Monday highlights:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- One O'Clock Jump-Count Basie (I've always liked this tune, as it has one of the most welcoming uptempo jazz piano intros, and in three minutes, each lead instrument gets a chance to shine.)
- Manteca-Dizzy Gillespie (This simmering brassy rhythm commands the listener's attention. While the shorter rendition is perfectly fine, seek out the longer rendition that contains the sung, "I'll never go back to Georgia," intro.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Cruising For Bruising-Basia (An honest way to say, "Maybe we'll get back together in the future, but for now, let's pause things." Fortunately, Basia's smooth, forthright vocals make the sting feel less painful. This received deserved frequent airplay in 1990.)
- Each And Every One-Everything But The Girl (As off-putting as it is to be on the receiving end of these sentiments, this is one of this group's strongest tracks, vocally and instrumentally. When I brought it in to KNJZ and played it in '95, I wondered why I'd never heard any radio station play it before.)
KWUR 90.3 FM
- The Bug-Green Park (This new track meshes dream pop with jazzy elements successfully. Lyrically, it's a cautiously optimistic way of envisioning one's future.)
- J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: 1. Sinfonia (Martha Argerich, piano) (Impishness gives way to ferocity as this movement juts into a rapid tempo. Credit to the DJ, Abbie, for finding a way to integrate Classical pieces and pop tunes into the same show.)
