"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Wardell Gray Live at Birdland – April 28, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wardell Gray this weekend. One of the true guiding lights in Post-War Jazz, he was that link between Big-Band and small group Jazz, and his…
Harry James- Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands (Armed Forces Radio) – August 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Harry James this weekend. One of the most popular figures of the Big Band era, James was an institution and a staple in…
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra – Spotlight Bands – November 11, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Gene Krupa and his Orchestra this week. From a broadcast sponsored by Coca-Cola and rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Buddy De Franco – Live in Buenos Aires 1980 More sad news this week. The passing on Christmas Eve of Jazz Hall of Fame Clarinetist Buddy De…
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC International Bandstand – Ted Heath – March 2, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A slight stretch this week, but not all that much when you think…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Fletcher Henderson – Rocky Mountain Blues – 1927 Back to the 20’s tonight for a taste of Fletcher Henderson, one of the most influential band leaders and arrangers in the history of…