Click on the link here for Audio Player – Howard Hanson and The Eastman School Orchestra – Pioneers Of Music – May 27, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More Americana, by way of The Eastman School of Music, and the orchestra conducted by founder, champion and cheering section Howard
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Art Farmer-Benny Golson – live at Newport 1960 – June 30, 1960 – Voice of America Reposting a concert from several years ago (via my long-ago now-defunct site) from the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival featuring the legendary Art Farmer and Benny
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Drive-By Truckers – Live At Primavera Sound 2014 – Barcelona -May 29, 2014 – RNE More American acts at Primavera Sound this year. Adding a dose of Southern-fried Alternative to the mix is Athens Georgia’s own Drive-By Truckers, in concert and
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Tiananmen Square – Timeline – May-June 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Twenty-five years ago, all eyes were on Beijing and the unfolding events that, at first seemed wildly optimistic and then turned very bad. Beginning in April, coinciding with the
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Brother Jack McDuff – Ain’t It – 1968 – Chess Records Easing into something a little more contemporary (if the 60s are contemporary . . .) with the legendary Brother Jack McDuff and a single he cut for Chess Records in
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Real Estate – live At Primavera Sound,Barcelona – May 29, 2014 – RNE Radio 3 For those of you keeping an eye out for Festival Season this year, it’s safe to say the Outdoor portion of the program was kicked off
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – May 30, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In retrospect, this May 30th in 2000 was less hysterical than most. The Stock Market made a surprise leap, causing many to get downright giddy and
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Charlie Ventura And His Bop For The People featuring Jackie & Roy – Whataya Say We Go – RCA-Victor -20-3396 – 1949 Jumping into some Bop 78s tonight, by way of Charlie Ventura and His Bop For The People with vocals
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Hospitality – Live at London Calling 2014 – May 9, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 A few notes from Philadelphia’s own Hospitality, recorded earlier this month at London Calling 2014 (Spring Edition). With two albums under their belt, good press, good audiences, they
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Face The Nation – Helmut Schmidt – May 28, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt made news again recently, discussing the crisis in the Ukraine and its implications for Europe and
