The Organist Encores

Episode 290 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Louis Mordish

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive and throw’s a spotlight on Louis Mordish who was a fine musician, but sadly has been forgotten by many.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Night Ride	Louis Mordish	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1988
St. Louis Blues/Castanets Of Granada	Louis Mordish	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1960’s
Knave Of Diamonds	Louis Mordish	Piano & Orchestra	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1934
Tea At Claridge’s	Louis Mordish	Claridge’s Hotel 4tet	SAVOY (00001)	1994
Waltz From Faust	Louis Mordish	Granada, Harrow, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1992
Eleanora	Louis Mordish	Conn 580	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1994
Gopak	Louis Mordish	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1980
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2	Louis Mordish	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Excelsior Music (LM1)	c80’s

Episode 289 – At Your Request

This week Damon plays your requests! Simple as that!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Powder Your Face With Sunshine	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 845)	1973
Even Now	John Mann	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/7 Christie	Grosvenor Records (GRS1114)	1981
Open Your Heart	Simon Gledhill	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	DTOS & Simon Gledhill (DTOS366P)	1996
Agadoo	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (EG 2402711)	1985
Down The Mall	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	John Bowdler (JB0010CD)	2012
Celes’ Theme	Damon Cox	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2019
Carioca	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording	c1960’s
Let’s Face The Music And Dance	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS-01W)	1971

Episode 288 – A Different Filling

This week Damon treats you to sandwich no. 3! This time its a little different as we combine the talents of British and Australian musicians for a contrast in flavour!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Cabaret	Tony Fenelon	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Festival Records (L 25052)	1973
So In Love	John Atwell	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/11 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM110)	2010
Waiting For The Robert E Lee/Carolina In The Morning/Toot, Toot, Tootsie!/I’m Sitting On Top Of The World	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 05)	2002
We’re Getting There	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
For Once In My Life/Isn’t She Lovely	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer		2012
How Long Has This Been Going On?	Richard Hills	Senate Detroit MI 4/34 Wurlitzer		2012
Journey Into Melody	John Giacchi	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music (MMM002)	2000
I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD002)	1995

On this week’s show John Leeming is visiting the states – specifically Los Angeles, where he’s recapping last years American Theatre Organ Society’s annual convention. Damon also pays tribute to Timothy Duckworth.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Summer Me, Winter Me	Dan Bellomy	Paramount, Brooklyn 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria Recordings (Cambria CD1108)	1987
Another Openin’ Another Show	Dave Wickerham	Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles 3/13 Barton	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Serenata	Pierre Fracalanza	Trousdale Castle, Los Angeles 3/26 Hybrid	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Jeepers Creepers	Alex Jones	Barnum Hall, Santa Monica 3/19 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Cuban Pete	Justin LaVoie	Whittier High School, Los Angeles 4/26 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Wake Up and Live	Chris Elliott	Founder’s Church, Los Angeles 4/31 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
The Flat Foot Floogie	David Gray	El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles 4/36 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Moon River	Mark Herman	Nathan Barr Studio, Los Angeles 3/19 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Good News	Jelani Eddington	Old Town Music Hall, El Secundo 4/27 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Mack the Knife	Phil Kelsall	Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel 3/17 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Auf Wiedersehen/I’ll See You Again	Ron Rhode	Old Town Music Hall, El Secundo 4/27 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018

Episode 286 – Melodies From Morgan

It’s star Organist time and this month we are very pleased to welcome Kevin Morgan with highlights from his first visit to the Worthing Wurlitzer. Kevin has recently retired from his teaching job and is now available for a full concert tour all year. Sit back and get your feet tappin!

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Music played

Signature Tune: Happy Days Are Here Again

Big Band Favourites: It Don’t Mean A Thing/Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/Sweet Georgia Brown/Thats A-Pleanty

Piano: To The Spring/Rustle Of Spring

‘Easter Parade’ Selection: Steppin’ Out With My Baby/A Fella With An Umbrella/A Couple Of Swells/It Only Happens When I Dance With You/Shakin’ The Blues Away/Easter Parade

All tracks played by Kevin Morgan on the 3/22 Wurlitzer in the Assembly Hall, Worthing. Recorded by Damon Cox using Sontronics STC-1S microphones, recorded with Zoom F8 Recorder and mixed with Adobe Audition. Thanks to Simon & Caroline Field for giving permission for this to be broadcast and for being so accommodating! Organ tuned by David Houlgate & Johnathan Adams.

Episode 285 – Desert Island Discs

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back and this time he puts Damon in the hot seat and ask’s him what he would take to the famous Desert Island. Tune in to find out on this extended show where Damon also has turned a year older!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
That Dangerous Game	The Barry Gray Orchestra	n/a	Silva Screen Records	2005
Thank You For Loving Me	Ronnie Carroll & The Bill McGuffie Quartet	n/a	Philips (BBL.7236)	1958
‘Shall We Dance?’ Selection: They All Laughed/Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Shall We Dance?/Slap That Bass	The Henry Mancini Pop’s Orchestra	n/a	RCA Victor	1992
I Concentrate On You	The Oscar Peterson Trio	n/a	Verve Records ‎(MG VS-6083)	1960
Rythm Time: Mais Oui/Come Prima/Old Pianna Rag/Apache/Charmaine/12th Street Rag	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Archive	1960
Moonlight In Vermont	Bryan Rodwell	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS116)	1988
Forty-Second Street	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Willie Tell?	Reginald Porter-Brown	Regal/ABC Torquay 3/11 Compton	Archive	1970

Episode 284 – American British Sandwich – Another Helping!

This week Damon treats you to another sandwich! It seems that the last one went down well, so it’s time for eight tracks – four American and four British. This time its a little mix of archive and current plus a track from Christian Cartwright’s new CD!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Tico Tico	Walt Strony	Organ Stop Pizza, Pheonix AZ 4/31 Wurlitzer	Organ Stop Pizza (OSP-8)	1984
One Morning In May	Hector Olivera	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/15 Page	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10313)	80’s
Five Foot Two,Eyes Of Blue/I’m Sitting On Top Of The World/Sweet Georgia Brown/Puttin’ On The Style	John Mann	Burtey Fen Collection 3/14 Compton	Burtey Fen Collection	2003
Stardust	Len Rawle	ABC/Ritz Ipswich 3/7 Wurlitzer	Ipswich light Organ Music Society (ILOMS40)	2007
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records(SCX 6387)	1970
Yesterday/A Hard Days Night	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/18 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks (PIP004)	2019
I Married An Angel	Bill Floyd	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Cook Records (Laboratories) (1150)	50’s
Who?	Frank Denke & Everett Nourse	Rodgers 36E & Style O Steinway Piano	Doric Recordings (1402)	70’s

Episode 283 – Spotlight on the Archives

On this week’s show John Leeming is back in the loft with music that will even entertain your cat!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Caravan/Solitude	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1964
Goodbye Blues/I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good/Don’t Blame Me	Eric Lord	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1970’s
Destiny/Remembrance	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private recording	1965
Simonetta	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	COS Tapes (COS122)	1995
The Juggler	George Welling	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1980’s
Georgia on My Mind	Trevor Bolshaw	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1980’s
What’s New?	Bob Wyatt	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Roulette Records (R25087)	1960
Kisses in the Dark	George Blackmore	Foort Touring Organ 5/27 Möller	Private recording	1962
Button Up Your Overcoat/Nice People/Change Partners and Dance/The Best Things in Life Are Free	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse, Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1987

Episode 282 – A Couple Of Swells

It’s star organist time, well, actually, this month we have two star organists! David Lowe and Adam Evans are two contrasting organist that complement each-other very well. Well you get to hear these two masters of the console on the Victoria Hall Saltire Wurlitzer with their own imitable styles!

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Music Played

Adam Evans:

Get Happy

There’s A Place In My Heart For You

Fly Me To The Moon

Sonata

David Lowe:

Gigolo

Spring Is Here/It Might As Well Be Spring/Spring, Spring, Spring

La Mer/Up A Lazy River

All tracks played by Adam Evans & David Lowe on the 3/12 Wurlitzer in The Victoria Hall Saltaire. Recorded by Damon Cox using Sontronics STC-1S microphones, recorded with Zoom F8 Recorder and mixed with Adobe Audition. Organ tuned and maintained David Lowe and members of the COS northern district. Thanks to Richard Stephenson for giving permission for this to be broadcast.

Episode 281 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: A Self Portrait

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive and pulls out a selection do tracks featuring himself at several organs in the UK – None of these tracks have been broadcast before and many Instruments have since moved on.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Time Marches On	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall, Wimbledon 3/13 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1983
Showtune Medley	Nigel Ogden	State Theatre, Grays 3/6 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1992
Dream Dance	Nigel Ogden	Old Independent Church, Haverhill, Suffolk 3m 41 Speaking Stops Binns	Nigel Ogden Archive	1990
Hungarian March	Nigel Ogden	Old Independent Church, Haverhill, Suffolk 3m 41 Speaking Stops Binns	Nigel Ogden Archive	1990
Royal Event/State Occasion	Nigel Ogden	Regal, Oswestry 4c/10 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1992
Overture: Il Tancredi	Nigel Ogden	Memorial Hall, Barry, Wales 4/15 Christie	Nigel Ogden Archive	c90’s