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Playlist for February 11, 2012 (* denotes LP)

El Cumbanchero
Don Swan and his Orchestra
Liberty LST-7123 *
Mambo Jungle
Mel Gray with the Johnny Mical Orchestra/Elmo Russ Singers
Pyramid PY5-005 (45 rpm)
Oomgawah
Shorty Rogers
MGM SE3798 *
Enlloro (Voodoo Moon)
Marty Wilson and his Orchestra
Warner Bros. WS-1326 *
Simba
Martin Denny
Scamp SCP-9702
Safari to Kenya
Tak Shindo and his Orchestra
Edison-International CL-5000 *
Leopard's Leap
Mike Simpson and his Orchestra
Evolution 2005 *
Baby Elephant Walk
Les Baxter and his Orchestra
Collectables COL-CD-7492
Big Band Bwana
Henry Mancini
BMG BVCP-1027
Desiree
Robert Drasnin
Dionysus BA-09
Bongo Riff
Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra/Jack Costanzo
Mercury SR-80003 *
Exotica
Elmer Bernstein
Decca DL-8686 *
Are You With Me?
Linda Lawson
Chancellor CHLS-5010 *
Forbidden Planet
David Rose and his Orchestra
Taragon B000003H6Y
Cherokee
Esquivel and his Orchestra
Bar/None AHAON-092
Tequila
Edmundo Ros and his Orchestra
www.karminskyexperience.com
Mambo a la Teen
Laurindo Almeida and the Danzaneros
Capitol T-1263 *
Mambo Inn
Rene Touzet and his Orchestra
GNP Crescendo 2000
No Moon at All
Warren Kime/Brass Impact
Command RS 919 SD *
Up, Up and Away
Bossa Rio
Rev-Ola 277
Big Ben Bossa
Enoch Light and his Orchestra
Command RS 851 SD *
The Girl from Ipanema
The Tokyo Cuban Boys
Columbia TCHD-060
Lightly
Waltel Branco
Whatmusic WMCD-0014
Cookout Society
Dominic Frontiere
Capitol SW-861 *
Giggling Girls
Nelson Riddle
20th Century-Fox TFS-4143 *
Barbarella Theme
Jet Set Sweden
Ajabu! 007
Cocktails in Space
Dana Countryman
Oglio 89161
Hypnosis
Mirageman
Irma 489229
Comin' Up
The Helmuth Brandenburg Orchestra
Brigade Mondaine BM004
Sort of Soul
Birds'n'Brass
RPM 816
The Gorilla 7
Keitaro Miho
Solid/Ultra-Vybe 1173
The Streets of San Francisco
Henry Mancini and his Orchestra
RCA Spain 664972
Lekar Ham Diwana Dil
Asha Bhosle/Kishore Kumar
Nascente 003
Pulse of the City
The Sande and Greene Orchestra
Aurora AR-201 (45 rpm)
Tick Tock Sick
Jim Henson
Signature 12023 (45 rpm)

Playlist for February 4, 2012 (* denotes LP)

Pentagon
Bernie Green and his Orchestra
RCA LSA-2376 *
Lullaby of Broadway
Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble
RCA LSP-2289 *
Binga Banga Bongo
Terry Snyder and his Orchestra
United Artists WWS-8500 *
Night Beat
Eddy Manson and his Orchestra
Vik LX-1134 *
Hot Rod Rumble
Sandy Courage
Liberty LRP-3048 *
I Dig
Les Baxter
Capitol ST-1355 *
Wow
Russ Garcia Choir and Orchestra
Aamco ALS-55 *
Cyanide Touch
Johnny Williams
Columbia CS-8391 *
Lightly
Henry Mancini
RCA 29857
Detour Ahead
Mary Ann McCall
Toshiba-EMI TOCJ-50219
Azure Mist
Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra
Top Rank RM-304 *
Where Are You?
The George Shearing Quintet/Jud Conlon Choir
Capitol T-943 *
Jungle Fever
The Mighty Accordion Band
Capitol ST-1212 *
Oasis of Dakhla
Les Baxter and his Orchestra
Capitol T-655 *
Adventures in Paradise
The Waitiki 7
Pass Out 7001
Blue Coral
Frank Barclay Paradise Orchestra and Chorus
Reader's Digest 1985
Sophisticated Savage
Voodoo Suite
www.blissblood.com
Green Hornet Theme
Al Hirt and his Orchestra
RCA LSP-3716 *
It's Not Unusual
Claus Ogerman and his Orchestra
RCA LSP-3524 *
Shadows On the Sand
The Corporation
Command RS 929 SD *
Nikki
Vinnie Bell
Decca DL-75212 *
Through Spray Colored Glasses
Dino, Desi and Billy/Stu Phillips
Uni 73056 *
Cookout Society
Dominic Frontiere
Capitol SW-861 *
Bill's Basement
The Steve Gray Orchestra
Vocalion CDSML-8470
Fenomenal Seq. 7
Bruno Nicolai
Digitmovies 079
City Sound
The Ambros Seelos Orchestra
Brigade Mondaine 001
Seven Golden Men
Armando Trovaioli
King WWCP-7206
The Young Set
Ray Martin and his Orchestra
RCA Camden CAS-927 *
Lei verso lui sta correndo
Ennio Morricone
Cometa 1015/29 *
Wives and Lovers
Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra
Command RS 902 SD *
To Swing Or Not to Swing
The Sad Salamanders
www.scootermusic.com
Les problemes
Les soeurs Winchester
Rosebud 537865
Bird Brain
Quincy Jones and his Orchestra
Mercury SR-60863 *
Sensuous
Dominic Frontiere and his Orchestra
Columbia CS-8224 *
Night Lady
The Fats Sadi Quartet
Saba 15111

Playlist for January 28, 2012 (* denotes LP)

La Bamba
Esquivel and his Orchestra
Bar/None AHAON-092
Chaquito Rides Again
Chaquito and the Quedo Brass
Fontana DTL202 *
Monaco
Nick Perito and his Orchestra
United Artists WWS-8503 *
Bernie's Tune
Al Caiola and his Orchestra
United Artists WWS-8503 *
Colorado Waltz
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica
Tiki 002
Misirlou
Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
Mercury SR-60870 *
Twilight in Turkey
David Carroll and his Orchestra
Mercury PPS-6002 *
African Echoes
Ferrante and Teicher
United Artists UAS-6230 *
Safradesia
Don Ralke and his Orchestra
Harkit 8207
Busy Port
The Arthur Lyman Group
DCC DZS-095
Friendly Islands
The Benny Carter Quartet
Capitol Jazz-EMI 93513
Legend of the Rain
The Surfers
HiFi R411 *
Leaves from My Grass House
Don Blanding
Tempo TT-2200 *
Hana Maui
Waitiki
Flea Market Music 1007
Shady Lady Bird
Ethel Azama
Righteous Psalm 23.39
The Last Aloha
The Martini Kings
Swingomatic 2007
House of Bamboo
Michael Andrew and Swingerhead
Michael Andrew 0075
Serenata
The Jonah Jones Quartet/The Swingin'est Chorale
Capitol ST-1557 *
You Hit the Spot
Francis Bay Big Band
Omega OSL-50 *
I Only Have Eyes for You
The Mallet Men
Capitol STAC-1637 *
I'm Beginning to See the Light
Don Costa Chorus and Orchestra
United Artists WWS-8501 *
Penthouse Serenade
Kenyon Hopkins/Creed Taylor Orchestra
ABC-Paramount ABCS-2269 *
Main Title (Stop and Go)
Kenyon Hopkins
El/Cherry Red ACMEM224CD
The Contract
Irving Joseph and his Orchestra
Time S/2002 *
Thinking of Baby
Elmer Bernstein
Capitol ST-1287 *
A Swinging Loser
Buddy Greco
Epic LN-3746 *
The Lady Is Blue
Les Baxter and his Orchestra
Capitol ST-968 *
Mambo On the Rocks
Bill Leavett and his Orchestra
Sparton TR-1030 *
Daddy Long Legs
Leith Stevens and his Orchestra
Coral CRL-57283 *
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Mambo
Joe Cain and his Orchestra
Time S/2123 *
Sidewalks of Cuba
Henry Mancini
RCA LSP-2258 *
Latin Nocturne
Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra
Harmony HL-7003 *
Twilight in Acapulco
The Nate Najar Quartet
Blue Line Music 0204
Cool Night
Heinz Kiessling and his Orchestra
Brigade Mondaine BM005

Playlist for January 21, 2012 (* denotes LP)

Tarantula
Robert Maxwell and his Orchestra
MGM E-3676 *
Rhythm Antics
Ethel Smith
Decca DL-74414 *
On the Rocks
Bob Thompson Chorus and Orchestra
BMG BVCP-1048
Palm Canyon Drive
Jack Fascinato and his Orchestra
Capitol ST-1157 *
Nite Trix
The Three Suns
RCA LSP-2963 *
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Henri Rene and his Orchestra
RCA LSP-1947 *
Hawaiian War Chant
Leroy Holmes and his Orchestra
MGM SE-3874 *
My Isle of Golden Dreams
Martin Denny
Scamp SCP-9715
Moon of Manakoora
Irv Cottler
Somerset SF-13900 *
Rain
Les Baxter and his Orchestra/Plas Johnson
Capitol ST-1117 *
Bali Ha'i
Gloria Lynne
Rykodisc/HiFi TCD-1038
South Sea Trade Winds
The 50 Guitars
Liberty LSS-14033 *
Quiet Village
The Beachcomber Trio
Dionysus BA11109 *
Malay Girl/Kahula Hula
Jerry Byrd
Monument BZ-33867 *
On a Tropic Night
Ohta Yukio and the Hummingbirds
Solid/Ultra-Vybe 1098
Magic Is the Moonlight
Warren Barker and his Orchestra
Warner Bros. WS-1364 *
La Hula Bamba
The Tikiyaki Orchestra
Future Primitive 005
Mangolina
The Latin Jazz Quintet
Toshiba-EMI TOCJ-50174
Goomba Boomba
Yma Sumac
Right Stuff 80863
Oink Oink Mambo
Chuy Reyes and his Orchestra
Capitol CCF-257 *
Mambo Inn
Peter Appleyard and his Orchestra
Audio Fidelity DFS-7002 *
Peter Gunn Theme
Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys
Teichiku 35767
Insinuette
Exotik-a-Go-Go
www.exotikagogo.com
Su, Su Nel Cielo
Armando Sciascia
Hexacord HCD-17
Zanzibar
Feather
Discovery DS-903 *
Sugar Loaf
Dick Hyman
Command RS 911 SD *
A Felicidade
Les Baxter and his Orchestra
GNP Crescendo 2036
Boysie's Bossa
Lalo Schifrin
MGM SE-4413ST *
The Odd Couple
Capiozzo e Mecco
La Douce 5153542
Day of Anger
Leroy Holmes and his Orchestra
United Artists UAS-6710 *
The Good Word
The Scottmen
Scamp SCP-9723
Touch of Mink
David Lindup
Recur ECD-7316

Playlist for January 14, 2012 (* denotes LP)

Something for Cat
Tito Rodriguez and his Orchestra
United Artists UAS-3194 *
Venezuela Twist
Perez Prado and his Orchestra
RCA LSP-2524 *
Tequila
Warren Covington and his Orchestra
Vocalion VL-73810 *
Speedy Gonzalez
Henry Mancini
RCA LSP-2360 *
Patan
Les Baxter and his Orchestra
Captiol T-655 *
Pharaoah's Curse
The Tony Martinez Mambo Combo
GNP 121-X (45 rpm)
Ode Colon
Augie Colon
Liberty LST-7148 *
Manteca
Marty Wilson and his Orchestra
Warner Bros. WS-1326 *
Tiki
The Waitiki 7
Pass Out 7002
Pagan Love Song
George Cates and his Orchestra
Dot DLP-25355 *
Tradewind
Eden Ahbez
Del-Fi 71211
Return to Paradise
Phil Moore and his Orchestra
Strand SLS-1004 *
Deep Night
Warren Barker/Warner Bros. Orchestra
Warner Bros. WS-1355 *
Flute Route
Warren Barker and his Orchestra
Warner Bros. W-1331 *
It Must Be Jello
Jackie Cooper and his Orchestra
Signature SM-1049 *
The Brothers Go to Mother's
Ted Nash and his Orchestra
Eros ERL-50013 *
Panic Button
Georges Garvarentz
Musicor MM-2026 *
The Wild One
Mike Hurst and his Orchestra
Angel Air 0000125
The Hoods
Les Baxter
La-La Land 1111
Experiment in Terror
Jimmy Forrest and his Orchestra
Prestige 45-223A (45 rpm)
Fluters Ball
Warren Barker
RCA LSP-2442 *
Crazy Rhythm
Mark Murphy
Decca DL-8632
The Getaway
Armando Trovaioli/I Cantori Moderni
King WWCP-7227
Black Velvet
The Paul Dupont Orchestra
Chappell LPC-1062 *
Add Strings
101 Strings/Paul Griffin
Alshire S-5116 *
4:20 A.M.
Muzzy Marcellino/Russ Garcia and his Orchestra
Liberty LRP-3075 *
Bird Bath
Eddie South/Mike Simpson
Mercury SRW-16225 *
Lover
Shorty Rogers
Warner Bros. BS-1443 *
The Trolley Song
Richard Marino and his Orchestra
Liberty LSS-14003 *
It's All Right with Me
The Smart Set
Warner Bros. WS-1258 *
I Love Paris
Jack Costanzo
Liberty LST-7137 *
Aruba Liberace
Liberace
Rhino 72462
Blues a la Machito
Joe Newman/Machito and his Orchestra
Roulette Jazz 22668
Perfidia
The George Shearing Quintet
Capitol SM-11454 *

Playlist for January 7, 2012 (* denotes LP)

Theme from Mr. Broadway
Frank Barber and his Orchestra
Capitol-EMI ST-2794 *
Put On a Happy Face
Johnny Williams and his Orchestra
Columbia CS-8467 *
Love for Sale
Ralph Burns and his Orchestra
Fresh Sound 1619
Take the A Train
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica
Tiki 001
Sub-Manhattan Blues
Bob Thompson
Dot DLP-25153 *
Watch Your Step, Please
Phil Moore and his Orchestra
Mercury SR-60763 *
Route 66 Theme
Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra
Mercury SR-60706 *
Are You Wish Me?
Linda Lawson
Chancellor CHLS-5010 *
Swingin' On a Star
Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds
Mercury SR-60132 *
Caravan
Bobby Christian and his Orchestra
Stepheny MF-4012 *
Lounge of the Tiki King
Exotik-a-Go-Go
www.exotikagogo.com
Hypnotique
Exotik-a-Go-Go
www.exotikagogo.com
Jasmine and Jade
Axel Stordahl and his Orchestra
Dot DLP-25282 *
Diamond Head
Douglas Gamley and his Orchestra
Reader's Digest RD4-67 *
Spice Island
Ed Kenney
Columbia CL-1491 *
Quiet Village
Frank Barclay and his Paradise Orchestra
Reader's Digest 1985
Emerald Sea
Les Baxter
American-International ST-A-1029 *
Exotica
Martin Denny
Scamp SCP-9713
A Swingin' Safari
Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra
Polydor LPG-46264 *
Oba Oba
Les Sans Nom
Decca ECS-2095 *
Ba-Tu-Ca-Da
Russ Garcia and his Orchestra
RCA LSP-1691 *
Push De Button
The Don Elliott Octet
ABC-Paramount ABCS-228 *
Trans Amazonica
The Joe Swingman Orchestra
Blossom BL4 *
Perdido
Migiani Grande Orchestre/Anne Germaine
RCA International FSP-108 *
The Orinoco
Joe Harnell and his Orchestra
Kapp KS-3416 *
The Brush Off
Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra
RCA LSP-2613 *
M-Squad Theme
Mundell Lowe and his All Stars
RCA Camden CAS-522 *
Everything Goes Mad
Nikkatsu Studio Orchestra
Polystar PSCR-5937
He Who Is Called the Bomb
Hajime Kabruagi
Solid/Ultra-Vybe 1132
The Cat O'Nine Tails
Radio Commercial
Cinema Wasteland 2007
Double Agent Jones
The Barrie Moore Combo
Retro-Teque RT144
Work Out
The Barbara Moore Sound
EM 1025 *
Theme from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dick Hyman
Command RS 891 SD *
Take Care...Beware
Gary McFarland
Verve 537 914-2
Sally's Tomato
Group One
RCA LSP-3524 *
Airport Express
The Syd Dale Orchestra
Amphonic 128 *

 

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