PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

600 results


Perry Bradford's Jazz Phools
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Race Record label
Singer, songwriter, pianist, singer and vaudeville and minstrel performer Perry Bradford, forever changed the sound of American popular music by co...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Belles of the Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Alberta Hunter
The four blues vocalists in this hour are not well known. That certainly doesn’t mean they aren’t worthy of praise and recognition: Alberta Hunter...

Bought by KMUW, KBBI Alaska, WMMT, WJSU, and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
120819 Before they were...
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
A long game of "before they were..." A game for tracking a musician's output from before they found their sound (or were branded with a sound). O...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:10:23
Sounds Like Bix
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bix Beiderbecke
During Bix Beiderbecke’s years of recording, there were literally hundreds of sound-alike trumpeters and cornet players. They all wanted to sound l...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis Presley: Prince From Another Planet
From: Joyride Media
Piece image
Highlights from Elvis' one and only appearance in New York City.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, KPVL and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Pettis & his Pets
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jack Pettis
Saxophonist Jack Pettis was a pioneer in the introduction of the C-Melody in the early 1920s. According to tenor Bud Freeman, he was the king, and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Anything Goes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cole Porter
American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Clouds of Joy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Andy Kirk & his Clouds of Joy
Bandleader Andy Kirk gave up his post office carrier in 1925 to try his hand in music. He showed talent on the saxophone and tuba, but it evolved t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Gretchen Parlato
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Piece image
Vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato's music is introspective and crafted with a knowing touch. Winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocalis...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: George Wein
From: Murray Street Productions
Piece image
George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, has created countless festivals worldwide and can be connected to every important jazz musician ...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 15:27
  • Purchases: 1
Latin Romance with Ensemble Vivant
From: Society Of Sound
Series: Society of Sound Radio Network
Piece image
Homage to Astor Piazzolla featuring Catherine Wilson and Ensemble Vivant hosted by Keith Horner.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:45
Heat Wave
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Piece image
Give a listen to some of those very hot bands of the 1920s. You may not recognize many of the names, but that doesn't lessen their impact.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6
Elvis Presley: Young Man With The Big Beat
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
Piece image
A look into the year that Elvis became a national star.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
Series 1 Edition 15: Artist's Block
From: Barika Edwards
Piece image
Artist's Block- When your career is stopped at the door because of things beyond you. What do you do, when you are blocked at the border, when the ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:48:28
JazzStories: Lee Konitz
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Lee Konitz , Credit: Frank Stewart
Widely admired for his original sound, the 83 year old alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is a master of improvisation who continues to travel the world s...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 11:01
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: James Moody's Mood for Love
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Frank Stewart
"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Black History: Thelonious Monk, February 17, 1982
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
Piece image
A founding father of bebop and modern jazz, wife Nellie called his style "Melodius Thunk."

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Jayhawks - Mystery Demos
From: Andy Cahn
Series: New Music from Public Media Service
Piece image
5 track sampler of The Jayhawks acoustic "Mystery Demos" recorded in 1992.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 19:17
  • Purchases: 1
Erroll Garner, January 2, 1977
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
Piece image
His friends called him "Hoochie Coo," and he was one of the great jazz pianists ... composer of hundreds of songs, but best known for writing the t...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
An Evening with Los Lobos-Acoustic En Vivo
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
Piece image
This program features an evening of music and interviews with Los Lobos-Acoustic En Vivo. This performance was recorded live at the Historic Rialto...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, Prairie Public, KRZA, KZYX, KGOU and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 6
An Evening with Beausoliel
From: Southwest Stages
Piece image
An Evening of music and Interviews with Cajun Music Icons Beausoliel, recorded live in 2004 at Mountain Village in Telluride, Colorado

Bought by Prairie Public and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
An Evening with Gillian Welsh
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
Piece image
An Evening of music with Female Folk Icon Gillian Welsh, recorded live at the 2004 Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Bought by Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 3
An Evening with Little Feat Vol-2
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
Piece image
An hour of Little Feat music recorded live at the 2001 Taos Solar Music festival in Taos NM, the 2002 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, in Tellurid...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUPR low power FM, and KGOU


  • Added: Jul 23, 2009
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3