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Serenade to a Cuckoo with Jerry Gordon

Jun 12, 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!

6.12.26 New Jazz/1955 rock and Roll

All new jazz releases followed by the Rock and Roll of 1955

12:00 PM		Steinski I Like It Like That What Does It All Mean? - 1983-2006 Retrospective
12:06 PM		Richard Baratta Yardbird Suite Another Kind of Bird Savant 2026
12:07 PM		Jason Moran Single Petal of a Rose Jason Moran Plays Duke Ellington
12:13 PM		Carlos Henriquez Ugly Beauty (feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Osmany Paredes, Robert Rodriguez, Jeremy Bosch, Anthony Almonte & Pedrito Martinez) Monk Con Clave (feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Pedrito Martinez, Anthony Almonte, Osmany Paredes, Jeremy Bosch & Robert Rodriguez) Carlos Henriquez 2026
12:16 PM		Kurt Rosenwinkel & Geri Allen Ruby My Dear A Lovesome Thing Motema Music, LLC 2023
12:30 PM		Altin Sencalar Resolution Natural Rhythm Posi-Tone Records 2026
12:34 PM		Ahmed Epistrophy Play Monk OTOROKU 2026
12:41 PM		Steve Turre Serenade to a Cuckoo / Bright Moments (feat. Dave Valentin) The Spirits up Above HighNote Records 2004
1:03 PM		John Vanore & Abstract Truth La Fiesta Deception
1:25 PM		John Vanore & Abstract Truth Parallax Culture Acoustical Concepts Inc. 2013
1:25 PM		Sonny Rollins Alfie's Theme Complete Sonny Rollins in Japan
1:36 PM		Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet Teach Me Tonight (feat. Lucy Yeghiazaryan) A Blue Time Circle 9 Records 2026
1:43 PM		Emmet Cohen-Brad Mehldau-Veronica Swift There Will Never Be Another You
1:56 PM		John Coltrane Quartet Naima France 1965: The Complete Concerts
2:06 PM		Chuck Berry Maybellene Berry Is On Top Geffen 1959
2:07 PM		Bo Diddley I'm a Man (Single Version) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Bo Diddley Geffen 2000
2:11 PM		Fats Domino Ain't It a Shame They Call Me the Fat Man (The Legendary Imperial Recordings) CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) 1991
2:15 PM		Little Richard Tutti Frutti Here's Little Richard (Deluxe Edition) Craft Recordings 1957
2:20 PM		Elvis Presley Baby Let's Play House A Boy From Tupelo RCA/Legacy 2017
2:24 PM		Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues (Remastered 2022) With His Hot And Blue Guitar (Sun Records 70th / Remastered 2022) Sun Records 2022
2:29 PM		The Platters The Great Pretender 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Series: The Best of The Platters (Remastered) Island Mercury 1999
2:33 PM		The Cadillacs Speedo The Best of the Cadillacs Rhino 1989
2:36 PM		Etta James The Wallflower Miss Etta James: The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings Ace Records 1998
2:39 PM		Big Joe Turner and His Blues Kings Flip Flop and Fly Greatest Hits Rhino Atlantic 1989
2:43 PM		Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knockin' (Digitally Remastered) I Hear You Knockin' (Digitally Remastered) - Single Bacci Bros Records 2011
2:45 PM		The Spaniels Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite The Vee-Jay Story: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits Vee-Jay Records 1993
2:48 PM		The Moonglows Sincerely The Chess Story 1947-1956 Geffen 1999
2:51 PM		The Robins Smokey Joe's Cafe Atlantic R&B
2:53 PM		Bill Haley and His Comets Rock Around the Clock 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Haley & His Comets Geffen* 1999
2:55 PM		Lowell Fulson Reconsider Baby The Chess Story 1947-1956 Geffen 1999
2:58 PM		Elvis Presley Mystery Train Sun Records: The 50th Anniversary Collection BMG Heritage 2002

Chat is archived.

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to Serenade to a Cuckoo!

It is what it am

How existential!

Heya Jerry!

Mike be

Roffleaphonic Roffle!

Happy Friday to Jerry and Mike and Roffle and everybody! The heat is on!

Hey Rick

Hi Rick!

Happy after the noon rick

Crazy heat

Fun lunch with Cuz Will yeasterday....I'm sure yer ears were burning, Jerry

What a group! Mike has been contemplating his bellly button all morning, Roffle drove down the shore, surfed, and drove back already, and Rick Played his entire Pepper Adams collection!

And a little Ronny Cuber too.

Mike, did you boys have fun?

Yeah....and great food to boot

Barbecue?

And now look at us, hanging out tappin' toes... Such a world.

It's like the Justice League of America

yo cheesesteak

No barbecue, the owner is in the process of getting a new smoker

DBG speaking in South Philadelphian

I just want one superpower, and I ain't picky. :)

What's her name?

DBG, how the heck are you?

Gazzoline

I'll be very happy to be Supergirl's lackey.

Ew!

That's all the south Philly I know.

My Aunt Bertha was yelling Yo at my cousin Steven in the fifties

Rick, that tells us alot about you! You better settle down and listen to this track!

Those Butt sisters were ahead of the curve

There you go, Mike wasn't picky

I love the "Hey Yo!" here, but I gotta work on my delivery.

I am totally diggin' this track with the hot big band goin' on!

Not being picky is my superpower

Rick, I can see you in this band

Good one, Mike. I like that!

Mike gamed the system!

hahahaha. True!

Ha!

As did Rick leaning in the corner, playing his instrument, wearing his sombrero and sunglasses

I did play in the Sal Perez Salsa Band for a time. Playing gigs and looking at the Latin babes move in the audience was real fine.

Rick, your musical history is similar to that of Mr. Natural

Nice set of covers to open the show!

I've come full circle, as I now get to listen to your show and just enjoy!!!

Rofflephonic's super power is to show up at the very last second on his bike and saving the day

I do that!

Hi Russ, thanks. Are you going to see the Ra band tomorrow?

I wanna be a Monk.. extra onions.

VERY South Philadelphia!

Russ, this track was your discovery.

I caught a glimpse of the Ra mural recently. I’m definitely gonna be at the dedication. It’s walking distance from my house! https://octobergallery.com/event/sun-ra-mural-at-october-gallery-museum/

Some real trombone artistry happening here!

This guy is amazing

Russ, you will enjoy the next track. I don't know if you know it or not

Rick, I find this bone player shockingly good

I concur!

I do not know Altin Sencalar. A Love Supreme on trombone!

Good Afternoon fellow Gordian Cuckoodians

Good Afternoon, ET, nice to see you

Nice tip on the Sun Ra dedication. I should try and make that.

Free

The band will perform

Marshall Allen?

I guess...?

Dunno

He is 102 apparently. Wow.

Is Roffle Bicycle Repairman?

I am a loose conglomerate of skills Russ. :)

The artificial thinking machine says yes, the Arkestra is playing, coming on at 2 PM, and Marshall Allen shall be there.

The Mural is in East Falls?

ish

Are you related to the Hooverphonic? Prophet six zero zero nine one This is the flight number of our galactic sun

Until the Deathstar blew up my planet Elias. Now I just hang out and watch stuff. :))

When in East Falls- there are only two ways to get to Germantown. Hike up the Wissahickon gorge on a mule train, Or teleport via Saturn. Helps if you play the Saxophone.

Steve Turre with James Carter is at Jazz Cultural all weekend: https://www.smallslive.com/events/32788-steve-turre-sextet/

Hover was a fine, fine rug enthusiest..

He liked to fish. Does that mean he 'liked' fish. Debatable.

The Ra mural is in Germantown.

Sonny Ray Blount

@Elias, I often put my scooter on the West Chestnut train and go down the trail to the river and go back to NoLibs.

hence Roffleaphonic's superpower

In plain sight is the way to go Jerry. Nobody cares. :)

NoLibs? Sounds like a place I might like. Meet me at El Bar 'round Midnight.

My mom won't let me stay up that late. :)

me too. i am trying to not be resentful of being sent to bed a 8:30. The exact moment Daktari came on.

Rick likes to be sent to bed at 6:30

DAKTARI! OMG!

Okay that wins

Haha

Clarence the Crosseyed Lion

I only just learned I am not 'Baby boom', nor Gen X Apparently I am Generation Jones. Kinda digging that. 199962

I was belched forth

Judy...

I only went to bed at 6:30 if the Jetsons were already on.

Right!...the chimp

I recently heard that too. They can rewrite the definition all day, but we were there.

David Hedgison as Captain Crane. Lebanese American. I just accepted everything as was presented. I also wanted to change my name to Kowalski as a 4 years old.

I changed my name FROM Kowalski! Long story... lol

You must be related to Killer Kowalski. He was the wrestler who bit a guy's ear off in the ring.

I am sure there were killers in my family, but I stuck to the kids table back then.

Hahaha!

That's the first place they'd look

Trombonist Kalia Vandever performs at Solar Myth tonight: https://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/kalia-vandever/?mc_cid=0ab4895e01&mc_eid=0353c1c79e

Hiding in plain sight... :)

Sonny Rollins owned this tune!

That riff!

Just look in their eyes as they refuse to eat the greens. Waiting for desert of course.

Jerry brings it!

Thanks, guys, a totally "organic" melody, common to all mankind, out of the conciousness of Sonny Rollins.

Something about being there in it he does so well.

I would have loved seeing Rollins perform this live!

This is in Japan, and a Japanese guitaris who was in Rollins band

I don't know much about Sax Math, but Rollins had a kind of 'broad' sound. A later player, Author Blythe had been compared to him.

I was just going to ask about the guitar.

I know about sax and violins

Yoshiaki Masuo

do you have a litty bitty piece of toilet paper stuck to your heel? Check and see

That's too cool. Not gonna catch a bunch of Japanese jazz players on this side of the Pacifica

I am in no way that presidential Elias.

I'm loving this track! Vocal spot on and swinging big band.

ain't no fashion show here for the tunes

Rick, I predicted that would be your reaction.

Hi Aiffrig!

Rick...

Jerry, you turned me on to Veronica Swift. I am a true Swiftie!!!

Hahaha

Jerry is that library section to get lost in.

Yes, absolutely. These shows will keep you busy for more than an evening

Brad Mehldau, ridiculous

His brain swings and works rapidly

Wish I had fifty more years to doink around here. Brain does like the ride.

Roffle, you are one giant cerebrum

I've been known to be a giant Richard cerebellum

cerebrum

I should talk to Russ about that neuro issue. :)

PS: I am not smart, but I love it it when I hear it.

don't mess up my hair i mean brain

Jerry, this "Cuckoo" show is one for the ages! Wow!

Mike, wasn't Richard Cerebrum in the Carpenters?

@aiffrig, Zappa called his hair brain ends as a kid .

Heh....I believe he was!

Tomorrow and next Saturday: Spirits Up!: Mindfulness and Music at The Yard on John Coltrane St. at the Coltrane house in Strawberry Mansion https://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/spirits-up-mindfulness-and-music-at-the-yard-on-john-coltrane-st-3/

Roffle, be careful what you ask Russ because you will get a bill

LOL

This fidelity is dang outstanding

I saw workers doing stuff at Coltrane's place last week on my way to East Falls. Something was up.

Chuck Berry's maybellene was the first 45 I bought. And I had this Bo Diddly on a 78! I am so old!!

Join the club, Karen

tasteful not old

No Karen, you're hip! A legend! Do the other people in your orbit know how deep and special you are?

I want to colleg, my mom gave all my 45s away to a friend of HERs who was having a party. I never got them back. Years later when she saw one of those late night TV ads for an LP box of 50s R&B hits & she bought it for me.. I have the LP box. omg Tutti Fruitti.. which reminds m, have you seen the movie The Girl Can't Help It? lolol.

Karen, I saw a Little Richard excerpt from the movie. Your mother realized she made a mistake and acknowledged it. That was nice!

@Karen, my dad had a huge pile of 78's I only wish I had now with that knowledge that comes with age.

I still have my great grandmother's 78's.....mostly classical.

Cardboard bones

and smoking big cigars. My favorite Baritone voice.

I broke quite a few...

I broke an Al Jolson 78 when I was a kid....fragile stuff.

Jim Morrison quoted this behind the wheel of a 67 Mustang.

Kids are unwitting criminal's just because...

hi Mike & Roffleaphonic, my dad had dozens of classical 78s, he sold them to someone in florida. The only 78 he gave me was a 12" (78) of "Sing Sing Sing" but I was careless and it ended up with a bite out of the edge, ouch! my bad.

These 78s were relics of our childhood. Impressive in that our parents didn't have that much luxury time to lay out and listen to records

Exactly why i recommend knitting lessons. Knit knit, pearl knit.

cause we were mixing paint tints.

"Sing Sing Sing" done by the Tachibana’s High School girls is something to behold.

what's happening? are these recordings of old 78s.. they are not tracking.

Dave Edmunds did a fine version of this around 1971

Is there an audio problem?

Pianist Sullivan Fortner tonight with Kenny Barron & Luis Perdomo and tomorrow with Bertha Hope & Orrin Evans at the Jazz Gallery: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36369/production/1279950?performanceId=11827541 Livestreams!

Not on my end

OK, good, thanks Mike

The audio problem was in 1956... lol

Thanks, Roffle. Not all audio sources are created equal

Great music Jerry!. You are tickling my doowop funny bone. cheers. I gotta run.

yo yo!

Hit and Run Mok

I have a "Yo vote!" sticker courtesy of the Philadelphia election board for voting. :)

Yeah...there a number of different voting stickers for the primary

I have a few, because they let me take them Mike. I like the Chinese one best to be honest.

I got a kick out of that Roffle

I do mail in because I work the polls so I got the usual boring sticker.

You work at the polls? My hero!

Speaking of Yo and Philly, does anybody remember "YoYo". He was a bald roly-poly old guy who was always sitting courtside at The Palestra. The word on the street in the 70s was that he was a homeless guy who lived under a bridge. But who knows. He was a nice friendly man.

Yeah.....It's a long day (6:30 AM to 9 PM) but worth it

Thanks Mike!

My pleasure to be sure

if everyone else is listening to FM radio, maybe the problem is online. we're listening online because our fm signal sucks here.. so must be online problem. thanks for the music.

I'm online and all is good

I have so many funny homeless guy stories here in Philly Rick. Not all sad at all. Just thousands of years in the making.

All good here also.

1000 miles away , Jerry soundin clear as a bell , dug that out

The opening song in American Graffiti

Good to hear we are swinin' in Flarda

got's my white t-shirt on and the smokes rolled up in the sleeve

Karen, some of these sources aren't great, although I strive for the best sounding ones I can fine. Thanks so much for listening!

I'm doin' burnouts

Jerry, your show smashed this heat with beau coup too cool sounds! And it was a most pleasurable journey! Everybody enjoy your weekend!

Aiffrig, you still using Brylcreem?

Nice show today, Jerry! Thanks!

Listen to that slapback echo

Thank you, Russ, you old Rock and Roll Doctor

Thanks Jerry! You're such a boss. You share the best stuff we need to hear. See you. I Love this version, and Brian Setzer did it justice too.

stuff works grrreat

No greasy kids stuff here

It's a great, great song. Thank you everyone for your musical comments, the smartest group online!

bless it's pointed little head

Till next time

1956 next week

stall tape