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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 4-8-15 Pop & Exotica

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 8, 2015

On this week’s show we once again externalized our propensity for Pop and Exotica music in all its extreme exoplanetary incarnations.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm Eastern Time 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. “Isa Lei” sung by Mavis Rivers, the mother of The Big Kahuna himself, Matt Catingub, on the 1960 languorous LP: Ports of Paradise, produced by Ken Darby and Alfred Newman.

  2. “Blue Jungle,” which was waxed on Les Baxter and His Orchestra’s 1959 luxurious LP: Jungle Jazz.

  3. The Les Baxter composition, “Busy Port,” performed by Arthur Lyman on Xylophone and Vibes on his 1959 ambulatory album: Bahia.

  4. “Waipio,” composed by Francis Brown, from the Martin Denny 1957 lubricious LP: Exotica, featuring Mr. Denny on Piano, Arthur Lyman on Vibes, John Kramer on Bass, Augie Colon on Bongos, Congas, Latin Percussion Effects and Bird Calls; and Harold Chang on Drums and Percussion.

  5. The 1960 recording “Runnin' Wild” by Dick Schory’s Percussion & Brass Ensemble, found on the ambitious anthology: The History of Space Age Pop, Vol. 3: The Stereo Action Dimension.

  6. “Tired of Love” was sung by the British bombshell Diana Dors in 1960, supported by an orchestra conducted by Wally Stott, and featured on her righteous retrospective: Swingin Dors.

  7. “Playboy's Theme” by Cy Coleman, the 1959 recording drawn from the bulging box set: Classic Cocktail.

  8. The Harold Arlen and Ralph Blane song, “Friendly Island,” sung by Ethel Azama and accompanied by pianist and arranger Paul Conrad on her 1958 esoteric album: Exotic Dreams.

  9. “Reflections,” performed by the Red Hook Project and taken from the dipsomanaical CD set: White Martini – La Musique Lounge Moderne Deux.

  10. “Good Morning,” written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, used in the 1930 movie: Babes in Arms and 1952 filmic classic: Singin’ in the Rain, performed by The Puppini Sisters on their soignee CD: Hollywood, featuring the Brit vocalists Marcella Puppini, who appears on Ukulele; Kate Mullins and Stephanie O’Brien, who also plays the Ukulele and Violin. Accompanying them are Blake Wilner on Guitar & Mandolin; Ben Cummings on Trumpet; Jon Stokes on Trombone; Jan Shenoy on Clarinet, Alto Sax & Flute; George Phillips on Tenor Sax; Henrik Jensen on Bass and Graham Fox on Drums.

  11. “The Little Black Box,” featured on the 1959 labial LP by arranger and composer Bob Thompson titled: On the Rocks, including Red Mitchell on Walking Bass, Mel Lewis on Drums and Red Callender on the Tuba flourish at the end of the piece.

  12. “Two by Two” was composed by Martin Charnin and Richard Rodgers for the 1970 Danny Kaye Broadway musical of the same name, and was sung in 1965 by Tony Bennett on his ambitious album: If I Ruled the World – Songs for the Jet Set, arranged and conducted by Don Costa, with Ralph Sharon on Piano, Hal Gaylor on Bass and William "Billy" Exiner on Drums.

  13. The Consuelo Velazquez classic composition “Besame Mucho,” performed by the Mexican Mid-Century musical master Esquivel, drawn from the copious compilation: Space-Age Cocktail Lounge.

  14. “After You've Gone,” the 1918 song by Turner Layton and Harry Creamer, recorded 20 years ago by the Austin, Texas-based band 8 1/2 Souvenirs, appearing on their serendipitous CD: Happy Feet, with Chrysta Bell on Vocals, Oliver Giroud on Electric Guitar, Glover Gil on Piano, Todd Wulfmeyer on Bass and Adam Berlin on Drums.

  15. “Nearing the End,” composed by David Carbonara, included on the verisimilitudinous CD: Mad Men After Hours – Music from the Original Series.

  16. “Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)” written by the Brazilian masters Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, found on the Quincy Jones 1962 classic LP: Big Band Bossa Nova – The Newest Latin American Rhythm, featuring Jim Hall on Electric Guitar, Clark Terry on Trumpet and Jerome Richardson on Flute, along with Lalo Schifrin on Piano, Phil Woods on Alto Sax, Paul Gonsalves on Tenor Sax, Chris White on Bass, Rudy Collins on Drums, and Jack Del Rio, Carlos Gomez and Jose Paula on Percussion.

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