NPR: All Songs Considered: Episode 42

	Looking Back This episode originally posted on September 15th, 2003.

From September 15th, 2003:

Archived Show: Episode 42

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The Beatley sounds of The Sleepy Jackson
England's singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore
Putting the 'fun' in jazz with Sex Mob
1930s jazz from trumpeter Bunny Berigan

Featured: Rufus Wainwright

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On his third solo release, Rufus Wainwright blends his life-long passion for opera with cinematic pop, classical and cabaret.

Featured: Rufus Wainwright

CD: Want One
Song: "Movies of Myself"
Label: Dreamworks

Listen to "Movies of Myself"

Watch the slideshow (Requires Real Player)

Visit Rufus Wainwright's official Web site.

With a beautifully crafted mix of psychedelic pop, The Sleepy Jackson borrow from the best: John Lennon, George Harrison, the Electric Light Orchestra, the Flaming Lips and more. From Perth, Australia, this is The Sleepy Jackson's major debut.

The Sleepy Jackson

CD: Lovers
Song: "Good Dancers"
Label: Astralwerks

Listen to "Good Dancers"

Visit The Sleepy Jackson's official Web site. (Requires Flash player)

Just 23 years old, Thea Gilmore has already released five critically acclaimed albums. Her first came when she was just 17. From Oxford, England, Gilmore writes intimate, intelligent pop-rock tunes informed by the music of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello.

Thea Gilmore

CD: Avalanche
Song: "Avalanche"
Label: Compass

Listen to "Avalanche"

Visit Thea Gilmore's official Web site.

Sex Mob like are known for their fresh and inventive cover tunes, turning the music of the Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones and other artists into playful jazz numbers. But on this CD they offer a mix of all-original tunes.

Sex Mob

CD: Dime Grind Palace
Song: "Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand"
Label: Rope A Dope

Listen to "Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand"

Visit Sex Mob's official Web Site.

Bunny Berigan was at the peak of his game as one of the country's leading trumpeters in the mid to late 1930s. He played with the greats: Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. After a lifetime of hard living and heavy drinking, Berigan died when he was just 33 years old.

Bunny Berigan

CD: A Melody From the Sky
Song: "I Can't Get Started"
Label: Allegro Music

Listen to "I Can't Get Started"

Visit Allegro Music's Web Page for Bunny Berrigan.

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