'Stompin' at the Savoy' the Art of Jim Tanaka

Jim Tanaka  Click to hear an interview with Jim Tanaka Jim Tanaka 1917-2008  For more information about Jim Tanaka please visit:  'Stompin' at the Savoy' the Art of Jim Tanaka

"It Could Be"

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From a SOUNDCRAFT AUDITION RECORDING DISK

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"Just As Long As I Have You"

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From a SOUNDCRAFT BLUE DIAMOND FOR REFERENCE USE recording.

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“Songs of Tomorrow”

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Tom Murphy: And now out the musical glamor-land, Hollywood USA, where we meet Mister Music and his musical library of “Songs of Tomorrow”. 

Mister Music : And hello Tom Murphy!  Make yourself comfortable in your favorite “ear side” seat while our “Songs of Tomorrow”, written by  composers of tomorrow, pass in review. 

It’s dreaming time and Mel Fets keeps on dreaming as he starts this new song written by Miquel De La Vega, “Dreaming” on it’s musical way.

Mel Fets: (Sings)

“I’ll Always Dream of You” was the title of this new song that was written by Miguel De La Vega.

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"I Can't Go and I Can't Stay"

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Luella A. Lewis & Miguel Ernesto Lasso De La Vega

I Can’t Go And I Can’t Stay, recorded on an audiodisc at 45 RPM  August 5th 1966. 

     Sung by Luella A. Lewis

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"A Million Stars"

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Sung by country and rockabilly vocalist Johnny Dollar

Vocals Johnny Dollar - Lyrics by "Mickey” De La Vega

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Lyrics- “Mickey” De La Vega : A.K.A. Miguel Ernesto Lasso De La Vega (01/25/31 - 02/01/95)
Vocals/Instrumentation - Johnny Dollar

"Ode To Jersey City"

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by John Lee Krasnow

It was 1964 or maybe ‘65, I spent time at night listening to WOR's  Jean Shepherd on my vacuum tube Motorola, sometimes wondering if the people inside those tubes were really inside my Motorola. My high school friend John Krasnow had written a poem, “Ode to Jersey City” and now I was hearing Jean Shepherd reading it on the radio! Apparently Norman Kelson had sent the poem into Jean Shepherd and by chance Shepherd read it on the radio. I missed the beginning but as soon as I could I turned on my Tandberg and recorded what was left.

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by John Lee Krasnow