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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

Apr 17, 2026 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Music

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!

4.17.26

Record Store Day! A preview of the releases coming out on Record Store Day that are of interest to Serenade to a Cuckoo listeners. Rock, Jazz, Blues, great music all!

12:14 PM		Bill Bickford, Joe Corsello, Rick Petrone & Steve Marcus Serenade to a Cuckoo Steve Marcus Project Mighty Quinn Productions 2007
12:15 PM		Yusef Lateef Eboness (Live at the Jazz Showcase June 1975) Eboness (Live at the Jazz Showcase June 1975) - EP Resonance Records 2026
12:25 PM		Bill Evans Nardis At the BBC Elemental 2026
12:38 PM		Joe Henderson Mr. PC Consonance 2026
12:44 PM		Buster Williams The Hump Pinnacle Muse 1975
12:55 PM		John McLaughlin The Scene Music for Abandoned Heights
1:17 PM		Abbey Lincoln Don't Explain That's Him Marathon Media International Ltd 1956
1:30 PM		Mal Waldron Stardust Stardust & Starlight
1:40 PM		Ahmad Jamal Prelude to a Kiss At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago
1:45 PM		Michel Petrucciani Stella By Starlight Kuumbwa
1:50 PM		Markolino Dimond Brujería Brujería Fania 1971
2:01 PM		Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So (Live) Live In Concert
2:05 PM		Ray Charles What'd I Say Live In Concert
2:11 PM		Clannad Theme from Harry's Game (2003 Remaster) In a Lifetime (Immersive Collection) BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 2022
2:20 PM		Talking Heads Psycho Killer (1974 Demo) Tentative Decisions; Demos & Live Sire/Rhino 2025
2:29 PM		Dr. Feelgood (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Oil City Confidential Soundtrack
2:35 PM		Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio For the Roses Rhino 1972
2:51 PM		Freddie King Sweet Little Angel Feeling Alright
2:54 PM		Gong Flying Teapot Flying Teapot - Radio Gnome Invisible, Pt. 1 Charly Records 1972
2:58 PM		The Who Boris the Spider A Quick One (Bonus Track Version) Geffen 1966

Chat is archived.

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo! Pledge.WPRB.Com

Hey Jerry & Number 6! 🎶🐦

Hi Christine!

Happy Spring Membership Drive!

Right into the theme song today, no messing around!

I am not a number. I am a human being.

Happy Friday to Jerry and Number 6 and Christine and everybody! This cuckoo is so ready to be serenaded!

Thank you, Christine, for being a serial pledger.

Jerry, I sent WPRB a few bucks this week. We need you to keep that turntable spinning!

Hi Rick, glad to see you back in stock! Hopefully you've been too busy to watch the Phils.

Thank you, Rick!

The Phils are starting to make me ill.

Greetings!

Hola Senor Gordon y Numero Seis .Greetings to All listeners and good day

Hey Patrick!

Hi, Number 6! 🚲⛱️

3 essential record store day events.The reclusive Rock legend Billy Squier at PREX,Tommy Conwell at Randy’s Man Cave in Bordentown and at Third Street Jazz …..Wayne Newtown

Hi Patrick White, Christine, Pledger Allegiance and all!

BAM and HAPPY DRIVE JERRY ET AL!

@patrick and wprb tabling at PREX! Not sure what time exactly

pledge.WPRB.COM !

Hey Rick I haven’t seen a Major league game all year…..And I have been to every Phillies home game

PRBS number 6 is in the pantheon of great 6s with Doctor J,Johnny Callison, Moose DuPont.

Thanks Patrick!

Not a big fan of Billy Squier and his genre but always liked his sound.

And Patrick McGoogan.

Patrick, the Phils seem like theiy're just going to the park to collect a paycheck, unfortunately. Not good.

Sorry Marcus he told me not to refer to him by that number

Fair enough.

Second mic might not be on?

50 years ago this weekend local entertainment options included Melissa Manchester,Janice Ian,Josh White JR,Jean Luc Ponty,Michael Cooley ,Sarah Vaughn . Jesse Colin Young and a speech by Angela Davis

I think the mic should be okay?

The second voice sounded distant and quiet to my chef ears but idk!

I'll try to talk closer to it.

Gordski The Stardust Supper Club 249 South Juniper Street Center city . A favorite of Gentleman Jack Lloyd.

This version of Mr. PC is an absolute tour de force!

BAM!!!

Hi Patrick, just looking at the chat now. Glad you're hear

That old hitmaker Wayne Newtown!

Hi Chef, great to see you, thank you!

Also 50 years ago they filmed the never aired Rockford episode of Angel boosting records from Jerry’s Store. Jimbo returned them and smoothed things over with Jerry

Wow, I didn't realize that about the Number 6. A holy number! My childhood hero Johnny Callison! I remember when we got him from the White Sox, I think

Hi Marcus!

A young Johnny Callison appeared in 1959 World Series as a White Sox

Thanks, Chef, it's on we made it louder just now!

Didn’t make it to Gary Bartz but was able to see Rudresh and Lordi performance. Shout out to Princeton for nice France fest and Brazil samba event. And nice birthday tribute to Paul Robeson. All Free

Killer track. Thanks.

Thanks, Patrick, how did you find that address so quickly?

You can’t beat the Free Library of Philadelphia Archive of Inquirers. Reminds what a pale imitation today’s product is.

FYI your pledge Dr. partners Mike isn’t on. Show sounds great otherwise!

Archive.org also has plenty of free music for download. A lot of weird and wonderful stuff.

I'm hearing some bass clarinet!

Also 59 year anniversary of the Philadelphia Firebirds championship victory over the Beauce Jaros at a raucous now demolished Civic Center

Sorry 50 year anniversary

Sounds dang good

Rick, Earl Turbinton

Is that Bennie Maupin?

Earl Turbinton, Marcus Watt

This country needs a Ted Curson revival

Hi! Getting the scooter ready, and some McLaughlin is a good vibe. :)

Roffle, you can obtain cosmic consciousness and high speeds at the same time

Roffle Ram Dass, thanks so much for the $$$

And Christine, you are very gerous, always giving a way your hard earned dollars

Thanks for the arts!

Well well, Jerry G and #6! Great to hear you two on this warm breezy day in socal today :)

Hi TAndy: Monthly Doner 🥙, thanks!

Thanks very much Patron

Saint of the Arts Roffle

Thanks, Tandy!

Ahmad Jamal in a "live" setting - so good and pleasurable to hear!

Tonight-Sun: Vijay Iyer https://tickets.smokejazz.com/r/vijay-iyer-quartet Tonight: Tim Warfield https://www.phillyjazzscene.com/event-details-registration/live-jazz-with-the-tim-warfield-quartet-artcinia Tonight & tomorrow: George Garzone, Gary Versace & Justin Robinson https://www.smallslive.com/ Sunday: Farid Barron https://clefclubofjazz.org/event/farid-baron-the-father-quest

Monday: Biotic with Ingrid Laubrock https://www.firemuseumpresents.com/upcoming/shawn-lovato-ingrid-laubrock-henry-mermer-trio-and-bhob-rainey-john-moran Tuesday: Mary Halvorson https://ticketing.jazz.org/20527/20528?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DIZ26DizzysWeeklyEmail4.15.26&utm_content=version_A

This is definitely a Rico Calamari tune

Haha, hi cuz mike

Nothing better than salsa music to get me rockin' in my chair!

Thisi is a good one, nice horns

My power finally came back on

Why was it out to begin with?

PECO was trimming trees

Tuesday: Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/jazz-series/christian-mcbride-and-edgar-meyer?utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20260402_SpringFlashSaleDay1&utm_content=Christian-McBride-and-Edgar-Meyer Mary Halvorson https://ticketing.jazz.org/20527/20528?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DIZ26DizzysWeeklyEmail4.15.26&utm_content=version_A Wenesday: Duane Eubanks https://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/events/131523

Those last tracks were 🔥🔥🔥

Great info, @Russell 💡

That's your thing, Christine!

Hi Jerry! !!

Sir Throckmorton, how the hell are you?

Chillin' yo. Like a villain. Drinking penicillin. Listening to Bob Dylan.

I kin diggit

There's no better back-up group than the Raelettes!

Rest in peace, Moya Brennan. 🕊

Voice is the original instrument after all.

They were signed to Sire

RISD. Rhode Island School of Design.

Christine nice shoutout to M0ya. Big turnout of Irish Music Diaspora today at her funeral.

A drive song if there ever was one

I didn't know she passed away, @Patrick 💔 Until Number 6 just announced it!

The historic Route 66 does not cross the highest, most steep parts of the Sierra Nevada, but rather passes through the Mojave Desert, near the southern edge of the mountains, particularly on its way toward Los Angeles.

Christine her sister is ENYA.

Thanks, @Patrick. I'm more familiar with Enya, and didn't know Moya and she were siblings.

@Patrick. Is that true? Please do not blow my mind. more later.

Drove as much of Route 66 in NM and AZ....not a whole lot left.

Be very careful when picking up hippie chicks. They might write songs about Coyotes.

Hi Zach! yessir! Thanks for listening today.

nice piece Jerry! best, Jim

Percussion! 🥰

the only one

Jerry Gordon.

Who brings the sounds from Chester Pa

Hi Elias. It is true. It takes a nation of millions to hold us back .

Great job by Gordski and Six today. Everyone have a great weekend

Have a great weekend Patrick.

I should have worked at your store

I liked the weird stuff in the basement.

These past three hours flew fast than usual, because it's SPRING DRIVE. Now we got GONG!

Loved that damn basement

I would never gong you!

Thank you, Christine!

Excellent show, thank you team Jerry Gordon 🎶🐦 & Number 6 🚲⛱️

Thank you, ET

Gong and Magma made some pretty far out sounds back there in the Seventies

Dig it!

Thank you, Jim!

Jerry, your Spring Drive show is so necessary. You and Number 6 did an admirable job! And you also delivered the goods with all the "good Music"! Everybody enjoy your weekend!

I'll be on Mike's show later on tonight.

I liked the weird stuff in the basement. - question for number six? Can we get a random number

Thanks all for listening, BCNU!

If a six was nine?

I love Boris

Till next time

sorry about his late disposition.

🕷 😯

Were they growing those mushrooms in the basement? I prefer shiitake.

Thanks, everybody

We shall meet in the hereafter. Jenn will be there too