Teasing the Korean

It appears to be Jordanaire-free, but there is that Mancini-esque chorus. In fact, the entire arrangement sounds very 1960s Mancini. It would be interesting to hear that arrangement with a more appropriate vocalist. The tune predates this version. I have it on an early 60s Bonfa album under a Portuguese title. Not sure if there were Portuguese lyrics, or if it started as an instrumental. EDIT: I just read the wiki entry. The tune was "Moonlight in Rio." Interesting that it was paired on 45 with "A Little Less Conversation," one of the few Elvis tunes I really dig.

File under: Things you never expected to hear.

I grew up in the New York metro region. At night, we could easily pick up CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, I guess through a combination of signal strength and atmospheric conditions. Not a jazz station, but thought I'd mention it. Tangentially related to my original question: In the 60s and 70s, I remember AM easy listening stations having certain blocks dedicated to the big bands, during the "big bands are coming back" hype.

Do you ever hear music in the white noise as you drift off to sleep? I do sometimes!

Thanks. I'm guessing these could picked up from far away at night.

I am wondering what it was like before FM radio really became a thing, but we may not have any members old enough to remember that.

That is interesting. That makes sense about the Iowa station, as AM waves were easier to pick up from far off at night, presumably because of less interference.

By the time I was coming up, jazz was almost entirely an FM thing. Does anyone remember AM jazz stations, and did anyone ever pick up far-off AM jazz stations at night?

By the way, some of the tracks from the Phil Moore album have appeared on the Lux and Ivy exotica compilations on Righteous.

Before we get all snobby about Crown, don't forget that two of the greatest albums ever made were recorded for Crown: Jazz Heat, Bongo Beat by the Latin Jazz All-Stars, featuring Buddy Collette; and Kapu by Milt Raskin, later reissued as Exotic Percussion. Crown will always be an important record label to TTK because of these two masterpieces.

I like the RCA album with Latin percussion. I think there is a painting on the cover.

So you are suggesting that the Bill Evans I've been listening to all these years is not a choreographer? His versatility was one of the things I most admired about him!

I am on a hybrid remote/in-office schedule. About 15 co-workers in my building have had COVID recently, probably Omicron, but I don't know for sure. Management keep silent regarding our working remotely. Many of us shifted primarily to remote work because of this. I am going in only when I need to. There is no one there anyway.

We have a string of porch lights with Edison bulbs. They have a very retro-futurist look!

Let's hope the seller packs it well!

BTW, Sparks did a series of shows in which the opening set was an album in its entirety. They had to learn their entire back catalog so they could play a different album every night!

I'm not going period. I hate live shows. I'm all about experiencing music at home in mid-century moderne splendor, paired with an appropriate cocktail.

At TTK's pad, she ain't. If it were me, I would not hesitate for a second to choose Sparks over Patti Smith. That's what makes horse racing.

Paul Horn/Lalo Schifrin - Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts (RCA, mono) In January and February, I love listening to religious jazz rock concept albums of the 1960s and 70s.

I always assumed they were British, and I had no idea they had continued working all these decades.

Watched the Sparks doc last night. Unbelievable.