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
