Friday, May 20, 2016

Playlist in the Moonlight


Nice hat, handsome.

Coffeetime, May 20, 2016, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Caravan / Thermo / Riverside / 10.23 & 24.62 
Curtis Fuller / New Trombone / Vonce #5 / Prestige / 5.11.57
Erskine Hawkins & his Orchestra / Nona / Bluebird / 11.6.40
New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / Harmony Heaven / HMV / London 4.28.30 / vocal = Wally Vernon
The Clovers / Skylark / Atlantic / 2.22.51
Annie Ross / I’m Beginning to Think You Care for Me / Dee Gee / 4.1.52

set 2
The Modern Jazz Quartet / Medley: They Say It’s Wonderful; How Deep is the Ocean; I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You; My Old Flame; Body and Soul / Atlantic / 4.3, 5.57
Johnny Otis & his Orchestra / Thursday Night Blues / Modern / Hollywood 1949 
Dickie Wells & his Orchestra / Dicky Wells Blues / Swing / Paris 7.12.37
Bob Howard & his Orchestra / You Hit the Spot / Decca / 1.28.36
Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra / Dancetime with Cugat / You Too, You Too? / RCA Victor / 1953 / vocal = Stuart Foster
T-Bone Walker / T-Bone Blues / Papa Ain’t Salty / Atlantic / Chicago 4.21.55

set 3
James Moody / James Moody / Yesterdays / Argo [Cadet] / 8.59 
Clark Terry / Serenade to a Bus Seat / Cruising / Riverside / 4.27.57
Stan Getz / Prezervation / New Jazz / 6.21.49
Martha Raye / Blue Skies / radio broadcast, AFRS Showtime / 1944 / with Private Murray McEachern, Gene Krupa, & the Mel-Tones
The Opals / My Heart’s Desire / Apollo / 5.13.54 
Bobby Darin / Love Swings / Skylark / Atco / 1961

set 4
Gerry Mulligan / Mulligan Plays Mulligan / Roundhouse / Prestige / 8.27.51
Chet Baker / In Milan / Look for the Silver Lining / Jazzland / Milan 9.25.59
Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple & his Islanders / Tricky Fingers / radio transcription / c. 1942
Gene Autry / Paradise in the Moonlight / Vocalion / Hollywood 4.13.39 / from Republic film Rovin’ Tumbleweeds
Vikki Carr (Florencia Bisenta De Casillas Martinez Cardona) / Intimate Excitement / Toys / Liberty / LA 1967 
Gospel Five / He Woke Me Up This Morning / Cajalco / LA 1966

last soulful song
The Knight Brothers / Temptation ’Bout to Get Me / Checker / Chicago 1965