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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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