"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – live In Prague – October 19, 1967 – Radio Prague – The Inimitable Rahsaan Roland Kirk this weekend. Truly one of the unique figures in Music and certainly in the world of Jazz. An astonishing musician, made all the more incredible by his uncanny ability to...
Louis Prima Band with Lily Ann Carol, vocals – January 1946 – Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands – MBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There are many purists who would strongly object to Louis Prima being referred to as a Jazz musician. Truths to tell, a lot of his popularity early-on...
Sarah Vaughan – Live at Antibes Jazz Festival, July 29, 1963 – Sarah Vaughan this weekend. Sassy, The Divine One and possessor of one of the greatest singing voices in Jazz, in concert at the Antibes Jazz Festival at Juan-les-Pins, France and recorded by ORTf on July 29, 1963. It...
Jan Garbarek Group – live In Bremen – July 3, 1979 – NDR-Radio Jan Garbarek this weekend. Any fan of ECM records, the prestigious Jazz label founded by Manfred Eicher, will know Jan Garbarek’s music simply because he has recorded so much for the label and with practically every act...
For Audio Files: Charles Lloyd Quartet this weekend, live in Copenhagen and recorded by Danish Radio on October 30, 1966. You could call this Charles Lloyd’s All-Star Quartet, because it featured Keith Jarrett on piano, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Cecil McBee on bass; all of whom would go on...
Count Basie with Joe Williams, live from Zardi’s in Hollywood – May 14, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Count Basie featuring Joe Williams on vocals, live from Zardi’s on Hollywood Boulevard from May 14, 1956. The venerable Count Basie with the inimitable Joe Williams – two stalwarts and...
Sonny Rollins Quartet – live at The Village Gate, New York – July 28, 1962 (Third set). Perennial favorite Sonny Rollins this weekend. From the same live date which became part of the legendary Our Man In Jazz release for RCA-Victor. This is from the third set of the...
Sy Oliver was a prominent composer-arranger-sax player, beginning in the 1930s. His reputation grew when he joined up with Jimmie Lunceford‘s band in 1933. He later went on to do some of the memorable arrangements for Ella Fitzgerald. But it was during his tenure with Tommy Dorsey that his fortunes...
Louis Armstrong, in one of the many War Effort programs he did during World War 2. A frequent guest on jubilee all through the War years, Armstrong was a heavy favorite among the troops. Jubilee was a program, originally run briefly on CBS Radio in the late 1930s and known...
Les Paul Trio – May 27, 1945 – Armed Forces Radio Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Les Paul was such an influential figure in so many facets of music, that it’s hard to pin down exactly what genre he is best known for. His innovative use of the...
