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Marian McPartland Discusses Her Conversations with Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Marian McPartland and her trio played a long running gig at the Hickory House, a famous New York nightclub. Everyone used to stop ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media, Harford Community Radio, WUSF and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 22
Mahler in America
From: Eric Molinsky
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Mahler creates the New York Philharmonic but he's still considered a failure.

Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Emanuel Ax (Clapping Wanted)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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For some, proper "decorum," is our connection with decency and doing things in a more civilized way. Pianist Emanuel Ax says there's a little too ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: :29
Sly Crooner Episode #5 "A Valentine For Cosmo"
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
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A Valentine's Day special story about an odd love affair.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription Dose #6
From: J. Duck
Series: Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription
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The Most Incredibly Awesome Guitar Music in the World ! - Back to Back ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
"A Valentine From Graham Nash's MAC"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A perfect piece for Valentine's Day! The true story of how Joe Bevilacqua met his wife because of Graham Nash's laptop

Bought by KUT and Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 2
A Rockabilly Christmas
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A Rockabilly Christmas, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
the story of underground rockabilly guitarist Ray Campi

Bought by High Plains Public Radio and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 2
The Sound of Young America Holiday Special 2007
From: Jesse Thorn
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Music and comedy for the holidays.

Bought by KMXT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
From Moonshine to Armadillos: The Birth of the Austin Music Scene
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Herbert Blomstedt (Separate but Equal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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On the surface, it may seem like there is a world of difference between Beethoven's lighter, and light hearted Symphony No. 8 and his monumental Sy...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :20
NPR's All Songs Considered: From David Byrne to Shivaree
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
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Hear a rare re-issue from David Byrne, plus new music from the band Beirut, Tender Forever, Nellie McKay, Dirty Projectors and Shivaree

Bought by KTRL, WFSU, and WUKY


  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 3
The Beat Goes On #107: "The History of Swamp Pop"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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A handpicked collection of songs that traces the history of 1950's and 60's Swamp Pop, a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south L...

Bought by KMXT, Panhandle Community Radio, KSRQ, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 5
NPR's All Songs Considered: From The National to Patti Smith
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
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Music from The National, Polyphonic Spree, Travis, Patti Smith, Lightning Dust and two John Lennon covers.

Bought by KTRL, WUKY, WFSU, and KISU


  • Added: Jun 21, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
NPR's All Songs Considered: The Music of Portugal
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
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Bob Boilen discovers the music of Portugal.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KTRL, WUKY, WFIU, KSMU and more


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
NPR's All Songs Considered: From The White Stripes to Elliot Smith
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
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Killer new music from The White Stripes; So-called "math rock" by the group Battles; A reissue from Emerson, Lake & Palmer; England's intriguing fo...

Bought by KTRL, WUKY, KSMU, and WFSU


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
NPR's All Songs Considered: From Antibalas to Low
From: NPR Music
Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
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All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen introduces some of his favorite new finds, including the controlled chaos of Frog Eyes, melancholy melodies of...

Bought by KTRL, KISU, WUKY, KSMU, and WFSU


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
#5: Igor Stravinsky and the Art of the Miniature
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Beloved for his full-length ballets, Stravinsky also created a surprising array of very short pieces for orchestra

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 16:24
Structure 2
From: Ivan Ferrer Orozco
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Contemporary music for ensemble

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:14
Modeles, sonata for bass clarinet and piano
From: Ivan Ferrer Orozco
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Contemporary music for bass clarinet and piano

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 08:58
Die spanische Trilogie (The spanish Trilogy)
From: Ivan Ferrer Orozco
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Contemporary music for ensemble

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 10:12
Chain (structure 5)
From: Ivan Ferrer Orozco
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Contemporary music for ensemble

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:00
#2: The Rite of Spring, or when Lenny met Igor
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 13:16
  • Purchases: 8
#1: The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of "The Soldier's Tale"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

  • Added: Mar 06, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
HEAT -- The Contenders
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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Singer/Songwriter Billy Bragg rewrites "The Internationale", Joyce Carol Oates spars with George Foreman, and Spalding Gray turns the tables on Joh...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, and WCQS


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 4
Mardi Gras Indian Music
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
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The Musical Tradition of New Orleans' Black Indians

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WTJU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 10

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