KDHX 88.1 FM
- Mat Troi Den (Black Sun)-Phu'o'ng Hoang & Minh Xuan (Emotive Vietnamese vocals over infectious Jimi Hendrix-style guitar backing.)
- Never Asked For It-Sorry, Scout (I can't ask for more blistering commitment from a lead vocalist or a band; this local band is fit for KSHE, as far as I'm concerned.)
- Four On Six-Wes Montgomery (Solid, straight ahead jazz guitar and rhythm section; as usual, it's a captivating recipe. Also recommended: "Polka Dots And Moonbeams.")
- Seven Years Of Good Luck-Joe Sample (There's an accessible spookiness to this melody, which made it appropriate theme music for KNJZ's "Lights Out, St. Louis.")
- Can't Run But-Paul Simon with yMusic (It was a pleasure to hear this new, reworked version during the "New Music Spotlight" feature. It's ear-catching to hear Simon sing this with backing that's reminiscent of "Peter And The Wolf.")
- People Get Ready-The Impressions (Lyrics of hope and salvation that command respect. This version's gloss is appealing, but if you want to hear an equally or perhaps more poignant rendition, The Persuasions recorded an excellent a cappella version of it.)
- I Love You For All Seasons-The Fuzz (With harmonies this endearing, it's puzzling that this 1971 release was the band's only top 40 hit. As the DJ said, "This is what good music feels like.")
- Charlie Chaplin: Smile (From "Modern Times") (Anne Akiko Meyers, violin) (This is the most I've heard a violin sing in some time. The fade-out is particularly resonant.)
- Ottorino Respighi: Pines Of Rome: IV. The Pines Of The Appian Way (Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Sir Neville Marriner, conductor) (I've raved about the structure of this heroic movement before. During the morning I'd heard it, I had just seen a beautiful sunrise. This movement underscored how gripping it was; it was a grand, effective way of saying, "And now, presenting the new day...")
