Julie London - Something Cool

Let's all - everybody - keep it cool this weekend.

"I can't think of your name, I remember your smile"

And because we've crossed the midnight hour here, a bonus.

The Reverend Gary Davis: Death Don't Have No Mercy
The Grateful Dead: Death Don't Have No Mercy

Gary Davis was recorded on August 24th, 1960.

The Grateful Dead were recorded on March 2nd, 1969.

emmett's october playlist



Le Nozze Di Figaro (Overture) - Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Wind - Sons Of The Pioneers
Holiday On Saturn - Del Kent
Liquidation - Ernest Ranglin
Georgia On My Mind - Bob Summers Revival
Lazy Bones - Bob Summers Revival
No More White Horses - T2
Blue Boots - Eric Donaldson
Blue Boot - Eric Donaldson
Just Wanna See His Face - Rolling Stones
Be Thou By My Side - The Honeybus
Life And Death In G & A - Chairmen Of The Board
Give It Up - Billy Nicholls
I Need More - Pat Thomas & Marijata
Fantastic Man - William Onyeabor
Parigi - Paolo Conte
Pilotes - Performance
Comin' At Ya - Pyramid Plus
The Deep - Eye To Eye
Cherry-Coloured Funk - Cocteau Twins
Everything Flows - Saint Etienne

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EMMETT'S SEPTEMBER PLAYLIST

Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, Nellie - Buddy Holly
Love Hurts - Everly Brothers
Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward
After Midnight (1966 version) - J.J. Cale
Sand And Foam - Donovan
Earwigs To Eternity - Alice Cooper
Sands Of Time - Fleetwood Mac
Help Me Make It Through The Night - Ken Parker
Sooner Or Later - Pilot
Fire For Awhile - Shoes
Do The Do (MVD's swamp funk edit) - Bobby Rush
Messidor - Durutti Column
Dream On - Gino Soccio
Heaven (Sunshine Jones edit) - Rolling Stones
The Money Will Roll Right In - Fang
Vote Bowie For President - Sidwho?

Summer's gone but the time's still right for dancing in the streets. I'm experimenting with a monthly playlist format this month; let's see how this goes. Stay tuned for a possible sound quality upgrade on the Ken Parker track. Commentary to follow.

Jimmy Smith: Back at the Chicken Shack

The line up:

Jimmy Smith, organ
Kenny Burrell, guitar
Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone
Donald Bailey, drums

I like the bit that begins at 4:56. This goes out to Jazione and his chicks.

The Everly Brothers - Let It Be Me

Martin Denny: Misirlou
Seymour Rexite: Miserlou

Deepest thanks to the Gardens for Seymour's version.

The Ventures:
Sleepwalk
No Trespassing
Night Train

He assumed physical poise, yet bared inertia. Rather than hearing dread a young emcee mostly mimics epically testy tracks.