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Blue Dimensions K36: Johnathan Blake is "Homeward Bound," and Carlos Henriquez tells "The South Bronx Story."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Drummer Johnathan Blake's album "Homeward Bound" and bassist Carlos Henriquez's album "The South Bronx Story," Plus: solo piano performances from ...

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


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
TSSAAPR220824 - The Soul Show - The Isaac Hayes 80th Birthday Special (and more)
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
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Isaac Hayes 80th birthday (1972) and more

Bought by KCHW and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions K35: "My Father's Hands" — Cyrus Chestnut's Tribute To His Father
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"My Father's Hands" — a tribute from pianist Cyrus Chestnut to his late father. Newly reissued music from pianist Frank Kimbrough, and the latest f...

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


  • Added: Aug 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Lady J Griot Blues are Rooted in African Religion, Philosophy and Folklore
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Lady J Griot and the Root Doctors, Credit: Dennis Maddix
Lady J Griot and her Root Doctors not only play the blues, but tell of the connections with African religion, philosophy and folklore. When Lady J ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Lady J Griot Performs at Pagan Pride Festival this Saturday at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Lady J Griot and the Root Doctors, Credit: Dennis Maddix
Lady J Griot and her Root Doctors not only play the blues, but tell of the connections with African religion, philosophy and folklore. The group pe...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Louis & Louis
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong & Luis Russell
Two of the finest New Orleans musicians … Armstrong and Russell … brought the birthplace of jazz into the “Big Apple” in the 1920s, and heavily inf...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K34: "Blues On Top" with Mike Clark, Leon Lee Dorsey, & Mike LeDonne
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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drummer Mike Clark and bassist Leon Lee Dorsey team up with pianist Mike LeDonne on a fine new album "Blues On Top"

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


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Bessie’s Jazzy Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
Although she wasn’t the first blues artist to record, she was most certainly an influential trailblazer. Frequently, her recordings were enhanced w...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K32: Shemekia Copeland "Done Come Too Far"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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powerful new songs from Shemekia Copeland, and pianist Ethan Iverson teams up with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jack DeJohnette, a superb tr...

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions K31: Katalyst's Contribution To The Jazz Is Dead series, and some new blues, including a song from the late Shonka Dukureh
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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album #13 in the "Jazz Is Dead" series featuring Katalyst with series producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, plus new blues from Shemeki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions K27: Four Artists Provide "A Composite Supreme"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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four different artists each play one part of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions K26: Some Blues — recent blues songs from Kat Riggins, Vanesse Thomas, Larry McCray, & more
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Recent blues recordings from Kat Riggins, Vaneese Thomas, Larry McCray, and more

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Smokey Robinson - Legend Series
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 912 (Air Dates: June 20 - 26, 2022) This week on Art of the Song for our Legend Series, we revisit our 2015 interview with Motown artist Smo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KRZA, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., WETS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Blue Dimensions K24: Christian McBride "Live At the Village Vanguard"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Christian McBride "Live At the Village Vanguard" and music from the album "Relief" a project to raise funds for the Jazz Foundation of America's Mu...

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


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER (SINGLE HOUR VERSION)
From: Paul Ingles
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The early emergence and on-going stellar career of musician STEVIE WONDER is explored and discussed in this special (offered this month of June - A...

Bought by WJCT, KUNM, KGOU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER (2 HOUR VERSION)
From: Paul Ingles
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The early emergence and on-going stellar career of musician STEVIE WONDER is explored and discussed in this three hour special (offered this month ...

Bought by KMUW, KUNM, KGOU, WGBH Radio Boston, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Trailer To: THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER
From: Paul Ingles
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An extended trailer to the upcoming public radio documentary, produced by Paul Ingles, on the early emergence and on-going stellar career of musici...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: May 21, 2022
  • Length: 10:42
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions K21: Everybody Say "Yeah!" The Music of George Freeman
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Everybody Say Yeah!" an album featuring guitarist George Freeman

Bought by WNMU-FM, KJZX-Austin, Prairie Public, WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Blue Dimensions K20: Cameron Graves: Live From The Seven Spheres, And Guitarists "Play Tribute" To Pat Martino
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new live album from Cameron Graves, where he re-invents his own earlier music, and guitarists "play tribute" to Pat Martino

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KRPS and more


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions K19: Soul Conversations with Ulysses Ownes Jr.
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Soul Conversations with the Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensiosn K17: Pianist Oscar Peterson At His Best — In Concert In Helsinki In 1987
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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the late great Oscar Peterson in concert in 1987, playing music from Bach to Ellington

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


  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions K16: Jorge Garcia with Richie Cole and Hendrik Meurkens
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Guitarist Jorge Garcia working with two of his favorite musicians, the late saxophonist Richie Cole, and harmonica player Hendrik Meurkens on the ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Take Me To The River New Orleans
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to the film, "Take Me To the River New Orleans." The Story of of NOLA's diverse music culture told through a series o...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WYSO, KALW, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
EP191 Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A well established blues duo from Canada

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K08: Remembering the soulful Brothers Syl and Jimmy Johnson
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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soul and blues music of brothers Syl and Jimmy Johnson, who died a week apart in early 2022, and the long track (26½ minutes) from Immanuel Wilkins...

Bought by KMUW, WMOT, KMXT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14