Randy Brecker

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If you know jazz-funk from the 1970s, you know this band: The Brecker Brothers. Both Brecker brothers — Randy on trumpet, Mike on tenor sax — made big names for themselves.

Music Heard on Air for October 15, 2009

Tunes Spun On The Word Between our reports for October 15, 2009. Artists featured are Victor Axelrod, Jesse Cook, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Tor Dietrichson, Kaouding Cissoko

“I killed my father”

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‘The Choice’ on BBC Radio 4 features extended interviews with people who’ve made life changing decisions. Few have been more life-changing than Stuart Howarth’s who killed his abusive father. He talked with the BBC’s Michael Buerk. Download MP3

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