Jazz
Soundtrack Reveals a Different Side of Stan Getz.
Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Mickey One" (Verve) the soundtrack from the Arthur Penn film. It's been reissued and features Stan Getz.
Requiem for Jazz Pianist Lennie Tristano
Critic John Szwed reviews a new collection of old Lennie Tristano recordings, "Lennie Tristano, Requiem." Lennie Tristano is a jazz pianist. (PARTIAL AUDIO)
Interval: New Releases by Miles Davis and Lester Bowie.
Critic Francis Davis joins us for the weekly program "Interval," in which he looks at new jazz releases. Today Davis reviews "We Want Miles" by jazz legend Miles Davis, and "The Great Pretender" by trumpeter Lester Bowie.
The Collective Invention of Two Chicago Jazz Ensembles
In his regular feature Interval, jazz critic Francis Davis considers the impact of two groups which arose from the Chicago collective, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).
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:
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.
Henry Threadgill Knows the Number
Jazz critic Francis Davis believes the saxophonist's new album demonstrates both compositional and improvisatory prowess.
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.
Henry Threadgill Knows the Number
Jazz critic Francis Davis believes the saxophonist's new album demonstrates both compositional and improvisatory prowess.
Bebop Big and Small
A new reissue of Dizzy Gillespie recordings showcases his pioneering music in a variety of different ensemble settings.