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The Infinite Variety of the Human Voice

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This show examines a wide variety of jazz singing styles, including frisky swinging by Annie Ross and Eddie Jefferson, vocal chorus work from New York Voices, wordless experimenting by Karin Krog and folk song interpretations by Maxine Sullivan and Sheila Jordan.

Playlist

  • Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
  • James Williams & ICU "A Beautiful Friendship" from We've Got What You Need (Evidence) 01:08
  • UCF Flying Horse Big Band "Bein' Green" from Florida Rays (Flying Horse) 09:01
  • Host Speaks 13:55
  • Patricia Barber "The Swim" from Smash (Concord) 15:28
  • Rigmor Gustafsson "The Light Years" from Come Home (ACT) 19:50
  • Kristiana Roemer "Lullaby for N." from House of Mirrors (Sunnyside) 24:13
  • Host Speaks 28:03
  • Lucy Reed "Born to Blow the Blues" from This is Lucy Reed (Fantasy) 30:59r
  • New York Voices "Darn That Dream" from Live with the WDR Big Band Koln (Palmetto) 35:41
  • Host Speaks 44:41
  • Bill Frisell "God's Wing'd Horse" from Harmony (Blue Note) 45:31
  • Karin Krog "Don't Just Sing" from Don't Just Sing (Light in the Attic) 49:33
  • Emi Makabe "O Street" from Anniversary (Greenleaf Music) 56:19
  • Host Speaks 59:57
  • Annie Ross "Bellini" from Loguerhythms (El) 1:01:25
  • Eddie Jefferson "Letter from Home" from Riverside Original Jazz Classics Sampler (Riverside) 1:05:19
  • Dave Frishberg "Saratoga Hunch" from Classics (Concord) 1:08:17
  • Host Speaks 1:11:53
  • George Russell "You Are My Sunshine" from The Complete Albums Collection 1956-1964 (Enlightenment) 1:13:23
  • Maxine Sullivan "If I Had A Ribbon Bow" from The John Kirby Sextet (Columbia) 1:25:15
  • Host Speaks 1:28:23
  • The Electric Flag "Another Country" from A Long Time Comin' (Columbia) 1:30:55
  • Neil Ardley "Will You Walk A Little Faster" from Impressed 2 with Gilles Peterson (Universal) 1:39:22
  • Host Speaks 1:43:18
  • Miriam Aida "To Say Goodbye" from My Kind Of World (Sittel) 1:44:02
  • Ellen Johnson "Prelude To A Kiss" from Too Good To Title (Vocal Visions) 1:47:17
  • Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla / The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:54:14

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