Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon Fri Aug 26 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Jerry, your chat should work now.

Thank you, mi,e!

Mike

Hello everybody!

Chat room is on! 🌟

Hi Christine

Greetings to Jerry and his Gordainaires

Thanks DJs Mike & Jerry

The Gordonaires, once backed the King in Tupelo

That Cuckoo theme came on quicker than a Jim Kaat Randy Jones pitching duel.

Another great jazz musician gone…

Yes, I wanted to get to the themes of the who but with the technical difficulties, I was distracted and didn't even get to all of them!

Hi Dave, yes four of them this week

Truly saddened by all these Passings in the Jazz Community.It’s like Al Aronowitz August Blues come to life.

Great guitar playing. Thanks for celebrating the lives of the greats!

Yes, Patrick. For sure

Thanks, Brian

What a tough week for jazz musicians and the wider community. 💔

Huge losses. and Joey D was only 51

Yes, that is crazy

I didn't know about Joey D. passing away until you just announced it, @Jerry. Awful.

Someone said I said his age was 31`. I don't think so. Did I?

If so, I want to correct

Joey D only 51. Saw him play great free show at Penn State 30 years ago. Paul Bollenback on guitar. Really got me into organ/ gtr jazz

Right on, Brian

OK, thanks

This weeks Third Hour will feature Tiny Tim performing the entire Surrealistic Pillow Album accompanied by the Skitch Henderson Orchestra.

Hahahahha. That is definitely psychedelic!

And how bout them Phillies?

Loved Joey D's show on Sirius Real Jazz channel back when I had that. "Get Organized". Christian McBride and Marcus Miller had good shows too.

Good morning Jerry, thanks for helping celebrate the lives of these talented musicians.

Jerry always enjoyed visits by record industry CEOS.Unless they were named Morris Levy.

Hi Stephen, thanks!

Yes, I always tried to stay clear of Morris Levy and those types, but they were most certainly around in the record biz

I remember how polite your security team was whenever they read me my Miranda Warnings.

...with a frequenc where you two were on a first name basis

Hi Jerry! Thanks for doing this tribute. Back in the 70s when I wanted to show off my stereo to my friends I would put on a CTI disc. Those records were beautifully recorded and mastered, and the discs themselves were of outstanding quality.

What's up Jerry - checking in

Mr.Taylor did a great service popularizing these Jazz Artists.At the time most Americans jazz awareness consisted of Doc Severinsen

Duke Ellington was reduced to playing Steel Pier.

Hi Wes, funny, I got a text this morning from a friend who told me an audiophile friend who manufactured a Bose-like speaker and always used CTI Records. You were the real deal!

Hi Josh! In the house, my son-in-law! He's a great one!

too kind

Creed Taylor had an office down the hall from our friend former WPRB dj and attorney Teri

Let's hope the building wasn't an Architectural Monstrosity or Mr.Taylor would have received an earful

Josh's sister-in-law and my daughter maybe delivering my first grandchild after today's show today!

Hello Jerry! I read a great book about the history of Impulse Records a few years ago that had a lot of Creed Taylor info in it. He was certainly an amazing guy.

Congratulations Jerry and your family.Please don't name the baby Third Street Jazz

Grandpa G!

Hi Bud, I have to read that and find out what happened with him and Impulse. I want to know why he didn't stay!

Thanks Patrick, I would have but it wasn't my choice!

It's called The House That Trane Built and it's a great read. If I'm remembering correctly, he left on relatively good terms, and was just looking for something new.

And congrats on the impending grandfatherhood!

Thank you, Bud!

From Impulse to CTI!

Funkkkkyyy

This is intro is sampled in the intro for the first song off the Beastie Boys album "Paul's Boutique"

the song is "To All The Girls"

That's my son-in-law! Still listening to the Beastie Boys!

For his next birthday he's getting an Idris Muhammad album!

Don't know much about these Beastie Boys but that Sabotage video is pure genius.

Well they clearly have good taste in music

Josh, I had no idea on that

Hi Mok, I played a special song for y ou in hour three

Nobody wrote better anti drug anthems than Gil Scot Heron.Yet sadly.........

Absolutely

Something to look forwad to. Excellent :)

You will know it when you hear it

Upcoming congratulations to you, Jerry! And to you daughter & son in law! 🎊

Thanks for the Janis suggestion 👍

Thank you, Christine! I am getting updates by text!

KDTU ( Karl Denson's Tiny Universe) playing the Ardmore two nights Halloween weekend. Highly recommended

Stellar show today. 🌌

What an exciting time...

Thanks!

This is one of the best. Airto and all on that groove

Crazy. I was just listening to Allen's album Connected a few weeks ago👍

Good taste, Mok. You and I were on the same wavelength today in several ways as you will see.

Allen himself doing Southern Nights. So well done

Do you know where one might find a vinyl copy of that Herb album?

GBoss, that was one of his most popular albums and should be very common on LP and CD

Jerry Garcia Band had some great Toussaint tunes in their live repertoire over the decades

Sorry, the joke didn't come through via text. There's 50 copies of that album in every used record store in the country :D

Ha! @gboss

😎

Oh. Yeah. On sidewalks too

At least 10 copies of Whipped Cream and Other Delights are in every used record store.

Many great spoof album art covers of Herb Alpert's classic Whipped Cream lp

Hey Mike

Hi Jerry!

I couldn't decide between this, the original, and the Lou Ann Barton cover

GBoss, you deliver your sarcasm like a true straight man

Soul Asylum "Clam Dip and Other Delights" is a funny one

The Radiators (US band) did this one well live

wow a new pressing of Kind of Blue released. The album that keeps on giving $$$

Great recording here especially of the rhythm section (Ride Your Pony). Those drums wow

Meters stuck closely to this arrangement

This is classic.

Allen goes to London!

oh yeah!

Little Feat backing band here

up pops the wife

this music has such a great feel to it. Reeks of Bourbon street

Devil may care music!

Real life music!

Well Meters on some, Feat on others really. But some blends

One of my all time favorite album sides

Meters and Lowell on this one

Did this hit home, Mike?

Yes it did!

i still need to check out that Waiting for Columbus Super Deluxe

There's a great Little Feat track coming...

George Porter Jr... that is bass

*tapping foot*

I thought that Feat cover might make an appearance. Get out of my Life was one of the Jerry Garcia Band tunes

Yeeessss! Southern Nights

Happy weekend, Jerry!

Thank you, esoterica. So nice to see you. I hope you are well!!!

The psychedelic effect om Allen's voice on his own version of this just makes it

Good song this is

Hi I'm Glen Campbell!

and you're not

Saw Mr.Toussiant.perform this live at Joe's Pub

Doing well, Jerry! I’ve been away a bit so haven’t popped into Friday’s chat. Looks like it’s poppin’ off in a good way:)

An 8 minute version interspersing his family folklore

In addition to his musical skills an erudite and sartorially splendid dresser.

Oh....we're poppin"

Clearly!

Well Esoterica, as long as you and your family are fine! My daughter is delivering today or tomorrow, my first grandchild. I am getting play by play texts

Congrats Jerry!

Thanks, Mike!

Someone asked if he was disappointed that Glen Campbell had more success with an inferior version of Southern.Nights.He said Oh No.My names on the credits. I LovecGlen Campbell.He bought me a house!!

Now THAT is a mensch!

What a songwriter! It was a stupid question, really...

I had read that

Fantastic news, Jerry! Mazel

Thank you. And another one of my daughters is pregnant as well. The whole family has been waiting for this!

Very kind, Esoterica

This is the song that does it for me. Unreal.

What lyrics. You got your Buddha, and you got your Allen Toussaint

Great advice from Allen and Lowell

Unreal

From a Whisper to a scream always haunted me.

I hope I can fit it in, Patrick! Whose version do you know?

Little Feat delivered this song for sure, like they wrote it

Only his.Thats okay all this music you selected is top notch.Although you ignored my Tiny Tim request.

when you can just about hear the details of the scratches in Lowell's metal slide rubbing against the strings... spent a lot of time w the 70s Feat discography in headphones

reminds me I've been meaning to watch the Tiny Tim documentry

You are impressive, as is everybody here

for Christine

Funky 💜

*dancing intensifies*

Don Covay, so many great hits

swing that pick!

First time I heard this was the Devo version

He was like a one man Southern Brill Building.

Haha, sure nuff

I couldn't fit them all in. Good one, Patrick!

YESSS!!!!

So many artists did this song in the same year it's crazy!

❤️

Mok, performed by your main man as well as your namesake whose version went to 33

I had to go with Levon over Three Dog night

thanks Jerry for Levon, I met him a few times back in the Band days, a true southern gentleman

Hi Jim! I bet! Lucky you!

He imbued that song with his spirit, made it really great!

These past three hours flew faster than a Concorde...!

As usual

My main man Stevie Guitar Miller

Thanks everybody

Jon Taplin, Band road manager, and Lindsay Holland, equip. manager, were college buddies.....I got to the Last Waltz

jealous!

wow

we're not worthy!! lol

Thank you, Jerry! That was a touching and informative eulogy for Monnette Sudler.

Awesome show, Jerry! 💯

Thanks. A sad passing!

PJ, I stuck this in the show for you

Thanks, Jerry

See y'all later

Have a good weekend everybody

12:28 PM		Ron Carter All Blues All Blues (40th Anniversary Edition) Masterworks Jazz 1974
12:28 PM		Roland Kirk Quartet & Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet Serenade to a Cuckoo I Talk with the Spirits Verve 1998
12:28 PM		Monnette Sudler Quartet/Quintet Time For A Change Time For A Change Steeplechase
12:30 PM		Monnette Sudler Sextet To Be Exposed Brighter Days For You
12:33 PM		Monnette Sudler Thoughts In My Own Way SteepleChase 2021
12:38 PM		Monnette Sudler Equipoise Where Have All the Legends Gone ? Heavenly Sweetness 2009
12:57 PM		Freddie Hubbard Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey First Light Epic 1971
1:09 PM		Milt Jackson People Make the World Go Round Sunflower (40th Anniversary Edition) Masterworks Jazz 1973
1:37 PM		Grover Washington, Jr. Mister Magic Mister Magic Motown 1975
1:38 PM		Idris Muhammad Loran's Dance Power of Soul Epic 1974
1:38 PM		Esther Phillips Home Is Where the Hatred Is From a Whisper to a Scream CBS Associated 1971
1:38 PM		Stanley Turrentinte Sugar Sugar
1:50 PM		Airto Moreira Return To Forever Free
2:08 PM		The Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream Whipped Cream & Other Delights High Coin 2005
2:08 PM		Lee Dorsey Holy Cow (Original) Lee Dorsey Selected Hits Charly Records 2006
2:08 PM		Irma Thomas It's Raining Irma Thomas Selected Hits Charly Records 2006
2:12 PM		Ernie K-Doe Mother-in-Law New Orleans Rhythm and Blues
2:12 PM		Chris Kenner I Like It Like That Sweet Soul Music 1961
2:14 PM		Lee Dorsey Ride Your Pony (Original) Lee Dorsey Selected Hits Charly Records 2006
2:17 PM		The Rolling Stones Fortune Teller The Rolling Stones 1963-1971 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. 2013
2:19 PM		Robert Palmer Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley The Very Best of the Island Years Island Records 2005
2:23 PM		Lee Dorsey Get Out of My Life, Woman: Stereo Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 Charly 1960
2:28 PM		Glen Campbell Southern Nights Rhinestone Cowboy - The Best of Glen Campbell EMI Marketing 2003
2:38 PM		The Pointer Sisters Yes We Can, Can 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Pointer Sisters Universal Music Enterprises 2004
2:39 PM		Little Feat On Your Way Down Dixie Chicken Warner Records 1973
2:45 PM		Don Covay Everything I Do Goin' Be Funky The Platinum Collection Woah Dad! 2007
2:50 PM		Lee Dorsey Working In a Coalmine (Original) Lee Dorsey Selected Hits Charly Records 2006
2:50 PM		Levon Helm Play Something Sweet Levon Helm Geffen 1978
3:05 PM		Steve Miller Band Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bingo! (Special Edition) Steve Miller - Owned 2010

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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

8.26.22