"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Martial Solal with Jan Garbarek and The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra – November 16, 1968 – Sveriges Radio – Jumping into the European side of Jazz this weekend with Martial Solal, along with Jan Garbarek and The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra in…
Dinah Shore, Harry James and His Orchestra and Johnny Mercer – Call For Music – March 12, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend, time to dust off a few classic examples of mid-century entertainment…
Over to Germany this week for a concert by Ben Webster, with Benny Bailey, given in Esslingen on October 8, 1967 and recorded by German Radio. One of the great and influential names in the world of Jazz, Ben Webster…
George Olsen And His Music – Sugar Plumb – 1925 – RCA Victor – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since the Studio/Past Daily Nerve Center has been undergoing renovations, I’ve been stumbling over buried shelves of old 78’s this week –…
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…
– As Long As I’m Dreaming – Claude Thornhill Orch with Fran Warren 1947 – Lang-Worth Transcriptions – Jumping back into Big Band territory, after an extended hiatus (for no good reason). Tonight it’s the legendary Fran Warren with the…
Nat King Cole and Nancy Wilson – No On Prop 14 Rally – Hollywood Bowl – Sept. 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nat King Cole and Nancy Wilson, in concert at the Hollywood Bowl, part of a No…
Gil Evans Orchestra – live from Studio 105, Maison de la Radio, Paris – November 4, 1976 – Radio France Musique – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gil Evans for a stay-at-home Sunday (if you are so inclined). Recorded at…
Maynard Ferguson Big Band – Live At Rockefeller’s, Houston – April 27, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Maynard Ferguson this weekend. Live at Rockefeller’s in Houston – the second set, recorded on April 27, 1987. Maynard Ferguson is…
Count Basie and his Orchestra – live at Birdland – January 6, 1953 – NBC Radio: Stars In Jazz – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Count Basie this weekend. Recorded for the NBC Radio series Stars In Jazz at the…