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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: January 28, 2015

On this week’s show we once again celebrated the birthdays of just some of the fine musical artists who joined our planet during the jubilant 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, 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. “Keko” recorded in 1929 by our Birthday Boy Andy Iona’s Novelty Four, found on the solarial CD: From Honolulu to Hollywood – Jazz, Blues & Popular Specialties Performed Hawaiian Style.

  2. “Tropical Swing,” recorded in 1936 and taken from the histological historical document by our January Natal Notable Bill Tapia, also titled Tropical Swing, featuring the song’s composer Gordon Beecher on vocal accompanied by Julia Nui’s Trio on Backing Vocals, Mr. Tapia on Guitar, Tommy Carter on Piano; Kirk Bradford on Steel Guitar; Henry Allen on Clarinet and Jake Carter on Bass.

  3. “Night Time Is the Right Time” waxed in 1937 by our Birthday Boy, The Honey Dripper himself, Roosevelt Sykes, accompanying himself on Piano, found on the copious compilation: The Prewar Blues Story – 1926-1943.

  4. “It Had to Be You,” the 1924 song composed by January Birthday Baby Isham Jones and Gus Kahn, performed by Martin Taylor on Guitar and David Grisman on mandolin, mandola and mandocello, from their stringish CD: Tone Poems II.

  5. “Blues Clair,” the song recorded in France in 1943 by our Natal Numinary and master guitarist, found on his righteous retrospective: The Best of Django Reinhardt, with Eugene Vees on Guitar, Jean Storne on Bass and Gaston Leonard on Drums.

  6. “Good Morning Heartache,” the 1946 song by Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake and Dan Fisher, composed for our more-than-capable canary, Billie Holiday, Joe Springer on Piano, Gordon “Chris” Griffin on Trumpet; Joe Guy On Muted Trumpet; Bill Stegmeyer on Alto Sax; Hank Ross, Bernie Kaufman and Armand Camgros on Tenor Sax; Tiny Grimes on Guitar; John Simmons on Bass and our January Birthday Boy Sidney Catlett on Drums, found on the anthropomorphic anthology: Jazz Noire – Darktown Sleaze From the Mean Streets of 1940s L.A.

  7. “Popity Pop” sung in 1946 by our Natal Notable Slim Gaillard and his partner vocal crime and Bassist Bam Brown, included on the bulging box set: Laughing in Rhythm. Accompanied by Charlie Parker on Alto Sax, Jack McVea on Tenor Sax, Dizzy Gillespie on Trumpet, Zutty Singleton on Drums and Dodo Marmarosa on Piano

  8. This version of “Caravan” composed by Duke Ellington and our January Birthday Boy, trombonist Juan Tizol, was sung by Connie Evingson on her compact disc: Gypsy in My Soul, with help from the Parisota Hot Club, including Robb Henry and Bob Ekstrand on Guitars, Tony Balloff on Clarinet and Keith Boyles on Bass.

  9. “Blow, Champ, Blow” from the 1950 recording by our Birthday Boy Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra found on the historical CD: Jump for Joy! Featuring Mr. Page on Vocal and Trumpet and Vincent Bair-Bey on Alto Sax.

  10. “Midget” was waxed in 1953 by our Birthday Baby, the famed drummer Gene Krupa and his septet, which were Charlie Shavers on Trumpet, Bill Harris on Trombone, Ben Webster on Tenor Sax, Herb Ellis on Guitar, Teddy Wilson on Piano and Ray Brown on Bass, found on the Proper introduction: Up an’ Atom.

  11. The Ray Noble classic, “I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You” which was used in the 1950 Humphrey Bogart Film Noir movie: In a Lonely Place, recorded by the singer Mel Torme and the Mel-Tones in 1959 for the labial LP: Back in Town, arranged by our January Natal Notable Marty Paich, who also appears on Celeste, along with the sometime TV actor Jack Sheldon on Trumpet, Art Pepper on Alto Sax, Barney Kessel, Tommy Tedesco, Bobby Gibbons, Tony Rizzi, and Bill Pittman on Electric Guitars, Victor Feldman on Vibes, Joe Mondragon on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums.

  12. “Them There Eyes,” the 1930 song by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber and William Tracey, waxed in 1945 by Anita O’Day and drawn from her bulging box set: Young Anita, featuring our Birthday Boy Milt Raskin on Piano, Peggy Lee’s husband Dave Barbour on Guitar and Zutty Singleton on Drums.

  13. “I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me,” the 1927 song by Jimmy McHugh and Clarence Gaskill, which was later sung by May Wynn in the 1954 movie: The Caine Mutiny, recorded in 1954 by Tony Bennett and taken from the jazzical combination under his name: Jazz, including our Birthday Boy Ed Shaughnessy on Drums along with Chuck Wayne on Electric Guitar Charles Panely on Trumpet & Caesar Demauro and David Schildkraut on Tenor and Alto Sax, Harvey Leonard on Piano and Claude Lombardi on Bass.

  14. “C'est Si Bon (It's So Good),” the 1947 song composed by Henri Betti and Andre Homez, with English Lyircs by Jimmy Seelen, recorded in 1953 by our Birthday Girl Eartha Kitt with Henri René and his Orchestra and found on her scintillacious CD: Miss Kitt, To You.

  15. “Heaven,” the 1959 field recordings by our January Birthday Boy Alan Lomax of “Wished I Was Sitting Down” by Fred McDowell and “I Wished I Was In Heaven” by Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner, Ida Mae Towns, Lucille Powell & Fred McDowell drawn from the 2004 CD by the New Orleans group Tangle Eye titled: Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed, with Scott Billington on Harmonica, Vic Shepherd on Slide Acoustic Guitar and David Farrell on Drums.
    Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: January 28, 2015

On this week’s show we once again celebrated the birthdays of just some of the fine musical artists who joined our planet during the jubilant 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, 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. “Keko” recorded in 1929 by our Birthday Boy Andy Iona’s Novelty Four, found on the solarial CD: From Honolulu to Hollywood – Jazz, Blues & Popular Specialties Performed Hawaiian Style.

  2. “Tropical Swing,” recorded in 1936 and taken from the histological historical document by our January Natal Notable Bill Tapia, also titled Tropical Swing, featuring the song’s composer Gordon Beecher on vocal accompanied by Julia Nui’s Trio on Backing Vocals, Mr. Tapia on Guitar, Tommy Carter on Piano; Kirk Bradford on Steel Guitar; Henry Allen on Clarinet and Jake Carter on Bass.

  3. “Night Time Is the Right Time” waxed in 1937 by our Birthday Boy, The Honey Dripper himself, Roosevelt Sykes, accompanying himself on Piano, found on the copious compilation: The Prewar Blues Story – 1926-1943.

  4. “It Had to Be You,” the 1924 song composed by January Birthday Baby Isham Jones and Gus Kahn, performed by Martin Taylor on Guitar and David Grisman on mandolin, mandola and mandocello, from their stringish CD: Tone Poems II.

  5. “Blues Clair,” the song recorded in France in 1943 by our Natal Numinary and master guitarist, found on his righteous retrospective: The Best of Django Reinhardt, with Eugene Vees on Guitar, Jean Storne on Bass and Gaston Leonard on Drums.

  6. “Good Morning Heartache,” the 1946 song by Irene Higgenbotham, Ervin Drake and Dan Fisher, composed for our more-than-capable canary, Billie Holiday, Joe Springer on Piano, Gordon “Chris” Griffin on Trumpet; Joe Guy On Muted Trumpet; Bill Stegmeyer on Alto Sax; Hank Ross, Bernie Kaufman and Armand Camgros on Tenor Sax; Tiny Grimes on Guitar; John Simmons on Bass and our January Birthday Boy Sidney Catlett on Drums, found on the anthropomorphic anthology: Jazz Noire – Darktown Sleaze From the Mean Streets of 1940s L.A.

  7. “Popity Pop” sung in 1946 by our Natal Notable Slim Gaillard and his partner vocal crime and Bassist Bam Brown, included on the bulging box set: Laughing in Rhythm. Accompanied by Charlie Parker on Alto Sax, Jack McVea on Tenor Sax, Dizzy Gillespie on Trumpet, Zutty Singleton on Drums and Dodo Marmarosa on Piano

  8. This version of “Caravan” composed by Duke Ellington and our January Birthday Boy, trombonist Juan Tizol, was sung by Connie Evingson on her compact disc: Gypsy in My Soul, with help from the Parisota Hot Club, including Robb Henry and Bob Ekstrand on Guitars, Tony Balloff on Clarinet and Keith Boyles on Bass.

  9. “Blow, Champ, Blow” from the 1950 recording by our Birthday Boy Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra found on the historical CD: Jump for Joy! Featuring Mr. Page on Vocal and Trumpet and Vincent Bair-Bey on Alto Sax.

  10. “Midget” was waxed in 1953 by our Birthday Baby, the famed drummer Gene Krupa and his septet, which were Charlie Shavers on Trumpet, Bill Harris on Trombone, Ben Webster on Tenor Sax, Herb Ellis on Guitar, Teddy Wilson on Piano and Ray Brown on Bass, found on the Proper introduction: Up an’ Atom.

  11. The Ray Noble classic, “I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You” which was used in the 1950 Humphrey Bogart Film Noir movie: In a Lonely Place, recorded by the singer Mel Torme and the Mel-Tones in 1959 for the labial LP: Back in Town, arranged by our January Natal Notable Marty Paich, who also appears on Celeste, along with the sometime TV actor Jack Sheldon on Trumpet, Art Pepper on Alto Sax, Barney Kessel, Tommy Tedesco, Bobby Gibbons, Tony Rizzi, and Bill Pittman on Electric Guitars, Victor Feldman on Vibes, Joe Mondragon on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums.

  12. “Them There Eyes,” the 1930 song by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber and William Tracey, waxed in 1945 by Anita O’Day and drawn from her bulging box set: Young Anita, featuring our Birthday Boy Milt Raskin on Piano, Peggy Lee’s husband Dave Barbour on Guitar and Zutty Singleton on Drums.

  13. “I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me,” the 1927 song by Jimmy McHugh and Clarence Gaskill, which was later sung by May Wynn in the 1954 movie: The Caine Mutiny, recorded in 1954 by Tony Bennett and taken from the jazzical combination under his name: Jazz, including our Birthday Boy Ed Shaughnessy on Drums along with Chuck Wayne on Electric Guitar Charles Panely on Trumpet & Caesar Demauro and David Schildkraut on Tenor and Alto Sax, Harvey Leonard on Piano and Claude Lombardi on Bass.

  14. “C'est Si Bon (It's So Good),” the 1947 song composed by Henri Betti and Andre Homez, with English Lyircs by Jimmy Seelen, recorded in 1953 by our Birthday Girl Eartha Kitt with Henri René and his Orchestra and found on her scintillacious CD: Miss Kitt, To You.

  15. “Heaven,” the 1959 field recordings by our January Birthday Boy Alan Lomax of “Wished I Was Sitting Down” by Fred McDowell and “I Wished I Was In Heaven” by Denise Gardner, Mattie Gardner, Ida Mae Towns, Lucille Powell & Fred McDowell drawn from the 2004 CD by the New Orleans group Tangle Eye titled: Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed, with Scott Billington on Harmonica, Vic Shepherd on Slide Acoustic Guitar and David Farrell on Drums.

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