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Up Close And Acoustic with Darlingside
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Darlingside in concert, Credit: Lauren Sophia Photography from Darlingside's Facebook
Darlingside is a Boston based quartet of rock musicians with an affinity for vocal harmony and complex accompanying instrumentation. The guys met i...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 1
Guitar Legends: Joe Pass
From: Matthew Cochran
Series: Goes2Eleven
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Goes2Eleven starts its run with a tribute to the jazz giant Joe Pass (1929-1994). We take a look at the guitarist’s early years in Johnstown, PA, h...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 54:06
Art Tatum As Bandsman
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Pianist, Art Tatum was an amazing soloist who often sounded like two players at once. His unaccompanied work has been well-documented and celebrate...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Gang of Teenagers
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Host, Richard Hadlock explores the players of yesteryear who showed immense talent as teenagers. Musicians, Jabbo Smith, Mary Lou Williams and Gene...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:43
Centerstage Minnesota with Travis Ryder; Teague Alexy - A documentary from Amy Clark
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Teague Alexy
We hear a sound rich documentary featuring Teague Alexy of Duluth. His new record is titled "This Dance." This week Travis also brings us music fro...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 2
Vocalese: The Sound of the Jive Jazz Poets
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Lambert Hendricks & Ross
This one hour program concentrates on the Jazz style of singing refereed to as Vocalese. Many of the artists are also scat singers and Jazz poets. ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WVAS, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 51:53
  • Purchases: 4
The Genius of Charles Mingus!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus was a Jazz musician, composer, and band leader. He recorded over one hundred albums and wrote over three hundred scores. Some of the...

Bought by KCNP, WESM 91.3 FM, Spokane Public Radio, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 54:38
  • Purchases: 4
The Afro Cuban Messenger: Mongo Santamaria
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria was best known for "Watermelon Man" and "Afro Blue". He was a percussionist and Cuban. He will most likely be remembered as the be...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KVMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 55:55
  • Purchases: 4
Interview with songwriter Doc Pomus and his brother, Raoul Felder, Part 1
From: Louis Erlanger
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Interview with Brill Building songwriter Doc Pomus and members of his family

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 01:04:13
  • Purchases: 1