Seiji Ozawa and The Boston Symphony, with Maurice André, Trumpet – Evening At Symphony – October 14, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More history this week – The Boston Symphony under the direction of their then-Music Director Seiji Ozawa and featuring Maurice André as Trumpet solo in Tartini‘s
September 20, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 20, 1978 – The Camp David accords drew applause and much hand-shaking the day before. The real test now was how to sell it to the other Arab nations. The job fell to Secretary
Classic Americana this weekend with a concert from Little Feat, recorded like at Ultrasonic Studios in New York, September 19, 1974. Click on the link for the Past Daily site and click on the player – play loud.
September 5, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 5, 1979 – The Royal Family led the procession through Central London to Westminster Abbey to pay final respects to “Uncle Dickie”, Lord Mountbatten, who had been assassinated some 9 days earlier by IRA guerrillas.
KYA-AM – San Francisco – Bobby Mitchell – April 15, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – San Francisco – April 15, 1961. Like all your friends, you are addicted to the radio. KYA is your source, the be-all-end-all for music and places where the important things are happening.
The Brilliant Corners – in Session for John Peel – May 17, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – The Brilliant Corners tonight. Two nights ago I ran a session by Experimental Pop Band from 1997. I mentioned that they were initially made up of founding members of The Brilliant Corners.
August 8, 1950 – MBS – Gabriel Heater and the News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 8, 1950. With all the talk, bluster and saber rattling going on these past few days over North Korea and the alarming possibilities of an accidental slip into war, here’s a reminder
July 31, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 31, 1987 – A day full of activity, from the White House to Mexico City. Starting off with news of a horrific plane crash in Mexico city. A 1940s vintage Cargo Plane, carrying Show Horses
Miles Davis – Live at L’Olympia, Paris – March 21, 1960 – Radio France – Miles Davis this weekend. One of the most influential and popular Jazz artists of the 20th century, and probably one of the most well documented. Practically every live recording, session outtake or interview has been
Havergal Brian: Symphony Number 4 “Das Siegeslied” – Solosists and The BBC Northern Symphony – Maurice Handford, Cond. Premier Performance – July 3, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Havergal Brian may not ring a lot of bells these days. But during his lifetime (1876-1972) he was
