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Sounds Jewish celebrates this most matrimonial month of June with Jewish weddings songs from around the globe.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Jun 28, 2024
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 1
From the 1950s on, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from ...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The P...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations ...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we celebrate the smoky voice of jazz singer Chris Connor, who got her start with Claude Thornhill’s band in the 1940s, and went on to re...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Before Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, there was Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. This week, we’ll explore the songs of these early songwriters, inc...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Put on your dancing shoes as we cut a rug with the American Songbook. This week, I’ll be featuring jazz standards meant for dancing, including “I C...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, for Bastille Day, we turn to the music of Paris to hear music written "dans la Mode française," performed by Madeleine Peyr...
- Added: Jun 24, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we celebrate the Fourth of July with an All-American Road Trip. We’ll hear Afterglow favorites like Ella Fitzgerald and Fra...
- Added: Jun 24, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The Midnight Special takes a tour of The United States in folk songs. This special episode is an all-American extravaganza that the whole country a...
- Added: May 28, 2024
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 2
A superb collection of hit songs, album tracks and Americana themed songs from stage and movie musicals. Celebrated artists include Neil Diamond, R...
Bought by KGOU, WITF, and Prairie Public
- Added: May 17, 2024
- Length: 57:09
- Purchases: 3
We’re living life among the jet set this week on Afterglow, as we explore songs about traveling from the Great American Songbook, including “Come F...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
An Afterglow tradition returns this week, as I bring you some tradition songs of the season, and play some summertime favorites sung by Frank Sinat...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We explore wants and desires this week, hearing “I want” songs from the American Songbook, including “I Want To Be Happy,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” a...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the film studio MGM, so this week, we’re celebrating one of MGM’s biggest stars: Judy Garland! We’ll take a clo...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Our 1920s retrospective concludes this week with a look at songs from 100 years ago: 1924. We’ll hear some songs from this year that have resonated...
- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Melody on top with a side of shuffle and a shot of swing. Tenor sax man Jerry Weldon is simmering with organ combo, Ben Webster spells beauty with ...
Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: May 14, 2024
- Length: 02:00:01
- Purchases: 10
A 56:30 special featuring timeless classics from Duke Ellington and his Popular Orchestra with musical guests Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerlad, Fra...
- Added: May 08, 2024
- Length: 56:41
Our discipline of eternal metaphysics, jazz is the lens thru which we view the world. Techno Cats are a 2023 grouping of above-average players with...
Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, WVBI-LP, KHNS and more
- Added: Apr 30, 2024
- Length: 02:00:02
- Purchases: 10
We’re once again turning back the clock to the Roaring Twenties on Afterglow, to hear the songs from last century that have stuck around. We’ll foc...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Our 1920s retrospective continues this week on Afterglow, as we dive into the year 1922, exploring songs that resonated with audiences and singers ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re continuing our exploration of songs from the Roaring 20s with a look at 1921, a year that spawned songs like “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On Afterglow, we’re spending the month of May turning back the clock to the Roaring Twenties, a time when the Great American Songbook was in its in...
- Added: Apr 19, 2024
- Length: 59:00
We continue our 100th birthday celebration of Blossom Dearie, listening to her recordings in the 1960s and 70s for the Fontana and Daffodil Record ...
- Added: Apr 12, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we remember Casey Benjamin, as we listen to him with The Robert Glasper Experiment, Stefon Harris + Blackout, and Ghost-Note.
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRSC, KRPS and more
- Added: Apr 09, 2024
- Length: 58:04
- Purchases: 6
