Tag Berklee College of Music

Gospel Singer Rev. James Cleveland

Gospel Music In America 1974 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry

Being a Patron has its advantages: Become a Patron! – NPR: Options – Gospel Music In America – 1974 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gospel Music in America. A long, engrossing history of a music which has…

Ben Webster With The Modern Jazz Quartet – Live From Birdland 1953 – Past Daily Downbeat

– Ben Webster With MJQ – Live At Birdland – Feb. 21-28, 1953 – WADO-AM – Something not all that rare, but certainly noteworthy this week. An unusual pairing between Sax legend Ben Webster and The Modern Jazz Quartet. Recorded…

Soft Machine

Soft Machine – In Session 1968 – Past Daily Soundbooth

Soft Machine – August 25, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Soft Machine – in session for French TV-Radio (RTL or ORTF), and recorded on August 25, 1968. The first time I saw Soft Machine, they were opening for…

1975 Monterey Jazz Festival – House Band Jam Session – Past Daily Downbeat

1975 Monterey Jazz Festival – House Band Jam Session – Sept. 20, 1975 – KBCA-FM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1975 Monterey Jazz Festival this weekend. An illustrious and talent-filled festival, taking place some 41 years ago.…

Henri Nosco With The NBC Studio Orchestra Play Music Of Charles Vardell – 1943 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

  – Charles Vardell – Joe Clark Steps Out – NBC Studio Orchestra – Henri Nosco, cond. – October 28, 1943 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Lesser known American Composers this week – the music of Charles Vardell, as played…

The Tubes – In Session At KSAN 1974 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

– The Tubes – In Session at The Record Plant, Sausalito – KSAN – June 2, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – By the time of this session in 1974, The Tubes were already something of Bay Area legends.…