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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: 1- 25-12

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: January 25, 2012

On this week’s show we honored musical luminaries who have been celebrating their celestial and most bodacious birthdays during the month of January. 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. Some fans choose to record it on their computers to listen to later. Radio Fairfax also can be heard on Tune In Radio at tunein.com, and streamed on smartphones by downloading the Tunein app. It can be streamed on Roku and Google TV at: http://tinyurl.com/3uqfsz9

  1. “Minor Swing” by the Quintette Du Hot Club De France, featuring two of our January birthday boys, Django Reinhardt on guitar and Stéphane Grappelli on violin, from the collection: The Best of Django Reinhardt.

  2. “Out of My Way” the 1946 song by Benny Carter on Alto Sax & Clarinet; Buck Clayton on Trumpet; Sonny White on Piano; Ben Webster on Tenor Sax; Al Grey on Trombone; John Simmons on String Bass; and featuring birthday boy Sid Catlett on Drums and his only known recorded vocal, from the Box Set: Benny Carter -- The Music Master.

  3. “Cadillac Slim” the 1946 song composed by Sid Catlett performed by Benny Carter & His Chocolate Dandies, featuring Benny Carter on Clarinet & Alto Sax; Buck Clayton on Trumpet, Ben Webster on Tenor Sax; Sid Catlett on Drums & Sonny White on Piano, taken from the collection: Buck Clayton -- Swingin’ With Buck.

  4. “Got an Uncle in Harlem,” the 1949 recording by birthday boy Hot Lips Page & His Orchestra from the CD: Hot Lips Page -- Jump for Joy!

  5. “Get Your Juices at the Deuces” the 1944 song from the album Boogie Woogie in Blue featuring Harry “The Hipster” Gibson on Piano & Vocals, John Simmons on String Bass and Sid Catlett on Drums.

  6. “Let Me Off Uptown,” the Earl Bostic and Redd Evans song recorded in 1941 by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, featuring birthday boys Gene Krupa on Drums and Roy Eldridge on Trumpet and sharing vocal duties with Anita O’Day, from the Box Set: Young Anita.

  7. “Some Like It Hot,” the song composed by Gene Krupa, Remo Biondi & Frank Loesser for the 1939 Bob Hope movie of the same name, which is no relation to the 1959 Billy Wilder movie, taken here from a 1959 recording arranged by birthday boy Marty Paich on the CD: Mel Torme -- The Art Pepper-Marty Paich Sessions, performed by Mel Torme & the Mel-Tones, Art Pepper on Alto Sax. Barney Kessel on Guitar, Victor Feldman on Vibes; Joe Mondragon on Bass; and Mel Lewis on Drums.

  8. “Soft Shoe,” the 1953 recording by Art Farmer from the CD: Early Art, featuring Art Farmer on Trumpet, Sonny Rollins on Tenor Sax; Horace Silver on Piano; Percy Heath on Bass; and January birthday baby Kenny Clarke on Drums.

  9. “Perdido,” the 1941 song composed by birthday boy Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake and Hans Lengsfelder, here performed live by Carmen MacRae at The Village Gate in New York in 1965, taken from the album: Carmen McRae Alive!, featuring Norman Simmons on Piano, Roy Bleckenstein on Flute, Joe Puma on Guitar, Paul Breslin on Bass, Frank Severino on Drums, and Jose Mangual on Bongos.

  10. “The Rubber Man” by famed jazz pianist and January birthday baby Cedar Walton on his CD: One Flight Down, featuring Vincent Herring on Tenor Sax, David Williams on Bass; and Joe Farnsworth on Drums.

  11. “What Is This Thing Called Love?” the Cole Porter song performed live by Stan Getz from his 1964 LP: Nobody Else But Me, featuring the then 21-year-old birthday boy Gary Burton on Vibes, Gene Cherico on Bass, Joe Hunt on Drums and of course Stan Getz on Tenor Sax.

  12. “Tin Tin Deo,” composed by Gil Fuller & birthday boy Chano Pozo and recorded in 1966 by Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill on their album: Spanish Rice, featuring Clark Terry on Flugelhorn and birthday boy Grady Tate on Drums.

  13. “When You Are Near” from the 1966 Bobby Hutcherson LP: Happenings, featuring our birthday baby Hutcherson on Vibes, Herbie Hancock on Piano, Bob Cranshaw on Bass, and Joe Chambers on Drums.

  14. “Adeus America” composed by Geraldo Jacques, Haroldo Barbosa and January birthday girl Susannah McCorkle, taken from her 1993 recording: From Bessie to Brazil, featuring Howard Alden on Piano, Electric Guitar & Musical Director; Randy Sandke on Trumpet & Flugelhorn; Dick Oats on Alto Sax & Flute; Ken Peplowski on Tenor Sax & Clarinet; Robert Trowers on Trombone; Kiyoshi Kitagawa on String Bass; and Chuck Redd on Drums.

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