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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: February 24, 2016

On this week’s show we celebrated the birthdays of just a few of the fine musical artists who found their footing on Planet Earth during the frabulous month of February.

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. “Chimes Blues” was recorded in 1923 by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, including Louis Armstrong on Cornet, his future wife and our February Birthday Girl Lil Hardin on Piano, Honore Dutrey on Trombone, Johnny Dodds on Clarinet, Bill Johnson on Banjo & Baby Dodds on Drums & Chimes, found on the televisional retrospective: Louis Armstrong Ken Burns Jazz.

  2. “Nifty Pickin'” was waxed in 1932 by our Birthday Boy and Ukulele Master Roy Smeck’s Trio and appears on the bodacious box set: With My Little Ukulele in My Hand.

  3. “Snowy Morning Blues” was written and pianistically rendered by our Natal Notable on his auspicious album: The Original James P. Johnson – 1942-1945 Piano Solos.

  4. The Sam Theard classic composition “You Rascal You” was recorded in 1931 by Fletcher Henderson and appears on his swamped CD: Tidal Wave, featuring the Connie's Inn Orchestra including our Birthday Boy Trumpeter Rex Stewart on the Vocal, with Fletcher Henderson on Piano, Coleman Hawkins on Clarinet and Walter Johnson on Drums.

  5. “Nothin' But the Blues,” inked by Gene Gifford, Joe Bishop and our February Birthday Boy Wingy Manone, who also took on Vocal duties on this 1935 recording by Gene Gifford & His Orchestra, featuring Matty Matlock on Clarinet and Bunny Berigan on Trumpet, taken from Berrigan’s luring look back: The Pied Piper, 1934-1940.

  6. “Hawaiian Two Step” was performed by our Natal Numinary and Takoma Park native John Fahey on his 1973 Reprise release titled: After the Ball.

  7. “I'm Seeing Her Tonight,” composed by our Birthday Boy Alec Wilder was warbled by his fellow February Celebrant Mildred Bailey in 1944 on her radio show – which also is the title of this CD -- Music Till Midnight, recorded for broadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. This features solos by her future husband Red Norvo on Vibes and Billy Taylor on Bass, with Trummy Young on Trombone, Teddy Wilson on Piano, Charlie Shavers on Trumpet, Remo Palmieri on Electric Guitar and Specs Powell on Drums.

  8. “My Blue Heaven,” the 1924 song by our Natal Notable Walter Donaldson with George A. Whiting, with a few lyrics added by our singer on his copious compact disc: Bobby Troup Sings Troup, Mercer and More. Accompanying him on this 1953 recording were the Valve Trombone Master Bob Enevoldsen’s Orchestra, including Newcomb Roth, Jack Dulong and Bill McDougal on Tenor Sax; Don Davison on Baritone Sax; Harry Babasin on Bass and Don Heath on Drums.

  9. “Cookin' on Up,” inked by our Birthday Boy Mel Powell and performed by The Benny Goodman Septet Live at the Clique Restaurant in Philadelphia in 1948, with Goodman and his protégé who died at a young age, Ake “Stan” Hasselgard on Clarinets, Powell’s Fellow February Celebrant Wardell Gray on Tenor Sax, Teddy Wilson on Piano, Billy Bauer on Electric Guitar, Arnold Fishkin on Bass and Mel Zelnick on Drums, taken from the bulging box set: The Wardell Gray Story.

  10. “Blues in the Night” was composed by our Birthday Boy Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1941 movie of the same name, and was sung by Mark Murphy on his 1962 azurial album: That’s How I Love the Blues, spotlighting Roger Kellaway on Piano, Jim Hall on Electric Guitar, Ben Tucker on Bass and Dave Bailey on Drums.

  11. “Pele,” composed by Herbie Mann, who also appears on flute on this version recorded at the Henry J. Kaiser Aluminum Geodesic Dome, Honolulu. by our Natal Numinary Arthur Lyman for his 1958 louche LP: The Legend of Pele, featuring Mr. Lyman on Piano and Four-Mallet Vibes.

  12. “Old Devil Moon” was written by our February Birthday Boy Burton Lane and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg for the1947 Broadway musical: Finian’s Rainbow, and was drawn from the 1960 absolute album: Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley, arranged by Marty Paich and featuring Art Pepper on Alto Sax.

  13. “Monday, Monday” was written in 1966 by John Phillips for the Mamas and the Papas and is heard here in another 1966 version by our Birthday Boy, the Brazilian Sergio Mendes on Piano from his loverly LP: The Great Arrival.

  14. The song “Love Me or Leave Me,” written by Gus Kahn and Walter Davidson for the 1930 movie version of the 1928 Ziegfeld Broadway musical comedy: Whoopee! was sung and played on the piano by our February Birthday Celebrant Nina Simone and appears on her reliquarious retrospective: In the Mood for Love.

  15. “Nature Boy,” the composition by the original Hippy Eden Ahbez that was made famous by Nat King Cole, performed by another February Notable Natalie Cole on her breakthrough CD: Unforgettable, With Love, accompanied on Piano by Alan Broadbent in an arrangement by her fellow February celebrant Michel Legrand.

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