Learning to Listen excerpts — Riffs, Beats, & Codas

Riffs, Beats, & Codas

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: Three-in-One: The Appeal of Brook Benton

Vincent StephensMarch 12, 2020Brook Benton, R&B, black music

Learning to Listen Bonus Cut: Bruno Mars loves the 80s! What’s next?...

Vincent StephensFebruary 4, 2018Bruno Mars, Grammy Awards, retronuevo soul, R&B

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 15: k.d. lang: vocal sculptor

Vincent StephensOctober 9, 2016k.d. lang, Ingenue, All You Can Eat, Shadowland, Absolute Torch and Twang, Tony Bennett, Sing It Loud, female singers, country music

Learning to Listen Excerpt 14: Linda Ronstadt: Wandering and wondering through pop

Vincent StephensSeptember 17, 2016

Learning to Listen Excerpt 13: Osland: K.T. Oslin's Real Live Women

Vincent StephensAugust 11, 2016K. T. Oslin, country music, female singers

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

Learning to Listen (LTL) Excerpt 11: Roy Hamilton: Star, pioneer, and misfit

Vincent StephensDecember 31, 2015Roy Hamilton, rock 'n' roll, pre-rock pop, R&B, Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson, The Righteous Brothers, gospel

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

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

LTL 9: Love personified: The voice of Luther Vandross

Vincent StephensNovember 15, 2015Luther Vandross, R&B, retronuevo soul, A House is Not a Home

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 7: Ronnie Milsap: The Natural

Vincent StephensAugust 31, 2015Ronnie Milsap, country music

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 5: Future voices in the present: Bruno Mars

Vincent StephensJune 5, 2015Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Unorthodox Jukebox

LTL Excerpt 4: Future voices in the present: Alice Smith

Vincent StephensMay 6, 2015neo-soul, R&B, female singers, Alice Smith

LTL Excerpt 3: Charlie Rich: A Listener’s Guide

Vincent StephensMarch 31, 2015Charlie Rich, rock 'n' roll, Sun Studios

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

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

LTL Excerpt 1: Quiet as Kept: Savoring the sound of Julia Fordham and Marti Jones

Vincent StephensFebruary 9, 2015Julia Fordham, Marti Jones

Introducing Learning to Listen: Reflections of 58 great singers excerpts

Vincent StephensFebruary 9, 2015Julia Fordham, Marti Jones, Porcelain, Used Guitars, Don Dixon