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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 1-4-17

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: January 4, 2017

Because of a computer glitch at my radio station, the first half of my December 7, 2016 show was not broadcast, so we repeated that show today. Happy New Year, y'all! Dr. Zarkov

On today’s show we celebrated the birthdays of a pretty passel of musical artists who were born in the deciduous month of December.

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. “Hana No Ka Oi,” a praise song of Hana, Maui, was composed and performed by our Birthday Boy, John Pi’ilani Watkins & His Heavenly Hawaiians in the 1950s and found on the comely compilation: Songs to Remember – Hana-Maui Hawaiian Hula.

  2. “Pa'ahana,” a name song for woman who lived in the hills, was sung by Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom on her auspicious album: Pu’Uhonua, with the able assistance of our Birthday Boy Bobby Ingano on Steel Guitar, Cyril Pahinui on Six-String Acoustic Guitar and the arranger Kenneth Makuakane on Piano & Percussion.

  3. “Pua Hone” comes from the fond look back Eddie Kamae Presents the Best of Sons of Hawaii, Volume 1, including Eddie Kamae on Ukulele and Vocals; Rev. Dennis D. Kamakahi on Guitar and Vocals; Joe Marshall on Bass and Vocals; and David “Feet” Rogers on Steel Guitar and our December Birthday Celebrant Moe Keale on Harmonica and Vocals.

  4. “Muskrat Ramble,” the 1926 song inked by our Birthday Boy Kid Ory, who also appears on Trombone, is handpicked from the righteous retrospective: The Best of Louis Armstrong – The Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, was waxed in 1927 and performed by Pops Armstrong on Cornet, his wife at the time, Lil Hardin Armstrong on Piano, Johnny Dodds on Clarinet and Baby Dodds on Drums. Recorded in 1926.

  5. “Me and the Blues” was composed by Harry Warren and Ted Koehler and appears on this singer’s serious selection: Mildred Bailey – Cocktail Hour Series. Recorded in 1946 she is accompanied by the Ellis Larkins Orchestra, with Mr. Larkins on Piano, our Natal Notable Barry Galbraith on Electric Guitar, Irving "Mouse" Randolph on Trumpet, Henderson Chambers on Trombone, Hank D'Amico on Clarinet, Beverly Peer on Bass and Jimmy Crawford on Drums.

  6. “The Man With the Horn” was the 1949 song written by Bonnie Lake, Eddie DeLange and Jack Jenney and was set in shellac by our December Birthday Celebrant and Pianist Earl “Fatha” Hines on his 1964 lapidarial LP: Up to Date, including his fellow Birthday Boy Ray Nance on Cornet, Budd Johnson on Sax, Aaron Bell on Bass and Jimmy Crawford on Drums.

  7. “Ain't Misbehavin'” was the 1929 song composed by Fats Waller with lyrics by our Natal Numinary Andy Razaf, found on the stellar CD: Kay Starr – Performance, a collection of her radio studio transcriptions from the late 1940s, with Joe Venuti on Violin and Les Paul on Electric Guitar.

  8. “Brass at Work” was performed by our Birthday Boy, the composer, arranger and conductor Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra on his 1956 auditory outing: Rugolomania, featuring Andre Previn on Piano, Don Fagerquist on Trumpet, Barney Kessel on Electric Guitar and Joe Mondragon on Bass.

  9. “Walk Don’t Run,” composed by Johnny Smith and originally recorded by The Ventures, was recorded in 1972 by our Birthday Boy, Dobro master and local legend Mike Auldridge on his 1972 lubricious LP: Blues and Bluegrass, ably assisted by Doyle Lawson on Rhythm Guitar and Mandolin.

  10. “Speak Low,” composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Ogden Nash for the 1943 Broadway musical: One Touch of Venus, appears on the vocalist and our Natal Notable’s 1966 album: Sammy Davis Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays, accompanied only by Mr. Almeida on Acoustic Guitar.

  11. “Night Rider” was composed and arranged by our Birthday Boy, Eddie Sauter, with the Orchestra conducted by Hershey Kay on tenor sax master Stan Getz’s 1961 landmark LP: Focus.

  12. “Charade,” written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for the 1963 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn movie of the same name, was sung by Johnny Hartman on his 1963 ample album: I Just Dropped by to Say Hello, with our December Celebrant Jim Hall on Electric Guitar, Illinois Jacquet on Tenor Sax, Hank Jones on Piano, Milt Hinton on Bass and Elvin Jones on Drums.

  13. “Giant Steps,” composed by John Coltrane, comes from our Natal Notable and Pianist Extraordinaire McCoy Tyner’s 1991 conspicuous compact disc: Remembering John, strongly supported by Avery Sharpe on Bass and Aaron Scott on Drums.

  14. “There Will Never Be Another You,” composed by our December Birthday Boy Harry Warren and Mack Gordon for the 1942 Sonja Henie movie: Iceland, appears on one of his fellow December Celebrant’s reliquarious retrospective: The Best of Chet Baker Sings, recorded in 1954 with Mr. Baker on Trumpet, Russ Freeman on Piano, Carson Smith on Bass and Bob Neel on Drums.

  15. “You Can't Push People Around” was recorded in 1993 and comes from the pianist, singer and composer Mose Allison’s Blue Note Jazz Profile, featuring our December Birthday Boy John Scofield on Electric Guitar.

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