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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 3-4-15 Pop & Exotica

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: March 4, 2015

On today’s show we once again promenaded the penumbra of pop and exotica music in all its perambulative permutations.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm EDT 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. “On a Typical Tropical Night,” written by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston for the 1936 movie: Go West Young Man, sung by Mae West on her antic anthology: Come Up and See Me Sometime – 30 Original Mono Recordings 1933-1954, accompanied by Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra.

  2. “Voodoo Dreams” by Les Baxter and His Orchestra from the 1959 louche LP Jungle Jazz.

  3. “While We're Young,” the 1943 song by Alec Wilder, Morty Palitz and William Engvick, recorded by the noted arranger Bob Thompson for his 1959 lascivious LP: Mmm Nice!, featuring Larry Bunker on Vibes and Bud Shank on Flute.

  4. “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” the 1933 song by Al Dubin and Harry Warren that was used in the 1934 movie: Moulin Rouge, from Juan Garcia Esquivel’s circa 1960 album: Music From a Sparkling Planet, with Monette Malvar, Pennni Prior, Yvonne De Bourbon, Maria Caruso, Carolyne Day, Delia Lee and Anna Sumi on backing vocals

  5. “Strange Cargo,” the composition by Will Bradley, Ray McKinley and Freddie Slack, found on the 1962 lapidarial LP: Far Across the Sea: The Romantic and Exciting Music of Many Lands by the Hawaiian vibraphonist Gene Rains with Byron F. Peterson on Piano.

  6. The Rodgers & Hammerstein song “Happy Talk,” written for the 1949 Broadway musical: South Pacific, sung by Ethel Azama on her 1958 debut LP: Exotic Dreams, including Paul Conrad on Piano. She started her professional career in 1955 as an emcee at the Oasis nightclub in Honolulu before being discovered by Martin Denny.

  7. “Ebb Tide,” composed in 1953 by Robert Maxwell and Carl Sigman, found on the Martin Denny 1958 anthropomorphic album: Exotica II, featuring Mr. Denny on Piano and Arthur Lyman on Vibes.

  8. “Samba de Orfeu,” written by Luis Bonfa was taken from the 1964 Latinesque LP: Bossa Nova With Strings Attached by the Tenor Saxophonist Bill Perkins.

  9. The 1937 recording of “Bumpy Weather Over Newark,” from the antic anthology: The Music of Raymond Scott – Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights.

  10. “Whatever Lola Wants,” which was written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for the 1955 Broadway musical: The Pajama Game, recorded in 1955 as a 45 rpm single and found on the copacetic compact disc collection: Carmen McRae’s Finest Hour, with Jack Pleis & His Orchestra and the Dave Lambert Singers.

  11. The Charles Mingus composition: “Boogie Stop Shuffle” arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones on his 1962 ambulatory album: Big Band Bossa Nova – The Newest Latin American Rhythm, featuring Lalo Schifrin on Piano, Paul Gonsalves on Tenor Sax and Clark Terry on Flugelhorn, along with Phil Woods on Alto Sax, Roland Kirk on Flute and Alto Flute, Jerome Richardson on Flute, Alto Flute and other Woodwinds, Jim Hall on Guitar, Chris White on Bass, Rudy Collins on Drums and Jack Del Rio, Carlos Gomez and Jose Paula on Percussion.

  12. The song that was written by the former “Tonight Show” host Steve Allen, “Banana Split,” performed by the dynamo duo Jackie Cain & Roy Kral and found on the copious compilation: The Songs of Steve Allen.

  13. “If You Were Mine,” the 1935 song by Johnny Mercer and Matt Malneck, recorded in 1963 by Tony Bennett for his landmarkable LP: I Wanna Be Around…, arranged and conducted by Marty Manning with Ralph Sharon on Piano.

  14. “‘Deed I Do,” composed in 1946 by Fred Rose and Walter Hirsch and sung by Blossom Dearie accompanying herself on Piano on her 1956 debut album that was titled Blossom Dearie, with Herb Ellis on Electric Guitar, Ray Brown on Bass and Jo Jones on Drums.

  15. Dean Martin’s 1953 version of the Phil Medley and Vic Adams’ song: “Love Me, Love Me,” with Dick Stabile & Orchestra and The Herman McCoy Singers, from Dino’s righteous retrospective: The Capitol Collectors Series.

  16. “River, River,” which was written by Ben Oakland and Paul Russell and recorded in 1952 by Peggy Lee and included on her conscientious collection: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection.

  17. The Rudy Stevenson composition, “South Seas” performed by the Pianist Wynton Kelly on his 1964 excellent LP: It’s All Right! With Kenny Burrell on Electric Guitar, Paul Chambers on Bass, Jimmy Cobb on Drums.and Candido Camero on Congas.

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