Welcome to the Tiki Central 2.0 Beta. Read the announcement
Celebrating classic and modern Polynesian Pop

Tiki Central / Tiki Music

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 3-15-17 St. Pat's

Pages: 1 0 replies

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: March 15, 2017

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we chose to mark that most Tiki of holidays, St. Patrick’s day, including all things alcoholical and some things green.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast every Wednesday, 5-6 pm Eastern Time (2-3 pm on the West Coast and 10-11 GMT in Europe) 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 Wearin' of the Green,” the 1938 song by Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra taken from the collection: The Pied Piper, 1934-1940, featuring Bunny Berigan on Trumpet, Ray Conniff or Bob Jenny on Trombone and Joe Dixon on Alto Sax.

  2. “Atomic Cocktail,” the 1946 song by Slim Gaillard came his ample anthology: Laughing in Rhythm.

  3. “Mountain Greenery,” the Rodgers & Hart song from the 1926 musical: The Garrick Gaieties, was recorded by the Barbara Carroll Trio on their holistic hootenanny: Complete 1951-1956 Recordings, with Barbara Carroll on Piano, Joe Shulman on Bass and Herb Wasserman on Drums, originally found on Ms. Carroll’s 1953 pianistic production. Also called the Barbara Carroll Trio.

  4. “Moonlight Cocktail” the 1942 song by Luckey Roberts with lyrics by Kim Gannon, warbled by Mel Torme on his 1960 lunar LP: Swingin’ on the Moon, arranged and conducted by Russ Garcia. Recorded in 1960.

  5. “Then the Lid Blew Off” came from the 1955 ambitious album: Russell Garcia’s Wigville Band, featuring brothers Pete and Conte Candoli on Trumpet, Bill Hollman on Tenor Sax, Jimmy Giuffre on Baritone Sax, Max Bennett on Bass and Stan Levey on Drums.

  6. “The Bass on the Bar Room Floor” was drawn with swizzle sticks from the antic anthology: Red Norvo Small Bands – The Complete V-Disc Recordings, written by the Vibes master Norvo and recorded by him and Aaron Sachs on Alto Sax with Al Hall or Clyde Lombardi on Bass.

  7. “The Best Is Yet to Come,” the 1959 song by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, was sung by Mavis Rivers on her LP: Mavis Meets Shorty arranged and conducted by Chuck Sagle, with Shorty Rogers on Flugelhorn, Dick Grove on Piano, Red Callendar on Tuba, Al McKibbon on Bass, Larry Bunker on Bongos, and Alvin Stoller and Earl Palmer on Drums.

  8. “One Mint Julep” by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra on the 1963 LP: Cugi’s Cocktails. The song by Rudy Toombs was a 1951 hit for the Clovers.

  9. The Bessie Smith classic, “Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer),” was recorded in 1963 and comes from the comely collection: The Best of Nina Simone – The Colpix Years.

  10. “Long Green” is a creative cut from Donald Byrd’s 1955 debut LP of the same name, found on his fond look back: Timeless – The Savoy Jazz Classics, featuring Donald Byrd on Trumpet, John Jenkins on Alto Sax, Frank Foster on Tenor Sax, Hank Jones on Piano, Paul Chambers on Bass and Kenny Clarke on Drums.

  11. The Bobby Troup song “Lemon Twist” was performed by Cheryl Bentyne and Mark Winkler on their air-conditioned album: West Coast Cool, with Mr. Winkler on Vocal, Anthony Wilson on Electric Guitar, Joe Bagg on Hammond B-3 Organ, Mark Ferber on Drums, arranged by Anthony Wilson.

  12. The tune written by Miles Davis for jazz legend Charlie Parker, “Sippin'at Bell's,” was assayed by guitarist Josh Workman on his peripatetic production: Jumpin’ at the Border, with Larry Vuckovich on Piano, Noel Jewkes on Tenor Sax, Nat Johnson on Bass, Evan Price on Violin, John Santos on Latin Hand Drums and Percussion, and Harold Jones on Drum Kit.

  13. “Wild Man on the Loose” was written and sung and performed on the Piano by the late Mose Allison on his 1959 louche LP also called: Wild Man on the Loose, supported by Earl May on Bass and Paul Motian on Drums.

  14. “The Message” was composed by Bob Dorough, Ben Tucker and Rudy Stevenson and was performed by Mr. Dorough on Vocal and Piano, taken from his 1966 totalistic LP: Just About Everything.

  15. “Gimme That Wine” come from the ultimate album: Swingin’ Till the Girls Come Home, sung by Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Yolande Bavan at the 1963 at the Newport Jazz Festival, with Guido Mahones on Piano, Coleman Hawkins on Tenor Sax, Clark Terry on Trumpet, all more than capably supported by George Tucker on Bass and Jimmie Smith on Drums.

  16. “Tadd's Delight,” the composition by Tadd Dameron, is found on the 1958 liberated LP: We Three, spotlighting the talents of Phineas Newborn on Piano, Paul Chambers on Bass and Roy Haynes on Drums.

Pages: 1 0 replies