Friday, May 06, 2016

If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Playlist)

“Woo-eee, this gal does a good radio show!”

Coffeetime, May 6, 2016, Angelynn Grant

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

set 1
Lee Morgan / A-1 / Savoy [unissued] / 11.5.56
Art Farmer / Meet the Jazztet / It’s All Right with Me / Argo / 2.6, 9, 10.60
George Wallington / Jazz for the Carriage Trade / Our Delight / Prestige / 1.20.56
California Ramblers / Song of the Blues / Edison Diamond Disc / 8.1.29 
Annette Hanshaw / If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain) / Harmony / 10.19.28
Delta Rhythm Boys / Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me / transcription / 1941
Ella Fitzgerald / Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book / This Time the Dream’s on Me / Verve / LA 1.15.61

set 2
Paul Desmond / Imagination / RCA Victor / 3.15.62
Wes Montgomery / The Wes Montgomery Trio / Too Late Now / Riverside / 10.6.59
Sir Charles Thompson / Under the Sweetheart Tree / Vanguard / 8.16.54
Joe Venuti / April in Paris / radio transcription, Bing Crosby GE show / Hollywood 1952-53 season (when Venuti was a regular)
John Kirby & his Orchestra / Molly Malone / Lang-Worth transcription / 1940 / vocal = Maxine Sullivan
Mel Tormé / Songs for Any Taste / Taking a Chance on Love / Bethlehem / live, Crescendo Club, LA 2.22.57

set 3
Howard Roberts / Whatever’s Fair! / The Shadow of  Your Smile / Capitol / LA 1966
Charlie Rouse / Takin’ Care of Business / Blue Farouq / Jazzland / 5.11.60
Flip Phillips–Howard McGhee Boptet / Cool / Mercury / LA 10.47 
Mills Brothers / Shine / Brunswick / Hollywood 2.16.32 / with Bing Crosby
Sarah Vaughan / I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter / Musicraft / LA 11.8.47 / with Ted Dale Orchestra 
Anthony Newley / Love Is a Now & Then Thing / This Time the Dream’s on Me / London [Decca] / 1960 (his debut LP)

set 4
Bud Shank & Bob Cooper / Flute ’n Oboe / I Want to Be Happy / Pacific Jazz / Hollywood 11.29.56
Lucky Thompson / Lucky Thompson featuring Oscar Pettiford Vol.1 / OP Meets LT / ABC-Paramount / 12.11.56
Ethel Waters / Shadows on the Swanee / Brunswick / 7.18.33 / with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Peggy Lee / Oh! You Crazy Moon / Capitol / LA 4.4, 8.49
Pee Wee Crayton / You Know Yeah / Imperial / LA 10.21.54
Dean Martin / I Ain’t Gonna Lead This Life No More / Capitol / Hollywood 1959
Hightower Brothers / Jesus Will Fix It / Nashboro / Nashville 1959

last soulful song
Archie Bell & the Drells / You’re Such a Beautiful Child / Atlantic 1968