Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Lake Air 2008

Listen

Segment One

Fast Train by Brian Hughes
CD: Fast Train to a Quiet Place (Sylvan House)

Companions by David Arkenstone
CD: Spirit Wind (Windham Hill)

Make That Dream Come True by Fattburger
CD: Good News (Intima)

Night Time Lady by Kim Waters
CD: Sax Appeal (Warlock)

Segment Two

My Funny Valentine by Sherry Winston
CD: For Your Love (self-released)

Scotland by Hadley Hockensmith
CD: Heartsongs (Meadowlark)

Spiritus by Lorelei
CD: Spiritus (Soundings of the Planet)

Midnight Secrets by Jonathan Fritzen
CD: Love Birds (self-released)

Segment Three

Macondo by Ray Obiedo
CD: Sweet Summer Days (Windham Hill)

Flying Condor by Cusco
CD: 2000 (Higher Octave)

Adventures in Paradise by Tuck and Patti
CD: Summer Solstice 2 (Windham Hill)

Marisa's Song by Charles Michael Brotman
CD: Mango Cooler (Global Pacific)

Monday, June 29, 2020

Upstate Radio Theatre 2011

Listen

Lights Out "Prelude to Murder" 6-15-43
My Little Margie "Trip to Silver Lake" 6-12-55

Classics and Beyond 2008

Listen

Segment One

Mike Oldfield/David Bedford: The Orchestral Tubular Bells
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Bedford: Conductor
Mike Oldfield: Guitar
CD: The Orchestral Tubular Bells (Virgin)

Segment Two

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C
Mike Oldfield: All Instruments
CD Box Set: Elements: The Best of Mike Oldfield (Virgin)

Sounds From the Global Village 2006

Listen

Segment One

Baladjan by Jali Musa Jawara
CD: Soubindoor (World Circuit)

Lake Dance by Anda Union
CD: Homeland (Hohhot)

John Kelly's/Merrily Kiss the Quaker/Dennis Murphy's by The Chieftains
CD: Chieftains III (Claddagh)

Segment Two

So Bo So by Fantcha
CD: Viva Mindelo (Lusafrica)

Dudu by Tarkan
CD: Turkish Groove (Putumayo World Music)

Semena Worck by Gigi
CD: Gold and Wax (Palm Pictures)

Segment Three

Azucar de Cana by Trio Los Chasquis
CD: Latinas: Women of Latin America (Putumayo World Music)

Mind Ecology by Shakti
CD: Natural Elements (Columbia)

Vadzimu by A Peace of Ebony
CD: African Groove (Putumayo World Music)

Zapjevala Sojka Ptica by Divanhana
CD: Zukva: Sevdah From Bosnia's Finest (ARC)

Something Beautiful 2008

Listen

Segment One

Close to You by 101 Strings
The Continental by Hugo Winterhalter
Moonlight Becomes You by The Melachrino Strings
And I Love Her by Antonio de Lucena
Where or When by Wally Stott
Evil Ways by Al de Lory
500 Miles From Home by Arthur Greenslade
Here Without You by Claire Hamilton

Segment Two

Fly Me to the Moon by John Hamel
Deep Purple by The Romantic Strings
Lullaby of Broadway by Geoff Love
More Than Just the Two of Us by John Fox
Sim by Percy Faith
Who's Holding Donna Now? by The Fantasy Strings
Do You Know the Way to San Jose? by Burt Bacharach
Payton Place by Jack Dorsey
She Knows Me Too Well by The Hollyridge Strings
Till There Was You by Henry Mancini

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Something Beautiful 2007

Listen

Segment One

Lady by The Living Strings
A Lovely Waltz by The Marina Strings
My Cherie Amour by Alyn Ainsworth
Flamingo by Len Stevens
Loving You by Norm Geller
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by The Fantasy Strings
It's Only a Paper Moon by David Rose
Again by Francis Goya
Tammy by Roger Williams

Segment Two

After the Love is Gone by John Fox
Dreamy by Frank Devol
Laughter in the Rain by Pacific Pops Orchestra
Daisy (What'll I Do) by Nelson Riddle
We'll Live it All Again by Botticelli
Misty by Carl Doy
Masquerade by Hagood Hardy
It's Not for Me to Say by Andre Kostelanetz
A Whiter Shade of Pale by George Martin

The Jazz Scene 2008

Listen

Segment One

Wayne by Sal Marquez
CD: One for Dewey (GRP)

Waltz for Chick by The Ted Moore Trio
CD: The Natural Order of Things (Origin)

Here's That Rainy Day by Joe Pass
CD: Virtuoso (Concord)

Segment Two

Divergent Paths by Charlie Porter
CD: Immigration Nation (OA2)

Almost Like Being in Love by Libby York
CD: Blue Gardenia (self-released)

Soft Serenade by Norman Hedman's Tropique
CD: Taken by Surprise (Palmetto)

Segment Three

Melancholia by Bill Cunliffe
CD: Bill Plays Bud (Naxos)

Cheek to Cheek by Allan Vache
CD: It Might as Well be Spring (Arbors)

Twenty by Victor Provost
Digital Album: Bright Eyes (self-released)

Jazz and More 06-28-20

Listen Hour 1
Listen Hour 2
Listen Hour 3

Hour One Segment One

Gymnopedie No. 1 by Stephane Spira and Giovani Mirabassi
Digital Album: Improkofiev (Jazzmax)

Detour Ahead by Hubert Laws and Milt Jackson
CD: Goodbye (CTI)

Hour One Segment Two

Summertime by John Coltrane
CD: My Favorite Things (Atlantic)

Summer in Central Park by Tim Coffman
CD: Crossroads (Blujazz)

Hour One Segment Three

The Forest Dreams of Bach by Robert Rich
CD: Rainforest (Hearts of Space)

Fluidity and Structure by Bob Holroyd
CD: Fluidity and Structure (BHV)

Hour One Segment Four

Cloudburst Flight by Tangerine Dream
CD: Force Majeure (Virgin)

The Dragon by Vangelis
CD: China (Polydor)

Hour Two Segment One

Just One of Those Things by Lee Morgan
CD: The Cooker (Blue Note)

I Could Write a Book by Sal Marquez
CD: One for Dewey (GRP)

HOur Two Segment Two

Golden Garden by Joanne Brackeen and Eddie Gomez
CD: Prism (Candid)

That Old Black Magic by the Dan Cray Trio
CD: Over Here Over Heard (Crawdad)

Hour Two Segment Three

Rainshadow by Sylvan Grey
CD: Recurring Dream (Fortuna)

Hour Two Segment Four

Loch Awe by Stephen Wake
Digital Album: Celtic Guitar: Scottish Lochs (self-released)

Green Toothed Gardener by Steve Tilston
CD: An Acoustic Confusion (Lion)

Lord Mayo/Lord Inchiquin by Davey Graham
CD: Music of Ireland (Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop)

Hour Three Segment One

Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord by John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana
CD: Love, Devotion, Surrender (Columbia)

Hour Three Segment Two

Joys and Sorrows by Tom Van der Geld
LP: Path (ECM)

You Don't Know What Love is by Gary Burton and Paul Bley
CD: Right Time, Right Place (Sonnet)

Hour Three Segment Three

The Boy and the River by Jim Chappell
CD: Living the Northern Summer (Music West)

Bridge of Dreams by David Lanz and Paul Speer
CD: Bridge of Dreams (Narada)

Wide Open Spaces by John Jarvis
CD: Something Constructive (MCA)

Hour Three Segment Four

Cornbread and Baklava by Tim Sparks
CD: One String Leads to Another (Acoustic Music)

Minuets 36 and 15 in F Minor by Lee Murdock
CD: Wordless (Depot)

Friday, June 26, 2020

Lake Air Deep Tracks Demos 3 and 4

Here are the next two demos of Lake Air Deep Tracks, an experiment emphasizing New Age music. Please see the post regarding demos 1 and 2 for a detailed explanation of this experiment. Feedback is very much appreciated. Please e-mail qualityradioproductions@gmail.com with comments and suggestions.

Listen: Demo 3
Listen: Demo 4

Playlist: Demo 3

Segment One

Hurricane Bob by Billy McLaughlin
CD: Fingerdance (Narada)

Oracle by Spacetime Continuum
CD: Three A.D. (Waveform)

Clearing in the Air by Dean Evanson
CD: Forest Rain (Soundings of the Planet)

Desert Rain by Tim Clark
CD: Tales of the Sun People (Hearts of Space)

The Merced by Tingstad and Rumbel
CD: Give and Take (Narada)

Segment Two

A Morning With the Roses by Richard Dworsky
CD: Windham Hill Records Piano Sampler (Windham Hill)

Oxygene V by Jean-Michel Jarre
CD: Oxygene (Dreyfus)

Body and Soul by Shahin and Sepehr
CD: One Thousand and One Nights (Higher Octave)

Marble Halls by William Coulter and Friends
CD: Celtic Crossing (Gourd)

Cityscape by Gary Chang
CD: Soul of the Machine (Windham Hill)

Playlist: Demo 4

Segment One

Southern Cross by David Arkenstone
CD: In the Wake of the Wind (Narada)

Forgiveness by Liz Story
CD: Speechless (Novus)

Cane Fields by Oregon
CD: Out of the Woods (Elektra)

The Pleiadian Paradigm by Mark Dwane
CD: Paradigm Shift (Trondant)

Segment Two

No Holly for Miss Quinn by Enya
CD: Shepherd Moons (Reprise)

Canyon Carver by Tangerine Dream
CD: Canyon Dreams (Miramar)

After the Harvest by The Angels of Venice
CD: Angels of Venice (Windham Hill)

Water From a Vine Leaf by William Orbit
CD: Strange Cargo III (Virgin)

Mile High Country by Michael Gulezian
CD: The Dare of an Angel (Timberline)

Journty Though the Night by Steve Haun
CD: Inside the Sky (Silver Wave)

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Lake Air Deep Tracks Demos 1 and 2

Dear Affiliates and Listeners of Lake Air:

Over the years, I have been asked if I could incorporate more "New Age" music into the Lake Air series. To those who have made such a request, I've listened to you. I am producing a series of experimental editions of Lake Air which, for now, will be called "Lake Air Deep Tracks". These programs will emphasize New Age music without any Smooth Jazz. The format of these hour-long demos will also be different from the usual Lake Air format, in that the hour will consist of two longer music segments, not three. There will also be little or no vocal content in each hour.

I would love to receive feedback from listeners and radio station managers alike about these demos. Is this something you would like to hear more of on Lake Air? If so, would you like to hear it as a recurring "series within a series", say, as a once a month special? Or, would you possibly be interested in having this become its own separate series, quite possibly with a different name? I want to hear from you! Please e-mail me at qualityradioproductions@gmail.com. Below are the first two demos. There will be two more produced for the time being, after which, I will evaluate listener and affiliate response.

Thank you for listening, and thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Jason "Jake" Longwell
Quality Radio Productions

Listen: Demo 1
Listen: Demo 2

Playlist: Demo 1

Segment One

Stratos by Jonn Serrie
CD: And the Stars Go With You (Miramar)

In Flight by Michael Harrison
CD: In Flight (Fortuna)

Cloud Surfer by Rom Ryan
CD: Mysteria (self-released)

Indian Maiden by Stephen DeRuby
CD: Passion Flute (Earth Tone)

Twilight Heat by Steve Roach
CD: Empetus (Fortuna)

Segment Two

A Gentle Breeze by Sandy Owen
CD: Heart Crossings (Ivory)

The Whirling Dervish by Peter Maunu
CD: Warm Sound in a Gray Field (Narada)

Reentry by The Heavenly Music Corporation
CD: In a Garden of Eden (Silent)

Ventana by William Ackerman
CD: Past Light (Windham Hill)

A Gentle Place by Clannad
CD: Banba (Atlantic)

Moving On by Constance Demby
CD: Set Free (Hearts of Space)

Playlist: Demo 2

Segment One

Hummingbird by George Winston
CD: Summer (Windham Hill)

Dusk by Fumio
CD: Nature (Soundings of the Planet)

Mujeres y Ninos by Rumillajta
CD: Alma del Sur (Narada)

Nikki D by Harold Budd
CD: Luxa (Caroline)

Labyrinth by Doug Smith
CD: Labyrinth (American Gramaphone)

Segment Two

East by Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai
CD: Natives (Silver Wave)

The Second Wave: Sirens by Suzanne Ciani
CD: Seven Waves (Seventh Wave)

Tell Me How by Trapezoid
CD: Moon Run (Narada)

In Another Country by Tim Story
CD: In Another Country (Eurock)

Rocket to the Moon by Jim Brickman
CD: No Words (Windham Hill)

Jazz Progressions 2007

Listen

Segment One

Right Off by Miles Davis
CD:A Tribute to Jack Johnson (Columbia)

Segment Two

Just Flash in the Cosmic Pan by Everything is Everything
LP: Just Flash in the Cosmic Pan (Columbia)

Segment Three

A Path Through the Haze by Attila Zoller and Masahiko Sato
LP: A Path Through the Haze (MPS)

Monday, June 22, 2020

Lake Air 2007

Listen

Segment One

Someone Special by Tim Watson
CD: Sunday Afternoon (Kushite)

Remember When by Dan Siegel
CD: Short Stories (Epic)

Roxann by Jay Graydon
CD: Airplay for the Planet (Columbia)

3 A.M. by Ragan Whiteside
CD: Class Axe (Randis)

Segment Two

It's Always Been You by Dave Koz
CD: Hello Tomorrow (Concord)

Sea Gypsy by Scott Huckabay
CD: Alchemy (Soundings of the Planet)

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight by James Taylor
CD: One Man Dog (Warner Brothers)

It Happens Every Day by Hubert Laws
CD: Say it With Silence (Columbia)

Segment Three

Vendetta by Greg Adams
CD: Midnight Morning (Blue Note)

The Illusionist by Patrick O'Hearn
CD: Eldorado (Private Music)

Tres Curumins by Lani Hall
CD: Brasil Nativo (Windham Hill)

La La (for Jon) by Fowler and Branca
CD: The Face on Cydonia (Silver Wave)

Friday, June 19, 2020

Classics and Beyond 2007

Listen

Segment One

George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro Agitato
John Nakamatsu: Piano
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeff Tyzik: Conductor
CD: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F/Rhapsody in Blue/Cuban Overture (Harmonia Mundi)

Segment Two

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto
Wendy Carlos: Synthesizer
Box Set: Switched-On Boxed Set (East Side Digital)

Segment Three

Frederic Chopin: Piano Nocturne No. 6, Op. 9, No. 2
The Diva Trio
CD: Never Never Land (Arbors)

Something Beautiful 2006

Listen

Segment One

Prisoner's Chorus From "Nabucco" by James Last
Flamingo by Hugo Montenegro
Quando, Quando, Quando by Francis Goya
Love Theme From "The Valachi Papers" by Ronnie Aldrich
Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma by 101 Strings
Dalonnes Melodie by Jean-Claude Borelly
A Man and a Woman by Mantovani
On Green Dolphin Street by Beegie Adair
Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Judd Downing
Tiny Dancer by Dan Troxell

Segment Two

Dreams of the Everyday Housewife by Al DeLory
Hollywood by Carl Davis
Let it Be Me by The Castaway Strings
Our Love Affair by Conrad Salinger
Quiet Village by Les Baxter
Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues by Kurt Shoemaker
Venus by Pat Valentino
I Love You Because by Lawrence Welk
Is That All There Is? by Norrie Paramor

Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Jazz Scene 2007

Listen

Segment One

Groove Yard by Jacques Lesure
CD: When She Smiles (WJ3)

Resignation by Evan Harris
Digital Album: Skylines (54)

Water Play by Tomoko Ohno
CD: Tres Sabores (Midway Point)

Segment Two

Yardbird Suite by Hod O'Brien and John Eardly
CD: Yardbird Suite (Blue Jack)

Down With Love by Laura Welland
CD: Dissertation on the State of Bliss (OA2)

When You're Smiling by The Red Norvo Combo
CD: The Second Time Around (Progressive)

Segment Three

Time Will Tell by Steve Turre
CD: The Very Thought of You (Smoke Sessions)

Lover by Tal Farlow
CD: The Tal Farlow Quartet (Blue Note)

Pent Up House by Harold Mabern
CD: Joy Spring (Sackville)

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Jazz and More 06-21-20

Listen Hour 1
Listen Hour 2
Listen Hour 3

Hour One Segment One

Valley of the Birds by Emerald Web
Digital Album: Valley of the Birds (Dust)

Mercury, the Winged Messenger by Patrick Gleeson
LP: Beyond the Stars (Mercury)

Hour One Segment Two

Ghosts Before Breakfast by One
CD: Blue Desires (Chacra)

Horizons II by Ralf Illenberger
CD: Circle (Narada)

Riders of the Ancient Winds by Craig Chaquico and Russ Freeman
CD: From the Redwoods to the Rockies (Windham Hill)

Hour One Segment Three

Conjuration by The Jeramy Kahn Trio
CD Box Set: Joy Road: The Complete Works of Pepper Adams (Motema)

The Interloper by Rick Germanson
CD: Turquoise Twice (WJ3)

Hour One Segment Four

Oleo by The George Benson Quartet
Double CD: After Hours: Live at Casa Caribe Club (Universe)

Hour Two Segment One

Elroy Sparta by Joel Frahm
CD: Sorry No Decaf (Palmetto)

Secret Love by The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet
CD: You've Got to Dig it to Dig it, You Dig? (Jazzizit)

Hour Two Segment Two

Spring Days/Summer Nights by Mike Freeman and Spellbound
CD: Street Shuffle (Best Recordings)

When Summer Comes by George Howard
CD: When Summer Comes (GRP)

Sun Runner by Bob James
CD: Touchdown (Warner Brothers)

Hour Two Segment Three

Summer Solstice by Sean Harkness
In Our Jasmine Days by Michael Manring and Paul McCandless
Reunion by John Boswell
CD: Summer Solstice (Windham Hill)

Hour Two Segment Four

June Bug by Oregon
CD: Roots in the Sky (Elektra)

Soli by Paul Horn
CD: Africa (Kuckuck)

Hour Three Segment One

June Bug by Stanley Turrentine
CD: If I Could (MusicMasters)

Sophisticated Lady by Grady Tate
CD: All Love: Grady Tate Sings (Village)

Hour Three Segment Two

Something for Liza by The Conte Candoli Quartet
CD: Conte Candoli Quartet (V.S.O.P.)

Romas by The Chet Baker Quintet
CD: Boppin' With the Chet Baker Quintet (Prestige)

Rapture by Tom Harrell
CD: Stories (Contemporary)

Hour Three Segment Three

Untitled (Side A, Cut 3) by The Glass Orchestra
LP: The Glass Orchestra (Music Gallery Editions)

Aquarius by Frank Perry
CD: Zodiac (Celestial Harmonies)

Hour Three Segment Four

L'aquila by John Tesh
CD: Avalon (GTSP)

Secret Love by Jim Brickman
CD: Picture This (Windham Hill)

Coming Home by Peter Kater
CD: Coming Home (Silver Wave)

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

The Jazz Scene 2005

Listen

Segment One

And What if I Don't? by Herbie Hancock
CD: My Point of View (Blue Note)

Angelica by The Mark Colby Quartet
CD: All or Nothing at All (RCI)

Stablemates by Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery
CD: Bags Meets Wes (Riverside/OJC)

Segment Two

The Ambitious Violet by Sean Jones
CD: The Search Within (Mack Avenue)

Smoke Rings by April Ames
CD: Strike a Match (GNP)

By Myself by Mark Elf
CD: Over the Airwaves (Jen Bay)

Segment Three

On Green Dolphin Street by Stevens, Siegel and Ferguson
CD: Points of View (Imaginary Jazz)

Memories of You by Ron Hockett
CD: Finally Ron (Arbors)

Sandstone by The Yellowjackets
CD: Like a River (GRP)