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Christmas Carols, Chant and Legend
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
Caption: A Saint Nicholas miracle legend: The dowry for the three virgins, depicted by Gentile da Fabriano, (c. 1425, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome)., Credit: (Wikipedia)
An hour-long program of early music, celebrating Christmas from a variety of traditions, including the original tunes of two well-known carols, me...

Bought by KTTZ, WUAL, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 3
Holiday Special: "There Were Shepherds"
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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It may be nearing the Christmas season, but don’t pour the hot cocoa just yet! On this holiday edition of Harmonia, we’re going outside – not into ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
Thanks and Praise
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
Caption: Saint Cecilia by Simon Vouet, 1626, Credit: public domain
Gratitude is a theme often explored in early music. We’ll hear expressions of thanks from a variety of sources. Wonderful program for Thanksgiving ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
Harmonia Thanksgiving Special: "Cornucopia"
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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A one-hour program of early music exploring that ancient symbol for the harvest, fertility, and giving thanks -- The Cornucopia. This is a sound-r...

Bought by KRPS, WRGY, WRNC-LP, KISU, Wyoming Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 8
TRAILER TO: The Emergence of Emmylou Harris (coming early Sept. 2019)
From: Paul Ingles
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The musical journey of Emmylou Harris is to be explored in this one or two hour special from music documentarian Paul Ingles. 8:30 preview not for...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2019
  • Length: 08:28
NL 19-28: Jazz Impressions of Paris, 7/8/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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For the week of Bastille Day, jazz odes to the City of Light from Bud Powell, John Lewis, and others.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
NL 19-27: Freedom Jazz!, 7/1/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A Fourth of July jazz celebration featuring the music by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Nina Simone and more.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
First Fusion: Jazz-Rock Before Bitches Brew
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In the late 1960s, young musicians such as The Free Spirits, the Fourth Way, and other now-forgotten fusioneers made the first attempts to blend ja...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Speakeasy: Jazz and Prohibition
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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America in the 1920s: Wall Street was on the rise, cops were on the take, jazz was in the air, and alcohol had been banished—but it certainly hadn’...

Bought by KLCC, KAZU, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz Goes to College
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In the 1950s jazz artists discovered a new venue for their performances that took them far away from smoky nightclubs and into the halls of the aca...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Ashby turned the harp into a swinging and dynamic instrument for jazz.

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 1
One for Marian: Marian McPartland
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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We’ll hear some McPartland recordings with a special emphasis on her own compositions, as well as excerpts from a 1975 interview in which she talks...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:04
Joni + Jazz: Joni Mitchell
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was at the peak of her commercial success in the mid-1970s when she began to take her music in a jazz-oriented dire...

Bought by KMUW and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz Women of the 1990s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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As the 1990s brought the 20th century to a close, women musicians continued to increase their visibility in the jazz world and to erode the notion ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
Jazz Women of the 1980s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A decade that saw female artists making further inroads into the male-dominated world of jazz.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
Jazz, Spiritually Speaking
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Slave spirituals were often improvisations upon older hymns that became entirely new songs, and in some ways they foreshadow the birth of American ...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Is Not A Noun: Don Shirley, The Extraordinary Pianist
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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The Oscar-nominated movie Green Book has stirred interest in the life and music of pianist Don Shirley, whose approach defied definition as he drew...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
The 2018 Musician Memorial Special
From: Paul Ingles
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The 2018 MUSICIAN MEMORIAL SPECIAL honoring Aretha Franklin, Tony Joe White, Dolores O'Riordan, Roy Hargrove, Mac Miller, Roy Clark, Marty Balin an...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KAZU, WCAI / WNAN, WRGY, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 30
The Best of The White Album Listening Party
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album. 11 of the best tunes ...

Bought by WVPE, KUOW, KAZU, and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Paul Ingles' Music Showcase #010 - The Emergence of Linda Ronstadt (Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Hour 2 of this heart-felt special. The remarkable and varied performing career of Linda Ronstadt is explored by a panel of her friends, music writ...

Bought by WRGY, KUPR low power FM, KOSU, KSRQ, and KSJE


  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
NL 18-08: Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz, 2/19/2018
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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As the black-pride movement gained momentum in the late 1960s and early 1970s, an increasing number of jazz artists began to incorporate the messag...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
IN PRAISE OF RINGO: HIS BEATLES DRUMMING - Paul Ingles' Music Showcase #007
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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This special program explores Ringo Starr's drumming technique and style during his time with The Beatles. Includes a "Top Ten" of Ringo Drum Perfo...

Bought by WRGY, RadioFreePalmer, KUPR low power FM, KOSU, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Paul Ingles' Music Showcase #006 - The Emergence of Otis Redding (Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Hour Two of a lively ride through the story of the soul star’s all-too-brief career but long-enduring legacy. We’ll hear from other musicians, musi...

Bought by WRGY, RadioFreePalmer, KUPR low power FM, KOSU, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
NL 18-06: Portraits in Black: Jazz Tributes to African American Heroes, 2/5/2018
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A program featuring tributes to inspirational figures such as Paul Robeson , Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King Jr. from Freddie Hubbard, Coun...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
NL 17-52: The Night Before Christmas: Holiday Jazz, 12/18/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Holiday jazz from Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Louis Armstrong, Duke Pearson, Frank Sinatra, and others.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2017
  • Length: 58:59