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Music of the pianist and composer-arranger who left his stamp on the bebop and hardbop era, as well as an interview with Dameron biographer Paul Co...
- Added: Sep 23, 2019
- Length: 59:00
Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson has penned some of the most notable compositions of the modern jazz era, including “Whisper Not,” “Along Came Betty,...
- Added: Jan 17, 2019
- Length: 59:00
Herbie Nichols died in obscurity in 1963, but over the past two decades his luminous compositions have made him a celebrated figure in modern jazz....
- Added: Dec 21, 2018
- Length: 59:01
A journey to The Hiphop Archive and Research Institute at Harvard. whose mission is to “facilitate and encourage the pursuit of knowledge, art, cul...
Bought by Royalton Community Radio and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Added: Oct 30, 2018
- Length: 31:22
- Purchases: 2
Debbie Duncan performs in the moment, altering songs as she sings. The award-winning jazz artist reflects on "Full Circle," an album recorded live ...
- Added: Sep 05, 2018
- Length: 03:30
Two of longtime bandleader Gerald Wilson's finest orchestras--his progressive, modernistic 1940s outfit and his 1960s West Coast band.
- Added: Aug 31, 2018
- Length: 59:00
This week's edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! is a celebration of music by
American composers, and features an interview with Giovanni De Chiaro...
Bought by KXIQ , Bandon Community Radio, KTXK, WICR, Interlochen Public Radio and more
- Added: Jun 27, 2018
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 44
At the dawn of the 1960s pianist Freddie Redd made several albums for the Blue Note label filled with taut, punchy hardbop compositions.
- Added: May 02, 2018
- Length: 59:05
This time, we profile Chris Strachwitz and Mance Lipscomb, whose paths crossed in Navasota, Texas, this week in August 1960.
- Added: Mar 30, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Magic Sam, who appeared this week in 1969 at the legendary Ann Arbor Blues Festival.
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Skip James, whose re-emergence at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival marked the advent of a new chapter in his career.
- Added: Mar 28, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we take a look at the American Record Corporation's 1939 field trip to Memphis. For the Bluff City, it marked the end of an era.
- Added: Mar 26, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile guitarist Blue Smitty, who cut his only session for Chess Records, this week in 1952.
- Added: Mar 25, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Muddy Waters, who made an historic appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, this week in 1960.
- Added: Mar 23, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Mississippi blues legend Charley Patton, who made his debut for Paramount Records, this week in 1929.
- Added: Mar 20, 2018
- Length: 03:29
One of the world's most successful music producers got his start as a jazz trumpeter, arranger, and bandleader. We'll hear recordings he made in th...
- Added: Mar 11, 2018
- Length: 59:01
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
Vietnam was the first war fought to a soundtrack, with over 4000 war-related songs written and recorded between 1965-73. The lyrics were patriotic,...
Bought by KHNS and WXXI Rochester
- Added: Aug 29, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
A program about saxophonist Sonny Rollins' early-1960s return to the jazz scene after a self-imposed sabbatical.
- Added: Aug 10, 2017
- Length: 59:00
A program about Louis Armstrong’s mid-career years, in which he led the small-group All-Stars, scored chart hits with pop ballads, and became a Col...
- Added: Jul 06, 2017
- Length: 59:00
This show is part II of our Juneteenth Series focusing African-American music and venues in North Tulsa from the 40's through the 60's. We intervi...
- Added: Jun 30, 2017
- Length: 58:58
An hour-long program featuring performances of songs with lyrics by author Langston Hughes, including recordings by Nina Simone, June Christy, Jame...
Bought by WNMU-FM, KVNF, WCPN, WMOT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more
- Added: Jun 29, 2017
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 11
A look at one of hardbop's greatest front lines: Trumpeter Lee Morgan and saxophonist Wayne Shorter were two of the leading lights of the 1960s har...
- Added: May 23, 2017
- Length: 58:59
A salute to hardbop pianist Freddie Redd, featuring recordings he made with artists such as Jackie McLean and Tina Brooks.
- Added: May 23, 2017
- Length: 59:05
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcome vocal powerhouse from Austin, Texas Ruthie Foster plus East Nashville base...
Bought by KDLG, KJJF, WETS, WOUB, RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: May 04, 2017
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 10
