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Listener Picks: Songs Of Hope And Calm

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Listener Picks: Songs Of Hope And Calm

If there was ever a need for the healing power of music, now is that time. We put out a call for the songs helping you cope and, on this episode, we play your picks.

Listener Picks: Songs Of Hope And Calm

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'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered

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'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered

Fresh Air

"You have to see your unimportance before you can see your importance and your significance to the world," Haden told Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1992. The bassist died on July 11.

'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered

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Remembering Jazz Legend Charlie Haden, Who Crafted His Voice In Bass

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Remembering Jazz Legend Charlie Haden, Who Crafted His Voice In Bass

Polio damaged Haden's voice when he was young, but as a bassist and composer, he helped shape the sound of jazz and spanned country and gospel. He died Friday at 76.

Remembering Jazz Legend Charlie Haden, Who Crafted His Voice In Bass

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Charlie Haden: A Moment Of Clarity

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Charlie Haden: A Moment Of Clarity

The jazz bassist says there's nothing more illuminating than improvisation. His newest album, Come Sunday, is a collaboration with the late pianist Hank Jones.

Charlie Haden: A Moment Of Clarity

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Guest DJ Andreas Scholl: Friends, Collaborators And The Power Of Pop

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Deceptive Cadence

Guest DJ Andreas Scholl: Friends, Collaborators And The Power Of Pop

The elegant countertenor shares some of his favorite folk music, jazz and his own (!) club tune, all in service of not being a "specialist idiot."

Guest DJ Andreas Scholl: Friends, Collaborators And The Power Of Pop

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2012 Winter Music Preview

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2012 Winter Music Preview

We look at some of the music coming out in the first few months of 2012 and play a dozen new songs from musicians including Sleigh Bells, Craig Finn, Shearwater and Sharon Van Etten.

2012 Winter Music Preview

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Charlie Haden: A Bassist With A Country Pedigree

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Charlie Haden: A Bassist With A Country Pedigree

Fresh Air

Bassist Charlie Haden is known as a great jazz musician, but his background is all country. Growing up, he performed alongside his siblings in the Haden Family Band on radio stations across the South and Midwest. He details what it was like to grow up musically -- and why he recently returned to his country roots -- in a 2008 interview on Fresh Air.

Charlie Haden: A Bassist With A Country Pedigree

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Charlie Haden And Keith Jarrett Channel The Standards

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Charlie Haden And Keith Jarrett Channel The Standards

After three decades without a collaboration, the jazz legends have teamed up for a new record called Jasmine. The piano-and-bass duo recorded the album in Jarrett's home studio, channeling the standards with innovative improvisation.

Charlie Haden And Keith Jarrett Channel The Standards

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Charlie Haden: From 'Ramblin" To 'Ramblin' Boy'

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Charlie Haden: From 'Ramblin" To 'Ramblin' Boy'

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Some people are said to "follow a path" in their creative life, but a path is not enough for bassist Charlie Haden. For more than 50 years, he's been building his own musical freeway. To follow him down that freeway is one of the richest experiences in American music. It's Haden's birthday this week, so here's a chance to celebrate with five of his best songs.

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'Rambling Boy': Haden's Musical Homecoming

Fresh Air

Bassist Charlie Haden is known as a great jazz musician, but his lineage is all country: Growing up, he performed alongside his brothers and sister in the Haden Family Band, a country group led by parents, Carl and Virginia.

'Rambling Boy': Haden's Musical Homecoming

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Charlie Haden Returns To His Bluegrass Roots

As a kid, Charlie Haden was a yodeling cowboy during radio's Golden Age. He's since become a respected jazz bassist for musicians such as Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett. But the bluegrass of his youth was an irresistible siren song, and now he's recorded Rambling Boy with friends and family.

Charlie Haden Returns To His Bluegrass Roots

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