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Ellington kept his orchestra together in a changing economic landscape, continuing to create memorable music and expanding his compositional horizons.
- Added: Jun 08, 2023
- Length: 59:01
Recordings that saxophonist John Coltrane made with Duke Ellington, Eric Dolphy, and the rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jo...
- Added: Sep 13, 2022
- Length: 59:01
In 1943, Duke Ellington debuted a landmark 43-minute musical portrayal of the African-American experience at Carnegie Hall. We'll hear music from i...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KMUW, WVIA, Radio Catskill and more
- Added: Aug 25, 2022
- Length: 59:03
- Purchases: 20
In this 2021 interview, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and artistic director of Silkroad Rhiannon Giddens talks about the Black roots of ...
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, New England Public Media, WMPG, RADIOLEX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more
- Added: Jun 14, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 8
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
HOUR ONE: "Hip Hop Future" - "Straight Outta Compton" turns 30 this year and hip hop has more influence than ever. What will it change next? HOUR...
- Added: Apr 12, 2018
- Length: 01:58:59
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
Archie Shepp shares his musical biography—and his thoughts about the legacy of African-American music.
Bought by KMUW, WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 4
Raymond Arsenault's book The Sound of Freedom examines the 30 minute concert that helped move a nation forward.
- Added: Feb 27, 2015
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 3
Associate professor Patrick Burke reveals how musicians in the 1960s, including the rock band the Godz, resisted predetermined categories and simpl...
- Added: Oct 30, 2013
- Length: 14:00
Afrika Bambaataa's vinyl archive was on display for one month in New York City.
- Added: Aug 22, 2013
- Length: 12:04
- Purchases: 2
How the personal and professional lives of musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane were tied to the struggle for racial e...
Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KHSU, WRIR, WVAS and more
- Added: Aug 19, 2013
- Length: 53:51
- Purchases: 14
A recent classical music piece was inspired by the poetry written by children in Birmingham, AL, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KRPS, WNMU-FM, and 90.5 WSNC
- Added: Dec 05, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
Some lovely pieces of music and some not-so-lovely pieces of history.
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 29:00