Episode 21 – Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet

Watch Episode 21 Commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945, ending World War II and unleashing the atomic age. Our feelings about that momentous event have evolved over time, from triumph to uncertainty to horror – and our music has reflected those changes: country songs with pride and religious fervor, pop songs with dark humor and irony, folksongs of protest, jazz and classical both elevated and discordant, reflecting the anxieties of a world facing potential nuclear extinction. This month’s show presents a powerful selection of musical expression, addressing the stark memory that still hangs over our heads 80 years later.

Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet Produced By

Jack Cochran

Pamela Falkenberg

Purly Rae Gates

Seth Handelman

James Kahn

Harriet Korim

Mark Lagerwey

Warren Senders

SONG CREDITS – EPISODE 21: Hiroshima Anniversary

Podcast Theme excerpted from ‘Back To Life’

Recorded at Autumn Leaf Studios – Nashua, New Hampshire

Saxophones, Guitars – Seth Handelman

Bass, Drum track – Alan J. King

Recording Engineer: Alan J. King

What Have They Done To The Rain?

Voice, Guitar – Malvina Reynolds

Originally Released 1967

Used by permission

Atomic Jazz Segments

Buchanan Brothers – “Atomic Power” (Bronco Buster – CD 9018)

Golden Gate Quartet – “Atom and Evil” (Columbia – 37236)

Charles Mingus – “Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me” (“Oh Yeah” Atlantic LP 1377)

Sun Ra – “Nuclear War” (Y Records RA 1)

Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra

Tragedy – Futility
Survivor Tales
Hope

(“Hiroshima: Rising From The Abyss –

True Life Jazz – TLE 1000082)

When I Was Most Beautiful

Lyrics by Noriko Ibaragi, Music by Pete Seeger.

Susan Fisher – Voice, Piano

Our Power

Music and English lyrics by Rena Branson

Hebrew from Jewish liturgy

From the album “Love Is the Ground,” released September 18, 2022

Vox: Rena Branson, Rachel Chang, Anat Halevy Hochberg, Aly Halpert, Marques Hollie, Greyson Kirn, Batya Levine, Marni Loffman, Dr. Megan Pamela Ruth Madison, Zonía Moore, Carlos Santiago, Siyeh, Haydn Williams, Roxanna Wright, R’ May Ye

ASL Interpretation & Lead Signer: Kochava Lawson

ASL Support: Anne Lawson

Acoustic Guitar: Rachel Chang

Percussion: Jonathan Leibovic

Arrangement & Choral Direction: Anat Halevy Hochberg

Recording: Eric Bogacz (Spice House Sound)

Mix & Master: Don Godwin

Videography: UpperDeck Film

Cover Art: Sol Yael Weiss

Podcast Host: Warren Senders

Video/ Audio Support:

Outlier Moving Pictures – Pam Falkenberg and Jack Cochran