Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Something Beautiful 2602

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Segment One

Baby, I'm Yours by Frank Chacksfield
Stormy Weather by John Fox
Yesterday by Chet Atkins
Honey by The Starborne Strings
Georgia On My Mind by Beegie Adair
Fly Me To The Moon by Joe Harnell
I'll Never Fall In Love Again by Dionne Warwick
Angelia by Earl Klugh
Rocket To The Moon by Jim Brickman

Segment Two

Moon Over Naples by Herbert Rehbein
Blue Eyes by Syd Dale
Tammy by Bert Kaempfert
Through The Years by The Fantasy Strings
Make It With You by Norm Geller
99 Miles From L.A. by Art Garfunkel
Rainy Days And Mondays by Richard Clayderman
Almost Persuaded by Henry Mancini

Monday, February 23, 2026

Lake Air Deep Tracks 2602

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Segment One

Oriental Watergarden by Malaysian Pale
CD: Nature's Fantasies (Fortuna)

A Cry For Peace by Mark Pinkus
CD: Unknown Faces (self-released)

The Great Gate At Kiev by Tomita
CD: Pictures At An Exhibition (RCA)

Johnny Jingo by Rom Ryan
CD: Another World (self-released)

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

Drift by Brian Eno
CD: Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks (EG)

Segment Two

Cumulus Rising by Alex de Grassi
CD: The Water Garden (Tropo)

Shadow Rider by Tim Clark
CD: Tales Of The Sun People (Hearts of Space)

The Other Sides by Outback
CD: Baka (Hannibal)

Ancient Inspiration by Szacksi
CD: Eve Of Chance (GRP)

Midwinter Night by Tangerine Dream
CD: Turn Of The Tides (Miramar)

Romanesca by Cheryl Ann Fulton
CD: The Once And Future Harp (Gourd Music)

Jazz and More 2602

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

Hour One Segment One

New York 19 by The Modern Jazz Quartet
CD: Lonely Woman (Atlantic)

Bearcat by The Clifford Jordan Quartet
CD: Bearcat (Jazzland/OJC)

Satan Said by Charles Bell And The Contemporary Jazz Quartet
CD: Another Dimension (Atlantic)

Hour One Segment Two

Hmmm by The Evan Captain Trio
Digital Album: Returning (self-released)

Escriptura by Tim Daisy's Vox 3
Digital Album: October Bells (self-released)

Here's Your Change by The Jake Mason Trio
Digital Album: The Modern Ark (Soul Messin')

Hour One Segment Three

Koto Yoyo by Bruce Becvar
CD: Rhythms Of Life (Higher Octave)

Boulder Coaster by Acoustic Alchemy
CD: Blue Chip (MCA)

Hour One Segment Four

Lisa Lan by Olion Byw
CD: Hen Bethau Newydd (self-released)

The Dream by Judith Pintar
CD: At Last The Wind (Sona Gaia)

Hour Two Segment One

Big Thing by Andy Summers
CD: The Last Dance of Mr. X (RCA)

The Dain Curse by Terje Rypdal
CD: Waves (ECM)

Hour Two Segment Two

Prisione by Bruce Forman
CD: Forman On The Job (Kamel)

Cousin Jim by Michael Musillami
CD: Mar's Bars (Playscape)

Tea For Two by Tal Farlow
CD: The Tal Farlow Album (Verve)

Hour Two Segment Three

Best Of Friends by Freeze Frame
CD: A Balanced World (Innovative Communication)

Approaching Mountains by Glen Helgeson
CD: Spirit Of The Wood (Inspired Artists)

Hour Two Segment Four

Amalthea by Free System Projekt
CD: Pointless Reminder (Quantum)

Hour Three Segment One

Bandit by Dave Valentin
CD: Sunshower (Concord)

ABC by Pablo Hidalgo Wong
Digital Album: The Wong Gang (self-released)

Changin' Up by Andrea Brachfeld
CD: Lotus Blossom (Jazzheads)

Hour Three Segment Two

Polka Dots And Moonbeams by Steve Davis And Hank Jones
CD: Steve Davis Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1 (Smoke Sessions)

Another World by The Great Jazz Trio
CD: Moreover (Eastwind)

Almost Like Being In Love by Hank Jones
CD: Quartet-Quintet (Savoy)

Hour Three Segment Three

Organic Manifestation by Subtle Shift
Digital Album: Somber Frequencies (self-released)

A Study Of Six Guitars by The Future Sound of London
CD: ISDN (Astralwerks)

Hour Three Segment Four

Bobo Sira by Crossing
Digital Album: The Path Before Us (Circular Music)

Shingwedzi by David Hewitt
CD: An African Tapestry (Nektar)


Friday, February 20, 2026

Sounds From the Global Village 2601

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Segment One

Hope by Crossing
Digital Album: The Path Before Us (Circular Music)

Demyana by The Sevda Ensemble of Cazaclia Village
Digital Album: Kazayak Dort Koseli: Gagauz Songs From Moldova (Antanovka)

Bolero A Vida by Omara Portuondo
Digital Album: Vida (One World)

Jota Do Pineiro by Xavier Blanco
CD: A Gaita De Cana De Moana (Several)

Segment Two

Hyvanyon Loitsu by Tuuletar
Digital Album: Maammo (Nordic Notes)

Niekese Maneno by Syran Mbenza
Digital Album: Rumba Africa (Hysa Productions)

Hamad Yadri by Omar Souleyman
Digital Album: Erbil (self-released)

Fuwarin by Ichiko Aoba
CD: Kamisori Otome (Tone & Co)

Segment Three

Somali Udiida Ceb by Maryam Mursal
CD: The Journey (Real World)

Yacumama by La Cumbia Chicharra
Digital Album: Quinto Mundo (self-released)

Antara Kita by Liza Hanim
CD: Puteri Jelmaan (SRC)

Hela'r Sgwarnog/Nyth Y Gwcw by Olion Byw
CD: Hen Bethau Newydd (self-released)

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Jazz and More 2601

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Listen to Hour 2
Listen to Hour 3

Hour One Segment One

Pair Of Threes by Alex de Grassi and Andrew York
EP: Zero Gravity (Six Degrees)

Double Rainbow by Andy Summers and Victor Biglione
CD: Splendid Brazil (R.A.R.E.)

Old Wives Tale by Anthony Phillips and Enrique Berro Garcia
CD: Private Pars And Pieces III: Antiques (Virgin)

Hour One Segment Two

Cadence by Tanya Ekanayaka
CD: 16 Sri Lankan Piano Isles (Naxos)

Metamorphosis III by Philip Glass
CD: Solo Piano (CBS Masterworks)

Hour One Segment Three

Just For Now by The Montgomery Brothers
CD: Groove Yard (Riverside/OJC)

Dee's Song by Russell Malone
CD: Black Butterfly (Columbia)

Hour One Segment Four

Everything Happens To Me by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden
CD: Last Dance (ECM)

In Love In Vain by The Keith Jarrett Trio
CD: Standards, Vol. 2 (ECM)

Hour Two Segment One

Faraway by The Steve Houghton Group
CD: And Then Some (self-released)

Sea Journey by The Gary Burton Quartet With Eberhard Weber
CD: Passengers (ECM)

Hour Two Segment Two

My Toots Toots by Mattias Svensson
Digital Album: Embrace (Origin)

Marvelous-Lee by David Sneider
Digital Album: Introducing (Cellar Music)

Kiss And Run by Grant Stewart
Digital Album: Next Spring (Cellar Music)

Hour Two Segment Three

Where Eyes Converge by Danny Heines
CD: One Heart Wild (Silver Wave)

In The Court Of The Mermaid by Friedemann
CD: Aquamarine (Narada)

Lonely Nights by Ron Cooley
CD: Livin' The Good Life (American Gramaphone)

Hour Two Segment Four

Silver Whistle by Maddy Prior and June Tabor
CD: Silly Sisters (BGO)

The Cuckoo Song by Mike Oldfield
Double CD: Incantations (Deluxe Edition) (Mercury)

Hour Three Segment One

February Moment by Herbie Hancock
Double CD: An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea In Concert 1978 (Columbia)

Hour Three Segment Two

Crossroads by Tim Coffman
CD: Crossroads (Blujazz)

My Foolish Heart by Tim Lin
Digital Album: Romance In Formosa (self-released)

Hour Three Segment Three

Pata Negra by Tim Sparks
CD: One String Leads To Another (Acoustic Music)

Rain Dance by Tim Snow
CD: Desert Dreams (Inspired Artists)

Hour Three Segment Four

Sky Safari by Jonn Serrie
CD: Flightpath (Miramar)

Unusual Climate by Patrick O'Hearn
CD: Ancient Dreams (Private Music)

Friday, February 13, 2026

Something Beautiful 2601

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Segment One

Everybody Loves Somebody by 101 Strings
Embraceable You by Bobby Hackett
I've Been In Love Before by Pat Valentino
Hernando's Hideaway by Franck Pourcel
The Entertainer by Mantovani
What'll I Do? by Robert Farnon
A Man And A Woman by Jerry Keller
Up Where We Belong by The Fantasy Strings
Crunchy Granola Suite by Percy Faith

Segment Two

The High And Mighty by Roger Williams
Breakfast At Tiffany's by Henry Mancini
Somewhere In The Night by Frank Chacksfield
Say You, Say Me by Paul Mauriat
(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along by Van Alexander
Ferry Cross The Mersey by John Fox
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry And The Pacemakers
And I Love Her by The Romantic Strings
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody by Jackie Gleason
All Those Years Ago by Ronnie Aldrich

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Lake Air 2602

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Segment One

Xrase by Bob James
CD: Grand Piano Canyon (Warner)

Barcelona by Ottmar Liebert
CD: Nouveau Flamenco (Higher Octave)

Alone At Night by Michael Franks
CD: Passionfruit (Warner)

My Heart Is Dancing by George Benson
CD: Love Remembers (Warner)

Segment Two

Sparkle by Steve Clarke
CD: Sparkle (Hop N Bop)

Guthrie's Tune by Adam Steinberg
Digital Album: Angels + Angles (self-released)

Flesh And Blood by Mary Black
CD: The Holy Ground (Dara)

This Is Not Goodbye by Steve Bach
CD: More Than A Dream (Soundwing)

Segment Three

Justin by Patrick Yandall
CD: That Feels Nice (self-released)

Winter Games by David Foster
Single: Winter Games (Atlantic)

Driftin' Away by Paul Hardcastle
CD: Hardcastle (JVC)

After All These Years by Carlos Reyes
CD: The Beauty Of It All (TBA)

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Jazz Progressions 2601

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Segment One

Hope by John McLaughlin
CD: Where Fortune Smiles (One Way)

Planet End by Larry Coryell
CD: Planet End (Vanguard)

Spectrum by The Tony Williams Lifetime
CD: Emergency! (Esoteric)

Segment Two

Desert Girl by Planet X
CD: Quantum (Inside Out)

Joint Ventures by Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson and Allan Holdsworth
CD: Heavy Machinery (Shrapnel)
Proto-Cosmos by The New Tony Williams Lifetime
CD: Lifetime: The Collection (Columbia/Legacy)

Segment Three

The Habit by Aimee MacDonald
Digital Album: Argonaut (Pac Avenue)

Bifurcaciones by The ASH Trio
Digital Album: Salt (self-released)

Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Jazz Scene 2601

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Segment One

The Phineas Trane by Frode Kjekstad
CD: Stars Align (Losen)

The Sign of Jonah by Gregory Tardy
Digital Album: In His Timing (self-released)

Floppy by Miles Davis
CD: Miles Davis And Horns (Prestige/OJC)

Segment Two

En El Parque by Pablo Hidalgo Wong
Digital Album: The Wong Gang (self-released)

You Won't Forget Me by Shirley Horn
CD: You Won't Forget Me (Verve)

Here For Jackie by Sarah Hanahan
Digital Album: Straight From The Heart Vol. 1 (Hartford Jazz Society)

Segment Three

I Will by Tony Davis
Digital Album: Jessamine (La Reserve)

The Loose by Jon Ballantyne
CD: The Loose (Justin Time)

Song For Joanne by Jay Thomas
CD: Rapture (Jazz Focus)

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Classics and Beyond 2601

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Segment One

Georges Bizet: Symphony in C Major
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Donald Johanos: Conductor
CD: Bizet: Symphony in C Major/Children's Games/Bohemian Scenes (Naxos)

Segment Two

G.F. Handel: Organ Concerto in F Op. 4 No. 5 (Transcribed For Guitar)
John Williams: Classical Guitar
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Kenneth Sillito: Conductor
CD: Bach, Handel, Marcello: Concertos (Sony Classical)

Segment Three

George Gershwin: Cuban Overture
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeff Tyzik: Conductor
CD: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F/Rhapsody in Blue/Cuban Overture (Harmonia Mundi)

Monday, January 5, 2026

Upstate Radio Theatre 2603

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Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts "Billy Albert" 5-8-50
The Player "Mirage" 1948
Family Doctor "Error In Diagnosis" 1932

Upstate Radio Theatre 2602

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It's Time To Smile "Guest: Joe Dimaggio" 2-12-41
Fort Laramie "Never The Twain" 5-6-56

Upstate Radio Theatre 2601

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Arch Oboler's Plays "Mr. Miller" 10-4-45
AFRS Radio Playhouse "Another Language" 3-9-46

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Lake Air Deep Tracks 2601

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Segment One

January Stars by George Winston
CD: Winter Into Spring (Windham Hill)

Pyramid Temples by Alice Gomez
CD: Obsidian Butterfly (Silver Wave)

Guajira Antigua by Gino D'Auri
CD: Flamenco Mystico (Hearts of Space)

Farewell Moon And New Suns by Picture Palace Music
CD: Remnants (Groove Unlimited)

Voices In The Wind by Lisbeth Scott
CD: Calm And Comfort (Hearts of Space)

Segment Two

Gwen by Steve Bach
CD: Bach Solo (self-released)

Chronologie, Part 1 by Jean-Michel Jarre
CD: Chronologie (Dreyfus)

Southern Jukebox Music by The Penguin Cafe Orchestra
CD: Sampler '96 (Windham Hill)

To A Friend by Bill Mize
CD: Sugarlands (self-released)

Lake Air 2601

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Segment One

Mister Magic by Charlton Singleton
Digital EP: Delicate (self-released)

Hold On to Forever by Billy McLaughlini
CD: Out of Hand (Narada)

Mine by Everything But The Girl
CD: Everything But The Girl (Warner)

Looking For a Way by Tom Borton
CD: Dancing With Tigers (Bluemoon)

Segment Two

Someone by Henry Johnson
CD: Future Excursions (Impulse!)

Lily On The Beach by Tangerine Dream
CD: Lily On The Beach (Private Music)

Let It Rain by Diana Krall
CD: Glad Rag Doll (verve)

The Sea Lion by Grover Washington Jr.
CD: Mister Magic (Motown)

Segment Three

Easy Does It by Oli Silk
CD: So Many Ways (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)

Flight Feet And Root Hands by Andreas Vollenweider
CD: White Winds (Columbia)

The Painter by Sara K
CD: Water Falls (Stockfish)

Charanga by Steps Ahead
CD: N.Y.C. (Capitol)

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Sounds From the Global Village 2509

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Segment One

Nierika by Dead Can Dance
CD: Spiritchaser (4AD)

Oka by Tama
CD: Espace (Real World)

Yashnobod Resonance by Josef Tumari
Digital Album: Jannat Yurtim (self-released)

Plenilunio by Mario Amarilla
Digital Album: Plenilunio (self-released)

Segment Two

Tiphi Takho Temandla by Gone Rural
CD: The Song of the Weaver (self-released)

Linguizzetta by Stephane Casalta
Digital Album: Corsica (Libzik)

Cantos de Ella by Sureda
CD: Acoustic Latino (Putumayo World Music)

August by 11 Hours
Digital Album: Kyrgyzstan Sessions (self-released)

Segment Three

Sheatadh Cailleach by Talitha MacKenzie
CD: Solas (Riverboat)

Fihel Asirem by Djur Djura
CD: Voice of Silence (Luaka Bop)

No Sangres Corazon by La Vieja Trova Santiaguera
CD: Hotel Asturias (Nubenegra)

Mela Mela by Asnaqetch Werqu
lCD: Ethiopiques, Vol. 16: The Lady With the Krar (Budha Musique)