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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Dial Playlist for Beauty
Coffeetime, October 26, 2007, Angelynn Grant
bed
Barney Kessel / Solo / People / Concord / 1981
set 1
Joe Gordon / Lookin' Good /You're the Only Girl in the Next World for Me / Contemporary / LA 7.11, 12 & 18.61
John Coltrane / Blue Train / Blue Train (alt take) / Blue Note / 9.15.57
Jack Jenney & his Orch / Stardust / Vocalion / 10.19.39
The Krakajax / Oh! By Jingo! Oh By Gee! / San Marco & Florida Club, London late 1930s
Teddy Wilson & his Orch / Pennies from Heaven / Brunswick / 10.28.36 / vocal = Billie Holiday
Nancy Wilson / Hollywood – My Way / Days of Wine and Roses / Capitol / LA 11.30.62
set 2
Ike Quebec / With a Song in My Heart / There is No Greater Love / Blue Note / 2.13.62
Tadd Dameron Orch / Dial "B" for Beauty / Prestige / 6.11.53
Larry Adler / Cheek to Cheek / Decca / London 10.35 / with Fred Hartley's Orchestra
Morris's Hot Babies / The Digah's Stomp / Victor / 12.1.27
Adolph Hofner & his Texans / Better Quit It Now / Blue Bonnet Hotel, San Antonio 4.5.38
Pete "Guitar" Lewis / Raggedy Blues / Federal / LA 1.3.52
Astrud Gilberto / The Astrud Gilberto Album / Dreamer / Verve / Hollywood 1.27, 28.65
set 3
Les McCann / Les McCann LTD in New York / A Little 3/4 for God & Co. / Pacific Jazz / live at The Village Gate 12.28.61
Charlie Parker / How Deep is the Ocean / Dial / 11.17.47
Kay Starr / There's a Lull in My Life / Standard radio transcription / LA 5.45 / with Les Paul Trio and Joe Venuti
The Four Aces / Till I Go Dreaming of You / radio transcription / circa 1950
Fred Astaire / Cheek to Cheek / Clef / LA 12.52
set 4
Art Pepper / The Art of Pepper / Begin the Beguine / Aladdin / LA 4.1.57
Art Tatum Trio / Tea for Two / Brunswick / 7.5.44
Tony Pastor & his Orchestra / How Sweet You Are / V-Disc / LA mid-1940s
Camille Howard / Gotta Have a Little Lovin' / Specialty / Hollywood 3.22.49
Ricky Nelson / One of These Mornings / Imperial [unissued] / 10.28.58
Galilee Singers / Blind Barnabus / Joe Davis / 4.17.45
last soul song
Gwen Guthrie / Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent / Polygram / 1986