KDHX 88.1 FM
- Golden Ticket-The Bamboos (This release from July is a catchy blast of positivity; who couldn't root for someone who finds happiness this way? This sounds like an early '70s R&B groove, to its credit.)
- Skating-Erin Bode (I've always enjoyed hearing Bode sing this in concert; one of many highlights from Bode's album, "A Cold December Night," it's suitable for any time of year, especially when you're relieved to be returning home. Also recommended: "The Holly And The Ivy" and "The Star's Song.")
- Soul Shadows-The Crusaders & Bill Withers (It's great to hear this tune get its due on the radio. The lyrics pay tribute to the way well-performed music changes a person; it's a fine tribute to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Fats Waller, especially. Other standouts from the excellent "Rhapsody And Blues" album: "Elegant Evening," "Last Call," and the title track.)
- Winter Wonderland-Eric Reed (If you like the way Herbie Hancock acknowledges the theme of "Deck The Halls," juts off into a freewheeling improvisational jam, and eventually returns to the theme, you'll likely enjoy Reed's similar approach to "Winter Wonderland" on the piano.)
- Go Tell It On The Mountain/Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Anita Wilson & Gregory Porter (An appealing approach for "Go Tell It...," making it sound simultaneously contemporary and giving a nod to "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." Wilson and Porter segue it smoothly with "Ain't No Mountain...")
