KCOU (Columbia, MO)
- Cozy-D-ROCKSTEADY (This appealing groove, released in February, features chill instrumentation and recurring vocals that would flow well after the Boehm featuring Melody Noel track, "Future Self.")
- Dizzy's Bounce-Bahama Soul Club featuring Brenda Boykin (This is how you give Dizzy Gillespie his due while creating a fresh groove that holds up after repeated listens. "Big Idea" by The Brecker Brothers would sound good before this.)
- Amor Eterno-Vanessa Zamora (The appealing uptempo vocals and guitar could segue with Marshall Crenshaw's "Theme From 'Flaregun.'")
- Begin The Beguine-Artie Shaw (A stately swing arrangement of this deservedly much-covered Cole Porter tune.)
- Breezin'-George Benson (One of the most refreshing, relaxing guitar instrumentals ever recorded and one of several reasons the "Breezin'" album has sold extremely well over the last 41 years. Also recommended from the album: "This Masquerade" and "Affirmation.")
- Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 25 in C major (Daedalus Quartet) (The quartet plays with impressive precision, particularly in the closing Allegro movement.)
- Luis de Narvaez: Diferencias on O Gloriosa Domina (Frank Wallace, vihuela) (This pre-Baroque piece for an instrument that falls somewhere between a lute and a guitar perked up my morning--subtly.)
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out-The Dum Dum Girls (Neil Finn's version of this tune by The Smiths is still the strongest one, in my opinion, but the level of conviction and energy here make this a credible cover, as well.)
- So Much To Say-Hannah Miller (Sincere, heartfelt vocals and acoustic guitar convey sad lyrics about regrets.)
