"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Jean Sablon – Nous Revient ep -VDSM – 7 EGF-360 – Dec. 4, 1958 – Jean Sablon – known as The French Bing Crosby, whose popularity rivaled that of fellow Frenchman Maurice Chevalier, was a popular and much admired singer worldwide. He briefly had a radio show for CBS in...
Roussel – Symphony Number 3 – French National Orchestra – Pierre Dervaux, Cond. French Radio Broadcast 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Covering some familiar territory this week. Usually, it’s a case of underrated and overlooked composers or composers whose work has fallen into neglect in recent years. Not...
Art Blakey – Jazz Messengers – Live In Zurich – December 4, 1958 – Swiss Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Art Blakey this weekend. A concert recorded in Zurich Switzerland on December 4, 1958 and broadcast by Swiss Radio. A few well-chosen words from The Estate Of Art...
Iggy Pop – live At Rock en Seine – August 28, 2016 – RFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the shocking and tragic death of Anthony Bourdain only yesterday, it’s been hard to focus on much else, other than the staggering loss and the remarkable soul who was...