Friday, August 17, 2007

My Playlist is Something Else

Coffeetime, August 17, 2007, Angelynn Grant

bed
Barney Kessel / Solo / People / Concord / 1981 // George Van Eps / Legends / The Man I Love / Concord / 1976

set 1
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Hard Drive / Krafty / Bethlehem /10.11.57
John Wright / Mr. Soul / Our Waltz /Prestige / 4.10.62
Harry Carney's Big Eight / Shadowy Sands (alternate take) / HRS [Mosaic - thank you, Lou] / 3.18.46
George Olsen & his Orch / Who / Victor / 11.6.25 / vocal = Fran Frey, Bob Rice, & Jack Fulton
The Charioteers / Stardust / transcription / 1942
Dakota Staton / Softly / Old Folks / Capitol / LA 2.60 / with Benny Carter & his Orch

set 2
Willis Jackson / Please Mr. Jackson / Dinky's Mood / Prestige / 5.25.59
Chu Berry "Little Jazz" Ensemble / Stardust / Commodore / 11.10.38
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orch / From the Blue / transcription / mid-1940s
Teddy Hill & his Orch / When the Robin Sings His Song Again / Oriole / 2.26.35
Ben Selvin & his Orch / Sweet and Low Down/That Certain Feeling / Columbia / 1.11.26
Hoagy Carmichael / I Get Along Without You Very Well / private recordings / Hoagy's home, Long Island 1939-1951 (unknown date)
Peggy Lee / Beside the Zeiderze/Half as Much / transcription (radio show) / Hollywood 1952 / Sonny Burke & his Orch
Little Milton / My Baby's Something Else / Checker / 7.65

set 3
Donald Byrd / Royal Flush / Requiem / Blue Note / 9.21.61
Cal Tjader / Latin Kick / Tropicana / Fantasy / LA 11.56
Roy Milton & his Solid Senders / Rhythm Cocktail / Specialty / 12.22.45
Gene Krupa & his Orch / Let's Get Away from It All / Okeh / 3.19.41 / vocal = Anita O'Day
The 4 Vagabonds / Kentucky Babe / Apollo / 11.13.46 / their first session for Apollo
Billy Eckstine / The Modern Sound of Mr. B / What Are You Afraid Of? / Mercury / Hollywood 2.19.64

set 4
Henry Mancini / More Music from Peter Gunn / Goofin' at the Coffee House / RCA Victor / Hollywood spring 1959
Frank Wess / Trombones & Flute / You'll Do / Savoy / 7.18.56
Dinah Washington / Mellow Mama Blues / Apollo / LA 12.10, 12, 13.45
Big Mama Thornton / Hound Dog / Peacock / 1953
Nelson Gonçalves / Normalista / RCA Victor / 1950s-early 60s
Delta Rhythm Boys / Ezekial Saw De Wheel / 1941

last soul song
Willie Tee / Thank You John / Atlantic / 1965