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A Brief History of Mary Lou Williams

Source: David Brent Johnson
November 27, 2010

Does anybody embody the history of 20th-century jazz as much as Mary Lou Williams? The arc of her career extends from the territory bands and Kansas City swing of the 1930s to the heights of the big-band era, the bebop movement of the 1940s, the American expatriate jazz of the post-World War II era, the sacred-jazz trend of the 1960s, and the emergence of jazz education in the 1970s. Only Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, and Benny Carter can compare to ...

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Riverwalk Jazz Interviews Nat Hentoff

Source: Don Mopsick
November 27, 2010

Author and columnist Nat Hentoff is one of America's most revered commentators on jazz. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, host David Holt caught up with the 85-year-old at his home in Greenwich Village to talk about the people and personalities covered in his new book, At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene. Riverwalk Jazz is a weekly hour-long show distributed nationally by Public Radio International and heard on Sirius/XM's “Real Jazz" channel, as well as streamed ...

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Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz - "Thanksgiving Moods & Reflections"

Source: J. Scott Fugate
November 24, 2010

Soulandjazz.com Presents: Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz Episode 32—"Thanksgiving Moods & Reflections" Hosted & Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" Happy Thanksgiving! I know this is an American Holiday—but whether you celebrate it or not . . . it's a wonderful time for reflection & gratitude anywhere you happen to be around the world—and the music in this show should help in the process. Here it is—free, legal, and in CD quality at 320 ...

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The Latest Internet Radio Rankings...

Source: Digital Music News
November 24, 2010

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The Jazz Session #219: Either/Orchestra's Russ Gershon

Source: AAJ Staff
November 23, 2010

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New Concept in Music Distribution Gains Momentum

Source: Ken Dardis
November 23, 2010

The “Intro to Indie Artists" series was created as a way for online radio stations to receive a constant flow of music from indie artists. Built in 5, 3, and 2 song program lengths, these short blasts of new music are easily downloaded and scheduled by internet radio station owners. (Station Information) “Intro to Indie Artists" come in Country, Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop & Rap, Pop, and Rock formats. “With the varying program lengths, programmers schedule them to their needs," ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 15, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
November 23, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 Houston Person Moment To Moment (HighNote) 209 209 0 0 49 1 5 2 3 2 Denise Donatelli When Lights Are Low (Savant) 198 198 0 0 55 2 8 3 6 3 The Clayton Brothers The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare) 195 172 +23 0 52 3 6 4 19 18 Bobby Watson The Gates BBQ Suite (Lafiya) 181 105 +76 0 66 4 8 5 5 8 Mary Stallings Dream ...

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Radio vs. on-Demand: Why Make Them Choose?

Source: Digital Music News
November 21, 2010

Here's your cake: millions of on-demand songs at your fingertips, with or without a payment obligation attached. But it turns out that listeners don't want to play deejay all the time. Instead, a more passive, lean-back experience often does the trick—that is, until the listener wants something specific. So why make them choose? That's sort of the learning at we7, which recently layered a Pandora-style offering on top of its on-demand service. But there are lots of other interesting combinations ...

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