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'Maiden': Groundbreaking 1989 Sailing Race For All-Female Crew

A new documentary tells the story of the first all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World sailing race in 1989. The crew was led by a 24-year-old and the boat was called Maiden.

'Maiden': Groundbreaking 1989 Sailing Race For All-Female Crew

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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti. Patrick Long/Warner Classics hide caption

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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

Augustin Hadelich dazzles in an album of odd bedfellows, which pairs Johannes Brahms' romantic war horse with György Ligeti's modernist stunner.

Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

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Willie Nelson's Voice And Spirit Remain Strong On 'Ride Me Back Home'

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The 86-year-old country star reflects on the passage of time on his new album. Ride Me Back Home is a lively, restless collection that contains solid new material and a keen sense of self-scholarship.

Willie Nelson's Voice And Spirit Remain Strong On 'Ride Me Back Home'

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Saxophonist Stan Getz Delivers A Barrelful Of Tenor On 'Getz At The Gate'

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There's nothing dated about a new 2-disc album that revisits Getz's 1961 nightclub recording at New York's Village Gate. Listening to it now, it's hard to overstate what a terrific tenor he was.

Saxophonist Stan Getz Delivers A Barrelful Of Tenor On 'Getz At The Gate'

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The Score Of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Sounds Like No Other In 2019

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The Score Of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Sounds Like No Other In 2019

The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a whimsical elegy to a fading San Francisco. It features a score by Emile Mosseri that's exuberant and poetic, positioning music front and center in the film.

The Score Of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Sounds Like No Other In 2019

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Bruce Springsteen Puts A Twist On California-Style Pop With 'Western Stars'

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Springsteen replaces the E Street Band with string sections, oboes and French horns on his new solo album, which draws inspiration from the Southern California pop of the late '60s and early '70s.

Bruce Springsteen Puts A Twist On California-Style Pop With 'Western Stars'

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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

Flying Lotus' fifth studio album, Flamagra, is out now. Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

Flamagra, the latest album from Flying Lotus, plays like a high-speed chase through a carnival fun house — a sideshow attraction of the mind.

Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

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Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity

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Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity

The 50th anniversary Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival box set, out now, focuses on jazz legends and rising stars from the region.

Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity

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Calexico And Iron & Wine Return, With 'Years To Burn'

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam teams up with Calexico for Years to Burn, their first album-length collaboration since 2005. Piper Ferguson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Calexico And Iron & Wine Return, With 'Years To Burn'

Sam Beam and Calexico's first album-length collaboration since 2005 feels most of all like the work of a complete, cohesive band — a group of old friends who've gathered to sing in a single voice.