Kevin Whitehead
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Marking the 100th birthday of jazz great John Coltrane (opens the original)
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This is FRESH AIR. Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane's birth. He was one of the great jazz musicians of all time. Coltrane, the composer and band leader, has been hugely influential, right down to the revival of spiritual jazz in recent years. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead says John Coltrane's greatest influence is as a virtuoso saxophonist whose every move has been transcribed, copied and analyzed. For today's tribute, Kevin zeroes in on Coltrane - the saxophone improviser.
Celebrating Tony Bennett on what would have been his 100th birthday (opens the original)
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This is FRESH AIR. Monday marks the centennial of the birth of singer Anthony Benedetto . Early patron Bob Hope suggested he anglicize his stage name to Tony Bennett. A lifelong New Yorker, Bennett had a long series of hits starting in the 1950s. In 1965, Bennett marched on Selma with Martin Luther King Jr. Later, he became a successful painter of portraits, landscapes and cityscapes. He then had a spectacular late-career comeback, recording scores of vocal duets. Tony Bennett's hits include "Ra
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