Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 1-27-16 Birthdays - Tiki Music

DZ Dr. Zarkov Member Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 644	DZ Dr. Zarkov Posted posted on Wed, Jan 27, 2016 4:09 PM Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: January 27, 2016 On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we celebrated the birthdays of just a few of the fine musical artists who joined us on planet earth during the jubilant month of January. 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 “Chinatown” and “Avalon” performed by our birthday celebrant Bill Tapia on his superlative CD: Duke of Uke. This performance was recorded in 1936 on wire recorder in the Metronome Music Store in Honolulu and featured Eddie Souza on Bass and William Jay on Guitar. “I've Found a Little Grass Skirt (For My Little Grass Shack)” was composed by Harry Owens and Johnny Noble and recorded in 1934 by our Birthday Boy Andy Iona & The Islanders with Mr. Iona on Rickenbacker Frying Pan Six-String Electric Lap Steel Guitar, and is found on the glittery conglomeration: Hawaiians in Hollywood – Smooth, Sweet & Swinging – 1934-36. “Wagon Wheels,” the 1931 song inked by Pete DeRose and Dedette Lee Hill and waxed in 1934 by our Birthday Boy Al Bowlly, and found on his reliquarius retrospective: Just a Bowl of Cherries, accompanied by Ray Noble & His Orchestra. Mr. Bowlly was a Mozambican-born South African-British singer, songwriter, composer and band leader, who recorded more than 1,000 records between 1927 and his death in the London blitz in 1941. “Shake It and Break It” was performed in 1940 by the clarinetist Sidney Bechet and is featured on his ambulatory album: Perdido Street Blues, featuring our Birthday Boy Wellman Braud on Bass, along with Sidney De Paris on Trumpet, Cliff Jackson on Piano and Sandy Williams on Trombone. “St. James Infirmary,” which is based on an 18TH Century traditional English folk song called "The Unfortunate Rake" about a male frequenter of bawdy houses who is dying of venereal disease, recorded in 1947 by our January Natal Notable, the Trumpeter Oran “Hot Lips” Page, and drawn from his peripatetic production: Jump for Joy! “Sweet Sue, Just You,” the 1928 song by Victor Young with lyrics by Will J. Harris, performed in 1933 by Spike Hughes & His Negro Orchestra – which is actually Benny Carter Orchestra under another name – spotlighting our January Birthday numinaries Henry “Red” Allen on Trumpet and Sid Catlett on Drums, along with Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry on Tenor Sax, Benny Carter on Alto Sax, Dicky Wells on Trombone, Rod Rodriguez on Piano and Spike Hughes on Bass, taken from the boisterous Box Set: Benny Carter – The Music Master. “Thanks for the Boogie Ride” was derived from the copious collection: Anita O’Day – Young Anita, was recorded in 1941 when she was the canary with our Birthday Boy drummer Gene Krupa’s Orchestra, featuring Krupa’s fellow January celebrants Milt Raskin on Piano and Roy Eldridge on Trumpet. By the way, when Anita calls the pianist “Gates” in hipster slang that is short for “Jazz Alligator.” “Ol' Man River” was composed by our Birthday Boy Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for the landmark 1927 Broadway musical: Showboat, and comes from the righteous retrospective Only the Best by another of our natal numinaries, the Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt joined by his fellow birthday celebrant Stephane Grappelli on Violin, ably supported by Eugene Vees on Rhythm Guitar, Emmanuel Sodieux on Bass and Andre Jourdan on Drums. “I'll See You in My Dreams,” the 1924 song composed by the lyricist Gus Kahn and our Birthday Boy Isham Jones, performed by Pearl Django on their scintillacious CD: Under Paris Skies, featuring Michael Gray on Violin, Dudley Hill, Neil Andersson and Greg Ruby on Guitars and Rick Leppanen on Bass. “How Am I to Know?” the 1929 ditty inked by Jack King and Dorothy Parker and warbled in 1947 by Sarah Vaughan, found on her nostalgic nodular module: Young Sassy, with Jimmy Jones on Piano, John Collins on Guitar, Al McKibbon on Bass and our Birthday Celebrant Kenny Clarke on Drums. “Dizzy Boogie” recorded in 1946 by our January Natal Notable Slim Gaillard and drawn with tongs from his jocular collection: Laughing in Rhythm, using some obscure musicians named Charlie Parker on Alto Sax, Jack McVea on Tenor Sax, Dizzy Gillespie on Trumpet, Dodo Marmarosa on Piano, Bam Brown on Bass and Zutty Singleton on Drums. “Toujours Gai” was performed in 1957 by our Birthday Girl Eartha Kitt and included on her corrective compact disc: Miss Kitt, To You. The song was written by George Kleinsinger and Joe Darion for the failed 1957 Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, which was based on the archy & mehitabel comic strip, with a book by Darion and Mel Brooks. In 1971 it was made into an animated movie. Miss Kitt starred as Mehitabel, a cat reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. “All the Way,” the classic song composed by lyricist Sammy Cahn and our January Birthday Celebrant Jimmy Van Heusen for the1957 Frank Sinatra movie: The Joker Is Wild, found on the albumic obscurity: Frank Sinatra With the Red Norvo Quintet Live in Australia, 1959, with Red Norvo on Vibes; Jerry Dodgio on Flute & Alto Sax; Bill Miller on Piano; Jimmy Wyble on Guitar; and Red Wooten on Drums. “Clap Yo' Hands,” written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1926 musical Oh, Kay! and was later used in the 1957 Fred Astaire-Audrey Hepburn movie: Funny Face, is played on Piano by our Birthday Girl Barbara Carroll with Joe Shulman on Bass and Joe Petti on Drums, derived from her 1957 LP: “Funny Face” and Other Gershwin Tunes. “Whisper Not,” composed by our natal notable Benny Golson and Leonard Feather, recorded by the married vocal duo of Jackie Cain and Roy Kral on their 1957 LP: Bits and Pieces, supported by Art Farmer, Clark Terry and Bernie Glow on Trumpet, Jimmy Cleveland and Urbie Green on Trombone, Phil Woods on Alto Sax, Jerome Richardson on Flute and Baritone Sax, Anthony Ortega on Tenor Sax, Milt Hinton on Bass and Osie Johnson on Drums. “Get Together” sung by our January Birthday Celebrant Lizz Wright on her outstanding album: Dreaming Wide Awake, with Toshi Reagon on Backing Vocals, Bill Frisell on Electric Guitar, Glenn Patscha on Synthesizer and Jeff Haynes on Percussion. The song was composed by Chester Powers, who later named himself Dino Valenti, and was made famous in the sixties by the folk-rock group The Youngbloods.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: January 27, 2016

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we celebrated the birthdays of just a few of the fine musical artists who joined us on planet earth during the jubilant month of January.

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

“Chinatown” and “Avalon” performed by our birthday celebrant Bill Tapia on his superlative CD: Duke of Uke. This performance was recorded in 1936 on wire recorder in the Metronome Music Store in Honolulu and featured Eddie Souza on Bass and William Jay on Guitar.
“I've Found a Little Grass Skirt (For My Little Grass Shack)” was composed by Harry Owens and Johnny Noble and recorded in 1934 by our Birthday Boy Andy Iona & The Islanders with Mr. Iona on Rickenbacker Frying Pan Six-String Electric Lap Steel Guitar, and is found on the glittery conglomeration: Hawaiians in Hollywood – Smooth, Sweet & Swinging – 1934-36.
“Wagon Wheels,” the 1931 song inked by Pete DeRose and Dedette Lee Hill and waxed in 1934 by our Birthday Boy Al Bowlly, and found on his reliquarius retrospective: Just a Bowl of Cherries, accompanied by Ray Noble & His Orchestra. Mr. Bowlly was a Mozambican-born South African-British singer, songwriter, composer and band leader, who recorded more than 1,000 records between 1927 and his death in the London blitz in 1941.
“Shake It and Break It” was performed in 1940 by the clarinetist Sidney Bechet and is featured on his ambulatory album: Perdido Street Blues, featuring our Birthday Boy Wellman Braud on Bass, along with Sidney De Paris on Trumpet, Cliff Jackson on Piano and Sandy Williams on Trombone.
“St. James Infirmary,” which is based on an 18TH Century traditional English folk song called "The Unfortunate Rake" about a male frequenter of bawdy houses who is dying of venereal disease, recorded in 1947 by our January Natal Notable, the Trumpeter Oran “Hot Lips” Page, and drawn from his peripatetic production: Jump for Joy!
“Sweet Sue, Just You,” the 1928 song by Victor Young with lyrics by Will J. Harris, performed in 1933 by Spike Hughes & His Negro Orchestra – which is actually Benny Carter Orchestra under another name – spotlighting our January Birthday numinaries Henry “Red” Allen on Trumpet and Sid Catlett on Drums, along with Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry on Tenor Sax, Benny Carter on Alto Sax, Dicky Wells on Trombone, Rod Rodriguez on Piano and Spike Hughes on Bass, taken from the boisterous Box Set: Benny Carter – The Music Master.
“Thanks for the Boogie Ride” was derived from the copious collection: Anita O’Day – Young Anita, was recorded in 1941 when she was the canary with our Birthday Boy drummer Gene Krupa’s Orchestra, featuring Krupa’s fellow January celebrants Milt Raskin on Piano and Roy Eldridge on Trumpet. By the way, when Anita calls the pianist “Gates” in hipster slang that is short for “Jazz Alligator.”
“Ol' Man River” was composed by our Birthday Boy Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II for the landmark 1927 Broadway musical: Showboat, and comes from the righteous retrospective Only the Best by another of our natal numinaries, the Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt joined by his fellow birthday celebrant Stephane Grappelli on Violin, ably supported by Eugene Vees on Rhythm Guitar, Emmanuel Sodieux on Bass and Andre Jourdan on Drums.
“I'll See You in My Dreams,” the 1924 song composed by the lyricist Gus Kahn and our Birthday Boy Isham Jones, performed by Pearl Django on their scintillacious CD: Under Paris Skies, featuring Michael Gray on Violin, Dudley Hill, Neil Andersson and Greg Ruby on Guitars and Rick Leppanen on Bass.
“How Am I to Know?” the 1929 ditty inked by Jack King and Dorothy Parker and warbled in 1947 by Sarah Vaughan, found on her nostalgic nodular module: Young Sassy, with Jimmy Jones on Piano, John Collins on Guitar, Al McKibbon on Bass and our Birthday Celebrant Kenny Clarke on Drums.
“Dizzy Boogie” recorded in 1946 by our January Natal Notable Slim Gaillard and drawn with tongs from his jocular collection: Laughing in Rhythm, using some obscure musicians named Charlie Parker on Alto Sax, Jack McVea on Tenor Sax, Dizzy Gillespie on Trumpet, Dodo Marmarosa on Piano, Bam Brown on Bass and Zutty Singleton on Drums.
“Toujours Gai” was performed in 1957 by our Birthday Girl Eartha Kitt and included on her corrective compact disc: Miss Kitt, To You. The song was written by George Kleinsinger and Joe Darion for the failed 1957 Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, which was based on the archy & mehitabel comic strip, with a book by Darion and Mel Brooks. In 1971 it was made into an animated movie. Miss Kitt starred as Mehitabel, a cat reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
“All the Way,” the classic song composed by lyricist Sammy Cahn and our January Birthday Celebrant Jimmy Van Heusen for the1957 Frank Sinatra movie: The Joker Is Wild, found on the albumic obscurity: Frank Sinatra With the Red Norvo Quintet Live in Australia, 1959, with Red Norvo on Vibes; Jerry Dodgio on Flute & Alto Sax; Bill Miller on Piano; Jimmy Wyble on Guitar; and Red Wooten on Drums.
“Clap Yo' Hands,” written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1926 musical Oh, Kay! and was later used in the 1957 Fred Astaire-Audrey Hepburn movie: Funny Face, is played on Piano by our Birthday Girl Barbara Carroll with Joe Shulman on Bass and Joe Petti on Drums, derived from her 1957 LP: “Funny Face” and Other Gershwin Tunes.
“Whisper Not,” composed by our natal notable Benny Golson and Leonard Feather, recorded by the married vocal duo of Jackie Cain and Roy Kral on their 1957 LP: Bits and Pieces, supported by Art Farmer, Clark Terry and Bernie Glow on Trumpet, Jimmy Cleveland and Urbie Green on Trombone, Phil Woods on Alto Sax, Jerome Richardson on Flute and Baritone Sax, Anthony Ortega on Tenor Sax, Milt Hinton on Bass and Osie Johnson on Drums.
“Get Together” sung by our January Birthday Celebrant Lizz Wright on her outstanding album: Dreaming Wide Awake, with Toshi Reagon on Backing Vocals, Bill Frisell on Electric Guitar, Glenn Patscha on Synthesizer and Jeff Haynes on Percussion. The song was composed by Chester Powers, who later named himself Dino Valenti, and was made famous in the sixties by the folk-rock group The Youngbloods.