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New Collection Catches Jazz Bassist Charles Mingus 'Live at Montreux 1975'

2:33pm March 09, 2018

by Kevin Whitehead

A new 2-CD set features a decades-old recording of Mingus and his quintet at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival. Citic Kevin Whitehead says the album showcases one of Mingus' most explosive bands.

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Eddie Kramer On World Cafe

1:47pm March 09, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

The producer shares stories from the road and the studio plus new Jimi Hendrix recordings from the posthumous album, Both Sides of the Sky.

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Songs We Love: Peter Zummo, 'Song II: Left; On The Beat—Variations'

12:18pm March 09, 2018

by Piotr Orlov

Discovered from 1984 rehearsal tapes, the downtown New York mainstay offers a gorgeous and loose piece of music with his quartet, featuring Arthur Russell on amplified cello.

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Guest DJ: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Hop Across An Eclectic Playlist

12:10pm March 09, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Rateliff and Night Sweats band member Mark Shusterman take us on a tour of their favorite music and the historical standouts that influenced them.

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Johannes Brahms - A Little Bit Of Beethoven, A Little Bit Of Bach

10:47am March 09, 2018

Remember Donny and Marie Osmond's TV theme song "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock N Roll"?

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The Aces' When My Heart Felt Volcanic comes out April 6.

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Scream In Solidarity To The Aces' Breakup Song 'Just Like That'

10:05am March 09, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

The band's glittery new track is a slow-burning pop jam in muted pastels.

Kuinka performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 25, 2018 (Jenna Sterner/NPR).

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Each year we get thousands of submissions for our annual Tiny Desk contest. Seattle's Kuinka was one of last year's entrants. While they didn't win, we loved them so much we invited them to come play.