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This week, we celebrate singer and film star Judy Garland. We’ll chronicle her music career and feature many of her recordings from the 1940s to th...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Afterglow, we turn our spotlight on arranger Pete Rugolo. We’ll hear some Rugolo’s progressive arrangements for many of the top singer...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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We continue our tribute to the late Tony Bennett, with a look at some of his sessions with solo piano, highlighting his work with jazz pianist Bill...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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We’re here at all hours because we enjoy doing radio in our sleep. Popular Latin jazz star Ray Barretto keeps the “Rhythm of Life,” and our continu...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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Songwriter Paul Simon has been delighting our ears with melodies for over 50 years. This week on Afterglow, we’ll explore jazz interpretations of h...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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It’s been 30 years since Natalie Cole swept the Grammy Awards with the album Unforgettable… With Love. This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to Co...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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With the advent of a decent vintage concert recording, we hear Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet in its prime. Before every town-painting, nightfall happen...

Bought by KRZA, WYAP, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 8
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From every decade 1950s to now (twenty-otts excepted some reason) we cull our vinyl and digital this edition, beginning with Supersax playing Charl...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, GCR (Global Community Radio), WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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We’re losing them fast, and not just to coronavirus. Bassist Jymie Merritt, a Jazz Messenger, is heard in two Art Blakey tracks in a tribute, on an...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 11
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There's a world of difference between just driving somewhere and heading off on a road trip in that direction.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:36