The longest bout of jet lag ever with more than a week of disrupted zzzz's at best, insomnia at worst. I left something over Asia and the Pacific which hasn't materialized on the ground yet. The Heath Ledger story weirdly coincided with this sleeplessness. Hence The Smiths. Have been trying to listen to ambient electronica to induce sleep.
In a jetlag haze last Friday evening I played a thoroughly enjoyable DJ set with the nom de decks of Deliberate Speed for Beatrix's new Facebooked night at the Silo Theatre Bar: Time After Time. One hour per decade. I was up first, early at 7 pm, with the 1950s. A chance to dust off the old R&B and rockabilly in particular. But here's the list of tunes I played. Can't remember the exact order though. Thanks to the friends who came by.
Chet Baker - Time After Time Milt Jackson - What's New Cannonball Adderley - Autumn Leaves The Everly Brothers - Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet Martin Denny - Quiet Village Lata Mangeshkar - Chand Phir Nikla The Cardinals - Shouldn't I Know Babs Gonzales - Ornithology Young Tiger - Calypso Be Little Willie John - Fever Mac Rebennack - Mercy Ronnie Dawson - Action Packed Hank Williams - I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow Link Wray - Rumble Howlin' Wolf - Decoration Day Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Farther Up The Road Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Judge Little Esther Phillips - Mainliner Wanda Jackson - Fujiyama Mama Faron Young - I Can't Dance Asha Bhosle - Ina Mina Dika Carole King - Queen Of The Beach Manhattan Research Inc. - Lightworks Elmer Bernstein - Frankie Machine Lata Mangeshkar & Manna Dey - 1956, 1957, 1958 Henry Mancini Orchestra - A Touch Of Evil (Main Title Theme) Joao Gilberto - O Felicidade
