RIVERS AND SEAS
Todd's Turntable - Todd Gordon's weekly radio show devoted to great singers... and all that jazz!
This is the companion blog site to Todd Gordon's popular radio show. Entitled Todd's Turntable, it's a weekly, one-hour show that airs on various FM and Internet radio stations worldwide. To listen to a few examples click on Soundcloud or Mixcloud in the links section.
Thursday 7 December 2023
Series 26, Prog 14
Thursday 30 November 2023
Series 26, Prog 13
THE RICHARD WHITING SONG BOOK
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
Hooray for Hollywood: Anita O’Day: Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements
Too Marvelous for Words - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
Sorry - Frank Sinatra: 78rpm single
Guilty - Billie Holiday: The Blues Are Brewing
The Pump Song - Louis Prima: The Call of the Wildest
My Future Just Passed - Shirley Horn: Loads of Love
Breezing’ Along with the Breeze - Kay Starr: Jazz Singer
Sentimental and Melancholy - Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson Orchestra: The Real Billie Holiday
Believe It, Beloved - Al Hibbler & Johnny Hodges Orchestra: Favorites
Sleepy Time Gal - Dinah Shore & André Previn: Dinah Sings, Previn Plays
On the Good Ship Lollipop - Rosemary Clooney: Clooney Tunes
She’s Funny That Way - Nat King Cole: Welcome to the Club
Miss Brown to You - Carmen McRae: single
Till We Meet Again - Ethel Ennis: My Kind of Waltztime
My Ideal - Charlie Wood: Lush Life
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby - Bobby Darin: This Is Darin
When Did You Leave Heaven - Nancy Wilson: Hollywood My Way
Beyond the Blue Horizon - Connie Conway: 33 Minutes and 22 Seconds with Connie Conway
I Can’t Escape from You - Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra: 78rpm single
Ain’t We Got Fun - Bob Hope & Margaret Whiting: Ain’t We Got Fun (EP)
Richard Armstrong Whiting
November 12, 1891 - February 19, 1938
Thursday 23 November 2023
Series 26, Prog 12
WHERE?
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
Where Have You Been? - Barbara Lea: with the Johnny Windhurst Quintets
Where Are You? - Joe Williams: A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry
Where Did It Go? (Manha de Carnaval) - Carmen McRae: Second to None
Where Are the Words? - Carmen McRae: Velvet Soul
Where Did Everyone Go? - Nat King Cole: Where Did Everyone Go?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Marlene Dietrich: Dietrich
Where Are You Love? - Teri Thornton: single
Where Can I Go Without You? - Mel Tormé: Tormé
Where You Lead: Barbra Streisand: Barbra Joan Streisand
Where Flamingos Fly - Toni Harper & Marty Paich Orchestra: Night Mood
Where Is the Love? - Benny Benack III featuring Alita Moses: A Lot of Livin' to Do
Where Have I Seen You Before? - Maxine Sullivan: The Lady's In Love With You/Maxine Sullivan Sings the Music of Burton Lane
Where Do You Go from Love? - Marlene VerPlanck: Once There was a Moon
Where Is the One? - Frank Sinatra: Where Are You?
Where Are My Keys? - Lorraine Feather: Five (re-issued as The Body Remembers)
Where or When - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book (Vol 1)
Image: Ann H
Thursday 16 November 2023
Series 26, Prog 11
ALL TALK!
Talking to Myself - Sinne Eeg: Remembering You
Thursday 9 November 2023
Series 26, Prog 10
THE OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II SONG BOOK
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
Oscar Hammerstein II
July 12, 1895 - August 23, 1960
Friday 3 November 2023
Series 26, Prog 9
HONEST AND TRUE
Saturday 28 October 2023
Series 26, Prog 8
SINGERS WITH BASIE!
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) - Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie’s Orchestra
Honeysuckle Rose - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie: A Classy Pair - Ella Fitzgerald Sings; Count Basie Plays with the Count Basie Orchestra
Ain’t No Use - Arthur Prysock & Count Basie: Arthur Prysock-Count Basie
I Surrender, Dear - Count Basie & His Orchestra & The Alan Copeland Singers: Basie Swingin’ - Voices Singin’
Anything Goes - Tony Bennett & Count Basie: Basie/Bennett
Have a Nice Day - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie
Only You (and You Alone) - Diane Schuur: Dianne Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra
Jumpin’ at the Woodside - Joe Williams, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross & The Basie Band: Sing Along with Basie
Let Me Dream - Al Hibbler & Count Basie: Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs
Sunny - The Mills Brothers & Count Basie: The Board of Directors - Annual Report
Till Then - Sammy Davis Jr & Count Basie: I Gotta Right to Swing
Respect - Jackie Wilson & Count Basie: Manufacturers of Soul
Indian Summer - Sarah Vaughan & The Count Basie Orchestra: Send in the Clowns
Work Song - Sammy Davis Jr & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour
Flip, Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner & Count Basie: The Bosses
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter - Frank Sinatra & Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie
After You’ve Gone - Theresa Brewer & Count Basie: The Songs of Bessie Smith