Friday, August 21, 2020

Playlist in the Desert: Coffeetime Homebrew ep 20

Oscar Brown, Jr —not Oscar Brand! — tells the story, excellently, of Teddy Edwards

Coffeetime, August 21, 2020, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Roy Haynes / Cracklin’ / Scoochie / New Jazz / 4.10.63
Prestige All Stars / Olio / Potpourri / Prestige / 2.16.57
Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra / Dusk in the Desert / Brunswick / 9.24.37
Leo Reisman & his Orchestra / What Is This Thing Called Love? / Victor / 1.20.30 / vocal = Lewis Conrad
Wynonie Harris / Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door / Apollo / 10.45 / with Jack McVea & his All Stars
Billie Holiday / Songs for Distingué Lovers / One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) / Verve / LA 1.8.57

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

set 2
Jimmy Smith / Softly as a Summer Breeze / These Foolish Things / Blue Note / 10.14.58
Billy Taylor / Taylor Made Jazz / Can You Tell By Looking At Me / Argo / Chicago 11.17.59
Howard McGhee’s Be-Boppers / Denise / Esquire / Paris 5.18.48
Eddie Lang / Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time / Okeh / 9.27.28 / with Frank Signorelli, piano
Fats Waller & his Rhythm / Dream Man (Make Me Dream Some More) / 11.7.34
Jane Russell / Let’s Put Out the Lights / Two Sleepy People / Columbia / Hollywood 1947 / “assisted by” Bob Lowery
Lena Horne / From This Moment On / RCA Victor / 4.4.56 / with Lennie Hayten & his Orchestra

set 3
Gigi Gryce / The Hap’nin’s / Summertime / New Jazz / 5.3.60
René Thomas / Meeting Mister Thomas / Wonderful, Wonderful / Barclay / Paris 3.23.63
Charlie Parker / Perhaps / Savoy / 9.24.48
The Basin Street Boys / Near to You / Exclusive / Hollywood late 1946 / with Lucky Thompson’s Orchestra
Dorothy Shay / Dorothy Shay the Park Avenue Hillbilly Sings / With a Little Indiscretion / Columbia / 1947
Frank Sinatra / Close to You and More / The End of a Love Affair / Capitol / Hollywood 1957 / arranged by Nelson Riddle

set 4
Teddy Edwards / The Cellar Dweller / live, Jazz Scene USA / LA 1962 / host = Oscar Brown, Jr.
Barney Kessel / Carmen / Like, There’s No Place Like… / Contemporary / LA 12.19.58
Shorty Rogers & André Previn and their Orchestra / It’s De-Lovely / RCA Victor / Hollywood 9.14.54
King Cole Trio / Laura / MacGregor Transcription / Hollywood 5.24.44
Bing Crosby / (Running Around in Circles) Getting Nowhere / Decca / Hollywood 1945 / with John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra
Otis Redding / Pain in My Heart / You Send Me / Atco / 1964
The Trumpeteers / There’s a Man in Jerusalem / Score / Baltimore 5.9.50

last soulful song
Joe Bataan / Singin’ Some Soul / Cowboys to Girls / 1969