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PLAYLIST FOR “DOS & DON’TS” (2.21.15) #jazz #jazzradio #jazzsingers

22 Feb

Every other radio program thinks you want to be told what to do and what not to do, so why should I miss out on all the fun? This week I played an hour of Dos and Don’ts. Need even more directives? Be sure to download my moral compass app, 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Swing Along With Me”
  • DO IT THE HARD WAY  /  Amanda Carr  /  “Tender Trap”
  • PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE  /  Ray Charles and Betty Carter  /  “Ray Charles & Betty Carter”
  • DON’T BE ON THE OUTSIDE  /  Katie Thiroux  /  “Introducing Katie Thiroux
  • DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “My Romance”
  • DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME  /  Nancy Wilson  /  “The Nancy Wilson Show”
  • EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • WHY DON’T YOU DO RIGHT // (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Amy Irving  /  “Who Framed Roger Rabbit Soundtrack”
  • DON’T BE BLUE  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Songbook”
  • AIN’T DOIN’ BAD DOIN’ NOTHIN’  /  Hetty Kate & The Irwell Street String Band  /  “A Late Brunch On Irwell Street”
  • DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME  /  Sachal Vasandani  /  “We Move”
  • CHILDREN WILL LISTEN  /  Liz Callaway  /  “Passage Of Time”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  *Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

 

One last definite thing to do: Do listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange! It’s been called a life-changing experience…probably…by someone…somewhere in the world. (It’s a big world.) 

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

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (2.21.15) #jazz #jazzradio

18 Feb

HINT: 

I think I’ve figured out what to do to be as popular as Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Dr. Laura, Dr. Dre, Dr. Demento, Dr. Zhivago, and Dr. Pepper combined. You need someone to tell you what to do? Trust me – I’m just getting started thinking up directives for you!

 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals & Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.S.T.)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org and the Public Radio app.

Want to hear a Turntable For One show you may have missed because for some unfathomable reason you decided that living your life was more important that Saturday? Here’s your do-over: Listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Click the link below:

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

PLAYLIST FOR “PLAYING CUPID: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO INTERNET DATING” (2.14.15) #jazz #jazzradio

14 Feb

Any show can spend Valentine’s Day playing love songs for its audience, but only Turntable For One remembers those who are looking for love (because I can’t afford to overlook anyone who might be listening) with songs, instructions, and tips for filling out an online dating service profile. And when you’re asked about what’s your typical Saturday night, you’d better answer listening to Turntable For One.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • BLAH, BLAH, BLAH  /  Duchess  /  “Duchess” )
  • I’M OLD FASHIONED  /  Loston Harris  /  “Swingfully Yours”
  • BOY WANTED  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books”
  • I WANT A LITTLE GIRL  /  Nat Cole  /  “Big Band Cole”   
  • NO SAD SONGS FOR ME  /  Carol Fredette  /  “No Sad Songs For Me”
  • WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Bob Dylan  /  “Shadows In The Night”  
  • IF I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU I’M LYING  /  Melody Gardot  /  “The Absence”
  • SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME  /  (Bonus Mystery Vocalist)  /  Amy Winehouse  /  “Frank B-Sides”
  • I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY  /  Cormac Kenevey  /  “The Art Of Dreaming” 
  • HELP A GOOD GIRL GO BAD  /  Gail Pettis  /  “May I Come In?” 
  • I’M A SHY GUY  /  Ed Reed  /  “I’m A Shy Guy”
  • LITTLE PERSON  /  Lissy Walker  /  “Wonderland”    
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  Self-Produced

Need more love? Try a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. It’s where the cool kids go. 

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

 

 

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (2.14.15) #Jazz #jazzradio

11 Feb

HINT:

Valentine’s Day is coming and for those of you who already have that special valentine in your life, I’m sure you’re ready with the flowers, the cards, the candy, the dunking booth – hey, I don’t criticize your Valentine’s Day traditions, so don’t criticize mine. You know who really needs to listen to Turntable For One this Saturday? Anyone who is still looking for that special someone, because this week I’m not only going to play CDs, I’m going to play cupid!

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.S.T)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org and the Public Radio App.

 

I’m certain that listening to Turntable For One will be an important part of your Valentine’s Day fun, but why stop there? You can listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange any time of the day or night. Just click the link below and let the fun begin!

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

PLAYLIST FOR “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” – TURNTABLE FOR ONE (2.7.15) #Jazz #Jazz Radio

7 Feb

Great to be back in the studio for a live show, first time in a month. What? More storms are coming through this week? When exactly does Spring begin because I’ve had enough! Tonight’s singers have had enough, too, though I’ve not had enough of them. 

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Carmen McRae  /  “Sings Lover Man & Other Billie Holiday Classics”
  • I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER  /  Lou Rawls  /  “The Legendary Lou Rawls”
  • I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE  /  Diana Krall  /  “All For You”
  • I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE  /  Mark Jennett  /  “The Way I Am”
  • YES, I KNOW WHEN I’VE HAD IT  /  Melissa Morgan  /  “Until I Met You”
  • I CAN’T WAIT TO MISS YOU  /  Jack Jones  /  “Love Ballad”
  • GOD WILL  /  Holly Cole  /  “Blame It On My Youth”
  • BEFORE HE CHEATS  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Ana Gasteyer  /  “I’m Hip”
  • FORGET THE WOMAN  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • DON’T THINK TWICE  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “The Beat Goes On”
  • I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN  /  Ray Charles  /  “Ray Charles Forever”
  • DON’T SMOKE IN BED  /  Nina Simone  /  “Mood Indigo”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

You know you don’t have to wait until next Saturday night to listen to Turntable For One, right? Listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Just click the link below. 

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

 

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (2.7.15) #jazz

4 Feb

HINT:

The flu, a fever, ice storms, snow storms, passing when you should be running, deflated balls (anyone else been watching C-SPAN?) – enough is enough!  I’m not going to take it anymore. 

Turntable For One   Jazz Vocals and live radio!

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.S.T.)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

Don’t forget: you’re always just a click away from a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.  Try it for yourself. 

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

A WORD ABOUT THIS WEEK’S SHOW (1.31.15)

29 Jan

Anyone notice I’ve been gone? Just me? Thought so. Okay. in that case, I’m sure the news that I won’t be in the studio this week either won’t rock your world -not nearly as much as this year’s flu has rocked mine for the past two week. (Fair and balanced though I am, I can say nothing to recommend having the flu, nothing whatsoever.) I’m going to take another week to see if I can stop coughing long enough to say my name plus a word or two after that. 

The good news is we’ll be playing one of my favorite shows as an Archive Encore this Saturday night, so that you can relive one more time all of the fun, mystery, and erudition which was missing when I did this show live and is still missing. (People need some consistency to anchor their lives, right?)

Watch this space for news about my return to life and to live programs.

TURNTABLE FOR ONE     Jazz Vocals and Live Radio  

Saturday Night    10:00 PM  (E.S.T.)

WMNR FIne Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org and the Public Radio app.

Feeling an urge to binge? Why not give in and binge listen to the Turntable For One podcasts on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange? Click on the link below and let the unabashed merriment begin!

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

PLAYLIST FOR “OLDIES BUT GOODIES WEEK” – AN ARCHIVE ENCORE (1.17.15) #jazz

19 Jan

Couldn’t do a live show this week, so I reached into the Turntable For One archives for an oldie but goodie – which happened to be “Oldies But Goodies Week.” 

It was “Oldies But Goodies Week” on the show this week, but I didn’t mean the songs. I meant the singers! To sing on this week’s show you needed to be 70-years-old at least; or if you weren’t 70, you had to be accompanied by (at least) a septuagenarian. By the time I’m in my 70s, I hope still to be cutting my own meat. But look what these singers produced even in the late stages of their careers.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

 

  • ANYTHING GOES  /  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  /  “Cheek To Cheek”
  • WONDER WHY  /  Carmen McRae & Shirley Horn Trio  /  “Sarah – Dedicated To You”
  • LIVING WITHOUT YOU  /  Bill Henderson  /  “Live At The Vic”
  • BABY DREAM YOUR DREAM  /  Marlene VerPlank  /  “Ballads mostly…”
  • THE JUG AND I  /  Ernie Andrews  /  “The L.A. Treasures Project”  
  • ILL WIND  /  Charlie Haden With Nora Jones  /  “Sophisticated Ladies”
  • YOUNG AT HEART  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  George Burns & Bobby Vinton  /  “As Time Goes By”
  • YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO  /  Freda Payne  /  “Come Back To Me Love”
  • RICH INTERIOR LIFE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Don’t Cry For No Hipster”
  • MAYBE  /  Lena Horne  /  “An Evening With Lena Horne”
  • OH YOU CRAZY MOON  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Double Exposure”
  • ALICE IN WONDERLAND  /  Dave Brubeck & Roberta Gambarini  /  “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  

 

I’ll have a new hint for this Saturday’s show on Wednesday. But don’t forget, Turntable For One is always ready to please you. (What else in your life can make that promise?) Click on the link below to listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, The Public Radio Exchange. 

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

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (1.17.15)

15 Jan

I can’t be there live this week, so I’ll be dipping into the archives for an encore show.  If you think I look a lot younger this Saturday night, keep it to yourself, ok?

 

TURNTABLE FOR ONE   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio

Saturday Night   10:00 PM  (E.D.T.)

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

Miss me already? I’m never that far away. Listen to a Turntable For One podcast on PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.  Click the link below:

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

PLAYLIST FOR “IMPROPER SUGGESTIONS” (1.10.15)

10 Jan

Feeling a little frisky, I thought I’d get suggestive this week with an hour of Improper Suggestion songs sung by a highly proper collection of singers.  

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album Or CD Title

  • IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME  /Diahann Carroll  /  “The Magic Of Diahann Carroll”
  • WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • DO SOMETHING  /  Kate McGarry  /  “The Target”
  • WHEN IN ROME/YOU FASCINATE ME SO  /  Mark Jennett  /  “The Way I Am”
  • I WANT A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Sings The Blues”
  • LET’S GET LOST  /  Curtis Stigers  /  “Baby Plays Around”
  • KEEP IT TO YOURSELF  /  Amy Rigby  /  “18 Again: An Anthology”
  • ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA  /  (Mystery Vocalists)  /  Homer & Jethro  /  “Cornfucius Say”
  • HE AIN’T MR. RIGHT  /  Sally Mayes  /  “The Story Hour”
  • DON’T MISUNDERSTAND  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Song Book”
  • DO IT AGAIN  /  Delicatessen  /  “Jazz + Bossa”
  • I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER  /  Marc Pompe  /  “Monk’s Dream”
  • SATISFACTION  /  Gabriela Anders  / “Bossa Beliza”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine