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| The Mellomen… they’re GREAT! |
Coffeetime, January 6, 2023, Angelynn Grant
set 1
Dave Bailey / One Foot in the Gutter / Brownie Speaks / Epic / 7.19 & 20.60
Freddie Redd / The Connection / Jim Dunn’s Dilemma / Blue Note / 2.15.60
Earle Spencer & his Orchestra / Earle Meets Stan / Black & White / Hollywood 8.16.46
Count Basie & his Orchestra / I Never Knew / Decca / 5.21.47
Eddie Lang & Carl Kress / Pickin' My Way / Brunswick / 2.15.32
Irving Aaronson & his Commanders / Thanks / Vocalion / 9.6.33 / vocal = Harmon Nelson
Bill Johnson & his Musical Notes / Elevator Boogie / Victor / 3.5.47
Carmen McRae / Bittersweet / Ghost of Yesterday / Focus / 5.20.64 / hit tip to Candis
bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004
set 2
Tina Brooks / Minor Move / Everything Happens to Me / Blue Note [unissued] / 3.16.58
Tommy Flanagan / Moodsville 9 / In a Sentimental Mood / Prestige / 5.18.60
Eddie South & his Alabamians / La Rosita / Victor / 12.2.27
[Turner] Layton & [Clarence] Johnstone / My Blue Heaven / Columbia / London 2.28
Cab Calloway & his Orchestra / I’m Not Ashamed of My Tears / radio broadcast / live, Club Zanzibar 7.45
Jo Stafford / Autumn in New York / Sometimes I’m Happy / Capitol / Hollywood 4.17.46 / with Paul Weston & his Orchestra
Bobby Troup / [Kicks on 66] / Bright Lights and You Girl / Previously unissued / live, LA 1969
set 3
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith / Blue Bash! / Travelin’ / Verve / 7.25.63
Duke Pearson / Sweet Honey Bee / Sudel / Blue Note / 12.7.66
Allen Eager / Booby Hatch (Pogo Stick) / Savoy / 3.22.46
Doris Day / Again / Columbia / Hollywood 1948 / with the Mellomen (including Thurl Ravenscroft)
Helen Forrest / If You Love Me, Really Love Me / Bell / 1954
Mel Tormé / That’s All / That’s All / Columbia / 12.64
set 4
Stéphane Grappelli & Bucky Pizzarelli / Duet / My Blue Heaven / Disque Black and Blue / Nice, France 7.15.79
Joe Puma / Joe Puma / Hallelujah / Bethlehem / 1955 / with Burt Goldblatt cover
King Cole Trio / Come to Baby, Do! / Capitol / WMCA, NYC 11.11.45
Pearl Bailey / Pearl Bailey Entertains / Fifteen Years (And I’m Still Serving Time) / Columbia [10”] / 1947
The Flamingos / Plan for Love / Chance / Chicago 8.53
Bobby Blue Bland / I’m Not Ashamed / Duke / 1959
The Silveraires / So High / Gotham / Philadelphia 1949
last soulful song
French Coffey featuring Rozlin / From Nothing to Everything / Nothing from Nothing / Pick-a-Hit Records / Hollywood 1975
