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PLAYLIST FOR “BATTLE OF THE SEXES” (6.4.16)

4 Jun

You know me. I love to jump right in to the middle of a battle – and if you think that, you don’t know me. Still, I was happy to lead from behind in the age-old battle of the sexes with some great songs and interesting comparisons. (Hope you didn’t miss the show.)

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • I LIKE TO LEAD WHEN I DANCE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Sinatra ‘65”
  • MAN I GOT YOU  /  Heather Simmons  /  “I’m Old Fashioned”
  • THE LADY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • KILL ‘EM WITH KINDNESS   /  Jackie Cain   /  “So Many Stars”
  • YOU CAN COUNT ON ME TO DO MY PART  /  Mose Allison  /  “Mose In Your Ear”
  • TICK TOCK  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “Gin Fizz Fandango”
  • SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU  /  Laura Nyro  /  “First Songs”
  • WIVES AND LOVERS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Wayne Newton  /  “Mr. Las Vegas”
  • DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Once To Every Heart”
  • IT’S A MAN’S, MAN’S WORLD  /  Morgan James w/ Postmodern Jukebox
  • SOME PEOPLE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “You’re Mine You”
  • IN THE NAME OF LOVE  /  Kenny Rankin  /  “Silver Morning”
  • MEAN TO ME  /  Linda Ronstadt  /  “Lush Life”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • OH, YES, TAKE ANOTHER GUESS  /  Catherine Russell  /  “Sentimental Streak”
  • ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?  /  Mel Torme  /  “Live At Marty’s”
  • MY ROMANCE  /  Tuck & Patti  /  Tears of Joy”
  • BOY WANTED  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Sings The George & Ira Gershwin Song Book”
  • BOY WANTED  /  Julian Yeo  /  “You And The Night”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Carmen McRae  /  “The Ultimate Carmen McRae”
  • BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • MORE THAN A WOMAN  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Take Me To The Alley”
  • BUT BEAUTIFUL  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek To Cheek”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (6.4.16)

1 Jun

HINT:

This week I’m going to explore (musically) the oldest, continuous, winner-take-all, take-no-prisoner, do or die battle known to man, and to women, too, of course. 

Turntable For One – Jazz Vocals – 9:00-11:00 PM (E.D.T.) (GMT-4)

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PLAYLIST FOR “WHAT’S NEW?” (5.28.16)

29 May

No quirky, ironic theme this week (no way to top the world for quirky nor ironic these days), so I decided to play only new CDs. Okay, with a couple of exceptions.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL  /  Jack Jones  /  “Seriously Frank”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Jackie Gage  /  “Siren Songs”
  • SUMMERTIME  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Live In Athens”
  • NO MOON AT ALL  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Tenderly”
  • PRETTY BLUE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME TO  /  New West Guitar Group w/ Tierney Sutton  /  “Send one Your Love”
  • BERNIE’S TUNE  /  Erroll Garner  /  “The Complete Concert By the Sea”
  • THE UMBRELLA MAN  /  Hetty Kate & Dan Mclean’s Hot Six  /  “The Umbrella Man”
  • ROBBIN’S NEST  /  Hetty Kate  /  “Comes Love”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Danny DiVito  /  “Living Out Loud Soundtrack”
  • BY MYSELF  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Days Like This”
  • I GOT A RIGHT TO CRY  /  Melissa Morgan  /  (Unreleased CD)
  • PICK YOURSELF UP  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap  /  “The Silver Lining”
  • SO NICE  /  Professor Cunningham w/ Tamar Korn  /  “The Rhythm Method”
  • DANZA DANIELA  /  Ron Davis  /  “Pocket Symphonica”
  • I TRIED  /  The Real Group  /  “Three Decades Of Vocal Music”
  • GOOD BAIT  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • MENILMONTANT  /  Avalon Jazz Band w/ Tantiana Eva-Marie  /  (Unrelased CD)
  • THE DAY I LEARNED FRENCH  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • COME BACK TO ME  /  Nicholas Bearde  /  “Invitation”
  • JERSEY BOUNCE  /  Sarah King & The Smoke Rings  /  “Sarah King & The Smoke Rings”
  • MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Jazz & Other Four Letter Words”
  •  I GOT IT BAD  /  Nancy Harms  /  “Ellington At Night”
  • TAKE ME TO THE ALLEY  /  Gregory Porter  /  “Take Me To The Alley”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

PRX Podcasts here: http://www.prx.org/series/33284-turntable-for-one

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (5.28.16)

25 May

HINT:

This week I’m going to do something I’ve never done on the show before…and if I hear anyone say, “Be entertaining,” I’m coming to your house and taking away your radio!

 

Turntable For One – Jazz Vocals – Saturday Night – 9:00-11:00 PM (E.D.T.) (GMT-4)

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PLAYLIST FOR “STALKER WEEK” (5.21.16)

22 May

Every week I try to play music that strikes a chord with as many audiences as possible. Still, there’s been one group, hidden in the shadows, I’ve ignored…until this week. Stalkers – this one was for you!

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THEN I’LL BE HAPPY  /  Joe Williams  /  “The Song is You”
  • TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Listen Here”
  • ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE  /  Steven Pasquale  /  “Somethin’ Like Love”
  • I WILL WAIT FOR YOU  /  Daniela Schachter  /  “Purple Butterfly”
  • I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU  /  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie  /  “Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings”
  • I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU  /  Dianne Reeves  /  Good Night & Good Luck”
  • EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE  /  The Police  /  “Synchronicity”
  • THE MORE I SEE YOU  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love With Love”
  • WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Something Cool”
  • YOU DON’T KNOW ME  /  Harry Connick, Jr.  /  “Only You”
  • THE NEARNESS OF YOU  /  Stephane Grappelli  /  “The Collection”
  • YOU’RE GONNA SEE A LOT OF ME  /  Lisa Ekdahl  /  “When Did You Leave Heaven?”
  • THAT OLD FEELING  /  Cleo Laine  /  “That Old Feeling”
  • WHERE ARE YOU?  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bob Dylan  /  “Shadows In the Night”
  • WHERE CAN I GO WITHOUT YOU  /  Nina Simone  /  “Forbidden Fruit”
  • THE BOY NEXT DOOR  /  Champian Fulton  /  “Change Partners: Live At Yardbird Suite”
  • I’M SHADOWING YOU  /  Blossom Dearie  /  “Blossom Dearie Sings”
  • SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”
  • SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “Confucius Say”
  • WATCHING  /  Renee Yoxon  /  “Here We Go Again”
  • WATCH WHAT HAPPENS  /  Thomas Quasthoff  /  “The Jazz Album”
  • IN LOVE IN VAIN  /  Sarah Vaughan  /  “Crazy & Mixed Up”
  • MICHAEL BUBLE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “The Vienna Affair”
  • DREAMER  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • I COULD WRITE A BOOK  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Complete Improv Recordings”                                  
  • SO IN LOVE  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (5.21.16)

20 May

HINT:

What has two arms, two legs, and follows you everywhere…and isn’t your shadow, the I.R.S., or the C.I.A.?

Tune in Saturday night at 9:00 PM (E.D.T.) (GMT-4) to find out. Don’t be late. I’ll be taking attendance!

 

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (5.14.16)

12 May

HINT:

A long time ago, back when Live Tweeting was something only birds did and when Rash was just a skin condition and not the condition of the electorate, people took the time to communicate in a very precise and particular way. I’m going to pay tribute to that lost art this week.

 

Turntable For One – Jazz Vocals & Live Radio

Saturday Nights 9:00-11:00 PM (E.D.T.) (GMT-4)

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PLAYLIST FOR “CELEBRATING MOTHERS” (5.7.16)

9 May

A program for all the mothers in the audience, and for a change I meant it in a literal sense, not as a nasty pejorative. So it was two-hours of music about being a mother, caring for their kids, worrying about their kids, and advising their kids – any of which can be taken to an uncomfortable extreme…but maybe that’s just my story.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • CALL ME  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Strangers In The Night”
  • ME, MYSELF, AND I  /  Randy Crawford  /  “Live”
  • AC-CENTU-ATE THE POSITIVE  /  Dr. John  /  “In A Sentimental Mood”
  • IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW  /  Roberta Donnay  /  “Bathtub Gin”
  • YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY FROM ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Mr. Broadway”
  • LOOK AT THAT FACE  /  Greta Matassa  /  “Favorites From A Long Walk”
  • THAT FACE  /  Joe Williams  /  “Jump For Joy”
  • BITTER WITH THE SWEET  /  Jenna Mammina & Rolf Sturm  /  “Spark”
  • BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jack Lemmon  /  “A Twist Of Lemon”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Mixes”
  • THROW IT AWAY  /  Connie Evingson  /  “Stockholm Sweetnin’”
  • BIG BAD WORLD  /  The Real Group  /  “Commonly Unique”
  • IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love With Love”
  • LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES  /  Carmen McRae  /  The Ultimate Carmen McRae
  • BE A CHILD  /  Marlene VerPlanck  /  “Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder”
  • GUILTY  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Sophie Milman”
  • MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY  /  (Mystery Daughter)  /  Jacqui Dankworth  /  “It Happens Quietly”
  • I’M SHADOWING YOU  /  (Mystery Mother)  Cleo Laine  /  “Quintessential Cleo”
  • ALWAYS  /  Rosemary Clooney  /  “Mothers & Daughters”
  • THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME  /  Diana Krall  /  “Love Scenes”
  • BLUES IN THE NIGHT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Only The Lonely”
  • DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT A THING  /  Joann Funk  /  “Jazz In the Lobby Bar”
  • WHAT’LL I DO  /  Tierney Sutton  /  “Dancing In The Dark”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Oscar Peterson  /  “Christmas For Lovers”
  • THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Randy Crawford  /  “Live”
  • NEW WORDS  /  Liz Callaway  /  “Unsung Broadway”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN  /  Bernadette Peters  /  “Sondheim Etc., Etc.
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY” (4.30.2016)

3 May

We celebrated International Jazz Day with some of the best jazz singers and musicians in the world. But I also invited a number of international jazz singers and radio people to say hi to my audience and introduce one of their favorite singers or important influences. A good time was had by all – especially me.

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

  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  Anne Ducros  /  (France)  /  “Either Way”
  • CHANGE PARTNERS  /  Ian Shaw  /  (Britain)  /  “Change Partners”
  • THEME FROM THE FLINTSTONES  /  The Metropole Orkest w/ Clark Terry  /  (Netherlands)  /  “Clark Terry & The Metropole Orchestra”
  • THE UMBRELLA MAN  /  Hetty Kate  /  (Australia)  /  “The Dan McLean Hot Six Meet Hetty Kate”
  • BLUE TURNING GREY  /  Audrey Morris  /  (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Hetty Kate  /  “The Voice Of Audrey Morris”
  • LAST NIGHT WHEN WE WERE YOUNG  /  Toots Thielemans w/ Silje Nergaard  /  (Belgium/Norway)  /  “One More For The Road”
  • STOLEN MOMENTS  /  Mark Murphy  /  (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Mark Robinson, Primetime Jazz, Radio Adelaide, South Australia)  / “The Giants Of Jazz”
  • CHEZ NOUS  /  Paris Combo  / (France)  /  “Living Room”
  • BABY PLAYS AROUND  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  (Sweden)  /   Anne Sofie Von Otter  /  “For The Stars”
  • BOY WANTED  /  Julian Yeo  /  (Australia)  /  “You & The Night”
  • LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Luciana Souza  /  (Brazil)  /  “The New Bossa Nova”
  • SIMON SMITH & HIS AMAZING DANCING BEAR  /  Mark Jennett  /  (Britain)  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • HAVEN’T WE MET  /  Kenny Rankin  /  (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Mark Jennett  /  “Silver Morning”
  • CRY IF YOU WANT TO  /  Holly Cole  /  (Canada)  /  “The Best Of Holly Cole”
  • CELINE DION  /  The Arrogant Worms  /  (Canada)  /  The Best Of The Arrogant Worms”
  • I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING  /  London Gay Big Band w/ Claire Martin  /  (Britain)  /  “Brave”
  • STARS FELL ON ALABAMA  /  Rita Payes & Joan Chamorra  /  (Spain) – Introduced by Virginia of Virginiamusic.eu  /  “Joan Chamorro Presenta Rita Payes”
  • MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME  /  Delicatessen  /  (Brazil)  /  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”                    
  • SONG FOR GENE  /  Accent  /  (U.S.A., Canada, Britain, Sweden, France)
  • FASCINATIN’ RHYTHM  /  The Hi-Lo’s  /  (U.S.A.) – Introduced by Accent  /  “All That Jazz”
  • YOU TURN ME ON BABY  /  Fay Claassen & WDR Big Band, Cologne  /  The Netherlands)  /  “Sing!”
  • HOMMAGE A LILI BOULANGER  /  Jacky Terrasson  /  (France)  /  “Jacky Terrasson”
  • VOILA C’EST FINI  /  Liane Foly  /  (France)  “Croonuese”
  • GOODBYE FOR NOW  /  Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna  /  (Sweden)  /  “Calling You”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  (U.S.A.)

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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY’S THEME (4.30.16)

27 Apr

IntnlJazzDay

HINT:

On my way to celebrate International Jazz Day on 4/30. Tune in for special guest appearances this Saturday at 9:00 PM on WMNR Fine Arts Radio or wmnr.org.

 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals & Live Radio

Saturday Nights  9:00-11:00 PM (E.D.T.)  (GMT-4)

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