Seven standout selections heard today:
KSBR-HD2 (Mission Viejo, CA)
- Illuminate-Steve Oliver (It's a curious aspect of smooth jazz. Any number of melodies sound fairly similar to this, but this one jumps out at me whenever I hear it. The relaxed guitar melody and well-placed vocal punctuation that capture my attention.)
- Coasting-Joyce Cooling (A driving, percolating rhythm for guitar and keyboard.)
KZIO (Duluth, MN)
- Time Has Told Me-Nick Drake (A contemplative highlight of Drake's "Five Leaves Left" album; we should all be as introspective as Drake was in his twenties.)
WCLK (Atlanta, GA)
- Good Vibes-Dexter Moore (A steady piano-anchored groove with prominent bass; this is ideal for a smooth jazz station's midday playlist.)
- I Just Want To Hang Around You-MiChelle Garibay-Carey (An impressively sung and played cover of a George Benson tune that's generally overlooked today. Speeding up the tempo suits the song better than I would have imagined.)
WOCM (Ocean City, MD)
- Dog Years-Maggie Rogers (It's difficult to say goodbye to your college years, especially when the job and life you have waiting for you are uncertain. Actually, as you get older, it becomes all the more tempting to want to freeze time or go back in time. Rogers captures that concern about the passage of time well.)
WRCJ (Detroit, MI)
- Rick Sowash: Concerto For Clarinet And Orchestra: III. Allegro (St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Lande, conductor; David Drosinos, clarinet) (A bright, lyrical, sometimes fluttering conclusion for a concerto.)
