Tuesday morning highlights:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?-Bill Coleman and his orchestra (A fun, brassy, swingin' tune from the '30s.)
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street-Eddie South (This is another standout '30s tune, featuring sunny violin and just enough vocals.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Out Of Tune-Sarah McLachlan (I'm not sure how I'd overlooked this well-sung, well-produced tune from 2010. I'd be curious to hear a lower-pitched vocalist such as Julia Fordham cover it.)
- Theme From "Bullitt"-Wilton Felder (Keyboardist Joe Sample and saxophonist Felder were two key components of what made The Crusaders such a great, enduring jazz ensemble. Felder sounds appropriately sinister on this cover of a soundtrack instrumental.)
KEZK 102.5 FM
- Do You Hear What I Hear?-Martina McBride (When vocalists miss the mark on this carol, it's usually because they sound too high and mighty or too monotonous. McBride wisely conveys just the right amount of emotion here.)
- Frosty The Snowman-Willie Nelson (When vocalists miss the mark on this tune, it's usually because they sound too precious. Nelson wisely sounds casual and unassuming here, as do the instrumentalists. Now that KEZK is playing all Christmas music, I'll undoubtedly hear this version several more times.)
