Online radio sampler highlights XVIII

Some of the better selections I've heard this morning:

KAMP (Tucson, AZ)

• Port Arthur-Beat Funktion (A leisurely paced trumpet and sax groove with an impressive '70s jazz vibe, despite being recorded last year.)

KZSC (Santa Cruz, CA)

• Ornette Coleman: Birthdays And Funerals (London Symphony Orchestra/David Meaghan, conductor) (A gripping, somber Coleman composition, played in memory of the recently departed saxophonist; at one point, I was reminded of Charles Ives' take on "America (My Country, 'Tis Of Thee.)"

WHWS (Geneva, NY)

• Rescue-The Movement (A good reggae-based track about making decisions sensibly yet quickly.)

WMBR (Cambridge, MA)

• Crumbs Off The Table-Laura Lee (A good track, sung with conviction, from 1972; lyrically, instrumentally, and vocally, this tune segues well with...)
• Going Down A One Way Street (The Wrong Way)-Little Ann (...this tight, infectious R&B song that should have been a hit.)

WTJU (Charlottesville, VA)

• Ntyilo Ntyilo-Abdullah Ibrahim (A beautiful, moving instrumental, anchored by Ibrahim's piano and featuring Carlos Ward's excellent alto saxophone playing.)