PRX - Pieces for Topic: Music
Can't find it?
Try Advanced Search
25 results
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
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
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
On this Afterglow special, we’ll continue our tribute to the great Tony Bennett, who passed away at age 96 on July 21st. We'll feature recordings h...
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.
- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
On this Afterglow special, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his...
- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re celebrating the rich baritone voice of jazz singer Johnny Hartman, who would have turned 100 years old on July 3rd. We’ll explore ...
- Added: Jun 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
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
This week, we pay tribute to singer Billie Holiday by hearing a few tributes to her from other artists over the years, including Carmen McRae, Abbe...
- Added: Mar 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the recordings of the great Billie Holiday from the 1940s. We’ll hear her work for the Commodore and Decca...
- Added: Mar 03, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, I’ll introduce you to the music of two underrated female singers, revered among jazz aficionados: Lorez Alexandria and Ethel Ennis.
- Added: Jan 09, 2023
- Length: 59:00
What kind of music do you associate with light? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the lengthening days with music inspired by light. W...
Bought by WRTI, WQCS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Interlochen Public Radio, KWGS and more
- Added: Jan 05, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 14
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
The name Beverly Kenney might be a footnote in jazz history, but this singer had an intelligent, alluring and melancholic style that’s among the be...
- Added: Sep 26, 2022
- Length: 59:00
On this special, we celebrate singer and film star Judy Garland on what would have been her 100th birthday (June 10, 2022). We’ll chronicle her mus...
- Added: May 18, 2022
- Length: 59:00
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
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
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
Spirit - William Goldstein was previously a recording artist for Motown Records and CBS Masterworks. He has over 50 albums currently available. He ...
- Added: Jul 18, 2020
- Length: 03:22
Love - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Ho...
- Added: Jul 06, 2020
- Length: 02:05
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
The 12th annual Christmas program, with greetings from listeners and holiday jazz vocals.
- Added: Dec 25, 2019
- Length: 58:56
One day we'll probably all laugh at this lofi hip hop the same way we do smooth jazz, but ya know for the time being I think it makes pretty OK bac...
- Added: Mar 28, 2019
- Length: 01:31
When a wind band plays, it tells a musical story. There are many voices, each one expresses to the listener a melodic monologue or harmonic dialog ...
Bought by KTXK, WUAL, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KMFA
- Added: Apr 23, 2018
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 4
In this mostly musical piece, we settle down into the audience of nearly 200 supportive students and staff at the University Program Board's Fall 2...
- Added: Oct 13, 2017
- Length: 28:16
For cold weather solutions, head to Bahia with John Coltrane. After all, Kathy Kosins sings Tomorrow is Another Day. A good mix of blues, vocalese ...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP, WYAP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WOUB
- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 01:59:54
- Purchases: 5
