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A tribute to the holidays in the mellowest of moods, with music from Joe Pass, Dave Brubeck, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and more. Join us for the quiet, reflective side of classic jazz Christmas melodies
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As the 1990s brought the 20th century to a close, women musicians continued to increase their visibility in the jazz world and to erode the notion of gender distinction
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Long before the rise of the black-pride movement in the 1960s, Ellington was writing music that celebrated African-American culture, personalities, and history.
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On this Afterglow holiday special, we’ll be featuring some classic Christmas radio broadcasts, performed by favorite jazz singers of the 1940s and '50s, like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and more.
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The program 'Night Lights' celebrates the holidays with jazz from Fats Waller, Joe Williams, Claude Thornhill, and more.
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This program highlights two of Tony Bennett's finest recording sessions: the pair of sessions he made in 1975 and 1976 with famed pianist Bill Evans.
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How did the influence of the work song emerge in the recordings of artists such as Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Nat Adderley, Dave Brubeck and other musicians?
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Celebrating America by taking an All-American road trip through the Great American Songbook.
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From 1939 to 1945, as World War II raged on, American Popular Music responded. On Afterglow’s Memorial Day special, we look at the songs of World War II, sung by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, and more.
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This hour explores Duke Ellington’s music for the 1959 film Anatomy Of A Murder and John Lewis’ score for Odds Against Tomorrow, released the same year.