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Yusef Lateef came out of the jazz continuum to pursue a career driven by his curiosity and desire to move beyond the implications and…

"'Round Midnight" is one of the most widely recorded compositions. In this Deep Dive, Dr. Lewis Porter demonstrates how it embodies the collaborative relationship between Dizzy Gillespie and its credited composer, Thelonious Monk.

Program #325 (May 2 at 8:00pm) Few female singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Though three or four outshone her in pure quality of voice, her splendid improvising, wide dynamic tone, and innate sense of rhythm made her the most enjoyable singer of the age. O'Day's first appearances in a big band shattered the traditional image of a demure female vocalist by swinging just as hard as the other musicians on the bandstand, best heard on her vocal trading with Roy Eldridge on the Gene Krupa recording "Le...

Sunday Night Jazz Showcase Program #325 (May 2 at 8:00pm) Few female singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer