Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 4-12-17 Ellington - Tiki Music

DZ Dr. Zarkov Member Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 644	DZ Dr. Zarkov Posted posted on Wed, Apr 12, 2017 3:39 PM Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 12, 2017 On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we offer a very vocal salute to the birthday of the great composer, band leader and master pianist, Duke Ellington, who was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. and spent his formative years in the nation’s capital city. 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 “Jump for Joy,” from the 1941 revue of the same name performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, including singer Ray Nance, and is found on the historical document: The Original Jazz Legends Series. “Azure,” the 1937 song by Duke Ellington, was committed to shellac not long after its composition and is found on the scholarly boxload of CDs titled Cab Calloway & His Orchestra -- Volume 2. “All Too Soon,” written by the Duke and Carl Sigman, was sung by Sarah Vaughan in 1945 backed by Tony Scott and His Downbeat Club Septet, who were Jimmy Jones on Piano, Ben Webster on Tenor Sax, Tony Scott on Clarinet, “B. Bopstein” (who was really Dizzy Gillespie) on Trumpet, Trummy Young on Trombone, Gene Ramey on Bass and Eddie Nicholson on Drums. This sound slice is caved from the baked box set called: Young Sassy. The Duke’s “Blue Light Blues” was performed in 1938 in Paris by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, featuring the bandleader on Trumpet along with Alix Combelle on Tenor Sax; Django Reinhardt on Guitar and Bertie King on Clarinet, and is cunningly culled from the collection: Benny Carter -- The Music Master. “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing,” the 1939 song by Duke waxed the year it was written by The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and found on their righteous retrospective: Shout, Sister, Shout! “Portrait of Sidney Bechet” was composed as part of Duke’s New Orleans Suite, which was commissioned by George Wein for the 1970 New Orleans Jazz Festival, featuring Ellington himself on Piano and Paul Gonsalves on Tenor Sax. “Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me,” written by Duke and Bob Russell was sung in 1961 by Anita O’Day on her ample album: All the Sad Young Men, arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland, with Hank Jones on Piano, Jerome Richardson and Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax, Walter Levinsky on Alto Sax, Phil Woods on Alto Sax and Clarinet, Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow and Herb Pomeroy on Trumpet, Bob Brookmeyer on Valve Trombone, Billy Byers and Willie Dennis on Trombone, Barry Galbraith on Electric Guitar, George Duvivier on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums. “Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin',” the 1941 song created by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Lee Gaines, was sung by Lucy Ann Polk on her 1957 LP: Lucky Lucy Ann, accompanied by arranger Marty Paich on Piano, Tony Rizzi on Electric Guitar, Dick Noel (Her Husband) on Trombone, Bob Hardaway on Tenor Sax, Buddy Clark on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums. “Caravan” the 1936 composition by Ellington band Trombonist Juan Tizol and Duke, was drawn with swizzle sticks from conductor and arranger Gene Rains’ 1962 Exotica album: Far Across the Sea: The Romantic and Exciting Music of Many Lands featuring Byron F. Peterson on Piano. “Come Sunday,” the 1943 song with both words and music by Duke Ellington for his Black, Brown and Beige Suite, was warbled by Carmen McRae on her 1964 lively LP: Bittersweet, featuring Norman Simmons on Piano, Mundell Lowe on Electric Guitar, Victor Sproles on Bass and Curtis Boyd on Drums. “It's Bad to Be Forgotten” comes from the 1961 admirable album: Duke Ellington – Piano in the Foreground, including Aaron Bell on Bass and Sam Woodward on Drums. “Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care I Know)” was inked by Mack David and Ellington and was sung in 1963 by Johnny Hartman and appears on his salutatious CD: I Just Dropped by to Say Hello, featuring Illinois Jacquet on Tenor Sax, Hank Jones on Piano, Milt Hinton on Bass and Elvin Jones on Drums. “Wig Wise” appears on the 1962 legendary LP: Money Jungle, spotlighting Duke Ellington on Piano, Charles Mingus on Bass and Max Roach on Drums. “I'm Just a Lucky So and So” is the 1945 song composed by the Duke and Mack David, and this version comes from the 1957 classic collection: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, accompanied by The Ellington Orchestra, including the Duke himself on Piano, Johnny Hodges on Alto Sax and Frank Foster on Tenor Sax

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 12, 2017

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we offer a very vocal salute to the birthday of the great composer, band leader and master pianist, Duke Ellington, who was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. and spent his formative years in the nation’s capital city.

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

“Jump for Joy,” from the 1941 revue of the same name performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, including singer Ray Nance, and is found on the historical document: The Original Jazz Legends Series.
“Azure,” the 1937 song by Duke Ellington, was committed to shellac not long after its composition and is found on the scholarly boxload of CDs titled Cab Calloway & His Orchestra -- Volume 2.
“All Too Soon,” written by the Duke and Carl Sigman, was sung by Sarah Vaughan in 1945 backed by Tony Scott and His Downbeat Club Septet, who were Jimmy Jones on Piano, Ben Webster on Tenor Sax, Tony Scott on Clarinet, “B. Bopstein” (who was really Dizzy Gillespie) on Trumpet, Trummy Young on Trombone, Gene Ramey on Bass and Eddie Nicholson on Drums. This sound slice is caved from the baked box set called: Young Sassy.
The Duke’s “Blue Light Blues” was performed in 1938 in Paris by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, featuring the bandleader on Trumpet along with Alix Combelle on Tenor Sax; Django Reinhardt on Guitar and Bertie King on Clarinet, and is cunningly culled from the collection: Benny Carter -- The Music Master.
“It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing,” the 1939 song by Duke waxed the year it was written by The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and found on their righteous retrospective: Shout, Sister, Shout!
“Portrait of Sidney Bechet” was composed as part of Duke’s New Orleans Suite, which was commissioned by George Wein for the 1970 New Orleans Jazz Festival, featuring Ellington himself on Piano and Paul Gonsalves on Tenor Sax.
“Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me,” written by Duke and Bob Russell was sung in 1961 by Anita O’Day on her ample album: All the Sad Young Men, arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland, with Hank Jones on Piano, Jerome Richardson and Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax, Walter Levinsky on Alto Sax, Phil Woods on Alto Sax and Clarinet, Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow and Herb Pomeroy on Trumpet, Bob Brookmeyer on Valve Trombone, Billy Byers and Willie Dennis on Trombone, Barry Galbraith on Electric Guitar, George Duvivier on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums.
“Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin',” the 1941 song created by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Lee Gaines, was sung by Lucy Ann Polk on her 1957 LP: Lucky Lucy Ann, accompanied by arranger Marty Paich on Piano, Tony Rizzi on Electric Guitar, Dick Noel (Her Husband) on Trombone, Bob Hardaway on Tenor Sax, Buddy Clark on Bass and Mel Lewis on Drums.
“Caravan” the 1936 composition by Ellington band Trombonist Juan Tizol and Duke, was drawn with swizzle sticks from conductor and arranger Gene Rains’ 1962 Exotica album: Far Across the Sea: The Romantic and Exciting Music of Many Lands featuring Byron F. Peterson on Piano.
“Come Sunday,” the 1943 song with both words and music by Duke Ellington for his Black, Brown and Beige Suite, was warbled by Carmen McRae on her 1964 lively LP: Bittersweet, featuring Norman Simmons on Piano, Mundell Lowe on Electric Guitar, Victor Sproles on Bass and Curtis Boyd on Drums.
“It's Bad to Be Forgotten” comes from the 1961 admirable album: Duke Ellington – Piano in the Foreground, including Aaron Bell on Bass and Sam Woodward on Drums.
“Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care I Know)” was inked by Mack David and Ellington and was sung in 1963 by Johnny Hartman and appears on his salutatious CD: I Just Dropped by to Say Hello, featuring Illinois Jacquet on Tenor Sax, Hank Jones on Piano, Milt Hinton on Bass and Elvin Jones on Drums.
“Wig Wise” appears on the 1962 legendary LP: Money Jungle, spotlighting Duke Ellington on Piano, Charles Mingus on Bass and Max Roach on Drums.
“I'm Just a Lucky So and So” is the 1945 song composed by the Duke and Mack David, and this version comes from the 1957 classic collection: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, accompanied by The Ellington Orchestra, including the Duke himself on Piano, Johnny Hodges on Alto Sax and Frank Foster on Tenor Sax