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Other segments from the episode on July 21, 1987
Jazz Trumpeter Art Farmer
While he was still a teenager the musician moved with his twin brother from Phoenix to Los Angeles to find work as a jazz musician. His career later took him to New York and, eventually, Vienna, where he has lived for several years. He has recently reunited his old group, the Jazztet, with tenor saxophonist Benny Golson.
A Bizarre and Essential Love
Rock historian Ed Ward profiles the 1960s California band, fronted by African American singer and songwriter Arthur Lee.
A Lovely, Lovely Walkabout Through Aboriginal Australia
Book critic John Leonard says many of the conclusions about indigenous culture in Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines are wishful thinking. But that doesn't mean the book isn't a great read.
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