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Big Bands
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Duke Ellington and his orchestra
Think of a jazz big band and it's probably the brassy sound of a '30s swing orchestra that comes to mind first. But throughout their more than 80-y...

Bought by KPVL, KZYX, KDRP Community Radio, KMUN, WCMU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
Turn on the Heat
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sam Lanin
Largely forgotten, bandleader Sam Lanin is possibly the most prolific recording artist of the 1920s. No one really knows just how many records he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Puttin' On the Ritz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Composer and lyricist Jerome Kern summed up the life and work of Israel Baline (Irving Berlin) when he said, “Irving Berlin has no place in America...

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  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Voyages with Ms. Dawn
From: Dawn Amadea
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Set Sail on a Musical Voyage through History.

  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 59:32
Billie Holiday
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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Billie Holiday has one of jazz's most bittersweet voices, and the biography to match.

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  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blues Unlimited #197 - Blues from Candid Records
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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We take a look at the recordings that Memphis Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Otis Spann made in New York City for the Candid label in 1960 and 1961.....

  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Author Susan Orlean
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A dog lover and long-time journalist, Susan brings to life Rin Tin Tin, the orphaned German Shepherd found on a battlefield in Europe who became t...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 09:57
Frank Zappa
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Frank Zappa
His music was an amalgam of classical music, jazz, R&B, doowop, poetry and—sometimes—just plain noise. And Frank Zappa the man had even more to him...

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  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Blues Unlimited #196 - Down Home Post-War Favorites
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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No particular theme on this one, just a grab bag full of post-war rockers and down home favorites from Lightnin' Hopkins, Dr. Ross, K.C. Douglas, J...

  • Added: May 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Goodbyes and Comebacks
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Farewell to George Jones-- and hell-o again to Natalie Maines! This week's hour long musical mystery tour includes Jim James, Patty Smith and more.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:41
100 Years of Jazz's Avant Garde
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman
This week on the program, we dare to go where many jazz fans dare not tread as we explore 100 years of the jazz avant garde.

Bought by WRGY, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KPVL, KDRP Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blues Unlimited #195 - Soulful Stax Covers
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: The hit-making house band at Stax, Booker T. & the MGs (Left to Right: Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, and Al Jackson, Jr.)
Join us as we enjoy some great cover versions of blues, pop, rock, folk, and R&B classics that were recorded down at the legendary Stax label in Me...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Jazz Abroad
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Israeli saxophonist and clarinetist Anat Cohen , Credit: Osnat Rom
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found some sort of a home. This week, we go in...

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KZYX, KMUN, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
October 11
From: Tree Mabry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A search for peace through October 11

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:03
Blues Unlimited #194 - Paul Oliver's "The Story of the Blues"
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: The cover for "The Story of the Blues," as issued in the U.S. by Columbia Records.
On this episode, we pay homage to Paul Oliver’s legendary double LP set, "The Story of the Blues." Published as a companion piece to his critically...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Veteran Repays Near-Half-Century Debt
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Cliff Brody looks at an old photo of his deceased friend/sergeant, Joe Blakely, who changed Cliff’s life during the Vietnam War., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
How do you thank someone who saves you from tragedy? This Vietnam veteran knows.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 05:40
Great Jazz Cities: Philadelphia
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Philadelphia trumpeter Clifford Brown
This week on The New Jazz Archive, we're continuing our ongoing tour of America's "Great Jazz Cities" with the stories and sounds of jazz in Philad...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blues Unlimited #193 - Naptown Boogie: Blues from Indianapolis
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we’re hopping in our time machine, setting the dial for the Blues Revival of the 1960s and our destination to t...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
The Odd Couple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow
Sidney Bechet was one of the early jazz virtuosos. Born in New Orleans, he began his professional career long before jazz was put to wax. Then the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Dave Brubeck
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz icon Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, WVAS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blues Unlimited #192 - A Legend at 19: A Tribute to Jody Williams
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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Join us for a tribute to blues guitar legend Jody Williams. Making his debut on record at the age of 19, he became a highly influential guitarist, ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
THE SPANISH HOUR: CHAMBER MUSIC FROM LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Trio Solisti
Chamber Music from Spain, Argentina, and Mexico from the early and mid 20th century

  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
Jazz's Great Songwriting Teams
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Tin Pan Alley duo Rodgers and Hart
This week on the show, it's an hour with jazz's legendary songwriting teams—from Tin Pan Alley duo Rodgers and Hart, to Duke Ellington and Billy St...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blues Unlimited #191 - A Legend Every Night: Blues from Antone's
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, a tribute to Antone’s night club. Founded in 1975 in Austin, Texas, it featured a who’s who of blues legends, l...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
356 Years Later
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Earlier this year, Kateri Tekakwitha became the first Native American saint. The 356-year-old saint helps American Indians cope with the Catholic C...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:36

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