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March 21, 2025

 

Dorothy Fields

A Fine Romance: The Dorothy Fields Songbook

This week, we explore the songs of Dorothy Fields, a Tin Pan Alley songwriter whose work stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. We’ll sample her songbook, including “A Fine Romance,” “I Won’t Dance,” and “The Way You Look Tonight.”

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March 14, 2025

 

Mink Jazz

Mink Jazz: Peggy Lee In The 1960s

This week on Afterglow, our spotlight is on Miss Peggy Lee, with a closer look at the 1960s, a time when her music and persona became more sleek, romantic, and glamorous.

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March 7, 2025

 

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Cool Heat: Anita O'Day in the 1950s

For Anita O'Day's centennial celebration, we explore her groundbreaking jazz recordings for Clef and Verve Records in the 1950s.

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February 28, 2025

 

Killing Me Softly

Roberta Flack’s New American Songbook

In the 1970s, singer Roberta Flack made a name for herself performing covers of songs by folk singers and other little-known artists, establishing a new canon of songs. This week, we’ll explore some of her entries into this new American songbook.

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February 21, 2025

 

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Nancy Wilson: A Lady With A Song

Nancy Wilson was one of the last great voices of the golden age of American popular song.

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February 14, 2025

 

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Isn't It Romantic?

For Valentine’s Day, we’re exploring romance in the Great American Songbook, including songs like “Isn’t It Romantic,” “A Fine Romance,” and “This Is Romance.”

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February 7, 2025

 

Charlie Parker in 1947

Charlie Parker With Voices

On this program, we’ll explore the few times Charlie Parker worked with vocalists, as well as some vocal interpretations of classic Charlie Parker tunes.

January 31, 2025

 

Charlie Parker in 1947

The Songs Of Alan Jay Lerner

A centennial celebration from 2018 of the lyricist behind "Almost Like Being In Love," "I Could Have Danced All Night," and "On The Street Where You Live."

January 24, 2025

 

Marty Paich

The Modern Touch of Marty Paich

Arranger Marty Paich helped define the West Coast cool jazz sound in the 1950s and 1960s, working with Mel Tormé, Anita O'Day, and Ella Fitzgerald.

January 17, 2025

 

Connee Boswell

The Magic of Connee Boswell

Connee Boswell, the lead singer of the Boswell Sisters, was one of the first innovators in vocal jazz.

January 10, 2025

 

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Irving Berlin at the Movies

The songs of Irving Berlin were featured in some of Hollywood’s first “Talkies,” and this week, we’ll explore the songwriter’s work in cinema, including songs like “Blue Skies,” “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” and “Cheek To Cheek.”

January 3, 2025

 

The Name Game

On this episode, it’s a roll call of first names in the Great American Songbook, including “Nancy With The Laughing Face,” “Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe,” and “Johnny One Note.”

December 27, 2024

 

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Christmas On The Air

For our Afterglow holiday show this year, we’ll be featuring some classic Christmas radio broadcasts, performed by favorite jazz singers like Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

December 20, 2024

 

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The Merriest!: A Swingin' Afterglow Christmas

It’s the holiday season, and we’re keeping things light and snappy this week as we dance along to some swinging holiday tunes, sung by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and more!

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.”

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.”

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.

November 22, 2024

 

Hoagy at Piano Close

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.

November 15, 2024

 

Joni at 75

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.

November 8, 2024

 

David Allyn Sure Thing

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.

November 1, 2024

 

Anne Phillips Born To Be Blue

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

 

Anne Phillips Born To Be Blue

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

 

The Band Wagon

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.

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