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The music of bandleader and composer Carla Bley is sure to catch your ear. She's famous for crafty arrangements of familiar tunes. Music critic David Greenberger has a review of her latest album, Looking for America.

Independent music critic Christian Bordal reviews a new DVD that covers the last decade of Icelandic musician Bjork's career.

David Greenberger has a review of Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Beiderbecke, the latest CD from musician Geoff Muldaur and the band Futuristic Ensemble. They explore the music of Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary cornet player from the 1920s.

Jazz bassist Ron Carter has more than two thousand recordings to his credit. From 1963-1968 he was part of the Miles Davis Quintet with Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Wayne Shorter. Over the years he's played with Randy Weston, Herbie Mann, Betty Carter, Eric Dolphy, Sony Rollins, McCoy Tyner and others. Carter's new CD is The Golden Striker, from Blue Note Records. The interview originally aired Oct. 15, 2002.

NPR's Tony Cox talks with 28-year-old Harlem pianist and band leader Jason Moran about his fresh and innovative jazz album, The Bandwagon.

David D'Arcy profiles Savina Yannatou, a classically trained Greek singer whose first American-released CD, Terra Nostra, features music from the Mediterranean basin, sung in various languages. It includes the music of the Sephardic Jews, as well as songs from France and the British Isles. Yannatou's background is in experimental music and jazz.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews two new CDs by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, The Meeting and Tribute to Lester.

Musician Miles Kurosky talks about a song he wrote for his band, Beulah. The song is called, "Me and Jesus Don't Talk Anymore," from Beulah's album, Yoko.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to critic Christian Bordal about veteran musical group Innocence Mission and their latest release, Befriended.

Independent music critic Christian Bordal talks with NPR's Madeleine Brand about what may be the last Warren Zevon album, The Wind. The rocker is dying of cancer.