Bluesville
- Stormy Monday-Allman Brothers Band (Wailing organ and guitar lines suitable for riding out a storm.)
- King Of The Road-She & Him (A solid cover from a surprising source. I never expected to hear Zooey Deschanel sing this, but she pulls it off.)
- Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars-Henry Mancini (A classy orchestral rendition that's a highlight of the easy listening genre.)
- Jump In The Line-Harry Belafonte (Belafonte's best songs are largely slow to midtempo, thoughtful ones, but this fun, fast tune is an exception.)
- Journey To The Center Of The Mind-Amboy Dukes (A brisk, very-of-its-time psychedelic track.)
- It's A Beautiful Night To Celebrate-Marcus Roberts & The Modern Jazz Generation (Roberts anchors the proceedings, which consist of some impressive trumpet playing, on piano. There's a level of quality you'll get from any Roberts release. The first jazz CD I reviewed for KCOU was his "As Serenity Approaches," and it's still a favorite.)
- Sophisticated Lady-Hank Jones (An elegant piano rendition.)
- You Are There-Debby Boone ("You Light Up My Life" was Boone's smash hit, but this track, in my opinion, is more worthy.)
- No Reply At All-Genesis (The best track from the "Abacab" album, in my view. Horns augment an already vocally and instrumentally strong track.)
- Steppin' Out-Joe Jackson (Still Jackson's best hit and one of his best uptempo efforts. Also recommended: "Breaking Us In Two," "Nineteen Forever," "One To One," and "You Can't Get What You Want.")
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major (Nelson Freire, piano) (One among many reasons that Beethoven's music is still performed so often today.)
- Moonlight Samba-Lawson Rollins (No false advertising in this song title; the mood conveyed is exactly what you'd expect.)
