Sunday, February 1, 2015

NPR Music - JAZZ

Our Point Of View At Le Poisson Rouge

The supergroup of contemporary Blue Note Records artists — names like Robert Glasper, Lionel Loueke and Ambrose Akinmusire — gather together for a program of originals and Blue Note classics.
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FIRST LISTEN

First Listen: Diana Krall, 'Wallflower' 


The singer takes a loving look back at the '70s and '80s pop that helped shape her. Along the way, without grandstanding, Krall strips away the baggage of the original performers' iconic personas.
MARIAN MCPARTLAND'S PIANO JAZZ

Danilo Pérez On Piano Jazz


In a session from 1994, the Panamanian pianist plays tunes from Monk and Rollins, as well as his own composition, "Reminisce."
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA: THE RADIO PROGRAM

When Henry Met Steven


Trumpeter and arranger Steven Bernstein says that virtuoso pianist Henry Butler is "everything you ever loved about music, all being in one place." Their collaboration transforms early blues songs.

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