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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 2-1-17 The Oscars!

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge February 1, 2017

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we will once again engage in an honorific exploration of pop and exotica music in all its celluloidal spectacle, this week focusing on music that was nominated and sometimes won the Academy Award in a nod towards the Oscar’s broadcast later this month.

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. The Academy Award winning song “The Way You Look Tonight” was composed by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields for the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers 1936 movie: Swing Time and comes from the distillated delight: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 2: 1936, Teddy Wilson on Piano, Ben Webster on Tenor Sax, Irving “Mouse” Randolph on Trumpet, Vido Musso on Clarinet, Allen Reuss on Acoustic Guitar; Milt Hinton on Bass and Gene Krupa on Drums.

  2. “Sweet Leilani,” the Oscar winner written by the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra Leader Harry Owens for the 1937 Bing Crosby movie: Waikiki Wedding, was aptly assayed by the London-based agglomeration: Felix Mendelssohn and His Hawaiian Serenaders from their self-titled album.

  3. “Something's Gotta Give” by Johnny Mercer comes from the 1955 movie: Daddy Long Legs and was nominated for an Academy Award and Joanne Woodward stripped to it in the 1963 ecdysiastal effort: The Stripper. This version come from the reticulated retrospective: Yes, I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story, Disc One.

  4. “Blues in the Night” was inked by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1941 movie of the same name and nominated for Academy Award, waxed by the steel guitar master Alvino Rey & His Orchestra from their 1959 loungish LP: Ping Pong.

  5. “They Can't Take That Away from Me” was composed by George & Ira Gershwin for the 1937 movie: Shall We Dance and was nominated for an Oscar, recorded in 1950 for the landmark LP: Charlie Parker with String, featuring the alto sax giant along with Bernie Leighton on Piano, Ray Brown on Bass and Buddy Rich on Drums, arranged and conducted by Joe Lipman.

  6. “The Trolley Song,” from the 1944 movie: Meet Me in St. Louis was nominated for an Academy Award and written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, taken here from Tony Bennett’s benefaction: The Movie Song Album, arranged by sax master Al Cohn in 1966.

  7. The Oscar-winning song “Swinging on a Star” was composed by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen for the 1944 Bing Crosby movie: Going My Way, appearing here on the 1954 lingering LP: Lucy Ann Polk with Dave Pell, arranged by Shorty Rogers and featuring The Dave Pell Octet, who were Dave Pell on Tenor Sax, Don Fagerquist on Trumpet, Ray Sims on Trombone, Ronny Lang on Flute, Alto & Baritone Sax, Claude Williamson on Piano, Tony Rizzi on Electric Guitar, Rolly Bundock on Bass and Jack Sperling on Drums.

  8. “(Love Is) The Tender Trap” was written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen/for the 1955 movie of the same name and nominated for an Academy Award, and was sung by Stacey Kent on her sensitive CD also called The Tender Trap, featuring David Newton on Piano, Dave Green on Bass and Jeff Hamilton on Drums.

  9. “Walk on the Wild Side” was composed by Elmer Bernstein with lyrics by Mack David for the 1962 movie of the same name and was nominated for an Academy Award. This version was by Les Baxter and come from his 1963 able album: The Academy Award Winners.

  10. The Cole Porter song “True Love” was sung by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the 1956 movie: High Society and was nominated for an Oscar, found on the colorful compilation: Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals.

  11. Another Cole Porter composition: “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” was written for the 1943 movie: Something to Shout About and also was nominated for an Academy Award. It also was used later in Woody Allen’s 1987 movie: Radio Days. It was taken from the 1961 eponymous LP: Mavis by the singer Mavis Rivers arranged and conducted by Marty Paich, who also is on Piano. 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.

  12. “That Old Black Magic,” written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1942 movie: Star Spangled Rhythm and nominated for an Academy Award, came from the scary CD: Mad Monster Cocktail Party by the Jimmy Psycho Experiment.

  13. “Moon River” was by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for the 1961 movie: Breakfast at Tiffany’s and was an Academy Award winner, sung here by Liz Callaway on her incomparable compact disc: The Beat Goes On, with Alan Rybeck on Piano, Grant Geissman on Guitars, Dennis Farias and Darrell Gardner on Trumpets, Bob Carr and Phil Feather on Reeds, Gary Tole on Trombone, Amy Wilkins on Harp, Stephanie Mijanovish and Jean Marinelli on French Horns, Trey Henry on Bass and Ed Smith on Drums.

  14. “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” from the 1970 foreign film Oscar-winning movie of the same name comes from ample anthology: Ennio Morricone – 50 Movie Theme Hits.

  15. “I've Got You Under My Skin,” another song written by Cole Porter and nominated for an Academy Award, for the 1936 MGM movie musical: Born to Dance, comes from Peggy Lee’s copious compilation: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection.

  16. “On Impulse” was inked by Burt Bachrach and Hal David for the 1966 Michael Caine movie of the same name and was nominated for an Academy Award, performed by the tenor sax master Sonny Rollins and appearing on the scintillacious CD: Jazz Score Collection produced by the Museum of Modern Art to coincide with an exhibit there.

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