Sunday May 16, 2021
Volume 20: Golden Era of Dixieland Jazz
Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl
Extensive and Eclectic and we hear them as is with skips, scratches, and pops. Being a radio and mobile DJ for a decade and a half, I collected several hundred albums. I had nothing on my dad who owned more than 500 (33 1/3) LPs and over 100 78 RPMs at the time of his death in December 2019. I had no idea he had so many. We found them spread all over the house when we prepared for the estate sale. I went through every one and categorized them on an app called Discogs. I thought so many were unique, I decided to start a podcast called Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. Each episode will feature an album. I’ll tell stories about the family listening to these albums and I’ll give other info about the album and the time it was released.
Listen on:
Episodes
Episodes
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
The voice you will hear on this episode is from a hugely important singer...in history...and in my parents’ lives. His music fills up many of the tracks in my dad’s collection and would fill the air when I went to visit him late in his life. Not just vinyl, but cassettes and CDs.
However this is a Mother’s Day Special and my mom was a huge fan as well. I mean how couldn’t she be? She graduated high school in the mid-1950s during this singer’s heyday. She was the epitome of the bobbysoxer.
So...let’s hear some of the most tender ballads ever recorded in Volume 19: Frank Sinatra The Voice for Mothers Day
#thevoice #sinatra #franksinatra #oldblueeyes #mothersdayspecial #oldvinyl #oldmusic #skipsscratchesandpops #spinningmydadsvinyl
Frank Sinatra – The VoiceLabel: Columbia – CL 743Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: JazzStyle: Easy Listening
Over The Rainbow Written in 1939 by Yip HarburgThese Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) written in 1936 by Eric Maschwitz, Jack StracheyFools Rush InWritten in 1940 by Johnny MercerLover Written in 1932 by Richard RogersLaura Written in 1945 by Johnny MercerThat Old Black Magic Written in 1942 by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
It is one of the greatest movies of all time. It has been talked about, joked about, satirized and it propelled a few careers into stardom. It has been imitated, but never duplicated. In fact, we won’t even be hearing from the original soundtrack in this episode, so get ready for an offer you can’t refuse in Volume 18: NOT the Original Godfather.
Mentioned in the showVicin O Mare by Massimo Raneirihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzS01Zot-4w
From Discogs.comThe Italia Concert Orchestra, Angelo Di Pippo – Music From The Motion Picture The GodfatherLabel: Pickwick/33 Records – SPC-3306Format: Vinyl, LPCountry: USReleased: 1972Genre: Classical, Stage & ScreenStyle: Theme
Music composed by Nina Rota except where indicated.Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)Connie's Wedding (written by Carmine Coppola)Vicin' 'O Mare (written in 1893 by Salvatore Gambardella with lyrics by Patrizio Buanne)The Pick UpLove Theme From GodfatherThe Halls Of FearThe New Godfather
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Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
I grew up listening to some of the greatest musicians in jazz because of my dad’s collection. This album has several huge name talents playing together. Time to get inducted into the avante garde with Volume 17: Modern Jazz Hall of Fame
Credits and Copyrights:Various Artists – Modern Jazz - Hall Of Fame Volume 1Label: Design Records – DLP 29Series: The Design Collectors' Series – , Hall Of Fame – Volume 1Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoReleased: 1957Genre: JazzStyle: Bop
Charlie Mingus Quintet Extrasensory PerceptionAlto Saxophone – Lee KontizBass, Leader – Charlie MingusCello – George KoutzenDrums – Al. LevittPiano – Phyllis Pinkerton
Sam Most Quartet Notes To YouBass – Percy HeathClarinet, Leader – Sam MostDrums – Louie BellsonPiano – Bob Dorough
Jazz WorkshopKai's DayBass – Charlie MingusDrums – Arthur TaylorPiano – John Lewis (2)Trombone – Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Willie Dennis
Bud Powell Trio Under My SkinBass – Charlie MingusDrums – Max RoachPiano, Leader – Bud Powell
Thad Jones With Strings PortraitAlto Saxophone – John La PortaBass – Milt HintonCello – Jackson WileyDrums – Joe MorelloPiano – Billy TaylorTrumpet, Leader – Thad Jones
Dizzie Gillespie Quintet PerdidoWritten by Juan TizolAlto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerBass – Charlie MingusPiano – Bud PowellTrumpet, Leader – Dizzie GillespieDrums - Max Roach
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Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Yes, my parents did have a serious side when it came to music.
My parents had all the biggies, You know...real toe-tappers. Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich.
And THIS very nice record with two composers who were on the cusp between the classical and romantic eras of music in the early 1800s. Let’s really go back into musical time with Volume 16: Beethoven and Schubert
BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was written between 1804 and 1808. It was a significant work because it was composed during the transition from the Classical to the Romantic Period. It is important because it represents the culmination of the Classical Era, and the ignition of the Romantic Era.
(Promised link: https://www.biography.com/musician/ludwig-van-beethoven)
SchubertFranz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 may be the most famous unfinished work in the symphonic repertoire. Because of the depth of feeling and drama of the work it has been called the first Romantic era symphony by some.
One was a pallbearer for the other, then died a year later.
Credits and Copyrights:
Schubert / Beethoven / Viennese Symphonic And Salzburg Festival Orchestras / Hans Wolf And H. Arthur Brown – Unfinished Symphony No.8 In B Minor / Fifth Symphony In C Minor, Opus 67Label: Paris – ALBUM 9Format: Vinyl, LP, MonoReleased: 1956Genre: Classical
Allegro Con Brio Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67Conductor – Hans Wolf (8)Orchestra – Viennese Symphonic Orchestra
Andante Con MotoFranz Schubert’s Symphony No.8 In B Minor (Unfinished)Conductor – H. Arthur BrownOrchestra – The Salzburg Festival Orchestra
Finale AllegroBeethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67Conductor – Hans Wolf (8)Orchestra – Viennese Symphonic Orchestra
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https://www.discogs.com/Schubert-Beethoven-Viennese-Symphonic-And-Salzburg-Festival-Orchestras-Hans-Wolf-And-H-Arthur-Brown-/release/7018184
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
I’m often surprised at how many albums we found in my parents house after my dad died. While I may have listened to a ton of these albums I didn’t know about the presence of many of them. This is one of those albums. And I know I would have worn this one out.
You see, I’m a big fan of this artist. I’ll prove it as we go through this episode. So get ready for a stratospheric trumpeter in Volume 15: Maynard Ferguson Octet
See the Discogs.com listing here.
Maynard Ferguson Octet – Maynard Ferguson And His OctetLabel: EmArcy – MG 36021Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: Jazz
Finger Snappin'Written-By – Bill Holman
20 Rue De MadridWritten-By – Bill Holman
Autumn LeavesWritten-By – Johnny Mercer
My New Flame Written-By – Bill Holman
Super-GWritten-By – Bill Holman
YeahWritten-By – Bill Holman
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Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Benny Goodman is known as the king of swing. He entertained millions around the world and sold millions of albums...even long after he died.
In this episode we get to hear selections from special live performances from 1958. So Let’s swing into Volume 14: Benny at the World Fair.
This episode had some great music that took me back to my early radio days working for the nation’s number one nostalgia station in Cleveland...WBBG. Our tagline was the Big Band Grandstand and Much More. Even though my dad listened to a lot of this music at home, I played from a much larger library 6 nights a week from midnight to 6.
And you didn’t hear these recordings on the radio
Credits and Copyrights:introOne O'Clock JumpWritten-By – Basie*, Gaines*Why this albumBalkan Mixed GrillWritten-By – Gutesha*Album/market value/liner notesYou're Driving Me CrazyWritten-By – Donaldson*Artist bioAvalonWritten-By – Jolson*, De Sylva*, Rose*Side Note - his popularity in RussiaKing Porter StompWritten-By – Morton*, Robin*, Burke*RecapBugle Call RagWritten-By – Meyer*, Schoebel*, Pettis*Thank you
Recorded at the Brussels World Fair 1958.Made exclusively for Radio-Television-High-Fidelity division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company.Produced by the Park Recording Company, Inc.
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Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
The voice, the style, the Memorex commercials, all unmistakable Ella Fitzgerald. She is known more for her uptempo swing and her scatting skills. But this album is all about the tender ballads. So let’s hear from The First Lady Of Song in Volume 13: Ella Hello Love
At a glance:introYou Go To My HeadWritten-By – Haven Gillespie*, J. Fred Coots*Why this albumWillow Weep For MeWritten-By – Ann Ronell*Album/market value/liner notesEverything Happens To MeWritten-By – Matt Dennis*, Tom Adair*Artist bioI've Grown Accustomed To His FaceWritten-By – Al Lerner and Frederick Loewe*Side Note - Memorex CommercialTenderlyWritten-By – Jack Lawrence*, Walter Gross*RecapMoonlight In VermontWritten-By – John Blackburn*, Karl Suessdorf*Thank you
Ella Fitzgerald – Hello LoveLabel:Verve Records – MG V-4034, Verve Records – MG V 4034Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1959Genre: JazzStyle: Bop, Vocal
ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
https://www.discogs.com/Ella-Fitzgerald-Hello-Love/release/1378744
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
I always wished I would have kept taking piano lessons from my grandmother when I was young. It’s still an instrument that eludes me. So I used to pull this album out when I wanted to hear some fancy fingering.
So, let’s get ready for fast and furious tickling of the ivories in Volume 12: Fingers at the Bar Room Piano
Joe "Fingers" Carr – Bar Room Piano
Label: Capitol Records – T280
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Released: 1958
Genre: Jazz
Style: Ragtime
https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Fingers-Carr-Bar-Room-Piano/release/5259316
intro
Bar Room Boogie - Written by Lou Busch
Why this album
Carr's Hop - Written by Lou Busch
Album/market value/liner notes
Down Yonder - Written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Artist bio
Waltz in Ragtime - Written by Lou Busch
Rapscallion Rag - Written by Lou Busch
Side Note - Space Age Pop
Angel Food Rag - Written by Al Marzian
Too Much Mustard - Written by Cecil Macklin
Recap
When You're Smiling - Written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
Thank you
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Former DJ Trying His Hand at a Podcast
Although I’m currently working in public relations and marketing, I spent 16 years in radio broadcasting. Some of that as a news and sports reporter, but mostly as a disk jockey.
My first two years in radio were spent learning from giants in the business at the nation’s number one nostalgia station, WBBG in Cleveland. That station is now long off the air.
From 1982 to 1984 I worked with and for my father’s favorite 1950s DJ Bill Randle, who helped put Elvis Presley on the musical map north of the Mason Dixon line. My dad was so excited when I told him I would be the intern writing his newscasts. Even after I took a full time position at the station, I relished the opportunities to have conversations with Bill about the radio business. He once told me a great Elvis story as I drove him to the bus station for one of his weekend trips.
I also can’t forget the influences of other on air legends like Carl Reece and Ted Alexander who now has his own internet show of oldies.
This collection isn’t made up of just a bunch of albums I found in my dad’s house after he died. I listened to these albums. Mostly at Sunday dinners. But I wore a few of these out on my own turntable. So I know this collection and I think you’re going to enjoy some of the unique selections.
My dad and I had very similar taste in a lot of music. I also have over 400 albums in my personal collection. Even after his death I found some of my albums in his collection and visa versa.
I consider myself a bit of an amateur music historian. I’ve always loved music that came way before I was born, although I’m still partial to Led Zeppelin.
Additionally, extra understanding and appreciation of much of what you will hear in my dad’s collection came from a great upper level class I had in college: The History of Jazz.
I do know one thing. It will be fun to get behind a microphone again and share some great recordings.