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Live From The Netherlands: The Sesjun Radio Shows

Chet Baker

From 1973 to 2004 the Dutch radio show “Tros Sesjun” broadcast live jazz every week, featuring artists such as Bill Evans in their late-period prime.

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The Big Bands’ Little Bands

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The swing era may have been the age of the big bands, but bandleaders often found it worth their while to break small groups out of their larger orchestras.

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The Big Speakeasy: Jazz And Prohibition

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America in the 1920s: Wall Street was on the rise, cops were on the take, jazz was in the air, and alcohol had been banished—but it certainly hadn’t vanished.

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Burning With Bud: Bud Powell Live 1944-1953

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The great bebop pianist on the radio and in concert with Cootie Williams, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and as the leader of his own trio.

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Fourth Of July: NPR’s Take Five, A Note Of Thanks And More

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A playlist and some programs for America's national holiday.

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More Than A Solo: Seven Reasons To Support Night Lights

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco

Help Night Lights make its online fund-drive goal this year! Any and all contributions make a difference. Afterwards, enjoy a historic Sonny Rollins solo.

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Chick Webb And Ella Fitzgerald Mosaic Set On The Way

Ella Fitzgerald

A hard-swinging big band paired with a jazz legend in the making.

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Music For The Memorial Day Weekend: Glenn Miller At War And More

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Programs for the holiday of personal and public remembrance.

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Go West, Jazz Man: Outtakes From This Week’s NPR Take Five Post

Dexter Rides Again

More jazz with a Western theme, this time from Grant Green, Dexter Gordon, Ornette Coleman, and others.

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Where’s The Rhythm?

Jimmy Giuffre

A variant on the old "Where's the melody" saw, circa 1959.

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The Fireside Afterglow

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“The Fireside Afterglow” has a laid-back seasonal theme with music that evokes love, reflection, peace, and the warm moods of winter.

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Afterglow is WFIU's weekly program of jazz and American popular song hosted by David Brent Johnson.

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