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St. Louis on the Air
	Inequality in Construction Hiring Discussion about a study that finds minorities and women are not getting their fair jobs of construction jobs in the St. Louis area. Link to Show Details and Audio
	Family Stories Discussion about preserving family stories and the Storycorps National Day of Listening. Link to Show Details and Audio
	St. Louis Board of Aldermen Discussion about the work of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen and the state of the city. Link to Show Details and Audio
	Legal Roundtable Discussion about bankruptcy and foreclosure. Link to Show Details and Audio
Cityscape
	November 21, 2008 Discussion about a symphony inspired by the Lewis and Clark expedition. Also, discussion about Virginia Lee Hunter's project to examine the lives of traveling fairground workers known as "carnies" and the book and film she produced. Link to Show Details and Audio
	November 14, 2008 Discussion about the 2008 St. Louis International Film Festival and one of the documentaries that will be featured. Link to Show Details and Audio
	October 31, 2008 Discussion about the Missouri History Museum's new Katherine Dunham exhibition and about the first of the Artist Presentation Society's 2008 winner's concerts featuring flutist Jonathan Borja. Link to Show Details and Audio
Jazz Unlimited
	November 23: Keys and Strings Hour The quieter side of jazz will feature pianists Dave Brubeck, Ray Bryant, Hampton Hawes, John Hicks, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Billy Strayhorn and Ralph Sutton along with guitarist Jim Hall.
	November 16: On This Jazz Day November 16 had a number of important jazz recordings, ranging from the Louis Armstrong Hot Five to Cyrus Chestnut's "You Are My Sunshine." In between, recordings by Count Basie, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman and Miles Davis were also made.
	November 2: The RCA Victor Labels The RCA Victor label and its subsidiaries have recorded some of the greatest jazz artists in the history of the music. They include Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Desmond, Sonny Rollins, The Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lou Tabackin Band and Dave Douglas.
	October 26: Keys and Strings Hour The quieter side of jazz will present Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk, Gene Harris Claire Fisher and Barney Kessel.
	October 19: The Beatles Compositions In addition to being popular in the 1960's, many of the of the Beatles compositions have made their way into the jazz lexicon because of their wonderful melodies and in some cases, interesting chord changes.
	October 12: Jazzmen of History: Major Birthdays Jimmy Blanton (90), Sammy Price (100), Clarence Williams (115), Junior Mance, Barney Kessel, Claire Fisher (80), Odean Pope (70), Chubby Jackson (90), Gary McFarland (75) and Boyd Raeburn (95)
	October 5: The Riverside/Jazzland Labels Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer started the Riverside/Jazzland label in the late 1950's. In it's short lived run, the label managed to record jazz giants such as Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Bobby Timmons, Junior Mance, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderley.
	September 28: Keys and Strings The quieter side of jazz will be heard with bassists Jimmy Blanton, Ray Brown, Dave Holland, Oscar Pettiford, and pianists Jelly Roll Morton and Art Tatum. The last two hours of the show will present new jazz recordings of merit.
	September 21: The Music of Julian Cannonball Adderley's 80th birthday is in September. We will present music from throughout his career, along with his compositions as played by others.
	September 14: Jazzmen of History Major Birthdays of the Month: Gene Harris (75), Horace Silver (80), Gerald Wilson (90), Max Kaminski (100), Albert Mangelsdorf (80), Wilbur Ware (85), Steve McCall (75), Frank Foster (80) and Fats Navarro (85) will all be featured
	September 7: The Impulse! Label The Impulse! label was a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount founded in 1960 and in its history recorded John Coltrane, Oliver Nelson McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many others.
	August 31: Giants of Jazz for July and August Throughout its history, certain key players have heavily influenced the course of jazz. This encore edition of Jazz Unlimited features the Jazz Giants for July and August. These musicians will include Kenny Burrell, Benny Carter, Lee Morgan, and Albert Ayler, among others.
	August 24: Kansas City Pianists We will hear the quieter side of jazz as we present Pete Johnson, Mary Lou Williams, Count Basie, and Jay McShann, pianists who expemplify the Kansas City style in this encored presentation of Jazz Unlimited.
	August 17: The Music of Oscar Peterson Pianist Oscar Peterson may be the most recorded musician in jazz. We will hear him with his own trios and many other jazz greats including Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday
	August 10: Jazzmen of History: Major Birthdays Eddie Jefferson (90), Art Farmer (80), Wayne Shorter (75), Kenny Drew (80), Jimmy Rowles (90), Eddie Durham (100), Ike Quebec (90), Carl Perkins (80), Russell Procope (100), Arnette Cobb (90), Chuck Israels (70), George Van Epps (95), Idrees Sulieman (85).
	August 3: Jazz Labels: The ECM Label The German ECM label has recorded many of the classics of the last 35 years. We will hear music by Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Thomas Stanko, and others.
	July 13: Jazzmen of History: Major Birthdays Johnny Hartman (85), Leroy Vinnegar (80), Philly Joe Jones (85), Vince Guaraldi (80), Joe Morello (80), Ben Riley (75), Carl Fontana (80), Joanne Brackeen (70), Hank Jones (90).
	July 6: On This Jazz Day July 6 was a day in jazz in which many recordings were made. kWe will feature recordings made on this day by Johnny Dodds, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and others.
	June 29: Giants of Jazz for May and June Throughout its history, certain key players have heavily influenced the course of jazz. This Sunday on Jazz Unlimited our show will feature the Jazz Giants for May and June.
	June 22: Keys and Strings Hour The quieter side of jazz will present Betty Carter, Erroll Garner, Grant Green, Shelley Manne, Sun Ra and Freddie Redd, while the second and third hours will feature big bands led by Andy Kirk, Woody Herman and Carla Bley.
	June 15: The Birthdays of Bob Gordon, Eric Dolphy, and Elmo Hope St. Louis born Bob Gordon, Los Angeles born Eric Dolphy and New York born Elmo Hope were all important parts of the West Coast jazz Scene in the 1950's. We will present their music in tribute to their birthdays.
	June 8: Jazzman of History: William Jazz Unlimited begins new shows with a salute to pianist "Red" Garland, who played such an integral part in many Miles Davis and John Coltrane recordings in the 1950's. His unique blocl-chord style and chord substitutions make him a major player.
	June 1: Oliver Nelson Arrangements for Big Band St. Louisan Oliver Nelson came up through the Jeter-Pillars and Eddie Randle bands. He became one of the foremost arranger-composers in jazz in the late 1950's and early 1960's before moving on to film and TV scoring in Hollywood.
	May 25: Keys and Strings Hour The quieter side of jazz will present pianists Chick Corea, Red Garland, John Lewis, Keith Jarrett, Fats Waller, and Mary Lou Williams in this encore presentation.
	May 18: The Jo Jones Drum Lessons Drummer Jo Jones tried to give lessons on drum playing by doing them on records. In addition to his drum discussions, he taught much about life in these lessons.
	May 4: Big Band Miles; The First Great Quintet Miles Davis was one of the most important jazz musicians of the 20th Century. This week, Jazz Unlimited will present some of his compositions played by big bands in this encore presentation. The second hour will present music of the first great Miles Davis Quintet, a group many believe to be as important as the Louis Armstrong Hot Fives.
	March 23: Keys and Strings Hour: Female Jazz Pianists The quieter side of jazz will present pianists Jean Kittrell, Geri Allen, Lynne Arriale, Marilyn Crispell, Marian McPartland, Alice Coltrane Leslie McLean, Carolbeth True and others in a tribute to Women's History Month in this encore edition of Jazz Unlimited.
	March 16: The Birthday's of Charles Lloyd, Cecil Taylor and the Bob Wilber Three major birthdays of jazz artists will be celebrated this week. Reed player Bob Wilber was a student of Sidney Bechet and has played in a traditionalist/swing style all his life. Saxophonist Charles Lloyd was a popular figure with his quartet in the 1960's and remains a magisterial player today. Pianist Cecil Taylor was one of the leaders of the avant-garde movement of the late 1950's and still remains at the forefront of jazz today.
	March 9: Jazzmen of History Three jazz pioneers have major birthdays this month: trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, who founded an entire school of playing; mallet master Red Norvo, one of the first mallet soloists in jazz; and organist/organist Sir Charles Thompson who was a link between the swing and bop styles.
	March 2: The Jazz Decades-the 2000's Part 2 Our 15 month long series on great jazz recordings for each decade comes to an end with Part 2 of Jazz in the 2000's. We will hear such forward-looking artists as James Carter, Keith Jarrett, Ben Allison and Michael Blake.
	February 24: Keys and Strings; John Handy 75th Birthday The quieter side of jazz will present vibes artists Bobby Hutcherson and Milt Jackson, along with pianists James P. Johnson, Jay McShann and Herbie Nichols. The second and third hours will feature music by San Francisco based alto saxophonist John Handy.
	February 17: The 85th Birthdays of Buddy DeFranco and Dexter Gordon Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco and tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon were born on opposite sides of the country and served their apprenticeships with the popular bands of the day. Both soon became committed to bebop, adapting their horns to the light, high and swift style of that music.
	February 10: The 80th Birthdays of Frank Butler and Harold Land Drummer Frank Butler and tenor saxophonist Harold Land were stalwarts on the West Coast scene starting with their work with Curtis Counce in the 1950's. Both had careers that put them on recordings of the jazz greats of the time.
	February 3: The Jazz Decades: The 2000's The Decade of the 2000's will be represented by the music of Joe Lovano, Stefon Harris, Keith Jarrett, Dave Douglas, Joshua Redman, Lynne Arriale, Dianne Reeves and others.
	January 27: Keys and Strings Hour The 100th Birthday of Stephanne Grapelli (First Hour); The 100th Birthdays of Henry "Red" Allen, and "Hot Lips" Page (Second and Third Hours) This quieter side of jazz will be featured along with music from violinist Stephanne Grapelli and trumpeter "Hot Lips" Page and Henry "Red" Allen.
	January 20: Best CD's Added to My Collection in 2007 Here are a few of the better CD's that I invested my money in 2007. What made your list? The List
	January 13: Greatest Jazz Vocal Albums and the Kurt Elling Interview In 2004, Downbeat magazine published a list of what it called the "30 greatest Vocal Albums of All Time" picked by a panel of over 70 current jazz singers. There were some surprising omissions. We will play selections from these recordings and have an interview with the great vocalist Kurt Elling
	January 6: The Jazz Decades: The 1990's The music of the backward looking 1990's continues with tributes to John Coltrane, Bud Powell and Mary Lou Williams along with forward-looking music from Maria Schneider, Keith Jarrett, Jon Jang, Charles Lloyd and Henry Threadgill.
	December 30: Giants of Jazz Oscar Peterson, one of the greatest pianists in jazz history, died December 23 at the age of 82.
	December 23: Annual Winter Holiday Show Each year, many cultures across the world celebrate the return of sunlight after the winter solstice. This Sunday, Jazz Unlimited will feature music suggestive of the season.
	December 16: On This Jazz Day December 16 was a day in jazz just like any other. Many recordings were made on this day from the early days right up until today and we will play some of them.
	December 9: Jazzman of History Although his brother, alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, overshadowed cornetist Nat Adderley's abilities as an instrumentalist, he was an exciting, imaginative soloist. He is best known for his compositions, including "Work Song" and "Jive Samba."
	December 2: The Jazz Decades-The 1990's The Jazz Decades series continues with the 1990's; a period where looking back was strong with many tributes to past artists, the continued resurgence of Joe Henderson, the arrival of Joe Lovano and the passing of many jazz masters, including Miles Davis.
	November 25: Keys and Strings Hour The quieter side of jazz will feature pianists Dave Brubeck, Ray Bryant, Hampton Hawes, John Hicks, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Billy Strayhorn and Ralph Sutton along with guitarist Jim Hall.
	November 18: The 80th Birthday of Jimmy Knepper Trombonist Jimmy Knepper was born in Los Angeles and began his career with Gil Evans. His long career includes stops with Charles Mingus on several occasions, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Lee Konitz and his own groups.
	November 11: Jazzman of History- Teddy Wilson; Carolbeth True Interview Pianist Teddy Wilson was a musicians' musician who worked with nearly all of the great swing players. We will feature him on solo and piano trio recordings and also with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Lester Young and Charlie Parker.
	November 4: The Jazz Decades-The 1980's Part II Our Jazz decades series continues with jazz recorded roughly from 1985-1989. Artists representative of the period include Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Carmen McRae, Lester Bowie, Ornette Coleman and McCoy Tyner and the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet.
	October 28: Keys and Strings Hour: Compositions of Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie Both Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk have written numerous compositions that have become jazz standards. We will hear some of these compositions in the first two hours of Jazz Unlimited, first without horns and then with horns.
	October 21: The 90th Birthdays of Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk Both Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk changed the course of jazz during the 1940's. Both were playing brilliantly up through the 1970's. We will hear some of their groundbreaking recordings from this period.
	The 80th Birthdays of Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh Acolytes of pianist and teacher Lenny Tristano, saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh remained two of the most cliché free musicians in all of jazz. We will hear their recordings with Tristano and their own groups.
	The Jazz Decades: the 1980's, Part I The 1980's began with the arrival of Wynton Marsalis, his acolytes and the media buzz that immediately made him the spokesperson for jazz, a position that he still carries 27 years later. As a result, jazz in the 1980's that got the most media attention was no longer forward looking, but backward looking to the 1950's and 1960's. Under the media radar, such forward-looking musicians as Joe Henderson, Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett had their careers flourish.
	Giants of Jazz for September and October Jazz Giants are musicians that have influenced the course of jazz. Please join us as we feature Jimmy Blanton, Lester Bowie, Clifford Brown, Ray Brown, John Coltrane, Dave Holland, Oliver Lake, Jelly Roll Morton, Art Pepper, Oscar Pettiford, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, Art Tatum and Gerald Wilson. Link to Show Details and Audio
	Keys and Strings Hour: The 80th Birthday of Elvin Jones The quieter side of jazz will be heard with drummer Elvin Jones and his sensitive accompaniments of pianists, organists and guitarists such as Hank Jones, Larry Young and Bill Frissel. The last two hours of the show will present new jazz recordings of merit.