Yes, my parents did have a serious side when it came to music.

My parents had all the biggies, You know…real toe-tappers. Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich.

And THIS very nice record with two composers who were on the cusp between the classical and romantic eras of music in the early 1800s. Let’s really go back into musical time with Volume 16: Beethoven and Schubert

Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was written between 1804 and 1808. It was a significant work because it was composed during the transition from the Classical to the Romantic Period. It is important because it represents the culmination of the Classical Era, and the ignition of the Romantic Era.

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Schubert
Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 may be the most famous unfinished work in the symphonic repertoire. Because of the depth of feeling and drama of the work it has been called the first Romantic era symphony by some.

One was a pallbearer for the other, then died a year later.

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Schubert / Beethoven / Viennese Symphonic And Salzburg Festival Orchestras / Hans Wolf And H. Arthur Brown ‎– Unfinished Symphony No.8 In B Minor / Fifth Symphony In C Minor, Opus 67
Label: Paris ‎– ALBUM 9
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Released: 1956
Genre: Classical

Allegro Con Brio
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67
Conductor – Hans Wolf (8)
Orchestra – Viennese Symphonic Orchestra

Andante Con Moto
Franz Schubert’s Symphony No.8 In B Minor (Unfinished)
Conductor – H. Arthur Brown
Orchestra – The Salzburg Festival Orchestra

Finale Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67
Conductor – Hans Wolf (8)
Orchestra – Viennese Symphonic Orchestra

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I’m often surprised at how many albums we found in my parents house after my dad died. While I may have listened to a ton of these albums I didn’t know about the presence of many of them. This is one of those albums. And I know I would have worn this one out. 

You see, I’m a big fan of this artist. I’ll prove it as we go through this episode. So get ready for a stratospheric trumpeter in Volume 15: Maynard Ferguson Octet.

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Maynard Ferguson Octet ‎– Maynard Ferguson And His Octet
Label: EmArcy ‎– MG 36021
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Released: 1955
Genre: Jazz

Finger Snappin’
Written-By – Bill Holman

20 Rue De Madrid
Written-By – Bill Holman

Autumn Leaves
Written-By – Johnny Mercer

My New Flame 
Written-By – Bill Holman

Super-G
Written-By – Bill Holman

Yeah
Written-By – Bill Holman

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Jazzwax

Benny Goodman is known as the king of swing. He entertained millions around the world and sold millions of albums…even long after he died.

In this episode we get to hear selections from special live performances from 1958. So Let’s swing into Volume 14: Benny at the World Fair.

This episode had some great music that took me back to my early radio days working for the nation’s number one nostalgia station in Cleveland…WBBG. Our tagline was the Big Band Grandstand and Much More. Even though my dad listened to a lot of this music at home, I played from a much larger library 6 nights a week from midnight to 6.

And you didn’t hear these recordings on the radio

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intro
One O’Clock Jump
Written-By – Basie*, Gaines*
Why this album
Balkan Mixed Grill
Written-By – Gutesha*
Album/market value/liner notes
You’re Driving Me Crazy
Written-By – Donaldson*
Artist bio
Avalon
Written-By – Jolson*, De Sylva*, Rose*
Side Note – his popularity in Russia
King Porter Stomp
Written-By – Morton*, Robin*, Burke*
Recap
Bugle Call Rag
Written-By – Meyer*, Schoebel*, Pettis*
Thank you

Recorded at the Brussels World Fair 1958.
Made exclusively for Radio-Television-High-Fidelity division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company.
Produced by the Park Recording Company, Inc.

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Don Hunstein

The voice, the style, the Memorex commercials, all unmistakable Ella Fitzgerald. She is known more for her uptempo swing and her scatting skills. But this album is all about the tender ballads. So let’s hear from The First Lady Of Song in Volume 13: Ella Hello Love

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Ella Fitzgerald ‎– Hello Love
Label: Verve Records ‎– MG V-4034
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Released: 1959
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Vocal

At a glance:
intro
You Go To My Head
Written-By – Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
Why this album
Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ann Ronell
Album/market value/liner notes
Everything Happens To Me
Written-By – Matt Dennis*, Tom Adair
Artist bio continued
I’ve Grown Accustomed To His Face
Written-By – Al Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Side Note – Memorex Commercial
Tenderly
Written-By – Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross
Recap
Moonlight In Vermont
Written-By – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
Thank you

Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns
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Copyright: © Brian McMillen www.brianmcmillenphotography.com

I always wished I would have kept taking piano lessons from my grandmother when I was young. It’s still an instrument that eludes me. So I used to pull this album out when I wanted to hear some fancy fingering.

So, let’s get ready for fast and furious tickling of the ivories in Volume 12: Fingers at the Bar Room Piano

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Joe “Fingers” Carr ‎– Bar Room Piano
Label: Capitol Records ‎– T280
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Released: 1958
Genre: Jazz
Style: Ragtime

intro
Bar Room Boogie – Written by Lou Busch
Why this album
Carr’s Hop – Written by Lou Busch
Album/market value/liner notes
Down Yonder – Written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
Artist bio
Waltz in Ragtime – Written by Lou Busch
Rapscallion Rag – Written by Lou Busch
Side Note – Space Age Pop
Angel Food Rag – Written by Al Marzian
Too Much Mustard – Written by Cecil Macklin
Recap
When You’re Smiling – Written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
Thank you

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My dad has more than just trumpet players, jazz music and Italian songs in his collection. He and my mom loved broadway music. You’ll hear many of the greats throughout this podcast, but there was one that was head and shoulders above the rest.

From The Sound of Music to Oklahoma! to South Pacific, Richard Rodgers helped change the face of Broadway musicals, giving them stories and making them both memorable and “hum-able.”

Get ready for the bright lights and big city nights of Volume 11: The Sounds of Richard Rodgers

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Various ‎– The Sound Of Richard Rodgers’ Music – Great Hits From The Great White Way
Label: RCA Victor ‎– PRM-201
Released: 1966

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intro
Richard Kiley – Oklahoma!
Written-By – Rodgers-Hammerstein
Why this album
Mary Martin – It Might As Well Be Spring
Written-By – Rodgers-Hammerstein
Album/market value/liner notes
John Gary – You’ll Never Walk Alone
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein
Artist bio
Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler – Blue Moon
Arranged By – Jack Mason
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart
Side Note – Winner of the first EGOT
Lena Horne – Bewitched
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
Recap
Peter Nero – Mountain Greenery
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart
Thank you

“Special Collector’s Edition” “Hi-Fi”
Prepared expressly for B.F. Goodrich Company by RCA Victor.
Made/printed in U.S.A.
©1966 Radio Corporation of America

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