Sunday night highlights:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- Embraceable You-Lezlie Harrison (Tasteful, understated vocals and rhythm playing.)
- Poinciana-Ahmad Jamal (Ideal piano jazz for a late night playlist.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- The Way-Lindsey Webster (Slow jam vocals and instrumentation that are equally at home in a smooth jazz or R&B playlist.)
- The Coast Is Clear-Jacob Webb (Energetic, easy-on-the-ears smooth jazz guitar.)
KWMU 90.7 FM
- 'Round Midnight-Johnny Smith (As the "JazzWorks" announcer said, "That's kinda perfect." He's right, as Smith pulls off a strong performance on the guitar here.)
- Invitation-Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (The entire rhythm section enhances a captivating melody, and Wayne Shorter shines on tenor sax.)
KSHE 94.7 FM
- Samba Pa Ti-Santana (Exhibit A of Carlos Santana's guitar prowess.)
WFUN 96.3 FM
- A House Is Not A Home-Luther Vandross (The grandeur and structure of these lyrics make it unsurprising that there have been so many vocal and instrumental covers of this song. Vandross sings one of the strongest renditions, as does Dionne Warwick. Bill Evans and Eliane Elias also cover it superbly on the piano.)
K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. WFUN-HD2
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: Partita For Double String Orchestra: IV. Fantasia. Allegro (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Vernon Handley, conductor) (The opening of this movement brings to mind the familiar, foreboding "Jaws" theme. The strings build considerable dramatic tension before bringing the piece to a tranquil, orderly close.)
