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PLAYLIST FOR “ANYONE CAN WHISTLE” (1.12.13)

12 Jan

I’m not sure what I was thinking, but I programmed an entire show with or about whistling. Something I’ve never been able to do in my life. Following that logic, next week maybe songs about souffles? Surgery? The long jump? Tune in and find out. 

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE/WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK  /  Sue Matsuki  /  “A New Take”
  • I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Frank Sinatra Sings Rogers And Hammerstein”
  • ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW THEME  /  “50 Classic TV Themes”
  • LA MER  /  Veronneau  /  “Joy Of Living”
  • WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK  /  Louis Armstrong  /  “Disney Songs The Satchmo Way”
  • GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE  /  Julie London  /  “Nice Girls Don’t Stay For Breakfast”
  • SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY  /  Otis Redding  /  “The Very Best of Otis Redding”
  • LULLABY DOLL  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Harpo Marx  /  “The Best Of Harpo Marx”
  • THE WATERS OF MARCH  /  Antonio Carlos Jobim/Elis Regina  /  “Elis & Tom”
  • JARDIN D’HIVER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  •  LITTLE JAZZ BIRD  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • BLUESETTE  /  Toots Thielemans  /  “The Whistler And His Guitar”
  • SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY  /  Tony Bennett   /  “Here’s To The Ladies”                      
  • ANYONE CAN WHISTLE  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Sings Sondheim”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “DUMB IDEAS” (12.8.12)

10 Dec

New Coke, a musical version of Rebecca, comb-overs, a plan to nuke the moon – the world does not want for Dumb Ideas. Neither did Turntable For One this week. Hope you didn’t miss the show. That would be the dumbest idea of all. Tell yourself you’ll do better this Saturday night.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Nat King Cole Songbook”
  • WHEN IN ROME  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Starry Night”
  • SINGING IN THE RAIN  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah 62”
  • CATCH A FALLING STAR  /  Mystery Vocalist  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Birth Of A Legend 1958-1961”
  • MR. FATS  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Tritonis”
  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • BLUE FRIDAY  /  Jason Paul Curtis  /  “Lovers Holiday”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “Up From The Skies”
  • DREAM  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Theme Music  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “RULES TO LIVE BY” (11.17.12)

17 Nov

If the Dalai Lama, Satchel Paige, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and David Petraeus can write their lists of Rules To Live By (and they have), why can’t I?

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

  • EXPERIMENT / Tony Bennett / “Stage & Screen Hits”
  • LAUGHING AT LIFE / Etta Jones / “Doin’ What She Does Best”
  • SWINGING ON A STAR / Mark Murphy / “Ultra Lounge: Nursery Rhymes”
  • IN A MELLOW TONE / Delicatessen / “Jazz + Bossa”
  • IF I RULED THE WORLD / James Brown / “It’s A New Day – So Let A Man Come In”
  • SHALL WE DANCE / Stacey Kent / “Let Yourself Go”
  • I DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING / Mose Allison / “Mose In Your Ear”
  • I’M GONNA LIVE TILL I DIE / Queen Latifah / “Trav’lin’ Light”
  • MAKE SOMONE HAPPY / (Mystery Vocalist) / Bill Nighy / “Arthur Christmas Movie Soundtrack”
  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE / Lorez Alexandria / “Alexandria The Great”
  • LISTEN HERE / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
  • DON’T BE BLUE / Veronica Nunn / “American Lullaby”
  • BEFORE YOU KNOW IT / Mary Stallings / “Dream”
  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL LIVE / Mark Winkler / “Till I Get It Right”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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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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PLAYLIST FOR “PLEASE AND THANK YOU” (1.7.12)

8 Jan

For the first program of 2012, I thought we’d spend an hour engaged in “civil discourse,” songs about Please and Thank You. In an election year, this may have been our last chance. 

Things will get back to normal this Saturday. Drop back on Wednesday for a clue. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • PLEASE BE KIND  /  Frank Sinatra/Count Basie  /  “Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First”
  • THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES  /     Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamsville”
  • MAY I COME IN?  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • OPPORTUNITY PLEASE KNOCK  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • BILL BASIE WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • PLEASE DON’T THINK IT’S FUNNY  /  Holly Yarborough  /  “Mr. Rogers Swings!”
  • SQUEEZE ME BUT PLEASE DON’T TEASE ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Memories of You”
  • DANKE SHOEN  /  (mystery vocalist)  /  Patty Duke  /  “The Very Best of Patty Duke”
  • UN PERNOD SIL VOUS PLAIT  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “The Complete Kind of Blue Recordings”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMONE TO LOVE  /  Joe Williams/Count Basie  /  “Live In Las Vegas”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (theme)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Recording)

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