Friday, February 01, 2019

My Playlist Is in Your Hands

Fayard's sure Harold sings from the heart.

Coffeetime, February 1, 2019, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Elvin Jones / Elvin! / Buzz-at / Riverside / 12.27.61
Max Roach / Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene / Shirley / EmArcy / Chicago 6.3.58
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra / Flat Third Jive / radio transcription / mid-1940s
Blue Barron & his Orchestra / Goody Goodbye / radio transcription / 1938-39 / vocal = The 3 Blue Notes
Jack McVea & his Door Openers / Groove Juice (I Need It Bad) / Black & White / LA 2.49 / vocal = Rabon Tarrant
Dakota Staton / Ballads and the Blues / Time Was / Capitol / Hollywood 1960

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

set 2
Sonny Rollins / Freedom Suite / Till There Was You / Riverside / spring 1958
Cy Coleman / Why Try to Change Me Now / Little Darlin’ / Westminster / 1960
Johnny Guarnieri’s All Star Orchestra / Salute to Fats  / Savoy / 4.18.44
Joe Venuti Orchestra / Stardust / radio transcription / 12.26-28.34 / vocal = Louis Prima
Fats Waller / My Fate Is in Your Hands / Victor / 12.4.29
Billy Boy [Arnold] / Here’s My Picture / Vee Jay / Chicago 10.55
The Ferrers [Rosemary Clooney & José Ferrer] / Oh Captain! / Keep It Simple / MGM / 1958

set 3
The Manhattan Jazz All-Stars / Swinging “Guys and Dolls” / My Time of Day / Columbia / 11.4.59
Red Garland / A Garland of Red / A Foggy Day / Prestige / 8.17.56
Wardell Gray / Get Happy / personal recording: Bob Andews Archive [Xanadu] / live, The Haig, Hollywood 9.9.52
Noble Sissle & his Orchestra / That’s What Love Did to Me / Decca / 3.11.36 / vocal = Lena Horne
The 4 Vagabonds / Duke of Dubuque / Bluebird / 12.17.41
Jerry Colonna / Entertains at Your Party… / August in Azusa / Bravo / 1959

set 4
Gerry Mulligan & Stan Getz / Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi / I Didn’t Know What Time It Was / Verve [unissued] / LA 12.12.57
The Nicholas Brothers / They Say He Ought to Dance / Decca / 12.6.37
Charles Aznavour / Je te rechaufferai / Barclay / Paris 1965
The Five Trumpets / My Chains Fell Off / Gotham / 1950

last soulful song
The Impressions / Gypsy Woman / ABC-Paramount / 1961