"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Over to Germany this week for a concert by Ben Webster, with Benny Bailey, given in Esslingen on October 8, 1967 and recorded by German Radio. One of the great and influential names in the world of Jazz, Ben Webster…
George Olsen And His Music – Sugar Plumb – 1925 – RCA Victor – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since the Studio/Past Daily Nerve Center has been undergoing renovations, I’ve been stumbling over buried shelves of old 78’s this week –…
– Trashcan Sinatras – Live at KDHX – Aug.8, 2009 – One of my all-time favorite bands, Trashcan Sinatras have been around for a good-long time and show no signs of wear, strain or boredom. They have always been a…
– Reynaldo Hahn – Piano Concerto – Jean Doyen, Piano – French Radio Orchestra, Eugène Bigot, cond. – 1952 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This weekend it’s a performance of the not-so-obscure Piano Concerto by the early…
– John Coltrane Quartet 1962-11-19 Sveriges Radio – Konserthuset Stockholm Sweden – Not having posted any John Coltrane in a while, I realized not everything he recorded, officially or unofficially, has been re-issued. And even if it has, some material…
– Abba – Live In Concert – 1981 – Abba Fan Club Recording Commemorating their 1981 Tour – Truly 70s this weekend – even though the concert is from 1981 and one of the last before ABBA broke up. Nonetheless,…
– Guy Ropartz – Quartet No. 6 – Pascal String Quartet – 1951 – ORTF Radio – Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another overlooked composer who has been getting some attention in recent years. Guy Ropartz was all but…
– As Long As I’m Dreaming – Claude Thornhill Orch with Fran Warren 1947 – Lang-Worth Transcriptions – Jumping back into Big Band territory, after an extended hiatus (for no good reason). Tonight it’s the legendary Fran Warren with the…
(Editors Note: Hearing the very sad news of the passing of Mike Nesmith earlier today, it only seems fitting to re-run this concert I had originally posted in 2013 as a tribute. Heavy hearts and speechless words.) Much as most…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17010″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 17, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS World News Roundup – September 17, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of tensions and hype. Tensions in…