''Cookin' on all Burners'' is an album by American
jazz guitarist
Tal Farlow
Talmage Holt Farlow (June 7, 1921 – July 25, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist. He was nicknamed "Octopus" because of how his large, quick hands spread over the fretboard. As Steve Rochinski notes, "Of all the guitarists to emerge in th ...
, released in 1983.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Cookin' on all Burners''Accessed August 2009.] The album featured a rhythm section including former
Jazz Messenger pianist
James Williams, and drummer Vinnie Johnson, who had played in the 1970s with
T-Bone Walker and would later join
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy.
Track listing
# "
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film.
Born to ...
) – 3:29
# "
If I Should Lose You
"If I Should Lose You" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1936 film '' Rose of the Rancho''.
Notable recordings
*Geri Allen – '' Twenty One'' (1994)
*Chet Atkins – '' Stay Tuned'' (1985)
...
" (
Ralph Rainger,
Leo Robin) – 5:00
# "
I Wished on the Moon
"I Wished on the Moon" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. Bing Crosby sang the song in ''The Big Broadcast of 1936''.
Crosby recorded the song on August 14, 1935 with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and it reached ...
" (Rainger,
Dorothy Parker) – 5:23
# "
I've Got the World on a String" (
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...
,
Ted Koehler) – 6:23
# "
Love Letters" (
Victor Young,
Edward Heyman) – 3:58
# "Why Shouldn't I?" (Porter) – 3:09
# "Lullaby of the Leaves" (
Bernice Petkere
Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "St ...
,
Joe Young) – 5:40
# "
Just Friends" (
John Klenner,
Sam M. Lewis
Sam M. Lewis (October 25, 1885 – November 22, 1959) was an American singer and lyricist.
Career
Lewis was born Samuel M. Levine in New York City, United States. He began his music career by singing in cafés throughout New York City, and be ...
) – 3:49
# "
I Thought About You
"I Thought About You" is a 1939 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Background
It was one of three collaborations Van Heusen and Mercer wrote for the Mercer-Morris publishing company started by Mercer and f ...
" (
Jimmy Van Heusen
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
Life and care ...
,
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
) – 4:21
Personnel
* Tal Farlow – guitar
*
James Williams – piano
* Gary Mazzaroppi – bass
* Vinnie Johnson – drums
Production notes:
* Carl Jefferson – producer
* Ed Trabanco – engineer
* Marie Ostrosky – assistant engineer
* Phil Edwards – engineer
* George Horn – remastering
* Kent Judkins – art direction
* Bruce Burr – photography
* Gordon Raddue – liner notes
* Kathleen Vance – production coordination
* Robert Walston – art direction
References
Tal Farlow albums
1983 albums
Concord Records albums
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