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Ok, were opening upthe phone lines now. Alex, i need a ride home. Mallory, get a grip. Im on the air. You dont have to whisper. The only people who listen to this music died years ago. Oh, yeah . Well, theres a deceased listener now. Hello, youre on with alex. Id like a pizza with anchovies. Uh, dont forget, the number for requests is 5557955. Ok. Hello, youre on with alex. Duke ellington didnt write wanderlust by himself. It was Johnny Hodges and the duke. Well, thank you. Its thrilling to talk to someone who shares my passion for swing. My pleasure, alex. Would you play sweet lorraine for me...

In her 40s, one of the most powerful people at that time in the worlds, love letters all responding to be punished by morgan fuller 10 and asking please burn them because she kept them too. I think theres a very big difference if you write a biography of a woman born before the 20th century and the best example of that is alice james and jean strausss biography, attempting to piece together a life where we have the clues from court, her brother william and her brother henry and from her letters and diaries, trying to work out 15 or 16, james got into bed basically and suffered and died in her ...

The bebop veteran, whose fluid melodic style reflects the initial influence of Johnny Hodges, pays tribute to bop apostle Barry Harris

Duke Ellington, a commanding figure in music and cultural history, especially in the jazz world, died 50 years ago, on May 24, 1974. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into a lower middle-class family in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 1899. His mother was the daughter of a former slave.

Brian Delp, host of Drive Time on WBGO, talks with pianist and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron about his creative process and his new album Beyond This Place.