Days between stations: red, white, and blues--the sound of freedom in America. (Music Column).(Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America compact disc set)(Sound Recording Review)

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It didn't start with the terrorist attacks of 2001. People think of freedom and music together for the same reason we think of freedom and water: movement. Music carries a sense of freedom. But music about freedom is a different story. It's like asking for music about movement--a closed circle. Freedom: Songs from the Heart of America (Columbia/Legacy) creates a setting in which the circle opens. Formally, the three-CD set is a pre-certified white elephant: a companion to the 16-part, eight-hour PBS series Freedom: A History of US, which premiered this January and runs through ...

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