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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: September 28, 2016

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge show we are going to celebrate the birthdays of several of the generous musical artists who joined us on planet earth during the maturational month of September.

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  1. “My Little Grass Shack” was composed by Tommy Harrison and Bill Cogswell for the July 4th, 1933 canoe races held in Kona and was performed by our Birthday Boy Joe Keawe & His Harmony Hawaiians sometime in the 1940s, found on the ample anthology: Vintage Hawaiian Treasures, Volume One – Hapa Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics.

  2. “Rattle and Roll” was waxed in 1945 by Trummy Young & His Lucky Seven, including Mr. Young on Trombone, Buck Clayton on Trumpet, Mike Bryan (billed as “Lord Byron”) on Electric Guitar, Kenny Kersey on Piano and our natal notable Slam Stewart on Humming and Bowed Bass, found on the historical document: Swingin’ With Buck.

  3. “Without a Song,” written by our Birthday Boy Vincent Youmans and Billy Rose for the 1929 Broadway musical: Great Day, performed in 1946 by the singer Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra: Gene Ammons on Tenor Sax, Art Blakey on Drums and our fellow Birthday celebrant Fats Navarro on Trumpet, taken from the bodacious Box Set: The Fats Navarro Story.

  4. “I Could Make You Love Me,” inked by Peter DeRose and Bob Russell and sung by Sarah Vaughan in 1946, arranged and directed by Tadd Dameron, featuring our Natal Numinary Bud Powell on Piano, along with Freddie Webster on Trumpet, Leo Parker on Baritone Sax, Leroy Harris on Alto Sax, Hank Ross on Baritone Clarinet, Ted Sturgis on Bass and Kenny Clarke on Drums, drawn from the copious collection: Young Sassy.

  5. “This Is Always,” the 1944 song by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren sung by our September Birthday Boy Earl Coleman in 1947 accompanied by none other than the Charlie Parker Quartet, with Bird on Alto Sax, Erroll Garner on Piano, Red Callender on Bass and Harold "Doc" West on Drums, taken from the bulging Box Set: Boss Bird – Studio Recordings 1944-45.

  6. “I Could Write a Book,” composed by Rodgers & Hart for their 1940 Broadway musical: Pal Joey, was found on the 1957 labial LP: Joy Bryan Sings, with the Marty Paich Septet, including Marty Paich on arrangements and Piano, Jack Sheldon on Trumpet, Bob Enevoldsen on Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Trombone, Herb Geller on Clarinet & Alto Sax, Ronny Lang on Clarinet, Alto & Baritone Sax, Mel Lewis on Drums and our Birthday Celebrant Red Mitchell on Bass.

  7. “Fine and Dandy” was composed by Kay Swift and Paul James for the 1930 Broadway musical of the same name, and was recorded in 1947 by our Birthday Boy and Trumpeter Red Rodney’s Be-Boppers, with Serge Chaloff on Baritone Sax, Allen Eager on Tenor Sax, Al Haig on Piano, Chubby Jackson on Bass and Tiny Kahn on Drums, and is derived from the righteous retrospective: Serge Chaloff -- The Baritone Sax Master.

  8. Written by Joe Bishop and Gordon Jenkins, “Blue Prelude” appeared on Nancy Wilson’s 1963 ambulatory album: Yesterday's Love Songs Today's Blues, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by our Natal Notable, the late Gerald Wilson, along with Jack Wilson on Piano, Paul Horn on Alto Sax, Harold Land on Tenor Sax, Al Porcino on Trumpet, Joe Pass on Electric Guitar Jimmy Bond on Bass and Kenny Dennis on Drums.

  9. “Crazy Rhythm” was composed by Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer and Roger Wolfe Kahn for the 1928 Broadway musical: Here’s Howe, and appears on the fecund look back: Tony Bennett – Jazz, recorded by the singer in 1964, superbly supported by Ralph Sharon on Piano, John Pisano on Electric Guitar, James Bond on Bass and our September birthday celebrant: Chico Hamilton on Drums.

  10. “Black Coffee,” the 1948 song by Sonny Burke and Paul Francis Webster, sung by our Birthday Girl Julie London on her 1960 nocturnal LP: Around Midnight, arranged and conducted by Dick Reynolds.

  11. “No Moon at All,” the 1948 creation of Redd Evans and Dave Mann, also came from another ambitious album released in 1960, September Birthday Boy Mel Torme’s Swingin’ on the Moon, had Russell Garcia’s Orchestra backing the singer, who by the way hated being called the Velvet Fog.

  12. “Too Young to Go Steady” was written by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson and performed by our Natal Notable John Coltrane on Tenor Sax for his 1963 languorous LP: Ballads, which was recorded in 1961 and 1962 the other members of his famous quartet: McCoy Tyner on Piano, Jimmy Garrison on Bass and fellow September Birthday Celebrant Elvin Jones on Drums.

  13. The Cole Porter classic, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” composed for the 1938 Broadway musical: Leave It To Me!, was sung by Joanie Sommers on her 1956 debut titled: Positively The Most! arranged and conducted by Marty Paich and featuring our Birthday Boy Art Pepper on Tenor Sax, along with Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli and Dick Collins on Trumpet; Frank Rosolino, Harry Betts and Dick Nash on Trombone; Jimmy Rowles on Piano; Howard Roberts on Electric Guitar; Joe Mondragon on Bass, Mel Lewis on Drums and Milt Holland on Bongos.

  14. “If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You,” was inked by Arthur Schwartz and our Birthday Boy Howard Dietz for the 1934 Broadway musical: Revenge With Music, sung by fellow September Celebrant Dick Haymes’ 1955 meteorological LP: Rain or Shine, arranged and conducted by Ian Bernard.

  15. “Dance Me to the End of Love” was written by our Birthday Boy Leonard Cohen – or “Laughing Len” as our ironic British cousins call him – sung by Madeleine Peyroux on her 2004 careful compact disc: Careless Love.

  16. “Swingin' till the Girls Come Home” was written by two of our September Birthday boys, Jon Hendricks and the bassist Oscar Pettiford, and appears on the 1959 lascivious LP: Zoot Sims Meets Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, sung by Mr. Hendricks, Dave Lambert and Annie Ross, with Freddie Green on Electric Guitar, Russ Freeman on Piano, Eddie Jones on Bass and Sonny Payne on Drums.

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