'60s On 6
- Everlasting Love-Robert Knight (Carl Carlton's '70s version gets most of the radio airplay today, but Knight's slightly more restrained version is just as worthy.)
- Go All The Way-The Raspberries (One of the coolest, crunchiest guitar riffs in rock history.)
- I Don't Know Anybody Else-Black Box ("Everybody Everybody" was a big hit for the band, but this track deserved just as much acclaim. Revisit this beat, and it'll feel like 1991 again.)
- This House-Tracie Spencer (Also part of the spirit of '91...Simple lyrics over an accessible beat.)
- Peace Train (Exclusive)-Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens) (The lyrics are just as relevant today, alas, and Yusuf sings them as well as he did in the '70s.)
- High Noon-Skitch Henderson (Is Henderson setting the stage for a showdown or a siesta?)
- Mandolin Rain/Black Muddy River-Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers (Hornsby smartly fuses two songs that segue well.)
- Waiting All Night-Phish (A pleasant groove that reminds me of Omar's "There's Nothing Like This.")
- Seether-Veruca Salt (The opening note, played five times, makes you sit up and take notice. It's still one of the catchiest songs about seething anger. "Seether" and "Cannonball" by The Breeders are accurate snapshots of the state of rock in 1993 and '94.)
- Groovin'-Kenny Rankin (A subtle, easy-to-digest take on the Rascals oldie.)
- Prayer In Open D-Emmylou Harris (Poignant lyrics about regrets, sung beautifully.)
- Running Up That Hill-Kate Bush (Gripping and intense; as powerful as it was in the '80s.)
- Cedar Walton-George Cables (A cool, moving piano line that's a fitting tribute to Walton.)
- A Child Is Born-Kenny Burrell (It would be interesting to hear "Send In The Clowns" played in this style.)
- Sister Sadie-Ray Brown (A strong piano/bass version of this Horace Silver standard; for a strong organ-based version, check out Joey DeFrancesco's rendition.)
- Lullaby-Al Petteway & Amy White (An always reliable duo that knows its away around the guitar and many other stringed instruments turns in another pleasant track that lives up to its name.)
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble) (A brassy, stately rendition. The second movement is especially lyrical, while the third movement is especially spirited.)
- Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro For Strings (London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green, conductor) (A somber introduction gives way to a somewhat turbulent yet somewhat hopeful-sounding Allegro.)
- Blue Azure-Shakatak (A compelling, laid-back piano instrumental. "Quiet Storm" by Ramsey Lewis came to mind as I listened.)
- Calls-The Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Jill Scott (Scott sings a captivating refrain repeatedly.)
