Saturday and Sunday standouts:
KRSM (Minneapolis, MN)
- When The Mornin' Comes-Marcus Roberts (Segues in and out of a cha-cha impressively. "Big Chief" by The Neville Brothers would sound good before or after this.)
- This Could Be The Start Of Something Big-Count Basie (There's no shortage of pep in this strong piano-and-horns arrangement.)
KZSC (Santa Cruz, CA)
- La Cancion Es Protesta-Yorka (Timely, uncomfortably appropriate sentiments for this moment in American history.)
WBQA (Augusta, ME)
- Jean Sibelius: Concerto For Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (Staatskapelle Dresden/Andre Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin) (An interesting juxtaposition of lighthearted dance passages with stormy, intense, presumably challenging-to-play octave leaps.)
WXRT (Chicago, IL)
- Mary Anne-Marshall Crenshaw (It's puzzling that such a hook-laden, radio-friendly power pop wasn't a hit. "Whenever You're On My Mind" and "You're My Favorite Waste Of Time" also deserved to be pop smashes.)
- Steppin' Out-Joe Jackson (Still Jackson's best hit and one of his best uptempo efforts. Also recommended: "Breaking Us In Two," "Nineteen Forever," "One To One," and "You Can't Get What You Want.")
