Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 4-6-16 Pop & Exotica

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 6, 2016

On today’s show we once again wended our way through the multifarious miasma of pop and exotica music in all of its gaping glory.

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1. “Baha Rhumba,” recorded in 1939 for the 78 rpm Album Titled: Haitian Moods, with Sidney Bechet on Soprano Sax and Clarinet, Willie “The Lion” Smith on Piano, Kenneth Roane on Trumpet, Olin Alderhold on Bass and Zutty Singleton on Drums.

2. “That Pyramid Jazz” sung by Beverly Kenney on The Sesac Sessions from 1958, with Eddie Safranski & His Orchestra: Dale McMickle, Jimmy Nottingham and Bernie Glow on Trumpet; Will Bradley, Bob Alexander and Lou McGarity on Trombone, Artie Baker on Clarinet; Dick Hyman on Piano, Mundell Lowe on Electric Guitar, Al Klink on Tenor Sax, Hymie Schertzer on Alto Sax and Eddie Safranski on Bass.

3. The 1927 song by Ray Henderson, “Varsity Drag,” waxed by Tito Puente & His Orchestra for their 1958 Latinesque LP: Dance Mania, Volume 1.

4. “Cocoanuts,” the 1951 song by Gene DePaul and Bob Russell, recorded by Mavis Rivers on her 1961 ambulatory album: Swing Along with Mavis, arranged and conducted by Van Alexander, including Ray Sherman on Piano, Shorty Serock, Conrad Gozzo and Joe Graves on Trumpets, Gus Bivona on Clarinet, Ted Nash on Alto Sax & Flute, Babe Russin on Tenor Sax, Butch Stone on Baritone Sax, Rolly Bundock on String Bass and Alvin Stoller on Drums. Originally from Samoa she also is the mother of Matt Catingub of Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack.

5. “The Donkey Serenade,” written by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart for the 1937 movie: Firefly, performed in the late 1940s by Machito and His Afro-Cubans and found on his copious collection: Ritmo Caliente.

6. “I'll Walk Alone,” by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn for the 1944 movie: Follow the Boys, sung by Dinah Shore and drawn with tongs from the anthemic anthology: I've Heard That Song Before: Songs of Jule Styne.

7. “Poi and Juice” was composed by Elmer Bernstein for the TV series that ran only a single season, from 1959 to 1960, called Johnny Staccato, starring John Cassavetes as a jazz musician and detective, featuring the Star Wars composer John Williams on Piano; Don Fagerquist, Pete Candoli and Uan Rasey on Trumpets; Joe Howard, Si Zentner and George Roberts on Trombones; Ted Nash, Dave Pell, Gene Cirpiano, Ronnie Lang, Marty Berman and Chuck Gentry on Reeds; Barney Kessel and Bob Bain on Electric Guitars; Red Norvo on Vibes; Red Mitchell on Bass and Shelley Manne on Drums, found on the bulging box set: Jazz on Film…Crime Jazz!

8. The 1937 Cole Porter classic, “In the Still of the Night” and the Quincy Jones tune “Band Chaser” recorded in 1961 for the landmarkable LP: Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones – At Basin St. East: Live! with Patti Bowen on Piano, Les Spann on Flute & Guitar, Julius Watkins on Flugelhorn, Joe Lopes & Phil Woods on Alto Sax, Jerome Richardson & Eric Dixon on Tenor Sax, Curtis Fuller, Britt Wooman, Melba Liston & Paul Faulise on Trombones, Joe Newman, John Bellow, Jimmie Maxwell and Jimmy Nottingham on Trumpets, Art Davis on Bass and Stu Martin on Drums.

9. “Topaz” by Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus from their 1967 LP: African Blue.

10. The 1914 song by Harry Carroll and Harold R. Atteridge “By the Beautiful Sea,” found on the 1999 Jackie & Roy incomparable compact disc: The Beautiful Sea: Songs of Sun, Sand & Sea, recorded by Jackie Cain when she was 70 years old and her husband Roy Kral when he was 77, accompanied by David Samuels on Vibes, Paul Meyers on Guitar, Dean Johnson on Bass, Terry Clarke on Drums and Guillermo Acevedo on Percussion, with John Simon as musical coordinator.

11. “Flamingo,” composed in 1941 by Ted Grouya and Edmund Anderson, and performed by Vibes master Cal Tjader his 1956 ample album: Black Orchid, featuring Manuel Duran on Piano; Carlos Duran on Bass; Luis Miranda on Congas; and Bayardo Velarde on Timbales.

12. “My Reverie” was derived from the 1960 luscious LP: The Modern Sound of Betty Carter, arranged and conducted by Richard Wess.

13. “The Train and the River” was taken from the 1957 diademic disc: The Jimmy Giuffre 3, with Jimmy Giuffre on Clarinet, Tenor and Baritone Sax, and Jim Hall on Electric Guitar and Jim Atlas on Bass, produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

14. “No More Disguise” was crafted by Washington, DC’s own Thievery Corporation on their scintillacious CD: Saudade, with Lou Lou Ghelichkhani

15. “What's the Use Of...?” came from the albumic effort by the European-based group De-Phazz titled: Days of Twang spotlighting the talents of Karl Frierson on Vocals and Adax Dorsam on Electric Guitar and Banjo.

16. “Cheng Cheng” by Sunscreem from their 1999 effervescent effort: Change or Die.

You have a couple of nice west coast jazz things on there. My favorite style. In fact, I was just listening to the Jimmy Giuffre 3 the other day. (same album)

Thanks for the feedback. If you take a look at the March 9 playlist you will see that I did a whole show organized around the theme of West Coast jazz.