Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon Fri Dec 2 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo, everybody!

Hello Jerry happy Friday! Reminds me of Montuno, Mambo y Mas !

Hi Brian! Yeah, that's a good thing!

The great Eddie Palmieri!

It's that time again...! 🐦 🎶

Hi Christine!

Hi Jerry!

It's you, Brian, and the birdies!

Hi Brian!

And of course the cuckoos

Yes!

This is our gal Amina Figarova!

She is tremendous.

It is the frost that binds is 🥶

She is connected to that beautiful groove!

Afternoon Jerry.

Hi Stephen, glad to see you, thank you!

I'm starting to recognize Nat's sound... thought... hey that sounds like Nat Birchall here...

Brian, you're good!

This new album is excellent like all the others, even better

All thanks to you playing his music and turning us onto him!

I am looking forward to ou hearing a newly released Christmas tune today

Terrific sounds, Jerry.

Hi Marcus, how are you doing? Thanks for tuning in. This is one of my favorite releases of the year.

Jerry - you've been nominated (by your fellow DJs) to do a special on 1962.

Thank you for mentioning that Dr. Mok

Very interesting year, the year BEFORE the British Invasion!

Hey Mok

This morning Dave the Obscure did a whole 1972 show, and recently LizBot did a couple 1982 shows. Also Captain Ahab recently did a 1992 show, I believe.

So who better to present a 1962 show than yourself, DJ Jerry?!

I think Dan Ruccia did a 1992 show as well

Calling Dr. Mok! Is that based on the funk classic "Calling Dr. Rock"?

I've been wanting to do a show on 1952!

I pulled it from Calling Dr Funk - Vince Guarldi

Yeah indeed for that piano!

1952 would be a great year as well

Mok, check out Calling Dr. Rock by Captain Sky

Happy Friday, Jerry and everyone else!

A 1952 survey would be really interesting, Jerry.

Hi Gboss!

On it

I only suggest it because I know you will enjoy it.

Invisible Sun?

Invisible sun?

Ha! Jinx

Owe me a Coke!

Owe me a cuckoo!

Haaaaaa!

1:01

L'esprit escalier

hahahahaha

It's officially Friday afternoon now that theme song is playing 🐦

That Tyshawn Sorey album is out of this world!

Haha, Russ! It is!

"Cutting through the cane break, rattling the sill... Thunder that the rain makes when the shadow tops the hill..."

Love the way they kicked in there!

Christmas Tree-o 🎄 love it.

Bass is really pumping

They call the wind Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson Christmas Tree-O will be at Dizzy’s Club in New York on December 20: https://2022.jazz.org/matt-wilson-trio

Thanks, Russ!

Wadada link: https://music.sas.upenn.edu/events/2022/12/06/wadada-leo-smith

Thank you again

Jazz Nights link: https://www.jazznightsprinceton.com/

Matt Wilson at Jazz Nights is sold out. There is a wait list.

Russ leads us from darkness into light!

There's a sound change... . Wanted to check this Elvin out. Thanks for playing. You can hear someone really scat/ grunting along at times.

Thanks for the links, Russell.

Matt Wilson at Chris’ can be live or streamed: https://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/events/64452

Samara Joy tickets 12/21 Christmas show Ardmore, PA https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Samara-JoyftTheMcLendonFamilyAJoyfulHoliday/516306?afflky=ArdmoreMusicHall

JazzNights shows are presented in a converted barn home, so it is a nice small setting, and it should be supported since it is presented by the host, who is a jazz enthusiast, and they have had 100 groups over the years......there are a few pics on the website, as well as future shows when scheduled

also, it is actually located near Hopewell, just outside of Princeton

Thank you, Jim!

Brian, that would be Elvin on the “vocals”!

Thank you, Mok! I'm surprised there are tickets left.

I love a good grunter. Keith Jarrett is one of the best!

They don't advertise very well

Great LONG live tracks by drummers, Jerry!

Thank you, Russ

Jim, thanks for that info!

Hell yeah. All aboard the train to funk train

Here's a good one too, Mok

Yes, Buddy Miles was really drivin' on that lat one!

🔥 🔥 🔥

Haaaaaah!

The Bro J's!

Hi, Mike! Your thang!

You funky thang indeed!

Who else used to grunt sing along... was it Bud Powell?

Yes. And Errol Garner.

And more I can't remember.

Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart, bass

Perhaps the best one, Jim!!!!! He made a career out of it! Love it!

maybe sometimes Milt Jackson, vibes

Wow...haven't heard this in ages

This band sounded reall good on the radio!

On WFIL!

Is this the Main Ingredient?

yes

Yep....WFIL

quick, who is this?

oy

I got nothin'

Yeooooooo Jerry! 💥💥💥

Hey JimBoo!

Is that your Halloween name?

Yes...still. :)

👻!

My favorite funk band from Scotland

AWB

Is this bass heavy enough?

Wow....never would have guessed

Super heavy.

My Sub is working overtime

Nice!

I hope it almost knocks some plants over

Brian, I don't know if you are familiar with Slam Steward who Jim suggested, maybe you are

Al got some good sounds out of Royal

Royal?

Recording studio

Ah, what great stuff.! That was a Larry Graham song btw

Wow was that a Mellotron in a funk song?

hahah was that growling

Jimmy Castor all about the Fun in Funk

🐄 🔔 !

love that album cover

Growling in the Jungle! That Kool and the gang record wa 1974, could be a mellotron!

He's growling again

DJ Maria T of 2000s wprb era used Jimmy Castor "It's Just Begun" loop as theme for show. Very well executed too

That's a fun percussion instrument

thanks Jerry

Time to get the funk outa here

Great song to end this with

Along with the vibraslap another great percussion instrument

Today's show has been a trip. Thanks, Jerry!

Thanks Mok! Haha, Mike! Thanks Christine, Brian, Jim, JimBoo, Russ

Good time Jerry and all happy weekend

Gboss, Marcus, Stephen!

Have a great Friday & weekend, everybody!

He's back!

To you also, Christine

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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

12.2.22