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Learning to Listen: Diane Schuur records an album for these times on Running on Faith

Vincent StephensJuly 6, 2020Diane Schuur, Running on Faith, blues, vocal jazz

Learning to Listen Excerpt 16: "Pop" without apology: The soul of Holly Cole

Vincent StephensJuly 1, 2017Holly Cole, vocal jazz, jazz-pop, pre-rock pop, cabaret music

Learning to Listen excerpt 12: From the shadows: Natalie Cole finds her soul

Vincent StephensJanuary 1, 2016Natalie Cole, Nat "King" Cole, R&B, vocal jazz, Unforgettable with Love, Take a Look, Stardust, Leavin, Ask a Woman Who Knows, Still Unforgettable, Grammy Awards

LTL Excerpt 10: Grace and Grit: Etta James's post-war blues

Vincent StephensDecember 13, 2015Etta James, blues, vocal jazz, Chess Records

LTL 8 (Bonus cut): Laura Fygi the Continental: Jazz’s international pop-classicist

Vincent StephensOctober 9, 2015Laura Fygi, vocal jazz, jazz-pop, pre-rock pop

LTL Excerpt 6: Maria Muldaur: Interpreting American Song

Vincent StephensAugust 16, 2015Maria Muldaur, eclecticism, Benny Carter, Wendy Waldman, Mildred Bailey, Lee Wiley, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, vocal jazz, blues, Bluesiana

LTL Excerpt 2: Future Voices in the Present: Gregory Porter

Vincent StephensMarch 1, 2015Gregory Porter, vocal jazz, bop, black music