Nina Simone

Nina Simone

A review of Nina Simone’s first recording, 14 tracks on Bethlehem Records, that made it clear, A Big New Talent Has Come to Town.

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Correspondence

Correspondence

Kathleen Turner performs Ariel Dorfman’s arresting poem Correspondence that will both chill and warm you. And in honor of their magnificent collaboration, a sampling of tangos.

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Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Songs and lore in celebration of this month’s blue moon.

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Hejira

Hejira

Joni Mitchell’s sine qua non, Hejira, with notes to parse out a fuller picture of a magnificent work of art.

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Gidon Kremer

Gidon Kremer

A scant 58-minute review of the vast career of violinist Gidon Kremer, a door to contemporary composers far and wide.

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Jeffery Dench

Jeffery Dench

New music by Pat Metheny, selections by Julian Lage, Jude, Laibach, Amy Winehouse. and a reading of “All the World’s a Stage” by the late Jeffery Dench (above).

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Shigeru Umebayashi

Shigeru Umebayashi

A sampling of pieces by film composer Shigeru Umebayashi (above) and other like-minded individuals.

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Arethusa

Arethusa

Songs, ballads and poetry from Ovid to Tom Waits that tell stories for the long hot summer days and nights of July.

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June Farewell

June Farewell

We bid fare-thee-well to June and shake out a mix of music for July and open-air listening.

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’57, ’58, ’59

’57, ’58, ’59

An all too brief sampling from the finest years in jazz, 1957 through 1959, featuring John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington, and Red Garland, above.

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Etta Jones

Etta Jones

Music of the little known Etta Jones with a mix of Huston Person her co-creator, and the artistry of recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder.

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June!

June!

A celebration of the beautiful month of June.

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Catbird

Catbird

A tribute to the musical world we live in, especially that of birdsong, and in particular, the eastern virtuoso, the catbird.

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