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A WORD ABOUT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOW (11.24.12)

21 Nov

(No need for a hint, because I’ve been talking about this show for weeks…)

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving; and if you feel you still have room for a little more turkey, join me Saturday night for The Third Annual Turntable For One Music To Be Thankful For program with lots of great music, special guests, and surprises.

Turntable For One  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio  WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org

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)

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.17.12)

14 Nov

HINT:

“‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know'” That’s all? Really? Let’s talk about that.

 

Turntable For One  Saturday Nights  10:00 PM

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio   WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “NAME CALLING” (11.10.12)

10 Nov

Calling names – it’s as American as throwing an apple pie, or criticizing a baseball or football umpire . So you didn’t like the show tonight? Try next Saturday night, bozo.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE  /  Sarah Vaughan/Count Basie  /  “Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan”
  • CANDY  /  Nat Cole  /  “After Midnight”
  • SO LONG, YOU FOOL  /  Sophie Milman  /  “Make Someone Happy”
  • CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE  /  Bobby Darin  /  “Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie”
  • CALL ME DARLING  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Jukebox Ella”
  • SISSIES  /  Mark Winkler  /  “Till I Get It Right”
  • YOU’RE BLASÉ  /  Kristin Korb  /  “Why Can’t You Behave?”
  • YOU’RE THE TOP  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Cary Grant  /  “Did You Know These Stars Also Sang?” 
  • BABY, BABY ALL THE TIME  /  Shirley Horn  /  “Close Enough For Love”
  • YOUR MIND’S ON VACATION  /  Mose Allison  /  “Lounge Live From The Mountain Stage”     
  • THE LADY IS A TRAMP  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Main Event”
  • HE’S A TRAMP  /  Stacy Sullivan  /  “It’s A Good Day”  
  • CRAZY SHE CALLS ME  /  Tony Bennett  /  “Bennett On Holiday”
  • YOU AIN’T NOTHING BUT A J.A.M.F.  /  Roberta Gambarini  /  “So In Love”                    
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)                

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (11.10.12)

7 Nov

                    HINT:

Well, the campaigns and elections are finally over. No more debates, no more ads, no more declaiming and blaming, no more spinning and pivoting, no more talking points and scoring points, and no more name calling — Wait a minute! Better hold off on that last one.

(Don’t forget to check out the Thanksgiving Show page and send me a suggestion for the “Music To Be Thankful For” show.)

Turntable For One    Saturday    10:00 PM   Jazz Vocals and Live Radio        

WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming on wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “REMEMBERING TO BREATHE” (11.3.12)

4 Nov

After Sandy stormed through, I thought a show short on silliness and longer on reflection was needed. Back to business next Saturday night.  

Want to help me plan the November 24th show? Click on Thanksgiving Show and then offer a suggestion of music you’ve been thankful for this year.  

Talk to you next week!

 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title 

 

 

  • REMEMBERING TO BREATHE  /  Lorraine Feather  /  “Dooji Wooji”
  • DANCING IN THE DARK  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Come Dance With Me”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  Gladys Knight  /  “Before Me”
  • MOONLIGHT PICNIC  /  Gelber & Manning  /  “Moonlight Picnic”
  • MAKE IT GO AWAY  /  Holly Cole  /  Dark Dear Heart”
  • BABY’S REQUEST  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • IT ISN’T SO GOOD IT COULDN’T BE BETTER  /  Irene Kral  /  “Second Chance”
  • LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Rod McKuen  /  “Jerome Kern: Life Upon The Wicked S.T.A.G.E.
  • TAKE FIVE  /  Dave Brubeck/Carmen McRae  /  “Vocal Encounters”
  • NO ONE IS ALONE  /  Chip Zien  /  “Wall To Wall Sondheim”
  • TOMORROW’S ANOTHER DAY  /  Kristin Korb  /  “In The Meantime”
  • SMILE  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “It’s Like This”
  • LET IT BE  /  The Beatles  /  “Let It Be”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOW. (11.3.12)

1 Nov

No hint necessary. It’s been a horrific week. I hope you are safe. If you can, let’s spend an hour being grateful and hopeful.

 

Turntable For One Saturday Night 10:00 PM Jazz Vocals and Live Radio on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming at wmnr.org

PLAYLIST FOR “GHOSTS AND GOBLINS AND WITCHES AND SPELLS” (10.27.12)

29 Oct

Don’t you love Halloween traditions? Like songs about ghosts and witches and spells; and hurricanes that change the geography of the East Coast and turn off the electricity for at least a week. I prefer the tradition of killing people with a tossed handful of flour rather than with hurricanes. Let’s cancel this modern-day tradition for next year, okay?

Don’t know for certain if there will be a live show this coming Saturday. Watch this space for updates.

And while you’re here, click on Thanksgiving Show to see if you’d like to make a musical contribution to the show. 

TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD or Album Title  

  • HALLOWEEN SPOOKS  /  Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross  /  “The Hottest New Group In Jazz”
  • I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Fine And Mellow”
  • WITCHCRAFT  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  /  Nina Simone  /  I Put A Spell On You”
  • DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD  /  Lillie Kae  /  “I’m Glad There Is You”
  • NOT WHILE I’M AROUND  /  Kurt Elling  /  “Flirting With Twilight”
  • GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Peggy Lee  /  “The Early Years”
  • HAUNTED HEART  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “Hearts and Minds”
  • BEWITCHED, BOTHERED, AND BEWILDERED  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “The Concert Sinatra”
  • BEWITCHED  /  Pamela Luss  /  “Live At The Jazz Standard”
  • THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer”
  • WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK   /Henry Mancini/Monica Mancini  /  “Ultimate Mancini”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)
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HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (10.27.12)

24 Oct

HINT:

Round about the caldron go;
In the poison’d entrails throw.—
Toad, that under cold stone,
Days and nights has thirty-one;
Swelter’d venom sleeping got,
Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot!

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

Is that a description of me in the kitchen whipping up my oft-disparaged béchamel sauce? Yes, but it has an entirely different meaning when it comes to the musical theme for this week’s Turntable For One.

Hey – while you’re here, click on the Thanksgiving  Show link in the right-hand corner and check out how you can be a part of this year’s special music  show. 

 

Turntable For One   Saturday Night   10:00 PM  

Jazz Vocals and Live Radio on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and streaming at wmnr.org

 

 

PLAYLIST FOR “SINGIN’ THE BLUES” (10.20.12)

21 Oct

I ain’t got nothing but the blues this week.

Check out the blog on Wednesday for a hint about next Saturday’s show.

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • ALL BLUES / Chet Baker/Rachel Gould / ‘Round Midnight”
  • MOOD INDIGO / Frank Sinatra / “In The Wee Small Hours”
  • ST. LOUIS BLUES / Peggy Lee / “Blues Cross Country”
  • EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES / Joe Williams/Count Basie / “At The Americana Hotel”
  • EVERY OTHER DAY I HAVE THE BLUES / Dave Tull / “I Just Want To Get Paid”
  • ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT / Real Group / “Live In Stockholm”
  • BASIN STREET BLUES / (Mystery Vocalist0 / Anthony Newley / “Tony”
  • BILLIE’S BLUES / Billie Holiday / “The Essential Billie Holiday Carnegie Hall Concert”
  • BILLY’S BLUES / Laura Nyro / “The First Songs”
  • TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGHER THAN TOUGH / Jimmy Witherspoon / “Live At The Renaissance”
  • TODAY I SING THE BLUES / Melissa Stylianou / “Silent Movie”
  • THE MEANING OF THE BLUES / Carmen McRae / “Bittersweet”
  • NO MORE BLUES / Roberta Gambarini / “Easy To Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)