Stingray Music highlights XII

Some of the better selections I heard this afternoon:

Adult Alternative 

• As It Seems-Lily Kershaw (A brave lyrical admission.)
• Three Little Birds-Bob Marley & The Wailers (Sunny lyrics for anyone in need of an optimistic pick-me-up.)

Alt Country-Americana 

• Boundless Love-Jeanne Jolly (Powerfully sung.  Instrumentally, it reminds me of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain.")

Chamber Music 

• Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata (Judy Loman, harp) (A brisk yet delicate work that would sound just as appealing on the piano.)
• Friedrich Kiel: Sonata For Viola and Piano, Op.67 (Duo Puchhammer-Desjardins) (Both instruments convey the piece's intense sadness effectively.) 

Classic R&B And Soul

• Funky Nassau-The Beginning Of The End (The sound of early '70s funk is stamped all over this infectious track.)

Cocktail Lounge

• Samba De Orfeu-Ray Anthony (A breezy, forget-your-troubles number for trumpet.)

Folk Roots 

• Elk City-Samantha Crain (If you like the feel of "In The Long Run" by The Staves, this tune might also appeal to you.)

Jazz Masters 

• Basin Street Blues-Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington (An impressive trumpet and piano rendition of a much-covered tune.)

Revival--'60s & '70s

• We're All Alone-Rita Coolidge (Rita Coolidge and Boz Scaggs convey the necessary emotion of the lyrics in their respective versions.  To transition from "We're All Alone" to a more uptempo track on the air, segue it with "Fine" by The Cardigans.)