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3D SummerSeconds BoogieWoogie VI

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Uncle Marty with you on our 542nd gathering of The 3D RadioActivity. Summertime Seconds are here, and we intend to raise spirits as we BOOGIE our way thru the collection with a heapin’ helping of WOOGIE to go with it for you.

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BOOGIE WOOGIE was our aim this time, the sixth in this series of focus. There’s still plenty more to choose from so we will be taking BOOGIE on location next time as we’ll check out the repetitive, swung note shuffle rhythm, “groove” or pattern found in cities, countries and perhaps the arctic or outer space. Got any suggestions? Tell them to me by email.  Remind your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,  Denver’s MileHiRadio,  TuneIn and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, as Radio Dave always says, “Rock On!”

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Song Of The Day – “The Dipsy Doodle” by Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald

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chickwebbChick Webb was known as “The King of the Savoy” where he and his orchestra would regularly win battles of music against the other leading big bands of the day. He stood tall amongst big band drummers even though his diminutive frame was only a tad over 4 feet tall. His major discovery was Ella Fitzgerald whose jive vocals light up this gem from 1937.

This stuff is hipper than the latest offerings from Daft Punk and Kanye West!

Song Of The Day – “The Nutcracker Suite” by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown

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lesbrownnutcrackerThe story of The Nutcracker was inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s ‘The Nutcracker and the King Of Mice’ and was presented to Russian composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, by Marius Petipa who was maître de ballet of the Imperial Theater from Dumas. Tchaikovsky was unmoved by the prospect of writing a ballet for the story and was practically strong-armed into doing so. At the same time, he was also writing an opera called ‘Yolanta.’

Work on the ballet was put on hold when Tchaikovsky took a trip to America for the opening of Carnegie Hall. It was there he was introduced to the musical instrument the celeste. A celeste is like a piano, but instead of mallets hitting strings like they do in a piano, mallets hit metal plates on the celeste giving the instrument a kind of woozy bell-like sound. The celeste inspired him to write “The Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy” and finish the ballet upon his return, so he could introduce the instrument to Russia. Upon its debut, “The Nutcracker” was widely panned, and the opera, “Yolanta,” was hailed as a great success…

Fast forward to 1957, by now Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” is considered the classic it has rightfully become (does anyone remember “Yolanta?”), and arranger Frank Comstock writes this jazz arrangement of the piece for Les Brown & His Band Of Renown to record. They, in turn, record it for the album “Concert Modern” and history is made again.

While I adore listening to the classical recordings of this gorgeous piece of music, especially Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra’s late 1960s interpretation on the Columbia label, Les Brown takes the cake for recording the most satisfying and enjoyable adaptation of the piece. Today, the piece is kept current by annual performances by the very superb Brian Setzer Orchestra.

3D Radio Riches

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I’m your Uncle Marty, on our 512th edition of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, as we are digging a variety of gold nuggets this time with you, although be careful what RICHes you ask for if that is your wish.

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We’ve had bountiful RICHes on our feature, we’re going to flip the perspective and tune in something for the less fortunate as next time we’ll find the best examples of POOR music to ever cross our turntables.  Tell me your suggestions with a message on our Facebook page which has links to the archives of all the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section, or via  email .  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

3D Reasons

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Your Uncle Marty is back with The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity, and while it is show number 504, we will establish proper grounds with fourteen justifications for this presentation.  We have the answers if you rascals ask What Is the REASON?   

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There’s a handful of REASONS for you to ponder until our next gathering when we will provide you with an Amazing Miracle Shock SURPRISE!  If you have any I should be aware of, then tell me by sending  email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;  Denver’s MileHiRadio,  TuneIn and InternetFM dot com,  because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Beyond Beyond 3D

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I’m Uncle Marty, this is our 503rd get together on The 3D RadioActivity, and since we went ABOVE HIGH  last time, our next stop is to look at borderlines and perimeters as we go BEYOND BEYOND.

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Going BEYOND is fun, next time we’ll give you plenty of REASONS to have more.  Don’t forget to send me your fun suggestions by email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York;  Theacidflashback.com; Denver’s MileHiRadio;  TuneIn  and  InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe

Boogie Takes the Fifth!

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This is the 499th edition of The 3D RadioActivity with your Uncle Marty as we finish up our Summertime Seconds Series of Selections, looking at earlier episodes that simply had too much good music for one or two… And in this case, the fifth feature, although we did touch on the theme enough to do more, so even though we have covered this topic with nearly six hours of music, we have close to a full day if we let it play continuously, so that means it’s the time and place to BOOGIE.

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We will come back next time with our 500th program, and the start of all new episodes as we kick things off with BEFORE and AFTER, ABOVE, then BEYOND, in the upcoming sessions. We’re always open to your suggestions, so tell them to me via email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on  Theacidflashback.com,   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York; Denver’s MileHiRadio, TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”
…Marilyn Monroe 



Becaus3D Again

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It’s time for your Uncle Marty on The 3D RadioActivity , having climbed to our 498th episode, as on our last exploit we looked into WHY, which leaves us with an inevitable followup, simply BECAUSE We Can!

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We’re going to wrap up our Summertime Seconds Series with a lively one next time, as we BOOGIE our way into new features. If you come up with a suggestion that has not graced our airwaves, then tell me by sending email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on   http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/ Long Island, New York; Theacidflashback.com; Denver’s MileHiRadio; TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet. 

Until we meet again, Always Rock On! 

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.” 
…Marilyn Monroe

The RadioActivity’s Most BestEst

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I’m your Uncle Marty as The 3D RadioActivity reaches number 488, where we’ll drill down into the most superlative music for the third time.  Martha Stewart might say, “it’s a good thing”, we’re going beyond those tangibles that are far more than superior, they’re The BEST.

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Get your helmet ready for next time as we take the RadioActivity out for our fourth RIDE, going back for more choice cuts that have not been featured on our Frequency before.  I always am open to suggestions, tell me yours by sending email or leave a message on our Facebook page where you can give us a Like, and you can find hyperlinks to all of the earlier episodes and graphics in the photo section.  Tell all your circle of best friends and family to look for us on Theacidflashback.com,  http://www.villageconnectionmagazine.com/  Long Island, New York; Denver’s MileHiRadio,  TuneIn and InternetFM dot com, because the best FM radio is now on the Internet.

Until we meet again, Always Rock On!

…Uncle Marty

“It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.”

…Marilyn Monroe 

Song Of The Day – “Streamline” by Artie Shaw

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“Benny Goodman played clarinet, I played music.” Such was the animosity between the two main clarinet-playing band leaders during the height of the big band era. While both musicians were exemplary, Artie Shaw was far more inventive in his soloing, composition style, use of instrumentation and crucially, in the arena of arrangements. Shaw held a general disdain towards his audience and the notion of celebrity, putting his boundary-stretching artistic sensibility ahead of commercial sales. His experimentation with strings led to a melding of Jazz and Classical styles creating a wholly new and original listening experience. Here, Shaw’s clarinet solo soars atop a stunning string arrangement designed to keep this sleek 1936 recording moving along at a frantic, streamlined pace.