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6:03 am
Fri July 20, 2012

Nas On Marvin Gaye's Marriage, Parenting And Rap Genius

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Nas, who at 38 has just released his 10th album, Life Is Good.
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Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 4:52 pm

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Games & Humor
5:26 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

The Complete Jonathan Coulton Season One Set Lists

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Ask Me Another resident musician, Jonathan Coulton, keeps audiences entertained with his offbeat lyrics and entertaining covers of popular music. JoCo quit his day job writing software in 2005 to pursue a career in music.
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Jonathan Coulton, resident musician for Ask Me Another, backstage before the show's final taping during season one at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY.
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Laughing on the job...typical.
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Originally published on Fri January 11, 2013 2:02 pm

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Mom And Dad's Record Collection
4:12 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

At Home With The Coltranes, Listening To Stravinsky

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Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane is the son of jazz icons John and Alice Coltrane. His new album Spirit Fiction was released June 19.
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Alice Coltrane used to play this recording of Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite in the Long Island home she shared with John Coltrane. It now sits in her son Ravi Coltrane's studio.
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Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 7:45 pm

Today, All Things Considered continues its Mom and Dad's Record Collection series with a musician who is a heir of American musical royalty.

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Mountain Stage
3:54 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

Great Lake Swimmers On Mountain Stage

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Great Lake Swimmers perform on Mountain Stage at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minn.
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Early in this show, fellow guest Tim O'Brien joked that the Ontario-based Great Lake Swimmers "had better get started" if they hoped to make it to the show on time. They didn't actually swim – but it was still great to have the Toronto band on an episode of Mountain Stage recorded on the shore of Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minn.

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Favorite Sessions
3:30 pm
Thu July 19, 2012

The Cookers: A Bebop Supergroup

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The Cookers.
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Cecil McBee.
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Trumpeter Eddie Henderson.
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Harper, Weiss, Henderson.
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Billy Hart.
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The Cookers.
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David Weiss and Eddie Henderson.
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The Cookers with host Kevin Kniestedt. L-R: Kniestedt, Billy Hart, George Cables, Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee, David Weiss.
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Saxophonist Billy Harper.
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Originally published on Mon July 23, 2012 11:39 am

If we were to make a list of all the recording and composing credits of the members of The Cookers, it would go on for many pages. The band is an amazing collection of veteran jazz musicians: Billy Hart (drums), Cecil McBee (bass), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), David Weiss (trumpet), Billy Harper (sax) and George Cables (piano).

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