Research Catalog

Title

Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 1995-11-21 : Music of Robert Graettinger and other avant-garde jazz composers.

Publication

1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Garland, David, 1954-
• Graettinger, Robert
• Evans, Gil, 1912-1988
• Handy, George
• Richards, Johnny
• Kenton, Stan
• Schuller, Gunther
• Thornhill, Claude
• Foresythe, Reginald, 1907-1958
• Baker, Chet
• Raeburn, Boyd, 1913-1966
• Christy, June, 1925-1990
• Graettinger, Robert
• Dennis, Matt, 1914-2002.
• Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969.
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Foresythe, Reginald, 1907-1958.
• Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.
• Stan Kenton Orchestra, performers
• Ebony Band, performers
• Claude Thornhill Orchestra, performers
• New Music of Reginald Foresythe, performers
• Boyd Raeburn Orchestra, performers
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

1 audio disc (62:20) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in

Summary

Host David Garland talks about and plays various works by avant-garde jazz composer and arranger Robert Graettinger, composer Reginald Foresythe ("Berceuse for an unwanted child") and arrangers Gil Evans ("Arab dance"), George Handy and Johnny Richards ("Over the rainbow"). Most of the featured music tracks come from 1. "City of glass: Stan Kenton plays Robert Graettinger" (1951 LP, reissued in 1995) and 2. "City of glass" (1994 LP, recorded live in Amsterdam in June 1993). Works: Incident in jazz (recorded in 1951) / R. Graettinger (starts at 2:07) ; Themopylae (recorded in 1947) / R. Graettinger (starts at 7:42) ; Untitled (1948, recorded live in June 1993) / R. Graettinger (starts at 14:14) ; Modern opus (recorded in 1952) / R. Graettinger (starts at 16:36) ; Everything happens to me (recorded in 1949, not previously issued) / music by Matt Dennis, lyrics by Chet Baker, arranged by R. Graettinger (starts at 21:58) ; April in Paris (recorded live in June 1993) / Vernon Duke, arranged by R. Graettinger (starts at 24:58) ; Arab dance (jazz arrangement from P. Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker", recorded in 1946) (from the album "The real birth of the cool, 1946-1947") / arranged by Gil Evans (starts at 30:35) ; Berceuse for an unwanted child (originally recorded in London, 1934) / R. Foresythe (starts at 34:50) ; Over the rainbow (recorded in 1946, from the 1949 LP "Jewells) / H. Arlen, arranged by George Handy and Johnny Richards (starts at 37:37) ; City of glass (recorded in 1951) / R. Graettinger (starts at 43:20) ; [Last half of] An orchestra (recorded in 1953) / R. Graettinger (starts at 57:09)

Uniform Title

Spinning on air (Radio program)

Alternative Title

• Incident in jazz.
• Themopylae.
• Unititled.
• Modern opus.
• Everything happens to me.
• April in Paris.
• Arab dance.
• Berceuse for an unwanted child.
• Over the rainbow.
• City of glass.
• An orchestra.

Subject

• Radio programs, Musical
• Jazz
• Avant-garde (Music)

Genre/Form

Jazz radio programs.

Note

• Title derived by cataloger from the original information provided on compact disc.
• WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-SPIN-1995-11-21; Catalog: 67986.

Source (note)

• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;

Call Number

*LDC 52469

OCLC

830395422

Title

Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 1995-11-21 : Music of Robert Graettinger and other avant-garde jazz composers.

Production

1995.

Playing Time

010220

Type of Content

performed music

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Performer

1st-2nd, 4th-5th, 10-11th works: Stan Kenton Orchestra ; Stan Kenton, conductor. 3rd and 6th works: Ebony Band ; Gunther Schuller, conductor. 7th work: Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Claude Thornhill, conductor. 8th work: New Music of Reginald Foresythe (ensemble). 9th work: Boyd Raeburn Orchestra ; Boyd Raeburn, conductor. 5th work only: June Christy, jazz vocals. David Garland, host.

Event

Broadcast by WNYC (93.9 F. M./A. M. 820) 1995 November 21 New York, N. Y. Works on audio disc previously recorded 1934-1993 in various places

Source

Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

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Added Author

Garland, David, 1954- host.

Graettinger, Robert, arranger of music.

Evans, Gil, 1912-1988, arranger of music.

Handy, George, arranger of music.

Richards, Johnny, arranger of music.

Kenton, Stan, conductor.

Schuller, Gunther, conductor.

Thornhill, Claude, conductor.

Foresythe, Reginald, 1907-1958, conductor.

Baker, Chet, lyricist.

Raeburn, Boyd, 1913-1966, conductor.

Christy, June, 1925-1990, performer.

Container of (work): Graettinger, Robert. Incident in jazz.

Container of (work): Graettinger, Robert. Themopylae.

Container of (work): Graettinger, Robert. Untitled.

Container of (work): Graettinger, Robert. Modern opus.

Container of (work): Dennis, Matt, 1914-2002. Everything happens to me; arranged.

Container of (work): Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Walk a little faster. April in Paris; arranged.

Container of (work): Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik. Kofe; arranged.

Container of (work): Foresythe, Reginald, 1907-1958. Berceuse for an unwanted child.

Container of (work): Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Wizard of Oz. Over the rainbow; arranged.

Container of (work): Graettinger, Robert. City of glass.

Container of (work): Graettinger, Robert. Orchestra. Selections.

Stan Kenton Orchestra, performers.

Ebony Band, performers.

Claude Thornhill Orchestra, performers.

New Music of Reginald Foresythe, performers.

Boyd Raeburn Orchestra, performers.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Added Title

Incident in jazz.

Themopylae.

Unititled.

Modern opus.

Everything happens to me.

April in Paris.

Arab dance.

Berceuse for an unwanted child.

Over the rainbow.

City of glass.

An orchestra.

Research Call Number

*LDC 52469