Friday, August 21, 2015

Coming in on a Wing and a Playlist

Ray!—the highlight of the show. (Photo by the great William Gottlieb.)

Coffeetime, August 21, 2015, Angelynn Grant

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

set 1
Hank Mobley / [Another Workout] / Out of Joe’s Bag / Blue Note / 12.5.61
Booker Ervin / Cookin’ / Mister Wiggles / Savoy / 11.26.60 
Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra / Bakiff / V-Disc / Hollywood 9.17.41
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra / After I Say I’m Sorry / Victor / 1.28.26
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Any Old Place with Me / Exclusive / Hollywood 12.47
Ella Fitzgerald / Candy / Verve / live at the Crescendo, Hollywood 6.29-30.62

set 2
Sonny Rollins / Rollins Plays for Bird / I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face / Prestige / 10.5.56
Milt Jackson / Big Bags / If I Should Lose You / Riverside / 6.62
Quincy Jones / The Birth of a Band! / The Gypsy / Mercury / 6.16.59 / solo = Phil Woods
Mills Blue Rhythm Band / Mighty Sweet / Perfect / 5.7.32 / vocal = Billy Banks 
Julia Lee & her Boyfriends / A Porter’s Love Song / Capitol / Hollywood 8.1.46
Rosemary Clooney & Bob Hope / Protection / RCA Victor / Hollywood 3.25.59 / with the Gus Levene Orchestra
Bobby Darin / Sings Ray Charles / What’d I Say / Atco / LA 1962

set 3
McCoy Tyner / Tender Moments / Utopia / Blue Note / 12.1.67
Gildo Mahones / [I’m Shooting High] / I Never Knew [unissued] / Prestige / 8.15.63
Joe Thomas & his Orchestra / Artistry in Mood / King / 11.28.49
The Four Vagabonds / Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer / Bluebird / 5.26.43 
Johnny Hartman / I Just Dropped By to Say Hello / Don’t You Know I Care / Impulse! / 10.17.63

set 4
Barney Kessel / Carmen / Flowersville / Contemporary / LA 12.22.58
Curtis Counce / [Sonority] / Origin (Roll On, Stealthy Fingers) [unissued] / Contemporary / LA 1.6.58 
King Cole Trio [King Cole at the Piano] / I’m in the Mood for Love / McGregor transcription / Hollywood 11.21.44
King Cole Trio / It Only Happens Once / MacGregor transcription / Hollywood 11.21.44
Rick Nelson / soundtrack to ABC TV production, On the Flip Side / They Don’t Give Medals (To Yesterday’s Heroes) / Decca / LA 12.66
The Christland Singers / Sell Out to the Master / Nashboro / Nashville 1955 

last soul song
Stevie Wonder / Where I'm Coming From / If You Really Love Me / Tamla / 1971