Coleman Hawkins Quintet – live At Birdland – September 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Legends in Jazz this weekend – Coleman Hawkins, one of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: “there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was
Soundtrack Recordings 1. Foreign Intrigue (Paul Durand) MGM – 2. Trapeze (Muir Mathieson) – Columbia – 1956 – Original 78 recordings. Lesser-known soundtracks to 1950s films tonight. Both these films are from 1956 and are poles apart in story and direction. Foreign Intrigue is a 1956 American Eastmancolor film noir
As a reminder that a lot goes on in the world, whether we are aware of it or not; a friend reacted in horror earlier today, learning of the latest serious situation going on in the Middle East. It was pointed out to me that many, if not most news
Mat Bastard – in Concert from RTL – December 15, 2017 – RTL-2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Mat Bastard in concert tonight. The name might not ring bells with U.S. audiences (at the moment), but Skip The Use should. A widely admired and enjoyed band who played SXSW
July 20, 1974 – The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 20, 1974 – The end of a long and emotional week. On the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus tensions between Turkish and Greek Cypriots boiled over into violence, and an eventual invasion by
Trashcan Sinatras – Live at Knuckleheads Saloon – Kansas City, Mo. – October 14, 2007 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Trashcan Sinatras for a Thursday night. I remember when I first heard their debut album Cake in 1990. The first thing that struck me was how fresh the lyric
July 19, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow News With Don Hollenbeck – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 19, 1951 – In Korea, more talks of truce talks – more bending, negotiating, compromising – the nature of getting two sides to sit down at one table. It was looking like
July 18, 2005 – CNN Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 18, 2005 – 13 years ago it was about sentencing domestic terrorists and quickly approaching hurricanes. Life in prison was the sentence for domestic terrorist Eric Rudolph for bombing a Women’s clinic in Birmingham Alabama in
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Live at Glastonbury 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros in what was one of their first live gigs, at Glastonbury in 1999. Having only gotten together in June of that year – this set at Glasto took place on
Phil Wilson – in session for Janice Long – 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – Phil Wilson in solo session tonight. As founding member of The June Brides (I ran their 1985 session earlier this past week), Wilson went the solo route after the band broke up in 1986. In
