The Sundays – Live at The Hague – March 2, 1990 – VPRO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Sundays for this Tuesday lunch. In concert from The Hague and recorded by Dutch Radio network VPRO on March 2, 1990. The Sundays formed in the late 1980s and
October 13, 1939 – Today In Europe – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 13th landed on a Friday in 1939. The war in Europe was slowly unfolding. On this day there was no military activity, some naval activity but much diplomatic activity, particularly with reference
– BBC Newsreel – October 12, 1976 – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this October 12th in 1976 there was a aura of uncertainty in the direction of China. Longtime leader Mao Tse-Tung had died in September and rumors of a coup were spreading, along
It runs the risk of embarrassment, running a piece by a composer you find very little information on , but such is the case for this particular broadcast recording. Lucien Duchemin remains an elusive figure in 20th-century French music. Known through his compositions, including a Trio for Wind Instruments for
The Mal Waldron Quintet this Sunday – live at The Village Vanguard in New York City and recorded on December 30, 1982. Performing with Mal Waldron are; Charlie Rouse, saxophone – Benny Bailey, trumpet – Reggie Workman on bass and Ed Blackwell on drums. From All About Jazz: Waldron entered
Calva Louise – in concert/session for this Friday afternoon, from a few venues, recorded over a period of 2018 to 2025. From the Trees Festival in July 2020. And then over to Red Lion in London for a session in 2022 and finally a session from Pirate Studios on September
– NPR – All Things Considered – October 7, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The big news for this October 7th in 1981 was about the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. The 62-year old Egyptian leader was gunned down while on a reviewing stand during a military
– Meet The Press – Interview With Habib Bourguiba – May 19, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Many people, particularly those who aren’t aware of or remember the history or the extent of French influence in Africa and the Middle East, probably wonder why there is
– NBC Nightly News – October 6, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October was shaping up to being a confused, violent and ultimately sad month in 1970. With word that Israeli-Egyptian talks could resume for another 90 days was met with suspicion by the U.S., amid reports that
BBC – Radio 4 – PM Program – October 5, 2012 Viewing the day from across the Atlantic: Radical preacher Abu Hamza al Masri and four other terror suspects can be extradited immediately to the U.S. to face charges there, Britain’s High Court ruled today. Judges John Thomas and Duncan
