Just a Playlist and a Girl in Love

Just an excuse to put David Steinberg on my Coffeetime blog! (see below)

Coffeetime, June 28, 2024, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Sonny Clark / My Conception / Junka / Blue Note / 3.29.59
Jackie McLean / New Soil / Sweet Cakes / Blue Note / 5.2.59
Andy Kirk & his Twelve Clouds of Joy / There, I Love You Coast to Coast / radio transcription / live, Trianon Ballroom, Cleveland winter 1937
The Happiness Boys / That’s My Hap-Hap-Happiness / Victor / 2.23.27 / vocal = Billy Jones & Ernest Hare, with Dave Kaplan p
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / I’ll Get Along Somehow / Modern Music / LA 1946 
Helen Carr / … Why Do I Love You / Do I Worry / Bethlehem / 1955

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

set 2
Howard Roberts / Good Pickin’s / Lover Man / Verve / LA 1959 
Milt Hinton / The Rhythm Section / Polka Dots and Moonbeams / Epic / 1956
Danny Polo & his Swing Stars / Mr Polo Takes a Solo / Decca / London 10.1.37

Joe Venuti’s Blue Four / Really Blue / Victor / 10.7.30  
Lil Armstrong & her Swing Orchestra / Safely Locked Up in My Heart / Decca / 9.9.38
The Delta Rhythm Boys / Black Magic / AFRS Jubilee #61 / LA 1.17.44 / with Master of Ceremonies Ernie “Bubbles” Whitman
The 5 Royales / I Want to Thank You / Apollo / 3.53 / with Charlie (Little Jazz) Ferguson, His Tenor & Orchestra
Mose Allison / I’ve Been Doin’ Some Thinkin’ / Your Molecular Structure / Atlantic / Hollywood summer 1968 

set 3
Lee Morgan / The Rajah / Is That So / Blue Note / 11.29.66
Kenny Burrell / Blue Lights / Yes, Baby / Blue Note / 5.14.58
Mildred Bailey / Summertime / Crown / 12.30.45 / with Red Norvo & his Music
Walter Fuller / Closer to My Heart / Kicks / LA 1954 / with the Club Royale Band 
Cal Bostic / Introducing… Cal Bostic / Just a Boy and a Girl in Love / RCA Canada / Toronto 8.67

set 4
George Barnes & Carl Kress / Guitars Anyone? Why Not Start at the Top? / Blue Room / Carney / 1963
Victor Feldman / Merry Olde Soul / Mosey on Down / Riverside / 1.6, 11.61
Buddy Collette / Buddy Collette’s Swinging Shepherds / Pony Tale / EmArcy / LA 3.5.58
King Cole Trio / Baby / MacGregor transcription / Hollywood 11.21.44 / NKC p & voc, Oscar Moore g, Johnny Miller b
Kay Starr / It’s Whatcha Do with Whatcha Got / Standard Transcription / LA 1946 / with Buzz Adlam & orchestra
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 / Ye-Me-Le / What the World Needs Now / A&M / Hollywood 1969
Gospel Vocalaires of Norfolk, Virginia / Jezebel / Gotham [unissued] / summer 1953

last soulful song
Soul Generation / Ray of Hope / Ebony Sounds Records / 1972

I’m in Heaven When I See Your Playlist

You can do anything with a smile that sweet, Danny.

Coffeetime, June 21, 2024, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Hank Mobley, et al / The Prestige All Stars – Tenor Conclave / Tenor Conclave / Prestige / 9.7.56
Clark Terry / Serenade to a Bus Seat / Serenade to a Bus Seat / Riverside / 4.27.57
Jan Garber & his Orchestra / Back in Your Own Backyard / Columbia / 2.17.28 / vocal = Irving Kaufman (using various pseudonyms on the takes, like Vincent Van Tuyl on the label)
Paul Gayten & his Trio / Creole Gal / DeLuxe / New Orleans 1949
Anita O’Day / Pick Yourself Up / I Never Had a Chance / Verve / LA 12.20.56

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

set 2
Lucky Thompson / Lucky Strikes / In a Sentimental Mood / Prestige / 9.15.64
Buddy Collette / Man of Many Parts / Cheryl Ann / Contemporary / LA 4.17.56
Don Byas / Star Dust / International Record / 9.6.45
Jesse Crawford / Diane (I’m in Heaven When I See You Smile) / Victor / 12.13.27
Cleo Brown / Is Jenny Getting Any, Anymore? / Hollywood Hot Shots / Hollywood circa 12.36
Cootie Williams & his Orchestra / I May Be Easy, But I’m No Fool / Capitol / 7.5.46 / vocal = Bob Merrill
Danny Kaye / South Pacific / Honey Bun / Decca / Hollywood 4.18.49

set 3
Clifford Jordan / Cliff Jordan / Not Guilty / Blue Note / 6.2.57 
Todd Rhodes & his Toddlers / Flying Disc / Sensation [Vitacoustic] / Detroit c. 7.47
Jubalaires / Rockin’ Chair / Standard transcription / late 1940s
Anita O’Day / Key Largo / Signature / LA winter 1947-48 / with Benny Carter & his Orchestra
Stan Getz & João Gilberto / Getz/Gilberto / P'ra Muchucar Meu Coracao [To Hurt My Heart] / Verve / 3.18, 19.63 / vocal = João Gilberto

set 4
Stu Williamson / A Jazz Band Ball / Iris of the IRA / Mode / Hollywood 7.57
Lennie Niehaus / The Octet #2 / Rick’s Tricks / Contemporary / Hollywood 1.11.55
Fats Waller / Oh Susannah (Dust Off That Old Pianna) / Victor / 3.6.35
King Cole Trio / If Yesterday Could Only Be Tomorrow / MacGregor transcription / 5.24.44
The Calvanes / Crazy Over You / Dootone / LA 8.55 
Chuck Willis / Keep A-Knockin’ / Okeh [unissued] / 2.5.54 
Jubalaires / I Declare the World Is in a Bad Condition / Standard transcription / late 1940s

last soulful song

Dee Clark / That’s My Girl / Constellation / Chicago 1964 

When a Woman Loves a Playlist

Freda and Bobby get a room… in front of us.

Coffeetime, June 7, 2024, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Originally / The New Message / Columbia [unissued] / 6.25.56 
Horace Silver / Six Pieces of Silver / Virgo / Blue Note / 11.10.56
Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra / Harlem Madness / Victor / 3.6.34 / vocal = Charles Holland 
The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / I’ll Be Getting Along / HMV / London 10.24.29 / vocal = Billy Milton, directed by Carroll Gibbons
Etta Jones / Evil Gal Blues / Black & White / 12.29.44 / with Barney Bigard & his Orchestra
Nancy Wilson / But Beautiful / But Beautiful / Capitol / 11.4-6.69

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

set 2
Buck Clayton & Buddy Tate / Buck & Buddy / When a Woman Loves a Man / Prestige Swingville / 12.20.60
James Moody / This is Always / Vogue / Paris 7.27.51
Erskine Butterfield / Blackberry Jam / Beacon / 6.20.56
Joe Venuti’s Blue Five / Four String Joe / Okeh / 11.15.27
Mae West / from Paramount movie She Done Him Wrong / (I Wonder Where My) Easy Rider’s Gone / Brunswick / Hollywood 2.7.33
Cats & the Fiddle / That’s My Desire / Manor / 3.47 
Bobby Darin / This Is Darin / All Nite Long / Atco / 5.12.59

set 3
Kenny Burrell / The Tender Gender / Hot Bossa / Cadet / 4.66
Lucky Thompson / Lucky Thompson, vol. 1 / Tom-Kattin’ / ABC-Paramount / 12.12.56
Teddy Reig’s All Stars / Saxon / Savoy / 1.22.47
Johnny Mercer / Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You / radio transcription / Hollywood 1944 / with the Pied Pipers and Paul Weston & his Orchestra
The Beavers / I’d Rather Be Wrong Than Blue / Coral / 1950
Hoagy Carmichael / Hoagy Sings Carmichael / Memphis in June / Pacific Jazz / LA 9.11.56 / celeste! 

set 4
Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars / In the Solo Spotlight / That’s Rich / Contemporary / 3.12.57
Oscar Peterson / Somebody Loves Me / Clef / LA late spring 1952
Juanelda Carter & Swingsters aka King Cole Trio / You’re So Different / Standard transcription / LA 1.14.39
Pearl Bailey / The Real Pearl Bailey / I Believe / Project 3 / 1968 / with Louis Bellson & his Orchestra
Mid-South Singers / Will Meet You in the Morning / Duke [unissued] / Detroit 1953

last soulful song
Gene Chandler / The Gene Chandler Situation / Simply Call It Love / Mercury / Chicago 1970
Gene Chandler / Bet You Never Thought / Constellation / Chicago 1966