Online radio sampler highlights LVIII

Recent ear-catching tracks:

KWMU-2 (St. Louis, MO)

• Mambo Bounce-Sonny Rollins (A hip tenor sax melody that would serve traditional jazz and easy listening playlists well; although it might be a stretch for some listeners, it could segue with Percy Faith and his orchestra's "Go-Go-Po-Go.")

WREK (Atlanta, GA)

• The Day The Crickets Listened-Amongst Myselves (A spacey, ambient instrumental with shades of Tangerine Dream.)

WTUL (New Orleans, LA)

• Until You Find Your Green-The Baird Sisters (A sustained new age acoustic guitar melody, enhanced by quiet vocals and bird sounds.)

WXPN (Philadelphia, PA)

• Going Home-Liset Alea (A compelling highlight of Tuesday's "Echoes" program; Alea's breathy vocals and guitar convey the feeling of returning to a favorite place and time that you can only visit in your memory.  Also recommended: "Serenade For Dogs And Mermaids.")
• Familiar Orbits-Nathan Speir (A pleasant piano melody; space ranks second only to nature in its influence on new age music.)