His instrumental take is a highlight of his new album, New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1, which salutes the great pianists of the past.

NPR: An Old Song For A New Depression

Newman recently joined NPR's Bob Edwards in Studio 4A to talk about his long career and his new CD, The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1.

NPR: Randy Newman, Live in Studio 4A

One gem: The final Amazon Prime shipment placed in time for Christmas delivery included DVDs of Futurama, Vol. 1, Lost in Translation and Pulp Fiction.

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He performed on Guru's 1993 jazz-rap album, "Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1, " and his recordings were sampled on more than 100 hip-hop songs by such performers as Black Moon, Nas, Ludacris and A Tribe Called Quest.

WSJ: Innovative jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd dies at 80

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Guest Editor, (with Albert Tuijnman), European Journal of Education: Research, Development and Policy, Special Issue, 'Chinese-European Cooperation in Education', Vol.44, No.1, March, 2009.

UNESCO: Purpose/Objectives of the Chair

According to the American Chemical Society, nearly 100% of past winners in the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology (for high School students) play one or more musical instruments (The Midland Chemist (American Chemical Society) Vol. 42, No.1, Feb. 2005).

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