no bad jokes. That promise went out the window on the first show. Then I promised I’d never play Rod Stewart or Lawrence Welk.  0 for 2 on those.  Finally, in desperation, I promised never to try to sell  skin care products to my audience. I’ve kept that promise…but of course, I do have one more show to go this season; and I do have 15 boxes of the stuff in my garage.  Hmmmm….  This week? I promised two hours all about promises others have made, and a few they didn’t keep.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THAT’S ALL  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “This One’s For Tedi”
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key”
  • DON’T MAKE PROMISES  /  Tim Hardin  /  “Live In Concert”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley  /  “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
  • PROMISE  /  Danny Grissett  /  “Promise”
  • PROMISES PROMISES  /  Dionne Warwick  /  “The Dionne Warwick Collection”
  • EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Nancy Lane  /  “Let Me Love You”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Norah Jones w/ Wynton Marsalis  /  “Here We Go Again”
  • PROMISES  /  Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney  /  “Hadestown”
  • WITH THESE HANDS  /  Les McCann  /  “Compared To What” 
  • I WILL  /  The Beatles  /  “The Beatles” 
  • WEDDING BELL BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Trees Of The Ages”
  • GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME  /  Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • ONE HAND, ONE HEART  /  Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione  /  “West Side Story (2009 Braadway Production)”
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Inside This Heart of Mine”
  • WE THE PEOPLE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Who’s The Old Guy Now?”
  • PERHAPS YOU’LL WONDER WHY  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Perhaps You’ll Wonder Why”
  • NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • PROMISE OF SPRING  /  Joey Alexander  /  “Origns”
  • THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU  /  Roberta Gambarini, Hank jones  /  “You Are There”
  • ALWAYS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Because of You”
  • THE PROMISE  /  Nancy LaMott  /  “Live At Tavern On The Green”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “RIGHT TRACK OR WRONG TRACK” 2.1.25

1 Feb

Are we on the right track or the wrong track? It’s a question and a concern for many many people these days. Did I have the answers? Did I offer words of wisdom to smooth and soothe the anxiety surrounding us? Of course not! Instead I did what I always do. I exploited that anxiety to fill two hours with music. But you gotta admit: it was some damned good music. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • TAKE THE A-TRAIN  /  Carol Sloane  /  “Sophisticated Lady”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Liz Gilles & Seth MacFarlane  /  “Songs From Home”
  • NO MORE BLUES  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Mark Murphy  /  “The Dream”
  • LIES OF HANDSOME MEN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom’s Planet”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  Frank Sinatra w/ Count Basie  /  “It Might As Well Be Swing”
  • PRELUDE TO A KISS  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “Bright Moments”
  • EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME  /  Samara Joy  /  “Samara Joy”
  • MY COUNTRY USED TO BE  /  Dave Frishberg  /  “Do You Miss New York”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE  /  Etta Jones  /  “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • I’LL BE LONG  /  Cold Blood  /  “Thriller”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett & Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • THE DEVIL ON MY CELL PHONE  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Insomnia”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE  /  Eyal Vilner Big Band w/ Brianna Thomas  /  “Swing Out”
  • NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST  /  Emma Smith  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Paul Jost  /  “Simple Life”
  • DETOUR AHEAD  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Blue In Green”
  • PEOPLE TIME  /  Stan Getz & Kenny Barron   /  “Yours And Mine”
  • THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quickly”
  • RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • LUCKY TO BE ME/SOME OTHER TIME  /  Irene Kral w/ Alan Broadbent  /  “Where Is Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2023” 10.28.23

30 Oct

It’s that time again. Time for ghost and goblins and ghouls; time for witches, curses, and the walking dead. And that means it’s time for my annual musical tribute to Congress. Whoops – wrong calendar! I mean it’s time for my annual Halloween Party. I play my favorite Halloween songs, and when trick or treaters come to the door, I get to guess who they’re dressed up to be, and then hand out an appropriate song. The final song of the show has absolutely nothing to do with Halloween, but I think it has absolutely everything to do with everything else. 

(Trick Or Treater Costume)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS  /  Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Kandace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • (Clarence Thomas)  /  LET’S GET AWAY FROM IT ALL  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • I’D RATHER BE BURNED AS A WITCH  /  Rene Marie  /  “I Wanna Be Evil”
  • (Sen. Bob Menendez)  /  A HOUSE OF GOLD  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin Album”
  • WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK  /  Janet Seidel  /  “Charade
  • BEWITCHED  /  Pamela Less & Houston Person  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard”
  • (The Atlanta 19 Co-Defendants)  /  JAILHOUSE ROCK  /  Jerry Lee Lewis  /  “Monsters”
  • SPOOKY  /  Anne Farnsworth  /  “Sealed With A Kiss”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • (George Santos)  /  THE GREAT PRETENDER  /  Sam Cooke  /  “Hits Of The 50s”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Clint Eastwood Presents Johnny Mercer”
  • (Marjorie Taylor Green)  /  CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Doris Day & Andre Previn  /  “Duets”
  • SWEET PUMPKIN  /  Lucy Yeghiazsryan  /  “Blue Heaven
  • THE GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ  /  Vince Guaraldi  /  “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?”
  • (Banned Books)  /  KEEP ON CHURNIN’  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come & Get It”
  • WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD  /  Holly Cole  /  “Night”
  • (Taylor Swift)  /  JAMBOREE JONES  /  Bobby Troup  /  “Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer”
  • GHOST OF YESTERDAY  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Bittersweet”
  • (Greta Thunberg)  /  WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & k. d. lang  /  “A Wonderful World”
  • I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE  /  Zoot Sims  /  “Soprano Sax”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Hilary Kole  /  “Haunted Heart”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • YOU ARE THERE  /  Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones  /  “You Are There”
  • FRAGILE  /  Sting  /  “Live In Berlin”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY 2023” (3.18.23)

19 Mar

March 17th was National Sleep Day – the last holiday in the world I’d like my audience to celebrate. Fortunately, it was also St. Patrick’s Day. That’s more like it. So I presented a mixture of laughter and tears, a perfect combination for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Although, in truth, most of the tears were mine because once again I maintained my tradition of eating a celebratory bowl of Lucky Charms on the air. (Lucky Charms are now gluten-free. It didn’t help.)  Still, it was a grand night of Irish and Irish-American singers and a chance to celebrate the music of Jimmy McHugh.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LOOK TO THE RAINBOW  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  ”Look To The Rainbow”
  • HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORA  /  Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones  /  “You Are There”
  • TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT  /  Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco  /  “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Mary Coughlan  /  “Mary Coughlan Sings Billie Holiday”
  • DARN THAT DREAM  /  Louis Stewart  /  “Out On His Own”
  • I FEEL A SONG COMING ON  Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson  /  “Two’s Company”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Best Of Tony Bennett”
  • TEMPERANCE STREET  /  Honor Heffernan  /  “Fire & Ice”
  • I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE/MOODY’S MOOD FOR LOVE    /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Smokey Robinson  /  “Timeless Love”
  • ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET  /  Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band  /  “Life In The Bubble”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN  /  Gene Kelly  /  “Singin’ In The Rain Soundtrack”
  • I MUST HAVE THAT MAN  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • BEIN’ GREEN  Mark Murphy  /  “Once In Every Heart”
  • NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST  /  Carmel McCreagh  /  “Nice Girl”
  • THE IRISH BALLAD  /  Tom Lehrer  /  “Revisited”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Melody Bardot  /  “Jazz Loves Disney
  • DIGA DIGA DOO  /  Andre Previn  /  “Soft & Swinging: The Music Of Jimmy McHugh”
  • TOO RA LOO RA LOO RA  /  (Mystery vocalist)  /  Regis Philbin  /  “When You’re Smiling”
  • SAY IT (OVER AND OVER AGAIN)  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirtung With Twilight”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Vanguard”
  • PORGY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Newport”
  • DANNY BOY  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz  /  “Jazz”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “EASY DOES IT” (3.4.23)

5 Mar

You know how I work very hard planning this show every week? Some of my audience was  thinking,”Work harder.”  And some were thinking, “This show is planned?”  And the rest of them were likely thinking, “Will you get through the opening so we can listen to some music?”  The point was this week instead of working hard, I took it easy. In fact, everything about the show, especially the songs were easy. (Not entirely sure the audience got off easy.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • NICE ‘N’ EASY  /  Barbra Streisand  /  “What Matters Most”
  • EASY LIVING  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Alina Zalozna Quartet  /  (Live in studio)
  • AS EASY AS ROLLING OFF A LOG  /  James Taylor  /  “American Standard”
  • EASY DOES IT  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /  “Night train”
  • YOU’RE EASY TO DANCE WITH  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Astaire Story”
  • I’LL BE EASY TO FIND  /  Sarah Patridge  /  “I’ll Be Easy To Find”
  • EASY TO LOVE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  James Stewart  /  “That’s Entertainment”
  • YOU’D BE SO EASY TO LOVE  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • SUMMERTIME  /  Miles Davis  /  “Porgy & Bess”
  • EASY COME, EASY GO  /  Tony Bennett  /  “With Love”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt  /  “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
  • YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • I’M EASY  /  Keith Carradine  /  “Nashville”
  • IT’S EASY TO BLAME THE WEATHER  /  Cecille McLorin Salvant & JLCO  /  “Big Band Holidays”
  • IT’S EASY TO SAY  /  (Mystery Movie)  /  Julie Andrews & Dudley Moore  /  “10 Movie Soundtrack”
  • EASY STREET  /  Randy Newman  /  “Harps And Angels”
  • EASY STREET  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra & Company
  • IT’S EASY TO REMEMBER  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Tribute”
  • OUR LOVE IS EASYMelody Gardot  /  “My One And Only Love”
  • WHAT’S NEW  /  Jesse Belvin  /  “Mr. Easy”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Irene Kral  /  “Just For Now”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FUN WITH PHOBIAS” (6.4.22)

6 Jun

We all have them. Maybe we call them quirks or superstitions. Let’s call them by their real names – fears and phobias. Fear of Heights – it’s called Acrophobia.  Dentrophobia – fear of Dentists. Even I have a phobia: The Fear of Howie Mandel suddenly showing up at my door. I’m sure there’s a name of that but I haven’t found it yet. Most of our phobias are manageable and many are actually curable. Here’s my question: are they exploitable, by which I mean could I get two hours of music out of them? Songs about phobias, songs to help overcome phobias – two hours of immersion therapy in swing.

(Fear Of…)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Marriage)  /  NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley  /  “Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley”
  • (Society)  /  EAST ST. LOUIS TOODLE-OO/DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE  /  John Pizzarelli  /   “Rockin’ In Rhythm”
  • (The Moon)  ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART  /  Roberta Gambarini  /   “Easy To Love”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Blue Skies”
  • (Flying)  /  TRY YOUR WINGS  /  Tom Rust  /   “Lucky To Be Me”
  • (Gaining Weight)  EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE  /  Ernestine Anderson  /   “Love Makes The Changes”
  • (Social Evaluation)  /  I’M NOT TALKING  /  Mose Allison  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • (Being Alone)  /  HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT  /  Kellye Gray  /   “And They Call Us Cowboys”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /   Anthony Newley  /   “Anthology”
  • (Angina)  /  MY HEART STOOD STILL  /  Emmet Cohen  /   “Future Stride”
  • (Ugliness)  /  I GO FOR THAT  /  Hetty Kate  /   “11:60 PM”
  • (Water)  /  I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER  /  Kevin Mahogany  /   “Old ,New, Borrowed, And The Blues”
  • (Accidents)  /  HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /   “Haven’t We Met”
  • (Rain)  /  SINGING IN THE RAIN  /  Paul Jost  /   “Breaking Through”
  • (Being Touched)  /  DON’T TOUCH ME  /  Diane Daly  /   “I Ain’t Blue”
  • (Love)  /  FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE  /  Joe Williams  /   “Together”
  • (The Night)  /  THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES  /  Irene Kral  /   “Second Chance”
  • (Mirrors)  /  THE MAN IN THE LOOKING GLASS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The September of My Years”
  • (Flowers)  /  SOMEONE’S BEEN SENDING ME FLOWERS  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Me & Phil”
  • SINGLE PETAL OF A ROSE  /  Marcus Roberts  /  “The Truth Is Spoken here”
  • (Schools)  /  WONDERFUL WORLD  /  Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, James Taylor  /   “Watermark”
  • (Colors)  /  BLUE SKIES  /  Sally Terrell  /   “Feel Alive”
  • (Teenagers)  MOOD INDIGO  /  Anais Reno  /   “Lovesome Thing”
  • (The World Going to Hell In A Hand Basket)  /  FRAGILE  /  Sting  /   “My Songs Live”
  • IF IT’S MAGIC  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis  /   “Artemis”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /   Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “IN THE COMPANY OF ACCOMPANISTS” (5.22.21)

23 May

Usually I shine the spotlight on the singer behind the mic, but this week I also wanted to pay tribute to some of the other people on the bandstand, the indispensable musicians who are just as adept and flexible and generous in supporting a singer as they are in taking a solo. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist & Accompanist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • EVERYTHING I’VE GOT BELONGS TO YOU  /  Hilary Gardner & Ehud Asherie  /  “The Late Set”
  • YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME  /  Joe Williams & Norman Simmons  /  “Ballad & Blues Master”
  • ALICE IN WONDERLAND  /  Roberta Gambarini & Dave Brubeck  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • MISTY  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Paul Smith  /  “Ella Fitzgerald For Lovers”
  • MISTY  /  Ella Fitzgerald & The London Symphony Orchestra  /  “Someone To Watch Over Me”
  • I WANT TO BE A SIDEMAN  /  Connie Evingson & Dave Frishberg  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Al Hibbler & Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “A Meeting Of The Times”
  • I SHOULD CARE  /  Diahann Carroll & Andre Previn  /  “The Andre Previn Trio”
  • FOR MY LADY  /  The Real Group & Toots Thielemans  /  “One For All”
  • THE LAMP IS LOW  /  (Mystery Accompanist)  /  Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn  /  “Sarah: Dedicated To You”
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Shirley Horn  Trio/  “Live At Vine Street”
  • THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL  /  Kurt Elling & Lawrence Hobgood  /  “Dedicated To You”
  • SONG FOR MY FATHER  /  Lillie Huddleston & Cody Owen Stine  /  “How Longs Has This Been Going On?”
  • HERE COMES THE SUN  /  Yo-Yo- Ma & James Taylor  /  “Songs Of Joy & Peace”
  • LA VIE EN ROSE/AU PRIVAVE  /  Rebecca Dumaine & Dave Miller  /  “Someday, Someday”
  • I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN  /  (Mystery Accompanist)  /  Paul McCartney & Diana Krall  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • DEED I DO  /  Diana Krall  /  “Diana Krall Live In Paris”
  • AZURE-TE  /  Nat King Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat King Cole Sings & George Shearing Plays”
  • DAY BY DAY  /  Lauren Henderson & Sullivan Fortner  /  “The Songbook Session”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Love Warriors”
  • YOU’RE NEARER (Take 9)  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Nancy LaMott & Christopher Marlowe  /  “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Mark Winkler & David Benoit  /  “Old Friends”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  /  Tierney Sutton & Christian Jacob  /  “I’m With The Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE ADVERB” (4.10.21)

11 Apr

Intelligently, flawlessly, compassionately, thrillingly, unbelievably – these are just a few of the words no one has ever used in describing how I put this show together. Why? Well, I’m going to tell myself that it’s because people just don’t know how to use adverbs. So clearly it’s time for another lesson in Making Grammar Great Again. That’s why I presented proudly, defiantly, fearlessly, and oh so timely, a musical tribute to Adverbs this week.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LOVE YOU MADLY  /  Ethel Ennis  /  “Love You Madly”
  • SLOWLY  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  Kari Kirkland  /  “Wild Is The Wind”
  •  JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS  /  Harry Connick Jr.  /  “True Love”
  • IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “We’ve Only Just Begun”
  • NEVERTHELESS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  Nice ‘N Easy”
  • NEVER LET ME GO  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Never Let Me Go”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME  /  George Michael  /  “Symphonica”
  • YOU BETTER GO NOW  /  Etta Jones  /  “A Soulful Sunday Live At The Leftbank”
  • WE AIN’T GOIN’ NOWHERE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Merv Griffin & Rita Farrell  /  “The Essential Merv Griffin”
  • LOVER COME BACK TO ME  /  Jack Brandfield  /  “I’ll Never Be The Same”
  • TENDERLY  /  Jose James  /  “Yesterday I Had The Blues”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Kelly Green  /  “Life Rearranged”
  • DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Live In Torino-Italy”
  • YOU’VE GOT TO BE CAREFULLY TAUGHT  /  Veronica Swift  /  “This Bitter Earth”
  • SOMETIME WHEN YOU’RE LONELY  /  Mark Murphy & Metropole Orchestra  /  “The Dream”
  • ‘DEED I DO  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU  /  The Hi-Los  /  “Harmony In Jazz”
  • QUIETLY THERE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • QUIET NOW  /  Bill Evans Trio /  “Turn Out The Stars”
  • ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART  /  Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz  /  “Getz Au-Go-Go”
  • TOO LATE NOW  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “Easy To Love”
  • WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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