The Bossa's Daughter
Jul 17th, 2004 · Her father Joao is a legend in their native Brazil, having pioneered the bossa nova sound. And her debut CD, 2000's Tanto Tempo, sold over a million copies. Now comes a self-titled second album.
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'Pioneer Recording Bands 1917-1920' ***
Jul 15th, 2004 · Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Pioneer Recording Bands 1917-1920, a new collection of jazz recorded before 1920 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and the Earl Fuller Orchestra.
Star-Studded Funeral Service for Ray Charles **
Jun 18th, 2004 · NPR's Alex Chadwick guides listeners through the funeral of Ray Charles. The late R&B pioneer was saluted by musicians, actors and political luminaries at services at the First AME Church in Los Angeles.
Ray Charles Memorial Service ****
Jun 18th, 2004 · Hear the two-hour memorial service for soul music pioneer Ray Charles, who died Thursday, June 10, at 73. Participants include Clint Eastwood, B.B. King, Willie Nelson and Stevie Wonder.
'The Third Unheard': Connecticut's Hip-Hop History
Jun 16th, 2004 · Derek John reports on the ephemeral hip-hop music scene that thrived in Connecticut during the early 1980s. A new CD, The Third Unheard, highlights Connecticut's little-known hip-hop history in a collection of songs by some of the state's rap music pioneers.
S.F. Jazz Collective to Feature Ornette Coleman's Work **
Mar 31st, 2004 · NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with composer and saxophonist Joshua Redman, artistic director of the San Francisco Jazz Collective. Redman has chosen to highlight the work of "free jazz" pioneer Ornette Coleman for the Collective's inaugural season. He's recruited highly respected musicians for the venture: Bobby Hutcherson, Nicholas Payton, Miguel Zenon, Josh Roseman, Renee Rosnes, Robert Hurst and Brian Blade are all tapped to participate.
LOST & FOUND SOUND: JACK MULLIN OBIT **
Jul 2nd, 1999 · We remember Jack Mullin, the California man who brought two German tape recorders back from the Second World War and introduced the technology to America. Mullin was an member of the US Army Signal Corps, and stumbled upon reels of magnetic quarter-inch tape and machines in a town near Frankfurt. He came back and perfected the machines. On Novermber 16, 1946, he demonstrated how they worked to a meeting of audio engineers in his home state of California. Soon Bing Crosby started using them to pre-tape his radio show for ABC. Crosby also pioneered the efforts to make tape recorders and recording tape in this country. Mullin worked for Crosby and later for Ampex. Mullin died last week at his California home at age 84.
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