Six noteworthy selections heard today:
WSIE 88.7 FM
- It's A Funky Thing To Do-Hank Crawford (An aptly titled groove that must have been a blast for Crawford to play on sax and for the rhythm section to underscore.)
- The Sermon-Hampton Hawes (If I programmed a jazz station, I'd play "Doodlin'" by Ray Charles before this. That way, listeners could hear two engaging piano melodies with compatible bounces in their phrasing.)
KCLC 89.1 FM
- Ship To Wreck-Florence + The Machine (The lyrics offer a sound cautionary tale about the dangers of substance abuse.)
KWUR 90.3 FM
- Blue Sky/Mirrored Glass-Ellen Reid (Accessible avant-garde organ playing with an apparent Philip Glass influence.)
- lowcountry-more eaze & claire rousay (Suitable electronica underscoring for a turbulent--or at least mysterious--backdrop at night. And, no, those aren't mistakes; the artists and this song title go by lowercase handles.)
KEZK 102.5 FM
- We Belong-Pat Benatar (When this was a hit in late 1984 and early '85, I thought it was OK but overexposed. These days, since it isn't played constantly on the radio, I hear it in a better light. Lyrically, it's a direct admission that a couple might not be perfect but they still click, and they're still a team.)
