March 23, 1993 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 23, 1993 – All eyes were on Moscow this March 23rd. The culprit in the drama and intrigues at the Kremlin was none other than Boris Yeltsin, whose assertion of a “special period of Presidential
Boyd Raeburn – Two Spoos In An Igloo – 1944 – Lang-Worth Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Looks like the archeological dig for dusty shellac has a few fans. So I’m going to continue putting up these fast-moving gems the rest of the week. I promise to bounce
March 22, 1942 – News and Commentary from Radio Australia – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1942 – news for this day comes in the form of a dim-distant-at-times-hard-to-understand newscast and commentary via Shortwave from Radio Australia. Despite the very bad conditions of the broadcast, the overall feeling
– March 22, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1942 – The world still at war, the stakes getting higher – the threat of a Japanese invasion of Australia getting more likely – the lone British island in the Mediterranean, Malta, was
Trio Sorelle Lescano – 1. Bambina Innamorata – 2. Ospitalita Hawaiana – Italian Parlophone – 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Switching gears tonight – diving into the vaults of dusty shellac and pulling up a few gems from the deep-dim past. This one comes from Italy and features
March 21, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 21, 1987 – First day of Spring and the world kept spinning. President Reagan and the First Lady spent the day at Camp David, savoring the generally favorable reviews of Reagan’s performance at his recent
March 21, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 21, 1942 – Busy day on the fighting fronts. First, with news from Britain that the Admiralty disclosed British submarines had sunk two large German supply ships in the Mediterranean and news that the German
Earl Wild piano – Mischa Mishkakoff, violin – Benar Heifetz, cello – NBC Special Program – March 10, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Part of a series of special programs broadcast by NBC during the month of March in 1945, featuring first performances (in the Western Hemisphere) of
Hawthorne’s Encore Time with Major J. Andrew (Andy) – White – March 23, 1952 – KNX – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If 1952 listening to music and hearing anecdotes about 1922 seemed strange and distant at the time, you can only imagine what it seems like now. Here we
Dexter Gordon Quartet – Live at The Blue Note, Berlin – November 11, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dexter Gordon this weekend. From a gig at The Blue Note in Berlin and featuring Hampton Hawes on piano, Palle Daniellson, bass and Rune Carlsson, drums – all recorded on
