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Jewish Blues Part 1
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
"Sounds Jewish" begins a two-program series on Jewish blues -- the music, not the zeitgeist -- with songs in a variety of styles and languages.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
EP156 From Hill Country to Mississippi Delta Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Super Chikin' and Terry "Harmonica" Bean from Mississippi

  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
Episode 115: Please Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Seventeen more tracks from the archives of Dollar Country

Bought by KSTK, KIYU-FM, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 4
A Moment in Clarice Assad's "Slow Waltz"
From: Will Duchon
Series: Musical Moments
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An ecstatic moment in "Slow Waltz", the third movement of Clarice Assad's suite "Impressions" (2008).

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 08:33
A Moment from Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2
From: Will Duchon
Series: Musical Moments
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Two magical measures from the 3rd movement of Brahms' Op. 83 piano concerto.

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 10:03
Tom Sancton: Family Man
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Tom Sancton
Writer and musician Tom Sancton entered his teens in the early 1960s playing clarinet on stage and on the streets with the veteran African-American...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 52:00
PE 1640
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here

Bought by KKRN, KHNS, KRZA, KSRQ, KWMR and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
SITPE # 1627
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Hendrix/1967/Listener feedback/More listener feedback/It's all in your mind

Bought by WLPR , KKRN, WXXI Rochester, KCMJ Community Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 13
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1523 (Hour 1 & 2) - 04/07/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Directed intensity from Buddy Rich sounds more like a lift than a jolt, but Horace Silver's loping tempo tells the truth. Mongo Santamaria's Afro-C...

Bought by WYAP, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 5
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
The Dramatists
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Host, Richard Hadlock investigates performances by some of Jazz's greatest dramatic players while connecting their performances with that of the Gr...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 57:55
14 Impressive Years 1945-1959
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Host, Richard Hadlock traces his formative years from 1945-1959 when he left Brazil at age 17 to go to College in Philadelphia. He reminisces his f...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 59:45
Keyboard Royalty
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Piano players with "royal" nicknames are featured from Nat "King" Cole to Duke Ellington. Host, Richard Hadlock showcases musicians deserving of th...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 58:41
A Sampling of Bay Area Talent
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
The San Francisco Bay Area Jazz scene is a special place known for its diversity and camaraderie among its musicians. Host, Richard Hadlock samples...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:01:51
Folk "Axes"
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Musical Instruments referred to by musicians as "Axes" are investigated. Often home made or manufactured there are hundreds of instruments. Host, R...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 02:02:36
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
Jazz People Reshape Familiar Melodies
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Exploring the art of reshaping and reforming familiar song melodies...A common practice done by jazz instrumentalists.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
SITPE # 1511
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Starting Anew.

Bought by KWMR, KSRQ, KKRN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Jazz and Film (Ep. 25)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Sidney Poitier and Paul Newman in the 1961 movie, "Paris Blues"
In this hour of The New Jazz Archive, we explore the shared history of jazz and film—from the role race played in shaping jazz's place at the movie...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, KMUN, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
SITPE # 1345
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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A Very Underground Show

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, WOUB, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Charles Mingus
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 2
SITPE # 1304
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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33 tunes from 32 artists.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, WOUB, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
VoiceBox: Woody at 100
From: VoiceBox
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VoiceBox celebrates Woody Guthrie's centennial birthday with conversation and song when Peter Glazer, professor of Performance Studies at the Unive...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
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