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NPR presents "The Man and His Music," a special two-hour edition of Jazz Profiles, plus on-demand audio of the swinging Count Basie Centennial Concert featuring the Jon Faddis All-Stars and recorded live at the 2004 Caramoor Festival in Katonah, N.Y.

McLagan played with the first generation of British rockers, handling keyboards for both the Small Faces and Faces, led by vocalist Rod Stewart and guitarist Ron Wood. McLagan produced a new box set of Faces recordings, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar.

Some of the most stirring musical work of the past half century was produced by a recording engineer Tom Dowd. His story is told in the documentary Tom Dowd & The Language of Music. Director Mark Moorman speaks with NPR's Liane Hansen.

Opening a week of performances and conversations from La Jolla SummerFest 2004, a quartet featuring SummerFest Artistic Director Cho-Liang (Jimmy) Lin performs two of the "Alleged Dances" by John Adams.

The Columbus, Ohio-based Capsoul label was formed during the early 1970s to bring that city's local talent to a national audience. A new label has now unearthed gems from the Capsoul vaults.

Fifty years ago Godzilla, Japan's giant radioactive reptile, made his first film appearance. The film is now in theatres in a new uncut version. Author Steve Ryfle talks about the film, directed in 1954 by Ishiro Honda. Ryfle's book about Godzilla is Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of 'The Big G'

In his new book So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star, Jacob Slichter, the drummer for the band Semisonic, peels away the glamour that gives the world of rock its sheen of cool. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Saxophonist Gerald Albright's latest album, Kicking It Up, combines new jazz, funk and R&B. Albright discusses the project with NPR's Tony Cox.

Day to Day technology reporter Xeni Jardin reports on an urban dance contest in Los Angeles, where kids from a wide variety of backgrounds celebrate the roots of hip-hop culture.

Producer Dmae Roberts reports on a group of New Zealand musicians mixing modern musical styles with traditional Maori language.