Remembering Nancy Wilson: The Best Of 'Jazz Profiles'

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Nancy Wilson guided NPR listeners on a weekly journey through the history of jazz with a silky-smooth delivery, combined with credibility and authority because she lived jazz.

 

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A pity she's gone. When I began my radio career in what we used to call a Middle-of-the-Road format station, I cut my teeth playing her albums. Even as a teen, I was blown away by her sweet voice.

Loved that show and her voice.

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