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Jazz-O-Rama #6: "Remastered Rhapsodies"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev remastered 1927 Rhapsody in Blue 78., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of remastered 78s records, including George Gershwin with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra conducted by Nat Shilkret “Rhapsody in ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #3: "Dueling Clarinets"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78RPM records of Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw, both born in May. Can be used as May birthday special.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 55:42
  • Purchases: 4
Jazz-O-Rama #2: "A Jazz Holiday"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM Jazz with "Jazz" in the title., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and Bix Beiderbecke.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 2
(The Electrifying) Eddie Harris
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Eddie Harris, Credit: Atlantic Records
EDDIE HARRIS was an jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also flu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WVAS, Radio New Zealand, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 4
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This is a special musical tribute to Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as the great NINA SIMONE. This special contains some of her biggest hits.

Bought by KPIP-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WSLR, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
  • Purchases: 4
Soul Serenade (A Tribute to King Curtis)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: King Curtis
This is a one hour musical program on the legacy of saxophonist KING CURTIS.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WJAB, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:16
  • Purchases: 3
From The Roots Came The Rapper (A Tribute to Joe Tex)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Joe Tex "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" 1966 45 rpm picture sleeve, Credit: Atlantic Records
Joseph Arrington, Jr. better known as "JOE TEX", was one of the greatest soul singers in history. His style was different from a James Brown, a Wil...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:54
  • Purchases: 5
A New Orleans Christmas!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
Caption: New Orleans Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Crescent City, NEW ORLEANS! Today, we will serve gumbo Christmas rhythms mixed with Jazz, R&B, Blues an...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WCVE, WICR, WJAB, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 50:49
  • Purchases: 10
A Doo-wop Christmas!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
Caption: A Doo-wop Christmas, Credit: http://www.ehobbytools.com/
This is a one hour Christmas music show featuring classics from the 1950's and the 1960's. The program is divided into three sets to allow space fo...

Bought by KPIK-LP, WEZU, WJAB, WVAS, KRPS and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:12
  • Purchases: 11
Movie Ticket Radio(TM) CLASSIC Version
From: J. R. Russ
Series: Movie Ticket Radio(TM) CLASSIC Version
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MOVIE TICKET RADIO(TM)-CLASSIC version: If you or your listeners go the cinema, rent DVD’s or on-demand films, watch premium movie channels like H...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:05:59
Our Father Who: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messangers (An Introduction)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), Credit: Blue Note Records
ART BLAKEY known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina was a Jazz drummer and a pioneer of Be-bop and modern Jazz. This one hour program is an introduction...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 52:24
  • Purchases: 3
Movie Ticket Radio(TM) POP Version
From: J. R. Russ
Series: Movie Ticket Radio(TM) POP Version
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MOVIE TICKET RADIO(TM)-POP version: If you or your listeners go the cinema, rent DVD’s or on-demand films, watch premium movie channels like HBO a...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 02:02:13
Big Band, Bop & Afro Cuban: The Story of Dizzy Gillespie
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)
This one hour music program is an introduction to DIZZY GILLESPIE and contains nine recordings.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WVAS, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
Music of the Brass Angel: John Coltrane
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Coltrane with Alice Coltrane
This musical introduction to the music of JOHN COLTRANE contains six songs and is one hour in length. It is divided into three segments which allow...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSRQ, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 50:03
  • Purchases: 3
I've Got the Blues and I've Got Soul! The Incredible Jimmy Smith
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: The Incredible Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith was instrumental in shifting the Hammond organ into the spotlight in the jazz genre and his many Blue Note albums of the 50s and 60s, i...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, KSRQ, and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 27, 2012
  • Length: 50:05
  • Purchases: 5
Vocalese: The Sound of the Jive Jazz Poets
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Lambert Hendricks & Ross
This one hour program concentrates on the Jazz style of singing refereed to as Vocalese. Many of the artists are also scat singers and Jazz poets. ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WVAS, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 51:53
  • Purchases: 4
Two Hands, A Guitar & Genius = Wes Montgomery
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:35
  • Purchases: 3
Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

Bought by KWAX, WNMU-FM, WMNR, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 7
Sly & the Family Stone with Jerry Martini Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Family Stone Project, Credit: http://www.myspace.com/familystonemusic
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group and his new cover band THE FAMILY STONE...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 54:32
  • Purchases: 1
Rufusized: Tony Maiden & kevin Murphy of Rufus Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, Credit: MCA
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 54:21
Rufusized: Tony Maiden & kevin Murphy of Rufus Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Rufus (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy), Credit: Rufus (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy)
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 1
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE with JERRY MARTINI Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sly & the Family Stone with Jerry Martini, Credit: Epic Records 1968
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group and his new cover band THE FAMILY STONE...

Bought by Raven Radio and KMUW


  • Added: Apr 08, 2012
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 2
Sly & The Family Stone with Jerry Martini Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Familystone Project, Credit: http://www.classiqueproductions.com/pages/PAGE214A.HTM
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group plus his new group THE FAMILY STONE PROJ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2012
  • Length: 53:59
What is Hip?: Emilio Castillo & the Tower of Power Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Tower of Power , Credit: Amazon.com
The story of the great horn band THE TOWER OF POWER. A special interview with founder Emilio Castillo about the history of this legendary band.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:23
  • Purchases: 1
WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Lowrider Band , Credit: http://www.lowriderband.com/home/
WAR is a legendary Funk band who scored hits from the late 1960s to the 1980s. HOWARD SCOTT and HAROLD BROWN, who now tour as THE LOWRIDER BAND ar...

Bought by Prairie Public and WJAB


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:09
  • Purchases: 2