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PLAYLIST FOR “EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN” (5.25.13)

26 May

You know, of course, that “Everything old is new again” refers to the music and not to the host, right?  An hour of young musicians and singers swinging new life into old songs and old-fashioned instruments. Don’t try to thank me. Just doing my job.

 SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • NIGHT AND DAY  /  Laila Biali  /  “Live In Concert”
  • JUST IN TIME  /  Tony Bennett & Juan Luis Guerra  /  “Viva Duets”
  • JUNETEETH JAMBOREE/ROYAL GARDEN BLUES  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Cat” 
  • ROYAL GARDEN BLUES  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Stockhom Sweetnin’”
  • SWING GITAN  /  Django Festival All-stars  /  “Live At Birdland”
  • MOTHER OF PEARL/IF I HAD YOU  /  Nellie McKay  /  “At TED”
  • TOP HAT WHITE TIE AND TAILS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Mickey Rooney  /  “Pinocchio”
  • EMBRACEABLE YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “Angel In The Dark”
  • HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN  /  Julian Yeo  /  “Homage”
  • PRECISO ME ENCONTRAR  /  Christina Braga  /  “Samba, Jazz, And Love”
  • LET’S MISBEHAVE  /  Perry Beekman  /  “So In Love”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Linda Ronstadt  /  “Lush Life”
  • NOBODY  /  Cecile McLorin Salvant  /  “Woman Child”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “TRIBUTE TO THE DECLARATIVE SENTENCE” 5.18.13)

18 May

Great to be back and doing a live show. Hope you feel the same. Tonight was another in our series of “No Listeners left Behind,” a review of the declarative sentence. In weeks to come we’ll be discussing, “Dangling Participles: Is Cosmetic Surgery The Only Answer?” Get there early for a good seat!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title 

 

  • I HEAR MUSIC  /  Carman McRae  /  “Betty Carter/Carmen McRae: Duets”
  • I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Makes It Happen”
  • THIS CAN’T BE LOVE  /  Diane Marino  /  “From The Heart”
  • THIS IS A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Goodnight Kiss”
  • AT LEAST WE GOT TO THE RACE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME  /  Laila Biali  /  “Live In Concert”
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Dolly Parton  /  “The Acoustic Collection”
  • YOU FASCINATE ME SO  /  Marlene VerPlanck  /  “Ballads…Mostly”
  • IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Sally Mayes  /  “Our Private World”
  • THERE’S A LULL IN MY LIFE  /  Nat King Cole  /  “Nat King Cole Sings George Shearing Plays”
  • I’M CHECKIN’ OUT, GOOMBYE!  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Strictly Romancin’”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “WAKE-UP CALL” (5.4.13)

4 May

No sleepy-heads or drowsers this week, not with an hour of wake-up songs. Talk to you next week. Can’t wait.

 

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

 

  • THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE / Sue Raney / “Happiness Is A Warm Sue Raney”
  • DAYBREAK / Tony Bennett / “Here’s To The Ladies”
  • CHELSEA MORNING / Kate McGarry / “Mercy Street”
  • OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING / Jacob Collier /
  • WAKE UP AND LIVE / Catherine Russell / “Strictly Romancin”
  • DID WE HAVE ANY FUN / Blue Harlem / “I Dare You!”
  • WHEN THE RED RED ROBBIN COMES BOB-BOB-BOBBING ALONG / Louis Armstrong / “Ambassador Satch”
  • I LIKE THE SUNRISE / Sutton Foster/ “An Evening With Sutton Foster”
  • COFFEE TIME / Natalie Cole / “Still Unforgettable”
  • GOOD MORNING BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist) / Andy Griffith / “Andy Griffith Shouts The Blues”
  • BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING TRAM / Stacey Kent / “Dreamer in Concert”
  • SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE / Frank Sinatra Jr. / “That Face”
  • GOOD MORNING COWBOY / Cyrille Amee/Diego Figuiredo / “Smile”
  • GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE / Joe Williams / “Me And The Blues”
  • MORNING GLORY MORNING / Lily And Maria / “Lily And Maria”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “A CAPPELLA NIGHT” (4.13.13)

13 Apr

Hearing voices?  You must have been listening to A Cappella night. Thanks. But the 802 called. Musicians will be back next week, and, I guess, so will I. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • DON’T WAIT TOO LONG  /  The Idea Of North  /  “Extraordinary Tale”
  • ALWAYS  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Because Of You”
  • THEME FROM CINEMA PARADISO  /  Petra Haden  /  “Petra Goes To The Movies”
  • SUMMERTIME  /  Sarah  Vaughan  /  “Recital A Paris  (1985)”
  • SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED  /  Kevin Mahogany/Take 6  /  “Pride And Joy”
  • BLUE RONDO A LA TURK  /  Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • WHEN I LOST YOU  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Berlin”
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER PRESIDENT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Marilyn Monroe  /  “The Essentials”
  • TOM’S DINER  /  Suzanne Vega  /  “Solitude Standing”
  • COCKLES AND MUSCLES  /  The Hi-Los  /  “The Hi-Los Happen To Folk Music”
  • A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE  /  Manhattan Transfer  /  “The Very Best Of…”
  • YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING  /  Liz Callaway/Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “Sibling Revelry”
  • THE BEAR  /  Molly Holm  /  “Permission”
  • I’M WITH YOU  /  The Real Group  /  “Nothing But The Real Group”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Theme Music)  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “SPEED DATING” (4.6.13)

6 Apr

Musical Speed Dating this week, or as I think of it: Match.com meets Musical Chairs! 30 singers in 60 minutes – you do the math.  No other radio program would attempt to do this, although probably for good reasons.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • A FOGGY DAY  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Live In Japan”
  • I MARRIED AN ANGEL  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Shelter Of Your Arms”
  • JUST YOU JUST ME  /  Ray Charles/Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • YOU’RE GOOD FOR ME  /  Doris Day/Andre Previn  /  “Duet”
  • JUST FRIENDS  /  Tony Bennett  /  ˆ”Tony Sings For Two”
  • MY KIND OF LOVE  /  Patti Page  /  “In The Land Of Hi-Fi”
  • SHOULD I  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session”
  • FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION  /  Frank Sinatra Jr.  /   I”As I Remember It”
  • MOONLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Once Upon A Summertime”
  • SCARS  /  Ian Shaw  /  “A Ghost In Every Bar”
  • YOU’RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz+Bossa”
  • I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU  /  Nat Cole  /  “Tell Me All About Yourself”
  • AVALON  /  Natalie Cole  /  “Unforgettable”
  •  FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bobby McFerrin  /  “Hush”
  • FOUR BROTHERS  /  The King Sisters  /  “Imagination”
  • THE UNCERTAINTY OF A POET  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Man In The Air”
  • SMILE  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “It’s Like This”
  • YOU’RE EVERYTHING BUT MINE  /  Joe Williams  /  “Illuminated”
  • LOOK OUT!  /  Joanie Sommers  /  “Look Out It’s Joanie Sommers”
  •  NOBODY’S HEART BELONGS TO ME  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • I WANT A LITTLE GIRL  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover No Minimum”
  • KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL  /  Emmy Rossum  /  “Sentimental Journey”
  • THE GREAT CITY  /  Shirley Horn  /  “But Beautiful”
  • SIGNING OFF  /  Helen Merrill  /  A Date With The Blues”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  / ( Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE MELODY CAME FIRST” (3.30.13)

1 Apr

This week I played a number of hit jazz tunes which were so popular that lyrics were added later — sometimes years later — so that singers could add them to their sets. “Holiday For Strings” is an outlier and an anomaly, but if you know Mandy’s version, you know why I couldn’t resist playing it.  

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

 

 

  • SATIN DOLL  /  Nancy Wilson/Gerald Wilson  /  “Yesterday’s Love Songs/Today’s Blues”
  • MISTY  /  Billy Eckstine  /  “No Cover, No Minimum”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  (Mystery Pianist)  Chevy Chase  /  “Here’s A Song  Vol. 2”
  • WALTZ FOR DEBBY  /  Tony Bennett/Bill Evans  /  “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album”
  • STOLEN MOMENTS  /  Betty Carter/Carmen McRae  /  “Duets”
  • MOANIN’  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Vikki Carr  /  “The Ultimate Collection”
  • LIKE YOUNG  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Easy The Hard Way”
  • HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS  /  Mandy Patinkin  /  “Kidults”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  The Real Group  /  “UnReal”
  • WHAT’S YOUR STORY MORNING GLORY  /  Kristin Korb  /  “What’s Your Story?”
  • DAT DERE  /  Oscar Brown Jr.  /  “Sin And Soul”
  • DAT DERE  /  Louise Rogers  /  “Bop Boo Day”
  • MOOD INDIGO  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Duke Ellington Songbook Vol.2”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLAYLIST FOR “ALL ALONE” (3.23.13)

24 Mar

All songs about the pain, the difficulty, the deep and lasting longing, the heart-aching impact of being alone this week. Thanks to everyone who kept me company for the hour!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • ALL BY MYSELF  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Oh, Look At Me Now”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Nearness Of You”
  • SOLITUDE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE  /  Luciana  Souza   /  “North and South”                                   
  • SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • ALL ALONE  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Sassy Swings Again”
  • ME AND MY SHADOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Buddy Rich  /  “Rich Voice”
  • ODE TO BILLIE JO  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  Mercy, Mercy
  • DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Susie Arioli Band  /  “Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival”
  • SMOKING MY SAD CIGARETTE  /  Kate McGarry/Ryan Truesdale  /  “Centennial: The Gil Evans Project”
  • NO ONE IS ALONE  /  Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “Blues In The Night”           
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE SECRETS OF LIFE” (3.2.13)

3 Mar

The secret of (a happy) life for me starts with wonderful music with sometimes ironic messages, and with only the occasional,  unfortunate interruption of a woeful mystery vocalist.  See examples below…

SONG TITLE  /  Performer  /  Album or CD Title

  • GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE  /  Alice  Ricciardi  /  “Comes Love” 
  • YOU’RE NOBODY UNTIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • TAKE LOVE EASY  /  Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass  /  “Take Love Easy”
  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • PLAN #46  /  Rigmor Gustafsson  /  PLAN #46
  • WITH PLENTY OF MONEY & YOU  /  Tony Bennett/Count Basie  /  “Ultra Lounge”
  • SMILE  /  Melissa Stylianou  /  “Silent Movie”           
  • THAT’S LIFE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Kate Smith  /  “The Best Of Kate Smith”
  • DEVIL MAY CARE  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Sunday Express Vol. 1”
  • HIP TO BE HAPPY  /  Ann Hampton Callaway  /  “Blues In The Night”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  Joe Williams/George Shearing /  “Heart And Soul”
  • ALL OF US IN IT  /  Madeline Eastman  /  “A Quiet Thing”
  • LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES  /  Julian Yeo  /  “You And The Night & The Music”
  • SECRET O’ LIFE  /  James Taylor  /  “One Man Band”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)                                       

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PLAYLIST FOR “SALUTE TO OSCAR LOSERS” (2.23.13)

24 Feb

I was going to do a show of Oscar Winning Songs, but was afraid I’d have to play Rod Stewart’s cover of “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp.” So instead: each of these songs (except the last one) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song in a Motion Picture; but every one of them lost.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title

  • MY SHINING HOUR  /  Sammy Davis/Count Basie  /  “Our Shining Hour”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”  
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook”
  • DEARLY BELOVED  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “Hollywood My Way”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Haven’t We Met?”
  • THE SECOND TIME AROUND  /  Peggy Lee  /  “Live At Basin Street East”
  • A TIME FOR LOVE  /  The Swingle Singers  /  “Mood Swings”
  • MY FOOLISH HEART  /  Bill Evans Trio  /  “The Complete Riverside Recordings”
  • CHARADE  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Wayne Newton  /  “Wild, Cool, And Swingin’”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • JEAN  /  Bobby Scott  /  “Slowly”
  • THE LOOK OF LOVE  /  Shirley Horn  /  “The Main Ingredient”
  • HERE’S TO THE LOSERS  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Softly As I Leave You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

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PLAYLIST FOR “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” (2.2.13)

2 Feb

As someone once famously said, “It’s a terrible thing to lose your mind.” Takes one to know one. Hope you enjoyed tonight’s mind games.

Talk to you next week.

 

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

 

  • GEORGIA ON MY MIND / Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis / “Two Men With The Blues”
  • IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND / Helen Merrill / “Live At Nalen”
  • SWEET KENTUCKY HAM / Dave Frishberg / “Classics”
  • TROUBLE IN MIND / Nina Simone / “Nina At Newport”
  • THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND / Sting / “The Thomas Crown Affair”
  • YOU GO TO MY HEAD / Morgana King / “Tender Moments”
  • GENTLE ON MY MIND / (Mystery Vocalist) / Leonard Nimoy / “Spaced Out”
  • YOUR MIND’S ON VACATION / Kitty Margolis / “Body And Soul”
  • DEEP WITHIN THE CORNERS OF MY MIND / Melody Gardot / “My One And Only Thrill”
  • ONE FOR MY BABY / Frank Sinatra / “Only The Lonely”
  • ROUND MIDNIGHT / Ella Fitzgerald / “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • NEW YORK STATE OF MIND / Tony Bennett/Billy Joel / “Playin’ With My Friends”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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