Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 4-26-17 Birthdays

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge: April 26, 2017

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we once again celebrated the birthdays of a pretty passel of musical artists who were born in the aptitudinal month of April.

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1. “Lei Ohu,” composed by Johnny Noble, was performed on Slack Key Guitar and sung by our Birthday Boy Charles “Gabby” Pahinui, and comes from his 1972 admirable album, simply titled: Gabby, where he was accompanied by Leland “Atta” Isaacs on Guitar and Manuel “Joe Gang” Kupahu on Bass.

2. “Swing! Brother, Swing!,” the song by Clarence Williams, Lewis Raymond and Walter Bishop Sr, recorded in 1939 and found on the outstanding anthology of early work by our Birthday Girl: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 8: 1939-1940, featuring a 22-two-year-old Charlie Shavers on Trumpet; Tab Smith on Alto Sax; Kenneth Hollon and Stanley Payne on Tenor Saxes; Sonny White on Piano; Bernard Addison on Acoustic Guitar; John Williams on Bass; and Eddie Daugherty on Drums.

3. “Jungle Fantasy” composed by our Birthday Boy: Percy Faith and found on the ample anthology: Space-Age Cocktail Lounge.

4. “Close Your Eyes,” the 1933 song by Bernice Petkere was used in the 1971 Vincent Price horror movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes, and this version appeared on our Birthday Girl Doris Day’s 1957 diurnal and nocturnal LP: Day By Night, with the Orchestra arranged and conducted by Paul Weston.

5. “Chasing Shadows” was composed and performed by the British Vibes master and Birthday Celebrant on Piano on his 1958 American debut: The Arrival of Victor Feldman, featuring another April Birthday Boy Scott La Faro on Bass along with Stan Levey on Drums.

6. “Falling in Love With Love” was inked by Rodgers & Hart for the 1938 Broadway musical: The Boys From Syracuse, and warbled by our Natal Notable Carmen McRae on her 1959 rhythmic recording: Something to Swing About, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins, including Dick Katz on Piano, Michael Williams and Art Framer on Trumpets, Jimmy Cleveland on Trombone, Paul Faulise on Bass Trombone, Phil Woods and Vinnie Dean on Alto Saxes, Zoot Sims and Budd Johnson on Tenor Saxes, along with Sol Schlinger on Baritone Sax.

7. The 1930 song by Walter Donaldson, “Little White Lies,” was assayed by the Vibraphone Legend Red Norvo and his trio on their 1950 auspicious album called: Move, with Tal Farlow on Electric Guitar and another April baby, Charles Mingus, on Bass.

8. “Let's Take a Walk Around the Block” features lyrics by Ira Gershwin and our Birthday Boy E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, and composed by Harold Arlen for the 1934 Broadway Musical: Life Begins at 8:40, was sung by Jackie & Roy on their 1987 scintillacious CD: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, with Jackie Cain on Vocal joined by her husband Roy Kral, who also plays the Piano, Barney Kessel on Electric Guitar, Red Mitchell on Bass and Shelley Manne on Drums.

9. The 1938 song by Ray Noble: “Cherokee” played on Piano by our Birthday Boy Alan Broadbent for his surreptitious CD: Heart to Heart, recorded live before an audience at Classic Pianos, Portland, Oregon. The New Zealand pianist, composer and arranger, he has worked with Natalie Cole, Diana Krall and Irene Kral, among others.

10. “Blue and Sentimental” was written by Count Basie, Jerry Livingston and Mack David and played on the mouth organ for us by our Natal Notable Toots Thielemans with the Shirley Horn Trio on his incomparable compact disc: For My Lady, recorded in Paris in 1991, and featuring Washington, DC, native Ms. Horn on Piano, Charles Ables on Bass and Steve Williams on Drums.

11. “Charade” was composed by our Birthday Boy Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1963 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn movie of the same name, sung and performed by our Birthday Girl Blossom Dearie on her 1964 apprehensible album: May I Come In? with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Jack Marshall.

12. “You Do Something to Me,” inked by Cole Porter for the 1929 Broadway musical: Fifty Million Frenchmen, was performed by our April Birthday Co-Celebrants, the trumpeter Shorty Rogers and pianist Andre Previn on their 1955 dualistic LP aptly titled: Collaboration, with their fellow Birthday celebrant Jimmy Giuffre on Baritone Sax, Bud Shank on Flute, Jack Marshall on Electric Guitar, Bob Cooper on Tenor Sax, Milt Bernhart on Trombone, Joe Mondragon on Bass and Shelly Manne on Drums.

13. “Mamacita” comes from Tenor Saxophonist and Birthday Boy Joe Henderson, drawn from his 1967 assaultive album: The Kicker, ably supported by Mike Lawrence on Trumpet, Grachan Moncur II on Trombone, Kenny Barron on Piano, Ron Carter on Bass and Louis Hayes on Drums.

14. “Watermelon Man” was written by the April Natal Notable Herbie Hancock and performed by Poncho Sanchez on his 1996 percussive production titled: Conga Blue, with another Birthday Celebrant, Mongo Santamaria, also on a congas solo, featuring David Torres on Piano and Scott Martin on Alto Sax.

15. “When First I Love” was composed by our April Birthday Boy Martin Denny and recorded by the Waitiki 7 on their audible album: New Sounds of Exotica.