The Organist Encores

Episode 388 – Music for a Winter Evening

On this weeks show John Leeming has chose music for a winter evening – perfect to put your feet up and stoke the fire. The music is all easy on the ear from Ballads to the Bossa Nova.

Music Played

You Are Too Beautiful	Dan Bellomy	Uncle Milt’s Pipe Organ Pizza Vancouver WA 3/18 Wurlitzer	Milt K Recordings (UM102CD)	c1988
Rain Shadows/Autumn Too Soon	David Lowe	Town Hall Clydebank 3/8 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD101)	2002
I’ll See You In My Dreams	Ken Double	Long Center, Lafayette, IN 3/21 Wurlitzer	Long Center TOS	1996
Trees	Dudley Beaven	Granada, North Cheam 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1940
My Funny Valentine	Jim Riggs	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	RTR Productions (RTC103C)	1989
I Concentrate On You	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-208)	1995
When You Wish Upon A Star	Rob Richards	El Capitan, Hollywood, CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Hollywood Philharmonic Recordings (HPR200301)	2003
Polka Dots And Moonbeams	Bryan Rodwell	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording	c1974

Episode 387 – Give Me The Simple Life

On this weeks show Damon has given himself the simple life, by selecting tracks from recent CDs. The show includes tracks from Howard Beaumont, Mark Laflin, Donald MacKenzie, Christian Cartwright and four from the recent ATOS convention CD.

Music Played

*Our Director*	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/19 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks & Christian Cartwright (PIP004)	2019
*Morning Has Broken*	Howard Beaumont	Community Centre, Ryhope 3/9 Compton	Fairview Studios (HB 111)	2019
*Give Me The Simple Life*	Jerry Nagano	Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY 4/22 Wurlitzer	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	2019
*Midnight In Mayfair*	Alex Jones	First Universalist Church, Buffalo NY 3/13 Hope-Jones	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	2019
*Somewhere In Time*	Nathan Avakian	Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda NY 3/16 Wurlitzer	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	2019
Cheek To Cheek/Top Hat	Simon Gledhill	Clemens Centre, Buffalo NY 4/32 Wurlitzer-Marr & Colton	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	1961
*Her Name Is Mary*	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS131)	2018
*Sweet Sue*	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua (201801)	2018

Episode 386 – Up Beat

On this weeks show John Leeming is in a rhythmical mood, so get your dancing shoes! Artists include Robert Wolfe, Bryan Rodwell, Billy Nalle, Tom Hazleton and more!

Music Played

There’s No Business Like Show Business	Tom Hazleton	Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA 5/28 Möller	Arkay Records (AR 1076)	1983
Rock Around the Clock/ Opus One/In the Mood	Robert Wolfe	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Delta Music (CD 6021)	1996
They Were Doing the Mambo	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	Private Recording	1954
Mr Sandman	Vic Hammett	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Doric Records (DO 1401)	c1972
I Want to Be Happy	William Davies	Granada Kingston, London 3c/10 Wurlitzer	EMI MFP Records (50118)	1974
Hot Dog	David Gray	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	David Gray (dg 0001)	2018
The Alley Cat	Lenny Dee	Hammond & drummer	Brunswick Records (STA 8578)	1964
Cochita	Don French	Oriental Theatre, Portland OR 3/13 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR O009)	c1960’s
Keep Your Sunny Side Up	Harry Farmer & Rhythm Ensemble	Hammond & Combo	Decca Records (DFE 6219)	c1950
Marie	Billy Nalle & Ray Mosca (drums)	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	RCA Victor (LPM-1521)	1957
Cherokee	Bryan Rodwell	Assembly Hall, Walthamstow Hammond Concorde	Private Recording	1975

Episode 385 – Cancer Research Fundraiser (On-Demand)

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Music Played

Tunes In Contrast: Moonlight In Vermont/It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)/September In The Rain/Bugle Call Rag/I Cover The Waterfront

1960’s: Those Were The Days/Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me/Apache/Telstar/How Do You Do It?/I Will Wait For You/Quando, Quando, Quando/Can’t Buy Me Love

I’ll See You Again

All tracks played live on Hammond M100 on Monday 23rd November 2020

Episode 384 – Star Organist Showcase – Encore!

On this weeks show we don’t have one star organist, but many! Damon looks back over the special programs he’s recorded and has picked a few tracks that either weren’t broadcast or we haven’t heard since they were!

Music Played

Sirocco/At The Balalaika/Rio Chambira	David Lowe	Victoria Hall, Saltaire 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
East Of The Sun	Iain McGlinchey	Paramount 450 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2019
Stevie Wonder Selection: For Once In My Life/Isn’t She Lovely?/I Just Called To Say I Love You	Mark Laflin	Barry Earl Residence, Leighton Buzzard 3/16 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
Harlem Nocturne	Simon Gledhill	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	TOEnc Recording	2015
Sweet Georgia Brown/The Original Dixieland One Step/Mack The Knife	Robert Wolfe	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2018

Episode 383 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Distant Airwaves

On this weeks show Nigel Ogden back with music from the airwaves, or at-least they were in the distant past! Gems on this show include contributions from George Blackmore, Reginald Dixon, Harold Nash, Charles Smart and more!

Music Played

Title	Artist	Organ	Info.	Year
El Cicada	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1958
Calcutta	George Blackmore	Empire Leicester Square, London 4/20 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1960
You Were Meant For Me/Manhattan/You Can’t Stop Me From Dreaming	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1975
Ballet Selection: Can Can (Rossini)/Waltz From ‘Coppelia’/Finale From ‘Dance Of The Hours’	Ernest Braodbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1975
Popgun Patrol	Bryan Rodwell	Gaumont Coventry 3c/9 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1960
Dizzy Fingers	Charles Smart	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1958
Let Yourself Go/???	Harold Smart	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1965
The Wing Commander	Harold Nash	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1956

Episode 382 – So What’s New?

On this weeks show Damon provides some escapism from the worlds woes with a show of new additions to the archive! Artists include Walt Strony, Tom Sheen, Jim Riggs and more!

Music Played

Le Jazz Hot	Neil Jensen	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/25 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10495)
Stardust	Walt Strony	Organ Stop Pizza, Phoenix AZ 4/29 Wurlitzers	Organ Stop Pizza (OSP-104)	1978
A Warner Bros Potpourri – a) Sittin’ On The Backyard Fence b) The Shadow Waltz c) Pettin’ In The Park d) I’m Like A Fish Out Of Water e) Forty Second Street	Jim Riggs	Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland CA 3/13 Wurlitzer Hybrid	Jim Riggs (WRA1-165)	1985
Watch What Happens	Don Simmons	Organ Grinder Restaurant, Portland, Oregon 4/38 Wurlitzer	Sound Productions (DS-OG)
Meditation	Tom Hazleton	St. Mary Of The Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/24 Howell-Wurlitzer	Arkay Enterprises (AR 1044)
Moonlight In Vermont	Tom Sheen	Richard Loderhouse Studio NY 4/38 Wurlitzer	Renwick Records (MO8P-0175)	1961
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)	Lyn Larsen	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Bill Armstrong Pty. Ltd.

Episode 381 – Gothic Design

On this weeks show we are pretty spooked out as its Halloween! We present everything from Ghosts & Specters in Haunted Ballroom’s to the Gothic Phantom himself….We recommend you don’t listen to this show on your own at night….

Music Played

Intro Music: Enter The Phantom	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	The Scoring House	2012
Gothic Design	Nigel Ogden	Manchester Cathedral 4m Harrison & Harrison Ltd	Cavendish Music (CAV CD63)	1994
Ghostbusters	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Music Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal-Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
The Haunted Ballroom	Simon Gledhill	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 205)	1994
The Phantom Of The Opera/The Music Of The Night	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD123)	2005
Ghost Riders in the Sky	Lyn Larsen & Tony Fenelon	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-108)
Spectre On The Spree!	Bobby Pagan & Louis Mordish	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	Digital Gramophone Company	1952
Suite Gothique: IV. Toccata	Carlo Curley	Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia PA 4/106 Skinner	Decca ‎(458 364-2)	1998

Episode 380 – Christie Showcase

On this weeks show John Leeming throws a spotlight on Christie organs. They were built by Hill, Norman & Beard and have a reputation for being quite quirky!

Music Played

Tangerine	Vic Hammett	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Private Recording	1963
Little Red Monkey	John Mann	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/9 Christie	Grosvenor Records (GRS1114)	1981
Around The Marble Arch/Cuckoo In The Nest	George Blackmore	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	Private Recording	1964
To A Wild Rose	Byron Jones	Astra Theatre, Llandudno 3/8 Christie	Grosvenor Records (GRS1169)	1985
Five Foot Two (Eyes Of Blue)	Frank Fowler	ex. Servicemen’s Club, Stotfold 3/10 Christie	John Christie Ltd (3003)	1981
Dainty Miss	David Shepherd	Regal Eastleigh 3c/8 Christie	Private Recording	1977
12th Street Rag	Noel Briggs	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Private Recording	1973
A Kiss In The Dark	Walt Strony	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	Private Recording	1084
Rhapsody In Blue	Georges Ghestem & Georges Tzipine Orchestra	Gaumont Palace, Paris 4/15 Christie	Editions Hortus (Hortus 160)	2020

Episode 379 – Star Organist Showcase

Music Played

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore/I’m Beginning To See The Light	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2014
My Romance	David Lobban	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	TOEnc Recording	2015
Punch And Judy Polka	Trevor Bolshaw	Congregational Church, Beer 2/6 Wurlizter	TOEnc Recording	2018
Without A Song	Keith Beckingham	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn Hammond Organ	TOEnc Recording	2018
1960’s Selection: Side Saddle/Here, There and Everywhere/Help/A Hard Days Night/Yesterday/China Tea/Roulette/Enjoy Yourself	Nicholas Martin	Victoria Hall, Saltaire 3/11 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2017