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Riverwalk Jazz Celebrates Clark Terry's 90th Birthday
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we hear from Clark Terry on the occasion of his 90th birthday—December 14—and we listen to tunes from his days with the Basie and Ellington bands, recorded live at The Landing with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in the 1990s. Listeners will be treated to Clark's great sense of humor, the poignancy of his storytelling—and his masterful playing. The show is distributed nationwide by Public Radio International (check local listings) and can be heard Sundays ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 29, 2010
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Michael Ricci
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 7 Cyrus Chestnut Journeys (JLP) 215 182 +33 0 54 1 6 2 7 5 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 214 176 +38 1 51 2 4 3 2 3 The Clayton Brothers The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare) 191 182 +9 0 52 2 8 4 4 1 Houston Person Moment To Moment (HighNote) 183 180 +3 0 46 1 7 5 6 8 Cassandra Wilson Silver Pony (Blue ...
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Playland at the Beach: Dave Brubeck's Early Octet and Trio
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David Brent Johnson
Chances are you've heard Dave Brubeck before, even if you're not a jazz fan. His 1959 album Time Out has sold over a million copies and “Take Five," written by longtime Brubeck collaborator and saxophonist Paul Desmond, became a hit single and cultural musical staple. Brubeck made the cover of Time Magazine in 1954, did global tours for the U.S. State Department during the Cold War, and has enjoyed a long run as an icon of mainstream jazz. But at ...
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Riverwalk Jazz on Producer John Hammond This Week
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with guests Dick Hyman, Topsy Chapman, Harry Allen and others, explore the towering legacy of the man called “the most influential talent scout and music producer in history." Listen to interview clips of John Hammond with New York radio personality Ed Beach on his WRVR show, Just Jazz in 1973. He was a die-hard music lover with an uncanny ability to spot talent and launch careers. For over five decades ...
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Take the Best of Radio, Leave the Flaws Behind
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HypeBot
Recently, I spoke with Jonathan Sasse, who is SVP Marketing at Slacker Radio. In this interview, Sasse talks about the challenges of combing the best of radio with an online service, how they've worked to enable artists to connect with fans through their platform, and their efforts to provide fans with a compelling experience. Soon, Slacker will offer on-demand music streaming. How do you take the best of radio and leave the convolution behind? Jonathan Sasse: Since the beginning, we ...
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Discover Music on Artist Curated Radio Stations
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HypeBot
Slacker Radio and Far East Movement have paired up to create a station that features songs from the group, as well as, those that have influenced their sound and style throughout the years. Every couple of songs, a member of Far East Movement picks up the mic and introduces their favorite song. They explain how it shaped them as an artist and why they wanted to play it on the station. The result is a serendipitous compilation of songs and ...
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