Day 29 – A little over 1 day left. I am grateful beyond words to the 34 funders who have pitched in and contributed to our campaign so far. It’s been a very momentous and distracting month for everyone – and I suspect the last thing on many
Day Number 3 of our Fundraiser and things are taking a turn for the amazing. There are rumors – yes, rumors of a Matching Grant! This is great – because what it means, if we reach our $15,000 goal within 30 days, it will become $30,000 and that will be
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Pharoah Sanders Quartet – Live at Les Pommiers, Coutances, May 15, 2015 – RFI-France Musique. I play a lot of older material, particularly Jazz on this site, but I don’t spend a lot of time seeing
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Freddie Hubbard – Les McCann – Live at the Apollo – 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. I originally posted this a few years ago on my previous site, and was reminded by Harold Smiley Davis, who
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Interpol – Live At Coachella 2015 – April 10, 2015 Continuing the look back at Week One of Coachella this year with a performance by Interpol from the first night, last Friday. With some rearranging of
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 25, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day 20 years ago had much to do with Mike Tyson’s early morning release from prison. Serving three years of a
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Leonard Harris in Conversation with Marcello Mastroianni – Nov. 11, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In the history of World Cinema, one of the most enduring and recognizable faces of the 20th Century was that of
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Loudon Wainwright III – live at My Father’s Place – April 9, 1978 – WLIR-FM A blast of surreal Americana by way of Loudon Wainwright III tonight, with his backup band Slowtrain, recorded at My Father’s Place
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News – March 18, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Drawing comparisons to the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, news for this March 18th, 40 years ago was about widespread panic
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – New York Philharmonic – Guido Cantelli, guest conductor – February 22, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. No obscurities or overlooked compositions this week; just iconic musicians in milestone performances of much-loved works. I’ve been glued to this
