Five noteworthy tunes heard today:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- The Windows Of The World-Dionne Warwick (This overlooked 1967 hit is all too fitting for today's world. Lyrically, it's appropriate for melancholy days when you wish for better times.)
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy-The Buckinghams (In its Cannonball Adderley instrumental form, this has one of the best builds to a chorus of any jazz tune. It's also fun to hear the tune transformed into this pop context with lyrics.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Talk To Me-Kandace Springs (A pleasant midtempo ballad with engaging vocals and tasteful piano. Also recommended: "Novocaine Heart.")
- Is It You?-Lee Ritenour & Eric Tagg (Four decades later, I'm still not tired of hearing this. I'm glad that WSIE gives vocalist Tagg his due, as he conveys sunny, hopeful lyrics about a potential significant other possibly being right around the corner. I always looked forward to playing this 1981 smooth jazz/adult contemporary staple on KNJZ.)
KCLC 89.1 FM
- I Got This-Sarah Shook & The Disarmers ("Talkin' To Myself" still makes the band's strongest impression on me, but "I Got This" also has a solid vocal hook and strong rhythmic backing.)
