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Past is future, and to prove it, the Buselli-Wallarab Orchestra have re-arranged ditties from 100 years ago (from their station of Richmond Indiana...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KECG, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 11
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Stumbling but hopefully forward we find ourselves once again after-ground-under-hours. From trumpeter Miles Davis’ famous “Cookin’” collection, “It...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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Tell the truth, shame the devil: New jazz releases, and artists today, still deliver. We feature a batch from the Origin label, as well as their OA...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WYAP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 11
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Return to sender? Hacksaw unknown: From a large orchestra composition, Dizzy Gillespie’s horn is heard with two drum sets and conga player. Then th...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KECG, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
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Herbie Mann is a jazz flute player remembered today, but his cohort also playing flute is Bobby Jaspar on our vintage opening number, continuing in...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WVBI-LP, KHNS, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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Blues men and vocalists of any kind fall out this entire episode, in fact not a big band to be heard for a solid mile. THESE ARE CRIMES. As we awai...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMXT, KHNS, KRZA, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
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For starters it’s the ultimate tribute irony: Leader Joey DeFrancesco on organ, who died in August 2022, welcoming guest saxophonist Pharaoh Sander...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WOUB, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 10
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Today on Culture Clique I talked with cartomancy expert, Gloria Alatorre about the services she offers to others to help with their spiritual journ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 16:34
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Lively and fun, the bouncing of Barney Kessell’s guitar resounds among our reception areas, with Jimmy Witherspoon the only next logical bearer of ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WMOT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
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It’s Basie with electric bass, an arrangement unlike his sound, African rhythms, and an obscure label. How’d you do that, man? Saxophonists Pete Ch...

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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Arizona musicians filed under the letter C: Lea Capelli came our way very young in 2014, moving to LA to continue music, Phil Carlin is from Tucson...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Charlie Chaplin - composer, Credit: Le Chant du Monde
Scores by the Hollywood Legend

Bought by KMUN, Interlochen Public Radio, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS and more


  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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We pull the more obscure records & CDs off our shelves for a couple hours of pianists, brass & wind players, singers and guitarists. We start in th...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Fortunately the efforts of a metaphysical figure from decades ago stay pertinent and top-of-mind. Take Rahsaan Roland Kirk and his ‘60s flute groov...

Bought by WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WJSU, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2018
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 8
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Cleared for takeoff in a new broadcast year is Charles McPherson on sax with the first flight out, the descent tracked by pianist Russell Schmidt. ...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, WVBI-LP, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WMOT, Troon Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
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From Brazil, and vocal royalty, comes Marie Rita (daughter of Elis Regina) then straight into the purest Cuban/Puerto-Rican rhythms one could hope ...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, WMOT, KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP, WJSU and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 8
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Stimulating polytonal energy with Roy Hargrove counts off our downbeat, my kind of jazz in the NOW. Respect to tradition, but no napping here, Lizz...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WJSU, WMOT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 6
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After honking & screaming w/Germany’s Rhythm Bomb Records, Chet Baker croons & plays one then we bring in Sherry Baker, a jazz enthusiast who has b...

Bought by WJSU, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WKAR


  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Playing off our usual catch phrase of, "Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of," tonight we will focus on music you've heard b...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2016
  • Length: 03:23:48
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This group from north east Minneapolis describes themselves as a garage gospel band; a little bit soul, a little bit rock and roll. KQAL’s Mohammed...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 02:26:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Bassist Jack Radavich is featured artist, a new recording of Harry Warren material, later in the broadcast playing Neil Hefti. Chicago's young blue...

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


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 5
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From on-location at Rayner's Chocolate & Coffee Shop, Glendale Arizona, going into its third year of supporting jazz radio, John Mueller is guest D...

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


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Marv Wilt at Broken World Records during MWMF 2014
On this episode of "The Live Feed" we visit with Winona musician Marv Wilt AKA Adam Wiltgen. Marv has described his music as dark cabaret, anti-fol...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Remember the old question, Would you rather be invisible or able to fly? My answer always was: who cares? All I've wanted since I was a kid was to ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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Want to play a game? Every time I play a song, you take a drink. Wait, bad idea. You won't last the whole hour. Ok, how about this instead? Every t...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1