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Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Backstabber's Ball, the new album from bassist Neal Caine.

Rock critic Ed Ward finds a forgotten chapter of American pop history: the 1940s sound of East Los Angeles. Hear original recordings of vintage Latin music collected on the new CD Pachuco Boogie, from Arhoolie Records.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the new DVD of The Threepenny Opera. G.W. Pabst's 1931 film version of the Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill musical, with Weill's wife Lotte Lenya as Jenny, is newly out from the Criterion Collection.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Triplicity, from tenor saxophone player Bob Feldman.

New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. first made his mark as a musical prodigy, recording his first songs at age 9. He has returned to New Orleans to lend a helping hand with hurricane relief. (This interview was first broadcast on June 21, 1988.)

At 80, Carroll is still performing. She's released a number of CDs this year. Her latest is Live At Birdland. For many years, Carroll performed at Bemelman's Bar at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. This interview was originally broadcast on June 9, 2003.

Several recent DVD releases feature great black entertainers of the 20th century. For classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz, his favorites feature the great tap dance team of Harold and Fayard Nicholas.

Whether it’s hosting a jam session at Chris’ Jazz Café or winging up to the Village to play at Smalls until 2 AM before driving the 90 miles back down to Philly to teach the next day at Temple University, bassist Mike Boone doesn’t stop; he’s always playing, always teaching, and like every great bass player, always listening.

Ed Gordon talks with dancer, actor and now jazz singer Valarie Pettiford about her versatile career and debut CD Hear My Soul.

Learn more about Episode 2 from Dangerous Sounds, a podcast series in 8 episodes taking listeners on a historical journey of jazz in Denmark.