Walt's Wonders #1928
…sharing music and conversation with the notable American theatre organist Walt Strony.
Hour 1
COLE PORTER: From this moment on (Wurlitzer/Gilson Studio, Madison, WI) WSOC-1
JOHN LENNON & PAUL McCARTNEY: Eleanor Rigby. JIMMY LEACH: Smash and Grab (Wurlitzer/Berkeley Community Theatre, CA) Nor-CalTOS 101
EARLE HAGEN: Harlem Nocturne –Simon Gledhill (Wurlitzer/Castro Theatre, San Francisco, CA) Clout 421
LEO ROBIN & RALPH RAINGER: Look what I’ve got/Thank heaven for you –Jim Riggs (Wurlitzer/Paramount Theater, Oakland, CA) RTR 103
CLARENCE MUSE & LEON RENÉ: I’m beginning to see the light (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippe Music Salon, Barrington, IL) WSOC-4
HAROLD ARLEN: The man that got away. JEROME KERN: Who? –Billy Nalle (Wurlitzer/Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn, NY) Project 3 5053
KURT WEILL: My ship, fr Lady in the dark. BILLY JOEL: Root Beer Rag (Wurlitzer/Krughoff Residence, Downers Grove, IL) DSC 52290
Filler – PORTER: I concentrate on you – Jim Riggs (see above)
Hour 2
AARON COPLAND: Hoedown, fr Rodeo (Wurlitzer/St. Mary of the Lake Auditorium, Mundelein, IL) WSOC-2
COLE PORTER: Just one of those things –John Seng (Mundelein, IL) Pipes & Palaces 51193
PORTER: My heart belongs to daddy –John Seng (Mundelein, IL) Pipe Organ Presentations 113
EROLL GARNER: Misty –Bobby Hackett, cornet; John Seng (Wurlitzer/Loderhose Studio, Jamaica, NY) Sony 26656
THOMAS ‘FATS’ WALLER: Ain’t Misbehavin’. LEROY ANDERSON: Serenata (Morton/Kautz Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA) KS-2
LILLIAN GLANVILLE & HAYDN WOOD: I love to hear you singing (Wurlitzer/Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL) WSOC-2
CHRIS SMITH: Confessin’ –Jesse Crawford (Wurlitzer/Paramount Studio, NYC) Piping Hot 2008
ERIC COATES: Knightsbridge March, fr London Suite –Chris Elliott (Wurlitzer/Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton, CA) CPE 106
WALTER STRONY: Variations on I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener (Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington, IL) WSOC-4
Filler – STRONY: Improvisation on Shenandoah –Walt Strony (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippe Music Salon, Barrington, IL) WSOC-1
Unless otherwise indicated, today’s performances all feature our special guest, Walt Strony.
