On this week’s show John Leeming shows us yet again how well the theatre organ blends with other instruments and performers. John has an extensive archive so we get to delve into some delightful lesser heard tracks on this show!
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Music Played
Rock Around The Clock | Lyn Larsen with Jack Bethards & His Orchestra | Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton CA 4/37 Wurlitzer | Beldale Records (CD421) | 2000 |
Dizzy Fingers | Louise Macdonald & Stanley Wyllie | Gransha High School, Bangor, County Down 3/8 Compton | Private Recording | 1985 |
Slow Boat to China | Organ Grinder’s Swing (Robin Richmond) | Hammond | Private Recording | 1945 |
The Little Boy | Pierre Palla & Frank van Schaik | AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton | Decca Records (AM 958) | 1949 |
On Green Dolphin Street | Bert van den Brink | Broadcast Music Centre, Hilversum, Holland 4/20 Standaart-Compton | YouTube | 2020 |
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | BBC Big Band & Bryan Rodwell | Hammond | Private Recording | 1983 |
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | Charlie Balogh | Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer | ERB Enterprises (ERB-120) | 2011 |
An Earful of Music/Fall In and Follow Me/Temptation Rag/Ship Ahoy | Robinson Cleaver & Theatre Organ Club Vocal | Abbey Road EMI Studios 3/9 Compton | TOC-NTOT Productions (NLM104) | 1978 |