American original Sheila Jordan would have turned 97 this November 18th, a milestone we’re missing by three months and one week. This hour of In the Wilderness delves into her peerless vocal performances from the 1970s and ‘80s, on vinyl she made with pianist-composer Steve Kuhn and double-bassist Harvie S. Along the way, we’ll hear […]
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A guitar or two; likewise bass; some sweet violins to circle Charlie “the Bird” Parker; and one mighty viola in a starring role! Plus a pair of trombones, a poem by Makoto Ōoka, the magnificent voice of Betty Carter, and a nod to Ray Bradbury on the 70th anniv of The October Country because, hey,
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Conventional wisdom tells us that summer dies the instant Labor Day ends. But is that really true? (Has it ever been?) Likewise, the calendar page heralding autumn the third week of September is no guarantee that summer heat will take a hike. Hear then, “Songs for Late Summer,” an In the Wilderness playlist curated as
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Born on August 6, 1930, the singer-songwriter Abbey Lincoln would have turned 95 this summer. In the Wilderness honors her almost-centennial with songs ranging from her sepia supperclub days of the late 1950s to her valedictory recording in 2007. You’ll hear her compositions as well as Lincoln’s leonine flights through music by Coltrane, Billie Holiday,
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