Liner NotesOf course big bands and cars go together. The first car radio was offered by Chevrolet in 1922. As the medium became more popular and more practical for use in a vehicle, it was more than likely large jazz orchestras filling those airwaves. This album is a...

Liner NotesFor our last stop during World Tour November we head to a region of the world known for its Beaches and Casinos. To where the rich have played for centuries. Three different country’s musical styles are included on this record; Spain, France, and Italy. In...

Liner NotesNext stop on our World Tour November is also a stop back to the 19th century. Back to one of the music centers of the world at the time. Budapest. Home of the Danube River and a beautiful opera house. All of that and more made it a popular tourist stop for...

Liner NotesWe continue World Tour November with music about a location I’ve actually been to. It’s on the list as being one of the seven natural wonders of the world. If you’ve ever visited that big hole in the ground in the southwestern United States, sometimes words...

Liner NotesWe begin a month of travel-related music in what I am calling World Tour November. And what better way to begin that month than with a tour of the world all in one album. This episode will serve as the month’s Overture, so to speak. The movie, based on a...

Liner NotesWell, here’s a milestone for you. I can’t believe that I have reached 200 shows with no intent of stopping. While I’ve played over 12 hundred songs on this show over those more than three and a three quarter years, I have several that have stuck in my brain...

Liner NotesMost of the albums so far in my father’s collection were of popular artists from the US. This record is the first of four my dad had from an orchestra leader who reportedly was from England, featuring a trumpet player, who reportedly has the same name as...

Liner NotesHere’s an album filled with some of the biggest big band jazz orchestra leaders there ever were. And they’re the songs that each leader was most identified by. It’s also a special promotional copy with a Cleveland area connection, which is probably why it’s...

Liner NotesBack to one of my father’s favorite trumpet players. This time, a little later in his career. It’s as if the years have slightly mellowed his sound, and he blends in more with the band. But there’s almost never any trouble recognizing when this musician is...

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...