Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 4-27-16 Birthdays - Tiki Music

DZ Dr. Zarkov Member Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 644	DZ Dr. Zarkov Posted posted on Thu, Apr 28, 2016 3:43 PM Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 27, 2016 On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we celebrated the birthdays of several of the fine musical artists whose lives debuted on planet earth during the apt and ample month of April. 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 A medley of “Kilakila O Moanalua” (Majestic Moanalua) and “Inu I Ka Wai” (Drink the Water), taken from our Birthday Boy’s 1970s masterpiece: The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Vol. 2, spotlighting Charles “Gabby” Pahinui on Vocal, 6- & 12-String Guitars, Steel Guitar, Baritone & 8-String Ukulele, and Bass, with Ry Cooder on Mandolin. “Get Right Church,” sung and performed on guitar by our April Celebrant Rev. Gary Davis recorded by Joel Cohen in his parents’ apartment in 1953 and found on the historical CD: If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings. “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” was written by Harry M. Woods for the 1934 movie: Road House, and was warbled in 1935 by our Birthday Girl and is captured on her copious collection: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 1: 1933-1935, backed by Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, including Mr. Wilson on Piano; Benny Goodman on Clarinet; Roy Eldridge on Trumpet; Ben Webster on Tenor Sax; John Truehart on Guitar; John Kirby on Bass and Cozy Cole on Drums. “There's a Lull in My Life,” the 1937 song by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, sung by Ivie Anderson on her 1937 amorphous album: I've Got the World on a String, with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, including the Duke on Piano and our Natal Numinary Harry Carney on Baritone Sax. “One Momentum,” composed and performed on Vibes by our April Celebrant on his 1956 cockney creation: Victor Feldman in London (Volume 2), featuring Ronnie Scott on Tenor Sax and Denny Reece on Trumpet. “Midnight Sun,” the classic composed by our Birthday Boy Lionel Hampton with Sonny Burke and Johnny Mercer providing the lyrics later, sung by our Birthday Girl on her scintillacious look back: Carmen McRae’s Finest Hour, with Ralph Burns & His Orchestra. The George Wallington composition “Godchild” was drawn from the ambulatory album: Adventures in Sound by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra, including our Birthday Boy Andre Previn on Piano, with John Graass on French Horn, Frank Rosolino on Trombone, Pete Candoli and Don Fagerquist on Trumpets, Barney Kessel on Electric Guitar and Joe Mondragon on Bass. The Cole Porter song from the 1939 Broadway musical: Dubarry Was A Lady, Give Him the Ooh-La-La comes from the 1957 lascivious LP of the same name by our Natal Luminary Blossom Dearie, who accompanies herself on Piano and is joined by Herb Ellis on Electric Guitar, Ray Brown on Bass and Jo Jones on Drums. “I Like the Likes of You,” composed by our Birthday Boy E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and Vernon Duke for the 1934 Broadway musical: Ziegfield Follies, was sung by Joanie Sommers on her 1959 debut LP: Positively The Most! arranged and conducted by Tommy Oliver, including Don Fagerquist, Pete and Conte Candoli on Trumpets; Frank Rosolino and Lloyd Ulyate on Trombones; George Roberts on Bass Trombone; Ted Nash, Buddy Collette and Chuck Gentry on Reeds; John T. Williams on Piano; Gene Estes on Vibes; Bob Gibbons on Electric Guitar; Red Callender on Bass and Milt Holland on Drums. “The Young Savages,” the theme music to the 1961 Burt Lancaster movie of the same name, written by David Amram and performed by our Natal Numinary Martin Denny, found on the creative compilation: Ultra Lounge: Bongoland – Spicy Latin Licks – Hot Voodoo Chicks. “But Not for Me,” composed by George & Ira Gershwin/from the 1930 Broadway musical: Girl Crazy, where it was sung by Ginger Rogers, is warbled for us by our Birthday Girl Doris Day on her 1956 diurnal LP: Day by Day, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Paul Weston. “Manila,” inked by our April Birthday Celebrant Mongo Santamaría, who also appears on this cut on Conga Drums, drawn with tongs from the 1961 Latinate LP by the Pianist Joe Loco titled Loco Motion, featuring Jose Lozano on Flute. “Charade” was composed by our Birthday Boy Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for the 1963 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn movie of the same name, and is sung by his daughter, Monica Mancini, featuring Frank Chastenier on Piano and Dave Samuels on Vibes at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, 2003, found on the concupescent collection: Voices of Concord Jazz – Live at Montreux. “Brazilian Soft Shoe” was written and played on the flute by our Natal Notable Herbie Mann on this 1958 recording included in the righteous retrospective by the Latin band leader Machito titled: El Padrino. “Mi Rico Son,” composed by our April Birthday Boy Tito Puente, bandleader and musician extraordinaire, on the 1972 outstanding album where he shared billing with the singer Celia Cruz called: Algo Especial Para Recordar (Something Special to Remember). “Crossroads” by the Dominican master pianist and April Birthday Celebrant Michel Camilo on his self-titled 1988 incomparable compact disc.

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

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we celebrated the birthdays of several of the fine musical artists whose lives debuted on planet earth during the apt and ample month of April.

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

A medley of “Kilakila O Moanalua” (Majestic Moanalua) and “Inu I Ka Wai” (Drink the Water), taken from our Birthday Boy’s 1970s masterpiece: The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, Vol. 2, spotlighting Charles “Gabby” Pahinui on Vocal, 6- & 12-String Guitars, Steel Guitar, Baritone & 8-String Ukulele, and Bass, with Ry Cooder on Mandolin.
“Get Right Church,” sung and performed on guitar by our April Celebrant Rev. Gary Davis recorded by Joel Cohen in his parents’ apartment in 1953 and found on the historical CD: If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings.
“What a Little Moonlight Can Do” was written by Harry M. Woods for the 1934 movie: Road House, and was warbled in 1935 by our Birthday Girl and is captured on her copious collection: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 1: 1933-1935, backed by Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, including Mr. Wilson on Piano; Benny Goodman on Clarinet; Roy Eldridge on Trumpet; Ben Webster on Tenor Sax; John Truehart on Guitar; John Kirby on Bass and Cozy Cole on Drums.
“There's a Lull in My Life,” the 1937 song by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, sung by Ivie Anderson on her 1937 amorphous album: I've Got the World on a String, with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, including the Duke on Piano and our Natal Numinary Harry Carney on Baritone Sax.
“One Momentum,” composed and performed on Vibes by our April Celebrant on his 1956 cockney creation: Victor Feldman in London (Volume 2), featuring Ronnie Scott on Tenor Sax and Denny Reece on Trumpet.
“Midnight Sun,” the classic composed by our Birthday Boy Lionel Hampton with Sonny Burke and Johnny Mercer providing the lyrics later, sung by our Birthday Girl on her scintillacious look back: Carmen McRae’s Finest Hour, with Ralph Burns & His Orchestra.
The George Wallington composition “Godchild” was drawn from the ambulatory album: Adventures in Sound by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra, including our Birthday Boy Andre Previn on Piano, with John Graass on French Horn, Frank Rosolino on Trombone, Pete Candoli and Don Fagerquist on Trumpets, Barney Kessel on Electric Guitar and Joe Mondragon on Bass.
The Cole Porter song from the 1939 Broadway musical: Dubarry Was A Lady, Give Him the Ooh-La-La comes from the 1957 lascivious LP of the same name by our Natal Luminary Blossom Dearie, who accompanies herself on Piano and is joined by Herb Ellis on Electric Guitar, Ray Brown on Bass and Jo Jones on Drums.
“I Like the Likes of You,” composed by our Birthday Boy E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and Vernon Duke for the 1934 Broadway musical: Ziegfield Follies, was sung by Joanie Sommers on her 1959 debut LP: Positively The Most! arranged and conducted by Tommy Oliver, including Don Fagerquist, Pete and Conte Candoli on Trumpets; Frank Rosolino and Lloyd Ulyate on Trombones; George Roberts on Bass Trombone; Ted Nash, Buddy Collette and Chuck Gentry on Reeds; John T. Williams on Piano; Gene Estes on Vibes; Bob Gibbons on Electric Guitar; Red Callender on Bass and Milt Holland on Drums.
“The Young Savages,” the theme music to the 1961 Burt Lancaster movie of the same name, written by David Amram and performed by our Natal Numinary Martin Denny, found on the creative compilation: Ultra Lounge: Bongoland – Spicy Latin Licks – Hot Voodoo Chicks.
“But Not for Me,” composed by George & Ira Gershwin/from the 1930 Broadway musical: Girl Crazy, where it was sung by Ginger Rogers, is warbled for us by our Birthday Girl Doris Day on her 1956 diurnal LP: Day by Day, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Paul Weston.
“Manila,” inked by our April Birthday Celebrant Mongo Santamaría, who also appears on this cut on Conga Drums, drawn with tongs from the 1961 Latinate LP by the Pianist Joe Loco titled Loco Motion, featuring Jose Lozano on Flute.
“Charade” was composed by our Birthday Boy Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for the 1963 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn movie of the same name, and is sung by his daughter, Monica Mancini, featuring Frank Chastenier on Piano and Dave Samuels on Vibes at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, 2003, found on the concupescent collection: Voices of Concord Jazz – Live at Montreux.
“Brazilian Soft Shoe” was written and played on the flute by our Natal Notable Herbie Mann on this 1958 recording included in the righteous retrospective by the Latin band leader Machito titled: El Padrino.
“Mi Rico Son,” composed by our April Birthday Boy Tito Puente, bandleader and musician extraordinaire, on the 1972 outstanding album where he shared billing with the singer Celia Cruz called: Algo Especial Para Recordar (Something Special to Remember).
“Crossroads” by the Dominican master pianist and April Birthday Celebrant Michel Camilo on his self-titled 1988 incomparable compact disc.