Winds have changed – smoke is clearing and readers need something to take their mind off things – so we’re back (for now). Today it’s Harold Land with The Blue Mitchell Quintet, recorded at the 1978 International Jazz Festival in Laren, Netherlands on August 12, 1978 and broadcast over VPRO.
As no doubt most of you are aware, Los Angeles is enveloped in a series of devastating and cataclysmic fires. Since Tuesday it’s blown far out of control and has affected so many people living in and around the immediate area. Past Daily is in one of those immediate areas.
– Tom Waits, in concert at The Beacon Theater, New York – November 5, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Over to the Beacon Theater, New York in 1979 for a concert by Tom Waits. I haven’t run any Tom Waits in a while – no good reason. But a
– First Tuesday: Domestic Spying – How Much Do They Know About You? – Dec. 1, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to many that our preoccupation with Domestic spying has been with us for a very long time. In 1970 it was
– January 10, 1950 – KCBS – This Is San Francisco – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 10, 1950 – if you were living in San Francisco, this day in 1950 fell on a Tuesday. It was a typical day – mostly uneventful. It was raining (as usual), it
A dive back to 1961 for a concert by Ray Charles, recorded live at Palais des Sport in Paris by the venerable ORTF. For those of you who may not already know, Ray Charles has been regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was
With all the chaos going on this week, this one just seemed like the only alternative tonight. Neil Young in a solo session at The BBC, recorded on February 23, 1971. I’ve heard Neil Young a lot over the years, but this particular session has something special about it, and
Amid growing resentment over U.S, domination of the Panama Canal, rioting had broken out in the Canal Zone. Stemmed largely from an incident over flag raising by students at a nearby university, it begged a bigger question; how long was the U.S. going to occupy the Canal Zone? Some fifty
– Bob Marley and The Wailers – Live at The Boarding House, San Francisco – July 3, 1975 – KMPX-FM Bob Marley to keep things calm this morning – recorded at The Boarding House in San Francisco on July 3, 1975 and broadcast live by KMPX-FM. A pivotal figure, not
George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in music of Wagner, Barber and Schubert – In concert at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, June 24, 1965. A classic concert this week, featuring one of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century; George Szell, leading the orchestra that was his from 1946 until
