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In 1952 Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star.
- Added: Mar 12, 2020
- Length: 59:00
We're picking up the thread of a long conversation with Gunther Schuller. He’s the man who first mapped a Third Stream of “jazzical” music between ...
- Added: Mar 25, 2014
- Length: 33:10
- Purchases: 4
Coleman Hawkins was known as "Hawk" or "Bean" among his contemporaries because of his keen intellect and ingenious approach to common tunes. He was...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 08, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2
Among the many names adopted for the clarinet during the early years of jazz, the “noodle” is possible the most catchy. Feature are Johnny Dodds, B...
Bought by WDCB
- Added: Aug 28, 2012
- Length: 58:54
- Purchases: 1
The dynamic duo work of cornet Bix Beiderbecke and saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer was one of the greatest in early jazz. Their first recording dates...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 58:53
IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...
- Added: Mar 09, 2009
- Length: 54:15
One-hour special explores the "Philly Sound" and the artists who put it on the map.
Bought by KCNP, KPSQ-LP, WSKG, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Harford Community Radio and more
- Added: Feb 04, 2009
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 28
Musicians routinely sing about love--love in bloom and love gone bad. But there's another songwriting tradition as well--the political or protest ...
Bought by WORLDcompass.org, WFHB, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Oct 27, 2008
- Length: 58:31
- Purchases: 3
"a rich tapestry of music, interviews and sound" - Phil Corriveau, Wisconsin Public Radio
Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSUT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more
- Added: Feb 02, 2006
- Length: 58:50
- Purchases: 67
