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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 10-26-16 Halloween

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: October 26, 2016

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we sunk our canines into a shambolic celebration of Halloween.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast every Wednesday, 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. “Grandpa’s Spells, Take 3” recorded by the genius pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton in 1927 and found on his reticulated retrospective: Birth of the Hot: The Classic Chicago “Red Hot Peppers” Sessions.

  2. “Call of the Freaks” the 1929 recording by King Oliver & His Orchestra, was found on his freakishly fond look back: The Complete Victor Recordings, Volume 1 – Call of the Freaks, featuring Joe “King” Oliver on Trumpet.

  3. “The Natives Are Restless” was performed by the Wiki Waki Woo on their severable CD: Souvenirs.

  4. “Mr. Ghost Goes to Town,” the 1936 song composed by Will Hudson with lyrics by Mitchell Parish was heard in a radio broadcast recorded at the Madhattan Room of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City in 1937 by the trumpeter Bunny Berigan and his orchestra, featuring Joe Lippman on Piano, Georgie Auld on Tenor Sax and George Wettling on Drums. That was drawn with swizzle sticks from the popping production: Bunny Berigan Swingin’ & Jumpin’ – Broadcasts 1937-39.

  5. “Never Hit Your Grandma With a Shovel” the 1942 recording by Spike Jones & His City Slickers from the bodacious Box Set: Strictly for Music Lovers.

  6. “Nematoda” Keali’i Reichel’s duet with Kekuhi Kanahele from his CD: Collection Two – Kamalei.

  7. “Pagin' the Devil” the 1938 performance rendered by The Kansas City Six, including Buck Clayton on Trumpet, Lester Young on Clarinet and Walter Page on Bass, taken from the historical document: Buck Clayton – Swingin’ With Buck.

  8. “Swamp Fire” by Martin Denny & the Randy Van Horne Singers found on the 1958 flammable LP: Afro-Desia, taken from the CD: Ultra-Lounge Mondo Exotica – Mysterious Melodies & Tropical Tiki Tunes.

  9. “Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable to Lunch Today),” inked by Cole Porter for the 1934 Broadway musical: Hi Diddle Diddle, sung in 1947 by Maxine Sullivan and preserved on her righteous retrospective: The “Le Ruban Bleu” Years – The Complete Recordings 1944-49, featuring The Ellis Larkins Trio, who were Mr.; Larkins on Piano, Everett Barksdale on Electric Guitar and Mr. Beverly Peer on Bass, Le Ruban Bleu was a New York City nightclub where she performed.

  10. “Dance of the Headhunters” was performed by Tito Puente on his 1960 Latinesque LP: Tambo’.

  11. “(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance” was the 1932 song composed by Victor Young, Ned Washington and Bing Crosby, and was assayed in 1938 by Slim Gaillard on Vocal, backed by Bassist Bam Brown and featuring the bebopper Dodo Marmarosa on Piano. That comes from the bulging box set: Slim Gaillard – Laughing in Rhythm.

  12. “The Dipsy Doodle” by Larry Clinton was sung by Beverly Kenney on her 1959 colloquial LP: Like Yesterday.

  13. “African Thunder” was by the drummer and percussion master Chaino on his late 1950s ambitious album: New Sounds in Rock ‘n Roll – Jungle Rock.

  14. “The Mummy” by Bob McFadden & Dor came from the crazed collection: RE/Search Incredibly Strange Music, Volume II.

  15. “Hell’s Racers” waxed by The Dave Meyers Effect came from the surfalicious selection: The World of Surf Music.

  16. “Jack the Ripper” was performed by the exotica supergroup Clouseaux on their self-titled CD, with Tomas Escalante and Steffany Johnston on Vocals, David Cummings on Piano, Kelly Doyle on Electric Guitar, Jay Brooks on Bass and Claudio De Pujadas on Drums.

  17. “Ding-Dong! the Witch Is Dead” from the 1939 movie: The Wizard of Oz, composed by Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, overdrawn from the 1961 landmarkable LP: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May and featuring Paul Smith on Piano and Ted Nash on Alto Sax.

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