Thursday, February 02, 2006

Miniskirts, Maxiskirts, & Playlists!

Coffeetime, February 2, 2006

bed
Tommy Flanagan Trio / Prestige Moodsville / 5.18.60

set 1
Jackie McLean / [Street Singer] / Medina / Blue Note / 9.1.60
Kenny Burrell / Kenny Burrell / Perceptions / Prestige / 2.1.57
Tommy Dorsey & his Orch / Drumology [7" EP] / Quiet Please / RCA Victor / 1940 / featuring Buddy Rich on drums / I switched turntables at the last minute and, unfortunately spun this at 331/3 instead of 45, gack, so it sounds like pure sludgey crap. I'll play it at the proper speed next week.
Ethel Merman / It's the Animal in Me / from Paramount film The Big Broadcast of 1936 / Brunswick / Hollywood 7.17.35
Jack McVea & his Door Openers / Richard Gets Hitched / LA c. 1.47 / vocals = Jack McVea & Tommy Kahn
Dean Martin / Pretty Baby / It's Easy to Remember / Capitol / LA 1957

set 2
Richie Kamuca / Richie Kamuca Quartet / My One and Only Love / Mode / Hollywood 6.57
Laurindo Almeida / Laurindo Almeida Quartet, volume 2 [Brazilliance] / Stairway to the Stars / Pacific Jazz / LA 1953
Taft Jordan / The Moods of Taft Jordan / September Song / 1959
Henry Mancini / soundtrack to film Charade / Mégève / RCA Victor / Hollywood 1963
Artie Shaw / The Glider / Musicraft / LA 11.16.45
Roy Fox & his Band / Let's Call the Whole Thing Off / Vocalion / London? 1937 / vocals = Mary Lee & Denny Dennis
Albinia Jones / What's the Matter with Me / National / 4.14.45 / with Don Byas's Swing Seven
Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) / A Child's Introduction to Jazz / Boogie Woogie / Golden Records / 1959 / with The Honeydreamers
Miyoshi Umeki / Miyoshi / My Heart Stood Still / Mercury / 1959?

set 3
Barney Kessel / Feeling Free / Blues Up, Down & All Around / Contemporary / LA 2.13.69
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five / The Drippy Drippers / radio transcription / Hollywood spring 1948
The Toppers [Steve Gibson & the Red Caps] / I'm Living for You / Savoy / 12.8.44
Patti Page / In the Land of Hi Fi / Nevertheless / EmArcy / Hollywood 5.7.56
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 / Equinox / Triste / A&M / LA 1966 / with John Pisano on guitar

set 4
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars / Volume 3 / The Song is You / Contemporary / LA 8.2.55
Quincy Jones / Go West, Man! / London Derriere / ABC-Paramount / LA 2.57
Harry Perritt & his Orch / Buchanan Stomp / Columbia / London 12.18.34 / a tribute to comedian/actor Jack Buchanan; with Len Fillis on guitar & banjo
Joe Liggins & his Honeydrippers / Farewell Blues / Specialty / LA 12.10.52 / vocal = Dell St. John (aka Christine)
Ruby & the Romantics / Young Wings Can Fly / Kapp / 1968
Eddie Holman / I, Surrender [45] / ABC / 1969
The Pearly Gates Spiritual Singers / I Know the Lord Laid His Hands on Me / Okeh / 5.53

last soul song
The Beginning of the End / Funky Nassau - Part I / Alston / Hialeah, Florida 1971 / an interesting interview with Henry Stone of Alston Records