The Organist Encores

Episode 227 – Magnificent Medleys

On this week’s show Damon has an extended show featuring tracks that would in some cases be too long to play on a normal show. Artists include Nigel Ogden, Simon Gledhill, John Atwell and many more!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
‘Guys And Dolls’ Selection: Guys And Dolls/I’ll Know/A Bushel And A Peck/If I Were A Bell/More I Cannot Wish You/Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat/Luck Be A Lady/I’ve Never Been In Love Before	Simon Gledhill	Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee WI 4/39 Kimbal	Simon Gledhill & Kimbal Theatre Organ Society	2000
Annie Selection:It’s A Hard-Knock Life/Maybe/I Don’t Need Anything But You/Tomorrow/You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile	Robert Wolfe	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records	1990
Selections From The Band Wagon:New Sun In The Sky/You And The Night And The Music/I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans/Dancing In The Dark/Thats Entertainment	John Atwell	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/11 Wurlitzer	JAmusic	2010
Mrs Henderson Presents Selection: The Girl In The Little Green Hat/All The Things You Are/I’ll String Along With You/Sails Of The Windmill/Goody Goody	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Recordings Ltd	2008
A Gus Kahn Cavalcade:Flying Down To Rio/My Buddy/Makin’ Whoopee/You Stepped Out Of A Dream/Orchids In The Moonlight/Love Me Or Leave Me/San Francisco	John Giacchi	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music	2000

Episode 226 – Leicester Square Looks Round

On this week’s show Damon takes a look at the Magnificent 5 Manual Compton its the Odeon Leicester Square. This show features rare recordings of John Howlett, David Shepherd and Gerald Shaw, as well as new material from a new CD, recorded by current house organist, Donald MacKenzie.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Calling All Workers/Knightsbridge March	Dudley Savage	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: William Moore	1980
In Olden Tymes	John Howlett	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: Marie Coleman née Howlett	1958
Rickshaw Ride	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: Damon Cox	c1968
Too Late Now	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Concert Recording	1968
Glasgow Fair	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: Damon Cox	c1967
Turn Ye to Me	David Shepherd	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: John Leeming	1981
Secret Love	Ronald Curtis	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/19 Compton	Dene Records	1992
The Genius Of George Gershwin: S’ Wonderful/Embraceable You/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Love Walked In/Oh! Lady Be Good/Fascinating Rhythm	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua	2018

Episode 225 – Pizza & Pipes

On this week’s show John Leeming takes us on a tour of pizza and pipes. So sit back and enjoy the sound and style of music associated with many of the Pizza Parlours in the US and UK.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Another Openin’ Another Show	Walt Strony	Organ Stop Pizza, Phoenix 4/27 Wurlitzer	Organ Stop Pizza	1978
King Cotton March	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa 4/50 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises	1996
My Funny Valentine	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa 4/82 Wurlitzer	Organ Stop Pizza	1998
The Birth Of The Blues	Vic Hammett	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Doric Recording	c1972
I Get A Kick Out Of You	Dan Bellomy	Uncle Milt’s Pizza Co. 3/18 Wurlitzer	Milt K Recordings	c1990
I Only Have Eyes For You/Let’s Face The Music And Dance	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Thorpe 3/18 Compton	Causeway Recordings	c2012
I’ll Buy That Dream	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions	199?
That’s All	Don Simmons	Organ Grinder, Portland 4/51 Wurlitzer	Sound Productions	c1981

Episode 224 – Charles Leeds The Music

On this week’s show we have raided the archive and bring you another classic broadcast. Charles Smitton was very much associated with the two Manchester Wurlitzers, but in this case he’s travelled across the country to Leeds. Where else than the Odeon with it’s 3/19 Wurlitzer. So sit back and enjoy Charles’ excellent musicianship on one of the country’s best organs.

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Signature Tunes: Estrellita

Sousa Marches On

Destiny

Rhumbalina

Dance Of The Blue Marionettes

Melody And Rhythm: Zing! Went The Strings Of My Herat/Charmaine/The Hola Hoop Song/Its All In the Game/More Than Ever/Dance Everyone, Dance

‘White Horse Inn’ Selection

Signature Tunes: Estrellita

Originally broadcast on 6th November 1958. Recording taken from the DMC Collection.

Episode 223 – Every Day I’m Shufflin’

This weeks show is another mixed bag of theatre organ favourites. Want to know the reason why? Listen to find out!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
That Certain Party	Vic Hammett	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Doric Recording	c1972
Intermezzo	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions	2011
It Ain’t Necessarily So	Barry Baker	Ron Wehmeier Residence, Cincinnati, OH 4/33 Wurlitzer	BLB Production	1995
I Let Song Go Out of My Heart	Buddy Cole	Studio Hammond Organ	Jasmine Records	2011
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Wurlitzer Hall, Leisure Centre, Woking 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound	1995
Cha Cha Cha: Come Dance With Me/Ja-Da	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records	2001
One-Zy Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy)	Donnie Rankin	Civic Theatre, Akron OH 3/19 Wurlitzer	Donnie Rankin	2009
I Wish You Love	Tom Hazleton	Campbell Store 3/25 Wurlitzer	Pipe Organ Presentations	2006
Aba Daba Honeymoon	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc	1994

Episode 222 – Kew The Music

On this weeks show Damon takes a listen to the golden tones of the Wurlitzer now installed in the Brentford Musical museum near Kew Bridge. This Wurlitzer originally hailed from the Regal/ABC Kingston-Upon-Thames where it was made famous by Joseph Seal.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Jerome Kern Favourites:Look For The Silver Lining/She Didn’t Say Yes/All The Things You Are/I Won’t Dance /The Waltz In Swingtime	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Parlaphone	c1955
Moonglow	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records	1968
High Heals	David Shepherd	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records	1983
La Mer	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound	c1995
Marie Elena	Chris Barber	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Musical Museam	2018
Side Saddle/China Tea/Lucky Five/Black & White Rag	Nicholas Martin	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	The Organist Encores	2015

Episode 221 – A Deeper Delve

On this weeks show John Leeming delves a little deeper into his archive and pulled from it some unexpected tracks from artists rarely heard!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Orient Express	Jack Helyer	Ritz/Odeon, Nottingham 4/20 Conacher	Crystal Records	1968
Moonglow	Frank Gordon	Odeon, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records	1977
Mood Sultry	Billy Nalle	Auditorium, Rochester, NY 4/23 Wurlitzer	Telarc Records	1977
Moonlight Serenade	Geoff Stephenson	Kitchen Bros, Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records	c1975
About a Quarter to Nine/Young and Healthy	Craig Boswell	Ashorne Hall, Warwickshire 3/13 Compton	Ashorne Hall	c1995
Adventure	John Walker	Studio recording Yamaha FX20, D85, C605	Paravel Records	1983
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans	John Stewart	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	c1974
Midnight in Mayfair	Reginald Liversidge	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records	c1971
I’ve Got a Crush on You	Tom Sheen	Joe Spurr Studio, Chicago 2/11 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording	c1968

Episode 220 – Love Is Here To Stay

Love is very much the favour of this weeks show, what with valentines yesterday. So on this week’s show Damon presents songs with Love in mind, particularly those lush romantic ballads that work so well on the larger instruments.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
I’m In Love For The Very First Time	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genève 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017
Love Is Here To Stay	Michael Wooldridge	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2003
Beguine: I Love You	Dick Leibert	Richard Loderhouse Studio NY 4/34 Wurlitzer	Westminster Records	1962
Secret Love	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes	1988
I Wish You Love	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Brothers	1963
So In Love	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts	1994
A Gal In Calico/Almost Like Being In Love	Kevin Morgan	Granada Studio Tours Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital	1998

Episode 219 – Shaw Favourites

On this week’s show we have raided the archive and bring to you another classic broadcast. This time played by that Duchess Master – Gerald Shaw. Gerald was very much associated with the beautiful 5 manual Compton in the Odeon Leicester Square and that is where this broadcast is being played from. So sit back as Gerald plays in his own imitable style!

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A Song Of Home

Brazil

By A Sleepy Lagoon

Whisky Galore

Donkey Serenade

El Cabalo

Horses Box

Thanks For The Memory

How Do You Do It?

The Happy Whistler

Spanish Gypsy Dance

A Song Of Home

Originally broadcast on an unknown date – probably early 60’s. Recording taken from the DMC Collection.

Episode 218 – And It’s About Time Too!

On this week’s show Damon plays tracks from artists that haven’t had an outing on the show in a while.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Cherokee	Arnold Loxan	AVRO Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	1986
Darn That Dream	Ashley Miller	Private Studio, Hollywood CA 4/22 Wurlitzer	Film Technology Company Inc	1987
Blue Goose Rag	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 +G.P Wurlitzer	JBCD	c2000
Shadows On The Seine	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 +G.P Wurlitzer	EMI Records	1978
Ken Dodd Memories: Happiness/Love Is Like A Violin/Tears/Happiness	Donald Mackenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5/17+Mel Compton	Musiqua	2007
The Nearness Of You	Cathrine Drummond	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	C.D Records	2003
Take Five	Jelani Eddington	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington, DE 3/66 Kimball	RJE Productions	2014
Everything’s In Rhythm With My Heart	David Lobban	Organ Grinder, Toronto 3m Wurlitzer	DMCD Archives	c1980s