Friday, August 29, 2025

Who Do You Know (That Made You the Playlist You Are)

Photo of Bobby Darin, with a pipe in his mouth, squatting by a lovely woman reclining on the floor. His hands are lifting up her chin gently and she is smiling as he looks on with an inspecting gaze.
Bobby, check my profile next… pleeze.

Coffeetime, August 29, 2025, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Donald Byrd / Byrd in Flight / Ghana / Blue Note / 1.25.60
Gigi Gryce / The Rat Race Blues / The Rat Race Blues / New Jazz / 6.7.60
Dickie Wells & his Orchestra / I Found a New Baby / Disques Swing / Paris 7.12.37
Jack Jackson & his Orchestra / I’ve Found the Right Girl / HMV / London 2.24.33 / vocal = Jack Jackson
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / Huggin’ Bug / Exclusive / LA 1946
Sylvia Syms / In a Sentimental Mood / In a Sentimental Mood / Movietone / 1965 / with Kenny Burrell g

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

set 2
Ben Webster / Wanted to Do One Together / How Long Has This Been Going On / Columbia / 6.7.62
Bill Holman-Mel Lewis Quintet / Jive for Five / 502 Blues Theme / Andex / Hollywood 6.6.58
Wynton Kelly / Plays Interpretations, New Faces, New Sounds / Moonlight in Vermont / Blue Note / 8.1.51 / with celeste!
Fats Waller & his Rhythm / Two Sleepy People / Bluebird / 10.13.38
Victoria Spivey / Sweet Peas / Decca / Chicago 7.7.36 / with Dot Scott’s Rhythm Dukes
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown / Without Me, Baby / Aladdin / LA 8.21.47
Joya Landis / Moonlight Lover / Treasure Isle / Kingston, Jamaica 1968

set 3
Yusef Lateef / Lost in Sound / Blue Rocky / Charlie Parker Records / 8.14.61
Earl Zindars Sextet / The Soul of Jazz Percussion / November Afternoon / Warwick / spring 1960
McCoy Tyner / Nights of Ballads and Blues / For Heaven's Sake / Impulse! / 4.3.63
Coleman Hawkins / Skippy / Clef / 8.29.49 / Hawkins ts, J.J. Johnson tb, Cecil Payne bs, Al Haig p, John Collins g, Nelson Boyd d
The Smoothies / I Must Have One More Kiss Kiss Kiss / Bluebird / 8.23.39 / with Hal Kemp & his Orchestra
Dixieaires / Long Lean and Lanky / Gotham / 1948
Yves Montand / Dis-Moi Jo / Odéon / Paris 11.05.53

set 4
Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins / Summer Evening / Savoy / 3.30.55
Stan Levey / Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre / West Coasting / Bethlehem / LA 12.6.54
Joe Liggins & his Honeydrippers / Bob Is My Guy / Specialty / Hollywood 8.50 / vocal = Candy Rivers
King Cole Trio / Who Do You Know (That Made You the Angel You Are) / Capitol / 5.20.49 / with Alyce King’s Vokettes; NKC p & voc, Irving Ashby g, Joe Comfort b
Bobby Darin / Twist with Bobby Darin / Irresistible You / Atco / 1961 / with Neil Sedaka p
Dixiaires [aka Dixieaires] / God Is the Greatest Creator / Sittin in With / LA 1951

last soulful song
Barbara Lewis / Baby I’m Yours / Stop That Girl / Atlantic / 1965
Aretha Franklin / Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) / Atlantic / 1971