November 28, 1990

Jazz Singer Betty Carter

Critics say Carter has no equal. Her career has spanned four decades, and she's earned three Grammy nominations. Carter's new album is called "Droppin' Things.

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Betty Carter

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Terry Gross

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 28, 1990: Interview with Betty Carter; Review of the "Broadway Gold" CD series; Interview with Roger Fisher; Commentary on factoids.

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November 28, 1990

06:27

Unearthing Decca's Classic "Broadway Gold"

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews new CD reissues of original cast recordings of classic Broadway musicals, including Oklahoma, Carousel, and Annie Get Your Gun.

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November 28, 1990

11:01

A Last-Minute Proposal for Negotiations with Saddam Hussein

Roger Fisher, director of the Harvard Negotiation Project and Professor of Law at Harvard, joins Fresh Air by phone to talk about alternatives to military intervention in the current conflict between Iraq and Kuwait.

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Roger Fisher

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November 28, 1990

03:53

Factoids Are the Droppings of the Information Age

Linguist Geoff Nunberg explores the place factoids have in our lives -- those bits of information that pass off for facts but aren't actually verifiable.

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Author, jazz writer and musician, Stuart Nicholson. He is an expert on and biographer of late jazz great Ella Fitzgerald. Through interviews with those closest to her,. "Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz" (1994, Charlse Scribner's Sons) shows the public and private side of the media-shy legend. In her career of over 60 years, she gained the admiration of her contemporaries in the business. At the age of 79 and after years of suffering from diabetes, Fitzgerald died Saturday (June 15) at her home in California.

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Stuart Nicholson

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November 11, 1994

05:11

A Look Back at the Life and Career of Carmen McRae

We talk with jazz critic Kevin Whitehead about singer Carmen McRae, who died last night at age 74. McRae has been called one of the three greatest female jazz singers, along with Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

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Other segments from the episode on November 28, 1990

Unearthing Decca's Classic "Broadway Gold"

A Last-Minute Proposal for Negotiations with Saddam Hussein

Factoids Are the Droppings of the Information Age

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