Part 9 of a series about Joe Venuti (1903-1978), the first prominent jazz violin player. His friend and colleague, guitar player Eddie Lang, passed away in 1933 which left Venuti to continue on his own. He was a well-appreciated freelance musician and continued to make many records. Today, American and European recordings and parts of a radio broadcast, 1934 to 1939.

Hans Dulfer presents his favourite music, supplemented with juicy anecdotes.

This week, new tracks by Badbadnotgood, Quantic, Baron Retif & Concepcion Perez, Michael J Collins, Molo and many others plus two classic boombap tracks by El da Sensei and D.I.T.C. and also a classic by Billy Cobham (because of his EU tour)!

In 1959, Englishman Neil Ardley (1937-2004) moved from Bristol to London, after finishing his chemistry studies. He had already been performing in various groups at university, playing the saxophone and the piano. He wrote his first arrangement in 1964, which he brought to The New Jazz Orchesra. Not long after that, he became conductor of said orchestra. As time went on he started writing longer pieces, such as A Symphony of Amaranths.