KDHX 88.1 FM
- Alone Again Or-Love (One of the most appealing, spirited odes to loneliness ever recorded and ideal for its era, the late '60s. Calexico and UFO recorded strong covers of it.)
- You Get What You Deserve-Big Star (To me, the guitar part sounds like a more sobering version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" That hook induced me to play the tune on KCOU 25 years ago. Although I'm generally more inclined to listen to "Back Of A Car," "In The Street," or "Watch The Sunrise," this tune holds up well.)
- Walk Between Raindrops-Donald Fagen (This song came to mind this afternoon thought, "This tune fits the atmosphere outside." KDHX's Dr. Jeff must have had the same thought, as I heard it on the radio two hours later. It's about as whimsical as any Fagen or Steely Dan song gets. The cool shuffle of a keyboard rhythm makes the tune.)
- God Bless The Child-Freddie Hubbard (A warm, expansive trumpet reading of a deservedly much-covered tune.)
- Country Preacher-Cannonball Adderley (Quiet keyboard underpinning makes this rendition, as well as Roy Buchanan's version, a winner. The appreciative audience adds to the ambience, as it does on two of Adderley's other best tracks, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and "Walk Tall.")
- Constant Blue-Juliet Green (Green's alto voice carries this lament effectively; it would segue well with Al Jarreau's live version of "Save Your Love For Me.")
- Mona Lisa-Gregory Porter (Porter's rich voice is ideal for covering this heartfelt Nat King Cole standard.)
- Through The Fire-Chaka Khan (I was always glad to see "Through The Fire" come up on KNJZ's playlist, as I've always thought Khan sang it with appropriate commitment and devotion.)
