Liner NotesToday, the day this episode drops, would have been my mom’s 87th birthday. Earlier today, I dropped ten roses on her gravestone to signify how many of those birthdays we have had without her. I’ve said this before, that my mom’s spirit is within this album...

Liner NotesThis is truly an interesting find in my dad’s collection. We know by now my dad’s love for the Dixieland style of music. So it’s not surprising I found this record in the stacks. But what was surprising is that this recording was made by seven musicians...

Liner NotesI’m not sure why, but the episodes that feature Ray Conniff music have been among the most popular…by far. Maybe because his music is so enjoyable. Maybe because his music is laid back and brings back memories of better times, or what are assumed to be...

Liner NotesWe slide now quite nicely into the second record of a two album set of popular New York City Jazz musicians taking their music around the U.S. In fact, according to the album back cover, they performed in front of 200 thousand fans during 37 concerts in 25...

Liner NotesHere is the first of two from Doris my dad had. And it's just some downright pretty music. She's got a soft, delicate voice. I can see why Colonel Potter fell in love with her. But that's a story for later in the episode. A car accident cut her budding...

Liner NotesThis album is the epitome of extended music. These melodies had been recorded before, but the technology of the 78 RPM kept them limited in length. Once the opportunity to put more music on one disk became available with the new Long Playing technology of...

Liner NotesHere’s an artist dwelling in my father’s collection we haven’t heard from yet. We’ll be hearing selections from the first of three Billy Vaughn records he had. This record isn't just filled with the pop hits Vaughn would arrange and record for orchestra to...

Liner NotesThe four letter album title in large yellow font along with the same color silhouette of a pair of hands playing a trumpet over a black background immediately sets the tone for this LP. It’s familiar music played a little more sparsely than you are used to...

Liner NotesLet’s get back to some of the big band and early swing my dad listened to a lot. And this record is a real find because of the two main musicians. One played a brass instrument, one played reeds. One ended up just a little more famous than the other. But...

Liner NotesLike I’ve mentioned before, my dad liked his cowboy music too. So, we’ll go back to a box set where we’ll pull out the fourth of its seven records. The title of each of these sides is Deep in the Heart of Texas and Western Landscapes, hence the mashup title...