"The Way You Do the Things You Do" by The Temptations. Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon Fri May 15 with Jerry Gordon on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon!

Happy Friday to Jerry and everybody!

Greetings and good day to Commander Gordon and His lost Airmen and Airwoman

Hi Rick, Happy Friday, good to see you!

Hey Patrick!

RIP to Clarence Carter and Lenny Bruce daughter

Hi Patrick, thank you for your kindness and your inclusivity!

Shout out to great new releases by Jason Moran and Marta Sanchez

Off to a stellar start 🌠

The Lenny Bruce story once had so much power. Does anyone younger than 45 care? Is the story there relevant to today?

Hey Christine!

Hi Jerry, Patrick & rick...Happy Friday!

Thank you Christine! Hi! This music is comfortable, isn't it?

Very smooth vibe 🧘‍♀️🪷

Poetically said. That's what we are going for this hour.

Patrick, do you work for DownBeat?

Dang, Clarence Carter gone?

Whenever I speak the response is likely to be does anyone under 55 care??

Hi, Jimbooooo! Yes! Noticed by some of our listeners, like Patrick. He had some great hits!

Jerry we are depending on you son!! To pull the family through! It’s all up to you!!

It is very alarming how many great artists I loved are now disappearing. I remember when my parents had such conversations!

Jerry has a radio-friendly edit of "Strokin" by Clarence all ready to go, I hear

It's all of 30 seconds long :0

Whoa, that's for after 10 pm radio!

Great new music!

I complained to the oldies station that never play Stroking. They said Sir that songs obscene. I said so is Billy Joel but you play him Ad Infinitum.

Patrick :0

Sometimes I worry I'm late. The anxiety of missing the theme song can be debilitating.

Hey Rob, how are you? Yes, all new releases. Everything.

We held it up for you, Mr. Throckmorton.

Hi Jerry, things are good, Friday, nice weather, great music!

It's gorgeous outside!

Blue Moods 💠🐦🐟Ⓜ️🚾🌀💙🔹️🔷️📘🐳

The Queen of the Iconic language!

51 years ago Patty Hearst and Wendy Yoshimura were captured by the FBI in the basement of Third street Jazz. It is widely believed that the unindicted co conspirator was Jerry Gordon

'What does it all Mean" ? We are on an astral journey not only the near planets, but to the stars themselves. There we shall meet the Anti-Saxophone. Its exactly like a regular Saxophone, but it plays celestial riffs.

Not true, they were shopping!

@Patrick- that was his doppelganger. The Real Jerry was hiding in the basement of a mattress store on Cheltenham avenue.

@ Patrick I knew it!

This track is ethereal - and that's a good thing.

Used to go to third Street jazz in the eightes

Happy Friday afternoon everyone

I used to go to Red Dot records. but my buddies said that I should go to 3rd Street Jazz instead - and I did!!!

Thank you, Space Cowboy! Buying Steve Miller albums?

Today is Saint Isidore Day. What a great first name. More people should name their children Isidore.

My father's name and my grandson's name!

Or at least Izzy. Is Izzy Dizzy? Or related to Walt Disney?

Hi Crabby Rob, thanks for tuning in!

Rick, I don't have much "Red Dot kind of jazz for you today. I had problems with those guys but they did have some great sales! (2 riverside cutouts for $5)

Om. that is a fine name. Why did your mother like the name Jerry? Her father?

I have no idea! The rumor is it was the name of the only relative in the family with any money.

yup

DBG, you liking this?

yup

50 years ago this weekend one happening city. Manayunk Canal Day. Wings featuring Paul McCartney,Jean Carne,Third World,Little Jimmy Scott,Bernard Pfeiffer,Oscar Brand,E.L. Doctorow reading from Ragtime,Paul Bley.Sumi Tonooka,and Anna Maria Alberghetti with the great Jack Gilford.

very crunchy good stuff

..somebody said chicken wings ?

and spaghetti ?

I was at that Wings show....the evening one. Complements of the Bulletin

ha! Sumi Tonooka.

Shout out to the great Philadelphia Political Giant Isadore Bellis.

Ha, hi Mike!

50 years ago. 2026 minus 50. I will ask the AI to do this math problem for me.

Hey Jerry

Bellis, a little bit of a disappointment!

Hi! Happy Friday! I've gotta head back out but this so cool. :)

Roffle, the people are clamoring for you! At least listen to the song after this! Happy Friday!

There is no evidence that Paul McCartney attended the Manayunk Jazz Festival 50 years ago (around 1976), as the available search context does not link McCartney to that specific event.

The by command request, so be it. :)

Thank you!

Izzy is a jazzy name. It has double ZZs.

I am really gratified that he was named after my Dad.

McCartney does not exude Jazz festival vibes. But these vibes are cool.

..excellent clouds

Yes, dang good.

I smell teen spirit...

Aha! You are a sieve for all the cosmic musical info in the universe!

Thank you for putting this my ear Jerry. Always a treat around here to hear from you, always.

Ha! Hardly. But I am tuned in to Serenade to a Cuckoo's wavelength. 🎶🐦

Sorry Elias . I placed a period after. The Manayunk canal was not a jazz fest just a gathering

Thanks, Rofl, you are a purveyor of the Cosmic Vibe.

I would add that this rendition > the original

May the wind be at your back

The artist behind this grouop promotes his records by himself.

If not, then we tack.

⛵️

There's that theme song again!

This is why I am here.

Roffle, in Jerry's Room we are going to play "I Got My Tachometer Workin'"

No worries Patrick. From one Southpaw to another.

Y'all got me to smile today. :) See ya's later.

Thank you, ET

I may make it back, but I will be on the listen either way.

Not necessary but thanks, my tachometer is always on!

Go, southpaws @Elias and @Patrick! I'm of that ilk.

Tonight and tomorrow the Philadelphia Orchestra presents the world premiere of Tyshawn Sorey's For Marilyn Crispell for piano and orchestra with Aaron Diehlhttps://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/mahler-and-sorey

Sorry, this afternoon and tomorrow night.

Saxophonist Tony Malaby is at the Jazz Gallery tonight: https://jazzgallery.org/calendar/tony-malaby-may-15-2026 Livestream!

Diego Rivera? Of course he was famous for his frescoes. Fresco painting involves mixing pigments with plaster. He was also married to Frida Khalo. Jerry-

Christine I am not a southpaw but I am a big Sandy Koufax fan

Southpaw here

Love the Nightmares on Wax series

Trumpeter Josh Lawrence plays at the Philadelphia Clef Club tomorrow: https://clefclubofjazz.org/event/josh-lawrence-still-we-dream

ET, I only date women with an inner eyebrow.

Sandy Koafax. One of the all time greats.

Ha!

Good to know, @Patrick. Sandy is 90! Marshall Allen looks over and scoffs.

Greetings, southpaw @Mike!

We live on other planets.

Hey Christine

Mike, I should have known. How great is Adrian Sherwood?! Has he been busy and I'm just missing him?

I've not heard anything in some time

As always, great musical knowledge, Mike.

Great art knowledge, ET

Adrian Sherwood. Wowsies. Produced Sinead Oconner. what a tragic story. AMIRITE?

I did not know that, Johnny, I mean ET

Speaking of marriages I never knew Clarence Carter was married to Candi Staton. Would have loved to hear her sing PATCHES.

This percussion 💜💜💜

Good info, @Russell

And then the rain came and washed all the crops away

Selected for your percussive pleasure, Christine.

@Mike- And the inky dinky spider crawled up the spout again.

claudine would have takin care of that spider ,,,,permanently

I'm hearing some bass clarinet.

Hey Aiffrig! You get around!

Rick, one of your favorite combos!

small world afterall

As long as your internet is up.

There's that bari!

Lol @ Aiffrig

got's me a sat phone

Its a small world after all. !964 Atmosphere Park.

Whoah. Neigh not ever

Always wondered if BILAL enjoyed Bialy bread

Great...not I've got that song in my head

now

You're cookin' now, Patrick. Free improvisation at this point!

Shout out to USPS for three great new stamp issues. American Revolution Battlefield,Bald Eagle and Route 66. Now if they could just get my first class mailings to Villanova in less than a week.

One of Groucho Marx’s most famous one-liners is, “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful afternoon, but this wasn’t it.” Jerry, Now Groucho is mocking us. He's Dead! Who is your favorite Marx brother. ? Jerry?

Love that Groucho, althogh Harp is my second favorite harp player.

@Patrick, also @Rob, when you see an Eagle do what it does best, You wish you were an Owl, hunting in the darkness.

Can’t beat Animal Crackers when Groucho requests Chico to play the song about Montreal . Go Canadiens! Win that Cup for Canada!!

Great song Jerry . Yo La Tengo does a great version of this.

*Steve Martin has entered the chat*

That bari sax is honking!

We grew up with the bari but didn't realize...

Smokey is actually appearing at PARX Casino . I believe in the Fall

Wow!

BAM! What a special show, Jerry! My musical awakening was in middle school, not in 1964 but still LED by the music of 1964, particularly Los Beatles. How cool it mustve been to have been there IN PERSON!

Also, forgive my ignorance... did "jerk" have the negative/derogatory connotation then that it does now?

Hey Chef, hot as it pertained to the dance which was "jerky". The next time I see you I will do it for you!

Yes and no....there were soda jerks in the 5's and 's

Christine, I just got your joke!

interesting! so many jerk synonyms... hm

You'll break a hip, Jerry

i mainly know the Jerry Garcia Band version of this song

Chef, you are a deep thinker! Wait, Jerry Garcia Band version?

Shout out to new spot in Reading Terminal CAREDAS. Great JERK chicken

mmmmmmm

Thanks, Mike, I haven't gotten it repaired since the last time I broke it!

Me neither...I just walk in circles

Got this single for mas

Xmas

I can tell you from the start. Who was the producer?

It was huge! What a musical family! From your parents or your brother?

Parents....I was an only child

I thought I recall you being influenced by an older brother? This record was not current in 1966

Nope...I was pretty much a blank slate

give me another 10 years, and mine will be a blank slate again!

Tabula rasa

I meant the Jerry Garcia Band version of "The Way You Do the Things You Do"! In pretty regular rotation throughout the years

Thanks, Chef!

I hear ya, Jerry

the blank slate. this is the tabula rasa.If you wanna know, that what it is.

Om?

Mmmmm

Nobody's om.

Ha!....we sang some dirty versions of this

But the light is on

Tabula Rasa is a great story collection by the wonderful Princeton Author John McPhee.

I already pre-planned one for 2:30

Good to know, @Patrick

Stuart me up.

hey i remember all these songs , i waz young , helps when u have older siblings

Duck duck.....

so we are having a convo about birth order? Luke- I Am You Father !

He had a great short column in the latest New Yorker. Apparently he won a 2500$ literary prize 1995 Philadelphia. He was expected by the City to pay some kind of tax which hecwas unaware of. The City is now billing him for 25000$

My sister is 10 years older than me. I wanted to watch Popeye and she made me watch American Bandstand

if i only had a clue

I chose Rocky and Bullwinkle .

Good one, Mike!

Wise sister...my Mother had Bandstand on in the afternooons...it was my babysitter

That's what happened to you

46th and Market. American Bandstand.

if I only had some bacon

My sister & I sometimes had to watch the Three Stooges instead of Electric Company or Sesame Street. 📺 Older siblings are bossy.

wrapped around a water chestnut.

Hahahahahaha Christine

Capital I.

I saw Little Anthony with the Happy Together Tour last summer. He's still killing it!

OMG, a musical hero! Love the fact you went to such a show!

I pissed off a couple of GFs insisting half the blanket be under the boardwalk

Bad GF choices!

Classy Castanets

Story of my life

I am hosting s party for all my peeps. We will Meet on the Mars Bar. Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold. Saturn is gas, Will will meet in Chester Pa. Jerry knows the place.

Jerry did this great music help alleviate the pain of 1964 Phillies.

I was a southpaw with two left feet.

Boots and Bonnets is The Place in Chester PA!

too young to drink season away

Lol, @Mike

but they won the pennant in 1960? I guess thats why it hurt so much. Why does it hurt so much to be a human? Why? You are doing it wrong. 15 different mow town tunes.

✨️1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣4️⃣✨️

@Elias, I agree, I would want to be hunting in the dark if me as an owl saw an eagle in action

is there a landscaping business called "Mow Town" that cuts grass and blasts motown?

another mysterious death

auto-correct the wave of the future

@rob I did see an owl in flight one time. Six foot wingspan. Its like so many things these days. Dd

Chef, they have people who get paid for coming up with ideas like that. My friends family lived off naming a car wax called Rain Dance

@Chef, that business needs to exist

@Chef- Yes, they have Zero turn mowers.

Wow...Rain Dance .....I remember that

Mike, a Home Run on that one!

That funny Jerry. I had a dear friend who named his company 'Helmer Glanz' A German fellow wanted to know why he named his company Shiny Balls. Anyway, Marine Waxes.

selected for Rick's listening pleasure.

Philly YO

Oh yeah!

the bari just disappeared

no, there it is

another cover in the world of the Grateful Dead

!

Bowie and Jagger....oy vey

Oh my!

'To this' Jerry- I like this tune, but I am betrothed to another.

Haaaaaaaaaah!

Bye Jerry, I gotta run. Until the next time!

@Elias, how cool about that owl!

watch out for the Eagles. Rob.

Thanks, Rob. I owe you an owl story. Thanks for listening

Will, Elias. Plus I have ravens and orioles to contend with ;-)

Birds arent real (dont tell.)

Will your story be a hoot, Jerry?

Birds are dinosaurs!

Oh my.

Ok bye for realz

Thanks for checking in!

Everybody knows But its alwright.

Everyone have a great weekend and enjoy Phillies Pirates series.

Jerry, "Cuckoo" helped to expand my musical horizon today - and I'm glad for it! There's a lot of good music happening and you are very successful in finding it! JG with the GM! Everybody enjoy your weekend!

great morsels of musics, thanks you for your services ..

This 1964 dance party has been happening! And the two hours of new jazz releases was full of gems.

GLTA. Good luck to all.

Thanks, Jerry! 🎶 🎷 Have a good weekend everybody & Go Phils

Thanks, Patrick, Rob (love that line)

For me, the music of 4th grade....good stuff

Awesome show Jer!! Great selection, luved the 'Name game n 'My Guy of course, too !! Have a Great Weekend n Stay Coool !!

DBG, Christine, thank you. I'm readying my 3 hour percussion show. Thanks everybody!

Till next time

Mike!

Looking forward to Jens show. But not in the chat. They hate me.

Thanks, Sheila! I always appreciate your comments and recollections!

turn it up

Have a nice weekend!

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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

5.15.26