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From the Archives: Capturing the History of Jazz.

Jazz bassist Milt Hinton. He turned 90 years old a week ago today. Hinton is one of the great jazz bassists, having played with musicians like Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. Throughout his career, Hinton photographed the musicians he worked with, and the surroundings he moved through. His books “Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton” (Temple University Press), and “Overtime: The Jazz Photographs of Milt Hinton,” (Pomegranate) have been reprinted in paperback. (REBROADCAST from 7/11/88)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 30, 2000: Interview with Milt Hinton; Commentary on The Clash; Interview with Bruce Aidells; Review of the film "The Perfect Storm."
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From the Archives: Bruce Aidells Still Loves Meat.

Cookbook author Bruce Aidells. He's co-authored (along with Denis Kelly) the book, "The Complete Meat Cookbook" (Houghton Mifflin). It's the first comprehensive reexamination of meat cooking to come along in 20 years. Recipes include: The Classic Hamburger, Not-Like-Mom's Meat Loaf, and Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Onions, and Dark Beer. Aidells is also the founder of Aidells Sausage Company. The teams previous cookbook "Hot Links & Country Flavors" won a Julia Child Award. (Rebroadcast of 3/17/99)

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