Podcast 22 – Zenisto
This one is quite different, beginning with a song from a Twilight Zone episode from Season 5, and continuing with a view of Christianity from the Zen Buddhism. Then a long section on the Bolero, Ravel's and three more from…
Podcast 21 – What’s Goin’ On?
This one is different, an opinion piece about the state of popular music today. You might it utterly boring. Not a lot of music examples, but it's only 34 minutes long. My contention is that (popular) music is dead, at…
Podcast 20 – John Barry Part 1
A look at the unique, masterful styles of film composer John Barry. This is presented in two parts due to the quantity and quality of his output. Part 1 includes music and commentary from his first film, Beat Girl, and…
Podcast 19 – Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli
This is a cursory look at two European jazz men who are not as well known to the general public as names such as Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington. Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli formed the Quintette of the Hot…
Podcast 18 – Jazz in Movies Part 3
Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or 'Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Composers such as John…
Podcast 17 – Jazz in Movies Part 2
Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or 'Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Composers such as John…
Podcast 16 – Jazz in Movies Part 1
Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or 'Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Composers such as John…
Podcast Music in the Movies — 15 — 1930’s-1940’s
A look at three giants of the decades: Erich Korngold, Franz Waxman, and Miklos Rosza with comments on each and biographical information. The program includes a compilation of Waxman's masterpiece score for The Bride of Frankenstein. Many excerpts from these…
Podcast Music in the Movies — 14 — Max Steiner
This episode looks at the music of Max Steiner, the father of film scores, from the early 1930's through the 1940's. The focus is on two of these scores, King Kong and The Big Sleep. Included is an in depth…
Podcast Music in the Movies — 13 — Silents
This is the first in a series tracing the history of film music from the silent years to the present. The current episode focuses on two contemporary composers who write for silent films to fill the need for the missing…
Podcast Music in the Movies Part II – Newmans – 12
This is the second podcast about music scores for movies. The subject of this show is the Newman family, starting with the three brothers -- Alfred, Lionel, and Emil. Included are insightful comments about the good and the bad of…
Podcast Music in the Movies – 11
This is the first of three podcasts about music scores for movies. This first in the series covers introductory with insightful comments about the good and the bad of these scores with many examples. The first two functions of film…
Podcast Jazz Female Singers Part 2 – 10
A survey of five influential female jazz artists from the 1930's through the 1990's. A sample of selections are included, along with commentary, for each. Thoughts about the demise of jazz in the 1970's and rock in the following decades…
Podcast Jazz Female Singers Part 1 – 09
A survey of five influential female jazz artists from the 1930's through the 1990's. A sample of selections are included, along with commentary, for each.
Podcast Jazz Bebop – 08
A light survey of where bebop came from, its principal exponents and what happened to it. The demise of big band jazz as it commercialized is also explored.
Podcast Jazz Big Band Jazz to Bebop – 07
This episode shows the contributions of different jazz musicians from the late 1930's through the late 1940's on various instruments. Prominent jazz orchestras are also featured and discussed.
Podcast Jazz Mid -1920’s to Big Band Jazz – 06
This episode covers the period from 1925 with Fletcher Henderson and Louis Armstrong up to the era of Big Band jazz in the early 1940's. It contains many musical examples with some extensive commentary, with a special tribute to Bix…
Podcast Ernest Brown – 04
Some writing from my friend who lives in Las Vegas. His website, www.nevadapoet.com contains over a hundred of his writings, mostly poetry. This podcast contains several of these works, read by Ernie or myself.
Podcast Jazz Beginnings through 1920 – 03
This is part 1 of a 2 part attempt to summarize the history of jazz from its creation through its decline in the late 1960's.
Podcast Early Television- 02
The second podcast focusing on early television and specifically my fondness for the first, adult science fiction program "Tales of Tomorrow.