Kevin Whitehead

February 4, 2015

06:18

Lennie Tristano: Cool Reputation, Hot Jazz

Fresh Air jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly released 1951 live recording by the pianist's sextet at Chicago's Blue Note club.

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January 22, 2015

07:11

Tom Varner's Got 'Nine Surprises' And A Big Band Is All Of Them

In 2005, jazz composer and french horn player Tom Varner left New York for Seattle, where he put together a nine-piece band of local players.

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January 6, 2015

06:30

Horace Tapscott's Giant Re-Awakened In A Reissue

Horace Tapscott led a big band in 1969, but his debut was for a quintet drawn from its ranks. Fresh Air jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissue of The Giant is Awakened.

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Lennie Tristano: Cool Reputation, Hot Jazz

Tom Varner's Got 'Nine Surprises' And A Big Band Is All Of Them

Horace Tapscott's Giant Re-Awakened In A Reissue

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