This week’s show went a little long because my successor was late to the station. The archive cuts off after the Kronos Quartet take on Bill Evans’ “Five.” Thanks to the caller who made a request, as well as the couple of other folks who rang in late in the show. It’s always a treat to talk to folks who are listening real time. (But of course, you podcast listeners are welcome to provide feedback here in the comments or via Twitter.)

Despite the lack of holiday themed music, this is the last Conference of the Birds for 2011. Here’s hoping that 2012 is the BEST YEAR EVER for all of the listeners.

Enjoy!

WNUR Conference of the Birds, 2011-12-20 (mostly complete) [ 2:39:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-5). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives. You can subscribe to the podcast with this URL (click here to subscribe in iTunes). In some ways, this is [...]

WNUR Conference of the Birds, 2011-12-13 (complete) [ 2:34:49 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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I really like the way this week’s show came together. In a relatively rare situation, most of the first hour is programmed as I worked things out the night before, through a mildly curated shuffle-play process. I’m happy to share great tracks from a number of relatively new acquisitions, alongside a few classics. (Also, Stephen started his show off with some nice Herbie Hancock, so I left that in, as well as his first announcements on his show—consider it a little promo for a fellow DJ)

Enjoy!

WNUR Conference of the Birds, 2011-12-06 (complete) [ 2:37:36 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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