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Politics & Society Michael Beschloss: Tales Of The LBJ Tapes
President's daily conversations shed light on the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, the progress of the civil rights bill and the escalation of the Vietnam War.

Louis Sclavis; 'Fête Foraine'
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Sclavis
CD Title:
Dans la Nuit
Label:
ECM
Catalog Number:
589524
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Buell Neidlinger; 'Main Stem'
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Buell Neidlinger
Composer:
Ellington
CD Title:
Locomotive
Label:
Soul Note
Catalog Number:
121161-2
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- Artist: Buell Neidlinger's String Jazz
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Art Pepper; 'Art's Opus'
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Art Pepper
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Pepper
CD Title:
Art Pepper Quartet
Label:
Tampa/OJC
Catalog Number:
816
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- Label: Tampa/OJC
- Released: 1956
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Sonny Rollins; 'H.S.'
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Sonny Rollins
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Rollins
CD Title:
Sonny Rollins Plus Three
Label:
Milestone
Catalog Number:
9250
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Diversions Political Comedian Mort Sahl: Still Laughing

Mort Sahl has skewered presidents from Eisenhower through George W. Bush. The political comedian broke ground back in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a stand-up who looked to the day's headlines for his routines rather than relying on one-liners.

Charlie Hunter Quintet; 'Mestre Tata'
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Charlie Hunter Quintet
Composer:
Hunter
CD Title:
Right Now Move
Label:
Rope a Dope
Catalog Number:
93137
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Thelonious Monk; 'Hackensack'
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Thelonious Monk
Composer:
Monk
CD Title:
Criss-Cross
Label:
Columbia
Catalog Number:
48823
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