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December 13, 2024

 

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The Rat Pack: Sammy Davis, Jr.

We’ll continue highlighting the work of the “Rat Pack” this week, with a focus on “Mr. Wonderful” himself, Sammy Davis Jr. We’ll chronicle his recording career and explore why he got the nickname “Mister Show Business.”

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December 6, 2024

 

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The Rat Pack: Dean Martin

This week and next, we’ll celebrate two of the members of the so-called “Rat Pack.” This week, a close look at the life and music of “The King Of Cool” Dean Martin, and his songs like “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head.”

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November 29, 2024

 

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The Songs Of Hearth And Home

A collection of songs about the comforts of home life, for Thanksgiving.

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November 22, 2024

 

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Star Dust: The Hoagy Carmichael Songbook

We’re celebrating the songbook of Bloomington’s own Hoagy Carmichael, including “Star Dust,” “Skylark,” and “The Nearness Of You,” as sung by some of the best jazz and pop singers.

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November 15, 2024

 

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The Joni Mitchell Jazz Songbook

Joni Mitchell was named the 2023 recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. This week, we’ll pay tribute to Mitchell, by hearing her songs performed by jazz singers like Tierney Sutton, Dianne Reeves, and many more.

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November 8, 2024

 

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Voices That Time Forgot: David Allyn, Rocky Cole and Deno Kannes

Afterglow continues its look at some less familiar singers this week, by exploring the work of male crooners David Allyn, Rocky Cole, and Deno Kannes.

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November 1, 2024

 

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Voices That Time Forgot: Jane Harvey, Peggy King and More

We’re continuing our exploration of some less-familiar jazz voices this week, with a close look at some female jazz and pop vocalists from the late 1950s, like Jane Harvey, Peggy King, Honi Gordon and more.

October 25, 2024

 

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Full Moon And Empty Arms: Classical Melodies In Popular Song

We explore the classical music origins of jazz and pop standards like “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads,” “Lover, Come Back To Me,” and “Full Moon and Empty Arms.”

October 18, 2024

 

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Dancing In The Dark: The Songs of Schwartz and Dietz

They may not be as well known as Rodgers and Hammerstein, but the songwriting duo of Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz nevertheless made significant contributions to the American Songbook, like “That’s Entertainment” and “You And The Night And The Music.”

October 11, 2024

 

Only The Lonely

Song Confusions

Was “Heat Wave” an Irving Berlin song or a Motown song? Was “In The Still of the Night” a Cole Porter song or a doo-wop song? This week, we explore common confusions in the Great American Songbook.

October 4, 2024

 

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The Bob Dylan Songbook

This week, vocal jazz interpretations of Bob Dylan songs, including Dylan covers by Nina Simone, Kurt Elling, Madeleine Peyroux and more.

September 27, 2024

 

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Songs Of The Season: Autumn

The leaves are changing from green to red, the air outside is brisk and cool, and that means it’s time to look at autumn songs from the Great American Songbook.

September 20, 2024

 

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I Walk With Music: Songs About Walking

We take a stroll through the Great American Songbook with walking songs like "Love Walked In" and "I Walk A Little Faster."

September 13, 2024

 

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The Great American Songbook’s One-Hit Wonders

Not every composer had the extensive catalog of George Gershwin or Irving Berlin. This week, we’ll explore songwriters like Ann Ronell, Brooks Bowman, and Erroll Garner whose songbooks contain only one hit song.

September 6, 2024

 

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The Artistry Of Stephen Sondheim

This week, we remember the artistry of American songwriter Stephen Sondheim, and his many contributions to the American songbook, like “Small World,” “Send In The Clowns,” and more. Sondheim passed away last November at age 91.

August 30, 2024

 

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Miss D On Mercury

A look at singer Dinah Washington, and her years recording for the Mercury record label in the 1940s and 50s.

August 23, 2024

 

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Live Ella!

Beginning in the 1950s, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from some of her best live sets in places like Berlin, Juan-Les-Pins, and the Hollywood Bowl.

August 16, 2024

 

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Lucky To Be Me: The Songs Comden and Green

We explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The Party’s Over” to the American Songbook.

August 9, 2024

 

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If I Loved You: Conditional Love Songs

The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations of these songs, as well as other songs with “if” in the title and more “hypothetical” tunes.

August 2, 2024

 

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A Jazz Date With Chris Connor

This week, we celebrate the smoky voice of jazz singer Chris Connor, who got her start with Claude Thornhill’s band in the 1940s, and went on to record some of the best cool jazz vocal records of the 1950s.

July 26, 2024

 

Yes Sir That's My Baby

The Songs Of Donaldson And Kahn

Before Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, there was Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. This week, we’ll explore the songs of these early songwriters, including “Makin’ Whoopee,” “My Baby Just Cares For Me,” and “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby.”

July 19, 2024

 

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Come Dance With Me: Songs About Dancing

Put on your dancing shoes as we cut a rug with the American Songbook. On this episode, we look at jazz standards meant for dancing, including “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “Cheek To Cheek.”

July 12, 2024

 

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Songs In The French Style

This week on Afterglow, we turn to the music of Paris, and hear songs written "dans la mode française" performed by Madeleine Peyroux, Dean Martin, Blossom Dearie, and more.

July 5, 2024

 

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An All-American Road Trip

A road trip to different U.S. states, with songs like "Georgia On My Mind," "I Been Down In Texas," "Mississippi Mud," and "Massachusetts."

June 28, 2024

 

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Let’s Get Away From It All: Songs About Traveling

We’re living life among the jet set this week on Afterglow, as we explore songs about traveling from the Great American Songbook, including “Come Fly With Me,” “Travelin’ Light,” and "It's Nice to Go Trav'ling."

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