All Pieces for Howard Burchette

 
Caption: Valaida Snow
This one hour program highlights some of the greatest and obscure female jazz musicians of all time. These great ladies are masters of the harp, vi...

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 56:08
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Willie Mae "BIG MAMMA" THORNTON was a Blues singer, musician and songwriter. She had a short life and is best known for the songs "Hound Dog" and "...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and WVAS


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 55:36
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Eddie Harris, Credit: Atlantic Records
EDDIE HARRIS was an jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also flu...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 1
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This is a special musical tribute to Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as the great NINA SIMONE. This special contains some of her biggest hits.

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: King Curtis
This is a one hour musical program on the legacy of saxophonist KING CURTIS.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:16
Caption: Joe Tex "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" 1966 45 rpm picture sleeve, Credit: Atlantic Records
Joseph Arrington, Jr. better known as "JOE TEX", was one of the greatest soul singers in history. His style was different from a James Brown, a Wil...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:54
Caption: 1995 32 cents Commemorative stamp, Credit: U.S. Postal Stamps
CHARLIE PARKER was one of the most influential improvising soloists in JAZZ, and a central figure in the development of BOP in the 1940s. A legenda...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 50:43
Caption: New Orleans Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Crescent City, NEW ORLEANS! Today, we will serve gumbo Christmas rhythms mixed with Jazz, R&B, Blues an...

Bought by WUIS, KRPS, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 50:49
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: A Doo-wop Christmas, Credit: http://www.ehobbytools.com/
This is a one hour Christmas music show featuring classics from the 1950's and the 1960's. The program is divided into three sets to allow space fo...

Bought by WUIS, WNMU-FM, Prairie Public, and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 49:18
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Ti-Roro, Master drummer from Haiti
THE TALKING DRUM, is a program which samples the rhythms of the descendants of African slaves brought to the new world of South America and the Car...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 51:29
Caption: Le Negre Marron
This one hour program is a sample of the rich music from HAITI. We will explore a few classic recordings from this rich country which is a an off-s...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 53:43
Caption: Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), Credit: Blue Note Records
ART BLAKEY known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina was a Jazz drummer and a pioneer of Be-bop and modern Jazz. This one hour program is an introduction...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 52:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)
This one hour music program is an introduction to DIZZY GILLESPIE and contains nine recordings.

Bought by WVAS, KSRQ, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: John Coltrane with Alice Coltrane
This musical introduction to the music of JOHN COLTRANE contains six songs and is one hour in length. It is divided into three segments which allow...

Bought by KSRQ and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 50:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Incredible Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith was instrumental in shifting the Hammond organ into the spotlight in the jazz genre and his many Blue Note albums of the 50s and 60s, i...

Bought by KSRQ and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 27, 2012
  • Length: 50:05
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lambert Hendricks & Ross
This one hour program concentrates on the Jazz style of singing refereed to as Vocalese. Many of the artists are also scat singers and Jazz poets. ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 51:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
Caption: Rufus live on stage (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy), Credit: http://www.rufus.org/
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:01:57
Caption: The Family Stone Project, Credit: http://www.myspace.com/familystonemusic
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group and his new cover band THE FAMILY STONE...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 54:32