Friday, November 2, 2018

SiriusXM highlights CII

Recent standouts:

1st Wave
  • Uncertain Smile-The The (This could segue with The Style Council's "Walls Come Tumbling Down.")
Chill
  • Far Away Place Remix-Xinobi/Jody Wisternoff/James Grant (Four recurring sung notes set the tone for this uptempo, trance-based groove.)
Deep Tracks
  • You Left Me Sore-Todd Rundgren (Something about the piano part makes me think this could segue with "D.W. Washburn" by The Monkees.)
Escape
  • 'Deed I Do-Pete Fountain (A cool, bluesy, flute-dominated rendition; you don't usually hear a lot of New Orleans style in easy listening music, but you do here.)
Real Jazz
  • Blues Samuel-Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band (Don't let the "Blues" in the title mislead you; this is actually an upbeat big band number that swings.)
  • Fly Me To The Moon-Joey DeFrancesco (Smooth organ pyrotechnics and a cool walking bass line make this a strong cover version.)
  • For Duke P.-Bobby Hutcherson (A vibraphone piece that cooks, thanks to Hutcherson.  It certainly doesn't hurt to have such luminaries as Joe Henderson on tenor sax and Grant Green on guitar.)