Dec 10th, 2008 · He was a dynamic percussionist, a masterful arranger and an irrepressible showman. Throughout a career lasting more than 50 years, Puente fused American jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms, earning him the title King of Latin Music.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · A U.N. aid convoy is headed for rebel-held areas of eastern Congo with medical supplies for some of the 250,000 people who have fled the fighting. Diplomats from the U.S., Europe and the U.N. are trying to arrange a regional peace conference.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · With 24 hours to go before Election Day, the campaigns will deploy thousands of people to go door-to-door, make last-minute phone calls, and arrange for rides to the polls Tuesday. Steve Hildebrand is deputy campaign manager for Barack Obama. He tells Renee Montagne what the campaign is trying to accomplish the final day of campaigning.
Oct 15th, 2008 · Neal Hefti reached a wide audience through the theme songs he composed for TV's Batman and Odd Couple. But he was a talented jazz arranger who got his start with the Charlie Barnett and Woody Herman big bands.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell has reinvented himself with his new album, Meet Glen Campbell. Rethinking rock's greatest acts, Campbell arranges the songs of Tom Petty, The Velvet Underground, and U2, which he has recorded at the age of 72. Hear Campbell's renditions when he stops by World Cafe with host David Dye.
Aug 30th, 2008 · Duke has put out more than 30 albums, which have incorporated jazz, pop, Latin and R&B to critical and commercial success. On his latest album, Dukey Treats, the legendary keyboard player, composer, arranger and bandleader pays tribute to funk, soul and Sly Stone.
Aug 26th, 2008 · The popular funk band teams up with James Brown's arranger and trombonist in a collaboration between two different generations of groove musicians. Hear them perform a set of original jams and classic R&B numbers, live at the Newport Jazz Festival
Aug 12th, 2008 · For An Invitation, George wrote the songs with just her voice and a guitar, then sent them away to master arranger Van Dyke Parks. The result is a lushly orchestrated, theatrical song cycle, which buoys George's unique vocal phrasing with a small orchestra.