A listener request brings us folk songs from all over the world and we trace the path of a one-man recording operation to booming multimedia empire.
Elektra Records on Wikipedia
The Elektra Story by David Edwards, Mike Callahan and Patrice Eyries
Follow the Music by Jac Holzman, et. al.
Los Gitanillos de Cádiz: a sevilliana with a dancer.
A staple of your local thrift store-dollar bin, and a long-time favorite artist of Living in Hi-Fi, Herb Alpert! All the upbeat, easy-listening brass you can handle, and some trivia about Herb Alpert’s diverse artistic interests.
Going Places on AppleMusic
Going Places on Amazon
Going Places LP on Music Direct
Herb Alpert on Wikipedia
Oscar-winning animated short featuring "Spanish Flea" and Tijuana Taxi"
This week’s episode we feature a listener contribution! Pour yourself a margarita and settle in for some lively Tex-Mex accordion.
Return of El Parche on AppleMusic
Return of El Parche on Amazon
Steve Jordan on Wikipedia
Steve Jordan on NPR
Steve Jordan in Born in East LA with Cheech Marin
This album could totally have been made today by some earnest hipsters. It could be you and your neighbor who home-brews playing jugs and washboards on the porch. But no! It’s from 1964. A playful and timeless album of early jazz, blues, and folk tunes.
We love Halloween! A rather silly impression of Bela Lugosi as Dracula introduces a solid hard bop jazz album from 1958.
Philly Joe Jones drum solo (maybe with Thelonius Monk?)