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Fresh Air, Jonathan Franzen and Gerald Wilson, September 5, 2006
- Length: 51 mins
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Summary
Writer Jonathan Franzen and musician Gerald Wilson on this edition of Fresh Air. Franzen's new book is called The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History. Franzen's massive 2001 bestseller The Corrections was in part based on his own life, his new book is a memoir. Franzen's other books include The Twenty-Seventh City, Strong Motion, and How to be Alone. Then, trumpeter, composer, and arranger Gerald Wilson, whose 88th birthday was Monday, September 4th. Wilson grew up in Mississippi and got his start playing with Jimmy Lunceford's band in New York City. He later worked with Benny Carter's band and formed his own. As a composer-arranger he worked for the Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie bands. And he accompanied Billie Holiday on her tour of the South in 1949. He's arranged music for Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Bobby Darin, and Carmen McRae. His most recent CD, In My Time, was released last year. [Broadcast Date: September 5, 2006]
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