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- I Am The Night-Amelia Curran (Subtle vocals and a guitar; I can't dislike that. I wonder if Curran heard John Gorka's "Raven In The Storm." Lyrically, this sounds like the opposite of "Raven...")
- When You Comin' Home-Gretchen Peters featuring Jimmy LaFave (A direct, effectively sung duet from Peters' February release, "Blackbirds.")
- Cityscape-Dana Landry Trio (Landry plays piano that swings, and her trio includes a solid rhythm section of Erik Applegate on bass and Jim White on drums. The video captures the hustle of a city during the day, the activity at night, and the relative solitude of the overnight.)
- Hidden Kingdom-Peter Martin (Smooth piano ideal for late nights.)
- Air-Ben Folds Five (A bit more produced than the group's best-known songs; it's good to hear it as a bonus track on "Whatever And Ever Amen." It would be good to hear "Brick" and "Fair" on the air again, as well. Also recommended: the "Ben Folds Live" CD. Folds proves that a voice and piano are sometimes all that's needed to get effective lyrics across.)
- On Broadway-George Benson (Benson ups the tempo on this Drifters oldie and builds upon the lyrics with effective scatting. The piano maintains a great rhythm throughout. As good as the condensed version is, check out the longer version on Benson's "Weekend In L.A." album for the full effect.)
- Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy, conductor; David Oistrakh, violin) (Dark, somber, and majestic, as required. Oistrakh's vibrato makes the somber passages all the more gripping. Sibelius is known primarily for his symphonies, so it's refreshing to hear Radio Arts Foundation air this piece.)
