NPR Jazz: Herbie Hancock On Piano Jazz

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1. Herbie Hancock On Piano Jazz
2. Too Much Of A Good Thing? Jane Ira Bloom's Beautiful Ballads
3. Dave Brubeck Was The Macklemore Of 1954

Herbie Hancock On Piano Jazz Posted: 31 Jan 2014 01:20 PM PST In a program from 1987, Hancock solos on "Dolphin Dance" and then improvises with Marian McPartland.

Too Much Of A Good Thing? Jane Ira Bloom's Beautiful Ballads Posted: 31 Jan 2014 09:57 AM PST   On Sixteen Sunsets, the soprano saxophonist varies and honors melody like Billie Holiday.

Dave Brubeck Was The Macklemore Of 1954 Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:52 AM PST Sixty years ago, a jazz pianist found himself in much the same bittersweet position as a rapper did on Sunday night. Surely proud of their hard work, they also sensed that their privilege as white musicians had something to do with their new success.