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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

Feb 24, 2023 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Music

With Jerry Gordon

Serenade to a Cuckoo & Jerry's Room: a two hour jazz show featuring new, modern jazz releases or special jazz features, followed by one hour of non-jazz including pop, r&b, rock, and blues from the forties thru the seventies! You will love it!

2.24.23

Two hours of incredible new modern jazz releases followed by one hour of songs about drinking!

12:01 PM		The Mothers of Invention Who Are the Brain Police? Freak Out! Frank Zappa Catalog 2012
12:02 PM		Total Refreshment Centre & Jake Long Crescent (City Swamp Dub) Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre Total Refreshment Centre/Blue Note Records 2023
12:12 PM		Total Refreshment Centre & Byron Wallen Closed Circle Transmissions From Total Refreshment Centre Total Refreshment Centre/Blue Note Records 2023
12:18 PM		Sara Caswell Voyage The Way to You
12:25 PM		Reiner Witzel & Richie Beirach Quintet Flashback The World Within 2023
12:30 PM		Jim Snidero Far Far Away (feat. Kurt Rosenwinkel) Far Far Away (feat. Kurt Rosenwinkel) Savant 2023
12:38 PM		Christopher McBride Lady D Ramon 2023
12:42 PM		Roland Kirk Quartet & Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet Serenade to a Cuckoo I Talk with the Spirits Verve 1998
12:58 PM		Kenny Barron Sunshower The Source 2023
1:13 PM		Brad Mehldau Golden Slumbers Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles Nonesuch 2023
1:14 PM		Brad Mehldau For No One Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles Nonesuch 2023
1:26 PM		Jane Bunnett, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque & Maqueque Human Race Playing With Fire Linus Entertainment 2023
1:32 PM		Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Tempus Fugit Playing With Fire Linus Entertainment 2023
1:45 PM		Tyler Mitchell Octet Love In Outer Space Care Free
1:50 PM		Ben Wolfe Bob French Unjust 2023
1:52 PM		Catherine Russell I Want To Talk About You I Want To Talk About You - Single Dot Time Records 2023
2:04 PM		Floyd Dixon Hey Bartender Marshall Texas Is My Home Craft Recordings 2021
2:04 PM		Joe Louis Walker Too Drunk to Drive Drunk Hellfire Alligator Records 2012
2:06 PM		Billy Boy Arnold Whiskey, Beer and Reefer Back Where I Belong Alligator Records 1993
2:11 PM		Albert Collins I Ain't Drunk Cold Snap (Remastered) Alligator Records 1986
2:17 PM		Joe Liggins Pink Champagne - Original Mono Joe Liggins' Got a Right to Cry - EP Charly Records 2006
2:18 PM		Gene McDaniels Straight No Chaser The Wonderful World of Gene McDaniels
2:21 PM		G. Love & Special Sauce Cold Beverage G. Love and Special Sauce Okeh/Epic 1994
2:26 PM		Roger Miller Chug - A - Lug Roger And Out Mercury Nashville 1964
2:26 PM		Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention WPLJ Burnt Weeny Sandwich
2:29 PM		Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee GET ON BOARD Nonesuch 2022
2:32 PM		Sunnyland Slim Everytime I take to Drinkin' Smile On My Face
2:37 PM		David Bromberg & The David Bromberg Band Keep On Drinkin' Only Slightly Mad Appleseed 2013
2:40 PM		The Electric Flag Wine Iconic Performances from the Monterey International Pop Festival The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation 2017
2:44 PM		The Youngbloods The Wine Song Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:46 PM		Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Gimme That Wine The Hottest New Group In Jazz SINETONE AMR 2011
2:56 PM		Kid Ramos No More Alcohol Kid Ramos Evidence Music 1999
3:03 PM		Ray Charles Let's Go Get Stoned The Ultimate Collection 2009

Chat is archived.

Welcome, everybody, to Serenade to a Cuckoo!

SIRENS! OPEN UP! KNOCK KNOCK....

Afternoon Jerry, Happy Friday! Starting off with Frank...love it!

We have the place surround sounded

Ha, Frank warned us!

Dem plastic people maaaaaannnn

Hi Brian, hi Stephen. Stephen, thanks for joining and digging Frank!

Exactly

I grew up listening to Frank...huge fan!

We must always heed Frank's warning!

America drinks and goes to Jerry’s Room!

Yes, Russ, thank you!

I don't have a problem with that!

New modern jazz refreshment needed - thanks

Hi Rob F, always great to see you each week

I always try to play modern jazz that people have a shot at relating to

Loved that Refreshment

Brian, they are British

Russ, later on I am playing for you "Anthony Braxton Plays the Fredric Rzewski Songbook"

This World Within piece has such a Bitches Brew vibe...Chasing the Voodoo down!

Yes, the pianist Richie Beirach is an old fusion pro

Stephen, that Miles era sound is probably why I loved that track so much

Two of my favorites!

Love that Kurt Rosenwinkel 🎸

Sounding great; this piece is really moving!

Hi Dave. There is a new Dhafer Youssef

Hi Christine, glad you are here. This schwings

Hi Jerry! Happy Friday afternoon, everyone. This percussion 💯

Placing order now

Herbie Hancock is on it, even Anthony Braxton! (att: Russ)

Greetings to El Jefe. Geraldo and his loyal campanseros

🐦 🎶 It's that theme song time again...

Saw that Dhafer Y pop up on blogs etc out there ya. Look forward

Hi Patrick, welcome, viva el revolucion. Ask Brian for pronounciations

For the Third Hour drinking segment you should play an hour of Frankie Valli . Whenever I hear that voice I need a strong drink.

Yeah, Brian. I couldn't squeeze it into today's show as great as it is. Will be playing it next week.

Yes, Patrick, that picture on my Facebook page is a current picture of Franki Valli. His voice did that to himself

Mira este pajarito alla

Maybe Dhafer Youssef will come to the east coast at some point. He's about to play a series of dates in Germany and France starting in a few weeks.

I dont know Jerry that photo in Rittenhouse Square looks a lot like Jay Harold Katz after they turned down his Playboy Club

Not my grandfathers Blue Note

I guess they loaded the old Blue Note into the Oldsmobile and drove it away.

lol

Haha, PJ! Good one, Christine! I had two Oldsmobiles, I hope they don't drive me away!

I'm hearing a 🚔 melody...

Maybe I'll pull out "Rocket 88"!

And for Patrick, Dinah Shore's "See the USA, in your Chevrolet"

I sense a theme, Jerry!

I miss the Dinah Shore Golf classic .Do they. Still have it ?

It could be done!

Jerry Are you implying I am Old and out of touch. Wait a minute you might be right .I have been driving around all morning looking for a Lintons!!

Just go to the Horn & Hardetts instead

Jerry turned me onto that Innocence lp by Kenny

That's nice to hear, Brian!

Kenny Barron will be at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 24 & 25: https://2023.jazz.org/rosa-passos-with-kenny-barron-and-ron-carter

That's a show worth seeing!!!!!

Russ, I think there is a recent Mehldau autobiography

I saw Barron a couple of years ago at the Clifford Brown festival in Wilmington. Very impressive!

Who was in his band?

For No One. Nice

Just read Fred Hersch’s autobiography: https://fredhersch.com/books/good-things-happen-slowly/ I recommend it highly. Quite a story!

Really enjoying this tribute to the band named KLAATU

Jane B.! 💜

It was Barron’s usual trio with Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass & drummer Johnathan Blake, the late violinist Jonh Blake’s son. Jane Bunnett and Maqueque were also on the bill.

Violinist John Blake

Bonus tracks on overseas release: Brad's version of Your Mother Should Go, Tragicall History Tour, Sgt Rutter's Only Darts Club Band and Let it Rot

Whoa!

Every time I take Jerry’s advice to introduce myself to artists it ends up with them yelling Security Security!!!

Yup. You get a free case of Ruddles Rutland Ale when you buy that overseas version

Your Klaatu joke makes me want to hide away and perhaps also call security

Very obscure.

Brian, thanks for that information

And Russ, thank you

PJ, very funny to less than a handful of people. You really had to be there

.. Calling All Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft... Jerry is hiding away

Ha!

Ha, this sounds like you know who!

Jerry I am kidding about the Rutles covers. I only hope Brad M covers the Rutles soon. And Bonzo Dog Band (Neil Innes RIP)

A new sound for Jane and Maqueque with this electric guitarist！

Brian, meet your new best friend Patrick Blanco

I would have to wake up 4am to keep up with Brian .His musical knowledge is off the charts

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque at Chris’: https://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/events/68513

Brian, it didn't sink in what "bonus tracks" you were mentioning! I saw bonus tracks and got excited.

Thanks, Russ

Thanks Jerry Very funny to a handful of people is better than most of my club appearances

They'll get the internet and Google over your way soon... after they build a new sports complex first though. 5:45 am most days here... work from home days i try to sleep till 7

Marshall Allen at Solar Myth: https://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/marshall-allens-ghost-horizons/

When I become NFL commissioner the first thing I do is hire Sun Ra Arkestra as the Super Bowl Halftime show

Russell ευχαριστώ

Patrick, absolutely

Love your job = long healthy life. Marshall Allen has it down

Jerry, Greek to me!

I had this years show on Mute. I thought they were re showing MAOS funeral

Let's hear another Klaatu joke.

A priest a rabbi and KLAATU walk into a bar ….

Greetings, Jerry, from Portland, Maine! Great show, as always! I got another spectacular WPRB tee shirt recently, to add to my collection--I wear them proudly up here (although not much in this weather) and it's amazing how often someone says, "Hey--I love that station!"

Help me out here Mike C.

Jane Burnett sounds great. Is that show local?

Hey DHingston. Thanks, and thanks for contributing to WPRB. I would definitely move to Portland and join you if it wasn't so cold. Love that place, although I would be the oldest person there!

Hi Huey the Mok! Yes, at Chris Jazz Cafe in Philly at I believe Broad and Locust.

Jerry, בבקשה

Broad & Sansom

The translation is supposed to go, "I die, repair me, do not retaliate."

nice. I might try to make it

Not a Klaatu joke, just an Alien linguistic interpretation.

Huey the Mok, it will be enjoyable.

I want everyone to know that Christine has read a million books, a consistent reader . I know Russ also.

But then again, we have Klaatu joke machine Patrick Blanco

almost time to belly up to the bar

Jerry, I doubt you'd be the oldest here! Do you remember when the Showboat would would let us kids in for Saturday matinees? We could sit upstairs and drink nickel Cokes to the likes of the Adderleys, Ramsey Lewis, Coltrane.......

Next two books on my night table are biographies of saxophone giants, Sonny Rollins https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/books/review/saxophone-colossus-aidan-levy.html and Albert Ayler http://jawbonepress.com/holy-ghost/

🍺

Alcohol....The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems.

Mok, this next hour is right up your alley. You will be familiar with the subject matter

Wine Spodee Odee. Great idea for a song.. to actually drink maybe not so much

You got it, Mike. I know you and Mok will be looking forward to our "Weed" show as well!

I had a bout Monday night at the White Buffalo show 🥴

Mike quoting Homer Simpson

That I am!

There's weed?

Thanks, Russ, I can't always keep up with Mike but he speaks fluent Firesign Theater!

He's no fun, he fell right over

Thank you, Mike

Oh, it's OK, they're speaking Chinese..

How appropriate!

The Yardbirds started their recording career covering a Billy Boy song.

Hi David! Which one? But I Ain't Got You?

I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'!

Everyone's starting early today.

Yesss, definitely!

"I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk. Alcoholics gotta go to those meetings..."

I saw a flask engraved with the chemical structure of ethanol and the words, "Technically, alcohol IS a solution."

Ha!!!

Potential Christmas present for Christine

1 little Tone Wood Lumberyard Lager can at lunch. Gotta wait til the bell later this eve before resuming.

An LP rip by JG

This is great! Gene M

tonewood has some nice beers.

Brian, you always keep your beverage consumption interesting

Ya. Freshie I like.

Mok Love

🧊🧊❄️🧊🧊🧊❄️❄️🧊❄️🧊🍺

Fuego

Tonewood Fuego must be their top seller & most popular. That's the Tonewood offering I see on tap in the City.

Just re upped last night. Some Neshaminy Rt 611 Porter, Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale big cans, Guinness cans, 2 diff Other Halfb single cans, Lawson Grapefruit Double IPA and the 2 diff Tone Woods (6pks and 4pks these are... no room for cases of all that ha)

I do like the Neshaminy Creek beers

Freshie and Fuego are the Tone Wood ones i always see at the store

Sitting at Delaware River listening to Third Hour ……If the River was Whiskey I’d jump in and drown

Nesh Creek kind of went downhill after Jeremy left.

I'm all about Tired Hands and Trillium.

Whiskey You're the Devil. Streams of Whiskey.

Frank is back!

I was referring to B.B. Arnold’s “I Wish You Would”, Jerry. Jersey Shore underground music veteran Mad Lee (Lost in Aggression, Mad Lee and the Rough Mix, Mad Lee’s Union) played it the last few times I’ve seen him. Now that his longtime performing space (the Brighton Bar) is demolished, his gig future is in question. I have seen him play at Atlantic Highlands’ The Chubby Pickle, which has served to be something of a refugee camp for Brighton Bar “orphans”.

I thought we would hear the WPLJ origin song

Tonewood is a good, welcoming place with a lot of variety. Nowadays it seems like most people have at least 3 microbreweries within a 5-mile radius, so we may be getting a little spolied.

Well done hot dogs, cigarettes and coffee. The Zappa diet. Keep well supplied with them and lock self in home studio for hours at a time

Russ won a beer contest and appeared on TV as a result

he's remaining modest

Does the New York radio station WPLJ still exist? They took their call letters from that 1955 Four Deuces song.

That is amazing!

They don’t make Country Songs like She’s acting Single I’m drinking doubles Anymore

I Miss You (But My Aim Is Getting Better). If Your Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me.

Ha!

Inspiring show today Jerry Ready to head out to a bar . Now to find one I am not banned from !!

WPRB has played a great cover of that Billy Crash Craddock song lately (She's Acting Single...)

Are you meeting up with the Rabbi?

Tom Waits actually had a piano with a drinking problem

You know it!

The Manishewitz Inn is very quiet on Friday evenings

The late great Nick Tosches wrote that spo-dee-o-dee in that 1949 Sticks McGee song was a market-friendly substitute for motherfucker, which was how they sang it live.

Very sweet!

I think the cover was done by the band named Wednesday

Jack Kerouac spoken word audio had a great bit about Slim Gaillard and his liking wine spo-dee o-dees. Maybe the audio book of On The Road. Back before they called it an audio book

I felt obligated to drink more in January because of those dry January Puritans

Gotta balance the scales

speaking of substance abuse i was just listening to Electric Flag - The Trip

Big box set of Wattstax performances came out. Heard Isadora DJ play a track on the show before Jerry. Tons of great music on there. Maybe a future Jerry's Room.... ??

I will have to check it out!

yeah 12 cds. thats a big one

Stand in line Brian !!! My Starland vocal Band tribute comes first

I never heard that Monterey performance of “Wine” before, only the later studio version which name-drops Janis Joplin (from their album “A Long Time Comin'”).

It may not have been Slim G in that wine spo-dee o-dee story... Slim was the bourbon-o-rooni bit

I am at about 18 minutes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGy49z7t5lU

That LHR tune reminds me of DJ Will C!

Congratulations, Russ!

That is a Major Award!! 🍺 🔎

I haven’t watched “The Trip” in years. I can’t remember its use of the Electric Flag’s “Flash, Bam, Pow”, though I well know its use in the “Easy Rider” scene where Wyatt and Billy ride out of New Orleans after Mardi Gras’ conclusion.

Haha, Patrick, you have tohave been there!

Fun and thirsty show today Jerry! Happy weekend everyone!

Thanks, Christine!

Thank you, backatcha Brian!

Russell is very humble about his beer consumption and knowledge

And Ray for the final toast!

Our cup overflows today...Thank you Jerry!

Great show today Jerry everyone have a great week and please support my comedy career Comjng to a phone booth near you

Till next Fiday

Sláinte

Thanks, Mike!

What a group! Lots in common!

A wonderful group

*hiccup