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All Songs Considered

Louis Prima, Miles Davis, John Coltrane

September 21, 2007 • Jazz singer and trumpeter Louis Prima; A live recording from Miles Davis from 1963; Legendary saxophonist John Coltrane; Moody, ethereal singer Pieta Brown; A rich world of sound from Joe Henry.

Louis Prima, Miles Davis, John Coltrane

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Music Interviews

Turtle Island Quartet Takes on 'A Love Supreme'

April 20, 2007 • Turtle Island Quartet has just released A Love Supreme, a take on the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and others. Violinist David Balakrishnan and cellist Mark Summer discuss how they transformed the jazz masterpiece for string quartet.

Turtle Island Quartet Takes on 'A Love Supreme'

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Music Lists

Jazz 2005: Kevin Whitehead's Top 10

Fresh Air

December 21, 2005 • For lovers of jazz music, the year 2005 brought a wealth of reissues by critical artists from Jelly Roll Morton to John Coltrane. The music, the result of exhaustive archival and restoration work, adds new details to one of America's richest musical traditions.

Jazz 2005: Kevin Whitehead's Top 10

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Music Reviews

Hearing New Music from Monk and Coltrane

Fresh Air

October 7, 2005 • Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall. It's a long-forgotten recording of a 1957 benefit concert, which has never been released until now.

Hearing New Music from Monk and Coltrane

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Music News

Unearthing Unknown Monk, Coltrane Recording

October 5, 2005 • Larry Appelbaum of the Library of Congress recordings division talks about previously undiscovered tapes of a 1957 Carnegie Hall performance of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane.

Unearthing Unknown Monk, Coltrane Recording

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Music News

New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered

September 30, 2005 • In November 1957, an unprecedented lineup of jazz artists performed at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, including Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. The recordings from that night were once lost, but were rediscovered earlier this year.

New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered

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All Songs Considered

Look Ahead: Fall 2005

September 21, 2005 • Bob Boilen speaks with All Things Considered music reviewers Tom Moon, Meredith Ochs and Will Hermes about some of the CDs they're most looking forward to this fall.

Look Ahead: Fall 2005

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Grunge, Rap Music Added to U.S. Recording Registry

April 5, 2005 • Glenn Miller's "In the Mood," Edward R. Murrow's wartime broadcasts from London and Public Enemy's influential hip-hop album Fear of a Black Planet are among the recordings added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.

Grunge, Rap Music Added to U.S. Recording Registry

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Jazz Memorabilia Auction in New York City

February 22, 2005 • In New York City this past weekend, a collection of jazz memorabilia went up on the auction block. Items offered for sale by Guernsey's Auction House included the original hand-written version of John Coltrane's poem A Love Supreme. NPR's Allison Keyes reports.

Jazz Memorabilia Auction in New York City

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Music Interviews

Elling's Vocal Version of Coltrane's 'Resolution'

December 19, 2003 • Believers may always debate who should worship which god, but for jazz musicians like John Coltrane and Kurt Elling, a more universalist approach is preferred. Jazz vocalist Elling talks about his vocal version of Coltrane's "Resolution," part of the legendary suite "A Love Supreme."

Elling's Vocal Version of Coltrane's 'Resolution'

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Music Interviews

Ravi Coltrane, In His Father's Shadow

August 21, 2003 • When Ravi Coltrane first picked up a saxophone, he had no idea how much he'd be expected to be like his dad. Ravi Coltrane talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about growing up in the shadow of his father, John Coltrane.

Ravi Coltrane, In His Father's Shadow

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Arts & Life

John Coltrane's Eternal 'A Love Supreme'

November 26, 2002 • Saxophone legend John Coltrane's 1964 recording A Love Supreme is one of the masterworks in the canon of jazz. A new edition includes the only live performance of the complete work. Writer Ashley Kahn, whose new book goes behind the scenes of the landmark album, has an essay on the project.

John Coltrane's Eternal 'A Love Supreme'

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All Songs Considered

Glenn Gould on Bach, The Wallflowers, John Coltrane

November 25, 2002 • Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations; A reissued masterpiece from John Coltrane; New Orleans meets Brazil in the work of Tom McDermott; A Bossa Nova tribute by Ryuichi Sakamoto and more.

Glenn Gould on Bach, The Wallflowers, John Coltrane

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Music Interviews

John Coltrane's Legacy

October 23, 2002 • Regular commentator Cornel West talks with Tavis Smiley about John Coltrane's legacy and his musical genius. A mural portraying Coltrane was recently dedicated near his former home in Philadelphia.

John Coltrane's Legacy

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Music Interviews

Santana

September 30, 2001 • Tom Vitale reports on another living legend — Carlos Santana and the reissue of a 30-year-old recording Divine Light, in which the guitarist performs the music of jazz icon John Coltrane.

Santana

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