Friday, August 07, 2015

What the Playlist Needs Now

You. You who have a lot, Tom Jones!
Coffeetime, August 7, 2015, Angelynn Grant

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

set 1
Bill Hardman / Jackie’s Pal / Dee’s Dilemma / Prestige / 8.31.56
Gene Ammons / Live! in Chicago / Scrapple from the Apple / Prestige / DJ Lounge, Chicago 8.29.61
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra / Carolina Moon / Victor / 9.16.38
The Piccadilly Players / How Long Has This Been Going On? / Columbia / London 5.10.28 / vocal = unknown vocal
Fats Waller & his Rhythm / Two Sleepy People / Victor / 10.13.38
Esther Phillips / Burnin’ / If It’s the Last Thing I Do / Atlantic / live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper, LA 1970

set 2
Hank Mobley / No Room for Squares / Carolyn / Blue Note / 10.2.63
Red Garland / A Garland of Red / What Is This Thing Called Love / Prestige / 8.17.56
Joe Venuti / Body and Soul / radio transcription, Bing Crosby GE show / Hollywood 1952-53 season (when Venuti was a regular)
The “Midnight Follies” Orchestra / Virginia / Zonophone / Hayes, Middlesex, England 9.5.24
Gene Sedric Orchestra / Music to My Sorrow / Harmonia / 8.46
Wally Mercer / Tightwad / Trumpet / Jackson, Mississippi 10.19.54
Peggy Lee / I Like Men! / Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! / Capitol / Hollywood 10.17.58

set 3
James Clay / A Double Dose of Soul / New Delhi / Riverside / LA 10.11.60
Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson / Things Are Getting Better / Blues Oriental / Riverside / 10.28.58
Charlie Parker / Jazz Perennial / Blues / Verve / early 4.50
Eddy Howard & his Orchestra / Homesick, That’s All / radio broadcast transcription / live, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago 12.5.45
The Four Vagabonds / Hoe Cake, Hominy, and Sassafrass Tea / Apollo / 11.13.46 
Dean Martin / Dream with Dean / Everybody Loves Somebody / Reprise / Hollywood 1964

set 4
Howard Rumsey / Lighthouse All-Stars, Volume 4 – Oboe/Flute / A Bit of Basie / Contemporary / Hermosa Beach, Calif 9.25.54
Conte Candoli / Conte Candoli Quartet / Diane / Mode / Hollywood 6.57
Coleman Hawkins / The Hawk in Hi Fi / I’m Shooting High / RCA Victor / 1.18.56 / with Billy Byers & his Orchestra
King Cole Trio / You Must Be Blind / MacGregor transcription / Hollywood 5.24.44
The El Dorados / Why Must I? / Vee-Jay [unreleased] / 11.6.57 
Tom Jones / I (Who Have Nothing) / What the World Needs Now (Is Love Sweet Love) / London 1970
Norfolk Jubilee Quartet / Job / Decca / Charlotte 6.5.38

last soul song
The Manhattans / It’s the Only Way / DeLuxe / 1972