Eight recommended selections heard this morning:
KAFM (Grand Junction, CO)
- Just In Time-Blossom Dearie (Dearie's voice sells heartwarming sentiments against a solid backdrop of piano, bass, and drums. I could imagine Erin Bode covering this tune.)
KBAQ (Phoenix, AZ)
- Claude Debussy: Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun (Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez, conductor) (The flutist satisfies the delicacy this piece requires, and the strings pull off the necessary lushness.)
KBLU (Logan, UT)
- What Is It You Long For?-Marching Band (This 2014 indie rock track is especially appealing when it accelerates. It would be satisfying to play any of the instruments on this track, as each one socks the rhythm home. Lyrically, the song conveys the considerate message, "You're fine as you are.")
KWNK (Reno, NV)
- The Flower Called Nowhere-Stereolab (I enjoyed hearing the spacey gloss on this 2019 tune that I remembered from playing this band on KCOU in 1992. Whoever programmed this deserves bonus points for segueing it with a similarly sung station jingle.)
WGCS (Goshen, IN)
- Not Your Little Girl-Abby Bryant & The Echoes (Bryant's powerful, bluesy voice reminds me of Susan Tedeschi.)
- Staple It Together-Jack Johnson (A good pulsating rhythm; the bass part reminds me of the guitar arrangement on Chicago's "Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home.")
WNCU (Durham, NC)
- All Blues-Miles Davis (For jazz aficionados or even casual jazz fans, this is one of the most obvious recommendations. This is one of the most-played, recognizable trumpet melodies in jazz. To hear it in a different light, check out Ron Carter's rendition; Carter carries the melody on the upright bass in an almost as captivating version.)
WQKI (Orangeburg, SC)
- Back In Stride-Maze featuring Frankie Beverly (This is from 1985 but could easily pass for a late '70s tune. Its rhythm would segue well with L.T.D.'s "Back In Love Again.")
