Friday, July 07, 2023

The Wildest Playlist in Town

Blonde Ella Mae Morse wearing a white blouse, smiling while looking into the TV camera, with an orchestra seated behind her and a large microphone aimed at the orchestra.
Ella Mae and her smile

Coffeetime, July 7, 2023, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Hank Mobley, et al / The Prestige All Stars – Tenor Conclave / Tenor Conclave / Prestige / 9.7.56 
Gigi Gryce / And the Jazz Lab Quintet / Minority / Riverside / 2.27.57 
Ben Selvin & his Orchestra / Honey / Columbia / 4.9.29 / vocal = Larry Murphy 
Little Esther / Bring My Lovin’ Back to Me / Federal / LA 1.4.52 
Anita O’Day / At Mister Kelly’s / The Wildest Gal in Town / Verve / Chicago 4.27.58

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

set 2
Doug Watkins / Soulnik / Imagination / New Jazz / 5.17.60 
Clifford Jordan / Spellbound / Last Night When We Were Young / Riverside / 8.10.60 
Larry Adler / My Melancholy Baby / Columbia / Paris 5.31.38 / with The Quintette du Hot Club de France: Larry Adler har, Stephane Grappelly p, Django Reinhardt g, Joseph Reinhardt, Eugene Vees g, Roger Grasset b
Lee Wiley / You Came to My Rescue / live radio show from Club Richman (possible) in NYC 1936 / with Freddie Rich & his Orchestra and introduction by Harry Richman
The Cats & the Fiddle / Just a Roamer / Victor / Chicago 12.7.39 
The Ray-O-Vacs / Start Lovin’ Me / Jubilee / 1952 / with Herb Millner on lead vocal
Gilbert Grenier / L'île Aux Chimères/ La Vieille Dame et le Jeune Homme / La Voix de Son Maître (HMV) / Paris 1966 

set 3
Wes Montgomery / The Wes Montgomery Trio / Whisper Not / Riverside / 10.6.59
Modern Jazz Quartet / Concorde / Ralph’s New Blues / Prestige / 7.2.55
Jimmy Forrest / Calling Dr. Jazz / United / St. Louis (prob) 9.7.53  
The Mills Brothers / Sweet Sue, Just You / Brunswick / 4.14.32
Ella Mae Morse / Thank Your Lucky Star / radio transcription AFRS Command Performance #74 / 7.10.43 / introduction by Ronald Colman
Buddy Greco / Hang Your Hat at Mister Kelly’s / Polka Dots and Moonbeams / Coral / live at Mister Kelly's, Chicago 7.24.55

set 4
Lester Young & Harry Edison / Pres & Sweets / Pennies from Heaven / Norgran / Hollywood 11.1.55 
Howard Roberts / Good Pickin’s / Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / Verve / LA 1959 Roberts g, Pete Jolly p, Red Mitchell b, Stan Levey d  
King Cole Trio / I’m Lost / Excelsior / LA 3.1.43
Peggy Lee & Woody Herman / When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along / radio transcription/ Hollywood summer 1947 / with Dave Barbour & his Orchestra and Eddie Bracken http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Bracken
Frank Gorshin / Jimmy [Original Broadway Cast Recording] / What’s Out There for Me? / RCA Victor / 1969
The Trumpeteers / Milky White Way; Blind Barnabas / Score / 1948

last soulful song
The Five Stairsteps / Ooh Child / Buddhah / 1970