Everyone knows this catchy tune composed in 1942 by Aram Khachaturian for his ballet “Gayane.” Although, you’ve probably never heard this song within the context of the ballet, but, more appropriately, as background music to some zany competition on a 1960s game show. This recording is from 1948 performed by big band leader, clarinetist, saxophonist […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “A Porter’s Love Song To A Chambermaid” by Fats Waller
He was a master stride pianist, world class composer responsible for such classics as “Honeysuckle Rose,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” and “Jitterbug Waltz,” to name but a few, and a larger than life comedic performer whose jivey way with a song sometimes overshadowed his sheer artistry. He recorded hundreds of records for Victor and was so in […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” by Lou Rawls
Records don’t come any smoother than this one! Frank Sinatra once said that Lou Rawls had “the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game” and you can certainly hear why in the grooves of this late 1970s Philly Soul million selling hit. Rawls’ career began in the 1950s singing Gospel in groups that […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Sax-O-Phun” by George Olsen And His Music
During the Jazz age of the mid-1920s, the dance band leader as personality came into vogue with Paul Whiteman, Art Hickman and George Olsen at the forefront of the trend. Their music was closely tied to that of the stage with lots of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers and […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Beware Brother Beware” by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Some stone cold advice from Mr. Jordan and company waxed back in 1946. That’s Wild Bill Davis on the piano and, of course, Jordan himself on the vocals and the alto saxophone. When it came to big band, jump blues, jazz and boogie woogie, Jordan was top of the heap ranking just behind Duke Ellington […]
Heavy Water
I’m back with the 427th edition of The 3D RadioActivity, and this time we will be focusing on a mostly moist musical motif. Pull out a tall refreshing glass as we keep our ears primed, although if you ask “Uncle Marty, water you talking about?”, I’d have to say exactly. Download here: https://archive.org/download/The3dRadioactivity/3dradio_20180422-HeavyWater.mp3 An earlier […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Trees" by Isham Jones & His Orchestra
I first came into contact with this song in a rendition by Alfalfa on “The Little Rascals.” This version hails from 1930 by the Chicago sweet band led by Isham Jones. Jones was a cold taskmaster of a bandleader which is kind of at odds with the sweet music he made with his group. At […]
2B 3D 4Given
I’m Uncle Marty, this is the 425th gathering of The 3D RadioActivity, as we continue a bit on a musical spiritual journey in our attempt to forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who did so against us. Too often it is easier said than done, especially if those in the latter category continue […]
3Desire
I’m Uncle Marty, as we continue with our upbeat and spiritual music looking at what are considered to be the seven deadly sins, depending on your perspective. You should know that The 3D RadioActivity puts a positive spin on things as we have on the previous 420 installments, for well over nine years, and we […]
Song Of The Day – “Watch What Happens” by Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo
A funny thing happened when jazz and pop vocalists like Lena Horne fell on the wrong side of the generation gap during the late 1960s. Suddenly, older classics like “Stormy Weather” and “Love Me Or Leave Me” began to sound hopelessly out of date to a younger generation of listeners, who didn’t give artists like […]
