"Jave Jive" this week on Night Lights

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This week on Night Lights it's "Java Jive: Jazz Coffee Songs," a caffeinated brew of music mixed to keep your weekend warm. The program will include classics such as Sarah Vaughan's "Black Coffee" (as well as Sonny Criss' mid-1960s instrumental version) and obscurities such as the Larks' "Coffee, Cigarettes and Tears," in addition to Jeri Southern's "Coffee, Cigarettes and Memories," Carmen McRae's "Coffeetime" (an ode to bohemian coffeehouses from the 1960 film The Subterraneans), Barry Harris' "Morning Coffee," the Boswell Sisters' "Coffee in the Morning (Kisses at Night)" and a host of other buzz-inducing odes to the world's most popular beverage. The program airs this Saturday night on WFIU at 11:05 p.m. (8:05 California time, 10:05 Chicago time, 11:05 East Coast time); you can listen live, or listen now on the "Current Audio" tab at the Night Lights website.

Next week: "Holiday Happening."

[Late]

Carmen McRae's "Coffeetime" ...

A personal favorite. Andre Previn's pretty hip on this side.

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Carmen McRae's "Coffeetime" ...

A personal favorite. Andre Previn's pretty hip on this side.

Yes, that whole SUBTERRANEANS soundtrack is pretty interesting. I'll be doing a show on the film in mid-to-late April... here's the set-list for tonight's program:

Sarah Vaughan--Black Coffee

Nat King Cole--You're the Cream in My Coffee

Carmen McRae--Coffeetime

Henry Mancini--Goofin' at the Coffeehouse (from MORE MUSIC FROM PETER GUNN)

Una Mae Carlisle--Coffee and Cakes

Jeri Southern--Coffee, Cigarettes and Memories

The Larks--Coffee, Cigarettes and Tears

Barry Harris--Morning Coffee

Frank Sinatra--The Coffee Song (Columbia version)

Ink Spots--Java Jive

J.J. Johnson--Coffee Pot

Boswell Sisters--Coffee in the Morning (Kisses at Night)

Sonny Criss--Black Coffee

Bob Dorough--Too Much Coffee Man

Edited December 11, 2004 by ghost of miles

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We're repeating this program tonight on WFIU at 11 p.m. (10 p.m. Chicago time, 8 p.m. California time); it's already archived for those who want to listen now.

Next week: "Dear Martin." Jazz tributes to Martin Luther King Jr. from Oliver Nelson (BLACK, BROWN & BEAUTIFUL), Nina Simone ("Sunday in Savannah") and others.