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"Welcome Earth Song" conjures the spirit of Sanders — as well as a soul-stirring church service.

In one of his final performances, Armstrong used "Hello Dolly" to convey the joy of being alive.

Drummer Johnathan Blake tackles Robert Glasper's "Canvas," and in the process gives it a renewed sheen.

Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the enduring qualities of the English composer's first symphony.

Over a 50 year career and a string of fascinating orchestral works, the Polish composer continued to uncover new paths of musical expression.

From a new series, Kevin Whitehead reviews a pair of '60s LPs from the distinctive trumpeter.

The dean of Finnish composers has written a new concerto for ace percussionist Colin Currie.

Lehman, an award-winning composer and sax player, is committed to both otherness and tradition. Here, his trio performs three tracks from its new album, Dialect Fluorescent, on WBGO's The Checkout.

John Wesley Harding laments the Starbucks-ization of America, great music from Josh Ritter, Edie Brickell, and Punch Brothers. Then questionable life advice from Sarah Vowell and Eugene Mirman, topped with Haley Tanner's homage to a favorite writer.

The Cuban trumpeter first met Dizzy Gillespie in 1977, when the American jazzman came to Havana to play a concert. It was the start of a friendship that would last until Gillespie's death in 1993.