Sunday, November 16, 2014

NPR Music - JAZZ

A Night At The Museum

Jazz musicians find inspiration in many things. Himalayan art is not typically one of them. But at the Rubin Museum of Art, five top young pianists were all driven by something they saw.
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MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Pete Jolly On Piano Jazz

On this 1986 episode of Piano Jazz, Jolly demonstrates his swinging piano style with a solo in "You, The Night And The Music." Then, host Marian McPartland joins in for a performance of "Barbados."
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Kenny Drew Jr. On Piano Jazz

In this 1992 session, Drew interprets Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud." Then, he and host Marian McPartland collaborate in a performance of "Falling In Love with You."
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Ruth Brown On Piano Jazz

Brown was one of the pioneers of R&B. In a 1993 session, she sang to host Marian McPartland's accompaniment in "Skylark" and "Fine And Mellow."
MUSIC NEWS

Who Sang It First? Mockingbirds And Musicians Cover Each Other In New Orleans

The mockingbird is known for latching on to sounds and repeating them. But in the case of a certain four-note phrase New Orleans musicians use to communicate, the bird may be the original artist.

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