Seven standout tunes heard today:
KRFF (Fargo, ND)
- Flying-Moon Duo (Spacey instrumentation, soft, buried vocals, and a hypnotic vibe; if this track had existed in the early '90s, I'd have played it on KCOU.)
KRSM (Minneapolis, MN)
- Riders Of The Moon-Arc De Soleil (The guitar underscoring the vocals on this new release reminds me of early '70s, Bob Welch-era Fleetwood Mac.)
- Get Yourself Together-Young Disciples (A compelling blend of modern-for-the-time, i.e. 1991, vocals and early '70s jazz/R&B-style flute and strings. Also recommended "Freedom Suite," which I heard in its entirety on KDHX, coming home from work one night in 1993. It was thought-provoking underscoring for a night drive.)
WSLR (Sarasota, FL)
- Night Train-Amina Figarova (This is not the famous Jimmy Forrest-penned melody that Oscar Peterson and many other jazz artist have performed. It is, however, warm, inviting, uptempo piano jazz.)
- Don't Misunderstand-Eric Alexander (Smooth, uptempo sax-led jazz with a strong rhythm section.)
WVMO (Monona, WI)
- Song For A Sucker Like You-Ben Sidran (This is about the catchiest way to tell someone not to be so gullible. It was a pleasant surprise to hear any station play this 1977 track, which has a great jazz piano bounce underscoring Sidran's vocals.)
- August-Noeline Hofmann (A well-blended merging of folk and country styles in Hofmann's singing and guitar playing.)
