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Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson (cassandrawilson.com)Classical Recordings, From A Cappella to Zukerman
For the newcomer to classical music, walking into the classical-music section of your local record store can be a daunting experience. Suddenly, you're faced with a bewildering assortment of CD's and you seldom have a road map to navigate by. Today, Ted Libbey, formerly of NPR's Performance Today, moves beyond the arcane language and insidery talk and shares his secrets to buying and appreciating classical music, detailed his new book "The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music." Also on the show is Cassandra Wilson. She's one of today's most-respected jazz vocalists and is known for blurring the lines between jazz, folk and blues, as she does on her new CD, "Thunderbird," which was produced by veteran producer T-Bone Burnett. She joins us today.
Classical CD Buying 101
Classical maven Ted Libbey joins us to share his secrets on buying and appreciating classical music.
» The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia Web site
Cassandra Wilson
Jazz songstress Cassandra Wilson shares her new Blue Note release, "Thunderbird."
» Cassandra Wilson's Web site
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