Eight Thursday standouts:
KAFM (Grand Junction, CO)
- Autumn Leaves-Jessica Tate And The Flat Fifths (Vocals and harp that are ideal for Autumn rumination. When the tempo picks up, this is ideal music for strolling while hearing the crunch of fallen leaves at your feet.)
- Old Dan's Records-Gordon Lightfoot (It speaks well of KAFM that there's a place for these lyrics about honoring someone and his musical taste. This is a good choice for a show title and theme song.)
KDKI (Twin Falls, ID)
- Countin'-Harry James (A frenetic big band rhythm, fit for kicking up a ton of dust on the dance floor.)
- Well, Git It!-Tommy Dorsey (Each soloist gets a moment to shine in this raucous-for-its-time dance number. This isn't the tune for a bashful trumpeter.)
WDCB (Chicago, IL)
- Blues In Maude's Flat-Grant Green (A well-sustained guitar-anchored, midtempo groove that never wears out its welcome for 15 minutes.)
WXPN-2 (Philadelphia, PA)
- Everybody's Everything-Santana (It's difficult not to imagine Mardi Gras kicking into high gear in New Orleans when I hear this track; still one of the band's most energetic knockouts.)
- Justified-Kacey Musgraves (A lyrically effective way of conveying the thin line between love and hate.)
- People Say-The Meters (Once again, The Meters' consistently strong rhythm section is on display.)
