Saturday, April 21, 2012

My dad's influence on me at nine

I'm packing an office tomorrow
More than twenty years of accumulation!
So many awards and books
But I've already packed the CDs
Tonight, I'll play some.


9:00
1. Swingle Singers - Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture (3:07)

Someone earlier this week said something about "child-like wonderment" and I thought that track typified that.

And explanation on this set. I really didn't think I was going to make it tonight, because my dad's been in the hospital and I didn't know where/when I would be needed. On Wednesday, I was helping pack his office (that he's had for 20+ years), and I was holding a box of CDs and thought, "That's a set in there." So, that's what this is. My dad's CD collection.

3. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks - Parents (1:21)
4. Lewis Nash & Clarence Seay - Jelly's Roll (1:38)
5. N'awlins Gumbo Kings - At The Jazz Band Ball (4:09)
6. Sal Salvador - Boo Boo Be Doop (2:49)
7. Tiny Grimes - Tiny's Boogie Woogie (3:00)
8. T-Bone Walker - Strollin' with Bones (2:30)
9. Wes Montgomery - Wes' Tune (4:11)
10. Charlie Christian - Jammin' in four (4:22)
11. Brazzology - So What (3:29)
12. Dallas Banjo Band - Bye Bye Blues (2:24)
13. Don Zimmers - Nuages (Clouds) (3:11)
14. Jim Hall - Seven Comes Eleven (3:53)
15. Stanley Jordan - Jumpin' Jack (6:32)
16. Brad Mehldau - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (4:18)
17. Chet Atkins - Tap Room (4:10)
18. Jimmy Shirley - Jimmy's Blues (3:03)

Besides the jazz, there were a fair number of comedy albums. That's hard to dance to, so I'll just play a little.

10:00
20. Bob Newhart - The Siamese Cat (2:07)
21. Joe Pass - Night And Day (3:46)
22. Paul Desmond - Autumn Leaves (5:44)
23. John Scofield - Flower Power (4:58)
24. Earl Klugh - The Shadow Of Your Smile (5:11)
25. John Hart - 90 Minute Cigarette (6:10)
26. Grant Green - Come Sunrise (4:33)
27. Kenny Burrell - Cheetah (4:41)
28. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Chega De Saudade (4:21)
29. Miguel Antonio - Danza Brasilera (3:18)
30. Ken Hatfield - Riff For Brother Jack (4:46)
31. Al Di Meola - Coral (3:19)
32. Astor Piazzolla - Leonora's Song (3:39)
33. Django Reinhardt - Nuages Part 2 (4:50)

And besides jazz and comedy, there was a lot of classical. Here's some highlights.

11:00
35. Ken Nordine - Looking at Numbers (2:28)
36. Sergei Prokofiev - Tales of an old Grandmother, Op.31: I. Moderato (3:24)
37. Swingle Singers - Bach: Little Organ Fugue (2:24)
38. Luiz Bonfá - A Brazilian in New York (5:05)
39. Thomas Beecham: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Delius: Irmelin - Prelude (5:09)
40. Isao Tomita - Mercury: The Winged Messenger (4:37)
41. The Gordon Highlanders - Amazing Grace (2:45)
42. John Williams; Louis Frémaux: Philharmonia Orchestra - Rodrigo: Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre - 4. Canario (4:51)
43. German Brass - Japanisches Wiegenlied (6:30)
44. André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra - Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F - 3. Allegro Agitato (6:37)
45. Fritz Reiner: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Debussy: La Mer - Jeux De Vagues (6:29)
46. Stanley Black: London Symphony Orchestra - Khachaturian: Gayaneh Suite - 5. Lezghinka (2:56)
47. Various Artists - Mozart - W.A. Mozart - The Mag (2:57)
48. Tomita - Mars (8:51)
49. Tomita - The belt (2:41)
50. Symphony of Science - A Glorious Dawn (Cherimoya Eihn Remix) (3:43)
51. Heather Paterson - If I Only Had A Brain (5:04)
52. Them Bones - Sliding Staircase (4:48)
53. Thomas Beecham: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Delius: Florida Suite - Daybreak (5:36)
54. Isao Tomita - The Great Gate at Kiev (6:21)
55. Gerda Hartman, Richard Brünner, Etc.; Kurt Prestel: Saltzburg Mozarteum Orchestra & Chorus - Orff: Carmina Burana - In Taberna: Olim Lacus Colueram (3:20)
56. Camille Saint-Saëns - 14: Final (2:00)