Thursday morning standouts:
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-Oscar Peterson (My favorite Peterson Christmas track is his sublime take on "Away In A Manger," but this is a cool strut for piano, vibraphone, and guitar.)
- Christmas Time Is Here-Greg Adams And East Bay Soul (This familiar opening tune from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" works well as a trumpet-led jazz ballad. Waiting until late in the song to bring in vocals is a good choice, as well.)
WFUN 96.3 FM
- Walking In Rhythm-Blackbyrds (Some of the sunniest vocals of the '70s, fit for days when everything is going right.)
WARH 106.5 FM
- Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor (I don't seek this song out ordinarily, but I'll let it play out when I hear it. Decades later, it's still a lyrically effective way to prep for a tall task. And, if I may so, Survivor's version is almost as good as that of Mrs. B.'s 1982 first quarter sixth grade chorus class. :-))
K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. WFUN-HD2
- Claude Arrieu: Dectet For Winds (Atlanta Chamber Winds/Robert J. Ambrose, conductor) (As announcer Kathy Lawton Brown explained, Claude Arrieu is the pen name of French composer Louise-Marie Simon. I enjoyed hearing 10 wind players handle whimsical and sorrowful passages with equal ease.)
- Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 (Sylvan Trio) (I was sold on this beautiful, lyrical piece for violin, cello, and piano right from the first movement's opening notes.)
