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? There’s a handful of REASONS for you to ponder until our next gathering when we will provide you with an Amazing […]
Song Of The Day – “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” by Billie Holiday
You can tell a lot about people by the records they own. A relative of a friend dropped some records off at my house this weekend for me to look at. While most had condition issues and were hardly worth selling on eBay, the guy did have some interesting and really good records which he […]
Song Of The Day – “Jitterbug Waltz” by Art Tatum
Blind from cataracts at an early age, Art Tatum used his gift of perfect pitch to teach himself how to play piano. The child prodigy grew to be one of the most lyrical and technically proficient stride piano players of all time. As a child, Tatum moved to the Toledo School Of Music where he […]
Song Of The Day – “Improvisation #2” by Pat Metheny Orchestrion Project
If the essence of Jazz is to listen to and improvise off of the musical ideas of those you are playing with, and you are in essence a one man band, can you still consider the music you make jazz? The orchestrion is a mechanically controlled mini orchestra that was designed by Pat Metheny and […]
Song Of The Day – “Simbah” by Gerry Mulligan Tentette
The innovative instrumentation and arrangements of Miles Davis’ landmark Birth Of The Cool nonet sessions from 1948, on which Gerry Mulligan played baritone saxophone, was a major influence on Mulligan’s Tentette recordings from January of 1953 that included “Simbah,” today’s Song Of The Day. But even though the Tentette recordings are less well known than […]
Beyond Beyond 3D
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. 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 […]
Song Of The Day – “Push Push” by Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann was already ten years into a career that established him as a purveyor of Afro Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz and Bossa Nova music by 1971 and the release of his album Push Push. Mann had released albums for Bethlehem, Prestige, Epic, Verve and Savoy, before signing with Atlantic Records in 1962 where he […]
Song Of The Day – “Jungle Strut” by Gene Ammons
Song Of The Day – “Jungle Strut” by Gene Ammons He was the son of boogie woogie pianist Albert Ammons, but Gene Ammons or “Jug” as he was affectionately nicknamed was known more for his full round tone on the tenor. He got the name “Jug” from Billy Eckstine, after not fitting into the hats […]
Song Of The Day – “Bacchanal” by Gabor Szabo
Yesterday, I wrote about the Lena Horne/Gabor Szabo album Lena & Gabor. In doing so, I listened to that album, plus records by Lena Horne and Gabor Szabo while researching the piece. As a result, I decided to feature one of Szabo’s great albums today, and to reuse some of the information that I used […]
AfteRadioactivity
I’m your Uncle Marty, we have made it to 501st edition of The 3D RadioActivity, this time pursuing artists and tracks while spotlighting a subsequent following is what we’re going AFTER. ☢️ 🎵 😎 We’re nearly done with looking AFTER your musical thirst, as we try to continue to go ABOVE and BEYOND your anticipation. Got any suggestions for either of those? Tell me by […]
