In the fourth edition of NPR's All Songs Considered, we cook with Ginger Baker, wail with Bix Beiderbecke, hear some Mouth Music, adore Susanna Baca, take off with the Tin Hat Trio, and remember Nick Drake.
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Bix Beiderbecke, Susana Baca, Nick Drake
Bratach Bana
The name "Mouth Music" comes from a traditional form of Gaelic Scottish music.
Rambler
Peter Baker was nicknamed Ginger because of his red hair and took it as his stage name.
Singin' The Blues
Band leader Eddie Condon said Bix's tone on the cornet was "like a girl saying 'yes'."
Panalivio/Zancudito
With her gifts of song and dance, Susana Baca lights a way beyond the past, a way into healing.
Helium
The Tin Hat Trio contributed the original images used for our multimedia program here.
Pink Moon
Twenty five years after his death, Nick Drake's music is finding more recognition than ever before.