This list reflects the programming of WUNC Radio: All Things Considered,
Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and
Sunday, Fresh Air, Monitor Radio Early Edition, The People's Pharmacy and
Soundings. 


NPR (TM) ALBUM REVIEWS FROM WUNC RADIO
12/2 - 12/8 1996

December 3, 1996: Morning Edition -- Mark Schramm profiled the jazz 
musician:
"Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane" by Kenny Garrett and Pat Metheny 
(Warner Brothers 9 46209-2).

December 3, 1996: All Things Considered -- Review by Banning Eyre:
"The Moon and the Banana Tree: New Guitar Music from Madagascar" 
(Shanachie Records 64074).

December 4, 1996: All Things Considered -- Noah Adams spoke to the host 
of "Morning Becomes Eclectic" about the band:
"Avalance de Exitos" by Cafe Tacuba (WEA Latina 070630167182).

December 5, 1996: All Things Considered -- From Alan Cheuse's 1996 
Holiday Book List:
"In Their Own Words" produced by Rebekah Presson and David McLees (Rhino 
Records ISBN 
1-56826-693-6).

December 6, 1996: All Things Considered -- Robert Siegel talked about the 
career of Bernard Rose, organist/choirmaster at Magdalen College, Oxford, 
England who died last month; music performed during the piece came from:
"The English Anthem: Volume Four; The Twentieth Century to 1960" by the 
Choir of Magdalen College, directed by John Harper (Alpha Records CDCA 
914).

December 8, 1996: Weekend Edition -- Neal Rauch profiled lyricist E.Y. 
"Yip" Harburg who was responsible for, among other pieces, "Somewhere 
Over the Rainbow" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime."

Albums mentioned on Monitor Radio (R):
December 6, 1996:
"Lush Life: The Billy Strayhorn Songbook" (Verve 314 529 908-2).

Albums profiled on Fresh Air with host Terry Gross:
December 2, 1996:
"Girl" by Tiny Tim (Rounder CD 9050).

December 3, 1996:
"Jazz Trash" (Songlines) and "I Died Today -- Music of Rodd Keith" 
(Tzadik 070239774012) by Ellery Eskelin.

December 4, 1996:
REVIEW by Ken Tucker: "Recovering the Satellites" by Counting Crows 
(Geffen DGCD-24975).

December 5, 1996:
Rock Historian Ed Ward talked about bass player Carol Kaye.


COMING UP ON NPR's PERFORMANCE TODAY - DECEMBER 2 -DECEMBER 6, 1996

Tuesday, DECEMBER  3

Hour 1--Martin talks to John Adams about his new CD called "El Dorado."

Wednesday, DECEMBER 4

Hour 2--Critic Mark Mobley reviews the newly released 3CD set of "Music 
in 
Twelve Parts" by composer Phillip Glass.

Thursday, DECEMBER 5

Hour 1--Martin talks with American composer Steve Reich about the 
beautiful new 
work called "Parable" that Reich has just released on CD.

Hour 2--Martin and critic Ted Libbey pay another visit to the PT Basic 
Record 
Library to add Mozart's Requiem.

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