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A WORD ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOW (12.22.12)

20 Dec

A few of the happier sounds of the season this week on Turntable For One.

Want to hear what I sound like in the daytime? I’ll be sitting in for Garrett Stack this Saturday afternoon for Broadway Bound, two hours of music from Broadway past and present.  

Broadway Bound  Saturday (December 22) 4:00-6:00 PM

Turntable For One  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

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

PLAYLIST FOR “CHRISTMAS WISHES” (12.15.12)

20 Dec

This week some Christmas wishes that have more to do with gifts of the heart than with gifts from a store. 

 

 

 

  • GROWN-UP CHRISTMAS LIST  /  Halie Loren  /  “Many Times, Many Ways”
  • A CHILD IS BORN  /  Tony Bennett & Bill Evans  /  “Together Again”
  • THE WORLD FOR CHRISTMAS  /  The Real Group  /  “The World For Christmas”
  • MORE I CANNOT WISH YOU  /  Paul McCartney  /  “Kisses On The Bottom”
  • THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS  /  Ella Fitzgerald  /  “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas”
  • NATURE BOY  /  Harry Connick  /   “Harry For The Holidays”
  • A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS  /  Nancy Lamott  /  “Just In Time For Christmas”
  • MISTER SANTA  /  Chaise Lounge  /  “A Very Chaise Lounge Christmas”
  • A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG  /  The Manhattan Transfer  /  “The Christmas Album”
  • PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE  /  Kevin Mahogany  /  “You’ve Got What It Takes”
  • ANGEL’S LULLABY  /  Emilie-Claire Barlow  /  “Winter Wonderland”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  (Theme Music)  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

 

 

 

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.15.12)

12 Dec

HINT:

Unquenchable desires, unending demands, unbridled ids – another way to look at it might be Christmas Wish List. Which approach do you think I’ll take? 

 

Turntable For One  Saturday Night  10:00 PM  

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

 

PLAYLIST FOR “DUMB IDEAS” (12.8.12)

10 Dec

New Coke, a musical version of Rebecca, comb-overs, a plan to nuke the moon – the world does not want for Dumb Ideas. Neither did Turntable For One this week. Hope you didn’t miss the show. That would be the dumbest idea of all. Tell yourself you’ll do better this Saturday night.

SONG TITLE  /  Artist  /  Album or CD Title

  • FLY ME TO THE MOON  /  Nicole Henry  /  “The Very Thought Of You”
  • ROUTE 66  /  Sammy Davis Jr.  /  “The Nat King Cole Songbook”
  • WHEN IN ROME  /  Jackie Allen  /  “Starry Night”
  • SINGING IN THE RAIN  /  Jamie Cullum  /  “Twentysomething”
  • DRINKING AGAIN  /  Dinah Washington  /  “Dinah 62”
  • CATCH A FALLING STAR  /  Mystery Vocalist  /  Mark Murphy  /  “Birth Of A Legend 1958-1961”
  • MR. FATS  /  Dave Brubeck  /  “Tritonis”
  • TV BLUES  /  Tom Rust  /  “Are We There Yet?”
  • I’M PUTTING ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET  /  Stacey Kent  /  “Let Yourself Go”
  • BLUE FRIDAY  /  Jason Paul Curtis  /  “Lovers Holiday”
  • I WON’T GROW UP  /  Rickie Lee Jones  /  “Up From The Skies”
  • DREAM  /  Frank Sinatra  /  “Nice And Easy”
  • PARIS MISMATCH  /  Theme Music  /  Cody Owen Stine  /  (Unreleased Master)

 

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.8.12)

5 Dec

HINT:

Ever been in a brainstorming session where the meeting leader encourages people to speak up by saying, “Come on, folks. There’s no such thing as a dumb idea.”

This week’s show is not that kind of meeting.

 

Turntable For One  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

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

HINT FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT’S THEME (12.1.12)

28 Nov

HINT:

What do Elwood P. Dowd, King Lear, and Travis Bickle have in common? 

 

Probably the same thing that makes me think I can get an hour of jazz vocals out of this theme. Can I? Are you talking to me? Tune in to find out!

 

TURNTABLE FOR ONE  Saturday Night  10:00 PM

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

PLAYLIST FOR “MUSIC TO BE THANKFUL FOR” (11.24.12)

25 Nov

Thanks to everyone who wrote in with a suggestion – listeners and fellow broadcasters. I am thankful when this program is more of a conversation than a monologue.

Talk to you next week.

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD or Album Title

  • THREE BEARS / Mark Winkler / “Mark Winkler Sings Bobby Troup”
  • SHENANDOH / Jo Stafford / “American Folk Songs”
  • SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME / Dave Brubeck / “Everybody Wants To Be A Cat”
  • I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU / Delicatessen / “Good Night Kiss”
  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK / Dawn Upshaw / “Upshaw Sings Vernon Duke
  • AUTUMN NOCTURN / Benny Goodman / “The Yale University Archives”
  • NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT / Fred Astaire / “The Special Magic Of Fred Astaire”
  • I WISHED ON THE MOON / Billie Holiday / “Billie Holiday for Lovers”
  • LET’S FALL IN LOVE / Frank Sinatra / “Perfectly Frank Radio Broadcasts”
  • SUMMERTIME / Lillie Huddleston / “How Long Has This Been Going On”
  • WHO CARES / Alice Ricciardi / “Comes Love”
  • PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine / (Unreleased Master)

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