Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 11-18-15 November Birthdays - Tiki Music

DZ Dr. Zarkov Member Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 644	DZ Dr. Zarkov Posted posted on Wed, Nov 18, 2015 3:38 PM Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: November 18, 2015 On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we celebrated the birthdays of an outstanding accretion of just a handful of the handsome musical artists who were born in the numinous month of November. 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 “Five Dollars Unleaded” by our Birthday Boy, the ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro from his scintillating CD: Peace Love Ukulele, accompanied by Michael Grande on Fender Rhodes Piano and Iggy Chang on Violin. “Port of Trinkitat,” composed and performed by our Natal Notable Tak Shindo on his 1958 luxurious LP: Mganga! He was Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American, and was interned and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. A musicologist who studied Japanese music, he was the musical technical advisor for the 1957 Marlon Brando movie: Sayonara, served as the musical director for the television series Gunsmoke, and composed theme music for episodes of other TV shows, including Studio One, Suspense, The Ed Sullivan Show and Wagon Train. Leonard Feather named him as "Giant of Jazz." He was the arranger and director for the grand opening of the Japanese Pavilion at EPCOT Disney in 1979. Other personnel unknown for both albums. “Moana Chimes,” composed by M.K. Moke and played by the Lap Steel Guitar master Barney Issacs and our Birthday Boy, the Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar genius George Kuo on their 1995 combustible compact disc: Hawaiian Touch. “Whispering,” waxed in 1941 by our Birthday Girl Jo Stafford who was joined on vocal duties by none other than Sy Oliver and The Pied Pipers, fronting our November Birthday Boy Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra found on the anthemic anthology: The Essence of Jazz Vocals. “Tambuku,” by our Natal Notable, the late Robert Drasnin from his 1996 populist production: Voodoo! – The Exotic Sounds of Robert Drasnin. “Makin' Whoopee,” written by composer Walter Donaldson and our November Birthday Boy, the lyricist Gus Kahn for the 1928 Broadway musical and the 1930 movie: Whoopee!, sung here by Esther Phillips on her 1964 loquacious LP: And I Love Him. “The Breeze and I,” originally called “Andalucia,” composed by Ernesto Lecuona and found on our Natal Numinary’s ambitious album: Exotica – The Sensuous Sounds of the Sonny Lester Orchestra. “A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening,” the 1943 song by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson, warbled by Keely Smith on her recorded tribute: Keely Sings Sinatra, arranged and conducted by our Birthday Boy Billy May. “Almost Like Being in Love,” the song composed by Lerner & Loewe for their 1947 Broadway musical: Brigadoon, sung by our Birthday Girl Chris Connor on her self-titled 1956 LP, with John Lewis on Piano, Barry Galbraith on Electric Guitar, Oscar Pettiford on Bass and Connie Kay on Drums. “Bob the Robin,” performed by our Birthday Boy, the Baritone Sax Master Serge Chaloff on his 1955 labial LP: Boston Blow-Up, and composed by another November Natal Notable with the marvelous moniker of Boots Mussulli, who also appears on Alto Sax on this cut, along with Ray Santisi on Piano, Herb Pomeroy on Trumpet, Everrett Evans on String Bass; and Jimmy Zitano on Drums, produced by none other than Stan Kenton. “For All We Know,” the 1934 song by J. Fred Coots and Sam M. Lewis, sung by our Birthday Girl June Christy on her 1956 atmospheric album: The Misty Miss Christy, arranged and conducted by Pete Rugolo and featuring Corky Hale on Harp. Next up was our November Natal Notable Mose Allison with the title song to his 1982 capacious compact disc: Middle Class White Boy, accompanying himself on electric piano with Joe Farrell on Tenor Sax, Phil Upchurch on Electric Guitar, Putter Smith on Bass, John Dentz on Drums and Ron Powell on Congas, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982. “Dr. Jazz” was performed by the Prime Patriarch and Piano Master Ellis Marsalis, also born in November, accompanied by Reginald Veal on Bass and Herlin Riley on Drums, drawn from his 1992 superlatitious CD: Heart of Gold. We finished that set with the Betty Carter composition: “Tight,” sung by our Birthday Boy Kurt Elling his outstanding album: Nightmoves, spotlighting the talents of Laurence Hobgood on Piano, Christian McBride on Bass and Willie Jones III on Drums. Our finale was “Song to a Seagull,” composed by our Natal Numinary Joni Mitchell, performed by her fellow November Birthday Celebrant Paul Desmond on Alto Sax, along with arranger and conductor Don Sebesky on Electric Piano, Ron Carter on Bass, Jack DeJohnette on Drums, taken from Sebesky’s superb set: Giant Box, which was produced by the legendary Creed Taylor.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: November 18, 2015

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we celebrated the birthdays of an outstanding accretion of just a handful of the handsome musical artists who were born in the numinous month of November.

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

“Five Dollars Unleaded” by our Birthday Boy, the ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro from his scintillating CD: Peace Love Ukulele, accompanied by Michael Grande on Fender Rhodes Piano and Iggy Chang on Violin.
“Port of Trinkitat,” composed and performed by our Natal Notable Tak Shindo on his 1958 luxurious LP: Mganga! He was Nisei, or second-generation Japanese American, and was interned and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. A musicologist who studied Japanese music, he was the musical technical advisor for the 1957 Marlon Brando movie: Sayonara, served as the musical director for the television series Gunsmoke, and composed theme music for episodes of other TV shows, including Studio One, Suspense, The Ed Sullivan Show and Wagon Train. Leonard Feather named him as "Giant of Jazz." He was the arranger and director for the grand opening of the Japanese Pavilion at EPCOT Disney in 1979. Other personnel unknown for both albums.
“Moana Chimes,” composed by M.K. Moke and played by the Lap Steel Guitar master Barney Issacs and our Birthday Boy, the Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar genius George Kuo on their 1995 combustible compact disc: Hawaiian Touch.
“Whispering,” waxed in 1941 by our Birthday Girl Jo Stafford who was joined on vocal duties by none other than Sy Oliver and The Pied Pipers, fronting our November Birthday Boy Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra found on the anthemic anthology: The Essence of Jazz Vocals.
“Tambuku,” by our Natal Notable, the late Robert Drasnin from his 1996 populist production: Voodoo! – The Exotic Sounds of Robert Drasnin.
“Makin' Whoopee,” written by composer Walter Donaldson and our November Birthday Boy, the lyricist Gus Kahn for the 1928 Broadway musical and the 1930 movie: Whoopee!, sung here by Esther Phillips on her 1964 loquacious LP: And I Love Him.
“The Breeze and I,” originally called “Andalucia,” composed by Ernesto Lecuona and found on our Natal Numinary’s ambitious album: Exotica – The Sensuous Sounds of the Sonny Lester Orchestra.
“A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening,” the 1943 song by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson, warbled by Keely Smith on her recorded tribute: Keely Sings Sinatra, arranged and conducted by our Birthday Boy Billy May.
“Almost Like Being in Love,” the song composed by Lerner & Loewe for their 1947 Broadway musical: Brigadoon, sung by our Birthday Girl Chris Connor on her self-titled 1956 LP, with John Lewis on Piano, Barry Galbraith on Electric Guitar, Oscar Pettiford on Bass and Connie Kay on Drums.
“Bob the Robin,” performed by our Birthday Boy, the Baritone Sax Master Serge Chaloff on his 1955 labial LP: Boston Blow-Up, and composed by another November Natal Notable with the marvelous moniker of Boots Mussulli, who also appears on Alto Sax on this cut, along with Ray Santisi on Piano, Herb Pomeroy on Trumpet, Everrett Evans on String Bass; and Jimmy Zitano on Drums, produced by none other than Stan Kenton.
“For All We Know,” the 1934 song by J. Fred Coots and Sam M. Lewis, sung by our Birthday Girl June Christy on her 1956 atmospheric album: The Misty Miss Christy, arranged and conducted by Pete Rugolo and featuring Corky Hale on Harp.
Next up was our November Natal Notable Mose Allison with the title song to his 1982 capacious compact disc: Middle Class White Boy, accompanying himself on electric piano with Joe Farrell on Tenor Sax, Phil Upchurch on Electric Guitar, Putter Smith on Bass, John Dentz on Drums and Ron Powell on Congas, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982.
“Dr. Jazz” was performed by the Prime Patriarch and Piano Master Ellis Marsalis, also born in November, accompanied by Reginald Veal on Bass and Herlin Riley on Drums, drawn from his 1992 superlatitious CD: Heart of Gold.
We finished that set with the Betty Carter composition: “Tight,” sung by our Birthday Boy Kurt Elling his outstanding album: Nightmoves, spotlighting the talents of Laurence Hobgood on Piano, Christian McBride on Bass and Willie Jones III on Drums.
Our finale was “Song to a Seagull,” composed by our Natal Numinary Joni Mitchell, performed by her fellow November Birthday Celebrant Paul Desmond on Alto Sax, along with arranger and conductor Don Sebesky on Electric Piano, Ron Carter on Bass, Jack DeJohnette on Drums, taken from Sebesky’s superb set: Giant Box, which was produced by the legendary Creed Taylor.