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| Bill Tapia (2006) | |
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| Bill Tapia started playing ukulele as a young boy in Hawaii and educated himself on the Portuguese instrument by entertaining sailors at Pearl Harbor during World War I. Over the course of 80 years, Tapia’s career has taken him from his native isles to the recording studio and stage, in the company of world class swing and jazz musicians as a session man on guitar. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Jimmy Dorsey | Contrasts | Tangerine | (GRP) |
| # 2 | Coleman Hawkins | Ken Burns Jazz | Body and Soul | (Verve) |
| # 3 | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | The Blanton-Webster Band | Take the "A" Train | (Bluebird) |
| # 4 | Benny Goodman | Wrappin' It Up: The Harry James Years, Vol. 2 | It Had to Be You | (Bluebird) |
| # 5 | Judy Garland | The Best of Judy Garland: 20th Century Masters | Over the Rainbow | (MCA) |
| # 6 | Joe Pass and Herb Ellis | Guitar Virtuoso | Samba de Orfeu | (Pablo) |
| # 7 | Frank Sinatra | The Best of the Capitol Years | The Lady Is a Tramp | (Capitol) |
| Book | My address book | |||
| Luxury Item | My ukulele | |||
| Alternate Picks/Not Broadcast | ||||
| Alt 1 | Frank Sinatra | Academy Award Winners | Days of Wine and Roses | (Reprise) |
| Alt 2 | N/A | N/A | To You, Sweetheart, Aloha | N/A |
| Tim Garland
26 Apr Ben Goldberg 01 Mar Lua Hadar 08 Mar | Molly Holm
19 Apr Remy Le Boeuf 15 Mar Stephanie Nakasian 18 Jan | Marlena Shaw
29 Mar Ben Sidran 12 Apr |