Digging again into the Transcriptions of 1940's and 1950's French Radio.The music of Gabriel Pierne` this week, as performed by The Pierre Jamet String Quintet, featuring Pierre Jamet on Harp, in a performance of Pierne's Variations Libres et Finale op. 51. Recorded by French Radio in 1955, and as far as I know, not re-issued in any form.

Gabriel Pierne` was a prolific composer, but during his lifetime he was equally well known as a conductor whose legendary recordings of the 1920's and 30's were sought after for years by collectors. They've been reissued at various times over the years. While Pierne` the composer underwent a period of obscurity, being overshadowed by his contemporaries Ravel, Debussy, Satie and Stravinsky. But time has shone a little more light on the lesser luminaries of the period, and the music of Pierne` has been getting performed and recorded more regularly of late.

A nice closer to the weekend.

(Billy Boy Arnold - Man with a Harp)

Staying with the spirit of live music this week, but doing it in the studio for a change. Blues giant Billy Boy Arnold doing a live session for John Peel at the BBC on October 5, 1977.

Nice batch of tracks to put you in the mood to unwind from another insane day.

. .and while you're at it . . .pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters . . .thank you,thank you,thank you . . .