Legends of Broadway: Liza Minnelli Live at Winter Garden
Liza Minnelli is Hollywood royalty, but it is on Broadway that she made her most distinctive mark, where her stage persona began to take shape and where she returned throughout her career to rediscover her adoring public. Live at Winter Garden from January 1974 captures what may be the best of those memorable visits.
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Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Favorite Sessions:Arturo Sandoval — The Music in His Heart
Arturo Sandoval releases his second album on Concord Jazz, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You). The album is Sandoval’s tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, the mentor and friend who rescued him and his family from an oppressive existence and gave them a chance at a better life. The album is a collection of classics from Gillespie’s massive body of work, each framed in big-band arrangements that throw the spotlight squarely on the elements of bebop that underscore so much of the iconic trumpeter’s work and set the tone for the music of his era.
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Little Broken Hearts by Norah Jones
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NPR First Listen First Listen: Norah Jones, ‘Little Broken Hearts’
Ten years after her debut, Jones is ideally positioned for the subtle sonic makeover she undergoes on Little Broken Hearts. Written and recorded with Burton, who as producer gives the album a sonic edge that never overwhelms its star, Little Broken Hearts sounds like Norah Jones without bearing much resemblance to the work that once got her pegged as the world’s most commercially dominant jazz star.
Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spalding
Weekend Edition: Jazz as ‘Radio Music’ First Listen: Radio Music Society
These are good times for Esperanza Spaulding. She was barely in her 20s when the bass player, composer and vocalist released her debut record on a Spanish label in 2006. Her breakout CD, “Esperanza,” in 2008 topped Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart. Not long after that, she was invited to play at the White House by President Obama. Last year, she was the first jazz musician to be named Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, much to the chagrin of Justin Bieber and legions of tweens. Esperanza Spaulding’s new CD is called “Radio Music Society,” and it comes out on Tuesday.
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Dave Digs Disney by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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Fresh Air from WHYY Forgotten Gems From The Dave Brubeck Quartet
March 12, 2012
In December, Columbia released a box set of the 19 studio albums Dave Brubeck’s quartet recorded between 1955 and 1966. Besides familiar titles like Time Out and Dave Digs Disney, there were a host of all-but-forgotten albums. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says a few of them are well-worth tracking down.
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