Six Wednesday morning standouts:
KKJZ (Long Beach, CA)
- Mr. Walker-Wes Montgomery (Great interplay between the guitar and piano; this stands up as one of the hippest jazz cha-chas in any era.)
- I Can't Get Started-Cannonball Adderley (An excellent alto sax rendition of this standard, striking the right balance of warmth and wistfulness.)
KLRR (Redmond, OR)
- Slide Tackle-Japanese Breakfast (Horns complement the vocals appealingly. This fast-paced tune just throbs--and ranks up there with the group's standout track, "Be Sweet.")
KMFA (Austin, TX)
- Henry Purcell: Three Parts Upon A Ground in D major, Z731 (Bruggen Consort) (To me, this sounds like a precursor to Pachelbel's Canon.)
- Simple Things-Tedeschi Trucks Band (The bluesy conviction in Susan Tedeschi's voice sells the tune convincingly.)
- Sufficiently Breathless-Captain Beyond (This 1973 album rock track deserves more recognition. The guitar drew me in, reminding me of Grand Funk Railroad's "I'm Your Captain" and "Helplessly Hoping" by Crosby, Stills & Nash.)
