Sunday, March 8, 2015

FM dial scan highlights XXIII

Some of the better selections I've heard today:

KWMU 90.7 FM
  • Pleasant Moments-Jean Kittrell/Jay Hungerford (An enjoyable piano and bass instrumental with a ragtime influence.  It's a pleasure to hear this track and many others like it on "Jazz Unlimited.")
  • Save Your Love For Me-Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (Classy and heartfelt.  Al Jarreau's version is also excellent.)
KSHE 94.7 FM
  • Forever Autumn-Justin Hayward (Sad but moving; Hayward's emoting on the "You're not here" refrain hammers home the futility of the situation.)
  • Take A Little Word-Hudson-Ford (I discovered this on vinyl over 20 years ago at KCOU and have hoped to hear it on the radio here since then.  This would be a fun, fast guitar part to nail.  In the '70s, a portion of the intro would have worked great as a promo for a TV station's news team.)
WFUN 95.5 FM
  • His Eye Is On The Sparrow-Tanya Blount (A comforting reassurance of divine guidance, sung movingly.)
WARH 106.5 FM
  • Forget You-Cee-Lo Green (This clean, radio-friendly version of a sung catharsis has stayed with me for the last four years.  I always let it play out when I hear it on the radio.)