More historic favorites this weekend. Carl Schuricht leads Orchestre National de Radio France in this performance of Brahms Symphony Number 4 from a broadcast concert of March 24, 1959 and preserved for posterity by Radio France Musique. I understand now why some collectors of Classical Music don’t venture too much
Mark Twain 100th Birthday Dinner – November 19, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In case you forgot, November 19th was Mark Twain’s birthday. In 1935, it was a very big deal as that year was the centenary of his birth. So on November 19th, 1935 the Mark Twain
Tal Farlow – Marian McPartland – Live At The Composers Club – July 23,1956 Live Jazz of the 50’s this week, via the All-Star Parade of Bands series from NBC Radio, broadcast on April 23, 1956. Featuring legendary Guitarist Tal Farlow and his Trio and Marian McPartland and her Trio,
In case you aren’t familiar, The Pretty Things were considered rowdier and more hell-raising than The Rolling Stones during the early years of the British Invasion. Ironic, since had there not been a few personnel changes early on, The Rolling Stones might have been The Pretty Things and The Pretty
