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05:19

A Busy Year for a Bay-Area Clarinetist

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews three new CDs by clarinetist Ben Goldberg: "12 Minor" (Avant); "Here by Now" (Music & Arts) and "What Comes Before" (Tzadik).

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05:32

Olu Dara's Album Illuminates the Origins of Jazz.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the CD "In the World From Natchez to New York" by Olu Dara from Atlantic Records. Dara who plays coronet, has been a fixture in the New York jazz scene since the 1970's. He performed with drummer Art Blakey, Julius Hemphill, David Murray and Henry Threadgill. This is his first CD of his own.

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05:54

A Gimmick that Works.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new CD "Hubsongs" a new collection of Freddie Hubbard songs performed by Tim Hagans and Marcus Printup. It has been released on Capitol Records.

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08:01

Two Monk Tributes Worth Your Money.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Fred Hersch Plays Monk: Thelonious" (Nonesuch) and "Monk's World" by Italian pianist Umberto Petrin (on the Splasc label).

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