MARTIN COOPER'S PLAYLIST


<br> <br> <br> <br> KNOW WHAT MARTIN IS PLAYING IN HIS ORCHISARTS STUDIO:

DEC		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	NAT KING COLE	COLE, CHRISTMAS, & KIDS	THE CHRISTMAS SONG
	2	NAT KING COLE	COLE, CHRISTMAS, & KIDS	GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
	3	DAVID BOWE & BING CROSBY	BING CROSBY- CHRISTMAS CLASSICS	PEACE ON EARTH/ THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
	4	STING	A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS	GABRIEL'S MESSAGE
	5	ARETHA FRANKLIN	ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS	WINTER WONDERLAND
	6	JOHNNY MATHIS	ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS	SLEIGH RIDE
	7	MARIAH CAREY	MERRY CHRISTMAS	ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
	8	THE PRETENDERS	A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS	HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
	9	BOYZ II MEN	ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS	SILENT NIGHT (INTRO)
	10	ELLA FITZGERALD	ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS	FROSTY THE SNOWMAN


NOV		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	MICHAEL JACKSON	OFF THE WALL	I CANT HELP IT
	2	MICHAEL JACKSON	OFF THE WALL	SHE OUT OF MY LIFE
	3	BLISS	JAZZ: THE SWEET SOUND OF A WHISPER- CD2	KISSING	A MUST HAVE CD. I DISCOVERED IT AT 10 CORSO COMO; MILAN.
	4	AMBER	JAZZ: THE SWEET SOUND OF A WHISPER- CD2	SEXUAL
	5	ELSA	JAZZ: THE SWEET SOUND OF A WHISPER- CD2	OPEN THE DOOR
	6	SERGIO MENDES	FOUR SIDER	FOOL ON THE HILL
	7	EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL	AMPLIFIED HEART	GET ME
	8	EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL	AMPLIFIED HEART	ROLLERCOASTER
	9	SUN TRUST	BUDDHA BAR II (CD2)	HOW INSENSITIVE
	10	NINA SIMONE	THE BEST OF NINA SIMONE	WILD IS THE WIND

OCT		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	NINA SIMONE	COMPACT JAZZ: NINA SIMONE	FEELING GOOD	A REAL MUST HAVE FOR ANY JAZZ COLLECTOR!
	2	BELLERUCHE	THE EXPRESS	ANYTHING YOU WANT
	3	AMY MACDONALD	THIS IS THE LIFE	RUN
	4	THE TING TINGS	THAT'S NOT MY NAME	THAT'S NOT MY NAME	GREAT CATCHY HIGH ENERGY SONG!
	5	THE TING TINGS	WE STARTED NOTHING	GREAT DJ
	6	GOLDFRAPP	SEVENTH TREE	HAPPINESS
	7	GIRLS ALOUD	---	THE PROMISE	OKAY, THOUGH I'D NEVER SAY THIS. THIS SONG IS REALLY CUTE. GREAT ARRANGEMENT.
	8	STEVIE WONDER	INNERVISIONS	GOLDEN LADY
	9	ZOHAR	STONED ASIA	SURRENDER
	10	BLACK EYED PEAS	ELEPHUNK	THE BOOGIE THAT BE


SEP		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	JILL SCOTT	EXPERIENCE: JILSCOTT LIVE826+ LIVE	GETTIN' IN THE WAY
	2	GARY NUMAN	80'S NEW WAVE HITS	CARS (REMIXED)	SUCH A CLASSIC. SOUND REALLY RIGHT NOW.
	3	DINAH WASHINGTON	DINAH WASHINGTON	CRY ME A RIVER
	4	THE POLICE	REGATTA DE BLANC	VOICES INSIDE MY HEAD
	5	BARRY WHITE	BACK TO MINE	PLAYING YOUR GAME BABY
	6	AUGUSTUS PABLO	EAST OF THE RIVER NILE	AFRICA (1983)
	7	RYUICHI SAKAMOTO	SWEET REVENGE	POUNDING AT MY HEART	SWEET REVENGE IS AN AMAZING ALL TIME FAVORITE OF MINE. A MUST HAVE.
	8	RYUICHI SAKAMOTO	SWEET REVENGE	MOVING ON
	9	RYUICHI SAKAMOTO	SWEET REVENGE	SENTIMENTAL
	10	RYUICHI SAKAMOTO	SWEET REVENGE	REGRET


AUG		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	MARY J. BLIGE	GROWING PAINS	JUST FINE
	2	JAMES BROWN	BEST OF JAMES BROWN	IT'S A MAN'S, MAN'S WORLD
	3	STEVIE WONDER	HOTTER THAN JULY	MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN')
	4	RIHANNA	A GIRL LIKE ME	SOS
	5	NINA SIMONE	BAD HABITS	MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
	6	SANTANA	CARLITO'S WAY (SOUNDTRACK)	OYE COMO VA
	7	ANNIE LENNOX	DIVA	COLD
	8	THIS LIFE	W HOTELS RYTHM & MUSE II	MANDALAY
	9	BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY	E. 1999 ETERNAL	THA CROSSROADS
	10	ASHANTI	ASHANTI	MOVIES


JUL		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	MARLENA SHAW	VERVE REMIXED, VOL. 4	CALIFORNIA SOUL	TOTALLY UPBEAT REMIX FROM A 1960s CLASSIC
	2	SAM SPARRO	BLACK & GOLD	BLACK & GOLD
	3	NITIN SAWHNEY	STONED ASIA	BENGALI SONG
	4	ODYSSEY	BEST OF ODYSSEY	NATIVE NEW YORKER	AMAZING 70'S DANCE TRACK, AND ALSO ADOPTED BY SEX AND THE CITY.
	5	MADONNA	EROTICA (SPECIAL EDITION)	RAIN
	6	MARIA FUMACA	CHILL: BRAZIL (DISK 1)	BANDA BLACK RIO
	7	BEBEL GILBERTO	TANTO TEMPO	LONLEY
	8	MARIO BIONDI AND THE HIGH FIVE QUINTETE	A HANDFUL OF SOUL	NEVER DIE	THIS IS AN AMAZING MUST BUY CD. MARIO BIONDI IS AN ITALIAN EX DJ WHO HAS A VOICE LIKE BARRY WHITE! MY FITTING MODEL TURNED ME ONTO HIM.
	9	MARIO BIONDI AND THE HIGH FIVE QUINTETE	A HANDFUL OF SOUL	A CHILD RUNS FREE
	10	MARIO BIONDI AND THE HIGH FIVE QUINTETE	A HANDFUL OF SOUL	THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE


JUN		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	JEAN- YVES THIBAUDET	PRIDE & PREJUDICE	YOUR HANDS ARE COLD	BEAUTIFUL PIANO.
	2	ANGIE STONE	MAHOGANY SOUL [IMPORT]	LIFE GOES ON
	3	ASTRUD GILBERTO	SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE (SOUNDTRACK)	SO NICE (SUMMER SAMBA)
	4	BARRY WHITE	THE BEST OF BARRY WHITE	LET THE MUSIC PLAY
	5	BARRY WHITE	ICON IS LOVE	COME ON
	6	EDITH PIAF	THE VERY BEST OF EDITH PIAF	LA VIE EN ROSE	I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SEEING THE FILM 'LA VIE EN ROSE' ABOUT THE LIFE OF EDITH PIAF. IT IS AN EXTRODINARY PERFORMANCE BY MARION COTILLARD AND IT WON HER AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS.
	7	FLEETWOOD MAC	GREATEST HITS	GYPSY
	8	SWEETBACK	SWEETBACK	HOPE SHE'LL BE HAPPIER	GREAT CD. A BIT OF A BLAST FROM THE PAST, AS MANY OF THESE ARE. IN CASE YOU DONT KNOW, SWEETBACK IS SADE'S BACK UP BAND.
	9	SWEETBACK	SWEETBACK	SOFTLY SOFTLY
	10	SWEETBACK	SWEETBACK	WILL YOU RISE


MAY		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	ESTELLE (FEATURING KAYNE WEST)	SHINE	AMERICAN BOY	AMAZING LYRICS AND ARRANGEMENT
	2	ESTELLE	SHINE	SHINE
	3	BJORK	VOLTA	WONDERLUST	WE JUST SAW HER AT THE HAMMERSMITH APOLLO THEATER IN LONDON. AMAZING, THOUGH I ONLY KNEW THE OLDER SONGS. NOT SURE IF IM VIBING ON THE NEWER MATERIAL, BUT LOVED BEING IN THE MOMENT THERE.
	4	BJORK	VESPERTINE- LIVE	PAGAN POETRY	AN AMAZING CLASSIC
	5	BJORK	HOMOGENIC- LIVE	HUNTER	AMAZING DRUM TRACKS. I PREFER ALL OF HER LIVE CDs VERSES THE STUDIO.
	6	BJORK	VESPERTINE- LIVE	ALL IS FULL OF LOVE	THE OPENING STRINGS MAKE ME WANT TO CRY EVERYTIME- THEN IT EASES INTO A MELODIC BASS LINE WITH THE RINGING OF CHIMES IN THE BACKGROUND.
	7	LUPE FIASCO (FEAT. MATTHEW SANTOS)	LUPE FIASCO'S THE COOL (DELUX VERSION)	SUPERSTAR
	8	PETER BJORN AND JOHN	21 (SOUNDTRACK)	YOUNG FOLKS	VERY CATCHY LITTLE TUNE. LOVE THE FEMALE VOCAL.
	9	TONI CHILDS	UNION	ZIMBABWE	A REDISCOVERED TRACK. WHEN I WORKED FOR CALVIN KLEIN IN THE LATE 80s, WE OPENED ONE OF OUR SHOWS WITH THIS TRACK. BROUGHT BACK LOTS OF MEMORIES DURING THAT TIME IN MY LIFE.
	10	THE REBIRTH	CALIFORNIA SOUL	THIS JOURNEY IN


APR		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION	---	MORE, MORE, MORE	DISCO SOUNDS SO FRESH TO ME RIGHT NOW
	2	BLONDIE	---	HEART OF GLASS	DITTO
	3	DINAH WASHINGTON	DINAH WASHINGTON	I REMEMBER YOU
	4	DINAH WASHINGTON	DINAH WASHINGTON	I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
	5	DINAH WASHINGTON	DINAH WASHINGTON	WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MADE
	6	DINAH WASHINGTON	DINAH WASHINGTON	IT'S MAGIC
	7	ERYKAH BADU	LIVE	TYRONE	THIS TRACK KINDA SAYS IT ALL.
	8	ERYKAH BADU	LIVE	OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME
	9	ERYKAH BADU	LIVE	NEXT LIFETIME
	10	ERYKAH BADU	LIVE	BOOGIE NIGHTS/ ALL NIGHT LONG


MAR		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	DAVID BOWE	DAVID BOWE	THIS IS NOT AMERICA	FROM THE FALCON & SNOWMAN SOUNDTRACK. FEATURES PAT METHENY
	2	RAY CHARLES	RAY!	UNCHAIN MY HEART	FROM THE MOTION PICTURE, RAY!
	3	RAY CHARLES	RAY!	GEORGIA ON MY MIND
	4	AUGUSTUS PABLO	EAST OF THE RIVER NILE	CHANT TO KING SELASSIE I
	5	JOHN LEGEND	ONCE AGAIN	SAVE ROOM	I SAW JOHN LEDGEND IN 2005 IN NYC AT A PRIVATE PARTY/ PERFORMANCE. HE PLAYED FOR MAYBE 75 OF US. HE SAID THAT HE'S WORKING ON A NEW SONG CALLED 'SAVE ROOM' AND WANTED TO TEST IT ON US. THIS BECAME HIS BIG HIT. AMAZING TO HAVE BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING.
	6	AMY WINEHOUSE	BACK TO BLACK	REHAB (feat. Jay-Z)	BLESS. I HOPE SHE GETS HER SHIT TOGETHER. AN AMAZING AND TRAGIC SINGER.
	7	AMY WINEHOUSE	BACK TO BLACK	ME & MR. JONES
	8	ANDREA BOCELLI	ROMANZA	CON TE PARTIRO	I MET HIM IN IN THE MILAN AIRPORT IN THE MID 90'S WITH A COLLEAGUE OF MINE. SHE CRIED. I'VE ENJOYED REDISCOVERING THIS CD RECENTLY.
	9	ANDREA BOCELLI	ROMANZA	RAPSODIA
	10	ANDREA BOCELLI	ROMANZA	E CHIOVE


FEB		ARTIST	CD	SONG	COMMENTS
	1	GOLDFRAPP	NUMBER 1	NUMBER 1	A MODEL TOLD ME ABOUT GOLDFRAPP A FEW YEARS AGO, AND THESE 3 CUTS HAVE BEEN A FAVE EVER SINCE.
	2	GOLDFRAPP	SUPERNATURE	OOH LA LA
	3	GOLDFRAPP	SUPERNATURE	FLY ME AWAY
	4	THE POLICE	REGATTA DE BLANC	MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE	SAW THEM AT TWICKENHAM (LONDON) IN SEPT 2007. I'D BEEN WAITING 25 YEARS FOR THIS. STILL ON A HIGH.
	5	ADELE	19	CHASING PAVEMENTS	AMAZING NEW SINGER. SHE'S 19...AND ALSO THE NAME OF HER NEW CD.
	6	ADELE	19	RIGHT AS RAIN
	7	PHILIP GLASS	ETUDES FOR PIANO, VOL. 1, NOS.1-10	ETUDE NO. 2	MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!!! SO BEAUTIFUL. SO SEXY.
	8	PHILIP GLASS	NOTES ON A SCANDAL (SOUNDTRACK)	INVITATION
	9	PHILIP GLASS	PASSAGES	RAGAS IN MINOR SCALE
	10	MINNIE RIPPERTON	MINNIE RIPPERTON'S CLOSE YOUR EYES AND REMEMBER	ONLY WHEN IM DREAMING	IT TOOK ME 2 YEARS TO FIND THIS SONG. I HEARD IT ONCE AND WAS IN LOVE.