One Monday night and four Tuesday morning standout tunes:
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Strollin'-Cindy Bradley (Smooth, easy-on-the-ears trumpet playing that segues with...)
- Breezin'-Joe Bozzi (...this pleasant vibraphone take on the Gabor Szabo tune, best known to many listeners through George Benson's excellent guitar rendition.)
KCLC 89.1 FM
- It Can Happen-Yes (I was glad that KCLC reminded me of this tune I hadn't thought about in years. "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" was the deservedly big hit from Yes's "90125" album, but this track's solid hook and floating-in-space feel is another example of how well the group pivoted from a '70s prog rock ethos to a more mechanical-sounding '80s style.)
KWUR 90.3 FM
- When I'm Thinking About You-The Sundays (Sensitively written and sung. It's easy to go overboard lyrically in this type of daydream-centered song, but that doesn't happen here; that's no surprise, given the strong consistency of The Sundays from album to album.)
WFUN 96.3 FM
- Keep On Keepin' On (Instrumental)-MC Lyte featuring Xscape (A steady, somewhat ominous sounding loop. Rhythmically, it reminds me of Kam Franklin's version of "(No Place I'd) Rather Be," but slowed down.)
