Fishko Files

The New York-born songwriter Johnny Green died 30 years ago. His best known song was " Body and Soul ," and as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, that tune has charmed and challenged musicians through the ages. More, in this episode of  Fishko Files . Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider and Bill Moss Editor: Karen Frillmann

60 years ago, in 1959, Dave Brubeck released one of the landmark recordings of the 20 th century: Time Out , which played with off-beat time signatures. Our archival piece, Five Four Time, considers unconventional musical time – and its persistent coolness, here in the west. (Produced in 2008) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Editor: Karen Frillmann

Despite the persistent rain in New York a few days ago, the usual crowds celebrated New Year's Eve in Times Square, shoulder to shoulder. We are, after all, in this together. When we do things not only together, but in the same key, in the same way, with the same steps, sounds, or movements, it has a particular power. Here is this archival  Fishko Files . (Produced in 2010) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider and George Wellington Editor: Karen Frillmann

Few people in history had as much access to the great midcentury jazz musicians as W. Eugene Smith - born 100 years ago this week, on December 30, 1918. The famous  LIFE  magazine photographer left his home and family in a New York suburb and moved to a rundown loft building on 6th Avenue, in the heart of Manhattan’s Flower District. As Smith printed in his darkroom there, the likes of Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea, and Sonny Rollins came by to jam and hang out - and Smith captured nearly of all it, his quarter-inch tape recorders running nearly nonstop for about eight years. (Produced in 2009) The Jazz Loft Anthology , a four-part series of hour-long episodes, airs this  Tuesday, January 1 at 10 AM on WNYC. More information about the film The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith is available . Thanks to the   , our original partner in the production of The Jazz Loft Radio Series.  The Jazz Loft Radio Series was supported in part by a grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities; and by an award from The National Endowment for the Arts.  

'Tis the season of great music - especially Baroque music. This  Fishko Files zooms into an extreme close-up of one of J.S. Bach 's most popular and memorable violin pieces. (Produced in 2003) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider Editor: Karen Frillmann