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Kansas City Swing and Blues.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the work of Kansas City pianist Jay McShann. As a big band leader in the 40s and 50s, McShann helped start the careers of jazz stars like Charlie Parker and Big Joe Turner. Kevin reviews a reissue of a 1972 album, "Going to Kansas City."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 15, 1989: Interview with Leonard Feather; Review of Jay McShann's album "Going to Kansas City"; Interview with Joseph Papp; Review of the television show "Tanner…
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Desegregating Jazz.

Leonard Feather, probably the best known jazz critic in America. His Encyclopedia of Jazz, a three-volume work, is considered the standard reference work on the subject. Feather has also been influential in jazz as a producer. (Rebroadcast. Original broadcast 7/24/87.)

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How to Make Theater Important.

Theater impresario Joseph Papp. His New York Shakespeare Festival has staged some of the finest American productions of Shakespeare as well Broadway hits like "A Chorus Line" and "Hair." His company has just started a complete cycle of Shakespeare's plays. (Rebroadcast. Original broadcast 5/15/87.)

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HBO's Political Mockumentary.

Television Critic David Bianculli previews the HBO spoof of political campaigns, "Tanner 88: The Dark Horse." Unlike earlier fabricated campaigns like "Pat Paulsen for President," "Tanner 88" takes its politics seriously. The script is written by "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau, and the direction is by Robert Altman.

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