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Post #744627 by Dr. Zarkov on Wed, Jun 10, 2015 10:04 PM

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: June 10, 2015

On this week’s show we headed south to the musical treasureland known as Brazil for selections originating from or influenced by the music of that lively land.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm Eastern Time (2-3 pm on the West Coast) at http://www.radiofairfax.org. The show is broadcast live; no recorded shows are archived, but some listeners choose to record it on their computers to listen later. Radio Fairfax also can be heard on Tune In Radio at tunein.com, and streamed on smartphones by downloading the Tunein app. It also can be streamed on Roku and Google TV at: http://tinyurl.com/3uqfsz9

  1. “Tutu Maramba” performed by the Hawaiian slack-key guitar master Keola Beamer on his scintillacious CD: Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming of the Snow).

  2. “Bossa Dorado,” composed by Dorado Schmitt and appearing on the incomparable compact disc: Django Would Go! Recorded by Hawaii’s own Hot Club of Hulaville, featuring Emmett Mahoney and Sonny Silva on Acoustic Guitars, Duane Padilla on Violin and David Chiorini on Bass.

  3. “My Swan Song,” written and sung by Dave Frishberg on his copacetic compact disc: Classics, accompanying himself on Piano with Steve Gilmore on Bass and Bill Goodwin on Drums.

  4. “Dia de Yemanja” recorded by Cibelle and taken from the amplifiable anthology: The Now Sound of Brazil.

  5. “Somewhere in the Hills (Favela)” drawn from the landmarkable LP recorded in 1981: Ella abraca Jobim – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook, arranged and conducted by Erich Bulling with Clark Terry on Trumpet; Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax; Joe Pass on Electric Guitar; Oscar Castro-Neves on Acoustic Guitar; Toots Thielemans on Harmonica; Abraham Laboriel on Bass; Alexa Acuna on Drums; and Paulinho da Costa on Percussion.

  6. “Samba da Minha Terra (Samba of My Country),” was written by Dorival Caymmi, and performed by the guitarist Yotam on his serendipitous CD: Brasil, accompanied here by the Brazilian Guitarist Toninho Horta.

  7. “Old Devil Moon,” composed by Burton Lane and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg for the 1947 Broadway musical: Finian’s Rainbow, waxed by the group Bossa Rio and found on the combustive compilation: Swingin’ Cheese – Croon Tunes and Kitscherama.

  8. The Lerner & Loewe tune from the 1956 Broadway musical, My Fair Lady, “On the Street Where You Live” recorded in 1962 by Quincy Jones for his Latinesque LP: Big Band Bossa Nova – The Newest Latin American Rhythm, featuring Phil Woods on Alto Sax and Paul Gonsalves on Tenor Sax, with Clark Terry on Trumpet, Roland Kirk and Jerome Richardson on Flute, Lalo Schifrin on Piano, Jim Hall on Electric Guitar, Chris White on Bass, Rudy Collins on Drums, and Jack Del Rio, Carlos Gomez and Jose Paula on Percussion.

  9. “Jive Samba,” composed by Nat Adderley, and sung by Jon Hendricks on his 1961 labial LP: Salud! João Gilberto, including Conte Candoli on Trumpet.

  10. “A Day in Rio,” recorded by Les Baxter for his 1963 percussive performance: The Soul of Drums.

  11. The Prince composition, “When Doves Cry,” taken from the crazy concept disc: Hollywood, Mon Amour, produced by Marc Collin, featuring Nadeah on Vocals, Frederic Loisseau on Acoustic Guitar and Francis Faure on Organ and Bass.

  12. “Samba de Orfeu,” composed by Luis Bonfa for the 1959 movie: Black Orpheus, performed by the Tenor Sax master Bill Perkins on his 1964 loquacious LP: Bossa Nova With Strings Attached.

  13. “The Waters of March (Aguas de Março),” the classic written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and sung by Susannah McCorkle on her 1993 ambitious album: From Bessie to Brazil, spotlighting Musical Director Howard Alden on Electric Guitar.

  14. “Q Baiano” by the Dutch bossa nova ensemble: Zuco 103, with Lilian Vieira on Vocal, Stefan Schmid on Hammond B-3 Organ and Electric Guitar, and Stefan Kruger on Percussion, found on the fresh collection: Nu Jazz - A Selection of Rare Electro Tunes With a Jazz Flavour.

  15. “Brasil” or “Aquarela Do Brasil,” which means “Watercolor of Brazil,” the 1939 classic by the Brazilian composer Ary Barroso, sung and performed on Piano by the Brazilian bombshell Eliane Elias on her newest carioca compact disc: Made in Brazil, with Marcus Texeira on Acoustic Guitar, Marcelo Mariano on Bass, Edu Ribeiro on Drums and members of the London Symphonic Orchestra on Strings.