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Restoring "Rhapsody in Blue"

Fresh Air jazz critic Francis Davis reviews a new recording of a 1924 arrangement of the Gershwin classic, which emphasizes the piece's jazzier elements.

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Other segments from the episode on May 11, 1987

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 11, 1987: Interview with Peggy King and Mike Abene; Review of the album "The Birth of Rhapsody in Blue"; Interview with Isabel Allende; Review of the television show …
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Saying Goodbye to "Hill Street Blues"

TV critic David Bianculli regrets the mixed reviews he once gave to what he later considered the best show on television. Though it often never reached its full potential, Bianculli credits Hill Street Blues with laying the groundwork for more sophisticated programming and storytelling on TV.

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Jazz critic Francis Davis says John Carter's new album, Dance of the Love Ghosts, is both experimental and structurally sound; each "electrifying" track needs to be heard in its entirety.

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