Gene Krupa Band, featuring Anita O’Day and Charlie Ventura – Spotlight Bands – January 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Digging deep into the vault this week for a performance by The Gene Krupa Band, featuring the legendary singer Anita O’Day, along with the pre Bop-For-The-Peaple Charlie Ventura on
Hugh Masekela – Live at The Hollywood Bowl – August 14, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Only a month into this new year and already we’ve had sad and terrible losses in the Music World. The latest is Hugh Masekela, and artist whose innovative style and uncompromising message
Click on the link at the Past Daily website and listen to the complete Art Pepper concert, recorded in Paris in May of 1981.
Nat King Cole Swing Trio – in session for Standard Broadcast Transcriptions – February 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another legendary figure who transitioned over from Jazz to Pop and achieved massive success. Last night it was Peggy Lee and a group of songs she recorded in session
Cannonball Adderley Quintet – live at Graz, Austria – March 15, 1969 – ORF, Vienna – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Cannonball Adderley for our last Downbeat session of 2017. Aided and abetted by brother Nat on horns, Joe Zawinul on keyboards, Victor Gaskin on bass and Roy McCurdy on
Thad Jones – Mel Lewis Big Band – Live in Paris – Recorded at Studio 104 – Maison de la Radio – Paris – Sept. 8, 1969 – Radio France Musique – Thad Jones – Mel Lewis Big Band, recorded live in Paris in September of 1969. Normally I don’t
Gary Burton Quartet with The North German Radio Symphony – in concert From Hamburg – Dec. 11, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gary Burton this weekend. In a concert recorded by German Radio, featuring Burton with long-time co-conspirator, Steve Swallow, along with Mick Goodrick and Ted Seibs and
Thelonious Monk Quartet – Live from Bern, Switzerland – May 10, 1961 – RTF (Swiss Radio) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Thelonious Monk Quartet this weekend – featuring Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, John Ore on Bass and Frankie Dunlop on drums. Recorded in Bern, Switzerland on May 10,
Dave Brubeck – Live At Penn State – March 19, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dave Brubeck this weekend. In what was billed as “The First Jazz Concert at Penn State”, recorded by the Penn State Jazz Club on March 19, 1955 and issued as a private lp.
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet – Live at Theatre National Populaire, Palais de Chaillot, Paris – Oct. 22, 1971 – Radio France – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dizzy Gillespie – something legendary this weekend. Recorded live at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris on October 22, 1971 by Radio France. This
