Kevin Whitehead

February 18, 2019

06:53

'Newest Sound You Never Heard' Revisits The Music Of Jeanne Lee And Ran Blake

Lee, one of the premier singers of new jazz, mixes it up with pianist Blake on a newly reissued two-CD set featuring standards and straight-up jazz tunes the two recorded in Belgium in 1966 and '67.

Review

Queue

January 31, 2019

06:25

Line Between Good And Bad Taste Blurs On Oscar Peterson's 'Motions & Emotions'

A 50-year old album by pianist Oscar Peterson and a studio orchestra has been reissued by the German label MPS. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead confesses to having mixed feelings about it.

Review

Queue

January 25, 2019

06:22

Eric Dolphy's 'Musical Prophet' Reissue Is Both Adventurous And Catchy

Seven months before his 1964 masterwork Out to Lunch! Dolphy recorded a pair of sessions with producer Alan Douglas. Critic Kevin Whitehead says this reissue is long overdue.

Review

Search the Fresh Air Archive

Kevin Whitehead

As a Guest

'Newest Sound You Never Heard' Revisits The Music Of Jeanne Lee And Ran Blake

Line Between Good And Bad Taste Blurs On Oscar Peterson's 'Motions & Emotions'

Eric Dolphy's 'Musical Prophet' Reissue Is Both Adventurous And Catchy

Did you know you can create a shareable playlist?

There are more than 22,000 Fresh Air segments.