Online radio sampler highlights CII

Five noteworthy selections heard today:

KCSU (Fort Collins, CO)

• Bamboo Forest-Mr. Elevator (A psychedelic instrumental from 2019, seemingly pulled out of the late '60s.)

KSER (Everett, WA)

• Lapinha-Jennifer Scott & Kristen Strom (An appealing uptempo stew of spirited vocals, flute, and rhythm section.)
• Pais Tropical-Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (Rhythmically, a progressive radio station would have a clever segue if it played Chad & Jeremy's "A Summer Song" before this.)

KVOD (Lakewood, CO)

• Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, S.49: III. Rondo (German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen/Thomas Klug, conductor; Alison Balsom, trumpet) (An energetic performance, played at precisely the right tempo; I was reminded of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in the same key.)

WICR (Indianapolis, IN) 

• The Incredibles-Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (Ideal spy movie accompaniment, with a formidable brass section and blaring trumpet played in the style of Maynard Ferguson.)