Sunday, March 31, 2024

Classics and Beyond 2404

Listen

Segment One

Anton Reicha: String Quartet in E-Flat Major Op. 48 Nr. 3
The Kreutzer Quartet
CD: Reicha: Somplete String Quartets Vol. 2 (Toccata)

Segment Two

Gustaf Bengtsson: Three Tone Pictures For Orchestra
The Gavle Symphony Orchestra
Mats Wiljefors: Conductor
CD: Bengtsson: Vettern/Symphony No. 1/Three Tone Pictures For Orchestra (Sterling)

Jazz and More 2407

Listen to Hour 1
Listen to Hour 2
Listen to Hour 3

Hour One Segment One

'Long As You Know You're Living Yours by Keith Jarrett
CD: Belonging (ECM)

Drifting Petals by Ralph Towner
CD: Solstice (ECM)

Hour One Segment Two

Spring Sings by The Yes! Trio
Digital Album: Spring Sings (Jazz and People)

Swing Spring by Joe Henderson
CD: So Near, So Far (Polydor)

Hour One Segment Three

Ohio by Chris Proctor
CD: Under the Influence (self-released)

Louie Louie by Tuck Andress
CD: Reckless Precision (Windham Hill)

Layla by John Fahey
CD: Let Go (Rounder)

Hour One Segment Four

Sunrise Dance by Michael Whalen
CD: Phantom of the Forest (Narada)

The First Circle by The Pat Metheny Group
CD: The First Circle (ECM)

Hour Two Segment One

It's No Fun Not to Like Pop by Wayne Krantz
CD: Krantz, Carlock, Lefebvre (Abstract Logix)

Episode by The Wayne Johnson Trio
CD: Spirit of the Dancer (Zebra)

Rain Forest in Manhattan by Andy Summers
CD: The Golden Wire (Private Music)

Hour Two Segment Two

Middle Life by Daniel Erdmann
CD: Three Roads Home (Das Kapital)

1, 2, 3, Cuckoo! by Uli Lenz
CD: Rainmaker's Dance (Arkadia)

The Gypsy by The Gianni Basso Quartet and Enrico Rava
CD: Tea For Two (Philology)

Hour Two Segment Three

Upon This Earth by David Sylvian
CD: Gone to Earth (Virgin)

Air by Jon Hassell
CD: Power Spot (ECM)

Hour Two Segment Four

Gone, But Not Forgotten by Richard Dworsky
CD: So Near and Dear to Me (Prairie Home Productions)

A Place Called Home by Spencer Brewer
CD: Dorian's Legacy (Narada)

Hour Three Segment One

With Prestige by Art Farmer
CD: Farmer's Market (Prestige/OJC)

Bohemia After Dark by Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess
CD: In a Minor Groove (Concord)

Our Delight by Roy Haynes
CD: We Three (New Jazz/OJC)

Hour Three Segment Two

Ruby's Basement by Jason Adasiewicz
Digital Album: Roy's World (Corbett Vs. Dempsey)

Nirvana and Dana by The Jack Wilson Quartet
CD: The Jack Wilson Quartet Feat. Roy Ayers (Atlantic)

Hour Three Segment Three

Laughter at Dawn by Jim Chappell
CD: Laughter at Dawn (Real Music)

Dawn by Bill Douglas
CD: Quiet Moon (Hearts of Space)

Hour Three Segment Four

Above Telluride by Scott Moulton
CD: Four Corners Suite (Revere)

Front Porch Serenade by Wind Machine
CD: Rain Maiden (Silver Wave)

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Lake Air Deep Tracks 2404

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Segment One

Reflections in Suspension by Steve Roach
CD: Structures From Silence (Fortuna)

Floating by Mia Jang
CD: Water Circles (Narada)

Al Quantara by Hossam Ramzy and Rafael Techuela
CD: Flamenco Arabe (ARC)

Segment Two

Meeting of the Invisibles by Tri Atma
CD: Belong to the Sun (Erdenklang)

Kinsa by Scott Cossu
CD: Wind Dance (Windham Hill)

Quiet Times by Eric Van Der Heijden
CD: Universal Time Zone (Groove Unlimited)

Red-Haired Boy by Al Petteway
CD: Midsummer Moon (Maggie's Music)

Angelico by Bill Douglas
CD: Quiet Moon (Hearts of Space)

Lake Air 2404

Listen

Segment One

Miles Away by The Rippingtons
CD: Curves Ahead (GRP)

Opus 18 by David Qualey
CD: Soliloquy (Windham Hill)

Angel Voices by Brasilia
CD: River Wide (Kokopelli)

Beginnings by Richard Souther
CD: Heirborn (Meadowlark)

Segment Two

Can You Feel It? by Lee Ritenour
CD: This is Love (i.e. Music)

Open Place by Jim Chappell
CD: Laughter at Dawn (Real Music)

Fat Chance by Phoebe Snow
LP: It Looks Like Snow (Columbia)

Cassie's Theme by Grover Washington Jr.
CD: Strawberry Moon (Columbia)

Segment Three

I Just Can't Let Go by Everette Harp
CD: For the Love (Blue Note)

A Perfect Rain by John Jarvis
CD: Whatever Works (MCA)

On the Border by Al Stewart
CD: Year of the Cat (RCA)

Where the Wind Blows Free by Bob James
CD: BJ4 (CTI)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Something Beautiful 2404

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Segment One

Fascination by Frank Chacksfield
As Sure As I'm Standing Here by John Fox
After the Lovin' by Ferrante and Teicher
Come Saturday Morning by The Sand Pipers
Be My Love by Stanley Black
Begin the Beguine by Manuel and the Music of the Mountains
Garden in the Rain by Diana Krall
I Wish You Love by George Shearing

Segment Two

Cantabile by James Last
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by The Living Strings
Sweet Lorraine by Nelson Riddle
Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend by Lobo
You're As Right As Rain by Ed Bickert
(He is) Very Close to Wonderful by Marty Gold
Jacaranda by 101 Strings
Wave ty Joao Gilberto
Wear Your Love Like Heaven by Johnny Arthey

Sounds From the Global Village 2404

Listen

Segment One

Garsore Waa Ilaah by Dur-Dur Band
Digital Album: Dur-Dur Band Vol. 5 (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

Les Espoires du Zuura by Techtan Temirov
CD: Musiques du Kirghizstan (Buda Musique)

Cachicha by La Sonora de Mazuren
Digital Album: Bailando Con Extranos (Barbes)

Tamvela Mama by Mokoomba
Digital Album: Tusona: Tracings in the Sand (Out Here Recordings)

Segment Two

Xang Xe by The Nguyen Vihn Bao Ensemble
CD: Vietnam: String Quartet (Ocora)

C'est Fini, J'en Ai Marre by Cheikha Remitti
CD: Ghir el Baroud (Michel Levy Productions)

Store Gud Og Frelsermand by Kristin Guldbrandsen
CD: Norway: Songs and Hardingfele (Ocora)

El Silencio de la Noche by Mariachi Cobre
CD: Este es Mi Mariachi (Kuckuck)

Segment Three

Litoranea by Clara Moreno
CD: Meu Samba Torto (Far Out Recordings)

David Glen's by Capercaillie
CD: Crosswinds (Green Linnet)

Le Balayeur by Tiken Jah Fakoly
Digital Album: Acoustic (Chapter Two)

In the Not So High Mountains by Lubos Malina
CD: Piece of Cake (Compass)

Monday, March 25, 2024

The Jazz Scene 2405

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Segment One

Butterfly by Kevin Hays
CD: Bridges (Smoke Sessions)

Bye Bye Blackbird by The Gianni Basso Quartet With Enrico Rava
CD: Tea for Two (Philology)

Eye to the Sky by Martin Budde
CD: Back Burner (Origin)

Segment Two

Da-Duh-Dah by King Curtis
CD: Soul Meeting (Fantasy)

Diamond Girl by John Pizzarelli
CD: Double Exposure (Telarc)

Stairways by Buster Williams
CD: Unalome (Smoke Sessions)

It's  a Minor Thing by Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess
CD: In a Minor Groove (Concord)

Segment Three

Shadows by John Bacon
Digital Album: Revolution Blues (self-released)

On Green Dolphin Street by Johnny Lytle
LP: The Village Caller (Fantasy)

Where Are You? by Kevin Fort
Digital Album: Twilight (self-released)

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Lake Air Deep Tracks 2403

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Segment One

Spectrum of Possibilities by Byron Metcalf and Shane Morris
CD: Ancestral Resonance (Projekt)

Doll by Bruno Sanfilippo
Digital Album: Pianette (self-released)

The Yellow Tinker by Altan
CD: Donegal (Compass)

Whispers From Eternity by David Wahler
CD: Spiritus (self-released)

Long Walk to Nkandla by Tony Cox
CD: Padkos (self-released)

Segment Two

The Embrace by Drifting in Silence
Digital Album: Winters Past (Labile)

Color Your Life: Yellow by Fivos Valachis
Digital Album: A Day in Venice (self-released)

The Sleepwalker by Carlos Alomar
CD: Dream Generator (Private Music)

Dialogues by Chris Proctor
CD: Only Now (Flying Fish)

The Night Sky by Paul Avgerinos
CD: Muse of the Round Sky (Hearts of Space)

Minor Truths by Fred Simon
CD: Romance: Music for Piano (Narada)

Something Beautiful 2403

Listen

Segment One

Speak to Me of Love by The Romantic Strings and Orchestra
I'm Just Taking My Time by Percy Faith
Elsa by Bill Evans
Everything Happens to Me by Nat King Cole
Stella By Starlight by Andre Kostelanetz
Wichita Lineman by 101 Strings
Goin' Out of My Head by Stu Phillips
It's Not Unusual by Les Reed
Tango Della Luna by Mantovani and His Cascading Strings

Segment Two

I Like You by Morris Stoloff
Banacek by John Gregory
The Times of Your Life by Paul Anka
My Cherie Amour by The New Cascading Strings
Route 101 by Herb Alpert
Ask Anyone Who Knows by Reg Owen
I'll Never Smile Again by Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
A Certain Girl by Joe Reisman
Just You and Me by Earl Klugh

Friday, March 22, 2024

Jazz Progressions 2403

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Segment One

Lonnie's Lament by The John Coltrane Quartet
CD: Crescent (Impulse!)

Transfiguration by The James Brandon Lewis Quartet
CD: Transfiguration (Intakt)

Segment Two

Prologue and Speech by Florian Arbenz
Digital Album: Conversations #11 and #12: ON! (self-released)

Four Ways of Dealing With One Way by Fire!
Digital Album: Testament (Rune Grammophon)

Segment Three

Intra by Golden Mean
Digital Album: Oumuamua (Jazz:Refreshed)

1993 by Jack Gardiner
Digital Album: Escapades (self-released)

Full Tilt by Al Garcia
Digital Album: Between Worlds (self-released)

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Classics and Beyond 2403

Listen

Segment One

Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon: Chili Con Tango, Op. 89 No. 2
Villa-Lobos-Duo
CD: Orange Moon (Acoustic Music)

Segment Two

Robert Furstenthal: Sonata for Oboe and Piano in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50
The Rossetti Enesmble
CD: Furstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 (Toccata Classics)

Segment Three

Gottfried Von Einem: Concerto for Orchestra
Saxon State Orchestra, Dresden
Karl Elmendorff: Conductor
78 RPM Album: Von Einem: Concerto for Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)

Upstate Radio Theatre 2304

Listen

Suspense "The Spencer Brothers" 1-26-53
The Jack Benny Program "No Script" 1-16-55

Monday, March 18, 2024

The Jazz Scene 2404

Listen

Segment One

The Way You Look Tonight by The Wes Montgomery Trio
CD: Guitar On the Go (Riverside/OJC)

Nuages by Ron Hockett
CD: Finally Ron (Arbors)

Peace/Blue Silver by James Zollar
Digital Album: The Ways In (JZAZ)

Segment Two

2K Blues by The Yes! Trio
Digital Album: Spring Sings (Jazz and People)

The Lost Tune by Randy Napoleon
CD: The Door is Open (Origin)

You Said It by Mike Melito
CD: To Swing is the Thing (Cellar Live)

Segment Three

Scrapple From the Apple by Phil Woods With Gene Quill
LP: Phil Talks With Quill (Epic)

Reza by Cal Tjader
CD: Here and There (Fantasy/OJC)

I'm Beginning to See the Light by The Three Sounds
CD: Moods (Blue Note)

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Sounds From the Global Village 2403

Listen

Segment One

Gabhaim Molta Bride by Altan
CD: Donegal (Compass)

Mengala Maurice by Los Camaroes
Digital Album: A Journey Into Cameroonian Music (Nubiphone)

Tamborilero by Valeria Matzner
Digital Album: Tamborilero (self-released)

Tosongiin Oroi by Bayarbaatar Davaasuren
CD: The Art of Mongolian Khoomi (ARC)

Segment Two

Bim Bam by Senny Camara
Digital Album: Boolo (self-released)

Tawe Kerae by Unknown Artists
Digital Album: Papua New Guinea: Huli (Prophet)

Entre Mi Fuego y Sangre by Arturo Rojas
Digital Album: Arturo Rojas (self-released)

Saagama by Noori and His Dorpa Band
Digital Album: Beja Power!: Electric Soul and Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast (Ostinato)

Segment Three

Playa Gitana by Juan Jose Carranza
CD: Playa Gitana (Oliver Sudden Productions)

Rainbows Adorn You by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
CD: Guldasta (Bouquet of Flowers) (RPG)

Alegntaye by Tlahoun Gessesse
Digital Album: Ethiopian Urban Modern Music, Vol. 4 (L'Arome Productions)

Voca Voca by Sara Cappello
CD: Sicilia Canto Nuovo (Iris)


Sunday, March 10, 2024

Jazz and More 2406

Listen to Hour 1
Listen to Hour 2
Listen to Hour 3

Hour One Segment One

Swan's Point by David Chesky
CD: Club de Sol (Chesky)

Games by The David Kikoski Trio
CD: Almost Twilight (Criss Cross)

Hour One Segment Two

Fried Pies by Vincent Herring
CD: Preaching to the Choir (Smoke Sessions)

The Way You Look Tonight by The Wes Montgomery Trio
CD: Guitar On the Go (Riverside/OJC)

Hour One Segment Three

Invisible Prayer by Rom Ryan
CD: Mysteria (self-released)

Winter Harbor by Ryan Judd
Digital Album: An Open Sky (self-released)

Beside Darkness by David Stevenson
CD: Echoes of An Inner Domain (self-released)

Hour One Segment Four

Quiet Man by Yanni
CD: Reflections of Passion (Private Music)

Karen's Song by Wayne Gratz
CD: Reminiscence (Narada)

Hour Two Segment One

Bermuda Nights by Gerald Albright
CD: Bermuda Nights (Atlantic)

Tropical by Bobby Lyle
CD: Ivory Dreams (Atlantic)

Paradise Cove by Russ Freeman
CD: Nocturnal Playground (Brainchild)

Hour Two Segment Two

Blame it on My Youth by The Ron Jackson Trio
CD: Standards and Other Songs (self-released)

H & H by Pat Metheny
CD: Question and Answer (Geffen)

Hour Two Segment Three

East/West Highway by Shahin and Sepehr
CD: E (Higher Octave)

Mondo Grande by Fiamma Fumana
CD: Onda (Omnium)

Lovelorn by Iki Levy
CD: Trance Planet 3 (Triloka)

Hour Two Segment Four

Woven by Catrin Finch and Aiofe Ni Bhriain
CD: Double You (Naxos)

Gypsy's Lullaby/The Hawk/Memories/Coates Hall/Noir by Billy Pigg
CD: The Rough Guide to English Roots Music (World Music Network)

Hour Three Segment One

Pocket West by Emily Remler
CD: Take Two (Concord)

Naima by Jessica Williams
CD: Freedom Trane (Origin)

Hour Three Segment Two

It Could Happen to You by Miles Davis
CD: Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige/OJC)

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to by Paul Chambers
CD: Bass On Top (Blue Note)

Hour Three Segment Three

Purple Waves by Christopher Franke
CD: The London Concert (Sonic Images)

Hour Three Segment Four

Journey Into Trust by Mark Pinkus
CD: Free Spirit (Awaken Music)

Beautiful Day (With You) by Dan Kennedy
Digital Album: Bloom Road (self-released)

Friday, March 8, 2024

Upstate Radio Theatre 2403

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Pat Novak For Hire "Rory Malone" 3-20-49
Living 1949 "The House That Jack Didn't Build" 2-27-49

Sounds From the Global Village 2402

Listen

Segment One

De Los Amores by Susana Baca
CD: Eco de Sombras (Luaka Bop)

Clyde's Water by Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick
CD: Skin + Bone (Topic)

Kobing by Coolangubra
CD: Coolangubra (Celestial Harmonies)

Vana Vako Vopera by Stella Chiweshe
CD: Ambuya! (Piranha)

Segment Two

Laylijon by Mizrob
CD: Lost in Tajikistan (Riverboat)

Dor Di Amor by Simentera
CD: Luso Noir: Musit From Portuguese Speaking Africa (Piranha)

Nagata No Komoriuta by Chiomi Yamada
Digital Album: Songs of My Land (Indigo Road)

Dire by Zinoko
CD: The Rough Guide to Urban Mali (World Music Network)

Segment Three

Toto by Pamela Badjogo
Digital Album: Kaba (self-released)

Pr La Mananita by Negrito Figueroa
Digital Album: Merengue Tipico Nueva Generacion (Bongo Joe)

Waltz From Seglora by Dram
CD: Dram (self-released)

Guitar Choubi by Ahmad Al Indibat
CD: Choubi Choubi: Folk and Pop Songs From Iraq Vol. 1 (Sublime Frequencies)


Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Jazz Scene 2403

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Segment One

It's You or No One by The Doug MacDonald Quartet
CD: Organisms (self-released)

Time Window by The Dan Cray Trio
CD: No One (Gats Productions)

Tuffy by The Frank Rosolino Quintet
CD: The Frank Rosolino Quintet (VAP)

Segment Two

Good Blood by Kirsten Edkins
CD: Art and Soul (self-released)

Oh, Look At Me Now by Sophie Milman
CD: In the Moonlight (eOne)

In Your Own Sweet Way by The Emily Remler Quartet
CD: Take Two (Concord)

I'm Through With Love by Manhattan Trinity
CD: Alfie (M&I)

Segment Three

Fire by Constantine Alexander
Digital Album: Firetet (self-released)

'S Wonderful by Mike Jones
CD: Are You Sure You Three Guys Know What You're Doing? (Capri)

Mona Lisa by Bob Boss
CD: 3 Trios (self-released)




Saturday, March 2, 2024

Something Beautiful 2402

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Segment One

Love Me by John Fox
Hymn to the Sun by Stanley Black
Sally in Our Alley/The White Cliffs of Dover by The Melachrino Strings
I'll Never Fall in Love Again by The Countdown Orchestra
This Happy Madness by Frank Sinatra
There Will Never Be Another You by Wynton Kelly
First Love by Johnny Pearson
Minute by Minute by Larry Carlton

Segment Two

Tapestry by 101 Strings
Without a Song by Eddie Heywood
The Way I Want to Touch You by Ray Coniff
If He Walked Into My Life by Marty Gold
Love in Bloom by Billy Vaughn
Living Next Door to Alice by Anthony Ventura
Teach Me Tonight by Al Jarreau
Caress by Percy Faith

Friday, March 1, 2024

Something Beautiful 2401

Dear Listeners And Affiliates Of Something Beautiful:

After giving it a lot of serious thought, I have decided to tweak the sound and format of the show. This isn't a question of "selling out", rather, this is being done to try to make the show appeal to a slightly broader audience, and also to hopefully attract more radio affiliates. The show will retain the name Something Beautiful, and will still feature plenty of Beautiful Music. But going forward, you will hear two or three vocal tracks per show. These vocals will come from the Easy Listening, Pop Standards and Jazz genres mostly, with a touch of vintage soft rock, smooth jazz, and anything else that sounds right. From time to time, we'll also play some more accessible Jazz instrumentals that are of a relaxing nature. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy this new take on the show. Your feedback is important. Please let me know if you like this new approach, or even if you do not. If you have any ideas for how the show might be improved, I want to hear those as well. Please email qualityradioproductions@gmail.com. Now, on with the show!

Listen

Segment One

Spartacus Love Theme by David Rose
More by Ronnie Aldrich
Bewitched by Lex de Azevedo
Rosy's Theme by Norman Newell
Something Better to Do by Ben McPeek
Jennifer by Norrie Paramor
Nobody Does it Better by Floyd Cramer
Love Letters by Vic Damone
With You I Am Born Again by Alyn Ainsworth
Tennessee Waltz by Harald Winkler

Segment Two

Theme From "A Summer Place" by John Gregory
500 Miles From Home by Arthur Greenslade
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning by The Ambassador Strings
Blue Room by The Charlie Byrd Trio
The Fool on the Hill by Brasil 66
Speak Softly, Love by Acker Bilk
Lizzie by James Last With Richard Clayderman
Begin to Love by Jackie Gleason
He's So Shy by Pat Valentino