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Gene Krupa and his orchestra – in session for Capitol Transcriptions – February 20, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gene Krupa for a Saturday night/Sunday morning. From a series of sessions Krupa for Capitol Records Transcription service in 1946, six numbers from that session: 1. Indiana 2. Up...
Count Basie and his Orchestra – live at The Blue Note, Chicago – February 8, 1953- Stars In Jazz -NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Count Basie, live at The Blue Note in Chicago and recorded on February 8, 1953 for the Stars In Jazz program over NBC...
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – Live At The Blue Note, Chicago – August 6, 1952 – NBC Radio Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra to get November rolling. Recorded live at The Blue Note in Chicago by NBC Radio on August...
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra – Live from The Blue Room, Lincoln Hotel, New York City – January 18, 1939 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Artie Shaw makes another appearance on these pages – this time in a remote broadcast from The Blue Room at the...
Mildred Bailey – Music Till Midnight – CBS – rebroadcast by Armed Forces Radio – October 20, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Heading back to the 40s and the Big Band era with Mildred Bailey, along with guests Teddy Wilson, Jimmy Dorsey and the Delta Rhythm Boys in...
Chipping in, and the perks are rather cool: Become a Patron! Artie Shaw and his band, live from The Blue Room at the Hotel Lincoln in New York, broadcast by CBS on December 6, 1938. Mixing things up a bit this week – heading into Big Bands of the 1930s...
CBC-Toronto – Dominion Network – Jazz Unlimited – November 10, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Growing up in Detroit, I remember spending hours listening to the radio stations that beamed across the border from Canada and all the different music we had access to. Like most radio at...
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra – Cavalcade Of Bands – Dumont TV – July 18, 1950 – Jim Stephenson Collection – Duke Ellington in what is most probably a drop-dead rarity – if not in performance then certainly in sound. About a week ago, my friend and colleague Jim...
Carla Bley – Steve Swallow – with the HR Big Band – October 24, 1999 – Frankfurt Radio – Kick in if you can: Become a Patron! Carla Bley and Steve Swallow along with the HR Big Band live at the German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt on October 24, 1999....
Harry James and his Orchestra – July 20, 1945 – Armed Forces Radio Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Do what you can to support our website: Become a Patron! Harry James during one of his many appearances at camps and hospitals during World War 2. Recorded at The...
