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Schuller "Tidies Up" Mingus.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Charles Mingus Epitaph" (on the Columbia label) It's a live recording of the Mingus composition conducted by composer Gunther Schuller last year at New York's Lincoln Center.

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Other segments from the episode on June 18, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 18, 1990: Interview with Jon Krakauer; Review of Gunther Schuller's album "Charles Mingus Epitaph"; Interview with Duane Hanson; Obituary for George Nakashima.
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Jon Krakauer Discusses Climbing the Eiger.

Journalist and mountain climber Jon Krakauer. His first book, "Eiger Dreams," is a collection of his articles from magazines such as Outside and Smithsonian. Eiger Dreams is published by Lyons & Burford. (Rebroadcast. Original date 4/3/90).

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Duane Hanson's Lifelike Sculpture.

Sculptor Duane Hanson. His life-size sculptures look almost real, and are of everyday folks -- tacky tourists, cleaning ladies, blue-collar workers. His first solo-exhibition is currently running at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

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