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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: October 14, 2015

On this week’s show we chose to observe the auspicious advent of Autumn with an appealing agglomeration of audio offerings.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 5-6 pm Eastern Time (2-3 pm on the West Coast) 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. “Let's Do It (Let’s Fall in Love),” the song composed by Cole Porter for the 1928 Broadway musical: Paris, warbled by our fall thrush Eartha Kitt in 1953 accompanied by Henri René and his Orchestra and found on her reticulated retrospective: Miss Kitt, To You.

  2. “Whispering Grass (Don’t Tell the Trees)” written in 1940 by Fred Fisher and his daughter Doris, recorded live by two college students and taken from the two-CD set: Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra: Fargo, North Dakota, November 7, 1940, featuring Johnny Hodges on Alto Sax.

  3. “Indian Summer,” the 1919 song by Victor Herbert with Lyrics added in 1939 by Al Dubin, sung by Chris Connor on her 1956 Christian-named album: “Chris” with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra

  4. “The Fall of Love,” composed by Dimitri Tiomkin for the 1964 movie: Fall of the Roman Empire, recorded by the jazz pianistic master Wynton Kelly on his 1964 digital LP: It’s All Right! with Paul Chambers on Bass and Jimmy Cobb on Drums – the three of them being the Miles Davis rhythm section at the time – along with Kenny Burrell on Electric Guitar and Candido Camero on Congas.

  5. “I Don’t Know Where to Turn,” written and vocalized by Jeri Southern on her 1955 LP: The Southern Style.

  6. “Gone With the Wind,” by Allie Wrubel and Herb Magidson, this composition was inspired by the novel of the same name and had nothing to do with the famous movie. It was waxed by the trumpeter Art Farmer on his 1954 ambulatory album: Soft Shoe, featuring our old friend Wynton Kelly on Piano, Art’s twin brother Addison Farmer on Bass and Herbie Lovelle on Drums.

  7. “Autumn in Rome,” inked by Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini and Paul Weston and waxed by the singer Buddy Greco on his 1964 Latinate LP: My Last Night in Rome, arranged and conducted by Marty Manning.

  8. “Down by the Sycamore Tree,” recorded for the 1952 autumnal album: Stan Getz Plays, featuring Mr. Getz on Tenor Sax, Jimmy Rowles on Piano, Bob Whitlock on Bass and Max Roach on Drums.

  9. “Lullaby of the Leaves” composed by Bernice Petkere and Joe Young for the 1932 Broadway revue: Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book, recorded by singer Teri Thornton for her 1961 diabolical disc: Devil May Care, featuring the wandersome Wynton Kelly on Piano, Clark Terry on Trumpet, Britt Woodman on Trombone, Earl Warren on Alto Sax, Selden Powell on Tenor Sax, Sam Herman on Guitar, Sam Jones on Bass and Jimmy Cobb on Drums, arranged and conducted by Norman Simmons.

  10. “Autumn Nocturne,” the song by Josef Myrow vocalated by Mark Murphy on his 1982 aesthetical album: The Artistry of Mark Murphy, subtly supported by Tom Harrell on Trumpet, Gene Bertoncini on Acoustic Guitar and Sue Evans on Percussion.

  11. “When I Fall in Love,” written by Victor Young and Edward Heyman for the 1952 Movie: One Minute to Zero, sung by Laverne Butler on her scintillacious CD: A Foolish Thing to Do, with arranger Bruce Barth on Piano, Terrell Stafford on Trumpet, Darryl Hall – no, not the one with the TV show – on Bass and Victor Lewis on Drums.

  12. “Autumn in New York,” the Vernon Duke classic from the 1934 Broadway musical: Thumbs Up!, was pianistically rendered by Harry Connick Jr. on his soundtrack album for the 1989 Billy Crystal-Meg Ryan movie: When Harry Met Sally, although this performance was not actually included in the film.

  13. “That's All,” the 1952 song by Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes, recorded by the singer Dianne Reeves on her self-titled 1987 CD, accompanied by Billy Child on Piano, Ralph Penland on Drums and Tony Dumas on Bass.

  14. “Autumn Winds,” composed by Sidney Gerwitz and warbled by Al Hibbler on his 1951 beshadowed album: After the Lights Go Down Low, with the Leroy Lovett Orchestra, including Mr. Lovett on Piano, Mickey Baker on Electric Guitar and Al Sears on Tenor Sax.

  15. “Two Sleepy People,” with the music composed by Hoagy Carmichael and words by Frank Loesser for the 1938 movie: The Big Broadcast of 1938, where it was sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. This version was sung by the composer on his 1956 long-playing platter: Hoagy Sings Carmichael, arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel. with Harry “Sweets” Edison and Conrad Gozzo on Trumpets, Jimmy Zito on Bass Trumpet, Harry Klee and Art Pepper on Alto Sax, Marty Berman on Baritone Sax, Mort Friedman on Tenor Sax, Jimmy Rowles on Piano, Al Hendrickson on Guitar, Ralph Pena on Bass and Irv Cottler on Drums.

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