Friday, December 28, 2001

so so tardy. well, finally i'll type in the playlist from this past tuesday's show, the Xmas day show. but first, have you noticed a change in the design of this page? well, i'll play around with that from time to time. whim.

did see the movie 'the royal tenenbaums.' i loved 'rushmore' and had high expectations. but, oh well. another disappointment. it was so precious. young hipsters attempt to assemble a joseph cornell box of a movie. not a bad idea. the designer in me loved that. like opening some junk drawer that hadn't been opened since 1976. but even before the dreaded animal killing scene (i'll get to that), i was bored. and boredom is the worst condemnation for a movie (see: 'fat girl'). on top of gyweth paltrow's character being totally unlikable, rendering the main push of the plot trivial, they decided to have three references that clearly showed that they hold no regard for the well being of animals. a dog's life and eventual death are treated as jokes. i would have walked out when the dog was killed, but i waited to see if, possibly, the 'quirky' plot would take another twist and he'd really be alive.

don't go. if you have fond memories of 'rushmore,' they will be dashed by this mess.

now, on to brighter things! the Xmas Coffeetime.

Coffeetime, December 25, 2001

pre-theme song song: cranston high school east a cappella choir / speak to one another of carols and anthems / lp / fum fum fum (spanish dance carol) / vogt quality recordings / winter 1972-3

theme: 'coffeetime' from 'the subterraneans' (see first playlist in blog)

bed: dave mckenna / xmas ivory / cd / concord / 1997

set one
sonny clark / standards / cd / i can't give you anything but love (dorothy fields - jimmy mchugh) / blue note / 11.16.58
hank mobley / workout / cd / the best things in life are free / blue note / 3.26.61
jimmy forrest / sit down and relax / cd / that's all (bob haymes) / prestige / 9.1.61
al bowlly & his orch / comp / lp / ev'ry day's a holiday / ? / 1937 / voc: ab
frank sinatra / comp / cd / white xmas (irving berlin) / radio transcription / 12.19.43 / voc: fs
bing crosby & ella fitzgerald / comp / cd / marshmallow world / ? / 1950s / voc: bc & ef
dean martin / comp / cd / it's beginning to look a lot like xmas / radio or tv transcription? / 1960s? / voc: dm

set two
bill english / bill english / lp / fly me to the moon / vanguard / 1962?
thad jones / olio / cd / embraceable you (gershwin squared) / prestige / 6.21.57
coleman hawkins / soul / lp / greensleeves / prestige / 1950s
mickey mouse / dicken's xmas carol / lp / (scrooge changed) / disneyland / 50s? 60s? 70s!? (hard to tell)
johnny otis band / comp / lp / far away xmas / savoy / chicago 6.20.50 / voc: little esther philips & mel walker
toni harper / comp / lp / jingle bells / columbia / la 9?.50 / voc: th
bobby darin / the 25th day of december with bobby darin / lp / baby born today / atco / 1961? / voc: bd

set three
kenny burrell / have yourself a soulful xmas / lp / twelve days of xmas / cadet / chicago 10.66
gene ammons / comp / cd / swingin' in for xmas / aristocrat / chicago 10.12.48
lyn hope / comp / cd / sentimental journey / ? / nyc 3.11.52
charlie parker w/ symphony sid patter / comp / lp / white xmas / radio transcription [savoy] / live @ the royal roost, nyc 12.25.48
johnny mercer / comp / cd / winter wonderland / capitol / 1950s
peggy lee / comp / cd / the xmas spell / capitol / 1950s
king cole trio / comp / cd / the xmas song / capitol / 8.24.53

set four
conte candoli / fine & dandy / lp / i'm getting sentimental over you / bethlehem / la 7.26.55
chet baker / witch doctor / cd / winter wonderland / pacific jazz / live @ the lighthouse, hermosa beach, ca 9.13.57
hadda brooks / comp / cd / i've got my love to keep me warm / modern / 1948? / voc: hb
judy garland / comp / cd / have yourself a merry little xmas / soundtrack to 'meet me in st louis' / 12.4.43 / voc: jg
johnny hartman / songs from the heart / cd / we'll be together again / bethlehem / 1955? / voc: jh
the soul stirrers / comp / cd / xmas means love / mca / 1960s? / voc: group

last soul song
ernest frankln / comp / cd / i'm going to have a merry xmas / mca / 1960s / voc: ef