Eight standout tunes heard this morning:
WBGO (Newark, NJ)
- Snowflake-The Crusaders (Joe Sample conveys the feel of falling snow perfectly on keyboard.)
- April In Paris-Joe Pass (A tasteful, lyrical guitar interpretation.)
- Dreaming Wide Awake-Lizz Wright (Soft, elegant, moving vocals.)
WOMM (Burlington, VT)
- Hurricane-Robin Gottfried (Impressive rock guitar and bass here. Gottfried plays guitar with the ringing clarity and confidence of Eric Johnson. Rhythmically, this would sound right after O'Ryan Island's "Old Man.")
WPKN (Bridgeport, CT)
- Neon Blue-Amelia Meath & Blake Mills (New, spooky indie rock with quiet vocals; the backup singing of the title near the end gives the song an effective, unexpected jolt.)
- Storms-Fleetwood Mac (This Stevie Nicks-penned track from the "Tusk" album doesn't get a ton of airplay today, but it deserves its due. These are thoughtful lyrics about a relationship that isn't meant to last.)
- Steve Reich: Tehillim--Part II (Fast) (Schonberg Ensemble, Percussion Group The Hague/Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor) (An interesting, avant-garde-sounding piece for strings, percussion, and vocals. It could segue with "New Beginnings" by Besos de Coco featuring Charlie Chavez.)
- Jericho (Live)-Joni Mitchell (Perceptive lyrics about the necessity of friendship needing to be reciprocal until it's no longer feasible.)
