Coffeetime, August 4, 2005
bed
Barney Kessel / People // George Van Eps / The Man I Love
set 1
Richard Williams / New Horn in Town / Renita's Bounce / Candid / LA 9.27.60
Jimmy Heath / The Quota / Bells and Horns / Riverside / 4.14, 20.61
Gigi Gryce Jazz Ensemble / La Rose Noire / Vogue /Paris 9.26.53
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans / On the Avenue – Part 2: This Year's Kisses, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, The Girl on the Police Gazette / Columbia / London 7.12.37 / vocal = George Melachrino (probable)
The Spirits of Rhythm / Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes (take 1) / Decca / 9.14.34
Dean Martin / Take Your Girlie to the Movies / transcription, probably from Martin & Lewis radio show / early 50s (?)
Martha Davis and Spouse / A Tribute to Fats Waller / Blue Turning Grey Over You / ABC-Paramount / 50s (?) / spouse = Calvin Ponder on bass & vocals
set 2
Oscar Pettiford / The Oscar Pettiford Orch in Hi-Fi / Deep Passion / ABC-Paramount! / 6.11.56 / song written, arranged, and featuring the great Lucky Thompson, who, sad to report, passed away over the weekend
Booker Little / Booker Little / The Grand Valse / Time / 4.13-15.60 / aka Booker's Waltz and Waltz of the Demons
Willie Smith, et al / The Jazz Scene: Willie Smith Sides / Tea for Two (alt take) / Norgran / Hollywood 11.47
Fletcher Henderson & his Orch / Variety Stomp / Bluebird / 4.27.27
Mildred Bailey / Georgia on My Mind / Bluebird / Chicago 11.24.31 / probably with sextet comprised of members of Paul Whiteman's Orch, led by Matty Malneck, vn; an NPR salute to Mildred Bailey and, in particular, this song
Mickey Rooney & Bill Lee / Manhattan / from soundtrack to MGM film, Words and Music / Hollywood 4.26, 9.24.48 / Bill Lee dubbing for Tom Drake; Roger Edens on piano
set 3
Stanley Turrentine / Rough 'n' Tumble / Feeling Good / Blue Note / 7.1.66
Mundell Lowe / A Grand Night for Swinging / It Could Happen to You / Riverside / 3.7, 4.10.57
Bobby Smith & Orch / Jazz at the Apollo / Tippin' In / Apollo / 5.16.50
Pauline & her Perils (aka The Six Hits & a Miss) / I Can't Get Started / Standard transcription / 4.39 / with the King Cole Trio; solo by Pauline Byrns
The Cats & the Fiddle / Killer Diller Man from the South / Bluebird / Chicago 6.27.39
Mabel Scott / Fine, Fine Baby / King / 3.25.50 / with, among others, Milt Buckner
Woody Herman / Songs for Hip Lovers / Isn't this a Lovely Day / Verve / 1.11, 3.19.57
set 4
Mel Lewis / Mel Lewis Sextet / Jazz Goes to Siwash / Mode/ Hollywood 6.57 / with the Eva Diana cover painting
Stan Levey / Stan Levey Quintet / Lover Come Back to Me / Mode / Hollywood 6.57 / also with the Eva Diana cover painting
Boots & his Buddies / The Goo / Bluebird / San Antonio 9.17.37
Johnny Moore's Blazers / Freeway Comin' Thru / Aladdin (?) / Hollywood 1950 (51?) / vocal = Lex Nelson
Anita O'Day / Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day / There's a Lull in my Life / Verve / LA 12.19.56 / with Buddy Bregman's Orch
Sensational Saints of Ohio / Come On / Jobete / 12.60
last soul song
The Sapphires / Gonna Be a Big Thing / ABC-Paramount / 1965
