Five standout tunes heard today:
WSIE 88.7 FM
- If That's True-Esperanza Spalding (This jazz combo cooks, to say the least, and Spalding's bass playing provides the foundation.)
- Scenes From An Italian Restaurant-Billy Joel (Joel's best song, in my opinion; the way the song comes full circle, the well-told coming together and estrangement of Brenda and Eddie, an impressive piano part...There's a lot to like here.)
KCLC 89.1 FM
- 'Til My Heart Stops-The Beths (There's an endearingly honest vulnerability in the lyrics and vocals. The more I hear of The Beths, the more their consistency impresses me.)
KWUR 90.3 FM
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?-Grant Green (A hip jazz guitar cover of the Chicago hit. Grant plays the theme upfront and then expands upon it compellingly for the duration.)
- Anna-The Menzingers (A high energy, appealingly guitar-heavy way of conveying how much you miss someone.)
