In the Wilderness - Strings Around Autumn - 10/07/25

A guitar or two; likewise bass; some sweet violins to circle Charlie “the Bird” Parker; and one mighty viola in a starring role! Plus a pair of trombones, a poem by Makoto Ōoka, the magnificent voice of Betty Carter, and a nod to Ray Bradbury on the 70th anniv of The October Country because, hey, it’s Halloween, too! Neil Molloy hosts. 

Show archive: https://kxrw.fm/inthewilderness/

Meet your DJ:

https://buymeacoffee.com/tmolloy 

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Fun (?) reading: 

Emotions in the Dark: A history of late-night French radio https://hal.science/hal-04906046/document 

S O U N D S   B Y : 

Roswell Rudd & David Oquendo  Autumn Nocturne (El Encuentro, Mojito)

Charlie Parker  Autumn in New York (Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes, Verve)

Nobuko Imai w/Saito Kinen Orchestra/Ozawa  A String Around Autumn (Takemitsu: Orchestral Works, Philips)  

Betty Carter  September Song (I’m Yours, You’re Mine, Verve)

Autumnfair  Naomi (The October Country, Nate Starkman & Son)  

Thomas Fryland w/Bernt Rosengren & Doug Raney  'Tis Autumn (Songs in My Heart, Music Mecca)