yikes!! sorry about being 'absent' from my own blog. i have been working on a big project in my non-radio life. bleh.

lately a few listeners have asked me where they could get certain songs. the particular songs, as it turns out, were all off of comps (compilations). in each case, i wrote back all the details i had on the song and the comp -- however, the lp comps are pretty much only available in used records stores (if you're lucky to be in the right store at the right time) and aren't necessarily out on cd. i was able to do some sleuthing in one case, and found which available cd had the same material as my lp comp. in another case, the cd comp i used was also oop (out of print), as is the case with many cds from the 80s. but, again, super-web-sleuthing helped me find an available cd comp that had the song in that particular query.

the point is, i realize that when i put the generic word 'comp' down as the title in these playlists, it doesn't help anyone looking to also get that song for their collection. however, in most cases, the title of the comp i used wouldn't help anyway, since so much of my collection has been acquired in used record stores. (also, a reminder: the label i note is *always* the original label the song was recorded on, if i know it. if you ever see an error, please let me know.)

if you want a particular song and you can't find a comp that has it, email me and i'll do what i can to help locate something for you on the web. (you're on your own scouring used records stores. if you don't do that already -- try it!)

and, one last note, if you really want to talk to a deejay that knows labels and where to get certain songs, then you really should be talking to wmbr's charlie kohlhase or jon pollack! as a true 'jazz nerd,' i'm a bit of a failure.

now i'll get right to the missing playlists from the last 3 weeks:

Coffeetime, March 12, 2002

pre-theme song song: the crickets / comp / lp / your love / jay-dee / nyc 1.54 / voc: group

theme song: coffeetime from soundtrack to 'the subterraneans' (see previous playlists)

bed: red garland / when there are grey skies / lp / nobody knows the trouble i see / prestige / 1962?

set one
bennie green / glidin' along / cd / milk shake / jazzland / nyc 3.9,22.61
clark terry / swahili / lp / co-op / emarcy / 1.3.55
tiny grimes / comp / lp / the man i love / atlantic / nyc 1.12.53
red norvo & his orch / comp / lp / the music goes 'round and around / ? / ny 1.8.36 / voc: mae questal (the voice of betty boop)
les & scotty / comp / lp / nagasaki / shell chateau radio show transcription / hollywood 1937 / voc: l&s
maxine sullivan / comp / lp / confession is good for the soul / ? / nyc 11.24.44 / voc: ms
jimmie lunceford & his orch / comp / cd / sit back and ree-lax / majestic / nyc 4.25.46 / voc: the lunceford quartet (joe thomas, jock carruthers, ed wilcox, nick brooks)
the four blazes / comp / cd / never start living / united records / 8.17.53
duke ellington & rosemary clooney / blue rose / cd / if you were in my place / columbia / 2.8,11.56 / voc: rc

set two
blue mitchell / down with it! / lp / alone, alone, and alone / blue note / late 60s?
gigi gryce / comp / lp / embraceable you / signal / ny 3.7.55
the three keys / comp / cd / jig time / brunswick / ny 9.8.32
julia lee & her boyfriends / comp / lp / oh! marie / ? / la 9.46 / voc: jl
louis jordan / comp / cd / all of me / decca / nyc 11.28.51 / voc: lj & valli ford

set three
bill english / bill english / lp / heavy soul / vanguard / early 60s?
sonny criss / at the crossroads / lp / i got it bad / peacock / 1959
eddie cole's solid swingers / comp / lp / stompin' at the panama / chicago 7.28.36
hot lips page & his band / comp / lp / i'm gonna lock my heart / 6.24.38 / voc: hlp
johnny moore's three blazers / comp / lp / lovin' / ? / 12.15.50 / voc: floyd dixon
johnny otis & his band / comp / lp / i'm gonna latch on / ? / 1954 / voc: marie adams
joe newman / the joe newman quartet featuring shirley scott (orig title?) / lp / the farmer's daughter (jn) / coral / ny 1.13.58
herb jeffries / say it isn't so / cd / a ghost of a chance / bethlehem / hollywood 1.57

set four
art pepper / intensity / lp / long ago and far away / contemporary / 11.23,25.60
jack sheldon / jack's groove / lp / on green dolphin street / gnp / late 50s
sonny stitt / comp / lp / fine and dandy (take 1) / prestige / 1.26.50
joe morris & his orch / comp / lp / take your time / ? / nyc 6.53 / voc: al savage
fred astaire / comp / cd / top hat, white tie, and tails / verve / la 12.52 / voc: fa
the rsb gospel singers / comp / cd / don't turn around / okeh / ny 1951 / voc: group

last soul song
ann peebles / this is ann peebles / cd / crazy about you baby / hi / 1969 / voc: ap


Coffeetime, March 5, 2002

pre-theme song song: bo rhambo / 45 rpm single / lost in a day dream / imperial

theme song: 'the subterraneans' soundtrack / coffeetime / see first blog entries

bed: bucky pizzarelli / a portrait / cd / various / stash / 1992

set one
teddy charles / collaboration: west / lp / variations on a motive by bud / prestige / hollywood 8.21.53
johnny griffin / way out / cd / cherokee / riverside / 2.58
tutti camarata / tutti's trumpets / lp / bugle blues / disneyland / 4.27.57
hal kemp & his orch / comp / lp / in a blue and pensive mood / ? / 12.12.34 / voc: bob allen
russel jacquet / comp / cd / blues a la russ / 9.21.46 / savoy / voc: rj
mae west (w/ sy oliver and his orch) / comp / lp / a guy what takes his time / capitol? / 1955 / voc: mw

set two
ben webster / soulville / cd / where are you / verve / la 10.15.57
lee konitz / konitz meets mulligan / cd / i can't believe that you're in love with me / pacific jazz / hollywood 1.53
coleman hawkins / comp / lp / honeysuckle rose / jazztone / 1955
boots & his buddies / comp / lp / deep south / rca victor / san antonio 4.6.38 / voc: cora woods
mills brothers / comp / cd / flat foot floogie / radio transcription / 6.25.38 / voc: group & louis armstrong
the kay thompson rhythm singers / comp / cd / you're a lucky guy / radio transcription / 1939 / voc: group
wynonnie harris w/ illinois jacquet all stars / comp / cd / somebody changed the lock on my door / apollo / 8.45 / voc: wh
ray agee / comp / lp / flirting blues / modern / 1952 / voc: ra
bobby darin / oh, look at me now / lp / oh, look at me now / capitol / 7.25.62 / voc: bd

set three
arnett cobb / pary time / lp / lonesome road / prestige / 60s
grant green / i want to hold your hand / cd / corcovado / blue note / 3.31.65
quincy jones big band / bossa nova / cd /serenata / mercury / nyc 9.7.62
vido musso / loaded / cd / vido in a jam / savoy / 2.25.46
stan kenton & his orch / comp / cd / and his tears flowed like wine / afrs transcription / hollywood 12.5,20.44 / voc: anita o'day
luther henderson & his orch / comp / cd / overwork blues / ny 10.8.47 / voc: etta jones
sam cooke w/ bumps blackwell & his orch / encore / cd / someday / keen / ? / voc: sc

set four
buddy collette & his swinging shepherds / at the cinema / lp / i can't believe that you're in love with me / mercury / early 60s
buddy bregman band / comp / lp / it's all right with me / world pacific / hollywood 1959
pete johnson / comp / cd / buss robinson blues (alt take) / transcription / nyc 4.16.39
the four vagabonds / comp / lp / hoe cakes, hominy, and sassafrass tea / apollo / 1947 / voc: group
mildred bailey / comp / cd / hold on (breakdown 1) / mildred bailey show transcription / 1940 or 43 / voc: mb
dinah washington / i want to be loved / lp / i can't face the music / mercury / early 60s / voc: dw
the christland singers / comp / cd / sell out to the master / nashboro / 2.56 / voc: group

last soul song
ike & tina turner / comp / lp / it's crazy baby / ? / early 60s? / voc: tt

Coffeetime, February 26, 2002 -- 10th anniversary show

pre-theme song song: sister rosetta tharpe w/ sam price trio / comp / lp / up above my head (i hear music in the air) / decca / ? / voc: srt & marie knight

theme song: see first blog entries

bed: ike quebec / comp (ballads) / cd / various / blue note / 60-62

set one
eddie lockjaw davis / the tenor scene / cd / woody 'n' you / prestige / live at minton's, nyc 1.6.61
nat adderley / that's right! / cd / tadd / riverside / nyc 8.9, 9.15.60
tadd dameron / the magic touch / lp / on a misty night / riverside / 62? (i know, i know -- i should really know this!)
b a rolfe & his lucky strike orch / comp / lp / i'll get by / edison / 12.20.28 / voc: ?
martha davis & her esquires / comp / lp / same old magic / ? / nyc 8.46 / voc: md
bev kelly / love locked out / cd / love locked out / riverside / 10.27,28,30.59 / voc: bk

set two
yusef lateef / into something / cd / you've changed / new jazz / 12.29.61
barry galbraith / after hours jazz / lp / he was too good to me / epic / ?
julian priester / keep swingin' / lp / once in awhile / riverside / nyc 1.11.60
julian dash / comp / lp / creamin' / signature / nyc 11.50
blanche calloway & her joy boys / comp / lp / i got what it takes / rca victor / camden nj 11.18.31 / voc: bc
bud freeman & his famous chicagoans / comp / lp / jack hits the road / columbia / 7.23.40 / voc: jack teagarden
andy kirk & his clouds of joy / comp / lp / i know / decca? / 11.27.45 / voc: the jubalaires
james quintet / comp / cd / don't worry / ? / chicago 50s / voc: ?
nat king cole / comp / lp / people / warner bros? / 60s / voc: nkc

set three
jack mcduff / brother jack meets the boss / lp / watch out! / prestige / nyc 1.23.62
hank crawford / more soul / lp / sister sadie / atlantic / nyc 10.7.60
james moody quintet / comp / lp / this is always / vogue / paris 7.27.51
sy oliver & his orch / comp / lp / bread & butter woman / mgm / ny 8.8.47 / voc: so
anita o'day w/ ben homer & his orch / comp / cd / once there lived a fool / london / ny 12.27.50 / voc: ao'd

set four
shelly manne & his men / 'the proper time' soundtrack / lp / happy pool / contemporary / la 12.59, 1.60
oscar peterson / comp / lp / the man i love / verve / la 11,12.52
jack marshall / soundsville! / lp / mimi / capitol / early 60s?
king cole trio / comp / cd / love me sooner / transcription / la 1938 / voc: maxene johnson
ballenaires / comp / cd / dream / gotham / mid 50s? / voc: group
big mama thornton / comp / lp / how come / peacock / mid 50s? / voc: bmt
dean martin / dean martin deluxe / lp / heaven can wait / capitol / early 60s? / voc: dm
golden gate quartet / comp / cd / found a wonderful savior / rca bluebird / charlotte nc 8.4.37 / voc: group

last soul song
ann sexton / comp / cd / you've got to use what you got / soundstage 7 / 1977 / voc: as