Taking a detour tonight and diving into some of the serious side of Spike Jones, recorded in 1946 for the Standard Transcription Company in Los Angeles. Spike Jones was a household name in the 1940s, with outrageous take-offs on popular songs of the day and some insanity of their own.
Back to the archives of Swiss Radio this week for a “Composer conducts” performance by Swiss composer/conductor/educator Albert Jenny in a radio broaadcast of his Serenade For Orchestra from 1962 – recorded at Studio 1 of Basel Radio on March 19, 1963 with Albert Jenny leading the Radio-Orchestra Beromünster. Albert
Stanley Turrentine – The inimitable Mister T. Stanley Turrentine for a Summer Solstice Sunday – Recorded at Philharmonie Hall in Berlin on November 5, 1977 and broadcast by RBB Radio Berlin. Stanley Turrentine, The Inimitable Mister T holding forth on the Father’s Day. With his quartet consisting of John Miller
