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PLAYLIST FOR “WILLPOWER VS WON’T-POWER” (6.5.21)

6 Jun

What does it take to lose weight? Willpower. Stop biting your nails? Willpower. What does it take to stop watching America’s Got Talent? Half a brain – but that’s a different issue. Getting back on topic: what does it take to give up smoking? Again, Willpower. So let me get this straight: Willpower is forcing yourself not to do something. Wouldn’t it make more sense to call it Won’t-power?  But no – everyone gives Willpower all the praise and approbation. Well, not  this week! I think Won’t is just as important to songwriters as Will – maybe more important. I tried to prove that with songs about Will and Won’t. I won’t tell you which side won; but I will tell you the music definitely won.

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  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Rebecka Tornqvist  /  “The Stockholm Kaza Sessions”
  • I WON’T DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ray Charles & Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Fred Rogers  /  “You Are Special”
  • NEVER WILL I MARRY  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Thirsty Ghost”
  • I WON’T SCAT  /  Ron Boustead  /  “Unlikely Valentine”
  • YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Debbie Reynolds  /  “The Best Of Debbie Reynolds”
  • WHO WILL TAKE MY PLACE  /  Freddy Cole  /  “This And That”
  • GOD WILL  /  Holly Cole  /  “Holly Cole”
  • TROUBLE JUST WON’T GO AWAY  /  Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band  /  “Message From Groove & GW”
  • LOVE WON’T LET YOU GET AWAY  /  Seth MacFarlane & Sarah Bareilles  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU  /  The Real Group  /  “Live in Stockholm”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Jamie Cullum & Geoff Gascogne   /  “From The Vaults”
  • I WILL  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Let it Be Jazz”
  • YOU WON’T SEE ME  /  The Hot Club Of San Francisco  /  “John Paul George & Django”
  • YOU WON’T FORGET ME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • HEART WE WILL FORGET HIM  /  Cassia DeMayo  /  “Heart We Will Forget Him”
  • WILL YOU STILL BE MINE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  •  QUE SERA SERA  /  Malene Mortensen  /  “Still In Love With You”
  • I WON’T TELL A SOUL  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Brother Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues Is Now”
  • WILL I FIND MY LOVE TODAY  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone At Carnegie Hall”
  • I WON’T SEND ROSES  /  Brian Stokes Mitchell  /  “Plays With Music”
  • SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Someday My Prince Will Come”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “NEW SEASON’S GREETINGS” (12.12.20)

13 Dec

I’ve gotten a ton of new Christmas music and since we all can use anything to raise our spirits these days, I decided to focus this week on this new music – plus an extra-early Christmas present, a single from Freda Payne’s upcoming CD. She’s 78, Johnny Mathis is 85 and they’re both still singing like this. I get out breath pouring my bowl of cereal. This coming week will be the Annual Turntable For One Christmas Party. Everyone’s invited.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or album Title

  • CHRISTMAS IS STARTING NOW  /  Laura Dickinson  /  “Auld Lang Syne”
  • IT’S CHRISTMAS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pianoman At Christmas”
  • IT’S CHRISTMAS  /  Greta Matassa  /  “And to All A Good Night”
  • IT’S SO GOOD TO BE BAD  /  Adrian Cunningham & La Lucha  /  “New Holiday Classics”
  • WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Sue Raney  /  “Christmas Lady”
  • LITTLE JACK FROST  /  Seth MacFarlance & Norah Jones  /  “Holiday For Swing”
  • OH, CHRISTMAS TREE  /  Warren Wolf  /  “Christmas Vibes”
  • SLEIGH RIDE  /  Jewelle Blackman,Yvette Gonzales-Nacer, Kay Trinidad  /  “If The Fates Allow”
  • SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS  /  The Cast Of HADESTOWN  /  “If The Fates Allow”
  • GREENSLEEVES  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “The Best Of Buddy Rich”
  • YOU, ME, AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE  /  Sarah McKenzie  /  “You, Me, & The Christmas Tree”
  • I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Barbra Streisand, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta  /  “This Christmas”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Freda Payne & Johnny Mathis  /  (Single)
  • SO MANY SANTAS  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “The Pianoman At Christmas”
  • HEY SANTA  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow & Ingrid St. Pierre  /  “Lumieres d’iver”
  • SANTA BABY  /  The Real Group  /  “The World For Christmas”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO (MERRY CHRISTMAS MY DEAR)  /  Noel & Maria  /  “Merry Christmas My Dear”
  • A CHRISTMAS COMPROMISE  /  Duchess  /  “Harmony For the Holdays”
  • WHITE CHRISTMAS  /  Champian Fulton  /  “Christmas With Champian”
  • SEND ME YOUR LOVE FOR CHRISTMAS  /  Avalon Jazz Band  /  “Winter Dreams”
  • A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Out Under The Sky”
  • CHRISTMAS AT 3 A.M.  /  Joey DeFrancesco  /  “Home for The Holidays”
  • COME SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH ME  /  Sara Gazarek & Jane Monheit  /  (SIngle)
  • THE CHRISTMAS SONG  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  /  Simone Kopmajer  /  “Christmas”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “MAKING TURNTABLE FOR ONE MORE COLORFUL” (8.15.20)

16 Aug

I get lots of requests from listeners, most of which I can’t fulfill because I sold my dueling pistols many years ago. When someone suggested that I try to make the program more colorful, immediately after my legal team informed me that I couldn’t sue for slander, I decided to give it a go. Below is my colorful solution – songs and/or singers or musicians with colorful names. (I know that Billie Holiday isn’t a color. But you know who took the solo on that cut? Urbie Green!)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • BLUE SKIES  /  Johanna Sillanpaa  /  “From this Side”
  • SERENADE IN BLUE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New Borrowed, and The Blues”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Claire Teal  /  “At Your Request”
  • LITTLE RED ROOSTER  /  Mark Jennett  /  “The Way I Am”
  • I SHOULD CARE  /  Kelly Green  /  “Life Rearranged”
  • BEING GREEN  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once In Every Heart”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Katerina Brown & Kenny Washington  /  “Mirror”
  • LA VIE EN ROSE  /  Chloe Perrier  /  “Petite Fleur”
  • WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN  /  (Mystery Verse)  /  Molly Lyons  /  “Verses Only!”
  • ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “For Trane”
  • EASY TO REMEMBER  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady In Satin”
  • SOMETHING’S COMING  /  Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell  /  “The Nearness Of You”
  • I’VE NEVER BEEN ANYTHING  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf”
  • BORN TO BE BLUE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie”
  • WE’VE GOT A WORLD THAT SWINGS  /  Tom Rust & John Horler  /  “Lucky To Be Me”
  • THE GIRAFFE SONG  /  Audrey Silver  /  “Let Me Know Your Heart”
  • HOUSE OF GOLD  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “The Kenny Rankin album”
  • BLACKBIRD/BYE BYE BLACKBIRD  /  Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson  /  “Dream in The Blue”
  • MEN ARE ALL ALIKE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Shirley Temple Black  /  “Shirley Temple Storybook Collection”
  • YELLOW DAYS  /  Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington  /  “Francis A. & Edward K.”
  • THAT’S ALL  /  Ray Blue  /  “Work”
  • SCOTCH AND SODA  /  Kellye Gray  /  “Blue & Pink: The Blue Songs”
  • BLACK COFFEE  /  Bonnie Pointer  /  “That’s A Plenty”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPRING 2020” (4.4.20)

5 Apr

Doesn’t seem like there’s much to celebrate these days. But the grass is greening; trees are budding, and flowers are popping out of the ground. That means it’s time for my annual show with the musical theme, Seasonal Allergies. However, instead I chose something more positive. True, I did slip in some wonderfully grumpy Spring songs. After all, it is my show. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING  /  Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz  /  “Getz Au Go-Go”
  • IT’S ANYBODY’S SPRING  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Music Is Better Than Words”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Sinne Eeg w/ Marc Berthoumieux  /  “Remembering You”
  • THERE’LL BE ANOTHER SPRING  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • IT’S NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS  /  Ronny Whyte  /  “Whyte Wolf”
  • UP JUMPED SPRING  /  Buddy Rich  /  “Just In time” The Final Recording”
  • SPRING  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Movin’ With Nancy”
  • SOME OTHER SPRING  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marianne Faithful  /  “Marianne Faithful’s Greatest Hits”
  • APRIL SHOWERS  /  Julian Yeo  /  “1923”
  • THEY SAY IT’S SPRING  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie”
  • SPRING IN MANHATTAN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “My New Celebrity Is You”
  • JOY SPRING  /  Danny Bacher  /  “Still Happy”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Greetje Kauffeld  /  “Heaven’s Open”
  • I’LL REMEMBER APRIL  /  Ramsey Lewis Trio  /  “In Person 1960-1967”
  • APRIL IN PARIS  /  Jenny Evans  /  “Shiny Stockings”
  • YOU CAN NEVER HOLD BACK SPRING  /  Tom Waits  /  “Orphans: Brawlers, Brawlers, and Bastards”
  • SOLITUDE  /  Candace Springs  /  “The Women Who Raised Me”
  • SPRING IS WHERE YOU ARE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “September Ballads”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Thirsty Ghost”
  • YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Allan Harris & Takana Miyamoto  /  “As The Sun Shines Down On Me”
  • ANOTHER SPRING  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • SPRING WILL BE A LITTLE LATE THIS YEAR  /  Wynton Marsalis  /  “The Midnight Blues”
  • AND SO TO BED  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Sings Johnny Mercer”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FULL MOON RISING” (9.22.18)

22 Sep

I dedicated this week’s show to the upcoming full moon because it’s said that the full moon has an interrupting effect on human sleep patterns. I’ll do anything to try to keep my audience awake. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • MOONDANCE  /  Van Morrison  /  “The Best Of Van Morrison Vol. 3”
  • MOONGLOW  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Solitude”
  • OLD DEVIL MOON  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /  “As I Remember It”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson  /  “Dream In Blue”
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • MELANCHOLY MOON  /  Monica Munro  /  “Down To The River”
  • MOON-FACED & STARRY EYED  /  The Hi-Lo’s  /  “All That Jazz”
  • HOW HIGH THE MOON  /  Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & His Orchestra In London”
  • SONG ABOUT THE MOON  /  Alexis Cole  /  “Dazzling Blue”
  • WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO  /  Janet Planet  /  “Get Happy”
  • HELLO YOUNG LOVERS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  James Darren  /  “The Best Of James Darren”
  • DESTINATION MOON  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah ‘62”
  • MOONLIGHT SERENADE  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • HARVEST MOON  /  Cassandra Wilson  /  “New Moon Daughter”
  • SHINE ON HARVEST MOON  /  Jimmy Rushing & Dave Brubeck  /  “Brubeck & Rushing”
  • IN THE EVNING BY THE MOONLIGHT  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina At Newport”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE MOONLIGHT  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  “When You Make Me Smile”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”
  • I WANT TO TURN OUT MY LIGHT  /  April Barrows  /  “My Dream Is You”
  • MOON AND SAND  /  Kenny Burrell  /  “Guitar Forms”
  • POLKA DOTS & MOONBEAMS  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
  • MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Fly With Me”
  • IN THE GLOW OF THE MOON  /  Dena DeRose  /  “A Walk In The Park”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Gavin Hope  /  “For All We Know”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO HAROLD ARLEN” (2.24.18)

26 Feb

Harold Arlen was born in February. I was not. But the differences don’t end there. He wrote more than 500 songs. I haven’t. And that’s not all. He’s dead and I’m not – hold on while I get a second opinion…

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  Frank Sinatra  / “Ultimate Sinatra”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “Live In Paris”
  • SLEEPIN’ BEE  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “I Just Dropped By To Say Hello”
  • I NEVER HAS SEEN SNOW  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Late Set”
  • COME RAIN OR SHINE  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Gate”
  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sara Gazark  /  “Yours”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN  /  John Doaks  /  “Forever Reasons”
  • IF I ONLY HAD A HEART  /  Michelle Lordi  /  “Drive”
  • GET HAPPY  /  Lucy Dixon  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • TODAY I LOVE EVERYBODY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Harold Arlen  /  “Harold Sings Arlen”
  • AS LONG AS I LIVE  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions”
  • OUT OF THIS WORLD  /  Tony Bennett & Stan Getz  /  “Jazz”
  • I GOT A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES  /  Billie Holiday  /  “The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve”
  • IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • I WONDER WHAT BECAME OF ME  /  Toots Thielemans & Trijntje Oosterhuis  /  “One More For The Road”
  • WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT  /  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  /  “Relaxed Jazz”
  • HAPPY WITH THE BLUES  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Love Held Lightly”
  • HOORAY FOR LOVE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook”
  • DOWN WITH LOVE  /  Janet Seidel  /  “Winter Moon”
  • EASY STREET  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Louis Armstrong & Gary Crosby  /  “The Decca Singles”
  • SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Great Voices Of Harlem”
  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • DON’T LIKE GOODBYES  /  Ed Reed  /  “The Song Is You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “POSITIVELY POSITIVE” (1.6.18)

8 Jan

It’s the beginning of a brand new year, a time to be hopeful, optimistic, and positive. Sure, I can do that even to the point of playing a couple songs I’d never play in a million years (*). How’s that for positive? But only for one week! Next week it’s back to business as usual for me. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album title

  • ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  /Al Jarreau  /  “Accentuate The Positive”
  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Yours”
  • THIS IS THE LIFE  /  Freddy Cole  /  “This Is The Life”
  • IT’S A GOOD DAY  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “It’s A Good Day”
  • I’VE GOT RHYTHM  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • YOUNG AND FOOLISH  /  Sophie Berkal-Sarbit  /  “Young & Foolish”
  • ALL THE WAY  /  Katherine McPhee  /  “I Fall In Love Too Easily”
  • OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met”
  • WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR  /  Holly Yarbrough  /  “Mister Rogers Swings”
  • HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Alan Arkin & Ann-Margaret  /  “Going In Style”
  • * L.O.V.E.  /  Diana Krall  /  “Turn Up The Quiet”
  • * STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Strangers In The Night”
  • I’M FLYING  /  Connie Evingson  /  “I Have Dreamed”
  • YES I CAN  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “If I Ruled The World”
  • BODY AND SOUL  /  Jackie Ryan & Terry Gibbs  /  “Grand Masters Of Jazz”
  • SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • HAPPY STREET  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bill Murray  /  “Paul Shaffer & The World’s Most Dangerous Band”
  • I’VE GOT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING  /  Tuck & Patti  /  “Tears Of Joy”
  • I LIKE MYSELF  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “In Full Swing”
  • NOBODY ELSE BUT ME  /  Laura Karst  /  “Little Did I Dream”
  • SWEET SLUMBER  /  Jimmy Witherspoon  /  “The Blues is Now”
  • EASY LIVIN’  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Winners”
  • ALWAYS  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “A Celebration Of The Voice”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, And The Blues”
  • HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “OSCAR LOSERS…AND A FEW WINNERS” (2.25.17)

27 Feb

Most of these songs are losers, Oscar losers, that is.  (Though none of the singers and musicians are.) In addition to paying tribute to the Oscar nominated songs, I also took time out to pay tribute to Sweden and Swedish jazz singers in their time of tears and trial following the terrorist attacks that so surprised, if not stunned, us all when we heard about them.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE CONTINENTAL  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Capitol Sings The Best Movie Songs”
  • CHEEK TO CHEEK  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Live At The Jazz Bakery”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Rarities, Outtakes, And Other Delights”
  • I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella In Japan”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • TOO LATE NOW  /  Shirley Horn  /  “You Won’t Forget Me”
  • MONA LISA  /  Keith Jarrett  /  “Tokyo ‘96”
  • BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BOO  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Capitol Sings The Best Movie Songs”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Mary Stallings  /  “Dream”
  • CITY OF STARS  /  Ryan Gosling  /  “La La Land Soundtrack”
  • DEARLY BELOVED  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Hollywood My Way”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Rigmor Gustafsson & Mika Pohjola  /  “New York Vocals”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal”
  • WILD IS THE WIND  /  Lina Nyberg  /  “Smile”
  • THE EMPTY CHAIR  /  Sting  /  “57th & 9th”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans  /  “The Last Waltz”
  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Diana Krall  /  “Love Scenes”
  • I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Melissa Stylianou  /  “Silent Movie”
  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • TWO FOR THE ROAD  / Nancy LaMott  /  “My Foolish Heart”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “NIGHT AT THE MOVIES” (12.10.16)

11 Dec

All but one of these songs were first heard in a movie. Do you know which one appeared on stage first?

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Stage & Screen Hits””
  • ALICE IN WONDERLAND  /  Roberta Gambarini & Dave Brubeck  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Melody Gardot  /  “Jazz Loves Disney”
  • I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU  /  Carol Sloane  /  “As Time Goes By”
  •  STELLA BY STARLIGHT  /  Miles Davis Quintet  /  “’58 Miles”
  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sara Gazarek  /  “Yours”
  • TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS  /  Fred Astaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY  /  Lissy Walker  /  “Life Is Sweet”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “A Song for You”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Days Like This”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ray Charles Forever”
  • CINEMA PARADISO  /  Petra Haden  /  “Petra Goes To The Movies”
  • HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”
  • LAURA  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “World On A String”
  • LAST TANGO IN PARIS  /  Gato Barbieri  /  “Last Tango In Paris”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Cecile McLoren Salvant  /  “For One To Love”
  • HOW LITTLE WE KNOW  /  Nat Cole  /  “Capitol Sings Hoagy Carmichael”
  • THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE  /  Morgana King  /  “The Shadow Of Your Smile”
  • MISTY  /  Erroll Garner  /  “Ready Take One”
  • THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  /  Cassandra Wilson  /  “Midnight In The Garden of Good & Evil”
  • CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE /  Mark Murphy  /  “Songbook”
  • MOON RIVER  /  Nancy LaMott  /  “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “DEBATE NIGHT” (10.1.16)

3 Oct

I started the show with an hour of songs about debates, candidates, and politics. What was I thinking? So half-way through, realizing people want to get away from the cacophony and chaos, I played an hour of music to steer attention away and calm the soul from all the madness.

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Classic Debate)  /  LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF  /Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong”
  • (Candidates’ Delusion)  /  THE BEST THING FOR YOU  /  Nat Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • (What Donald Is Told)  /  CONTROL YOURSELF  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • (What Donald Does)  /  RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Avalon Jazz Band
  • (What Hillary Thinks)  /  EV’RYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “My Kind Of Broadway”
  • (What Hillary Wants People To Think)  /  SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD  /  Diana Krall  /  “Wallflower”
  • (Trump Twitter Tirade About Me)  /  YOUR MIND IS ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”
  • (Climate Change Denier)  /  BLUE SKIES  /  Adrienne Fenemor  /  “Blue Skies”
  • (Climate Change Advocate)  /  TOO DARN HOT  /  Fay Claassen  /  “Red, Hot, & Blue: The Music Of Cole Porter”
  • OH, CALIFORNIA  /  David Ackles  /  “American Gothic”
  • (Fat Shaming)  /  DAVY THE FAT BOY  /  Randy Newman  /  “Randy Newman/Live”
  • (What Candidates Want Us To Believe)  /  EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Carol Burnett  /  “Let Me Entertain You”
  • (What The Electorate Really Thinks)  /  STOP THIS TRAIN  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • (A Plea From Millennials)  /  YOUNG AND FOOLISH  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Timeless Mark Murphy”
  • AMERICAN TUNE  /  Paul Simon  /  “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon”
  • SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Sara Gazarek & Josh Nelson  /  “Dream In The Blue”
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Sting Variations”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Days Like This”
  • I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Kristin Chenoweth  /  “The Art Of Elegance”
  • LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT  /  Cyrille Aimee  /  “Let’s Get Lost”
  • LI’L DARLIN’  /  The Real Group  /  “Live”
  • DON’T DREAM OF ANYBODY BUT ME  /  Bobby Darin  /  “This Is Darin”
  • LI’L DARLIN  /  Count Basie  /  “Atomic Basie”
  • LOOK TO THE RAINBOW  /  Astrud Gilberto  /  “Look To The Rainbow”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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