Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 4-19-17 Ella Fitzgerald - Tiki Music

DZ Dr. Zarkov Member Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 644	DZ Dr. Zarkov Posted posted on Wed, Apr 19, 2017 3:24 PM Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 19, 2017 On today’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we offered a very vocal salute to the 100th birthday of the great American singer, Ella Fitzgerald, who was born on April 25, 1917. We did so by matching some of her best work with that of some of her frequent collaborators and a few of her musical descendants. 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 “When I Get Low I Get High,” waxed by a 21-year-old Ella Fitzgerald in 1938 fronting Chick Webb and his Orchestra, the house band of the Savoy Ballroom, where she got her professional start, drawn with tongs from the chronic chronical: Reefer Madness -- A Collection of Vintage Drug Songs, 1927-1945. “Poor Little Rich Girl,” composed by Noel Coward for the Broadway Musical: Charlot's Revue of 1926, recorded by Chick Webb and his Orchestra live on radio from the Savoy Ballroom in 1939, just weeks before his death, featuring Tommy Fulford on Piano and found on Webb’s fond look back: Standing Tall. “Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own,” the 1922 song by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins, sung in 1950 in a duet with Louis Jordan, found on the Ella Fitzgerald scintillacious Supreme Jazz CD. “Psycho-Loco” the 1949 recording found on the bodacious box set: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. “Anything Goes,” from the 1934 musical of the same name, sung and played on piano by its composer on the copious compilation: Cole Porter – The Gold Collection. Ella’s 1966 version of “Anything Goes” comes from her ample album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, supported by Buddy Bregman’s Orchestra. The Cole Porter classic “Night and Day,” composed by Cole Porter for the 1932 musical The Gay Divorcee, is performed by one of Ella’s favorite collaborators, the guitarist Joe Pass on his 1973 landmarkable LP titled: Virtuoso. “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” was written by Harry M. Woods for the 1934 movie: Road House and recorded live in 1999 at the Lime Leaf in La Jolla, California by one of Ella’s musical descendants, Jackie Ryan, on her 1999 CD: For Heaven’s Sake, supported by longtime Fitzgerald accompanist Mike Wofford on Piano with his trio, including Rob Thorson on String Bass and Duncan Moore on Drums. “Triste” comes from the 1981 recording: Ella abraca Jobim – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook, arranged and conducted by Erich Bulling, with Clark Terry on Trumpet; Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax, Joe Pass on Electric Guitar, Oscar Castro-Neves on Acoustic Guitar, Toots Thielemans on Harmonica, Abraham Laboriel on Bass, Alexa Acuna on Drums and Paulinho da Costa on Percussion. “Estrada Branca,” sung by Lisa Ono with Antonio Carlos Jobim, who composed the song and also appears on Piano, includes Paulho Jobim on Acoustic Guitar and Danilo Caymmi on Flute, and is drawn from the celebratory CD: Heirs to Jobim – A Musical Tribute. “It's Only a Paper Moon” was written by Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and Billy Rose for the 1933 movie: Take a Chance, and can be found on the 1961 sonic spectacular: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook arranged and conducted by Billy May and spotlighting the talents of Plas Johnson on Tenor Sax. The theme from the television show “Mannix,” composed by Lalo Schifrin, was performed by Billy May & His Orchestra in 1968 and is drawn with swizzle sticks from the telegenic treat: TV Town – Prime-Time Tunes From the Tube, Ultra Lounge No. 13. “'S Wonderful,” from the1927 Broadway musical: Funny Face and used in the 1957 movie version and also appearing in Gene Kelly’s 1951 movie: An American in Paris, appears on the 1959 apt album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook, accompanied by Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra. “Nightingale,” composed by Oscar Peterson and Gene Lees, comes from the Canadian Pianist’s 1963 collaborative LP titled: Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle. “My Heart Stood Still” comes from the 1957 probative project: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook, originally appearing in the 1927 musical: A Connecticut Yankee, here arranged and conducted by Buddy Bregman, including Ella’s long-time accompanist Paul Smith on Piano. [ Edited by: Dr. Zarkov 2017-04-19 15:28 ]

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: April 19, 2017

On today’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we offered a very vocal salute to the 100th birthday of the great American singer, Ella Fitzgerald, who was born on April 25, 1917. We did so by matching some of her best work with that of some of her frequent collaborators and a few of her musical descendants.

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

“When I Get Low I Get High,” waxed by a 21-year-old Ella Fitzgerald in 1938 fronting Chick Webb and his Orchestra, the house band of the Savoy Ballroom, where she got her professional start, drawn with tongs from the chronic chronical: Reefer Madness -- A Collection of Vintage Drug Songs, 1927-1945.
“Poor Little Rich Girl,” composed by Noel Coward for the Broadway Musical: Charlot's Revue of 1926, recorded by Chick Webb and his Orchestra live on radio from the Savoy Ballroom in 1939, just weeks before his death, featuring Tommy Fulford on Piano and found on Webb’s fond look back: Standing Tall.
“Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own,” the 1922 song by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins, sung in 1950 in a duet with Louis Jordan, found on the Ella Fitzgerald scintillacious Supreme Jazz CD.
“Psycho-Loco” the 1949 recording found on the bodacious box set: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
“Anything Goes,” from the 1934 musical of the same name, sung and played on piano by its composer on the copious compilation: Cole Porter – The Gold Collection.
Ella’s 1966 version of “Anything Goes” comes from her ample album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, supported by Buddy Bregman’s Orchestra.
The Cole Porter classic “Night and Day,” composed by Cole Porter for the 1932 musical The Gay Divorcee, is performed by one of Ella’s favorite collaborators, the guitarist Joe Pass on his 1973 landmarkable LP titled: Virtuoso.
“What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” was written by Harry M. Woods for the 1934 movie: Road House and recorded live in 1999 at the Lime Leaf in La Jolla, California by one of Ella’s musical descendants, Jackie Ryan, on her 1999 CD: For Heaven’s Sake, supported by longtime Fitzgerald accompanist Mike Wofford on Piano with his trio, including Rob Thorson on String Bass and Duncan Moore on Drums.
“Triste” comes from the 1981 recording: Ella abraca Jobim – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook, arranged and conducted by Erich Bulling, with Clark Terry on Trumpet; Zoot Sims on Tenor Sax, Joe Pass on Electric Guitar, Oscar Castro-Neves on Acoustic Guitar, Toots Thielemans on Harmonica, Abraham Laboriel on Bass, Alexa Acuna on Drums and Paulinho da Costa on Percussion.
“Estrada Branca,” sung by Lisa Ono with Antonio Carlos Jobim, who composed the song and also appears on Piano, includes Paulho Jobim on Acoustic Guitar and Danilo Caymmi on Flute, and is drawn from the celebratory CD: Heirs to Jobim – A Musical Tribute.
“It's Only a Paper Moon” was written by Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and Billy Rose for the 1933 movie: Take a Chance, and can be found on the 1961 sonic spectacular: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook arranged and conducted by Billy May and spotlighting the talents of Plas Johnson on Tenor Sax.
The theme from the television show “Mannix,” composed by Lalo Schifrin, was performed by Billy May & His Orchestra in 1968 and is drawn with swizzle sticks from the telegenic treat: TV Town – Prime-Time Tunes From the Tube, Ultra Lounge No. 13.
“'S Wonderful,” from the1927 Broadway musical: Funny Face and used in the 1957 movie version and also appearing in Gene Kelly’s 1951 movie: An American in Paris, appears on the 1959 apt album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook, accompanied by Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra.
“Nightingale,” composed by Oscar Peterson and Gene Lees, comes from the Canadian Pianist’s 1963 collaborative LP titled: Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle.
“My Heart Stood Still” comes from the 1957 probative project: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook, originally appearing in the 1927 musical: A Connecticut Yankee, here arranged and conducted by Buddy Bregman, including Ella’s long-time accompanist Paul Smith on Piano.

[ Edited by: Dr. Zarkov 2017-04-19 15:28 ]