David Johnson
- Username: David_Brent_Johnson
- jazz producer/systems coordinator
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Recent Pieces from David Johnson
A Conversation With Doonesbury Cartoonist Garry Trudeau
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From: WFIU
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau sits down for an hour of conversation about his Pulitzer-prize winning comic strip Doonesbury. He discusses a wide range of subjects, including the ...
It's All in the Game: Louis Armstrong, 1947-57
(00:58:58)
From: WFIU
An hourlong program of classic jazz, focusing on Louis Armstrong’s mid-career years, in which he led the small-group All-Stars, scored chart hits with pop ballads, and became ...
The Benny Golson Songbook
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From: WFIU
An hourlong program of classic jazz featuring Benny Golson's work from the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Jazzing the Cool
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From: WFIU
One-hour program of classic jazz. Ted Gioia, author of THE BIRTH AND THE DEATH OF THE COOL, joins the program for a look at the relationship between "cool" and jazz. Music ...
Shaw Sounds Final: Artie Shaw, 1949-1954
(00:59:00)
From: WFIU
An hour-long tribute program featuring the final recordings of clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw.
The Last: Final Recordings of Jazz Greats
(00:58:59)
From: WFIU
An hourlong program of classic jazz, highlighting end-period performances from Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and others.
Father's Day Special! "Daddy-O: Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz"
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From: WFIU
An hour-long program of classic jazz, celebrating Father's Day with an exploration of father-and-son teams, featuring music from Von and Chico Freeman, Ellis and Wynton ...
Returning the Call: More Jazz from Unsung Heroes of Chicago Hardbop
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From: WFIU
An hourlong program of classic jazz, featuring jazz recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s by lesser-known Chicago jazz artists such as the MJT + 3, John Young, Paul ...
1960: Jazz at the Dawn of a Decade
(00:58:59)
From: WFIU
An hourlong program of classic jazz, featuring jazz recordings from the year 1960, by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Ornette Coleman, Hank Mobley and others.
