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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: November 9, 2016
On this week’s show we observed the advance of autumn with an arboreal aggregation of audio offerings.
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
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“Autumn in New York” was composed by Vernon Duke for the 1934 Broadway musical: Thumbs Up! And was found on the 1963 lapidarial LP: Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York.
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“Swingin’ in November,” is by Benny Carter and appears on his 1958 auspicious album: Aspects, featuring Gerald Wiggins on Piano and Barney Kessel on Electric Guitar.
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The Paul Simon multi-seasonal song, “April Come She Will” was sung by Karrin Allyson on her scintillacious CD: ’Round Midnight, where she accompanies herself on Electric Piano, aided by Rod Fleeman on Acoustic and Electric Guitars. Ed Howard on Bass and Matt Wilson on Drums.
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“It Might as Well Be Spring” was composed by Rodgers & Hammerstein for the 1945 movie: State Fair, was waxed in 1959 and was drawn with swizzle sticks from the relevant retrospective: The Best of Nina Simone – The Colpix Years.
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“Veronique” was written by the band leader Thomas M. Lauderdale and Gregory Tozian and was recorded by Pink Martini for their 2004 fruitful collaboration: Hang on Little Tomato.
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“Let's Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)” was composed by Cole Porter/for the 1928 Broadway musical: Paris and this version was warbled by Hawaiian Eye television series star Connie Stevens during the show’s 1959 to 1963 run. This was derived from the wildly misnamed and massive box set: Jazz on Film…Crime Jazz! which really contains only music from TV series, not movies.
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The Gerry Mulligan composition “Fall Out” comes from the 1957 labial LP: The Gerry Mulligan-Paul Desmond Quartet, with Mr. Mulligan on Baritone Sax, Mr. Desmond on Alto Sax, Joe Benjamin on Bass and Dave Bailey on Drums.
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“I'm Lost,” by Otis Rene Jr., was recorded by the singer Carmen McRae on her 1964 labial LP: Bittersweet, accompanied by Norman Simmons on Piano, Mundell Lowe on Electric Guitar, Victor Sproles on Bass and Curtis Boyd on Drums.
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“Moonlight in Vermont,” the 1943 song written by John Blackburn and Karl Suessdorf, was assayed by the Guitarist Johnny Smith on his 1953 lunar LP: Moonlight in Vermont With the Johnny Smith Quintet, including Stan Getz on Tenor Sax, Sanford Gold on Piano, Eddie Safranski on Bass and Don Lamond on Drums.
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“It Was Me” by French composer and singer Gilbert Becaud with English Lyrics by Norman Gimbel, sung by Tony Bennett on his 1963 proud production: I Wanna Be Around…, arranged and conducted by Marty Manning, featuring the pianistic talents of Mr. Bennett’s favorite accompanist, the late Ralph Sharon.
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“Cool Blues” was waxed by its composer’s quartet in 1947 and is drawn with tongs from the reliquarious retrospective: Charlie Parker – The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1, with Mr. Parker on Alto Sax, Erroll Garner on Piano, Red Callendar on Bass and Doc West on Drums.
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“There’s No You,” the 1944 song written by Hal Hopper and Tom Adair, was performed by the singer Mavis Rivers, arranged and conducted by Marty Paich, who also is on Piano, with Al Porcino and Jack Sheldon on Trumpet, Stu Williamson on Valve Trombone, Bud Shank on Alto Sax, Bill Perkins on Tenor Sax, Bill Hood on Baritone Sax, Vince DeRosa on French Horn, Red Callendar on Tuba, Joe Mondragon on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums. Mavis Rivers was originally from Samoa and is the mother of Matt Catingub, the Big Kahuna himself, and this comes from her 1961 eponymous album: Mavis.
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And we ended this set before the signoff break on an upbeat note with “Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me),” with lyrics by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias, and a melody by Sam H. Stept as an updated version of the 19th Century English folk song: "Long, Long Ago," composed for the 1939 Broadway musical: Yokel Boy and later made famous by band leader Glenn Miller during World War II. This version comes from the cracking collection: Kay Kyser – Best of the Big Bands, featuring Ishkabibble on Trumpet.
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“Early Autumn,” written by Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer and Ralph Burns, is taken from the 1958 victorious album: Anita O’Day Sings the Winners, with Marty Paich and His Orchestra, including Bud Shank on Tenor Sax and Mel Lewis on Drums.
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