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For the 7th year straight, music specials producer Paul Ingles offers the thoughtful, heart-felt, year-end compendium program that allows us all to...
Bought by WORT, Spokane Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WUSF, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more
- Added: Dec 12, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 40
We’re looking up at the moon this week, exploring jazz standards all about our lunar companion, like “Fly Me To The Moon,” “Moon River,” and many m...
- Added: Dec 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
For Afterglow’s annual winter holiday show, we’ll explore some less familiar holiday gems from classic singers, including “Santa Claus Got Stuck In...
- Added: Dec 07, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating the 100th birthday of bebop vocalist Bob Dorough, listening to some of his hip jazz tunes like “Devil May Care” and “Comin’ Home ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating Frank Sinatra’s birthday by exploring his musical partnership with the great arranger Nelson Riddle, including their work on icon...
- Added: Nov 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We pay tribute to jazz guitarist Barney Kessel and his work with notable singers like Billie Holiday, Dean Martin, Anita O’Day and many more.
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Jo Stafford was one of the finest, most versatile singers from 1940s and 50, a chameleon who was at ease singing jazz, pop, country, folk, and even...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Singer Keely Smith became famous as the deapan sidekick to her husband Louis Prima, and as a ballad singer in the late 1950s. This week on Afterglo...
- Added: Oct 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik talk about their new book "Blood in the Tracks"
- Added: Sep 14, 2023
- Length: 13:41
Disney. The soundtrack of our childhood. This week on Afterglow, in honor of Disney's 100th anniversary, I’ll explore the jazz side of Disney songs...
- Added: Sep 11, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Vernon Duke immigrated to America as a classical composer, and became one of the finest songwriters in popular music. This week, we’ll explore his ...
- Added: Sep 11, 2023
- Length: 59:00
What do Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, and Louis Prima all have in common? Their Italian-American heritage, of course! This week on After...
- Added: Sep 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
For National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ll be exploring the influence of Latin music on the American jazz and pop singers in the 1950s, including ...
- Added: Aug 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
From Frank Sinatra’s version of “Ol’ MacDonald” to Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “The Muffin Man,” we’ll explore some jazzy selections aimed at kids.
- Added: Aug 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’ll continue our ongoing celebration of the late Tony Bennett with a look at his lengthy late-career revival. In 1986, he returned to the recordi...
- Added: Aug 22, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, it’s part two of an exploration of colorful songs from the Great American Songbook, as we feature “Little White Lies,” “Tha...
- Added: Aug 12, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We continue our tribute to the late Tony Bennett, with a look at some of his sessions with solo piano, highlighting his work with jazz pianist Bill...
- Added: Aug 01, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re looking at “book songs” from the songbook. Flip through the pages with Afterglow as we peruse songs about reading and writing, lik...
- Added: Jul 28, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this Afterglow special, we’ll continue our tribute to the great Tony Bennett, who passed away at age 96 on July 21st. We'll feature recordings h...
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- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
On this Afterglow special, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his...
- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his ne...
- Added: Jul 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the songs of Dorothy Fields, a Tin Pan Alley songwriter whose work stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. We’ll sample h...
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re sampling the songbook of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, including songs from his musicals like "Guys And Dolls" and "How To ...
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
In 1964, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto went from unknown to superstar nearly overnight, with her crossover hit “The Girl from Ipanema.” This wee...
- Added: Jul 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we explore the colorful spectrum of the Great American Songbook, from “Red Sails In The Sunset” to “Deep Purple.”
- Added: Jun 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00