FM dial scan highlights XV

Standout tracks heard this morning:

KDHX 88.1 FM

• Cautionary Tale-The Mastersons (A strong 2014 release, lyrically, vocally, and instrumentally; Eleanor Whitmore's tremble in the vocals sells it convincingly.  A good set of lyrics about someone who's about to self-destruct.)
• Memories Of You-Dr. John featuring Arturo Sandoval (Sandoval's trumpet punctuation complements Dr. John's gritty, bluesy vocals.)

WSIE 88.7 FM

• Pannonica-Jimmy Owens (Owens gives one of Thelonious Monk's best tracks a lounge music treatment that works.)

KLOU 103.3 FM

• Frosty The Snowman-Ella Fitzgerald (It's refreshing to hear an oldies station play Fitzgerald's 1960 version of this.)
• Calypso Noel-Johnny Mathis (As I mentioned in my "Shuffle mode results V" post, this is the best Mathis Christmas track.  It could just as easily have been titled "Sing We Noel," and says all it needs to in 2:11.)