Critic Milo Miles reviews the documentary about the influential recording engineer Tom Dowd, who for three decades worked with performers from John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Eric Clapton. The documentary is now on DVD. It's called Tom Dowd & The Language of Music.
Music critic Milo Miles reviews Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster, featuring performances by many contemporary artists, including John Prine, Yo Yo Ma and Mavis Staples.