Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Hot Jazz

Time: 1:00am
Temperature: 85°F
Heat index: 93°F
  • "Hotter Than 'Ell" (Fletcher Henderson, Tidal Wave compilation, 1934)
  • "Too Hot For Words" (Billie Holiday, Lady Day: Complete Columbia Recordings, 1935)
  • "Too Darn Hot" (Ella Fitzgerald, Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, 1956)
what we need:
  • "Drifting on a Reed, aka Air Conditioning" (Charlie Parker, Complete Dial Sesssions, 1947)
  • "Ice Cream Konitz" (Lee Konitz, Subconscious-Lee, 1950)
  • "Let's Cool One" (Thelonious Monk, Genius of Modern Music, v.2, 1952)
Time for some reggae and a cold beverage.