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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 11-23-16 Thanksgiving

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: November 23, 2016

On this week’s show we are going to entertain some thermodelicious thoughts of Thanksgiving and all of its fiestable comestibles. The first half of the show dealt with songs about food, the second half about gratitude and giving thanks.

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  1. “Slum Gullion Stomp” was recorded in 1929 by the pianist Charles Edward “Cow Cow” Davenport and comes from his reductionist retrospective: The Essential Cow Cow Davenport.

  2. The 1940 song “A Chicken Ain’t Nothing But a Bird” was drawn with tongs from the bulging box set: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.

  3. “Don't Go No Farther,” the Willie Dixon song, was recorded in 1956 by Muddy Waters and appears on his singular CD: Trouble No More -- Singles (1955-1959), spotlighting the talents of Little Walter on Harmonica Jimmy Rogers on Electric Guitar, Willie Dixon on String Bass and Francey Clay on Drums.

  4. “Stealin' Apples,” written by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, was assayed in 1934 by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra on their historical Compact disc: Jazz After Hours.

  5. “Open the Door, Richard” was waxed by Count Basie and his Orchestra in 1947, featuring the Count on Piano and taken from the ticklish treasury: Music! Music! Music! For the Fun of It – Essential Collection.

  6. The 1947 lament “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” appears on the copious collection: Songs by Kay Starr.

  7. “Feed Me” was composed and performed by Jon Hendricks as part of Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, the successor conglomeration to Lambert Hendricks & Ross, found on the outlandish outing: Swingin’ Till the Girls Come Home, which was recorded live in 1962 at Basin Street East, New York City, also featuring Dave Lambert and Yolande Bavan on Vocals, Guido Mahones on Piano, Pony Poindexter on Soprano Sax, George Tucker on Bass and Jimmie Smith on Drums.

  8. “The Hukilau Song” came from Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack and their 1999 Polynesian production: Hawaiian Swing, with the vocal duties handled by the Big Kahuna himself, Matt Catingub.

  9. “Indian Carnival” is taken from the aptly titled Yma Sumac, Queen of Exotica.

  10. “Black Coffee,” the 1948 song by Sonny Burke and Paul Francis Webster, was warbled by Rosemary Clooney on her 1964 liquidic LP: Thanks for Nothing, arranged and conducted by Bob Thompson, and her last full-length LP project until she began recording again for Concord Records in 1977.

  11. “Luau Drumbeats” a/k/a “Ruta Taki: The Samba” was performed by The Septimo ‘Ohana and is found on the antic anthology: Tower Records Presents Hawaii’s Favorites.

  12. “Thanks for the Memory” by Ralph Rainger and Leo Rubin was used in the 1938 movie: The Big Broadcast of 1938, and the song inspired the 1939 movie of the same name as the song and later served as Bob Hope’s radio & TV show theme. It was assayed for us by the Baritone Sax master Serge Chaloff on his 1956 alimentary album: Blue Serge, with Sonny Clark on Piano, Leroy Vinnegar on Bass and Philly Joe Jones on Drums.

  13. “Hungry Man” inked by Bobby Troup, was sung by Mark Winkler on the surreptitious CD he shared with Cheryl Bentyne titled: West Coast Cool, arranged by Tamir Hendelman and featuring Bob Sheppard on Sax, Jon Mayer on Piano, Kevin Axl on Bass and Roy McCurdy on Drums.

  14. “Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief” was written by Hoagy Carmichael and Paul Francis Webster for the 1945 Betty Hutton movie: The Stork Club, and culled from the 1961 LP: Swing Along with Mavis. The singer Mavis Rivers was originally from Samoa and is the mother of Matt Catingub, who we heard from in the first half of this show. On this outing arranged and conducted by Van Alexander she is accompanied by Ray Sherman on Piano, Shorty Sherock, Conrad Gozzo and Joe Graves on Trumpets, Gus Bivona on Clarinet, Ted Nash on Alto Sax & Flute, Babe Russin on Tenor Sax, Butch Stone on Baritone Sax, Rolly Bundock on Bass and Alvin Stoller on Drums.

  15. “Blue Monk,” composed by Thelonious Monk and found on the historical document: Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, featuring Mr. Monk on Piano and Mr. Coltrane on Tenor Sax, with Ahmed Abdul-Malik on Bass and Shadow Wilson on Drums. This Thanksgiving Jazz Concert was recorded on November 29, 1957 and the tapes were lost for 48 years until they were discovered in a mismarked box in the Library of Congress by WPFW DJ Larry Appelbaum, who also works for the Library of Congress as a recording engineer.

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