Sunday, March 29, 2015

FM dial scan highlights XXIV

Six of the stronger selections I've heard this morning:

KDHX 88.1 FM
  • My Cherie Amour-The Nylons (A strong a cappella rendition of a Stevie Wonder classic.)
  • Moanin'-Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (Most likely the best three-part harmony anthem a pessimist, or someone with repeatedly bad luck, could have.  I enjoyed playing this on WEW.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
  • But Not For Me-The Modern Jazz Quartet (The vibraphone arrangement makes this more than a run-of-the-mill version.)
WFUN 95.5 FM
  • Open My Heart-Yolanda Adams (A convincingly sung request for help from above.)
K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. KNOU-HD2 
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43 (Philharmonia Orchestra/Bernard Haitink, conductor; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano) (Beautiful variations, played with delicacy, when appropriate, and force, as needed.  The piano and strings are particularly impressive.)
  • Look Away-Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile (Classical meets bluegrass, in various tempos, through this enjoyable violin/bass/mandolin trio.  The prolific Chris Thile continues to release albums at an impressively fast clip; in recent years, he has released solo albums, Punch Brothers albums, albums with other various Classical and bluegrass artists, and an album with Nickel Creek.  In the time it took you to read that sentence, I wouldn't be surprised if he had released three more albums.)