The Ride of the Valkyries, by Richard Wagner, in a classic recording with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic. Illustrations are by Arthur Rackham. “One golden summer in adolescence…I heard the ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ on a gramophone and saw Arthur Rackham’s illustrations to The Ring.” (CSLewis) The music: probably the most famous and instantly [...]
Norman Granz “Jazz at the Philharmonic” Poplar Town Hall, UK Weds 30th November 1966 – BBC TV “Woman, You Must Be Crazy” (Aaron Walker) “Goin’ To Chicago Blues” (Aaron Walker) w/ Dizzy Gillespie, Teddy Wilson, Louis Bellson, Clark Terry, Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Moody, Benny Carter and Bob Cranshaw.
Norman Granz “Jazz at the Philharmonic” Poplar Town Hall, UK Weds 30th November 1966 – BBC TV “Woman, You Must Be Crazy” (Aaron Walker) “Goin’ To Chicago Blues” (Aaron Walker) w/ Dizzy Gillespie, Teddy Wilson, Louis Bellson, Clark Terry, Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Moody, Benny Carter and Bob Cranshaw.
