Stingray Music highlights IX

Some of the stronger selections I heard Tuesday:

Chamber Music

• John Weinzweig: Dance of Masada (Catherine Manoukian & Akira Eguchi) (Gripping, intense interplay between violin and piano.)

Classic R&B And Soul 

• Don't Knock Love-Barbara Carr (A strong uptempo tune; Carr belts out the lyrics with full energy, and the combination of her voice and the saxophone brings to mind Sam Cooke's "Twistin' The Night Away.")

Jazz Masters

• Secret Love-Hank Garland (A laid-back guitar sound reminiscent of Joe Pass.)

Jazz Now

• 402 E. 116th St.-Cameron Wallis (Elegant saxophone wailing sets the mood and maintains it.) 

Kids' Stuff

• Jump In A Pile Of Leaves-Mama Mac (Why not?  It's a fun seasonal tune.)

Pop Classics

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 (Janos Starker) (Starker's tone is compellingly bright, lyrical, and resonant.)
• Sigismond Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5: II. Adagio (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Mogrelia, conductor; Francesco Nicolosi, piano) (Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata came to mind as I listened to this movement.)

The Spa

• Voices-Liz Story (One of Story's many rich piano melodies; its inclusion on her best-of compilation, "Welcome Home," is well-earned.)