#1327 – LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE – 11/4/2019
A lot of songs on this list remind me of my brief but
eventful years on the radio at WWUH. I learned a lot about life, people,
loyalty and music. This one always remind me of those days because it features
Toots Thielemans, the late Belgian harmonica maestro.
When I was at ‘UH we had a huge classical and jazz following.
They still do, actually. Anyway, I learned about Toots during my tenure at ‘UH
well, before he showed up gracing this tune from “An Innocent Man”. The vinyl
library at WWUH was spectacular and the REAL jazz DJs who knew their sh1te from
shinola schooled us younger lunkheads in the art of JAZZ. Stephane Grapelli,
Charles Mingus, Larry Coryell, Wayne Shorter, Brubeck, Trane, Monk, Miles,
Jackie McLean (whose daughter was a DJ while I was there). All names unfamiliar
to me until those kind people opened my ears.
One last time: “Broadcasting live from the Gengras Student
Union in West Hartford , we are WWUH 91.3 FM.
Your public alternative radio”. Drop by and give ‘em a listen.
1983
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