Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon Fri Nov 18 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo!

Happy Friday, Jerry...it's that time again!

Hi, Christine!

Some people are enjoying your David Bowie discovery!

Saw some great jazz realeases in the past weeks. Look forward to hearing some today . Hello hello

Happy Friday!

Love this sax

I just discovered it myself! That particular page is a God one to follow; they post performances and other videos.

*good*

Hi Brian! I like to think you will be hearing them today! Like this one, I can't bellieve it!

Hi Rob, I have always liked Greg Osby on sax alot, but this is just killing me with its greatness!

Happy Friday, Jerry!

Hi, GBoss, backatcha!

HA! Friday is now official! Just the sax mam' says Joe Friday, Just the sax.

I am not exaggerating, I think today's new jazz releases are out of this world!

Hi RS, I didn't realize Joe Friday was so hip!

IKR?

You stumped me there, RS

Sorry, IKR? ("I know right"?) is web speak.

Haha! Funniest cartoon I ever saw in my life is two old white haired ladies looking at a pictures on a mantle over the fireplace and one says to the other, "These are my two grandchildren, WTF and LOL"

Spot on!

Ha!

Christine found a video from the seventies of David Bowie & Marianne Faithfull singing "I Got You, Babe"

I would not drive into a tree because of that, but I might come close.

It was a cabaret-type show from 1973 that David dreamed up. He and Marianne Faithfull sing I Got You Babe and it is a weird and fun rendition.

And she sounded like Cher!

Actually that does sound fun.

Roffle, check the Serenade to a Cuckoo FB page for the link.

Outstanding first set, Jerry! Thanks!

Did I miss the theme song? 🐦 🎶

Nope, you are right on track!

Thank you, Russ!

You might set a new record, Jerry

TY Christine! I Don't go on FB as a rule, but I will make this exception. I trust you and Jerry though.

Afternoon Jerry!

Hi Stephen, always great to see and hear you!

We are going to try, Christine!

Thanks for listening, Stephen!

Roffle, that was your first mistake. :)

Too many people paying parking fines there.

What's Facebook? lol

There's that theme song at 55 minutes past the hour. I think that's a new record 🏆

It was a thing Rob, LOL. I still like My Space for personal reasons.

It's a way old people now communicate before they disappear.

Thank you for presenting a trophy, Christine

I can type slow there Jerry!

So much great new music in the first hour!

Thanks, Rob. I have to agree!

That Facebook description sounds like a Meta thing

@Rob F - Geez, every hour!

At least to me.

Listening to 'Serenade to a Cuckoo' on Fridays for about 14 years now. Never gets old.

I've been missing out on years of good music. Before in the office couldn't really listen to much music Now working from home is great and have discovered some cool shows over the last couple years

Really appreciate great shows like this!

That was a cool new Serenade to a Cuckoo show ID by Amina Figarova, by the way. 📻

@Christine - The variations are all precious as well. :)

Thanks RS, Rob the Funder, and Christine!

RS, you got the # of years right!

I set my clock on Fridays. :)

I remember thinking, "Gosh, it's Friday!" when your theme came on. Correct me if I am wrong.

I kin dig it! The benefits of a theme song

When Vibes and xylophones roamed the earth. I honestly have a tough time telling them apart most of the time.

Haha. Xylophones are mostly the things that we had when we were five, but people do record with them in some instances

Glockenspiels!

There you go, there's a grown up instrument!

LOL!

The other kid. :)

"Rocking non-stop on my focking glockenspiel" is an actual (fun) song by Philly-area musician Don McCloskey.

What the fock!

Well fock me runnin'!

Mary Halverson! Just wonderful! Any day any time.

https://www.jamaaladeenmusic.com/outsiders-improvised-creative-music-festival-2022

The event will feature a live in person audience with a a film screening of Battle of Images a musical tribute to Paul Robeson. And a musical performance with Strings & Things ; Jamaaladeen Tacuma Bass, Mary Halvorson Guitar, and Tomas Fujiwara drums in the “real world “ at The Painted Bride Arts Center that will be live streamed into the The Ropeadope Lounge where the avatar guests hanging out in the TRL will be able to watch the performance on a projection screen .

That's a lotta dashes! 😄

Thanks for the link & information, Russell. 🔗

Ok....I'll stay.

Haha, Mike!

Now that i know you're here I will seque into Firesign Theatre between tracks

oh yeah Samara Joy. I need to grab those tickets to see her next month

Funky Firesign

Looking forward to hearing what you've got lined up for this hour, Jerry!

Hi Mok! Love the name. Shows where your head is at!

im ready to rock

My favorite funk track ever, they are calling out all the other funksters, throwing the gauntlet down

Funkin' glunkenspiel 🎶

GBoss, tell me if you approve. Christine, brilliant idea for a novelty song that could potentially be as big as Winchester Cathedral

Oh this is so just about right for Friday! Great stuff Jerry!

This mood 💯

Thanks, Brian. Hits only!

This sone was huge Summer9I think) 1974

Absolutely correct, Sir

You are a music savant

for release dates

Yeah...it's weird

this right here. Rhythm gtr greatness

Brian, I wish I could play the whole 20 minute track. The best!

And all the other instruments too!

It's hypnotic

This is a correct drummer right here.,

locked in

There's a great music book on James Brown (sheet music and descriptions, etc) that was written by your buddy that did Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

John Starks, the most sampled drummer

I didn't know that!

Thanks, gboss!

Clyde Stubblefield might be tied with Jabo Starks. Clyde played on "The Funky Drummer " track

The Samara Joy concert this Sunday at Montgomery County Community College is sold out. https://mc3.universitytickets.com/?cid=186

Brian, that's a good point

Thank you, Russ

"The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections 1960-73" by Allan Slutsky. Really informative book

Amazing that Allan Slutsky wrote such a book. I had no idea.

How did you know that?

Goes into great detail on the essence of the songs' parts. Gives a few bars of the main riffs, drum parts, bass lines etc

Just ordered that book

Mike, do you want to guess the year on this one?

Found it when searching for music probably when i was teaching gtr. Saw that name and nickname "Dr Licks" & remembered him from the Motown DVD and extra features on that dvd

Ahhhh.....no idea on this one!

1974

I was close :)

That searing gtr effect tone...

Oh man....LOVE this one

Love this era of Isleys

They had quite a run in the seventies

WMMR even played this

Feel like I just woke up on the ride home and this is on the radio.

3+3 through Go for your Guns is quite the run

They didn't play this one!

No they didn't!....maybe WDAS

I love Jimmy Castor.

No, I bet WMMR never played this one...

Talk about hits, Jimmy Castor had them, going all the way back to "Hey Leroy"

OMG, 'Hey Leroy'. Too funny!

WFIL did play Troglodyte though

Right on, Mike!

Jimmy Castor was a black guy who grew up in an almost completely Latin neighborhood. Greatly affected his musical senses.

Hearing that in this song

Oooooo yeah... bring on that synth....

CLASSIC 🔥 🔥 🔥

Totally

There was a building on 15th ST and Wood ave in Linden, NJ that was basically all Puerto Rican residents on the cusp of a black neighborhood that you could go up on the roof of. It was nutz town!

What would you do on the roof, RS?

Dogs on the block barking after that last high synth note

Sounds like a Drifters song

I'll have to check the statutes of limitations and get back to you on that one Jerry.

Hahahahahahahahaha

Ha!

RS, that seems to be a theme with you

Mok, you better get those tickets before it sells out!

When in doubt, Lawyer up. :)

incredible music, thank you so much for sharing this funk and soul. made my day si much better.

so* apologies.

Right on, dirtworship. This music makes one feel good

Always does

Agreed dirtworship! So true!

thanks Jerry. Cheers

Thank you, Jerry!

Have a good weekend, Mok

Oooo I'd say a might before that... Great show Jerry!

Cheers indeed

It's Bootsy baby 🤩

Thanks for the Jazz and Funk

Capstone! Thanks Jerry!

Thank you Christine, mike, RS, DW, Brian, GBoss, Russ, Stephen, et al

And RobF!

Brian, here's some funky bass for you

Hi Jerry! Got here late, enjoying the funk out of these songs though🤗

Haha, glad you're here Ambrose, thanks!

Nothing like that Bootsy sound! Rubber band bass

My eyes are sunglass star shaped now...

Ha, Brian

Tip of the hat to Mr Ellington!

just because a record's got a groove don't make it in the groove

thanks as always, Jerry

Thanks, GBoss

Love how the bass doubles the horns on the break

Too good Jerry! Giving the sun Competition.

That's why we here all love music so much!

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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

11.18.22