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Catherine Russell In Concert This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Catherine Russell joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with frequent guest artist Dick Hyman on piano, at the historic Pearl Stable in San Antonio. They present a selection of songs from Catherine's recent CDs. Catherine talks about her beginnings as the daughter of a pioneering woman of jazz, to what she looks for in choosing songs and how she feels the spirit of her father in her music. The program is distributed in the US ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 17, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 348 318 +30 7 61 1 6 2 6 2 Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh) 278 243 +35 3 56 2 7 3 2 3 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 264 302 -38 2 54 2 7 4 14 4 Dave Stryker Eight Track (Strikezone) 258 201 +57 6 49 4 4 5 ...
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Girl Singers Of The Swing Era This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, vocalists Nina Ferro, Topsy Chapman and Stephanie Nakasian join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to recall female singers of the Swing Era— from Ella and Billie to Martha Tilton, Ivie Anderson and Helen Humes. Also on our radio show, rare interview clips with Ella Fitzgerald, Martha Tilton and Helen Ward telling their own stories. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 10, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 1 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 318 283 +35 7 58 1 5 2 3 2 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 302 255 +47 8 56 2 6 3 4 3 Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life (Concord) 271 254 +17 8 53 3 5 4 9 4 Catherine Russell Bring It Back (Jazz Village) 269 214 +55 6 55 4 4 5 1 5 ...
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Women Of The Harlem Renaissance This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, singer and actress Carol Woods—known for her many roles on Broadway and in the movies—joins us to remember the Women of the Harlem Renaissancen and celebrate their work. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their guests perform the music of Duke Ellington and James P Johnson. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a continuous ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 3, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 288 289 -1 1 53 1 7 2 2 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 283 275 +8 3 52 2 4 3 4 3 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 255 242 +13 4 50 3 5 4 8 4 Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life (Concord) 254 192 +62 0 46 4 4 5 3 5 Craig ...
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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz; New Orleans Jazz Pioneers And Their Legacy
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Don Mopsick
In the early 1960s cornetist Jim Cullum was a young man in his 20s. He made a pilgrimage to New Orleans to explore the roots of jazz, meet jazz greats and sit in on jam sessions. This week on Riverwalk Jazz Jim recalls a jam session with cornetist Johnny Wiggs and Mardi Gras parades when he played with drummer Paul Barbarin and his father Jim Sr. in clarinetist Pete Fountain's Half Fast Marching Band. The program is distributed in the ...
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The Luis Russell Story This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents the musical legacy of the great 1920s bandleader Luis Russell as his daughter, the magnificent vocalist Catherine Russell joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with Dick Hyman on piano. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Luis Russell got lucky—he won the lottery! And that money took the teenager from Panama to New ...
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