Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Garland, David, 1954-
2. Wilder, Alec
3. Saunders, John (Pianist)
4. Wayne, Bernie
5. Zappa, Frank
6. Scott, Raymond, 1908-1994
7. Maxwell, Robert, 1921-
8. Magne, Michel
9. Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963
10. Queffélec, Anne, 1948-
11. Carroll, Jimmy
12. Miller, Mitch
13. Merrill, Reggie
14. Gross, Walter (Pianist)
15. McKay, Stuart
16. Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.
17. Alec Wilder Octet, performer
18. Woods (Jazz group), performer
19. Ensemble Modern, performer
20. Raymond Scott Quintet, performer
21. Wooden Indians (Musical group), performer
22. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
23. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 62 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. David Garland plays music with silly titles.

Uniform title

1. Spinning on air (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Silly titles
2. Neurotic goldfish.
3. Those who live by the swordfish, die by the swordfish.
4. What a way to run a railroad!
5. You're just a cucumber.
6. Leaky faucet.
7. Dog breath variations.
8. Uncle Meat.
9. Girl in the magnesium dress.
10. Girl with the light blue hair.
11. Dinner music for a pack of hungry cannibals.
12. Bumpy weather over Newark.
13. Accidental slip on an Oriental rug.
14. Injury music for football games.
15. Carillon dans l'eau bouillante.
16. Disc jockey toccata.

Subject

1. Jazz
2. Piano music
3. Surrealism and music
4. Harp with instrumental ensemble

Contents

1. Spinning on air theme -- Opening remarks (D. Garland, host) -- Authentic flabby preludes for a dog / E. Satie ([Anne] Queffélec, piano) -- Neurotic goldfish / A. Wilder (Alec Wilder Octet, featuring Jimmy Carroll, clarinet ; Mitch Miller, oboe ; Reggie Merrill, bass clarinet ; Walter Gross, harpsichord) -- Those who live by the swordfish die by the swordfish ; What a way to run a railroad! ; You're just a cucumber / J. Saunders (from the 1955 album Reap the wild winds) (Stuart McKay and His Woods) -- The leaky faucet (from the 1950's album A man and his music) / B. Wayne -- The dog breath variations ; Uncle Meat ; The girl in the magnesium dress (from the 1993 album The yellow shark) / F. Zappa (Frank Zappa ; Ensemble Modern) -- The girl with the light blue hair (live radio recording at the Hotel Brunswick, Boston, Mass., on Nov. 25, 1941) / R. Scott -- Dinner music for a pack of hungry cannibals (from the 1937 album Reckless nights and Turkish twilights) / R. Scott (Raymond Scott Quintette) -- Bumpy weather over Newark (from the album Celebration on the planet Mars: A tribute to Raymond Scott (1908-1944)) / R. Scott (The Wooden Indians) -- Accidental slip on an Oriental rug ; Injury music for football games (from the 1950's album Hi-Fi harp) / R. Maxwell (Robert Maxwell, His Harp and His Orchestra) -- Carillion dans l'eau bouillante = Bell in boiling water (from the 1959 album Musique Tachiste) / M. Magne -- Disc jockey toccata (from the 1955 album Smart Alec) / A. Templeton -- Excerpt from Dried up Embryos / E. Satie ; Closing remarks (D. Garland)

Call number

1. *LDC 50940

Note

1. WNYC inventory no.: WNYC-SPIN-1996-05-07; Catalog: 56133.

Event (note)

1. Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. on May 7, 1996.

Source (note)

1. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ;

Title

1. Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 1996-05-07 [sound recording] : Silly tites [i.e. titles].

Imprint

1. May 7, 1996.

Playing time

1. 010207

Event

1. Broadcast on WNYC, New York, N. Y. on May 7, 1996.

Source

1. Gift; WNYC (Radio station : New York, N. Y.) ; 2007.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Garland, David, 1954- host.
2. Wilder, Alec, composer.
3. Saunders, John (Pianist), composer.
4. Wayne, Bernie, composer.
5. Zappa, Frank, composer.
6. Scott, Raymond, 1908-1994, composer.
7. Maxwell, Robert, 1921- composer.
8. Magne, Michel, composer.
9. Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963, composer.
10. Queffélec, Anne, 1948- performer.
11. Carroll, Jimmy, performer.
12. Miller, Mitch, performer.
13. Merrill, Reggie, performer.
14. Gross, Walter (Pianist), performer.
15. Wayne, Bernie, performer.
16. Maxwell, Robert, 1921- performer.
17. McKay, Stuart.
18. Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Véritables préludes flasques (pour un chien)
19. Satie, Erik, 1866-1925. Embryons desséchés. Selections.
20. Alec Wilder Octet, performer.
21. Woods (Jazz group), performer.
22. Ensemble Modern, performer.
23. Raymond Scott Quintet, performer.
24. Wooden Indians (Musical group), performer.
25. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
26. WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor. NN-RHA

Added title

1. Neurotic goldfish.
2. Those who live by the swordfish, die by the swordfish.
3. What a way to run a railroad!
4. You're just a cucumber.
5. Leaky faucet.
6. Dog breath variations.
7. Uncle Meat.
8. Girl in the magnesium dress.
9. Girl with the light blue hair.
10. Dinner music for a pack of hungry cannibals.
11. Bumpy weather over Newark.
12. Accidental slip on an Oriental rug.
13. Injury music for football games.
14. Carillon dans l'eau bouillante.
15. Disc jockey toccata.

Research call number

1. *LDC 50940