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This week, we celebrate singer and film star Judy Garland. We’ll chronicle her music career and feature many of her recordings from the 1940s to th...
- Added: Feb 13, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we turn our spotlight on arranger Pete Rugolo. We’ll hear some Rugolo’s progressive arrangements for many of the top singer...
- Added: Oct 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We continue our tribute to the late Tony Bennett, with a look at some of his sessions with solo piano, highlighting his work with jazz pianist Bill...
- Added: Aug 01, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this Afterglow special, we’ll continue our tribute to the great Tony Bennett, who passed away at age 96 on July 21st. We'll feature recordings h...
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.
- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
On this Afterglow special, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his...
- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’re here at all hours because we enjoy doing radio in our sleep. Popular Latin jazz star Ray Barretto keeps the “Rhythm of Life,” and our continu...
Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WOUB and more
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 02:00:01
- Purchases: 10
Songwriter Paul Simon has been delighting our ears with melodies for over 50 years. This week on Afterglow, we’ll explore jazz interpretations of h...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
On this special, we celebrate singer and film star Judy Garland on what would have been her 100th birthday (June 10, 2022). We’ll chronicle her mus...
- Added: May 18, 2022
- Length: 59:00
It’s been 30 years since Natalie Cole swept the Grammy Awards with the album Unforgettable… With Love. This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to Co...
- Added: Feb 16, 2022
- Length: 59:00
With the advent of a decent vintage concert recording, we hear Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet in its prime. Before every town-painting, nightfall happen...
Bought by KRZA, WYAP, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, WOUB and more
- Added: May 04, 2021
- Length: 02:00:01
- Purchases: 8
From every decade 1950s to now (twenty-otts excepted some reason) we cull our vinyl and digital this edition, beginning with Supersax playing Charl...
Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, GCR (Global Community Radio), WYAP, WOUB and more
- Added: Aug 04, 2020
- Length: 01:59:58
- Purchases: 9
Spirit - William Goldstein was previously a recording artist for Motown Records and CBS Masterworks. He has over 50 albums currently available. He ...
- Added: Jul 18, 2020
- Length: 03:22
Love - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Ho...
- Added: Jul 06, 2020
- Length: 02:05
We’re losing them fast, and not just to coronavirus. Bassist Jymie Merritt, a Jazz Messenger, is heard in two Art Blakey tracks in a tribute, on an...
Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WOUB and more
- Added: Apr 21, 2020
- Length: 01:59:57
- Purchases: 11
In this mostly musical piece, we settle down into the audience of nearly 200 supportive students and staff at the University Program Board's Fall 2...
- Added: Oct 13, 2017
- Length: 28:16
There's a world of difference between just driving somewhere and heading off on a road trip in that direction.
- Added: Aug 16, 2010
- Length: 03:36
- Added: Oct 30, 2008
- Length: 28:00
Major League Baseball is OK, but I prefer baseball as it was played by me and others in baseball-crazy Boonville and the other small towns in the M...
- Added: Mar 29, 2006
- Length: 04:02
