Bidin' My Playlist

Coffeetime, December 31, 2010, Angelynn Grant

bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004

set 1
Paul Gonsalves / Gettin' Together / Hard Groove / Jazzland / 12.20.60
Kenny Drew / This is New / Little T / Riverside / 4.3.57
Georgie Auld & his Orch / Mandrake Root / transcription / 3.28.44
Billy Bissett & his Orch / Never in a Million Years / HMV / Mayfair Hotel, London 6.14.37 / duet with Alice Mann
Charles Brown / Gee / Aladdin / LA 1.17.50
June Christy / Ballads for Night People / My Ship / Capitol / LA 1959

set 2
Kenny Burrell / Bluesin’ Around / Mood Indigo / Columbia / 11.29.61
Dizzy Gillespie / She’s Funny That Way / Vogue / Paris 4.11.52
Jimmie Lunceford & his Orch / Mandy / Vocalion / 4.7.39
Horace Henderson & his Orch / I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song / Parlophone / Chicago 10.3.33
Isham Jones & his Famous Orch / Sweet Jennie Lee! / Brunswick / Chicago 9.12.30 / vocal = Eddie Stone
Willie Lewis & his Entertainers / I’m Shooting High / Pathé Marconi / Paris 5.5.36 / vocal = Adelaide Hall
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Too Late Baby / Peacock / Houston c. 9.50
Phyllis Newman / Those Were the Days / Gentle on My Mind / Sire / 10.26 & 30.68

set 3
Gene Ammons / Blue Gene / Blue Greens ’n’ Beans / Prestige / 5.2.58
Gene Ammons / Wow / Prestige / 1.16.51
Charioteers / I Can’t Get Started / Columbia / 6.9.47
Claude Thornhill & his Orch / Plays George Gerswhin for Dancing [Dinner for Two] / Bidin’ My Time / RCA Victor [RCA Camden] / vocal = The Snowflakes / 1950
Fred Astaire / I Used to Be Color Blind / Clef / Hollywood 12.52

set 4
Stan Getz, Cal Tjader / Liz-Anne / Fantasy / San Francisco 2.8.58
Shorty Rogers & his Giants / The Swinging Mr. Rogers / My Heart Stood Still / Atlantic / Hollywood 3.1.55
Dolly Cooper / You Gotta Be Good to Yourself / Savoy / 12.8.53 / with The Wanderers
John W. Bubbles / Bubbles, John W. That Is / I Won’t Dance / Vee-Jay / 1964
Christland Singers / Peace in the Land / Peacock / Houston 1952

last soul song
Esther Phillips / I’m in Love / Atlantic [unissued] / Miami 5.70

Coffeetime Xmas Bonus Show

Coffeetime Xmas Bonus, December 24, 2010, 4-5p, Angelynn Grant

bed
Christmas Music Box / Audio Fidelity Records / 1962

set 1
The Jackson Trio (aka The Ebonaires) / Love for Christmas / Hollywood (Swing Time?) / mid-50s
Holiday Hand Bell Choir / Christmas Bells / We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Classic Christmas Records / 1973 / featuring the Golden Harp Strings
Edward “Edd” (Kookie) Byrnes / We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Yulesville / Warner Brothers / Hollywood 1959
The Mexicali Brass / Jingle Bells / The First Noël / Custom Records / 1966
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely / Silver Bells / Capitol / Hollywood 9.20.50
Bing Crosby, Marjorie Reynolds, Fred Astaire, et al / Original Soundtrack “Holiday Inn” / White Christmas Finale / Hollywood spring 1942
Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker / Weltstars Wünschen Frohe Weihnachten / Kommet, ihr Hirten / Deutsche Grammophon / 1977
Laurence Naismith, Janis Paige, Fred Gwynne / Pine Cones and Holly Berries / Meredith Wilson’s Here’s Love [score from Broadway musical] / Columbia / 1963

set 2
Gene Autry / Freddie, The Little Fir Tree / Columbia / 1953
Doris Day / Santa Claus is Coming to Town / Columbia / 1949
Hermann Prey & Fritz Wunderlich / Weltstars Wünschen Frohe Weihnachten / In dulci jubilo / Deutsche Grammophon / 1966
Chet Atkins / Christmas with Chet Atkins / Medley: The Coventry Carol; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen / RCA Victor / Nashville 1961
The Walt Disney Players / Dicken’s Christmas Carol / Under the Mistletoe / Disneyland / 1974
Julie London / I'd Like You for Christmas / Liberty / 1957
Regensburger Domspatzen / Weltstars Wünschen Frohe Weihnachten / Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her / Deutsche Grammophon / 1980 / conducted by Georg Ratzinger
Bob Keeshan / Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas from Captain Kangaroo / Crackerjack Christmas; Little Fir Tree / Golden Records / 1958 / with Jimmy Carroll & Orch and Mr. Green Jeans aka Lumpy Brannum
Sammy Davis Jr / Frank Sinatra and his Friends Want You to Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Jingle Bells / Reprise / Hollywood 1965

last Xmas-y song
Les Brown & his Orch / We Wish You the Merriest / Columbia / 1951

Three Beaus and a Playlist

Coffeetime, December 24, 2010, Angelynn Grant

bed
Bill Smith Trio / Folk Jazz / Greensleeves / Contemporary / LA 1959
Don Patterson / Holiday Soul / Merry Christmas, Baby / Prestige / 11.25.64
Junior Mance Trio / A Chiaroscuro Christmas / White Christmas / LA 1994

set 1
Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani / Sound of Christmas / Sleigh Ride / United Artists / 1967
Bobby Timmons / Holiday Soul / White Christmas / Prestige / 11.24.64
Duke Ellington & his Orch / AFRS Christmas Jubilee Show aired 12.47 / Ring Dem Bells / radio transcription / Hollywood 7.11.46
Clarence Williams & his Orch / Christmas Night in Harlem / Vocalion / 3.23.34
King Cole Trio / Jingle Bells / Standard transcription / LA 10.38
Frank Sinatra / Christmas Dreaming / Columbia / 1947
The Nic Nacs [The Robins] / Gonna Have a Merry Christmas / RPM / LA 1950 / with Little Esther
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee, Trudy Stevens / White Christmas / Snow / Decca / Hollywood 1953 / with Joseph J. Lilley and his Orch and Chorus; a re-recording of the songs from the Paramount movie
Ella Fitzgerald / Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve / Verve / LA 7.15 & 16.60

set 2
Charles Schultz /A Charlie Brown Christmas original soundtrack / dialogue snippet / Buena Vista / LA 1977
Vince Guaraldi / A Charlie Brown Christmas / O Tannenbaum; Skating; Hark, the Herald Angels Sing; The Christmas Song; Christmas Time is Here (vocal); / Fantasy / LA 1965
Dean Martin / It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas / radio transcription / Hollywood 1950s
Mitch Miller / Christmas Songs and Carols / When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter / Golden Records / 1958 / vocal = Anne Lloyd & the Sandpipers
Cary Grant / Christmas Lullaby / Columbia / LA 1967 / lyrics by Peggy Lee, music by Cy Coleman, written for Cary Grant's daughter Jennifer
Doris Day / The Doris Day Christmas Album / The Christmas Waltz / Columbia / LA 1964

set 3
Cranston East A Cappella Choir / Speak to One Another / Fum, Fum, Fum / Vogt / Cranston, RI fall 1972
Kenny Burrell / Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas / Merry Christmas Baby / Cadet / 10.66
Steve Allen Trio / A Chiaroscuro Christmas / Jingle Bells / LA 1973
Mel Blanc and the Sportsmen / Jingle Bells / radio transcription AFRS Mail Call Christmas Special / Hollywood 40s
Kay Starr / December / radio transcription / fall 1949 / with Billy Butterfield Quintet and background vocals by The Three Beaus & a Peep
Jo Stafford / Happy Holiday / Winter Weather / Columbia / 1955
Bing Crosby / White Christmas / Count Your Blessings / Decca / Hollywood 1953 / with Joseph J. Lilley and his Orch and Chorus; a re-recording of the songs from the Paramount movie

set 4
Tommy Flanagan / An Uptown Christmas / The Christmas Waltz / Uptown / 8.12.87
Judy Garland / from the soundtrack to the film “Meet Me in St. Louis” Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / MGM / 12.4.43
King Cole Trio / The Christmas Song / Capitol / 6.14.46
Johnny Mercer / Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Capitol Promo) / Capitol / LA 9.17.47
James Brown & his Famous Flames / James Brown Christmas Album / Merry Christmas, I Love You / King / 1966
Dinah Washington / Make Me a Present of You / EmArcy / LA 11.11.55 / with Ernie Wilkins Orch Golden Gate Quartet / Go Where I Send Thee / Bluebird / Charlotte, NC 8.4.37

last soul (Christmas) song
Otis Redding / Soul Christmas / Merry Christmas, Baby / Atco / Memphis 2.57

What Do the Playlists Do at Christmas?

Coffeetime, December 17, 2010, Angelynn Grant

bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004

set 1
Donald Byrd / Byrd in Hand / Bronze Dance / Blue Note / 5.31.59
Elmo Hope / Hope Meets Foster / Wail Frank, Wail / Prestige / 10.4.55
Count Basie & his Orch / Basie in London / Flute Juice / Verve / live in Gothenburg, Sweden 9.7.56
Ted Weems & his Orch / Winter Wonderland / Columbia / Chicago 11.11.34 / vocal = Parker Gibbs
Johnny Desmond & the Ray Charles Singers / Sleigh Ride / MGM / 1950
Peggy Lee / Christmas Carousel / Christmas Waltz / Capitol / LA 1963

set 2
Tommy Flanagan / At Ease with Coleman Hawkins / Trouble Is a Man / Prestige Moodsville / 1.29.60
James Moody / Great Day / One Never Knows / Argo [Cadet] / Chicago 6.17, 18.63
Benny Carter & his Swing Quintet / Jingle Bells / Vocalion / London 10.19.36
Paul Whiteman & his Orch / Christmas Night in Harlem / 4.17.34 / vocal = Jack Teagarden & Johnny Mercer

Les Brown & his Orch / We Wish You the Merriest / Columbia / 1951

Bob Keeshan / Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas from Captain Kangaroo / Sleigh Ride / Golden Records / 1958 / with Jimmy Carroll & Orch and Mr. Green Jeans aka Lumpy Brannum
Danny Kaye / The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing / soundtrack to White Christmas / Hollywood 1953 / dialogue with Vera-Ellen

Videocraft Chorus / soundtrack to TV show Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / There’s Always Tomorrow / Decca / 1969 / vocal = Janet Orenstein

set 3
Hank Mobley / Thinking of Home / Talk about Gittin' It / Blue Note / 7.31.70
Charlie Parker / Perhaps / Savoy / 9.24.48
Felix Gross / Love for Christmas / Savoy / LA 10.25.49
Bill Lacey with Lil Armstrong & Her Ebony-Aires / Cowboy Santa Claus / Ebony / Chicago 1959
Billy Eckstine / Blue Christmas / MGM / 1950
Frankie Laine / Christmas Favorites / You're All I Want For Christmas / Mercury / 1950

set 4
Oscar Moore / The Oscar Moore Quartet with Carl Perkins / Roulette / Tampa / LA 1954
Ronnie Kole Trio / Merry Christmas, Baby / Winter Wonderland / Paula / New Orleans 1969
Jimmie Lunceford & his Orch / Swingin' on C / Columbia / 1940
Jiminy Cricket aka Cliff Edwards / Happy Birthday & Songs for Every Holiday / Kris Kringle / Disneyland / LA 1958
Kay Starr / (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag / Capitol / LA 1950
Dean Martin / Silver Bells / radio transcription / Hollywood 1950s
Jubalaires / John Saw the Number / Standard transcription / late 1940s

last soul song
Emotions / What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas? / Volt / 1973

A Playlist in the Clouds

Coffeetime, December 10, 2010, Angelynn Grant

bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004

set 1
Elmo Hope / Informal Jazz / Avalon / Prestige / 5.7.56
The Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Big Band / Stolen Moments / Jaws / Prestige / 9.20.60 / arranged by Ernie Wilkins
Hal Kemp & his Orch / When Summer Is Gone; This Is Romance / radio transcription / 1934 / vocal = Wendell “Gus” Mayhew
Roy Milton / Let Me Give You All My Love / Specialty / Hollywood 1953
Lucy Reed / This is Lucy Reed / This Is New / Fantasy / 1.57

set 2
Yusef Lateef / Cry! - Tender / If You Could See Me Now / New Jazz / 10.16.59
Wynton Kelly / Someday My Prince Will Come / Weird Lullaby / Vee-Jay / 4.27.60
Danny Polo & his Swing Stars / More than Somewhat / Decca / Paris 1.30.39
Willie Bryant & his Orch / Jerry the Junker / Victor / 5.8.35
Bing Crosby / It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas / Decca / 10.1.51
Cab Calloway & Co / Broadway cast recording, Hello, Dolly! / It Takes a Woman / RCA Victor / 1967

set 3
Jimmy Smith / I'm Movin' On / What Kind of Fool Am I? / Blue Note / 1.31.63
George Jenkins & his All Stars / Drum Magic / Antipathy / Tampa / LA 1955

Walter Fuller / Closer to My Heart / Kicks / 1954

Benny Goodman & his Orch / A Home in the Clouds / Victor / 2.9.39 / vocal = Martha Tilton
Cal Bostic / Introducing… Cal Bostic/ The Darkest Hour / RCA Canada / Toronto 8.67

set 4
Stu Williamson / A Jazz Band Ball / Logrolling / Mode / Hollywood 7.57
Ralph Burns & his Ensemble / Bijou / Bijou / Period [Bethlehem] / 1955
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm / Lady Be Good / AFRS Jubilee 82 / Hollywood spring 1944 / with master of ceremonies Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman
Red Callender Trio / Be Happy, Pappy / Black & White / LA 7.46
Bette McLaurin/ Ol’ Man River / Jubilee / 1954 / with Sy Oliver & his Orch
Dan Grissom & the Ebb Tones / Just Fall in Love / Million / 1955
Ann-Margret / The Swinger / RCA Victor / LA 1966
The Paramount Singers / Heaven in My View / Specialty / Geno Terrell’s living room, San Francisco 1949

last soul song
Barbara George / I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) / Honest I Do / AFO / New Orleans 1962

Oo Playlist Do

Coffeetime, December 3, 2010, Angelynn Grant

bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004

set 1
Harold Land / The Fox / One Second, Please / Contemporary / LA 8.59
Clifford Brown / Jazz Immortal / Blueberry Hill / Pacific Jazz / Hollywood 8.13.54
John Kirby & his Orch / Coquette / V-Disc / c. early 1941 (?)
Adrian Rollini, Carl Kress, Dick McDonough / My Gal Sal / unknown / early 1937
Billy Cotton & his Band / Free / Regal-Zonophone / London 1937
Bram Martin & his Band / When My Dreamboat Comes Home / Regal-Zonophone / Holborn Restaurant, London 1938
The Larks / Christmas to New Years / Apollo [unreleased] / 10.18.51
Dakota Staton / Crazy He Calls Me / Invitation / Capitol / 1958

set 2
Stanley Turrentine / Blue Hour / Willow Weep for Me / Blue Note / 12.16.60
Quincy Jones / The Birth of a Band! / I Remember Clifford / Mercury / 5.27, 28.59 / solo = Clark Terry, arranged by Nat Pierce
The Hollywood Hucksters / Them There Eyes / Capitol / LA 5.29.47
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four / The Man from the South / Okeh / 6.14.28
Little Esther / Oo Papa Do / Savoy / 2.19.59
Bobby Brookes / This Is the Night / Same Old Saturday Night / RCA Victor / 1957

set 3
Johnny Coles / Little Johnny C / Hobo Joe / Blue Note / 7.18.62
Morris Lane & his Combo / Turntable / Continental / 1947
Maxine Sullivan / Say It with a Kiss / 12.10.38
Fats Waller & his Rhythm / Romance a la Mode / Bluebird / 7.13.42 / vocal = Deep River Boys
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman / They Say It’s Wonderful / Impulse! / 3.7.63

set 4
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Star Big Band / Jazz Rolls Royce / The Clown’s Dance / Phillips / UCLA 1957
Buddy Collette / Jazz Loves Paris / Pigalle / Specialty / Hollywood mid-50s
Mabel Scott / Good Lookin’ Fella / Exclusive / LA 1947
Sammy Davis Jr / Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium / Jalousie / Reprise / London 5.63
Southern Sons / I’m Free at Last / Victor / 8.28.42

last soul song
Barbara Lewis / Workin' on a Groovy Thing / Love Makes the World Go Round / Atlantic / 6.3.66