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Interval: The Best Jazz Albums of 1982, Part 3.

On this edition of "Interval," Francis Davis finishes his series on the best jazz recordings of 1982 with his top ten list of "mainstream" jazz albums:

1. Sarah Vaughan, Crazy and Mixed Up."
2. Alberta Hunter, "The Glory of Alberta Hunter."
3. Wynton Marsalis, "Wynton Marsalis."
4. George Adams and Don Pullen, "Melodic Excursions."
5. Chet Baker and Lee Konitz, "In Concert."
6. Mel Lewis and Bob Brookmeyer, "Make Me Smile and Other New Works."
7. Joanne Brackeen Trio, "Special Identity."
8. Jaki Byard, "To Them, To Us."
9. Kenny Barron, "Kenny Barron at the Piano."
10. Sphere, "Four in One."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 20, 1983: Interview with Piano Red; Interview with Les Blank; Review of the top ten jazz albums of 1983, Part 3.
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Piano Red, Blues and Boogie Woogie Legend.

Willy Perryman, better known as Piano Red, is a pianist who has been playing the blues and boogie woogie since the 1920s when he got his start playing rent parties in Georgia. Piano Red also hosted a live radio show on WAOK in Atlanta where he was known as "Dr. Feelgood." He began touring internationally in the 1970s and is in town to play several concerts.

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The Burden of Werner Herzog's Dreams.

Les Blank is one of the filmmakers who directed the documentary "Burden of Dreams," which will be playing at the International House in Philadelphia. The documentary is about the making of Werner Herzog's fictional film "Fitzcarraldo," which chronicles an Irishman trying to build an opera house in the Amazonian jungle. This interview originally aired on Michael Goodwin's radio program about film on Pacifica Radio Station KPFA in Berkeley. (INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL GOODWIN)

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Kenny Barron on Monk, Jazz, and Teaching.

Pianist Kenny Barron is part of the band Sphere. One of the group's largest influences and inspirations is Thelonious monk whose work is featured on their newest and first album "Four in One." Native Philadelphian Barron has also recently released two solo albums "Kenny Barron at the Piano" and "Golden Lotus."Barron also teaches music at Rutgers. Sphere will perform at the Afro-American Museum.

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Francis Davis' Last Review.

Jazz Critic Francis Davis will review "Birth of a Notion," the first album by Shadow Vignettes, a 25-member ensemble, led by Chicago-based saxophonist and composer Edward Wilkerson.

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