Five standout tunes heard yesterday:
Songwriters Showcase
- If Heaven-Gretchen Peters (These lyrics confront the uncomfortable reality that we can't all be on Earth with everyone we'd like to have with us at the same time. They also, however, offer listeners comfort that there's a place where that reality is possible.)
Folks Of The World
- Tata Dios-Linda Ronstadt (Ronstadt's captivating vocals convey lyrics about accepting one's fate--or at least not questioning it.)
- Paidushka-Basork (Every instrumentalist in this ensemble creates tension convincingly here.)
R.S.V.P.
- It Never Entered My Mind-Miles Davis Quintet (A warm, captivating rendition of this standard, due in large part to Davis's resonance on trumpet and the ambience of Red Garland's piano playing. This could have segued easily with...)
- My Funny Valentine (Live At Newport)-McCoy Tyner (...Tyner's contemplative piano version of this standard. Clark Terry's trumpet playing is key to the melancholy bent of this melody.)
