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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

Mar 21, 2025 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Music

With Jerry Gordon

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

3.21.25 Strata East and Jesse Colin Young & the Youngbloods

2 hour history of Strata East Records followed by a tribute to Jesse Colin Young and the Youngbloods

Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon
11:55 AM
Flying Lotus - SURFACE
Flying Lotus SURFACE
ASH (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2025
12:03 PM
Roland Kirk Quartet & Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet - Serenade to a Cuckoo
Roland Kirk Quartet & Rahsaan Roland Kirk Quartet Serenade to a Cuckoo
I Talk with the Spirits Verve 1998
12:13 PM
Charles Tolliver & Music Inc. - On the Nile (Live) [Bonus Track]
Charles Tolliver & Music Inc. On the Nile (Live) [Bonus Track]
Live at Slugs', Volume I & II 1972
12:29 PM
Stanley Cowell - Equipoise
Stanley Cowell Equipoise
Musa: Ancestral Streams Strata-East 1973
12:31 PM
Bill Lee-The Descendants of Mike & Phoebe - John Coltrane
Bill Lee-The Descendants of Mike & Phoebe John Coltrane
A Spirit Speaks
12:42 PM
The Piano Choir - Effi
The Piano Choir Effi
Handscapes
12:52 PM
Pharoah Sanders - Prince of Peace
Pharoah Sanders Prince of Peace
Izipho Zam (My Gifts) Strata East 1969
1:09 PM
Billy Harper - Cry of Hunger
Billy Harper Cry of Hunger
Capra Black 1973
1:16 PM
Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X
Charles Brackeen Rhythm X
Strata-East: The Legacy Begins 1968
1:47 PM
Clifford Jordan Quartet - Maimoun
Clifford Jordan Quartet Maimoun
Glass Bead Games P-VINE RECORDS 2023
1:47 PM
John Vanore & Abstract Truth - La Fiesta
John Vanore & Abstract Truth La Fiesta
Deception
1:48 PM
Shirley Scott - Keep on Movin' On
Shirley Scott Keep on Movin' On
One for Me Arc Records 2020
1:54 PM
Harold Vick - Don't Look Back
Harold Vick Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
2:16 PM
The Youngbloods - Get Together
The Youngbloods Get Together
The Youngbloods Legacy Recordings 1967
2:17 PM
The Youngbloods - Grizzly Bear
The Youngbloods Grizzly Bear
The Youngbloods Legacy Recordings 1967
2:18 PM
The Youngbloods - C.C. Rider
The Youngbloods C.C. Rider
The Youngbloods Legacy Recordings 1967
2:19 PM
The Youngbloods - Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby
The Youngbloods Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby
The Youngbloods Legacy Recordings 1967
2:27 PM
The Youngbloods - All My Dreams Blue
The Youngbloods All My Dreams Blue
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:28 PM
The Youngbloods - I Can Tell
The Youngbloods I Can Tell
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:29 PM
The Youngbloods - Don't Play Games
The Youngbloods Don't Play Games
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:34 PM
The Youngbloods - Euphoria
The Youngbloods Euphoria
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:35 PM
The Youngbloods - The Wine Song
The Youngbloods The Wine Song
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:38 PM
The Youngbloods - Dreamer's Dream
The Youngbloods Dreamer's Dream
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:40 PM
The Youngbloods - Fool Me
The Youngbloods Fool Me
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
2:43 PM
The Youngbloods - Reason to Believe
The Youngbloods Reason to Believe
Earth Music Legacy Recordings 1967
3:00 PM
The Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness
The Youngbloods Darkness, Darkness
Elephant Mountain Legacy Recordings 1969
3:01 PM
The Youngbloods - Sunlight
The Youngbloods Sunlight
Elephant Mountain Legacy Recordings 1969
3:01 PM
The Youngbloods - Smug
The Youngbloods Smug
Elephant Mountain Legacy Recordings 1969
3:02 PM
The Youngbloods - On Sir Francis Drake
The Youngbloods On Sir Francis Drake
Elephant Mountain Legacy Recordings 1969
Chat is archived.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 11:51:44 AM
Happy Friday! It's a beautiful one! Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo & Jerry's Room!
Stephen Higgins 12:01:18 PM
Happy Friday, Tune in or Drop out!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:01:46 PM
Ha! Hi Stephen! We're dropping out today!
Stephen Higgins 12:02:14 PM
Right on! Perfect for a Jesse Tribute, yes?
Adamgoget 12:02:18 PM
We made it to another Friday Jerry so good to have you
Adamgoget 12:02:29 PM
Hows it going Stephen
Christine 𓅓 12:02:32 PM
🪽🪷🪽
Adamgoget 12:02:41 PM
Christine
Adamgoget 12:02:49 PM
Hows it going
Christine 𓅓 12:02:50 PM
Hey Jerry & all...happy Spring!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:02:56 PM
Hi Adam, can't believe we made it to the finish line.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:03:11 PM
Hi Christine, it feels like one today, doesn't it?
Christine 𓅓 12:03:14 PM
And there's that theme song again...! 🎶🐦
Stephen Higgins 12:03:21 PM
I'm good!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:03:33 PM
I'm trying to keep Adam on his toes
Christine 𓅓 12:03:54 PM
Keeping us all our our toes, Jerry
Adamgoget 12:04:40 PM
That intro was my signal to light that incense on both ends
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:05:22 PM
Thanks, Adam, for clearing the air and getting it ready
Patrick White 12:06:14 PM
Greetings to Gordie Gordon and all his Gordonians. That song is the best lead off hitter since Rickey Henderson
Adamgoget 12:06:42 PM
BIRD!!!!
Adamgoget 12:06:51 PM
Hey Patrick
Patrick White 12:07:13 PM
Looking forward to todays third hour tribute to beloved character actor Jesse White..
Christine 𓅓 12:09:33 PM
@Adamgoget, I have some incense going too but being sandalwood, it may differ.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:13:01 PM
Hi Patrick!
Patrick White 12:18:36 PM
Any label that signed Gil Scott Heron is okay by me. There are some whiteys today I would like to ship to the moon!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:20:15 PM
Haha
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:20:29 PM
PW knows his stuff
Patrick White 12:25:30 PM
It was 50 years ago today . Local entertainment options.Gil Scott Heron with Earl and Carl Grubbs. Archie Sheppard and Philly Joe Jones. The Clancy Brothers.HERBIE Hancock.Al Green and the Mighty Clouds of Joy.Mel Torme with Count Basie.Jackson Browne with Phoebe Snow.Ginger Baker and those two repulsive local singers who hate each other.And At Third Street Jazz……Pepper The Singing Pig
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:27:07 PM
Wow, what great choices. I'll never forget Pepper the Pig's vocal version that day of "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the most"
Patrick White 12:30:41 PM
Pepper was coming off a bad breakup with Arnold Ziffell
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:31:03 PM
What a mess!
Christine 𓅓 12:41:16 PM
I love this exuberance!
Christine 𓅓 12:41:44 PM
👏 👏 👏
Patrick White 12:43:48 PM
Is that the great Bill Lee father of Spike. Brooklyn in da house..
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:43:49 PM
Christine, that composition became a jazz classic. That version was the least known of the many versions. And you are so right, the exuberance made it great!
Christine 𓅓 12:46:53 PM
That was some spontaneous jazz joy right there.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:47:27 PM
It was performed and written by Spike Lee's father, Bill Lee
Russell Woessner 12:47:57 PM
Nice choices for today's show, Jerry. Both Strata-East and Jesse Colin Young were outstanding!
Patrick White 12:48:23 PM
Since Teri is no longer with us let me extend birthday wishes to Johann Sebastian Bach
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:48:46 PM
Thank you, Russ. Nice of you to say.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:49:54 PM
In both cases I get to play music I don't normally get to play
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:52:08 PM
Nice, Patrick!
Patrick White 12:54:12 PM
Gordski s Wisconsin Badgers looking like a good tournament bet
Russell Woessner 12:54:15 PM
Speaking of choices, next Wednesday presents a difficult one. The spellbinding vocal duo Tarta Relena will be performing at the Maas Building in Philly, presented by fire museum. https://www.firemuseumpresents.com/upcoming/tarta-relena At the same time, saxophonists Steve Lehman and Mark Turner will be playing the music of Anthony Braxton at Solar Myth. https://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/steve-lehman-trio-1/
Ossy 12:55:20 PM
afternoo jerry
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 12:55:34 PM
Hi Ossy!
Christine 𓅓 1:04:47 PM
Hi Ossy!
Christine 𓅓 1:05:02 PM
Good info, @Russ
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:07:31 PM
russ, who is tarta relena?
Mike Constantine 1:09:06 PM
Sounds like a fine Mexican dish.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:09:37 PM
Yes, even a food dish, Mike.
Russell Woessner 1:15:31 PM
Tarta Relena is two Catalan women who sing a capella music from around the Mediterrean with electronic accompaniment. I saw them at Mass MOCA when they opened for Arooj Aftab. Highly recommended!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:16:42 PM
Oh yes, you told me. I listened to them on YouTube after you told me and they were great.
Russell Woessner 1:17:58 PM
And, yes, Tarta Relena translates as "stuffed cake. They are delicious.
Christine 𓅓 1:24:52 PM
Thanks for the info, @Russell. Also, I love Arooj Aftab.
Mok Away Renée 1:27:00 PM
are these Strata-East reissues on vinyl or digital?
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:43:46 PM
Mok, all week I intended to you an email about this album, but got sidetracked. Will do so after the show. You're covered.
Mok Away Renée 1:45:13 PM
👍 thanks
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:52:38 PM
Love the name!
Mok Away Renée 1:55:39 PM
😃 these crazy songs that get stuck in my head lol
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:56:12 PM
They were hits!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 1:56:32 PM
This song sticks in my head!
Mok Away Renée 1:57:48 PM
a ripper for sure. My eardrums are dancing
Mok Away Renée 2:04:26 PM
*tie dying a few shirts*
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:04:42 PM
Ha!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:05:01 PM
That's it!
Mok Away Renée 2:05:10 PM
*lighting incense*
Mike Constantine 2:11:30 PM
Dan Ingram....I think he did the 10 to 2 slot
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:12:50 PM
I knew you would know him
Patrick White 2:19:12 PM
Heard a great version of Get Together last summer by the great Seashore Troubadour Pat Guadnago
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:21:58 PM
Patrick, you are omniscient
Patrick White 2:26:36 PM
Hey Jerry the USPS hasn’t been in this bad shape since they mistakenly gave me Employee of the Month.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:27:45 PM
Oh wow! Did they take it back?
Mike Constantine 2:30:18 PM
They delivered my Kraftwerk Blu Ray today so I am at peace with the USPS
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:30:37 PM
No they di'int
Mike Constantine 2:31:22 PM
I have it in my hot little hands
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:33:20 PM
WOW!!! Oh how you awaited its arrival with bated breath!
Mike Constantine 2:35:24 PM
I'm more than thrilled....need to set some time aside tomorrow for a listen.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:38:00 PM
Mike, did any of your school friends share your enthusiasm for Kraftwerk at the time?
Mike Constantine 2:38:32 PM
One.....jjust one
Patrick White 2:38:39 PM
My supervisor was committed to the nut house after the award
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:40:22 PM
Mike, was it one of your many girlfriends?
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:42:18 PM
Ha, Patrick, after yelling at you for years and your taking your own independent path, it was his greatest humiliation.
Mike Constantine 2:44:59 PM
Oh no....girls didn't like that stuff....and Jethro Tull....etc
Christine 𓅓 2:47:35 PM
🍷 🍷 🍷
Mike Constantine 2:47:45 PM
Junior!!!!
Bukowski's cigarette 🚬 2:48:39 PM
.. I heard a doggie barking ..
Christine 𓅓 2:48:45 PM
Junior Radio Takeover! 🐶 🎙
Bukowski's cigarette 🚬 2:49:02 PM
.. where is he ? ..
Christine 𓅓 2:49:32 PM
Junior's on the decks
Mike Constantine 2:50:12 PM
The only Youngbloods album I have
Mok Away Renée 2:52:22 PM
some strong music. Surprised they didn't blow up
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:53:05 PM
Hi Charles!
Sheila Kohen 2:53:24 PM
Great show as always Jer! Wow have not hear these tunes in quite some time! Happy to hear 'Darkness, darkness...my fav tune of his! Wonderful tribute too! Have a wonderful wkend everyone!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:55:01 PM
Thanks, Sheila. What beautiful music. Great to hear you were into them. And yes, nice to hear them again, although it is sad to hear about Jesse Colin Young. Thank you!
Mike Constantine 2:55:42 PM
Agreed Sheila the K
Rob Ebert 2:57:14 PM
Wow. Have not heard this one in years. Thank you.
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:57:44 PM
Hi Rob, nice to see you out there. Thank you!
Bukowski's cigarette 🚬 2:57:58 PM
Great job ..thanks for your service, sit right down let me buy you one ...
Christine 𓅓 2:58:28 PM
Another top-drawer show! 💯 Thanks, Jerry & Junior!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:58:36 PM
Not many people I would like to drink with more than Charles B!
Serenade to a Cuckoo w/Jerry Gordon (host) 2:58:48 PM
Woof woof!