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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 7-13-16 Bastille Day

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: July 13, 2016

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we will fete fine music with a French accent as part of a timely tribute to tomorrow’s Bastille Day celebrations.

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. “Alabama Moon” was performed by Louise and Frank Ferera in 1921 and is found on the historical document Hawaiians in Paris – 1916-1926.

  2. “Crépuscule hawïen” was recorded in 1931 by Gino Bordin and appears on his righteous retrospective: Virtuose De La Guitare Hawaiienne – 1930s Paris, featuring Alexandre Manara on backing acoustic guitar.

  3. “My Man,” the French song, “Mon Homme” inked in 1916 by Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz and Maurice Yvain, waxed in 1937 and derived from the pure distillation: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 5: 1937-1938, with Buck Clayton on Trumpet, Cozy Cole on Drums, Walter Page on Bass and Teddy Wilson on Piano.

  4. “Belleville,” came from the French Gypsy guitar master’s copious collection: Django Reinhardt – Only the Best, with Eugene Vees on Clarinet and Django playing Electric Guitar, which was unusual for him, on this late 1940s outing.

  5. “Ain’t No Flies on Me” was recorded by the Roy Eldridge Quintet in Paris in 1951, spotlighting the talents of Roy and Anita Love on Vocals, Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax, Dick Hyman on Piano, Pierre Michelot on Baritone Sax and Eddie Shaughnessy on Drums, and comes from the bulging box set: Roy Eldridge – Little Trumpet Jazz Giant.

  6. “I Will Live My Life for You,” the 1961 song by Henri Salvador (who was French, from Guadeloupe) and Marcell Stellman, sung by Tony Bennett on his 1963 vengeful LP: I Wanna Be Around… arranged and conducted by Marty Manning with Ralph Sharon on Piano.

  7. The classic penned by George Shearing and George David Weiss, “Lullaby of Birdland,” warbled by Christian Chevalier accompanied on piano by Blossom Dearie on her 1954 LP: Lullaby of Birdland and Other Famous Hits by the Blue Stars of France.

  8. “Sous Le Ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies),” composed by Jean Brun and Hubert Giraud for the 1951 French movie of the same name, performed by the Hot Club of Hulaville on their incomparable compact disc: Django Would Go! with Duane Padilla on Violin, Sonny Silva and Emmett Mahoney on Acoustic Guitars and David Chiorini on Bass.

  9. “La Ronde De L'amour,” the song written by Louis Ducreux and sung by Peter Wyngarde on his 1970 novel LP: When Sex Leers Its Inquisitive Head. This French-born English actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, on British TV in 1968-74. He also played General Klytus in the 1980 movie version of Flash Gordon and took a whip to Mrs. Peel in “The Avengers” TV series episode titled “A Touch of Brimstone” that depicted a 20th Century version of the Hellfire Club, and also appeared on the Dr. Who “Planet of Fire” Episode. Although he was catnip for his British female fans when he portrayed Jason King, he was the gay lover of the actor Alan Bates for 10 years.

  10. “Le Poinçonneur des Lilas,” composed by Serge Gainsbourg and performed by 8 1/2 Souvenirs on their 21-year-old scintillacious CD: Happy Feet, with Oliver Giroud on Vocal and Electric Guitar, Glover Gil on Piano, Todd Wulfmeyer on Bass and Adam Berlin on Drums & Percussion. Based in Austin, Texas, this musical conglomeration was active between 1993 and 2000 and was named after a Federico Fellini movie and Django Reinhardt song.

  11. “Can Can Kazotski” was found on the reliquarious retrospective: Simcha Time: Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and Brisses. Katz – who plays Clarinet and Bassoon on this selection – was the father of Joel Grey, star of the Broadway musical and movie, Cabaret, and the grandfather of Jennifer Grey, who starred in the most famous movie ever set in the Catskills: Dirty Dancing. He also played with Spike Jones and worked as a Disc Jockey in Los Angeles.

  12. “Un P'tit Beguin” was sung by the Paris-born famous ‘60s Italian movie star Caterina Valente in 1961 and was drawn with swizzle sticks from the anthemic anthology: Popcorn Exotica – R&B, Soul & Exotic Rockers From the ‘50s & ‘60s.

  13. “Musette for a Magpie” comes from the 1995 chordal sequel CD: Tone Poems II, featuring David Grisman on Mandolin and Martin Taylor on Guitars.

  14. “Love Me or Leave Me,” created by Gus Kahn and Walter Davidson for the 1930 movie version of the 1928 Ziegfeld Broadway musical comedy: Whoopee! was performed for us by the French singer Cyrille Aimee on her auspicious album: It’s a Good Day, spotlighting the talents of Adrien Moignard and Michael Valeanu on Guitars.

  15. “Toi Jamais” sung in 2001 by the French Mega Movie Star Catherine Deneuve and appearing on the Gallic collection: Travelling – French Actors Crossing Borders.

  16. “Le Nuit (The Night)” was waxed by the Exotica super group Clouseaux on their self-titled CD, featuring Steffany Johnston and Tomas Escalante on Vocals, with David Cummings on Piano.

  17. “If There is Someone Lovelier Than You,” the song written by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz for the 1934 Broadway musical: Revenge With Music, performed by the French Pianist Laurent Courthaliac on his elegiac album: Pannonica, which is a musical tribute to Baroness Pannonica – “Nica” for short – De Konigswarter, a steadfast supporter of jazz musicians throughout her life, featuring Clovis Nicolas on Bass and Rodney Green on Drums.

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