Results from today's iTunes shuffle mode session:
1. Tudo Bem (All Is Okay)-Bobby Watson
(This uptempo sax-and-horns number is fit for a fiesta, and it's a highlight of the "Tailor Made" CD.)
2. A Boat Like Gideon Brown (Live)-Great Big Sea
(An ode to an admired boat, sung with considerable self-assurance and Celtic instrumentation.)
3. Everywhere-Brooks Williams
(One of Williams' happier, more carefree efforts that would segue well with Peter Mulvey's "You Meet The Nicest People In Your Dreams.")
4. Burnside-Stephen Bennett
(A more optimistic-sounding guitar instrumental than the title suggests.)
5. Fly At Night-Chilliwack
(A reflection on the satisfaction a rock band feels while playing in concert and a look at the adjustments musicians make to life on the road. KSHE plays this every now and then.)
6. Love Is Like A Rock-Donnie Iris
(A minor of-its-time hit from 1982; a cool guitar part and a chorus fit for an arena.)
7. Smoothie Song (Live Session-iTunes Exclusive)-Nickel Creek
(For a long time, this was my most-played iTunes song. Great spitfire interplay between all instruments in this version. If the studio version appeals to you, this rendition won't disappoint you.)
8. Stupid Thing-Nickel
(Who else remembers the second season "Buffy..." scene in which Buffy, Willow, and Xander dance at The Bronze to this song? It's a powerful tune about things one shouldn't have done and the precarious nature of saying and doing more ill-advised things.)
9. Magpie To The Morning-Neko Case
(Case sings, "Don't let this fading Summer pass you by," along with a vulture's warning about the futility of trying "to outrun sorrow." A reality check with a bit of hope.)
10. Don't Play Me-Owl & The Pussycat
(A short, well-sung warning of a tune.)
11. Wish I Could-Norah Jones
(A downcast, compellingly sung tune about triggering bittersweet memories.)
