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A Trio of New Sax Quartets

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has the first of a two part review of several current saxophone quartets, a configuration that's risen in popularity lately.

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Other segments from the episode on May 15, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 15, 1991: Interview with Sam Fussell; Interview with Jeff Weinstein; Review of three new albums featuring jazz saxophone quartets.
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Memoirs of a Muscle Man

Writer Sam Fussell was scared of living in the big city, so he decided he'd look like less of a target if he took up body building. He chronicles his four year transformation in his book, "Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Body Builder."

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Food Critic Jeff Weinstein

We talk with the Village Voice's food writer. He was diagnosed as a diabetic as a child, an experience that he credits with making him more aware of the role of food in life and family. His new books is called "Learning to Eat.

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A Self-Taught Composer's Impressive New Album

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews composer Meyer Kupferman's new release, "Images of Chagall," which includes musical depictions of Chagall paintings and incorporates elements from folk and jazz music.

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