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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

Apr 24, 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!

4.24.26 Spring Fundraiser. April Birthdays/Jerry's Pad

Pledge.WPRB.COM Fundraiser, Jazz Appreciation Month, April Jazz Birthdays, Jerry's Pad Sophomore year of college 1970-1971

12:01 PM		Steinski I Like It Like That What Does It All Mean? - 1983-2006 Retrospective
12:13 PM		T.J. Kirk Serenade to a Cuckoo T.J. Kirk Rhino/Warner Records 1995
12:45 PM		Randy Weston African Cookbook (LP Version) African Cookbook Rhino Atlantic 1971
12:45 PM		Robert Glasper Experiment Afro Blue (feat. Erykah Badu) Black Radio Blue Note Records 2012
12:45 PM		Herbie Hancock You'll Know When You Get There (Special Edit) The Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972) Rhino/Warner Records 2014
12:54 PM		Charles Mingus Moanin' Blues & Roots Rhino Atlantic 1960
1:58 PM		Joe Henderson Mode For Joe Mode for Joe
1:58 PM		Pete La Roca Lazy Afternoon Basra Blue Note Records 1965
1:58 PM		Joey DeFrancesco Take the Coltrane Ballads and Blues Concord Jazz 2002
1:58 PM		Larry Coryell Call to the Higher Consciousness Barefoot Boy Flying Dutchman 1970
1:58 PM		Freddie Hubbard Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey First Light CBS Associated 1970

Chat is archived.

Welcome, everybody, to our fundraiser for WPRB. Pledge.WPRB.com

Thank you for your contributions throughout the year!

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Happy Friday to Jerry and Mike everybody!

Hi Rick

Hey Mike, thanks! Rick, it is what it is. Plenty of baritone today!

Baritone, yes! Oh baby! Watching the Phillies right now is a masochist's dream.

guys, new adjustments. How is the sound?

Sounds great!!!

Who? The Phillies? Are you trying to shorten your lifespan?

Sounds Mono

Not that there's anything wrong with that

Thanks, Mike, a possibility, I hope that's not that case.

Mononucleosis presupposes the existence of stereonucleosis

Greetings to Gordski and his acolytes. Also Hello to our greatest acquisition from San Francisco Dan Buskirk

It's that time again! 🎶 🐦

Zach, thank you

Sounding good.

Hey Christine and Patrick and Zach!

There's that theme song again

Dan loves co hosting with Jerry because Jerry refers to him as Young BUSKIRK

Hi Jerry, Rick, Patrick, Mike & Zach!

Dan Buskirk & Jerry Gordon: Dream Team™️

Both of you sound loud & clear.

Hey Christine and all

If Jerry and Dan had Mr. T with them, they'd also be the A-Team.

I find the name of the conglomerate “iHeartRadio” extremely ironic because an organization that hearts radio would not be destroying musical diversity on the radio at an industrial scale.

Just found out PHILADELPHIA has an April Jazz Appreciation month. Unfortunately they did zero promotion so most people didn’t know anything about it

Beasley Media is doing a pretty good job of destroying it too

RIP to the great Dave Mason and local musician and former City Paper writer Gregg Forman

Mike : Sinclair Broadcasting Network just said Hold My Beer!!

Great April jazz birthdays yes. Been away at WKCR listening to the marathons this week when I'm not tuned into WPRB. Tito Puente, Mingus, Ella, Bobbi Humphrey, Blossom D, and of course THE DUKE! Love him madly. Love going into the deep dives.

It's crazy, Patrick.

We are up to 998 total pledges!

Christine, thank you!!! Glad you own that Trademark! Thanks for your many pledges.

Good news!

50 years ago a true cornucopia of local Entertainment…..Mose Allison,Loudon WainwrightIII,Charles Mingus,Bob Marley,Rufus with Brass Construction,Carmen McRae,Jimmy Witherspoon,Sarah Vaughn with Archie Shepp and Harry James Orchestra and The Barry Sisters.

Happy jazzy birthday, Dan Buskirk!

Sarah Vaughan with Archie Shepp? or Archie Shepp and Harry James Orchestra? Either way, wowie zowie!

Happy belated Birthday to Dan Buskirk 🥳

999!

Sorry Russ I misread my writings . Tony Bennett was with Sarah and Harry. Mingus was at your beloved FOXHOLE

Fantastic, @Jon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hi friends! What a fun week of co-hosts it has been.

ONE

THOUSAND

PLEDGES!

!!!!!!!!!!

WOWWOWOW Did I get the 1000th? I just put mine in.

Vilda, I don't want to dox you but if you pledged at 12:34 pm ET then YES!

VEGETA IT'S OVER ONE THOUZZZZAAANNNDDD!!!!

Thank y ou Brian!

Thank you, VC

@job - thanks - shouldn't I win a shopping spree? No, actually this is really nice and I am so in debt to WPRB for the many many hours I listen.

Yes, you should!

Herbie Hancock coming to Philadelphia on July 29 https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/jazz-series/herbie-hancock and Newark, NJ on July 31 https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00006466AB20D015

Rick!

Bari sax time!!! Yes, Yes, Yes!!!

Thanks for info Russ . The Wiggins Park free jazz concerts schedule released this week . A disappointing roster

Herbie Hancock's biography was a great read. "Possibilities". Always looking forward into technology, creativity etc. Great mind and fingers

I just love when Mingus does those tempo changes!

I'm diggin' the swingin' groove on this track.

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Patrick, Miguel Zenon at Wiggins Park on August 31 will be great! https://www.camdencounty.com/event/miguel-zenon-quartet-sunset-jazz-series/

Thank you Dr. Jerry for the shot of B-3!

Thank you Russ for posting. The last 3 look like good shows

I know Larry Coryell's son, Murali. They lived in Doylestown / Buckingham for a bit in the 70s. Murali's brother was born at Doylestown Hospital. Fun bit of history!

Hey Jon, thanks for that info. Did not know that!

I do like this version

Such a classic interpretation of this tune.

Hi Jerry, the first Yellow-billed Cuckoos have been seen, heard, and serenaded to down here. Soon they will be up your way!

And is this a jazz cover of Uncle Albert, Admiral Halsey I'm hearing? Or a piece incorporating a part of the music?

Hi Crabby Rob! I can't wait to see them and welcome them to my neighborhood! jAnd yes, Uncle Albert, an original jazz interpretation.

1970? That means Freddie Hubbard released the song a year before Paul & Linda did.

wikipedia says it was released Oct 12 1971. It was recorded 🎉 in New Jersey 🎉

#NerdOnALaptop

Welcome to Jerry's Pad, 800 E. Johnson St.

Ripcording cans of PBR

@Dan this might be a basic answer but Zeppelin I-IV

Saw Jason Isbell earlier this year play that Stones track as the encore, was totally unexpected and rocked

AH speaking of pink floyd... dark side/wish you were here/animals/the wall is a perty darn good run

Careful with that playlist Eugene

Ha!

Jerry ... I was wondering when you'd get to the Barefoot Boy album! Love Coryell. Also Spaces Revised and Eleventh House!

Spaces Revisted

Thanks Dan and Jerry

cid highwind? lol nice final fantasy reference

Wots....uh, the deal? (with the playlist)

Great job today by the dynamic duo . Everyone have a great weekend

Mike C, didn't you compete Division III Ripcording?

Good one, Zach!

And on to iV!

I preferred ripcording the 7 ounce cans of Rolling Rock

Bam! Chef Emeril, you just kicked it up a notch

I can't tell yet if this Who song is the 3-1/2 minute single, or the later stretched out version.

This song still makes me want to break shit. :)

Right on, Stewart!

Or drive a car into a pool

Roffle the Donator!

We got the long one, David

One of the minions

ahem... YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Nice twist on car pooling Mike.

LOL....indeed!

I said zeppelin and then had a need for Achilles last stand and when I came back you were playing Zeppelin haha

Still love that James Taylor is playing the banjo tuned to standard E.

Used to have the marbled vinyl but sold it some years ago....ugh

NOOOOOO! Mike!

I regret I did the same. A must for next RSD

I know, right?

Bye Jerry, ty for this show. And bye for now everyone

You guys could of held it and bought Volkswagons today.

Thank you Rob, have a great weekend!

Seeya Rob. It is time to go hit the river for sure.

haaa nice dead ad

cool to hear this on the radio!

Great show

Jerry & Dan, this was a stellar show given to us by you two true professionals! Very nicely done! Everybody enjoy your weekend!

Great show Jer'!!

Everybodoyo, thank you!

Thanks, Sheila!

Till next time

Thanks, Mike, Rick, Stewart, Chef,

Still relevant

where'd the song go