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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 8-3-16 Pop & Exotica

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: August 3, 2016

On today’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we will once again penetrate the veil of pop and exotica music in all its evidentiary immanence.

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. “Maui Girl,” performed by James Molkeha was taken from the bulging box set: It’s Hotter in Hawaii.

  2. “Nani Waimea” was recorded in the 1940s by The Richard Kauhi Quartette, featuring Elizabeth “Lovey” Lui on Vocals, Richard Kapapanuihanumoku Kauhi on Piano, Johnny Costello on Bass, Jimmy Kaku on Drums and Sonny Kamaka on Steel Guitar, and comes from the righteous retrospective: The Kalima Brothers & The Richard Kauhi Quartette.

  3. “Song of the Islands” a/k/a “Na Lei O Hawaii” was inked in 1915 by Charles E. King and was waxed in 1930 by Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra With Andy Iona’s Islanders, and is found on the historical document: Jazz Goes Hawaiian.

  4. “On a Coconut Island,” written by Robert Alex Anderson and performed by Elua Kane, comes from that nostalgic nodule titled: Tower Records Presents Hawaii’s Favorites.

  5. “Na Kanaka Holo Lio” was taken from the auspicious album: Heke Wale No – Only the Best of the Makaha Sons, including Louis "Moon" Kauakahi on 6-string Guitar, John Koko on String Bass and Jerome Koko on 12-String Guitar.

  6. “Hula Lou,” a song with many fathers, was sung by Danny Kaye and was drawn with swizel sticks from the ample anthology: Broadway’s Gone Hawaii.

  7. The Egyptian folk tune “Miserlou” was performed by Martin Denny on his 1960 louche LP: Exotic Percussion.

  8. Composed by Martin Denny, “Voodoo Love” was recorded by the Waitiki on their scintillacious CD: Rendezvous in Okonkuluku, featuring Tim Mayer on Woodwinds, Mr. Ho (Brian O’Neil) on Vibes and Percussion, Randy Wong on Bass and Micky Connors on Drums.

  9. “It's a Good Day,” which was composed by Peggy Lee and her husband Dave Barbour, was sung by Kay Starr and is found on her incomparable compact disc: Performance, a copious collection of her radio studio transcriptions from the late 1940s.

  10. “Music Makers” was performed by Esquivel and His Orchestra for his 1960 lapidarial LP: Infinity in Sound.

  11. “My Heart Stood Still” was composed by Rodgers & Hart for the 1927 Broadway musical: A Connecticut Yankee, and was sung in 1957 by Peggy Lee, with the orchestra arranged by Nelson Riddle and conducted by Frank Sinatra. It was found on Ms. Lee’s superlatatious set: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection.

  12. “Jaguar” comes from the 1952 recording: Moonlight in Vermont With the Johnny Smith Quintet, including Johnny Smith on Electric Guitar, Stan Getz on Tenor Sax, Sanford Gold on Piano, Eddie Safranski on Bass and Don Lamond on Drums.

  13. “Put the Blame on Mame (Part 2)” was composed by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher for the 1946 Rita Hayworth movie: Gilda, and is sung by Sunny Crownover and played on Guitar by Duke Robillard on their aquatic album: Sunny Crownover Tales From the Tiki Lounge – Dedicated to the Music of Les Paul, with Mark Texeira on Drums.

  14. “Repetitious Riff” comes from the 1956 recording by Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra issued on compact disc under the title: Adventures in Sound, which was released at various times on LP as: Introducing Pete Rugolo, Rugolomania and Adventures in Rhythm. This track features Larry Bunker on Vibes, Russ Freeman on Piano, Barney Kessel on Electric Guitar, Bud Shank on Alto Sax, Herbie Harper and Frank Rosolino on Trombones, Dave Pell on Tenor Sax, Joe Mondragon on Bass; and Shelley Manne on Drums.

  15. “Intermission” was composed and performed on Piano by the magnificent Mary Lou Williams on her 1974 digital delight: Zoning, ably supported by Bob Cranshaw on Bass and Mickey Roker on Drums.

  16. “Quiet Night” (the Nicola Conte ''Out of the Cool'' Version) comes from Infracom presents [Re:Jazz] and is found on that big bag of beats titled: Nu Jazz - A Selection of Rare Electro Tunes With a Jazz Flavour.

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