KFJC (Los Altos Hills, CA)
- I Do It For Your Love (Live)-Toots Thielemans (Thielemans plays the harmonica from up in the clouds on this track, or so it seems. It would segue with Stevie Wonder's harmonica instrumental, "Easy Goin' Evening." Also recommended: "Bluesette," which KFJC also played today.)
- Casual Party-Band Of Horses (One of 2016's best tunes for driving; I hear elements of Wilco on this track, released in June, and it could segue with Franz Ferdinand's "Do You Want To.")
- Everyday Is A New Start-Sun Glitters (I'd categorize this as a progressive new age instrumental. The song's title is appropriate, as it's easy to imagine a listener waking up to this.)
- Sleeping In A Car-The Staves (Beguiling vocal harmonies from three sisters on this tune, released in May. Also recommended: "In The Long Run" and "Tongue Behind My Teeth.")
- Will It Go Round In Circles-Billy Preston (One of the more memorable hits of the '70s, thanks to its unique lyrics, an ear-catching hook, and cool harmonica punctuation.)
- Ema's Mood (Live)-Steve Cohn Quintet (An intriguing concert performance from 1982. Cohn anchors the tune on piano, and there's impressive interplay between David Shrader on tenor sax and Warren Gale on trumpet.)
- I Am A Town-Mary Chapin Carpenter (Sensitively written and sung lyrics about a struggling city.)
