Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon Fri Jan 5 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Happy New Year and welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon!

Good afternoon and Happy New Year! Looking forward to another great show!

Hi Stephen, I knew you were coming! Happy New Year!

I promise I've got good jazz for you today, like this one!

Great start Jerry. Happy Snowy Weekend

Hi Brian, thank you! Is that gonna happen?

Billy Childs is a special piano player. Also a big Laura Nyro fan, did an album just of her music. JAZZ!

Day 5, happy new year Jerry! I hope it does snow, because I've gone grocery shopping and am ready to do nothing this weekend!

Yea, I promoted you on FB. Excited for Jerry's Room as well!

DSM, Stephen, this is our speed

Thank you, Stephen, I can always use that help!

Brian D, I don't know who knows this bass player, but he is damn good, leading a band, bass out front, and not boring

DSM, will you also be watching football this weekend?

Not sure I can bear watching the Birds play on Sunday...I think they're gonna lose again to a bad team.

I wonder if they will rest key players

giving themselves the bye they didn't earn

hey jerry, i trust that u know that 'east of the sun' is from the 1934 Princeton U Triangle show......best for the new year, JF

Thank you, Jim, purveyor of all things meaningful and hip! Who was the writer?

Brooks Bowman PU '36 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_the_Sun_(and_West_of_the_Moon))

Thank you Jim, and Happy New Year. Maybe he was an astronomy student

Happy Friday all & Happy New Year 🎶

Yay, Christine!

Jerry, I'm a Superbowl only kind of guy, with the odd game here and there

Happy Friday Christine!

A lot of odd games this year

Hey Mike! And you can't get weirder than the Eagles

Indeed

lol

ahoy

the Eagles? 🤮

Hey Mok! Yes, how are you? The Eagles have sent out an S.O.S.

Shit on Sunday?

tough to be a fan right now

Yeah, away at Washington. If by a miracle the Eagles win and Dallas loses, we would go from "fifth seed" to second seed. But the chances of Dallas wetting the bed are kind of slim.

And the Eagles are tired.

yeah we won't last 5 minutes in the playoffs

with the likes of Baltimore running aroundf

Mok, will you be out in the wild during the upcoming snowstorm?

Heh....the no storm

Afternoon WPRB! TGIF!

Hi iamthelabhras, thanks for joining!

my siberian huskie demands I be outside for a snow storm

He's been waiting a year! That will be fun!

Fred Hersch will be at the Village Vanguard on January 16-21: https://villagevanguard.com/

And you will be there!

Maybe. The Vanguard has an incredibly strong line-up this month. Chris Potter, Kris Davis, Hersch, Vijay Iyer…

wowowowow

I would definitely want to see everybody

Greetings to all listeners and Sports Jerry.First time long time Jerry, I think we should fire Joe Kuharich and draft OK Simpson.I’ll hang up and listen

Well I kind of like Leroy Kelly, young Patrick

I'm glad you didn't steal my thunder.

You mean the immortal Leroy Keyes.Suck a great running back we made him a defensive back

Ha, you're right patrick, my bad! Well I won't forget Art mahaffey's last name!

Kenny Barron is masterful!

might be time to bring Rich Kotite back

keith jarrett birth my first lp of his. love his playing charles lloyd

Sleeping is wonderful, but it really sucks when I miss huge chunks of great shows by amazing people. So it goes. Some times if it wasn't for Jerry's room there there wouldn't be no room at all.

Thank you, Roffle! We do need to catch up on our sleep!

At least I wake up in a good place. Thank you Jerry!

I'm years behind in sleep

Haha, that's going back to when you were 7

It all there just waiting for ya Mike.

that was the strangeloves

Hey Bruce

thanks for tuning in

hey

It's 2024. I think we need to remake and release this again. lol]

I'd be up for that!

Sad to report that the wonderful vocalist Jay Clayton died on the last day of 2023. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Clayton_(musician)

I know a guy with drums. lol

My fav is the Bow Wow Wow version

Agreed Mike!

It depends on your birthday

Annabelle!

TV!

This is one band I would have loved to see

I actually hung out a CBGB's, in the 70's, but this band was the one I did not get to see.

Drinkig age was 18! :)

I was there but once....and my GF lived in the burbs of NYC late 70's....I have no excuse

i liked maxs kansas city better

I was 16 and no one in NYC gave a shit. lol

the 70s nyc did not interest me at all

The Voice

It was a place then as it is now Terry. That's for sure.

But walking around the upper west side is magical.

This mood 💯

Hi C!

My girlfriend went to Julliard, so I had no choice but to walk around or sit in the second floor cafeteria. The practice rooms are always full there.

Hi Roffle, DSM, Mike C, Terry, Russell, Mok, iamthelabhras, Patrick & all!

pete brown did more than cream. his bands the battered ornaments and piblokto

Hi C!

Hey Jerry You know who was cooler than Tom Verlaine? Nobody!!

👂

Maybe you, Patrick, or at least a tie

@Patrick lol!

Very hip name there, Mok Montgomery

In honor of number 31 Wilbert Montgomery…. Greetings Christine

Homer Simpson alone at home, dancing naked in the kitchen to “I Feel Free”:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gIg1BHmVlWM

He bought some Rudy Ray Moore records at my store.

Thanks, David, hi! I can't wait to watch that one

I am *not* clicking on that, @David LOL

hehe

Is it going to be "obscene?" Is that the trick, Christine?

the band killed pysch and hard rock

truth

Hi Jerry Enjoying the tunes... You provide this working man's soundtrack

Hey Jerry Thanks for that Geator cut.I am so inspired I am heading down to a South Philadelphia restaurant right now to set up a Mob Hit

I never click either Christine. Just say no is the rule of don't click with your thumbs. lol

Say hi to Angelo Bruno for me

All I can say is "Ha", what a crew!

the early moody blues 64 /66 are truley neglected,they even had a flute player before anybody

I love the Simpsons, don't get me wrong. But I don't need to see that particular scene LOL

I;d go to Cous Little Italy for the Ambience - "Can you seat me with my back to the wall please?"

hy lit was scared of the geator

Yeah....Ray Thomas was quite a loss

keith reid soooo underated

Nobody was scared of the Geator.They were scared of the 2 guys standing behind him

Vildechaya, in his younger days, was an enforcer until he got the "art" bug

whiter shade in based on bachs the air

The next two tracks were Mr. Kelso's choice, psychedelic Bruce kelso

RIP Tommy Smothers,Shecky Greene and Betty wright

Jerry always liked you best

Hasn't Shecky Greene been dead, Patrick?

There they go, here we are Pat.

Nick Tosches’ “Save the Last Dance For Satan” has several chapters about Jerry Blavat.

Love that cold ending

Pete Dexter did a great parody of him in the novel Brotherly. Love.Jimmy Measles character

Denny lane. Wings. lol

Worked out

Pete Dexter. Great columnist

thank u jerry for those kind words it means alot to me

Hey Mike You and I should pick up ouR bass fiddles and play Boil that cabbage down!

That guitar has a lot of strings.

Who is a great columnist in the Inquirer or Daily News now?

Boil that cabbage down, yum!

The what now?

I think they are all AI chatbots

Oh shit! One must pick up their guitar!

A Smothers brothers tribute on Jerry’s show

Great choices, Bruce! Both get us in a special place in our brains

Dan Rubin is a good columnist.journalist at the Inky

Patrick, I looked for a track but didn't find the right one

What does he write about, Benj?

The Distefano guy is good on Business

Eric Burdon used that line “I think that maybe I’m dreaming” for the New Animals song “Monterey”. The Byrds did in fact open their set at Monterey Pop with “Renaissance Fair”.

As soon as you want a decent wage in that business they get rid of you

No I meant me and Mike could do their routine.Jerry always liked me best

Ahh, you guys need to put THAT up on YouTube

I have a Daisey on my toe. It is not real and does not grow

Good one, David S, love those factoids

cut my hair is one of the few tracks that all 4 csny play on together

Was friends with Terry on FB....good guy

How did that happen, Mike?

Jerry Geator saved my life once.I was in deep on sports betting debts.Two large Mafiosos were beating me senseless for payback. Geator walked up and said …All right fellas that’s enough.

terry was my late wifes name i am bruce

Terry Kirkman

I friended him and he accepted...love the Association

blavat called me a neil young refugee in 78

I can’t get on Facebook.They keep rejecting my face.Say it violates community standards

Why doesn't the play list update once we're in Jerry's room? Is it because we're in Jerry's room and it's relaxed in here?

@Terry, my friends considered my obsession with Steven Stills tunings excessive. But I'm over it.

Yes, I have fallen behind in my typing in a state of over-relaxation

I am NOT doing yoga

Nice to hear

Dreaming of Tina Turner...

Shaking your Chakras?

Gotta have yoga pants or else a decent tailor.

Yoga does me.

Tina Turner shakes my chakras

Down Dog

She got me laughin' when I should be ashamed.

lol

You're right, I'm a dog, Benj

crosby taught still the opening to rock n roll woman

stills

Is there an intentional Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour theme to this broadcast? Ike & Tina, the Byrds and the The Association all appeared on their show. The latter group kicked off the Monterey International Pop Festival which Tommy attended (and where he introduced the sets by Moby Grape, Otis Redding and Big Brother).

Nice David - you are putting all the pieces together

This afternoon is flying by. 🐦 🎶 Thanks for the superior show, Jerry!

Put my wake up space in place Jerry! Thank you! Have really nice weekend good sir!

Have a good weekend, everybody

Seven degrees of the Smothers

wow, David, very deep. Meet Mike C, another accumulator of important information with Psychedelic Bruce Kelso

C you later C!

Thank you, Christine! You are the best!

Patrick! Roffle! Benj!

Mok! Russ! DSM! Jim! Stephen! Thank you!

11:59 AM		Billy Childs The Winds of Change The Winds of Change Mack Avenue Records 2023
12:10 PM		Massimo Biocalti East of the Sun On a Misty Night
12:20 PM		Darmon Meader East of the Sun (West of the Moon) Losing My Mind Darmon Meader 2023
12:23 PM		Danny Jonokuchi I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So (feat. Hannah Gill) Voices Outside In Music 2023
12:34 PM		Larry McKenna Stompin' at the Savoy World on a String BCM&D RECORDS 2023
12:34 PM		Buster Williams Estate Unalome Smoke Sessions 2023
12:46 PM		Yvonnick Prene Dig Listen! Sunnyside Records 2023
12:50 PM		Taj Mahal Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Savoy Stony Plain Records 2023
12:52 PM		Roland Kirk Quartet & Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet Serenade to a Cuckoo I Talk with the Spirits Verve 1998
1:07 PM		Ed Cherry Lawns Are We There yet? Cellar Live 2023
1:19 PM		Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spaulding Some Other Time Alive at the Village Vanguard Palmetto 2023
1:22 PM		Dan Wilson Tell Me a Bedtime Story Things Eternal Brother Mister Productions 2023
1:30 PM		Christian McBride & New Jawn Prime Prime Brother Mister Productions 2023
1:41 PM		Ralph Alessi Quartet Residue It's Always Now
1:48 PM		Kahil El'Zabar & Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Well You Needn't (feat. Dwight Trible & David Ornette Cherry) Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (feat. Dwight Trible & David Ornette Cherry) Spiritmuse Records 2023
1:55 PM		Kenny Barron Dolores Street S.F. The Source
2:50 PM		Jerry Blavat One More Time Back to School Cameo-Parkway Box
2:51 PM		The Strangeloves I Want Candy I Want Candy: The Best of the Strangeloves Legacy/Epic Associated 1965
3:02 PM		Television See No Evil Marquee Moon Rhino/Elektra 1977
3:02 PM		Cream I Feel Free Fresh Cream Polydor Records 1966
3:06 PM		The Band Up On Cripple Creek The Band (Expanded Edition) Capitol Records 2000
3:07 PM		The Moody Blues Go Now The Magnificent Moodies Esoteric 2014
3:09 PM		Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale (50th Anniversary Full Length Stereo Mix) Procol Harum
3:11 PM		The Byrds Renaissance Fair (Single Version) Younger Than Yesterday (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) Columbia/Legacy 1996
3:11 PM		Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Almost Cut My Hair (2021 Remaster) Déjà Vu (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Rhino Atlantic 2021
3:12 PM		The Association Never My Love (Remastered Version) The Essentials: The Assocation Rhino Warner 2002
3:13 PM		Ike & Tina Turner Good Good Lovin' It's Gonna Work Out Fine CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) 1963
3:14 PM		Ike & Tina Turner A Fool In Love Dynamite! CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) 1963
3:15 PM		Gordon Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind If You Could Read My Mind 143/Warner Records 1970
3:16 PM		Chuck Jackson Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) I Don't Want to Cry AP Digital 2017

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