KDTR (Florence, MT)
- Sour Girl-Stone Temple Pilots ("Sour Girl" could easily qualify as the band's atypical standout track. It's a relatively low-key tune with a memorable hook. The "What would you do...?" chorus makes the song, in my opinion. The acoustic version on KFOG's "Live From The Archives 9" compilation is worth seeking out.)
- William Grant Still: Summerland (Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin; Craig Ketter, piano) (An appealing lyrical romanticism, with ringing trills on the violin.)
- W.A. Mozart: Divertimento No. 1 in D major, K.136 (Academy Chamber Ensemble) (Full of the vim, vigor, and optimism characteristic of much of Mozart's work. For anyone looking for a get-out-of-bed substitute for coffee, this is it. The strings convey just the right amount of energy.)
- I Know You Know-Esperanza Spalding (Feeling ambivalent about a relationship? Feedback such as this might tip the scales to the positive side. Warm vocals and bass from Spalding here, as usual.)
- Til There Was You-Sonny Rollins (I've always liked the smooth sensitivity with which The Beatles covered this, but Rollins conveys a similar carefree outlook on the saxophone.)
- Runaway-Bonnie Raitt (Raitt and company slow down the tempo for a self-assured blues/rock cover of Del Shannon's 1961 chart-topper.)
