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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 9-23-15 Birthdays

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: September 23, 2015

On this week’s show we chose to celebrate the birthdays of just a bit more than a modicum of the fine musical artists who joined us on Planet Earth in the scintillating month of September.

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  1. “Keawaiki,” was composed by our September Birthday Celebrant Helen Desha Beamer, and was sung and played on slack-key guitar by Charles “Gabby” Pahinui on his 1972 recording: Gabby, which also featured his sons “Bla” and Philip Pahinui on Guitars, Cyril Pahinui on Guitar, Bass and Ukulele-Banjo, and Martin on Guitar and Bass.

  2. “My Little Grass Shack,” performed long ago by our Birthday Boy Joe Keawe and His Royal Hawaiians and found on the bulging box set: It’s Hotter in Hawaii. This song was written by Tommy Harrison and Bill Cogswell for the 1933 July 4th canoe races in Kona.

  3. The Jimmy McHugh composition, “The Baltimore," was waxed in 1927 by the clarion cornetist Bix Beiderbecke and is found on his righteous retrospective: In a Mist, featuring our Birthday Boy Joe Venuti on Violin along with Frankie Trumbauer on C-Melody Sax, Adrian Rollini on Baritone Sax and Eddie Lang on Acoustic Guitar.

  4. “Vol Vist du Gaily Star,” the 1938 tune spotlighting the vocal talents of our Natal Notable, the bassist Slam Stewart along with Slim Gaillard on the Gaillardic grouping titled: Laughing in Rhythm.

  5. The 1937 tune “War Dance for Wooden Indians” appears on the riotous retrospective of our September Natal Notable titled: The Music of Raymond Scott – Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights.

  6. “Get Happy,” by Harold Arlen and Ted Kohler for the 1930 Broadway musical: The Nine-Fifteen Revue, sung by June Christy in 1949 with Pete Rugolo’s Orchestra, including our Birthday Boy Laurindo Almeida on Acoustic Guitar, and derived from quotidian reverie: Day Dreams.

  7. “Come Rain or Come Shine,” the 1939 song by Rube Bloom and Johnny Mercer found our Birthday Boy Dick Haymes’ 1955 liquidic and solarial LP: Rain or Shine, arranged by Johnny Mandel.

  8. “Blues (Fast),” recorded in 1950 by the alto sax master Charlie Parker and drawn from his bodacious box set: Boss Bird – Studio Recordings 1944-45, with Hank Jones on Piano, Ray Brown on Bass and our Birthday Boy Buddy Rich on Drums.

  9. “By Myself,” written for the 1937 Broadway musical: Between the Devil by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by our Birthday Celebrant: Howard Dietz, sung by Carmen McRae on her 1958 loquacious LP: Book of Ballads, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank Hunter, featuring Don Abney on Piano, Joe Benjamin on Bass and Charles Smith on Drums.

  10. “What Is This Thing Called Love,” by Cole Porter, from the 1929 Broadway musical: Wake Up and Dream, sung by our Birthday Boy Mel Torme on his 1959 LP: Back in Town, accompanied by fellow September Celebrant Art Pepper on Alto Sax, arranged by Marty Paich, who also appears on Piano.

  11. “Sure Thing,” from our September Natal Notable’s reliquarious retrospective: The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume Two, recorded in 1953 with Bud Powell on Piano, George Duvivier on Bass and Arthur Taylor on Drums.

  12. “Airegin, composed by our Birthday Boy Sonny Rollins with lyrics by his fellow September Celebrant Jon Hendricks, from the 1959 labial LP: The Swingers, with Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks & Annie Ross on Vocals, Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax, Freddie Green on Electric Guitar, Eddie Jones on Bass and Sonny Payne on Drums.

  13. “You and the Night and the Music,” sung by Birthday Girl Julie London on her 1960 nocturnal album: Around Midnight, arranged and conducted by Dick Reynolds. This song was composed by her fellow September Natal Notable Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz for the failed 1924 Broadway musical: Revenge With Music.

  14. “Verdandi,” composed and played by the master pianist Tommy Flanagan on his 1957 serendipitous LP: Overseas, featuring our Birthday Boy Elvin Jones on Drums with Wilbur Little on Bass.

  15. “Doodlin'” composed by our September Birthday Celebrant Horace Silver and sung by Mark Murphy on his 1961 cheerful album: Rah!, arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins, including a putative passel of jazz stars accompanying him, such as Clark Terry, Blue Mitchell, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow or Ernie Royal on Trumpets; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green or Melba Liston on Trombones; Wynton Kelly or Bill Evans on Piano; Barry Galbraith or Sam Herman on Electric Guitar; George Duvivier or Art Davis on Bass and Jimmy Cobb on Drums.

  16. 1748:39-1750:58 – “The Best Is Yet to Come,” the 1951 Song by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, sung by Nancy Wilson on her 1963 nostalgical LP: Yesterday's Love Songs Today's Blues, arranged and conducted by our Birthday Boy, the late Gerald Wilson, including Jack Wilson on Piano, Paul Horn on Alto Sax, Harold Land on Tenor Sax, Al Porcino on Trumpet, Joe Pass on Electric Guitar, Jimmy Bond on Bass and Kenny Dennis on Drums.

  17. “Theres a Boat Dats Leavin’ Soon for New York,” composed by September Birthday Celebrant George Gershwin, performed on the 1958 landmark LP: Miles Davis & Gil Evans – Porgy & Bess, featuring Mr. Davis on Flugelhorn, another Natal Notable, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, on Alto Sax, Gunther Schuller on French Horn; Paul Chambers on Bass and Jimmy Cobb on Drums with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Gil Evans.

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