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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. If you’re involved in a radio station and interested in having Todd’s Turntable on your schedule, please get in touch. To listen to a few examples click on Soundcloud or Mixcloud in the links section.
Friday, 23 May 2025
Series 30, Prog 10
Friday, 16 May 2025
Series 30, Prog 9
SAINTS & SINNERS
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
Sing, You Sinners - Tony Bennett: The Singles Collection
Sinner or Saint - Keely Smith: The Intimate Keely Smith
Litanie des Saints - Dr John: Goin’ Back to New Orleans
Release Me - Esther Phillips: Burnin’ (Live at Freddie Jett’s Pies Piper, Los Angeles)
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie - Fats Waller: Fats Waller Plays and Sings
A Sinner Kissed an Angel - Dick Haymes: Look at Me Now!
Sinner Man - The Wailing Wailers: single
I’m Old Fashioned - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
Sinner’s Prayer - Ray Charles: Dedicated to You
It’s a Sin - Paul Anka: Rock Swings
When Did You Leave Heaven? - Nancy Wilson: Hollywood My Way
Willow Weep for Me - Frank Sinatra: Sings for Only the Lonely
Pecado (Sin) - Mae West: The Fabulous Mae West
When the Saints Go Marching In - Helen Humes: ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-Ness If I Do
When the Saints Go Marching In/Brotherhood of Man - Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli: Live at The London Palladium
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Friday, 9 May 2025
Series 30, Prog 8
FREE
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
The Best Things in Life Are Free - Lena Horne: Here’s Lena, Now!
Free and Easy - Bobby Troup: Bobby Troup & His Stars of Jazz
Born Free - Frank Sinatra: The World We Knew
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - Judy Garland: Judy
Don’t Set Me Free - Ray Charles: single
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton: single
Simple Song of Freedom - Bobby Darin: Live! at The Desert Inn
Someday We’ll All Be Free - Jacqui Dankworth: Live to Love
The Good Life - Steve Lawrence: Portrait of Steve
La Nouvelle Liberté (New Freedom) - Susanna Bartilla & Ted Bjurwill: single
Free Spirits - Peggy Lee: That Was Then, This Is Now
Somewhere in My Heart - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
Free - Tommy Leonetti: single
Free Fall - Clare Fischer: Free Fall
I Feel Free - Cream: single
I Wish You Love - Esther Phillips: And I Love Him/Esther Phillips Sings Great Love Songs
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Thursday, 1 May 2025
Series 30, Prog 7
ROMANCE
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
A Fine Romance - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
First Romance - Tony Perkins: First Romance (EP)
I’ll Take Romance - Ernestine Anderson & George Shearing: A Perfect Match
The Moon Was Yellow - Frank Sinatra: Moonlight Sinatra
My Romance - Carmen McRae: Book of Ballads
Come Dance with Me - Diana Krall: From This Moment On
Now It Can Be Told - Tony Bennett: Bennett/Berlin
My Reverie - Betty Carter: The Modern Sound of Betty Carter
By Myself - Judy Garland: I Could Go On Singing
The Lady’s In Love with You - Ian Shaw: The Abbey Road Sessions
I’ll Never Smile Again - Jo Stafford: Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey
Nice ’n’ Easy - Alan Bergman: Lyrically, Alan Bergman
How’s Your Romance - Lena Horne: An Evening with Lena Horne Live at The Supper Club
They Say It’s Wonderful - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
That Old Feeling - Helen Humes: Helen Comes Back
(Romance) In the Dark - Jimmy Witherspoon: Hey, Mrs Jones
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Series 30, Prog 6
EDWARD HEYMAN SONG BOOK
Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com
When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole: Love Is the Thing
Love Letters - Patti Austin: The Real Me
I Cover the Waterfront - Sammy Davis Jr: It’s All Over but the Swingin’
You’re Mine , You - June Christy & Stan Kenton: Duet
Out of Nowhere - Paul Marinaro: studio recording
What’s Wrong with Me - Morgana King: Gemini Changes
My Love for You - Harry James: The Complete Harry James & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra
Through the Years - Ready Willing and Mabel: A Cocktail for the Ears
For Sentimental Reasons - Amanda Randolph: The ‘30s Girls (1932-1940)
Boo Hoo - Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie & His Orchestra: Blues I Love to Sing
My Silent Love - Carol Sloane: Out of the Blue
I Wanna be Loved - Lena Horne: Lena on the Blue Side
Blame It on My Youth - Kurt Elling: Flirting with Twilight
Easy Come, Easy Go - Anita O’Day: Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements
(I Offer You the Moon) Señorita - Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years (1943-1952)
If I Steal a Kiss - Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years (1943-1952)
Body and Soul - Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Gently with Nelson
Edward Heyman
March 14, 1907 - October 6, 1981