hey ya doin. i've got a big day today, so i'll have to type in yesterday's playlist later. in the meantime, you may enjoy Dismuke's 1920s & 1930s Recordings. his real audio files load pretty quickly and play smoothly and are fun to listen to. i haven't read much of his text, but i believe these are 78s from his own collection. the first two times i tried to access the site and the music, i crashed/froze. however, this was most likely due to my having too many apps open at the time, not anything to do w/ his site. another day, another reboot usually will mend problems you may have getting multimedia links to play. (now i sound like leo!)

hey. well, here's that promised playlist from jan 15 (recall that on jan 22, coffeetime had a guest host). but, before you look that over, you should go see this incredible site: davidrumsey.com. i saw david rumsey interviewed on 'the screensavers' last night and, for those of you who missed the show or don't watch it or don't get techtv (yow, you poor ppl), you should check this out. he's a map collector and cartographer and he's put a large part of his collection online. you can find maps of your hometown from the 18th century and zoom in so close that you see all the engraver's marks. it amazing! maps are lots of fun and old maps have mystery and romance and art. and, as if this weren't enough, there are globes on the site too. as well as some nifty innovative ways to present the information. check it out.

Coffeetime, January 15, 2002

(the newest coffeetime twist) the pre-theme song song: bobby womack and peace / across 110th street / lp / quicksand (bw) / ua / 1972 / voc: bw

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

bed: bucky pizzarelli / love songs / cd / stash / 1981

set one
freddie hubbard / the artistry of freddie hubbard / cd / bob's place (fh) / mca impulse! / 1.63
the video all-stars / play jazz themes / lp / the thin man (pete rugolo) / somerset / hollywood 50s
perry bradford's jazz phools / comp / lp / i ain't gonna play no second fiddle / vocalion / ny 11.2.25 / voc: pb
the three peppers / comp / lp / swingin' at the cotton club / ? / 3.9.37 / voc: group
jay mcshann's kansas city stompers / the history of jazz / 78rpm comp album / trouble in mind / col? / kc 11.1.44 / voc: julia lee
buddy johnson and his orchestra / comp / lp / there's no one like you / mercury / ny 5.54 / voc: nolan lewis

set two
cal tjader / san francisco moods / lp / skyline waltz / fantasy / early 60s
oscar moore / oscar moore / lp / beautiful moons ago (om) / tampa? / burbank 4.65
flip phillips / comp / cd / if i had you / clef / la 6.10.52
fats waller and his rhythm / comp / lp / until the real thing comes along / rca / nyc 8.1.36 / voc: fw
erskine hawkins and his orch / comp / lp / do you wanna jump, children? / rca / ny 10.20.38 / voc: jimmy mitchelle
gene krupa and his orch / comp / cd / just a little bit south of north carolina / col / ny 3.1.41 / voc: anita o'day
conrad johnson / comp / lp / fisherman's blues / ? / houston late 40s? / voc: cj
peggy lee / big spender / lp / gotta travel on / capitol / 60s / voc: pl

set three
mccoy tyner / nights of ballads and blues / cd / groove waltz (mt) / mca impulse! / 4.3.63
lester young / pres and teddy / cd / love me or leave me (walter donaldson, gus kahn) / verve / ny 1.13.56
max roach quintet / comp / lp / maximum (mr) / paris 5.15.49
lil green / comp / lp / how come you do me like you do / ? / chicago 7.31.46 / voc: lg
rosemary clooney / comp / cd / grieving for you / col? / 50s / voc: rc
little milton / comp / lp / if you love me baby / sun / memphis 3.30.54 / voc: lm

set four
stu williamson quintet / jazz swings broadway / lp / independent / world pacific / 50s
marty paich / a jazz band ball / lp / jumpin' at the woodside (count basie) / mode / hollywood 7.57
quincy jones / the great wide world of qj / cd / i never has seen snow (harold arlen, truman capote) / emarcy / ny 11.4,5,9.59
billy banks / comp / lp / the scat song / rca / 10.5.32 / voc: bb
frank sinatra / comp / cd / there's no business like show business / radio transcription - 'your hit parade' / 10.4.47 / voc: fs, doris day, and the hit paraders
etta james / comp / cd / i won't cry anymore / argo / chicago 9.65 / voc: ej
the pilgrim travelers / comp / i'll be there (in that number) / specialty / 1.25.52 / voc: group

last soul song
joe simon / comp / cd / drowning in the sea of love / spring / early 1972

apologies, i've still not typed in the playlist for a week ago yesterday, er, um, that is, the show of jan15. i iwll do this soon -- promise!

meanwhile, thanks so much to guest host, bob biletch, who did a fine show yesterday (along the theme of 'on them move'). bob got the chance to host coffeetime by donating generously during our fundraiser this past november. and this is the third year he's done that. thanks again bob!

and, since i have your attention, let's all go look at something useful on the web: a page that will spit out as many characters of 'lorem ipsum' as you might need. you don't know why you might need 'lorem ipsum'? well, you would need it if you want some dummy text to put into a page layout you might be designing for someone (or even for yourself), where the actual text may not yet be written. 'lorem ipsum' is some text in latin (or a latin-like fake language -- not being fluent in latin, i really couldn't verify this for you), and it's useful to use as dummy text b/c clients won't try to read it. they'll just see it as a text placeholder and look more at your overall design -- which is what you want them to do. enjoy.

hey there. well, i was going to mention frank blair, who was on the 'today' show for 22 years (they seem to be ignoring him in their 50th birthday celebration) and link his name to a site featuring some interesting facts about him. but google didn't turn up much, so here's a link to a sweet tribute to j fred muggs. someone should really do a webpage tribute to frank blair, though. i will say, at least they included the wonderful edwin newman, even if they did push him to the end of the show.

now for last tuesday's 'coffeetime' playlist.

Coffeetime, January 8, 2002

no pre-theme song song (but, geeesh, i promise that this will be coffeetime's newest 'corner' -- i just have to remember to think about it ahead of time)

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

bed: bucky and john pizzarelli / at the vineyard theatre / cd / challenge / nyc 1.10.87

set one
mal waldron / mal/2 / cd / from this moment on (cole porter) / prestige / 5.17.57
dizzy gillespie / have trumpet, will excite / lp / my heart belongs to daddy / verve / 2.17,18.59
international sweethearts of rhythm / comp / lp / don't get it twisted / ? / nyc 10.14.46
red norvo and his orch / comp / lp / polly wolly doodle / ? / nyc 1.6.36 / voc: stew pletcher plus 2 others unknown
tommy dorsey and his orch / comp / lp / it's written in the stars (fred rose, george little) / rca bluebird / 10.18.35 / voc: edythe wright
skeets tolbert and his gentlemen of swing / comp / lp / big fat butterfly / ? / 5.22.41 / voc:group
dinah washington / late late show / lp / please send me someone to love (percy mayfield) / mercury / 57? / voc:dw

set two
ike quebec / easy living / lp / i've got a crush on you (gerswhin squared) / blue note / 1.20.62
thad jones / the magnificent t j / lp / ill wind (harold arlen, ted koehler) / blue note / 2.3.57
tiny grimes and his rocking highlanders / comp / lp / nightmare blues / gotham? (not sure at all) / cleveland 5.1.48 / voc: red prysock
tab smith and his orch / comp / lp / fat mouth blues / apollo? (again, big guess) / nyc 11.45 / voc: betty mays
louie jordan and his tympany five / comp / cd / all for the love of lill / decca / 48 / voc: lj
sammy davis jr / sammy's back on broadway / lp / look at that face (lesley bricusse, anthony newley) / reprise / mid-60s

set three
art taylor / a t's delight / lp / blue interlude / blue note / early 60s?
eddie lockjaw davis / eddie davis...uptown / lp / smooth-ride (ed) / swingtime / cincinnati 4.11.55
don byas / jazz... free and easy / lp / free and easy (db) / savoy / early 50s?
don redman and his orch / comp / lp / jump session / rca / 3.23.39 / voc: dr and laurel watson
georgie auld and his orch / comp / lp / route 66 / musicraft / 4.30.46 / voc: ga
wynona carr / comp / lp / what do you know about love / specialty / late 50s / voc: wc

set four
johnny mandel / soundtrack to 'i want to live' / cd / poker game / ua / mid-50s
luiz bonfa / comp / lp / brasilia / atlantic / mid-60s?
lennie niehaus / ln vol 1 the quintets / lp / i remember you / contemporary / 7.9.54
shelly manne / sm and his men vol 1 the west sound / lp / you're getting to be a habit with me / 9.13.55
mill brothers / comp / cd / out for no good / from film 'broadway gondolier' la 2.34 / voc: group and dick powell
mildred bailey / live radio broadcast with paul baron's orch / lp / st louis blues / radio transcription / 1944 / voc: mb
bobby darin / comp / cd / live performance, medley: swing low/when the saints/that lonesome road / radio transcription / early 60s? /voc: bd
alphabetical four / comp / cd / precious lord, hold my hand / ? / nyc 8.16.38 / voc: group

last soul song
betty lavette / comp / cd / you'll wake up wiser / atco, atlantic / 1972 / voc: bl

yikes! so finally, here's those two playlists from last week. the 'margin' playlist will not be as jazz-discographical-anal as the coffeetime playlist. that is, no labels and assume the vocalist, if there is one, is the lead artist. the format of the coffeetime playlist will be as always (see previous weeks' blogs).

i'll put them in reverse chronological order, since that's the 'way' with these things we call blogs...

In the Margin of the Other, January 2, 2002

pre-theme song songs: carter family / the foggy mountain top / nyc 2.29
jikele maweni / 45 / retreat song
dusty springfield / the look of love

the 'margin' theme: (a bass rif from an old roberta flack lp)

set one
sabicas / soleares
rosetta howard / come easy, go easy
kirsten braten berg / havar heddi (partial)
conchita sepervia / printemps qui commence / 1931
betty grable / i can't begin to tell you
the clickettes / light a candle
augustin lara / noche de rhonda
the staple singers / i'll take you there

break: bed = tommy flanagan / lament

set two
etta jones / through a long and sleepless night
mark travis / my old kentucky home
abe ekinkrig's orchestra / nit ba motin / 1912
magic sam / you're so fine
jessica tandy / the wind in the willows (spoken excerpt)
mighty sparrow / el rejol
johnny hartman / charade
aretha franklin / crazy he calls me

break: bed = tommy flanagan / i'm old fashioned

set three
etta james / something's gotta hold on me
bessie griffin / whosoever will / 1955
gerry mulligan quintet / soundtrack to 'i want to live' / black nightgown
gladys night and the pips / soundtrack to 'claudine' / the makings of you
ruby and the romantics / your baby doesn't love you anymore
alton ellis and phyllis dillon / i'm just a guy
eartha kitt / hey jacques
bobby blue bland / shoes
chet atkins / corrine corrina
peter keane / get yourself another fool

break: bed = tommy flanagan / glad to be unhappy

set four
toni harper / river weep
mae west / my daddy rocks me / 1955
maxine brown / do it in the name of love (live)
golden gate quartet / blind barabus
music of the princes of dahomey / the way is free
astrud gilberto / o morro
lulu / where's eddie

last song
jackie deshannon / don't dream of anybody but me

and now for last week's coffeetime:

Coffeetime, January 1, 2002

no pre-theme song song (but this will be coffeetime's newest twist)

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

bed: budd johnson / lp / blues a la mode / decca / nyc 2.58

set one
charles mcpherson / from this moment on / lp / little sugar baby / prestige / 3.68
art blakey and the jazz messengers / tough! / lp / gershwin medley / cadet (originally?) / minneapolis spring 1957
benny carter / music from tv show 'm squad' / lp / the search (bc) / rca victor / hollywood 3.59
bill bojangles robinson / comp / lp / just a crazy song / brunswick / nyc 5.27.31 / voc and tap: br
the mills brothers / comp (jsp) / cd / tiger rag / brunswick ? / 9.14.34 / voc: group
the merry macs / comp / cd / laughing on the outside / decca ? / early 40s / voc: group
willie bryant / comp / cd / algiers blues / apollo / 1949 / voc: wb and bob range
louis jordan and his tympany five / comp (bear family) / cd / it's so easy / decca / nyc 1.23.46
sy oliver and his orchestra / sentimental sy / lp / yes indeed (so) / mca / mid 50s / voc: so and female(?)

set two
billy butler / guitar soul! / lp / golden earrings / prestige / 11.69
bill english / be / lp / rollin' (seldon powell) / vanguard / early 60s
b b king / soundtrack to 'for the love of ivy' / lp / messy but good / abc / 3.68
pete johnson / comp / cd / foot pedal boogie / radio transcription (jubilee show) / nyc 1.43
king cole trio / comp / cd / aunt hetty / radio transcription (nbc radio show) / hollywood 7.5.47 / voc: nkc and woody herman
buck clayton and his all-stars / drive me daddy / black and white / may 1946 / voc: helen humes
pearl bailey / the real pearl bailey / lp / tower of strength (bacharach-hilliard) / project 3 / 1968

set three
bobby timmons / this here is bobby timmons! / lp / the party's over (comden-green-styne) / riverside / nyc 1.13,14.60
leo parker / rollin' with leo / lp / mad lad returns / blue note / 10.20.61
clifford brown / clifford brown memorial album / lp / cherokee (ray noble) / blue note / 8.28.53
martha davis and her torrid trio / comp / lp / the be-bop bounce / ? / nyc spring 1946 / voc: md
ivory joe hunter / comp / lp / are you hep / ? / san francisco 1947 / voc: aurelia
lavern baker / lavern baker sings bessie smith / lp / after you've gone / atlantic / 1.29.58 / voc: lb

set four
jimmy rowles sextet / let's get acquainted with jazz / lp / cheetas for two / tampa / los angeles 1958?
howard roberts quartet / all-time great instrumental hits / lp / comin' home baby / capitol / mid-late 60s
stan getz and joao gilberto / getz/gilberto / lp / so danco samba / verve / nyc 3.18,19.63
andy kirk and his twelve clouds of joy / comp / cd / little joe from chicago / 2.8.38 / voc: ensemble
chubby newsome / comp / lp / new orleans lover man / deluxe / new orleans 1.49
roy brown / comp / cd / cadillac baby / deluxe / cinncinati 4.19.50 / voc: rb
carolyn franklin (aretha's sister) / this is carolyn / lp / there i go / rca / 1969 / voc: cf
violinaires / comp / lp / day of judgement / gotham / philadelphia 11.57 / voc: group

last song
little johnny truitt / comp / cd / bring my baby home / excello / 60s / voc: ljt

i apologize, i'm so lame. i owe you two playlists -- and one of them, the one for this past wednesday's 'in the margin of the other,' is pretty durn interesting. so hang on and maybe i'll be good over the weekend.

in the meantime, tonight's 'the screensavers' on techtv had a piece on a laptop band CatFive -- 5 guys sampling in a jamming sort of way on laptops (and one guy was using a Fisher Price turntable). pretty cool.

it's wednesday and i'll be sitting in for sue on 'in the margin of the other' this afternoon, 4 to 6 on wmbr, so give a listen if you're around a radio or computer. as for the playlist to yesterday's coffeetime, well, let's wait a bit. i promise playlists from both shows within days. i promise.

in the meantime, this morning i found this site for info on dogs and cats, greatpets.com. of course, perhaps you have yet to visit these wonderful sites: PETA, HSUS, IFAW, and Farm Sanctuary. not only do these sites have a wealth of important information about the well-being of non-human animals, they are all really well designed and fun to surf through. check 'em out.