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Music for summer, by Dvorak, Schubert and more.
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KPOV, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: Aug 19, 2024
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 8
For our Afterglow holiday show this year, we’ll be featuring some classic Christmas radio broadcasts, performed by favorite jazz singers like Bing ...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We’ll continue highlighting the work of the “Rat Pack” this week, with a focus on “Mr. Wonderful” himself, Sammy Davis Jr. We’ll chronicle his reco...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week and next, we’ll celebrate two of the members of the so-called “Rat Pack.” This week, a close look at the life and music of “The King Of C...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we look at songs about the comforts of home life, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, performed by Frank Sinatra, Sam Coo...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating the songbook of Hoagy Carmichael for his birthday on November 22nd, including “Star Dust,” “Skylark,” and “The Nearness Of You,” ...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the songbook of one of the greatest songwriters of the second half of the 20th century, Joni Mitchell. We'll hear her songs p...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Afterglow continues its look at some less familiar singers this week, by exploring the work of male crooners David Allyn, Rocky Cole, and Deno Kannes.
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We’re continuing our exploration of some less-familiar jazz voices this week, with a close look at some female jazz and pop vocalists from the late...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we explore the unlikely classical music origins of pop songs like “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads,” “Lover, Come Back To Me,” ...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
They may not be as well known as Rodgers and Hammerstein, but the songwriting duo of Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz nevertheless made significant...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Was “Heat Wave” an Irving Berlin song or a Martha and the Vandellas song? Was “In The Still of the Night” a Cole Porter song or a Five Satins song?...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
It’s vocal jazz interpretations of the music of Bob Dylan, this week on Afterglow, including covers by Nina Simone, Madeleine Peyroux, and more.
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The leaves are changing from green to red, the air outside is brisk and cool, autumn is upon us. And that means it’s the time of year for Afterglow...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we take a stroll through the Great American Songbook, exploring songs like “Would You Like To Take A Walk,” “I Walk A Little Faster” and...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Not every composer had the extensive catalog of George Gershwin or Irving Berlin. This week, we’ll explore songwriters like Ann Ronnel, Brooks Bowm...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we remember the artistry of American songwriter Stephen Sondheim, and his many contributions to the American songbook, like “Small World...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Winning the lottery of travel thru sound and in time, the Eyal Vilner Big Band offers dancing and sipping. Vocalist Reba Russel emotes a familiar b...
Bought by Raven Radio, KRPS, KMXT, KJZX-Austin, KRZA and more
- Added: Jul 23, 2024
- Length: 02:00:02
- Purchases: 11
Join Michael Marsolek on a musical journey around the globe!
- Added: Jul 16, 2024
- Length: 01:00:11
- Purchases: 2
CMNW Summerfest concert with works by Dvorak, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and more.
Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer, GCR (Global Community Radio), KWAX and more
- Added: Jul 08, 2024
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 6
Sounds Jewish celebrates this most matrimonial month of June with Jewish weddings songs from around the globe.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Jun 28, 2024
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 1
From the 1950s on, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from ...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The P...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations ...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we celebrate the smoky voice of jazz singer Chris Connor, who got her start with Claude Thornhill’s band in the 1940s, and went on to re...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
