Friday morning highlights:
Alt Country-Americana
- Lay My Burden Down-Aoife O'Donovan (As much as I like how Alison Krauss sings O'Donovan's song, O'Donovan's breathier vocals and faster tempo make this my favorite version.)
Brazilian Pop
- Retrato Em Branco & Preto-Silvana Malta featuring Toninho Horta (Tasteful, laid-back guitar and vocals fit for an evening playlist.)
Canadian Indie
- Changed My Ways-Murray A. Lightburn (This 2019 track pulls off a convincing late '60s/early '70s throwback lounge sound in the guitar, piano, flute, and vocals.)
Folk Roots
- Everyone But Me-Rosanne Cash (Forthright lyrics, sensitively played and sung. This sounds somewhat like a Jackson Browne tune to me.)
Gospel
- Residue-Jason Nelson (Strong vocals with a pop/gospel/R&B crossover sensibility.)
Jazz Masters
- I Cover The Waterfront-Dizzy Gillespie (This is an appropriate day to hear Gillespie's elegant trumpet playing, as today would have been his 105th birthday.)
Latin Lounge
- Esperanza-Clelia Felix (An interesting downcast, midtempo groove with compelling vocal punctuation and harmonica against an electronica backdrop.)
Retro R&B
- Soul Stomp-Earl Van Dyke (Fun organ wizardry and clapping make this an infectious party instrumental. This could work as a playoff of "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles.)
Smooth Jazz
- Shake You Up-Chris Standring (The bounce of this instrumental reminds me of Basia's "Miles Away" and the Doobie Brothers hit, "Minute By Minute.")
World Carnival
- Nar-I-Ask-Mercan Dede (The flute and percussion could underscore a scene of someone trying to find the way out of a forest. Initially, this brought to mind Snoopy as a World War I flying ace making his way through the French countryside in "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.")
