A cool jazz compilation on UK Philips. “This is Jazz No. 1″ Early sixties.
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“The Dance of the Pithecanthrope” Gerard Calvi on the French Vogue label
* “Apeman,” The Kinks
Penaranda “La Inyeccion” on Fuentes Records.
Tony has every Circus record ever. Here’s “Circus Time Fun” on the fun Moppet Records label. Musical Songs and Stories with the Tiny Town Orchestra!
Louis Prima’s “Just a Gigolo” on his own Prima One label. Of course with Sam Butera and the Witnesses. This one’s from the early Seventies I’m sure. Here’s a great clip of the song with Louis, his wife Keely Smith and the boys back in the late Fifties.
“For Adults Only” Kent Records, 1969. This is actually a raunchy blues album by Johnny Otis and his son guitarist Shuggie “Inspiration Information” Otis, (thirteen at the time), and vocalist Delmar “Mighty Mouth” Evans under assumed names. The cover looks like R. Crumb, but it’s not, Johnny Otis did it. This album was “Rated X” and sold in Adult Bookstores.
After “Signifyin’ Monkey,” (which also opens the classic Otis blues LP “Cold Shot”), “Snatch” continues with other examples of classic toasts “Poolshootin Monkey,” (here as “Signifyin Monkey part 2″) and “Hey, Shine” (a Bo Diddley beat with the melody of Otis’ own “Willie and the Hand Jive,) and “Stack a Lee”. “Dirty Dozens” (aka “Yass Yass Yass”) is a classic.
These old Folkways Records were very special to those in the New York City music scene that Dylan came upon circa 1962. He writes of meeting Cisco Houston at a party on Fifth Avenue down in the Village. Cisco was a compatriot of and fellow traveler with Woody Gutherie. The real deal. Dylan imagined getting a recording contract with Folkways — never dreamt of recording for Mitch Miller’s Columbia until John Hammond signed him. These Folkways covers are distinctive for their think, heavy cardboard covers. This one includes a nice line drawing by artist Ben Shahn. Shahn did numerous covers in the Fifties and early Sixties for various labels.
“Black Velvet Eyes” Art and Dotty Todd on Dart Records.
“Space Songs” “Trip in a Rocket Ship” and “On the Moon” Peter Pan Records. A 7″ 78 RPM record. Just $.29.
Norman Granz’ JAZZ CONCERT #1. Norgran Records. David Stone Martin illustration. Jazz represents both the highest level of artistry and sophistication as well as humor, whimsy and wit. DSM captured that playful, inside joke of the music with his fun and and equally sophisticated style.
“Ferias” NA ITALIA. Vox records. So good. Check her out. And the smoke trail from his pipe. You don’t see illustration much these days. Certainly not like this.
I love this guy. So happy. With his hookah pipe, round belly, turban and upturned moostache. Sweet dreams Mustafa.
“Hum Se Na Jeeta Koi” Music by Bappi Lahiri Original Bollywood Soundtrack from India.
The Dave Brubeck Octet on Fantasy. #3-3 (1950) “Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals” Cool fifties modern art.
Brubeck, Desmond, Tjader with Bill Smith, David Van Kriedt, Dick Collins, Bob Collins and Jack Weeks. “The Way You Look Tonight”, “Love Walked In”, What Is This Thing Called Love”, September in the Rain”, “Prelude”, “Fugue on Bop Themes”, “Let’s Fall in Love” and “IPCA”.
“Os 7 Diabos” on Brazilian Odeon.
Jack Derlys. “Around the World in Eighty Days” Trianon from France.
A torn up copy of “Mera Naam Joker.” The soundtrack to a 1970 Bollywood movie. On EMI Angel Records. Made in India. Music by Shankar Jaikishan.
This is part of a series of records on the French Fontana label that feature the drawings of the french pin-up illustrator Alain Aslan.
“Dancing on the Ceiling” A Rodgers and Hart Showcase on Philips.
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