Friday, May 22, 2026

In the Playlist of Forget-Me-Nots

Fred Astaire in a white suit and Cyd Charisse in a white dress, with a skirt that is swirling up, dance their way down steps in a park.
Such a gentleman, Fred… averting your eyes from Cyd’s undies.

Coffeetime, May 22, 2026, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Charlie Persip / Right Down Front / Sevens / Bethlehem / 4.2.60 
Benny Golson / Benny Golson and the Philadelphians / Stablemates / United Artists / 11.17.58 
Juan Tizol & his Orchestra / Keb-Lah / Keynote / LA 4.2.46
Jack Jackson & his Orchestra / Most of Ev’ry Day / HMV / London 10.25.34 / vocal = Fred Latham
Charles Brown & Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / I Want to Fool Around with You / Aladdin / LA 12.18.53
Sarah Vaughan / After Hours at the London House / I’ll String Along with You / Mercury / live, London House, Chicago 3.7.58

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

set 2
Mal Waldron / Impressions / All the Way / New Jazz / 3.20.59
Coleman Hawkins / And Confrères / Cocktails for Two [unissued track] / Verve / LA 10.16.57
Stan Getz / Groovin’ High / Body and Soul / Crown [Modern] / Civic Auditorium, Pasadena 6.23.47
Joe Venuti / Laura / radio transcription, Bing Crosby GE show / LA 1952-53 season (when Venuti was a regular) / with guest Jack Benny
Bandanna Girls [Mozelle France &  Mae Hopkins] / Baby Would You Dare / Decca / 1.24.39
Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra / Dinner for Two / In the Garden of Forget-Me-Nots /RCA Camden / 1956 / vocal = Russ McIntyre
Todd Rhodes & his Toddlers / Good Man / King / Cincinnati 5.24.51 / vocal = Kitty Stevenson

set 3
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith / Blue Bash! / Blue Bash / Verve / 7.16, 25, 29.63
Cal Tjader / A Night at the Blackhawk / I Hadn’t Anyone Till You / Fantasy /San Francisco winter 1959  cover design by Ed Renfro 
Lucky Thompson’s All Stars / Why Not / Exclusive / LA 9.45
Ella Mae Morse / The Thrill Is Gone / Capitol / Hollywood 7.20.42
The Robins / I Found Out My Troubles / Savoy [unissued] / LA 1.11.50 / with Johnny Otis & his Orchestra
Fred Astaire / The Astaire Story / Dancing in the Dark / Clef / Hollywood 12.52

set 4
Bobby Scott / Bobby Scott and Two Horns / Myrt / ABC-Paramount / 10.56
Jimmy Rowles / Let’s Get Acquainted with Jazz / Tea for Two / Tampa /LA 1957
Buddy Collette / Calm, Cool, & Colette / Perfidia / ABC-Paramount / LA 1.24.57
Johnny Mercer / One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) / Capitol / Hollywood 7.25.46 / with Paul Weston & his Orchestra
Jimmy Ricks / Jimmy Ricks / Old Man River / Signature / 1961
The Jubalaires / Sampson and Delilah / Standard Transcription / late 1940s

last soulful song
Lee Jones & the Sounds of Soul [The Masqueraders] / Poor Boy’s Dream / La Beat [unissued] / Detroit 1967