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Destination Out

Destination Out with Mike Johnston

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  • On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features music from Blue Note Tone Poet releases alongside selections from artists including Andrew Hill, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Bobby Hutcherson, and John Coltrane.
  • On this week’s episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features music from Postones by Vito Ricci with Rashied Ali and Byard Lancaster.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some previously unreleased music by Cecil Taylor from 1969.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features various music from the career of vocalist Jeanne Lee.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features music by Randy Weston, including some new releases from some 1980s festival performances in Europe.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features some works by drummer Billy Hart, along with other artists such as pianist McCoy Tyner, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and Billy Harper.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features recordings of three pioneering bebop piano players from the late 40s and early 50s: Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Herbie Nichols.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features the work of Jimmy Lyons, a great Alto saxophonist that passed away in the 80s.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston celebrates the WCMU spring fundraiser, and plays a wide variety of artists including John Coltrane, Roswell Rudd, Eddie Gale, and more.
  • On this week's episode of Destination Out, Mike Johnston features a variety of music from bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik from the late 50s into the 60s.