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PLAYLIST FOR “16TH ANNUAL MUSIC TO BE THANKFUL FOR” 11.29.25

1 Dec

The 16th Annual Music To Be Thankful For with my own offerings (with shout-outs to the disk jockeys who introduced me to this music as a kid), plus contributions from fellow WMNR broadcasters (-B), some favorite singers (-S), and, because this show always comes around my birthday, my wife and son for Family Night At The Radio Station!

(Guest)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Title

  • I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW  /  Nat King Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • (Gary Gerrard -B)  /  PAINTED ON CANVAS   /  Gregory Porter  /   “Be Good”
  • SNOWBIRD  /  Ashley Pezzattii  /  “Snowbird”
  • (Ashley Pezzotti-S)  /  BE MY LOVE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Slightly Classical”
  • (Mark Kuss-B)  /  ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES/A’TISKET A’TASKET  /  Nnenna Freelon
  • (Rich Moran-B)  /  ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE  /  Andy Bey  /  “Ain’t Necessarily So”
  • (Megan Stine)  /  YOU CALL THESE MEN  /  Emily Walton  /   “Penthesilea – An Unproduced Musical By Cody Owen Stine”
  • (Will Duchon-B)  /  THE NEARNESS OF YOU  /  Sarah Shea  /  “The Nearness Of You”
  • (Cody Owen Stine)  /  HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “The Old Country”
  • I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT LOVE  /  Jonathan Karrant  /  “Live in Concert”
  • (Jonathan Karrant-S)  /  (YOU DON’T KNOW) HOW GLAD I AM  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “How Glad i Am”
  • (Garrett Stack-B)  /  SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man”
  • I BELIEVE IN YOU  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “It Might As Well Be Swing”
  • (Philip Harris-B)  HERE’S TO LIFE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Here’s To Life”
  • BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL  /  Michel Legrand w/ Ben Webster  /  “Legrand Jazz”
  • SOCIAL CALL  /  Josie Falbo  /  “Kickin’ It”
  • (Josie Falbo-S)  /  YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Cleo Lane  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • CHANGES  / Phil Ochs  /  “At Carnegie Hall”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” (AN ARCHIVE REBROADCAST 10.18.25

20 Oct

Saturday’s show was a blast from the past, a show from about a year ago. Here’s what I said back then:

What do you do when you’re so sick of politics, you can’t stand to turn on the news— and when your football teams are losing so badly it ruins Sunday afternoon… and Sunday night… And Thursday night… And Monday night… and when your favorite restaurant starts listing the calories for every single menu item.  I’ll tell you what you do to take your mind off the real world. You do a two-hour musical tribute to inanimate objects!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady in Satin”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WINDOWS  /  Chick Corea  /  “Now He Sings, Now He Cries”
  • LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT  /  Janet Planet  /  ”Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
  • THE TURNTABLE SONG  /  Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Orch.  /  “Ballroom Time!”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get It”
  • PROUD MARY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Leonard Nimoy  /  “The Best Of Leonard Nimoy”
  • AGUA DE BEBER  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “Bop Web”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • FINISHING THE HAT  /  Neil Patrick Harris  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • CANOE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • CHELSEA BRIDGE  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Big Band”
  • THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “Willow Weep For Me”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Ella & Louis”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN” 9.27.25

2 Oct

I don’t know why but listeners are always asking me for advice. This week’s show will either encourage them or, more likely, discourage them from ever doing it again.  So I divided the show between people who need advice to the lovelorn and people who want to share advice. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Title

  • THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY  /  Judy Garland   /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • YOU CAN’T LOVE ‘EM ALL  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Fay Claasson w/ Jazz Orch. Of The Concertgebouw  /  “The Second Time Around”
  • THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM  /  Benny Bennack III  /  “Third Tie’s The Charm”
  • I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live At Laren Jazz Festival 1975”
  • LOVE MAKES THE CHANGES  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Love Makes The Changes”
  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Lover Man”
  • ALIMONY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Norman Mailer  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  “Brunch At The Renaissance”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Turned To Blue”
  • SINCE I FELL FOR YOU  /  Aaron Neville /  “Nature Boy: The Standards Album”
  • 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • I KEEP GOING BACK TO JOE’S  /  Tom Rust / Malcolm Edmonston Trio  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • FORGET ABOUT THE BOY  /  Veronica Swift  /  “Confessions”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET?  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • HEY THERE  /  Bette Midler  /  “Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Bill Withers  /  “Just As I Am”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS  /  Eldar Djangerov w/ Chris Botti  /  “Live At The Blue Note”
  • ONLY THE LONELY  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • DON’T CRY JOE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Vegas”
  • AS TIME GOES BY  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “In Budapest”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “BIG BEAUTIFUL BILLS!” 5.31.25

2 Jun

A couple weeks ago I made a joke calling myself the original Big Beautiful Bill. I thought it was pretty funny all things considered these days. But then I started worrying. What about Billy Wilder? Or Bill Buckley? Or Bill Russell? Or Bill Parcels? Or maybe even Barnacle Bill The Sailor? What about all big beautiful Bills?  Didn’t I owe them an apology? So I played a couple of hours of singers, musicians, arrangers, and composers named Bill. I thought they fit the bill perfectly. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist(s)  /  CD Or Album Title

  • A LITTLE TEMPO PLEASE   /  Count Basie  /  “Basie At Birdland”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY  /  Willie Nelson  /  “My Way”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Billie’s Best”
  • AIN’T NO SUNSHINE  /   |Bill Withers  /  “Just As I Am”
  • GRANDMA’S HANDS  /  Shirley Horn  /  “A Lazy Afternoon”
  • DOWN IN THE DEPTHS  /  Tony Bennett /arr.: Bill Holman  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • STOMPING AT THE SAVOY  /  Stan Kenton  /arr.: Bill Holman  /  /  “Stomping At Newport”
  • PURE IMAGINATION  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Here, There, & Everywhere”  
  • I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE  /  (MYSTERY VOCLIST)  /  Billie Eilish  /  
  • NEW YORK STATE OF MIND  /  Billy Joel  /  “The Essential Billy Joel”
  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Laura Nyro  /  “The First Songs”
  • BILLY BOY  /  Oscar Peterson  /  “The London House Sessions”
  • IN THE EVENING  /  Ella Fitzgerald w/ Bill Doggett  /  “These Are The Blues”
  • LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • WON’T YOU COME HOME, BILL BAILEY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings The Tivoli”
  • WORK SONG  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “At Basin Street East”
  • MAYBE  /  Lena Horne  /  “An Evening With Lena Horne”
  • IT’S KIND OF LONESOME OUT TONIGHT  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • THE RULES OF THE ROAD  /  Nat King Cole arr: Billy May  /  “The Billy May Sessions”
  • BILL  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine At Carnegie Hall”
  • LONELY TIME   /  Maynard Ferguson w/ Willie Maiden  /  “A Message From Birdland”
  • EASY LIVING  /  Johnny Hartman w/ Dr. Billy Taylor  /  “The Bridges Of Madison County”
  • THE BEST THING FOR YOU  /  Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap  /  “Something To Remember”
  • EMILY  /  Bill Evans w/ Stan Getz  /  “But Beautiful”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Kenny Rankin w/ Bill Watrous  /  “Professional Dreamer”
  • OUR REVELS ARE NOW OVER  /  Joseph Fiennes / Willam Shakespeare  /  “When Love Speaks”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “LOVE SONGS AND NOT LOVE SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY” 2.15.25

16 Feb

Love Valentine’s Day? I’ve got songs for you! Love to hate Valentine’s Day? I have songs for you, too!

SONG TITLR  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • LOVE IS HERE TO STAY  /  Gretje Angell  /  “In Any Key?”
  • VALENTINE’S DAY  /  James Taylor  /  “Never Die Young”
  • IT’S LOVE  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie Sings Comden & Green”
  • LOOK OUT FOR LOVE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Big Band Cole” 
  • I LOVE THE WAY YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART  /  Delicatessen  /  \“Bossa + Jazz”
  • I’M IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Joni Mitchell  /  “Both Sides Now”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Michel LeGrand  /  “Michel Legrand At Shelly’s Manne-Hole”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra With Love”
  • I LOVE TO LOVE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • I LOVE BETSY  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Ashley Pezzotti  /  “My Funny Valentine”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • GEE, BABY AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU  /  Dr. John w/ WDR Big Band  /  “Big Band Voodoo”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Gregory Porter  /  “One Night Only…”
  • LOVESICK  /  Jackie & Roy  /  “Lovesick”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sting w/ Herbie Hancock  /  “My Funny Valentine”
  • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE  /  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones  /  “My Way”
  • THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS LOVE  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “‘Round Midnight”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • LET ME LOVE YOU  /  Lauren Henderson  /  “Armame”
  • IF LOVE WERE ALL  /  Judy Garland  /  “Judy At Carnegie”
  • FOR ALL WE KNOW  /  Donny Hathaway  /  “The Donny Hathaway Collection”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “Waltz For Debby”
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Lost Recordings”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INANIMATE OBJECTS” 11.16.24

18 Nov

What do you do when you’re so sick of politics, you can’t stand to turn on the news— and when your football teams are losing so badly it ruins Sunday afternoon… and Sunday night… And Thursday night… And Monday night… and when your favorite restaurant starts listing the calories for every single menu item.  I’ll tell you what you do to take your mind off the real world. You do a two-hour musical tribute to inanimate objects!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN  /  Anais Reno  /  “Lovesome Thing”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Lady in Satin”
  • HURRY IT’S LOVELY UP HERE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WINDOWS  /  Chick Corea  /  “Now He Sings, Now He Cries”
  • LEOPARD SKIN PILLBOX HAT  /  Janet Planet  /  ”Janet Planet Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook”
  • THE TURNTABLE SONG  /  Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Orch.  /  “Ballroom Time!”
  • COFFEE TIME  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Still Unforgettable”
  • COFFEE IN A CARDBOARD CUP  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • BIG LONG SLIDIN’ THING  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get It”
  • PROUD MARY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Leonard Nimoy  /  “The Best Of Leonard Nimoy”
  • AGUA DE BEBER  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “Bop Web”
  • THE TROLLEY SONG  /  Rachael Price  /  “The Good Hours”
  • FINISHING THE HAT  /  Neil Patrick Harris  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • CANOE  /  Kat Edmonson  /  “Old Fashioned Gal”
  • MY SHIP  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “For Those Who Think Young”
  • TULIP OR TURNIP  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • CHELSEA BRIDGE  /  Joe Henderson  /  “Big Band”
  • THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  /  Hilary Gardner  /  “The Great City”
  • WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Wes Montgomery  /  “Willow Weep For Me”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong  /  “Ella & Louis”
  • THESE FOOLISH THINGS  /  Aaron Neville  /  “The Grand Tour”
  • A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “TALK THE TALK” 11.2..24

4 Nov

It’s been quite a peripatetic week, no? Trick or treaters walking up and down their neighborhoods; politicians trying to walk back their unfortunate remarks; the Yankees certainly could have used a few more walks or maybe some walk-on homers; and early  Sunday morning we walked back the hands of time an hour. So you’d think I’d dedicate the show to Walking The Walk. Walking? On radio? Nope. Spent the two hours talking the talk!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • HAPPY TALK  /  Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley  /  “Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley”
  • TALK TO ME  /  Freddy Cole  /  “Talk To Me”
  • HEAR ME TALKING TO YOU  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “These Are The Blues”
  • TALK TO ME BABY  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly As I Leave You”
  • KEEP ON TALKING  /  Gemma Sherry  /  “Music To Dance By”
  • I’M NOT TALKING  /  Mose Allison  /  “The Mose Chronicles”
  • YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU  /  Arthur Prysock & Count Basie  /  “Arthur Prysock / Count Basie”
  • SHOW ME  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Something Cool”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dirk Bogarde  /  “Lyrics For Lovers”
  • TELL ME MORE AND MORE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Pastel Blues”
  • PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE  /  Martina DaSilva & Caity Gyrogy  /  “You’re The Top”
  • TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOURSELF  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • TALKING TO MYSELF  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Remembering You”
  • I’M WALKIN’  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Kat Gang  /  “Come Closer”
  • AT YOUR MOTHER’S HOUSE  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “Rachael & Vilray”
  • I WON’T TELL A SOUL  /  Jimmy Witherspoon & Jack McDuff  /  “The Blues Is Now”
  • GIRL TALK  /  Holly Cole  /  “Girl Talk”
  • SPEAK LOW  /  Tony Bennett & Norah Jones  /  “Duets II”
  • THE TELEPHONE SONG  /  Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz Quartet  /  “Getz Au Go-Go”
  • WORDS  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Japan”
  • I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU  /  Christian McBride Big Band  /  “For Jimmy, Wes, & Oliver”
  • I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU  /  Catherine Russell  /  “I Want To Talk About You”
  • SAY IT  /  Kurt  Elling   /  “Dedicated To You” 
  • SAY IT ISN’T SO  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “The Complete Sarah Vaughan Mercury Recordings”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “FEELS LIKE FALL” (9.28.24)

30 Sep

Why did I wear a sweater to the show this week? No buttons to struggle with? (I thought we were friends.) Because it feels like Fall!  So lots of fall and Autumn songs this week including Sarah Vaughan’s insane but irresistible version of Autumn Leaves. And I couldn’t sign off without a fond farewell to Benny Golson.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK  /  Billie Holiday  /  “Recital”
  • AUTUMN SERENADE  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN  /  Cyrille Aimee & Chicago Jazz Orchestra  /  “Bustin’ Out!”
  • DEAR AUTUMN  /  Joey Alexander  /  “Origin”
  • SEPTEMBER SONG  /  Nat Cole & George Shearing  /  “Nat Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays”
  • ’TIS AUTUMN  /  Caity Gyorgy w/  Pat LaBarbera  /  “Featuring”
  • INDIAN SUMMER  /  Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington  /  “Francis A. & Edward K.”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Crazy & Mixed Up”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Songbook”
  • THE SUMMER KNOWS  /  Gino Amato w/ Claudette Sierra  /  “Latin Crossroads”
  • JAMBOREE JONES  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer”
  • EARLY AUTUMN  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Songbook”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Bill Evans & Jeremy Steig  /  “What’s New”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • AUTUMN NOCTURNE  /  Samara Joy  /  “Autumn Nocturne”
  • LULLABY OF THE LEAVES  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Interlude”
  • MAYBE SEPTEMBER  /  Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery  /  “The Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes”
  • YOU HAVE LIVED IN AUTUMN  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Discover Who I Am” Blossom Dearie”
  • AUTUMN HAS FOUND YOU  /  Allan Harris w/ Gregoire Maret  /  “Kate’s Soul Food”
  • AUTUMN  /  Abigail Rockwell  /  “Autumn Noir”
  • WHEN OCTOBER GOES  /  Barry Manilow  /  “2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe”
  • I REMEMBER CLIFFORD  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Still Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “CLICHE CLINIC” 4.27.24

29 Apr

What do these things have in common? 

  •      I’d rather have a root canal!
  •      It’s like putting lipstick on a pig!
  •      It’s totally gone off the tracks!

No, these are not descriptions of my show. They’re Cliches – which I wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole and, the end of the day, I bend over backwards not to use them as if my life depended on it. Except last Saturday when I gave a Clinic In Cliches!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “On Pablo”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  FredAstaire  /  “The Irving Berlin Songbook”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH  /  Freddy Cole  /  “To The Ends Of The Earth”
  • INTO EACH LIFE  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night & Good Luck”
  • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET  /  Tony Bennett &Willie Nelson  /  “Duets II”
  • SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE  /  Jacintha  /  “Autumn Leaves”
  • PENNIES FROM HEAVEN  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • HIT THE GROUND RUNNING  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Language”
  • GONE WITH THE WIND  /  Bill Evans  /  “Eloquence”
  • NOW OR NEVER  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Best Of Love Songs”
  • STAND BY ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Stephen King  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  • IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK  /  Mark Winkler  /  “The Rules Don’t Apply”
  • LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE  /  Diana Krall  /  “When I Look In Your Eyes”
  • TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT  /  John Pizzarelli  /  “Stage & Screen”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “I Love you, Paris”
  • COME RAIN OR COME SHINE  /  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band  /  “At The Village Vanguard”
  • BOOZERS AND LOSERS  /  Claire Hogan  /  “Boozers And Losers”
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole & Me”
  • SMILE  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Nat King Cole And Me”
  • EASY STREET   /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “Lonely House”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Leslie Odom Jr.”
  • I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPRING BREAK” 3.23.24

27 Mar

Thought I’d give my audience a break this week – a Spring Break!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • JOY SPRING   /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Unsung Heroes”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING  /  StaceyKent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • RUNNIN’ WILD  /  Tatiana Eva-Marie  /  “I Wish You Love”
  • UP JUMPED SPRING  /  Dr. Lonnie Smith  /  “All In My Mind”
  • SPRING  /  Susie Arioli  /  “Spring”
  • SPRING WALTZ  /  Sinne Eeg  /  “Staying In Touch”
  • TAKE ME OUT OT THE BALLGAME/GOD BLESS AMERICA  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Mamaloshen”
  • ALL THE THING YOU ARE  /  Sarah Vaughan w/ Count Basie Orchestra  /  “Send In The Clowns”
  • SOME OTHER SRING  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marianne Faithful  /  »“Marianne Faithful’s Greatest Hits”
  • YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME  /  Oscar Peterson Trio  /  \“On A Clear Day”
  • THE SPRING DON’T MEAN A THING TO ME  /  Linda Carone  /  “Black Midnight”
  • THEY SAY IT’S SPRING  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Give Him The Oo-La-La”
  • SPRING IS WHERE YOU ARE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “September Ballads”
  • I’M LIVIN’ IN A GREAT BIG WAY  /  Lucy Dixson  /  “Lulu’s Back In Town”
  • IN A MIST  /  Michel Legrand  /  “Legrand Jazz”
  • SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST  /  Norah Jones  /  “Come Away With Me”
  • ROBBIN’S NEST  /  Robin McKelle  /  “Impressions Of Ella”
  • I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU  /  Ellen Andersson  /  “You Should Have Told Me”
  • SPRING IS HERE  /  Miles Davis  /  “Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall”
  • THERE’LL BE ANOTHER SPRING  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “Good Night & Good Luck”
  • ANOTHER SPRING  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Allan Harris w/ Takana Miyamoto  /  “Convergence”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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