"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Ben Webster Quartet with Don Byas – Karlsruhe, Germany – 1968 – RBB Berlin – Heading into Mellow territory this weekend with a concert by Ben Webster, along with Don Byas, Tete Montoliu on piano, Peter Trunk on Bass…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46971″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 14, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Sad news for this October 14th in 1990. The passing of Music Icon Leonard Bernstein at 72, from Cardiac Arrest. The conductor, guiding…
– Richie Havens – In Concert – BBC Studios – 1974 – BBC Radio 1 – The legendary Richie Havens, in concert from London tonight. Recorded for the BBC in 1974, this 70 minute set captures Havens at his most…
– Thelonious Monk Quartet – Live At The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, April 15, 1961 – AVRO, Hilversum – In honor of what would have been Thelonious Monk’s 98th birthday (born: October 10, 1917), I ran across this concert recorded at the…
– Pop Profile: Steve Marriott – BBC Transcription Service 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Anybody who was ever a fan of Small Faces and Humble Pie know the driving force behind both of those bands was Steve Marriott.…
– Cleveland Orchestra – George Szell, Cond. – Sir Clifford Curzon, Piano – 1966 – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – Cleveland Orchestra – George Szell, Cond. – Sir Clifford Curzon, Piano – 1966 – Part 2…
RCA Magic Key – Kirsten Flagstad and Frederich Schorr excerpt of last act from Die Walküre- November 8, 1936 – More rarely heard recitals from the legendary RCA Magic Key radio series of the 1930s. This time, it’s a…
– Mickey Mouse 10th Birthday celebration – September 27, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As popular culture icons go, none is probably more recognizable and as popular for as long as Mickey Mouse. The Cartoon character which gave…
– Speaking Freely – Lee Strasberg – interviewed by Edwin Newman – December 14, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Anyone who has studied acting either knows about or has studied the school of Acting known as The Method.…
– John Coltrane Quartet – In Concert from Konzerthaus, Stockholm – November 21, 1961 – Sveriges Radio – This week marks the birthday of John Coltrane. Born on September 23rd in 1926, he would have been 89. Since he accomplished…