Bluegrass Junction
- Save This Heart-Molly Tuttle (One of the strongest "Can this relationship be saved?" songs I've heard; Tuttle's forthright vocals and guitar playing could segue with Nickel Creek's "Smoothie Song" or any number of Sara Watkins songs.)
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?-Ray Charles & Bonnie Raitt (A great pairing of stellar, accomplished performers who know how to portray heartache in their vocals many times over.)
- Just A Job To Do-Genesis (If you put aside the ominous implication of surveillance in the lyrics, this is a great listen. Phil Collins kicks the energy level into the stratosphere here.)
- Wave-Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (One of the coolest, breeziest, uptempo melodies for tenor sax; Paul Desmond's version of Paul Simon's "Was A Sunny Day" would sound great before it.)
- They Didn't Believe Me-Charlie Watts Quintet (Bernard Fowler's committed vocals sell the lyrics about being smitten convincingly. The strong CD from which it originates, "Warm & Tender," was a frequent go-to choice for me when programming my shifts on WEW. Also recommended: "Bewitched" and "My Ship.")
- Oh, What A Night!-The Dells (Lyrically, everything is right on the surface here. Instrumentally and vocally, this 1969 hit sounds a like doo-wop throwback.)
- Franz Schubert: "Rosamunde" Overture (Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell, conductor) (Conveys turbulence and joy in equal, gripping measure.)
- See My Way-The Who (Should I feel sorry for the protagonist, who feels persecuted for his point of view, or for the person whom he believes should think as he does? In either case, this is a fun, short tune that's somewhat overlooked on the radio.)
