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A Braid Of Words: Guest DJ Eduardo Halfon, Author Of 'The Polish Boxer'

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A Braid Of Words: Guest DJ Eduardo Halfon, Author Of 'The Polish Boxer'

This week on Alt.Latino, the Guatemalan author joins us to discuss his latest book, The Polish Boxer. Hear a conversation about Guatemala, Judaism in Latin America and, of course, music.

A Braid Of Words: Guest DJ Eduardo Halfon, Author Of 'The Polish Boxer'

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Dave Brubeck Quartet On JazzSet

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Dave Brubeck Quartet On JazzSet

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Brubeck swung the door open to a new world of free-flowing, where-is-this-going music. JazzSet remembers him with a set from the 2009 Newport Jazz Festival.

Dave Brubeck Quartet On JazzSet

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Dave Brubeck On Piano Jazz

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Dave Brubeck On Piano Jazz

Jazz giant Dave Brubeck turns 90 this month. In this 1997 session, Brubeck and host Marian McPartland perform duets in "Just You, Just Me" and Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way."

Dave Brubeck On Piano Jazz

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Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week

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Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week

What you want to know about classical music this week, from our ten must-hear albums to the Grammy nominations to Dave Brubeck's classical music and composer Jonathan Harvey's passing. Plus: New York City Opera selling most of its sets and the jailhouse orchestra that players don't want to leave.

Celebrating The Life Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

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Celebrating The Life Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

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The jazz master died on Wednesday at age 91. In a 1999 interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross he talked about his decades in the music industry and his first love: rodeo roping.

Celebrating The Life Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

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Remembering The Vital Force Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

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Remembering The Vital Force Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

One of the most recognized and recognizable musicians of the postwar era — the piano player whose "Take Five" was a pop hit — died Wednesday, one day shy of 92.

Remembering The Vital Force Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck

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Forgotten Gems From The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Forgotten Gems From The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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In December, Columbia released a box set of the 19 studio albums Dave Brubeck's quartet recorded between 1955 and 1966. Besides familiar titles like Time Out and Dave Digs Disney, there were a host of all-but-forgotten albums. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says a few of them are well-worth tracking down.

Forgotten Gems From The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Highlights From The 2009 Newport Jazz Festival

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Highlights From The 2009 Newport Jazz Festival

Last weekend's festival packed in a dizzying array of talent, all performing in the span of 32 hours. We listened closely to as much of it as we could and picked five of the best songs — though certainly only a tiny sampling of the greatest moments — from our recordings.

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Newport Jazz Festival 2009

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Dave Brubeck Quartet: Newport Jazz Festival 2009

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It's been 50 years since his Time Out, and its crossover hits "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," first appeared in record shops. And at age 88, he says he still loves playing that material.

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Dave Brubeck: An Unlikely Hit, 50 Years Strong

In 1959, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck topped the pop charts and shook up the notion of rhythm in jazz with an odd-metered song called "Take Five." On the occasion of its golden anniversary and a new reissue of Time Out, Brubeck explains why it was such a hit.

Dave Brubeck: An Unlikely Hit, 50 Years Strong

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Dave Brubeck: Composing Ansel Adams

Millions have discovered the now-familiar landmarks of California's Yosemite Valley through the extraordinary black-and-white photographs of Ansel Adams. Now, jazz legend Dave Brubeck aims to bring musical emotion to the experience of viewing Adams' work with a new piece.

Dave Brubeck: Composing Ansel Adams

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