Afterglow

Afterglow Plays Cole Porter

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:53:53 +0000

Johnny Hartman, Blossom Dearie, Dean Martin and others help us pay tribute to the Indiana songwriter.

Cassandra Wilson’s Closer To You: The Pop Side

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:50:47 +0000

Building the modern pop-rock American songbook: Cassandra Wilson sings the Monkees, Neil Young, and more.

What’s New: February 2013

David Brent Johnson — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:11:53 +0000

The latest from some established and up-and-coming performers of modern popular song.

All The Way: The Jimmy Van Heusen Songbook

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:31:13 +0000

Jimmy Van Heusen wrote the music for numerous entries in the Great American Songbook, including "It Could Happen To You," "Come Fly With Me," and "Imagination."

Pete Rugolo And The Singers

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:35:01 +0000

Arranger Pete Rugolo worked with some of the most significant vocalists of the 1940s and 50s.

States Of The Union

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:08:52 +0000

Afterglow takes a tour of America this week with vocal guides Bing Crosby, Anita O'Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and more.

Christmas For Moderns

David Brent Johnson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:43:34 +0000

This week on Afterglow we’ll usher in the holidays with music recorded during the past two decades

Johnny Hartman

David Brent Johnson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:02:27 +0000

Hartman is one of the great icons of romantic vocal jazz.

What’s New: December 2012

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:24:15 +0000

Afterglow surveys another round of new and recent releases.

Dream With Dean: Dean Martin’s Fireside-Martini Album

David Brent Johnson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:22:06 +0000

In 1964 singer Dean Martin, who hadn’t had a hit in several years, recorded a laidback martini-at-the-fireside album that included the original version of a song that would soon become his signature tune.