"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
We need your support:Become a Patron! – Herbie Hancock and Headhunters – Live In Tokyo – Sun Plaza – Sept. 28, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into some Fusion-laced Funk this weekend by way of Herbie Hancock…
– Gerry Mulligan Quartet – live in Rome – recorded June 19, 1959 – RAI – Rome – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gerry Mulligan Quartet this weekend, recorded live at the Teatro Adriano in Rome by the venerable Italian…
– Steve Swallow Quintet – London Jazz Festival 2011 – Nov. 18, 2011 – BBC Radio 3 – I originally ran this concert some years back (2014), but I wanted to do a follow-up on my earlier Carla Bley post…
– Gil Evans Orchestra with Jaco Pastorius – Live at Under The Sky Festival, Tokyo – July 28, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gil Evans with the equally legendary Jaco Pastorius, recorded in concert during the Under the…
– Lenox School of Jazz Concert – August 29, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of those All-Star occasions; a celebration of the Lenox School of Jazz featuring a virtual who’s who in the Jazz world, all crammed into…
– Sonny Rollins Trio – In Session for Swiss Radio, Zurich – March 5, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The legendary Sonny Rollins this weekend, recorded in session for Swiss Radio on March 5, 1959. Joining Sonny (as in…
– Count Basie with Joe Williams – The Tonight Show With Steve Allen – September 28, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence the early days of TV were days of eclectic wonderment, this excerpt from an episode…
– Eddie Harris Quartet – Live at Lugano, Switzerland – July 1, 1989 – RTS – Switzerland – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Eddie Harris this weekend. Don’t know about you, but my first encounter with Eddie Harris was by…
– Billie Holiday – In Concert – Embassy Theatre, Los Angeles – April 24, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Billie Holiday in concert this weekend. Relevant on a lot of levels; you can choose any or all you…
Coleman Hawkins All-Stars – Live at Deutches Museum, Munich – Jan. 19, 1950 – Bavarian Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Coleman Hawkins this weekend, at a superb-sounding concert from 1950, recorded by Bavarian Radio and rebroadcast…