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Thirty-five years since the Beatles broke up, the public's fascination with the Fab Four never seems to fade. This fall will see new books, CD's, films, and other material. Today, Tim Riley, rock critic and author of Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary joins us to discuss what's hot and what's not in this fall's Beatle avalanche. Also on the show, Larry Appelbaum, a jazz scholar from the Library of Congress and Lewis Porter, professor of jazz at Rutgers University, talk about the recent discovery of the 49-year-old recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane live at Carnegie Hall, found in the Library of Congress.
Historic jazz concert pairs Monk, Coltrane
A CD "Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall" on Nov. 29, 1957, to be released by Blue Note at the end of the month. Today, a look at the historic significance of this recent find.
» Monk, Coltrane and the missing link in the history of jazz
» Blue Note Records
Tim Riley on the Beatles
A look at the fall Beatles avalanche with Tim Riley, author of "Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary" and "Fever: How Rock 'n' Roll Transformed Gender in America."
» Tim Riley's Blog
» Revolved Blogspot
» The Beastles mash-up
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Join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 at The Greene Space
Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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