Best Ella Fitzgerald Podcasts (2025)

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05-16-25 Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald-Like Someone In Love - Jazz After Dinner 48:53

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This week, Joe is featuring Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald from her 1957 recording, “Like Someone In Love,” which was released in 1991 on Polygram Records.By Classical 95.9-FM WCRI

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 206 - Meditative/Relaxing Jazz - Miles Davis, Donald Byrd, Alice Coltrane,Pharoah Sanders and the Rascals 1:39:16

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05-25-25 Central Park - A Walk In The Park 3:00

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This week, on A Walk In The Park, Jane discusses city dwellers, nature, and air pollution with a city solution.By Classical 95.9-FM WCRI

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05-25-25 Theatre By The Sea-Always Patsy Cline - Conducting Conversations 49:38

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Theatre By The Sea's opening production of the 2025 season, Always Patsy Cline, is the subject of this week's program, with Kat Moser-Priddy, director, and Jacob Priddy, music director. We talked about the musical and listened to some of the very popular songs from the show. For more information, call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com…

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05-23-25 Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, Pianist Dave McKenna, and Guitarist Joe Cohn-Do Nothing ’til You Hear From Us - Jazz After Dinner 50:26

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This week, Joe features Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, Pianist Dave McKenna, and Guitarist Joe Cohn from their 1999 Concord Records recording, “Do Nothing ’til You Hear From Us.”By Classical 95.9-FM WCRI

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191. Another World 16:22

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Song: Another World Music by: Patricia Norton Lyrics by: Arundhati Roy Notes: Hearing these words in 2020 for the first time felt like a gift of possibility. I love the deeper listening they invite. It took five years before they found a melody in my head -- and the reminder of the quote in its entirety, which is, "Another world is not only possibl…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 205 - Freddie Hubbard and Betty Carter 1:32:08

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190. In the Spring with guest Yuri Woodstock 1:03:46

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Song: In the Spring Music by: Yuri Woodstock Notes: Yuri Woodstock describes himself as the "bossy pirate in the middle of the room" when songleading, and tells a supernatural story of his phone bringing him song advice. He also describes why he thinks his song gatherings have grown so large, why he's now living in a "housey-house" (and what he did…

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05-15-25 Pesto - A Walk In The Park 3:00

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This week, Jane explains how we experience nature with all our senses by sharing a favorite recipe made with fresh ingredients from her garden.By Classical 95.9-FM WCRI

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05-18-25 Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra - Conducting Conversations 50:20

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The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with John Eells, Interim Conductor, and President Greg Henninger. We talk about their upcoming concert and listen to some of the music that will be presented on June 8th at 3 PM at the E. Providence H.S. Auditorium. For more information, you can call (401) 274-4…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 204 - Jazz Crusaders, Chucho Valdez and Oscar Brown Jr 1:44:58

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189. Hearth 14:54

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Song: Hearth Music by: Yuri Woodstock Notes: Yuri Woodstock knows how to start and tend fires -- and this song sings the magic of smoke and spark. He's managed to make it feel dark and joyous, with a sinuous, smoky sound to remember the mystery, the dream of being alive. Next week is a conversation where Yuri brings his high energy take on communit…

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05-10-25 New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Unger-Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 - Ocean House Author Series 1:05:54

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Join us as Ocean House owner and award-winning author Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with our featured author, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. About the Author: Lisa Unger is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author. Her books are published in 32 languages, with millions of copies sold worldwide. In 201…

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05-08-25 Scars - A Walk In The Park 3:00

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This week, Jane explores how the scars from our past can make us strong.By Classical 95.9-FM WCRI

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Jazz, Just he Way We Like It - Episode 203 - Mongo Santamaria, Dexter Gordon and Dianne Reeves 1:31:52

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 202 - Ella Fitzgerald and Donald Byrd 1:52:45

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188. Ribbon 8: Diving Deep 24:06

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The Sunday after this episode is released, May 4th, 2025, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon of Songs with live-looping! To learn more, click here, or sign up right now to join us! Lyrics & Links to the original episodes for the songs in this ri…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 201 - Cool Jazz - Modern Jazz Quartet, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis 1:23:07

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187. Where Am I Going To? 14:05

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Song: Where Am I Going To? Music by: Patricia Norton Notes: I heard adrienne maree brown describe humans as "bags of water" -- humans on average are around 60% water.... like a delta, or the land around a pond or river with its banks, or a bathtub and its water pipes -- we are a way of shaping water -- we are, literally, a flow. This song was born …

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Jazz Just The Way We Like It - Episode 200 - Corrected - Pharoah Sanders and Gary Bartz 1:33:53

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 200 - Pharoah Sanders and Gary Bartz 1:33:53

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186. The Riddle Song 14:47

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Song: The Riddle Song Music by: traditional Notes: I find myself feeling like we live in a bit of a riddle right now -- how can this impossible thing be so, and what will resolve it? I literally learned this song at my mother's knee... it's one of the earliest I remember singing, and I was so delighted by the riddle form! As a young teen, it was on…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 199 - Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly and Gregory Porter 1:19:03

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185. Vocal Improv with guest David Ruffin 1:15:20

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Song: vocal improvisation Improvised by: David Ruffin and Patricia Norton Notes: It's a first for A Breath of Song! An episode of improvisation -- David Ruffin is our guest, talking about the multiple benefits of the practice of improvisation, his teachers, leading menfolk in song circles, the particular challenges of having a big, beautiful voice,…

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Jazz Just The Way We Like It - Episode 198 - George Benson, West Montgomery and Sara Vaughn 1:26:17

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184. Where the Moss Grows 28:25

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Song: Where the Moss Grows Music by: David Ruffin Notes: We get to sing David Ruffin's beautiful moss song in three different keys, so you can experiment with the range and how it feels in your voice in different ways -- and really feel like you know the song well by the end! So this episode is a little longer than sometimes -- but it's a great way…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 197 - Women History Month of March - Alice Coltrane and Doreen Ketchens 1:19:07

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 196 - Horace Silver and Dexter Gordon 1:20:49

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183. The Strength Within 16:52

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Song: The Strength Within Music by: Jody Vyner Notes: Jody Vyner gives us a song for feeling strength, space, and breath within... and we spend 10 minutes in meditation with it, as I add parts in and out and you find what's right for you today -- stay on one part while the sound changes around you? Shift to new parts as they come? What helps you ta…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 195 - South African Jazz with Hugh Masekela and Mariam Makeba 1:26:02

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182. Ribbon 7: Rising 26:39

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The Sunday after this episode is released, March 16th, 2025, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon of Songs with live-looping! To learn more, click here, or sign up right now to join us! Lyrics & Links to the original episodes for the songs in this…

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jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 194 - Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderly 1:30:17

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181. Extraordinary Magic with singer Rebecca Csuy 16:32

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Song: Extraordinary Magic Music by: Judy Tse Notes: Judy describes the act of witnessing beautifully -- and this song is one that feels so good to have echoing in my head as I practice holding space for other people... really being present and seeing them fully. That seems to get harder and harder as people get older and make choices we disagree wi…

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Jazz,Just The Way We Like It - Episode 193 - David Murray, John Handy and Jazzmenia Horn 1:24:56

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180. Pearl in the Dark with guest Sarina Partridge 1:35:40

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Song: Pearl in the Dark Music by: Sarina Partridge Notes: Here's something to boost your "joy-ometer", as Sarina refers to it! We dive into infiltrating the health system with singing, stories we tell to make sense of the world, geysers of weird choices, singing to support community goals, cosmic bowling alley bumpers and more... and all that after…

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179. Let Your Voice Be Heard 23:52

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Song: Let Your Voice Be Heard Music by: Sarina Partridge Notes: Getting access to Sarina Partridge's catalog of songs was a beautiful moment for me -- SO many good things -- wise, accepting, generous, warm -- the songs reflect the songwriter, for sure! Join me today singing "Let your voice be heard..." -- I love the laid-back feel combined with the…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 192 - Woody Shaw, Cal Tjader and Lakecia Benjamin 1:15:07

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Jazz Epiode 191 - Lee Morgan and Nat King Cole 1:15:52

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178. My Body 16:09

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Song: My Body Music by: Alexandra Sarton Notes: Singing this week brought me into my body in a joyful, appreciative way... our bodies, our existence are such miracles, and this song fully celebrates and owns this. For anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their body for any reason, this is a medicine song, a reclaiming, remembering song. Alexandra Sa…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 190 - Creative Jazz Arrangements 1:22:44

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177. Ribbon 6: Connection 23:26

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The Sunday after this episode is released, February 2nd, 2025, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon of Songs with live-looping! To learn more, click here, or sign up right now to join us! Lyrics & Links to the original episodes for the songs in th…

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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 189 - Blues Jazz -Stanley Turrentine, Colman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson 1:17:46

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