In the Wilderness

In the Wilderness – Sheila Jordan’s Sound of Blue – 11/04/25

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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In the Wilderness – 95 Years of Abbey Lincoln – 8/05/25

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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