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Early recordings streaming for free, Springing for Music and the latest from Philadelphia: your weekly fix of all the classical music news that's fit to link.

News and notes from around the web, including Zim Ngqawana, Snooky Young, the School of Jazz, Jonathan Batiste, Jazzmobile, "My Coma Dreams," the Jazz Consumer Guide, the Fats Waller Dance Party, the National Jukebox and marking the date with Monk.

One of modern music's most sought-after producers, Danger Mouse, spent the past half-decade writing and crafting a project with Italian composer-arranger Daniele Luppi. Together, they bring back some of the sounds of the Spaghetti Western.

Carl reads three quotes about brilliant innovations: The man who created both the comb-over and a great salad; Abe Lincoln's annoying email habits; and before it was "squeezably soft."

The jazz pianist and composer usually dwells in New York's downtown music scene. Lately, she's added an unexpected weapon to her arsenal: toy piano.

The band formed in 1997 and quickly gained attention in its adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. On a new album, its members honor their idol Bob Wills, "The King of Western Swing."

On this week's podcast we'll hear about diets that claim to fight inflammation and win the admiration of Consumer Reports. We'll also hear about a community in South Korea with surprisingly high rates of autism.

More questions for the panel: Your dog has been fetching it for decades, but it wasn't invented until 1999; The King and his Steinway Oinker.

Members of the non-profit organization Covenant House spend their evenings handing out sandwiches, blankets and water to kids living on Hollywood's streets. They say runaways often come to California looking to break into show business and find a very different — and dangerous — ending.

Carl reads three news-related limericks about our ancient ancestors and their innovations.