“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 […]
3D Goes Gooder
I’m Uncle Marty on The 3D RadioActivity as we go back to play more GOOD music, part two of of one that we did 446 episodes ago on chapter 40 back in late April of twenty ten. We hope you’re ready to Let The Good Times Roll all over again! This get together with you […]
Memorial 3Day 19 Pt II
I’m Uncle Marty on the 485th gathering of The 3D RadioActivity where we continue with Part II of our musical Memorial Day Rememberance. It’s been quite a busy year for departures from the earthly plane into the afterlife, as we continue to pay respects to them with examples of their timeless works. We’ve been “Remembering” some of […]
Song Of The Day – “Who Wants Ice Cream” by Ravi Coltrane
In 1965, while John Coltrane was giving birth to his masterpiece “A Love Supreme,” his wife Alice was giving birth to their son Ravi. Sure, it’s in the blood…and it can’t be easy being a Jazz saxophonist whose father was a legend, but throughout the years, Ravi Coltrane has steadily carved out his own space […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra
Like the Rock and Roll that sprang from its loins, this new form of off-the-chart Jazz called Be Bop from the mid-1940s captured the imagination of the youth of America and positively terrified its parents. Not only was the music primarily an African American form, but hep cats known as “Bird” (Charlie Parker) and “Diz” […]
Memorial 3Day 19 Pt I
I’m Uncle Marty on The 3D RadioActivity number 484, as we observe part of our musical Memorial Day. On this program, we pay tribute to the memory of the artists who have recently left us by playing cuts from their catalog. This presentation has focused on “Remembering” some of the great musicians who have crossed over and are […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bruca Manigua” by Ibrahim Ferrer
He became the bolero king of Cuba…forty years into his recording career. From his humble beginnings, orphaned at age twelve and forced to busk on the streets singing to survive, to becoming the Grammy-winning “Nat King Cole of Cuba,” Ferrer’s story is indeed a tale of rags to riches, but he wasn’t alone and shared […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Long Yellow Road” by Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
Contrary to popular belief, the Big Band Era didn’t end in the 1950s when the popularity for the form diminished in sales. Big bands have continued throughout time and still exist today. One of the premier big bands of the mid-to-late 1970s was the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band. The group released a clutch of […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Aurora” by Oregon
Orgeon is a progressive Jazz quartet that created a singular sound all of their own by melding a then New Age sensibility (before New Age was a genre) with Indian sensibilities. Featuring phenomenal musicianship courtesy of the world-class talents of Ralph Towner on guitar, Paul McCandless on reeds, Glen Moore on piano and the late, […]
Faith Based RadioActivity
This is The Gospel According To Uncle Marty on the 479th edition of The 3D RadioActivity. Previously, we have ridden golden chariots, taken stairways to heaven, and wrestled with matters of the soul, as this time for our Easter Week offerings, we take a leap into Faith Based RadioActivity. As Brother Elwood Blues profoundly stated: “We’re On A Mission From […]
