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PLAYLIST FOR “NAMING MY CABINET” 11.23.24

24 Nov

If I learned anything this week I learned that when someone names his cabinet, that grabs a lot of attention. Hey! I can do that, too!

(Cabinet Position)  /  SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • (Poet Laureate)  /  WE THE PEOPLE  /  Ben Sidran  /  “Who’s The Old Man Now?”
  • (Federal Reserve)  /  WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU/ WE’RE IN THE MONEY  /  Jessica Malarkey & John Pizzarelli  /  “Pentimento”
  • (Chief Of Staff)  /  IT’S YOU OR NO ONE  /  Frank D’Rone  /  “Falling In Love”
  • (Ambassador To France)  /  THE DAY I LEARNED FRENCH  /  Rebecca Kilgore  /  “Moonshadow Dance”
  • (Drug Czar)  /  THAT OLD FEELING  /  Chet Baker  /  “The Best of Chet Baker Sings”
  • (Director Of C.I.A.)  /  I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU  /  Dianne Reeves  /  “GoodNight, Good Luck”
  • (F.D.A)  /  LEMON TWIST  /  Mark Winkler  /  “I’m With you”
  • (Secretary Of Energy)  /  P.C.R.  /  Francesca Tandoi  /  “When In Rome”
  • (Press Secretary)  /  MUMBLES  /  Clark Terry w. Oscar Peterson  /  “Oscar Peterson Trio + 1”
  • (Dept. Of Education)  /  CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/YOU’VE GOT TO BE CARFULLY TAUGHT  /  Renee Fleming & Leslie Odom Jr.  /  “Broadway”
  • (Surgeon General)  /  I’M JUST A LUCKY SO & SO  /  Dr.John  /  “Big Band Voodoo”
  • (Dept. Of The Interior)  /  DON’T FENCE ME IN  /  Kelly Clarkson & Jeff Goldblum  /  “Plays Well With Others”
  • (Ambassador To Sweden)  /  STOCKHOLM SWEETNIN’  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “You’ve Got What It Takes”
  • (Big Band Czar)  /  GOODBYE YESTERDAY  /  Buddy Rich Big Band  /  “Mercy, Mercy”
  • (FBI Director)  /  DON’T BREAK THE RULES  /  Norbert Leo Butz  /  Catch Me If You Can”
  • (Dept. Of Irony)  /  I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN  /  Susannah McCorkle  /  “From Broken Hearts To Blue Skies”
  • (Blues Czar)  /  EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES  /  Joe Williams  /  “At Newport ’63”
  • (State Dept.)  /  WHEN IN ROME  /  Claire Teal  /  “Don’t Talk”
  • (Environment)  /  OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING  /  Ray Charles & Count Basie Orch.  /  “Ray Sings, Basie Swings”
  • (Big Band Czar)  /  LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS  /  Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band  /  “Soul Conversation”
  • (Labor Dept.)  /  IT’S MAGIC  /  James Brown  /  “Soul On Top”
  • (Spiritual Advisor) /  THIS BITTER EARTH  /  Randy Crawford w/ Joe Sample  /  “Live”
  • SEND IN THE CLOWNS  /  Cleo Laine  /  “Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “THE LAST TURNTABLE FOR ONE YOU’LL EVER HEAR…IN 2023” 12.30.23

2 Jan

The final show of the year. My last chance to play some of my favorite songs, favorite musical themes, new and old favorite vocalists and my last chance to toss in a few utterly tasteless dedications to end the year on a shameless low note. Just doing my job.

(Tasteless Dedication)  /  SONG TITLE  / Artist /  CD Or Album Title

  • I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART  /  Mayte Alguacil  /  “Day By Day”
  • I COULD WRITE A BOOK  /  Johnny Hartman  /  “Once In Every Life”
  • IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO  /  Esther Phillips  /  “Burnin’”
  • (John F. Kennedy Jr.)  /  COME FLY WITH ME  /  Frank Sinatra &Count Basie  /  “Sinatra At The Sands”
  • AUTUMN LEAVES  /  Leslie Odom Jr.   /  “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90”
  • NOBODY’S FAULT BUT MINE  /  Nina Simone  /  “Nina Simone & Piano”
  • LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE  /  Seth MacFarlane  /  “Great Songs From Stage & Screen”
  • THE SPINACH SONG  /  Judith Owen  /  “Come On & Get This”
  • WHEN I FALL IN LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “Old, New, Borrowed, & The Blues”
  • (Jeffrey Daumer)  /  ALL OF ME  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”
  • THE FEELING IS MUTUAL  /  Caity György & Laura Anglade  /  “Featuring”
  • ALIMONY BLUES  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Norman Mailer  /  “Stranger Than Fiction”
  • NOBODY’S HEART  /  Lucy Yeghiazaryan  /  “In Her Words”
  • THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS  /  Ulysses Osens Jr. Big Band w/ Alexa Tarantino  /  “Soul Conversations”
  • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU  /  Jon Batiste w/ Rachael Price  /  “Anatomy of Angels”
  • IS A GOOD MAN REAL?  /  Rachael & Vilray  /  “I Love A Love Song”
  • (Rudy Giuliani)  /  BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?  /  George Michael  /  “Songs From The Last Century”
  • TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS  /  Helen Merrill  /  “Casa Forte”
  • SYDIT DIVCHA  /  Alina Zalozna  /  “Ukrainian Melodies”
  • (Rep. Lauren Boebert)  /  WITH THESE HANDS  /  Les McCann  /  “Compared To What”
  • HAIKU  /  Maud Hixson  
  • I REMEMBER CLIFFORD  /  Keith Jarrett Trio  /  “Still Live”
  • CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Romance”
  • COME SUNDAY  /  The Real Group  /  “Live In Stockholm”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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PLAYLIST FOR “QUIZ: WHO WROTE THAT – THE GENDER REVEAL EDITION”” (1.14.23)

16 Jan

Who wrote these songs? A man or a woman? Don’t think of this as a test. Think of it as a provocative little quiz. Sure, there are right and wrong answers. Plus, how you answer does reflect how much you know about music; and what unconscious biases you have; and whether you’re a decent human being or a total disgrace. But it wasn’t a test. It also was some of my favorite music. 

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  CD Or Album Title

  • WIVES AND LOVERS  /  Mark Jennett  /  “Everybody Says Don’t”
  • YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL  /  Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane  /  “John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman”
  • KEEP IT TO YOURSELF  /  Amy Rigby  /  “18 Again”
  • THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Days Of Wine & Roses, Moon River, & Other Academy Award Winners”
  • TWISTED  /  Lambert, Hedricks, & Ross  /  “Twisted: The Best Of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross”
  • DO I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL  /  (Mystery Vocalist)  /  Jack Webb  /  “Just The Tracks, Ma’m”
  • GIRL TALK  /  Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band  /  “Soul Conversations”
  • I’M GONNA GO FISHIN’  /  Iraida Noriega  /  “Ven Conmigo”
  • SHINY STOCKINGS  /  Lambert, Hendricks, & Bavan  /   “At Basin Street East”
  • SHINY STOCKINGS  /  /  Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie  /  “Ella And Basie”
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE  /  The Real Group  /  “Unreal!”
  • THE RULES OF THE ROAD  /  Yannick Bovy  /  “Yannick Bovy Celebrates Nat King Cole”
  • YOU’LL SEE  /  Jackie Ryan  /  “Doozy”
  • CITY OF THE ANGELS  /  Tony Bennett  /  “The Art Of Excellence”
  • POSTCARD LOVERS  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Dreamer In Concert”
  • BILLY’S BLUES  /  Mark Winkler  /  The Laura Nyro Project”
  • I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS  /  Karrin Allyson  /  “Round Midnight”
  • THE BALLAD OF THE SAD YOUNG MEN  /  Boz Skaggs  /  “Speak Low”
  • THE REAL THING  /  Carol Sloane  /  “The Real Thing”
  • THE PARTY’S OVER  /  Roberta Donnay  /  ‘Blossoming”
  • SOME OTHER TIME  /  Bill Evan Trio  /  Waltz For Debby”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine

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