Five Friday morning highlights:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- Funky Thing (Pt. 1)-Larry Ellis & The Black Hammer (A cool organ and guitar-propelled groove.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- That's It-Phylicia Rae featuring Stantawn Kendrick (This January release is a steady, driving, goes-down-easy smooth jazz guitar and saxophone melody.)
- King's Riff-Maynard Ferguson (A 1951 recording from early in Ferguson's career with confident, progressive-for-its-time trumpet playing.)
KCLC 89.1 FM
- Sidelines-Phoebe Bridgers (This April release features perceptive lyrics. Who is in your life and how much they mean to you often looms large in how much of a risk-taker one is.)
- Peace Train-Cat Stevens (These lyrics about wishing for a more civil society are every bit as relevant today as they were decades ago. I'm glad that a station with a largely contemporary playlist has room for these '70s sentiments.)
