
Author: gordonskene


Toni Morrison (1931-2019) – Nobel Prize 1993 – Past Daily Reference Room: Tribute Edition
Toni Morrison – Nobel Prize Lecture – 1993 – December 10, 1993 – Swedish Academy – With the virtual onslaught of loss which has characterized 2019 so far, the news of the passing of Toni Morrison, one of the greatest authors of the 20th century, and the first Woman of


Three By Jacqueline Dulac – 1967 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table –
Jacqueline Dulac – Three from Special Bobino 70 – 1967 – RCA Victor – France – A detour with some French Chanson to close the weekend out via Jacqueline Dulac. Not particularly well known in the States, Dulac has had a wide and varied career, starting in the early 1960s


VSOP II (Marsalis, Hancock, Carter And Williams) – Live In Tokyo – 1983 – Past Daily Downbeat
VSOP II – Live in Tokyo – recorded at NHK Hall – May 19, 1983 – NHK-FM – Become a Patron! VSOP II in concert from Tokyo this weekend. Recorded at NHK Hall in Tokyo on May 19, 1983 and broadcast by NHK. This one isn’t new or newly discovered

Toro Y Moi – Live At Fuji Rock Festival 2019 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Toro y Moi – live at Fuji Rock Festival – July 26, 2019 – NHK-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Toro y Moi in concert last week at the Fuji Rock Festival. Recorded on July 26th. Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick; November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro



Psychedelic Furs – Live At Hammersmith Odeon – 1984 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Psychedelic Furs – Live at Hammersmith Odeon – May 29, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert – Psychedelic Furs to end the working week. Recorded by the BBC for Radio 1’s In Concert series (as well as transcription Service), on May 28, 1984 – this concert comes right