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Blue Dimensions L29: Warren Wolf's "Chano Pozo: Origins" Is Not A Tribute To Chano Pozo
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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On his new album "Chano Pozo: Origins" Warren Wolf plays most of the instruments himself, though it's not the music of Chano Pozo. Marty Isenberg ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Kashimana Performs Songs About Becoming a Mother
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Phantom Cries album cover, Credit: Kashimana Ahua
As a grant-supported Cedar Commissions artist, Kashimana created a set of songs about becoming a mother. The songs are now on CD, called Phantom Cr...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Up Close And Acoustic with Norman Taylor
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Norman Taylor, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Norman Taylor is a Philly-based Country-Blues artist. His style is based around such blues greats as Robert Johnson and Skip James, along with mode...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Jul 04, 2023
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
TSSAAPR230621: Emergent '23 Music from Kassa Overall, Rasheed Ali, more
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: soulshowmike.org
The Soul Show debuts the latest installment of Rasheed Ali's "1968" series, plus creative jazz/hiphop work by Kassa Overall on 2023's "Animals" rel...

Bought by WPVM 103.7, RADIOLEX, WYAP, KCHW, and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 5
EP225 Howard and the White Boys
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A top-notch respected and loved Chicago band that has been established since 1988

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Chicago Rarities
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lovie Austin
When the New Orleans community of Storyville was shuttered in 1917, musicians began traveling north to find work. No one could have been prepared f...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions L22: Elvin Jones in-concert in 1967 at Pookie's Pub
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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previously unreleased 1967 in-concert recordings of Elvin Jones in his early days as a band leader

Bought by KKRN, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
AG 23-24: The Standards By Marvin Gaye, 6/12/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
Caption: Marvin Gaye's 1964 album of standards "When I'm Alone I Cry"
Soul singer Marvin Gaye was a reluctant R&B star. Gaye wanted to be a ballad singer, and he recorded the music of the Great American songbook mostl...

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Satchmo & Duke
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Armstrong & Ellington
They could not have been more opposite in their approach to jazz. Yet, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had identical goals. Provide the best mus...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions L17: Music of the late Ahmad Jamal
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music of the late pianist Ahmad Jamal, who died April 16th, 2023

Bought by KMUW, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Blue Dimensions L16: The Raisin Cake Orchestra Plays Old Jazz Wirth New Energy
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from the album "First Quarter" from The Raisin Cake Orchestra, and from Jeremy Pelt's "The Art Of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
TSSAAPR230405 50th Anniversary of The O'Jays' "Ship Ahoy" Release
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
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Join The Soul Show's host Mike Canton for a spotlight on The O'Jays' crowning achievement, the socially conscious "Ship Ahoy" album. Three importa...

Bought by WPVM 103.7, RADIOLEX, KCHW, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 4
Blue Dimensions L15: Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade are "LongGone"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade are back together on an album called "LongGone" and saxophonist/clarinetist Ana Nel...

Bought by KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions L14: Bassist Leon Lee Dorsey Visits Cantaloupe Island
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from bassist Leon Lee Dorsey with Russell Malone and Mike Clark

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions L13: The Power Of The Spirit, from Isaiah J. Thompson
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from pianist/composer Isaiah J. Thompson from his album "The Power Of The Spirit."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions L12: "The Winds Of Change" from Billy Childs
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from pianist Billy Childs on his album "The Winds Of Change"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions L11: Music from the late Wayne Shorter
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from the late Wayne Shorter, who died on March 2, 2023, at age 89

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Meet Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louis Hayes, Credit: Janette Beckman
Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes talks about his long and distinguished career as a musician.

Bought by WDCB, KMUW, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 6
THE EMERGENCE OF MARVIN GAYE - E 2 of 2 - [1972 - 1984]
From: Paul Ingles
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Music specials host Paul Ingles and a panel of music scholars recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. This second of 2 ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXXI Rochester, North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Blue Dimensions L09: "Prime" music from Christian McBride's New Jawn and Joe Chambers' new album "Dance Kobina"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Christian McBride's New Jawn offers a new album "Prime." We'll also hear from percussionist/vibraphonist Joe Chambers from his album "Dance Kobina."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
THE EMERGENCE OF MARVIN GAYE - E1 of 2 - [1961 - 1971]
From: Paul Ingles
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Music specials host Paul Ingles and a panel of music scholars recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. This first of 2 ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), RadioStPete Florida, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Blue Dimensions L08: "No Subject" from East Axis
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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We'll feature the album "No Subject" from East Axis

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, KMXT, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
EP219 Katie Webster
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A look back at the "Swamp Boogie Queen"

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 1
John Penny’s Jazz Recycles Many Jazz Styles and He Reflects on Jazz Cultural Backgrounds
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: John Penny, Credit: Andrea Canter
Guitarist John Penny Is in touch with many jazz styles, and he uses many as sources for his new compositions. Also, when John performs, he offers i...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 08:00