. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – New York Philharmonic – Guido Cantelli, guest conductor – February 22, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. No obscurities or overlooked compositions this week; just iconic musicians in milestone performances of much-loved works. I’ve been glued to this
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – KCBS-AM – Bill Weaver Show – Red Blanchard Filling in – June 30, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. It’s difficult, if not impossible to figure out what inspires people – what element, turn of phrase or
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Stan Kenton – live at Steel Pier, New Jersey – Sept. 21, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As the era of the Big-Band began to fade, a lot of effort was put in to reinventing the
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind – interview with Marshall McLuhan – June 18, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. It would be fascinating to hear Marshall McLuhan’s observations about our current state of Media and Technology. In the 1960s,
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Senate Foreign Relations Hearings – Dean Rusk – March 12, 1968 With news growing more pessimistic each day over the War in Vietnam, and since the start of 1968 an escalation in North Vietnamese assaults, the dissatisfaction
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR News: All Things Considered – March 13, 2002 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 13 years ago today it was all about escalation and the inevitable plunge into war. On this March 13, 2002 – The INS
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Dominique A. In Session at Musèe d’Orsay – March 2, 2015 – La Blogothèque I feel unbelievably ignorant saying I have never heard Dominique A. before this week. With some 11 albums and a box set to
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Mutual/Vatican Radio – Coronation of Pope Pius XII – March 12, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Upon the Death of Pope Pius XI, the former Cardinal Secretary of State Eugenio Pacelli, ascended to the position of
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Jacco Gardner – In session for Where The Wild Things Are Festival – March 8, 2015 – VPRO/3VOOR12; Netherlands. I have been a fan of Jacco Gardner since first hearing him almost 6 years ago, predictions that
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Allah-Las – Live at Route du Rock Hiver – Feb. 27, 2015 – RFI-Le Mouv’ Continuing our investigation of the goings on at the legendary Rock du Rock Hiver festival in St. Malo this year with yet
