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Blue Dimensions G50: New Music From Three Saxophonic Women
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from three great saxophone-playing women, Tia Fuller, Roxy Coss, and Vanessa Collier

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


  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions G48: It's "Elementals" with Azar Lawrence and Benito Gonzalez
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The latest album from saxophonist/composer Azar Lawrence "Elementals" featuring some sparkling playing by pianist Benito Gonzalez

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


  • Added: Nov 28, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions G46: Cyrus Chestnut's Kaleidoscope, and the story of "See Line Woman"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Cyrus Chestnut's musical journey on "Kaleidoscope" and the song "See Line Woman" from a 1939 field recording to 2018's "Life" album by Vivian Sessoms

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blue Dimensions G40: Bass Clarinetist Todd Marcus, music inspired in and by Baltimore
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Bass clarinetist Todd Marcus celebrates his hometown, Baltimore. New music from Corcoran Holt, Mike Clark & Delbert Bump, and Danny Green. Old musi...

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions G38: John Coltrane's "Equinox Resolution" - - Trane's music by others and himself
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Celebrating the equinox with Coltrane's "Equinox" and his "Resolution," and more Trane music, performed by Trane and others

Bought by WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G37: Opening Cécile McLorin Salvant's Window And Facing Christian Sands' Dragons
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New music from two artists coming of age in a big way: singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Christian Sands. Also, music from the late pianist...

Bought by WMOT, KHNS, WRGY, WMHT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G35: "The Choice" — a hidden CD in Kamasi Washington's album "Heaven And Earth" — Is Our Choice
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from "The Choice," the hidden CD in the packaging of Kamasi Washington's double (actually triple) album "Heaven And Earth."

Bought by WMOT, WMHT, WRGY, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G30: Lost, And Fortunately Found: Recordings Of John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, & Erroll Garner
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Newly issued in 2018, recordings of late and great jazz artists, John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, and Erroll Garner.

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions G29: "Heaven and Earth" from Kamasi Washington, while newly uncovered Coltrane album takes us in "Both Directions At Once."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Heaven and Earth" the new double-album from musical adventurer Kamasi Washington

Bought by KZUM, KHNS, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions G23: Cyrille Aimée Live, spirited performances by sparkling chanteuse of Michael Jackson and Stephen Sondheim songs
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Cyrille Aimée Live" - - new, energetic in-concert performances from singer Cyrille Aimée

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
263: Hip Hop Future / 264: Traditional Knowledge, 4/14/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Hip Hop Future" - "Straight Outta Compton" turns 30 this year and hip hop has more influence than ever. What will it change next? HOUR...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
Blue Dimensions G13: "Harmony Of Difference" transcendent new music from Kamasi Washington
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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We'll feature "Harmony Of Difference," the latest work from saxophonist Kamasi Washington.

Bought by KMUN, WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
The SOUL of Lennon and McCartney
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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The SOUL of Lennon and McCartney is a mix of Funk and Soul interpretations of the compositions of John Lennon, Paul McCartney. This program include...

Bought by WUFT, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and WVAS


  • Added: Jan 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:01:01
  • Purchases: 3
Blue Dimensions G01: Ida Cox and her friends, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Rhiannon Giddens
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from the great blues singer and songwriter (from the 1920s through the 1960s) Ida Cox, and contemporary covers of her songs by Cécile McLorin...

Bought by KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions F50: "A Rift In Decorum" - Ambrose Akinmusire in concert.
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire live in concert at The Village Vanguard, and music from the artists who inspired him over the years

Bought by KMUW, KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, WMHT and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Blue Dimensions F47: Music Of The Bassist Sort (from bands led by bass players)
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from bands led by bass players, including Kent Miller, Kyle Eastwood, Nathan Brown, and Charles Mingus

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KEOS, KKRN, WRGY and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions F37: Mike Boone Has An Inner Urge To Build A New Song From An Old One
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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On new albums, bassist Mike Boone re-invents Joe Henderson's "Inner Urge," while guitarist Russell Malone explores Bobby Hutcherson's "Little B's P...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions F27: Traveling many "Miles" with the SF Jazz Collective
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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SF Jazz Collective plays the music of Miles Davis

Bought by KEOS, WMOT, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions F24: A symphony in a parking lot with Trombone Shorty, and Nicholas Payton explores relexification
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new funky jazz from Trombone Shorty on his new album "Parking Lot Symphony" and new music from trumpeters Sean Jones and Nicholas Payton, and more

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


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Blue Dimensions F18: Jazz from the South Side, rising star jazz pianist Alexis Lombre
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music and conversation with Chicago jazz pianist Alexis Lombre whose debut album "Southside Sounds" came out this year.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.5 WSNC, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions F16: "Made In America" - Bobby Watson's tribute to the accomplishments of African-American innovators
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring: Bobby Watson's album "Made In America" that celebrates some high-achieving African-Americans and their accomplishments. Also new music f...

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Bluegrass, Blues and Sitting on Top of the World
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
The Sound of Resistance: Protest or Pose
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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We’ll look at three songs: “Strange Fruit” sung by Billie Holiday (and recently sampled by Kanye West); “We Almost Lost Detroit” by Gill Scott Hero...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 55:38
  • Purchases: 2
The Emergence of Otis Redding
From: Paul Ingles
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A lively ride through the story of the soul star’s all-too-brief career but long-enduring legacy. We’ll hear from other musicians, music writers, ...

Bought by WHRV, KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 23
Episode 10: Tonya Pinkins
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Tony Award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins is no stranger to the Great American Songbook. This week on TNAS she's talking Streisand, Sondheim, Hamilt...

Bought by KSFR, KICI Iowa City, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3