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Caption: Hank Jones, Credit: Frank Stewart
Over the past eighty years, the late Hank Jones has been described as eloquent and impeccable. However, his career wasn’t marked by the normal road...

Bought by KMUW, WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Frank Stewart
"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Gordin Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Credit: www.gordongoodwin.com
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band lit up Winona State University's Somsen auditorium when the eighteen piece jazz ensemble traveled from L.A. to visit...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 35:53
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Do you like to travel by car, on the backroads? Where have you gone this summer? What road trip is in your future?

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 02:01:30
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Mary talks about paddling all the lakes in Itasca County, all 1,007 of them.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 10:47
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We talk with KAXE members Mary the Kayak Lady and Goldie; starting with orange juice and pills, they moved on to mini-shredded-wheat-total-and-chee...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 19:51

  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Realgoodwords is a one-hour weekly radio program for readers, writers and those who appreciate the written word.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 09:03
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If you're a MN tax payer, I hope you're proud...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 06:18
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Pat Surface has been creating music in Northern MN for over 30 years and his new CD with The Boundary Water Boys is called Holy Wind - an album ins...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 17:21
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Gossip Girl star Matthew Settle joins Robin Milling for lunch and conversation at The Water's Edge Restaurant in in Long Island City.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: 40:54
Caption: Dominic Chianese and Kathleen Chalfant
Former Sopranos star, Dominic Chianese aka Uncle Junior joins Robin Milling for lunch and conversation at Eisenberg's Sandwich Shop in New York City.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 30:03
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Harold Budd started out as a jazz drummer in the 1950s, then became a student of Schoenberg style serialism. Against that backdrop, he revolted th...

Bought by KUT and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez, Credit: AP
Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez's experience.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2010
  • Length: 28:08
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear from a Sudanese musician living in Dubai, whose R&B hits have attracted listeners from across the Middle Eas...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
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The original rock and roll Christmas album returns.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KUHB, RadioStPete Florida, KUAT, KPSQ-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 84
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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady discusses the album that meant the most to him growing up: The Replacements' 'Let It Be.'

  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 07:30
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Conrad Keeley of Austin indie rockers ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead talks about the album that means the most to him: 'Hounds of Lov...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 08:47
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Dallas' Rhett Miller, solo artist and the frontman for alt-country stalwarts the Old 97's, gives an interesting choice for the album that changed h...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 07:49
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Austin blues musician Carolyn Wonderland talks about an album that changed her life: ZZ Top's 'Tres Hombres.'

  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:28
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After a 13 year absence, Elvis returned to his hometown and created one his most highly acclaimed albums.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, WGZS and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Featuring programmatic music of Richard Strauss (selections from Don Quixote); Liszt (an excerpt of Vallée d’Obermann from the Swiss book “Years of...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Exploration of some of the enduring jazz recordings of 1959.

Bought by 90.5 WESA, WICR, KNKX, KPSQ-LP, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 18, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31