"Hackensack" by David Sneider. Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon Fri Mar 6 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo!

Oy!

Happy Friday to Jerry and everybody!

Hey Mike!

Hi Rick

Haha, hi guys!

Glad you're here as I continue to reduce my number of listeners!

That's good work by you

I'm getting good at it!

Ha!

I hear birds

Hey Roffle!

Yeah, and not Eagles today, either!

Hi on a Friday!

More like Alfred Hitchcock's Birds

Hey there, Jerry Jerome, I have been clicked in. Happy to have you in my digiteria. I hope you have a great show.

Buenas Tardes para Jefe Gordon y Los campanetos de serenado de cuco

Hey Patrick!

Thanks, Richard, don't get digitized personally!

Hey Richard!

Ola mi amigo

Buenos Dias Patrick!

I am asking many hosts and may have asked you already, how long have you hosted a program on WPRB, and do you have or have you had any connection to the university?

Youo card you!

Hi Rick

There's that theme song again....

🎶 🐦

Hey Christine!

Glad to see so many Traffic fans Jerry. Did you happen to see the movie about Traffic. It starred Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones. I forgot who played Stevie Winwood. Didn’t realize the boys were involved with Mexican Drug Cartels

Happy Friday & good afternoon Jerry, Richard, Rick, Patrick, Roffle & Mike!

Hello to the great Christine and Happy First Friday.

I think Stanley Myron Handleman played Winwood

Hi Pat! 🍀

I have trouble remebering my own phone number. lol

I remember. Monkeys episode with Thelonius Monk and Meredith Monk as co stars .

Haha. I remember Maynard G Krebs digging Monk and Dizzy Gillespie!

THat has to count

Maynard G. Krebs rules!!!

No, you can't write in your list "Maynard G Krebs"

rats

Roffle, you get a handicap as does Mike. Rick, I expect you to get 10. Patrick, I expect you to get 5. Christine 3. Richard Mitnick might take home the prize!

50 years ago a treasure trove of local live entertainment. Stan Getz with Ron Carter.Bette Midler.Patti Page. David Murray Trio.Oscar Brown. Robert Palmer.Sister Sledge. Ronnie Laws.Billy Cohan with George Duke. and Kim Carnes opening for the late great ,sorely missed Brill Building alumnus….Neal Sedaka

These quizzes are Jerry paying homage to Phil Schaap

Yes, Rest In Peace Neil Sedaka. And Billy Cohen, one of myfavorite comedians!

Is everyone done their test already?

@Jerry, I can name three off the top of my head but that's it. I need a remedial Monk class obviously.

Time's up, pencils down! 📝 😊

I'm at 7 and struggling badly - and my pencil point broke.

I knew you would come up with at least three. You smoked Rofl

Teacher, may I be excused to go to the bathroom?

Rick, put you hand down and get to 10. Come on now

No Mike, you've been there three times already today, and I also saw you smoking outsife thru the window. It's only first period!

Good job capturing my youth!

Patrick has done a newspaper and magazine search and thru cheating is already up to 53

Howdy everyone

Hi Rob, how are you? I think I silenced everyone today!

B3 time! Life is good!!!!

OK, good!

Hey Rob 🦀

This vocalist is not among the greatest I ever heard, but she nails each song!

I only have 1 of his albums, Criss-Cross, and I find it to be very enjoyable.

Hi Joe, thanks! What do you generally listen to?

Schwing!

This is just toooooooooo good. I'm diggin' it!

It schwings! Each Monk track comes alive!

Jazz and modern classical mostly

Nice! Thanks, Joe, for coming into the chat. Appreciated!

This is swingin' 💯

Hi Jerry. Not to up on favorites but any thing from Monk at Palo Alto. Monk did play with Trane if I’m not wrong ? I recall an album I had long ago. I’ll let you pick one or two if that’s not a hallucination. Lance

Jerry, I got to 7 legitimately - and 3 illegitimately. I'm ready to attend detention tomorrow, as long as the listeners join me in the breakfast club.

They're gonna pick on you. What is 3 illegitimately?

I peeked at my LP of Monk's greatest hits.

HI Jerry, sorry for the late reply, I was listening to Radiohead "How to Disappear Completely"

But seriously, I'm doing ok considering everything

Hey Lance, yup, he learned plenty from Monk. I think the album you mention was a concert put on by one of the students who was like 16! Thanks for saying hello!

Hi Christine 𓅊 𓃕 𓃹

If you want to increase your score, I highly recommend Frank Kimbrough's recording of the complete compositions of Monk: https://www.discogs.com/release/12997629-Frank-Kimbrough-Monks-Dreams-The-Complete-Compositions-Of-Thelonious-Sphere-Monk

Schwing

Jerry, I know songs by the British pop punk band The Monks (late 70s) but I don't know anything by Thelonius Monk

Hi Russ, I would expect you to get a minimum of 35 of these.

Rob, I love your response!

Mike, are you still in the "bathroom"?

puff puff*

Thanks for the info, @Russell

Stepping out, have enjoyed the Monk comps, ty Jerry!

Thank you, Rob! We have Steve Winwood later if you have are around.

This interpretation of "Ruby My Dear" is truly special.

Great arranger, conductor, the works and Dianne Reeves!

Yes, indeedy!

I'm surprised you're not there!

Worth the trip, saxophonist Miguel Zenon leads his quartet with pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Henry Cole at the Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro tomorrow at 7:30 pm: https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2025-2026-season-miguel-zenon/

Wow! I can see Maynard playing his bongos to this!

I'm hip

Yes! I love the vocal scat in sync with the big band!

And Dobie helplessly chasing after Thalia

Tuesday Weld was always the gal of my dreams!

Of course I was in love with Zelda

Va-va-voom. I'm so with you, Rick! So is Mike

Now I know you're really stoned! No you weren't!

As a kid, I was....I wasn't like all the other boys

Mike, that is so wrong! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A little closer, pianist Aruan Ortiz leads Firm Roots with Darius Jones (sax) and Lester St. Louis (cello, electronics) tonight and Pastor's Paradox with Don Byron (sax, clarinet) Pheeroan AkLaff (drums) tomorrow at the Stone in NYC, both at 8:30 pm: http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=0

Hahahahahaha

Aruan, superb and o ut there!

This is one of the best songs ever written!

Yep, I think the two most recorded jazz tunes are this and Body & Soul

I agree...I actually know this

You know the Joe Jackson version

I feel like I'm flippin' through the LPs at Third Street Jazz while listening to this.

Nice!

Ha!....you might be right!!

Clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen plays a five night run at Birdland in New York, Tuesday through Saturday, 3/10-14 with Gary Versace - piano, Martin Wind - bass and Matt Wilson - drums: https://www.birdlandjazz.com/tm-event/anat-cohen-quartet-2/ Chances are I will be there.

I love it!

awesome vibe 🎵

Pianist Fred Hersch is at Smoke Jazz Club in New York for five nights, Wednesday through Sunday, 3/11-15 with Felix Moseholm – bass and Kush Abadey – drums: https://tickets.smokejazz.com/events Livestreams on Friday, 3/13: https://livestreams.smokejazz.com/events

Hey Riley. Nice to see you back hear. Thanks for listening and enjoying!

here.

Tuba master Bob Stewart celebrates his 81st birthday at 8 pm on Thursday, 3/12 with a tuba spectacular concert at Roulette in Brooklyn featuring the Music of Bob Stewart, Curtis Stewart, Charles Mingus, Henry Threadgill, Lester Bowie, and Arthur Blythe: https://roulette.org/event/bob-stewart-81st-birthday-tuba-spectacular/ I will DEFINITELY be there.

I feel like I'm in a smoky jazz club in Paris. So good.

Nice!

threw me a curve on that one

Ha! That was the idea!

Did I even play the Spencer Davis version of Keep on Running? Did I forget?

Anyone?

Um....

Smokin' in the boy's room

And everywhere else

I can't remember, I guess not

Then you must

the second album was indeed a good one.

Hey J, and over the years it seems as if the sound improved on that stuff

Now I recognize it

i believe the producer was Jimmy Miller and he was in with a lot of the big groups back then

Now we're cooking.

With gas

Hey John!

I'm wondering if you know your voice is only in the left speaker

I don't know that, John, thanks for telling me!

Muff became a producer

Who did he produce?

Oh....she wasn't 17....

Who was she, Mike?

All I remember him producing was Mott the Hoople

Her parents agreed to that cover...she's still with us and doesn't regret

Stones in the mid 60s to early 70s, Motorhead

Thank you, gents

If I recall correctly, he did the cowbell on the stones honky tonk women, hahaha

A big moment!

I'm sure he looked at it as a high point of his carrer

Mr Baker wasn't asked to join Blind Faith He just showed up and I guess no one had the balls to tell him no

Inquiring minds demand to know: https://vintagenewsdaily.com/mariora-goschen-the-young-girl-featured-on-the-controversial-blind-faith-album-cover-in-1969/

Yeah Go didn't

J Lng. Haha, but Mike here would argue with you, he's a big Mott the Hoople fan

hmm, missed this album. will check it out.

Now that's going to be interesting, Russ!

Love Klaus Schultze

2 record set

You are also, of course, a big fan of Sgt. Schulze

I very well may have bought a few Klaus Schultze albums from 3rd St

Who mixed this? The lead is buried under bass & srums?

Yawhol!

I hear that now that you point that out. I heard it before, but didn't put it into words!

I was deep into Stars End during my 3rd St days

Really enjoyed today's Monk/Winwood show today, @Jerry!

Oh F. Are you talking 3rd street rock &v jazz?

It was great traveling music in my car for the past 45 mins. 🚗 Thanks, Jerry & have a good weekend, everybody

Yep

And you're still all left Jerry

Have a good one Christine

Thanks Jerry great music today . Bruce would have really enjoyed this Traffic hour. Everyone have a great weekend

That was Mecca back in the day

Never liked this song.

Spanish Dancer from Arc of a Diver is such a great song.

Mike u heard of Soma Fm? (Star's End)^2

I kind of like the drums and Chaka on this.

Soma?...no, I don't think so

Somafm com. Listener supported streamer

Good show, Jerry. Thanks!

Thanks!

Jerry, I enjoyed you playing teacher and the pop quiz you threw at us. Very creative! You entertained us again admirably for three wonderful hours! Everybody enjoy your weekend!

Thanks, Christine. Patrick, you are right.

Rick, you won on the quiz. Congratulations, and have a good weekend!

Great show Jer! Have a wonderful weekend all ' !! Never enough time..for all these fabulous tunes!

Everybody here, thanks so much everybody!

Thank you, Sheila! Yep, can never get in what I hoped to play! Have a great weekend!

Till net time

Thanks Russ!

Mike, John, J, everybody!

Jerry's the best

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