RADIOLA!

RADIOLA! is a program of early pop and jazz--music that shimmers with wit and levity, and beats with the pulse of life.

The music of the 1920s and 1930s has a lightness and a vitality totally lacking in other musical realms. Also, it could be sophisticated, smart, and funny. It is not the over-processed, demographically-targeted pop of later years. It was all in one take, all on one mike, spontaneous, and totally in the moment. Hence it is still fresh, joyous, and new, even today.

The program is drawn from Andy Senior's sprawling and unwieldy collection of CDs, LPs, and 78s. You'll hear Satchmo and Bing, but also such neglected greats as Annette Hanshaw, Jabbo Smith, and Joe Robichaux, among dozens of others. And all presented in a lighthearted manner, as befits the spirit of the music.