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Sign of the times
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort. Read the full description.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:31
Ticked off, picked off & Mr. Chekov
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
Liner Notes: Pannonica de Koenigswarter
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Known as "Nica" or "The Baroness" Pannonica de Koenigswarter was a jazz patron who supported artists such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker, bo...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Rediscover Inconspicuous Consumption: Simple Rediscovery #511
From: Teosson Wells
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While waiting for the sunlight of a bright new, less-needful day to wake all of us from our collective buying frenzy, there are a few steps we can ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
Rediscover Creative Cursing: Simple Rediscovery #504
From: Teosson Wells
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In the last few decades, the general belief that habitual, high-octane swearing should remain the domain of criminals, vagrants, and frustrated hou...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:35
Forever Jung! Rediscover Carl Jung: Simple Rediscovery #500
From: Teosson Wells
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Throughout the ages, humankind has gazed deeply within, searching for answers to the certain eternal questions: Who am I? Where do I belong? How do...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:09
Quiet In The House! Rediscover Silent Movies: Simple Rediscovery #514
From: Teosson Wells
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It’s generally agreed that the silent film era lasted from 1894 to 1929; however, the history of projected images is much longer. Beginning in the ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
Stan Getz
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Stan Getz
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to a...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Benny Goodman
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Benny Goodman
In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
EPISODE #104 “Joan of Arc!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Joan of Arc is a national heorine in France who led the French armies during the Hundred Years War. Did This Happen? takes you to the final moments...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef on Joining Dizzy's Big Band; Finding One's Voice; Lifetime Student; and Musical Beginnings.

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard on Rejecting Categories; Chicago; Composing; Early Influences; Early Band; Founding AACM; and Listening Habits.

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on Hearing Coltrane Live; Improvisation; Yusef Lateef; and Moving to NYC.

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master George Avakian
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master George Avakian on "Discovering this strange music"; Wrong Microphone incident; Most Important Accomplishment; Revolutionizing the L...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 7
NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton on Mosaic; His Early Influences; Remembering Arriving in NYC and College Education.

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Bobby Hutcherson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Bobby Hutcherson on Connecting tot he Audiences; Quotes Eric Dolphy; First Performance; Milt Jackson rock the boat; and Pee Wee Mar...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 11
NEA Jazz Master Annie Ross
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Annie Ross on The Contest that Launched Her Career; Being Raised in Hollywood; Working with Lambert and Hendricks; Recording "Singi...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Bill Holman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Bill Holman on Writing for Stan Kenton; Dangers of Success; Starting his own Big Band; Changes to his Arrangement; and Composing

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 7
NEA Jazz Master Dave Brubeck on India
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, NEA JAZZ MASTER DAVE BRUBECK HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD, FORGING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH MUSIC. HE’S BEEN ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST ...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Quincy Jones
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Quincy Jones on Jazz Family; Jazz Mentors; Hamps Band; Boulanger; Cultural Exchange and Jazz Ambassadors

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Lee Konitz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Lee Konitz on Early Inspiration; Alto Verses Tenor; Spontaneous Improvision; His Sound; and Sideman Mentality.

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Rudy VanGelder
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Rudy VanGelder on Recording Start; Alfred Lion; Hackensack Home; Englewood Cliffs; and Rudy's Goal.

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton on First Gig with Duke Ellington' First Gig; Dedication to the Music; Racism; and Al Jackson.

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Jim Hall
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Jim Hall on Spiritual Awakening; Technique vs. Ideas; Bill Kirchner; Nat Hentoff; Pat Metheny; and Meeting Sonny Rollins

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 7