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The Kitchen Sink

After another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that… MoreAfter another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that perfect song, that perfect set, that perfect alignment of the cosmos that reminds you why you love music in the first place. Or you can just tune in and get the party started, this and every Friday night from 11 to 1. The Kitchen Sink, right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Up For Sale" - The International Noise Conspiracy - A New Morning, Changing Weather [Burning Heart: 2001]
   Notes: Swedish
2. "Meloxicam" - Billboard Style - Pull of the Moon [Good English: 2026]
3. "Blind Smile" - Coe de Lux - Year of the Horse [Ipecac: 2026]
   Notes: Kill Devil Hills band
4. "Love Her Madly" - The Doors - L. A. Woman [Elektra: 1971]
5. "Random Rules" - Silver Jews - American Water [Drag City: 1998]
6. "In Walked Bud" - Jimbo Ross - Beyond the Groove [Bodacious: 2026]
7. "Pusherman" - Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Curtom: 1972]
8. "You're Still a Young Man" - Tower of Power - Bump City [Warner Bros.: 1972]
9. "Let Me Love You" - Koko Taylor - Live From Chicago - An Audience with the Queen [Alligator: 1987]
10. "Fashionably Uninvited" - Mellowdrone - A Demonstration of Intellectual Property [Artist Direct: 2003]
11. "Moussaye" - JD Allen - Sowt [Savant: 2026]
12. "Frik and Frak" - Blind Yeo - The Lemoine Point [Bongo Joe: 2026]
    Notes: Welsh band
13. "Overwhelmed (feat. Bilal)" - Daedelus - Overwhelmed EP [Ninja Tune: 2011]
14. "Johnny B. Goode" - Peter Tosh - Mama Africa [EMI: 1983]
15. "Why Can't We Be Friends" - War - War: The Hits [Far Out/Hip-O: 2010]
16. "She's About a Mover" - Sir Douglas Quintet - The Crazy Cajun Recordings [Edsel: 1998]
17. "Maybelline" - Foghat - Foghat [Bearsville: 1972]
18. "We're All in This Together" - Plastic Tones - Can You Keep a Secret? [Bandcamp: 2026]
    Notes: Finns
19. "Go Away, Come Home" - Spanish for 100 - Metric EP [self-released: 2005]
20. "The Black Crow" - Songs: Ohia - Live: Vanquishers [Secretly Canadian: 2024]
21. "Bitches Brew" - Miles Davis - Miles at The Fillmore [Columbia Legacy: 2014]
    Notes: Fillmore East, June 20, 1970
22. "All Nighter" - Elastica - Elastica [DGC: 1995]
23. "Seventy-four, Seventy-five" - Shearwater - Palo Santo [Misra: 2006]
24. "People of the Sky" - Sloan - Twice Removed [Yep Roc: 1994]
25. "Fast as You Can" - Fiona Apple - When the Pawn... [Epic: 1999]
26. "One Time at Sundown" - Tom Verlaine - Flash Light [I.R.S: 1986]
27. "Joyriders" - Pulp - His 'n' Hers [Island: 1994]
28. "Pretty Women" - Herb Geller & Roberto Magris - Come Lately [Mood: 2026]
29. "Turktown Saints" - Socialist Leisure Party - single [Cloudberry: 2026]
30. "Sea of Joy" - Blind Faith - Blind Faith [Polydor: 1969]
31. "Cannock Chase" - Labi Siffre - Crying Laughing Loving Lying [Pye International: 1972]
32. "In the Land of the Few" - Dave Edmunds (Love Sculpture) - The Anthology (1968-1990) [Rhino: 1993]

Nothin' But the Blues

One of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues. Nothin' But The Blues, each… MoreOne of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues. Nothin' But The Blues, each Friday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Juke Joint Jump" - Elvin Bishop - Juke Joint Jump [Capricorn: 1999]
2. "Even Trolls Love To Rock and Roll" - Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band - Bang That Bell [Evidence: 2000]
3. "Juke Joints (Juke Joint Woman)" - Denise LaSalle - Mississippi Woman Steppin' Out Live [JSP: 2019]
4. "Juke Joint" - Cedric Burnside - Hill Country Love [Provogue ]
5. "Juke Joint Jumpin'" - Barbara Carr - The Best of Barbara Carr [Ecko Records: 2003]
6. "Saturday Night Fish Fry" - Chuck Brown - By Special Request the Very Best of Chuck Brown [Raw Venture Records: 1994]
7. "Hole In The Wall" - Bobby Bland - Years Of Tears
8. "Wang Dang Doodle" - Koko Taylor - The Earthshaker
9. "In The Basement (Part 1 & 2)" - Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto -
10. "Boogie Disease" - 13 - 13 Featuring Lester Butler [Rockbeat Records: 2011]
11. "You Ain't Never Too Old To Boogie" - Swamp Dogg - The Excellent Sides of Swamp Dogg Vol. 5
12. "Too Much Boogie" - Roomful of Blues - In A Roomful of Blues [Alligator: 2020]
13. "Too Much Boogie" - John Lee Hooker -
14. "I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby" - Captain Beefheart -
15. "Boogie Real Low (Blue Light Boogie)" - Sue Foley -
16. "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" - Candye Kane & Sue Palmer -
17. "Middle Aged Blues Boogie" - Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women -
18. "Old Folks Boogie" - Little Feat - Time Loves Hero
19. "Boogie Music" - Jimbo Mathus - Knockdown South
20. "Spider Web" - Joan Osborne - Relish
21. "At The Club" - Ray Charles -
22. "I Don't Need No Doctor" - Ray Charles -

Offbeat Roadhouse

Offbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be… MoreOffbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be Blues, Folk, Jazz, Roots, World and more. You can also watch it over at youtube.com/wtju. So gather round each Friday night from 8 til 9 for Offbeat Roadhouse, right here on WTJU Charlottesville, truly the sound choice in Central Virginia! Less

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1. "The Ladadas at Offbeat Roadhouse (October 23, 2026)" - The Ladadas - Offbeat Roadhouse (October 23, 2026) [Ladadas: 2026]

On With The Show

Every Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your… MoreEvery Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your ticket to the best of Broadway and beyond. Less

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1. "Food Glorious Food" {Lionel Bart} - Oliver! Cast - Original London Cast Recording [Decca ]
2. "Phantom of the Opera" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman - The Phantom of the Opera [The Really Useful Group ]
3. "Jolly Holiday" {Sherman and Sherman} - Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins [Vista ]
4. "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" {Gershwin and Gershwin} - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Cheek to Cheek [Prestige ]
5. "Think of the Time I Save" {Adler and Ross} - Eddie Foy Jr. - The Pajama Game [Columbia ]
6. "Seven and a Half Cents" {Adler and Ross} - Stanley Prager and Janis Paige - The Pajama Game [Columbia ]
7. "From This Moment On" {Cole Porter} - Jimmy Somerville - Red Hot and Blue [Sony ]
8. "Opening Up" {Sarah Bareilles} - Sarah Bareilles and Cast - Waitress Broadway Cast Recording [DMI Soundtrack ]
9. "Take It From An Old Man" {Sarah Bareilles} - Dakin Matthews - Waitress Broadway Cast Recording [DMI Soundtrack ]
10. "Pass The Football" {Leonard Bernstein} - Wonderful Town - Wonderful Town [Wonderful Town ]
11. "Jazz Baby" {Jerome/Merrill} - Carol Channing - Thoroughly Modern Millie [UMG ]
12. "Everybody Wants to Be A Cat" {Huddleston/Rinker} - Scatman Crowthers, Phil Harris, Robin Lester, Liz English - The Aristocats [Disney ]
13. "Alexander Hamilton" {Lin-Manuel Miranda} - Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom and cast - Hamilton:An American Musical
14. "Aaron Burr,Sir" {Lin-Manuel Miranda} - Lin-Manuel Miranda and cast - Hamilton [Hamilton ]
15. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" {Sherman and OBrian} - Cast - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Original London Cast Recording [Chitty UK ]
16. "Doll on a Music Box" {Sherman and O'Brian} - Anton Rogers Carrie Fletcher - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Chitty UK ]
17. "I Love To Laugh" {Sherman and Sherman} - Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins [Vista ]
18. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" {Sherman and Sherman} - Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins [Vista ]
19. "Maria" {Rogers and Hammerstein} - The Nuns including Marnie Nixon - The Sound of Music [Craft Records ]
20. "Do-Re-Mi" {Rogers and Hammerstein} - Julie Andrews and the Von Trapps - The Sound of Music [Craft Records ]
21. "Who Will Buy" {Lionel Bart} - Cast - Oliver! [Decca ]
22. "Circle of Life" {Zimmer} - - Lion King [Disney ]
23. "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" {Webber} - Danny Collins - Cats [Really Useful Group ]
24. "Any Dream Will Do" {Webber and Rice} - Michael Damian - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat [Really Useful Group ]
25. "Road To Hell" {Anais Mitchell} - Andre De Shields and cast - HadesTown [Sing It Again Records ]
26. "The Wedding Song" {Anais Mitchell} - Eva Nobelzada and Reeve Carney - Hadestown [Sing It Again ]
27. "March of the Siamese Children" {Rogers and Hammerstein} - - The King and I [Prism Leisure ]

Sunset Road

Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you… MoreHear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international. That's Sunset Road, heard Friday afternoon from 4-6. Less

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1. "Pete's tune" - Extended Playboys - Extended Playboys [Beet ]
2. "Old Aunt Jenny With Her Nightcap On : The Green Gowned Lass" - Owen Marshall - Throughline [Owen Marshall ]
3. "Flannery's Dream / The New Mown Meadow" - Owen Marshall - Throughline [Owen Marshall ]
4. "Birchfield's Sally Anne" - Owen Marshall - Electric Addendum [Owen Marshall ]
5. "J'entends ton nom" - Veranda - Veranda [Big In The Garden ]
   Notes: Appearing at IBMA in Chattanooga, Tennessee this weekend
6. "Premier Train" - Veranda - Veranda [Big In The Garden ]
7. "Four Strong Winds" - Bruce Cockburn - The Blood of Others [Sunset Blvd Records ]
   Notes: Bruce covers Gordon Lightfoot
8. "One For My Baby" - Bruce Cockburn - The Blood of Others [Sunset Blvd Records ]
9. "The Dying Californian" - Brittany Haas, Owen Marshall, Joe K. Walsh - Haas, Marshall, Walsh [Haas, Marshall, Walsh: 2016]
10. "The Grand Spy / The Leitrim Thrush" - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall - Copley Street 2 [Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and ]
11. "All My Faith" - Maya de Vitry - All My Faith [Mad Maker Studio: 2026]
12. "No Time to Rush" - Maya de Vitry - All My Faith [Mad Maker Studio ]
    Notes: Ethan Ballenger on Trautonium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trautonium for more info
13. "Inside Out" - Missy Raines & The New Hip - Inside Out [Compass Records ]
    Notes: Ethan Ballenger on mandolin
14. "SWEPT AWAY" - Missy Raines - Royal Traveller [Compass Records ]
    Notes: First recording by the First Ladies of Bluegrass
15. "Trollet i skäkten" - Jenna Moynihan & Owen Marshall - Live recording [Jenna Moynihan & Owen Marshall ]
16. "6 Then 5 (Live)" - Seamus Egan - Early Bright / LIVE [THL Records ]
    Notes: w Owen Marshall
17. "Lady of the lake:Lady Walpole: Lady Ann Montgomery" - Pine Tree Flyers - Pine Tree Flyers [TradCafe Records ]
18. "Greenwood" - Louise Bichan - Binnorie [Adhyâropa Records ]
19. "Standing Stones" - Louise Bichan - Binnorie [Adhyâropa Records ]
20. "Grey Funnel Line" - Forsyth - Forsyth [Magpie ]
21. "Black Tar on a Stick" - Jake Blount - Single Footing Horse [Jake Blount ]
22. "Single Footing Horse" - Jake Blount - Single Footing Horse [Jake Blount ]

Fantastic Expedition

Discover what treasures lie hidden in radio's vast expanse; a survey of new-ish tunes and dusty favorites across a musical spectrum that could charitably be described as "broad."

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1. "Hot Smoke and Sasafrass (Stereo)" - The Bubble Puppy - A Gathering of Promises [International Artists: 1969]
2. "A Fistful of Credits (Theme from the Mandalorian)" - The Prizefighters - A Fistful of Credits (Theme from the Mandalorian) - Single [The Prizefighters: 2020]
   Notes: bed music
3. "Bird Woman" - Medium Build - King of Having Fun [Island Records: 2026]
   Notes: NEW
4. "Boom Boom" - Trio - Bye Bye [Mercury: 1983]
5. "Blossom" - The Folk Implosion - Take a Look Inside [The Folk Implosion: 1994]
6. "License to Confuse" - Sebadoh - Bakesale (Deluxe Edition) [Sub Pop: 1994]
7. "Turn Up The Radio (把收音机开大点)" - Chinese American Bear - Dim Sum & Then Some [Moshi Moshi Records: 2026]
   Notes: NEW
8. "Dolphin Samba (feat. Aaron Serfaty)" - Dolphin Hyperspace - ECHOLOCATION [Dolphin Hyperspace: 2026]
9. "Stalks" - Twisted Teens - The Holy Cross Tigers [Sub Pop: 2026]
   Notes: Pre-release - Full album drops November 6
10. "Mun-Dun-Gu" - Cedric "Im" Brooks - Studio One Scorchers [Soul Jazz Records: 2002]
    Notes: bed music
11. "let it kill you" - They Are Gutting a Body of Water - KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II [ATO: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
12. "Ugly Little Victory" - Friendship - Love the Stranger [Merge: 2022]
13. "Revolution" - Vaudou Game - Kidayu [How Casa Records: 2016]
14. "Medicated Goo (Live)" - Traffic - Welcome to the Canteen (Live) [Universal-Island Records: 1971]
15. "Jungle" - Electric Light Orchestra - Out of The Blue [Jet: 1977]
16. "The Battle of New Orleans" - Johnny Horton - Single [Columbia: 1959]
17. "Do It, Fluid" - The Blackbyrds - The Blackbyrds [Craft Recordings: 1974]
18. "Reefer" - Eery - Cloudy.Days [hello.this.is.the.label: 2020]
    Notes: bed music
19. "The Last Chance Texaco" - Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones [Other Side of Desire, LLC: 1979]
20. "Juvenile Delinquent" - Chuck E. Weiss - The Other Side of Town [Select Records: 1981]
21. "Lumba" - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Grounation [Ashanti: 2022]
    Notes: bed music
22. "Peace & Freedom" - Carsie Blanton & The Burning Hell - Everything is Great [Carsie Blanton x Mathias Kom: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
23. "Private Lives" - Death from Above 1979 - Private Lives [Everything Eleven: 2026]
    Notes: Pre-release - Full album out January 2027
24. "Love You Anyway" - The Marías - Submarine [Atlantic: 2021]
25. "Judge Jury and Executioner" - Atoms for Peace - AMOK [Unsustainabubble Ltd: 2013]
26. "Luck Reign (feat. Yarah Bravo)" - One Self, DJ Vadim, Blu Rum 13 & panther1na - Luck Reign (feat. Yarah Bravo) - Single [King Dada Sounds: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
27. "Rudie Can't Dub" - Indieground - Single [Indieground: 2015]
    Notes: bed music
28. "Don't Let's Start" - They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants [Idlewild Recordings: 1986]
29. "I Will Follow" - U2 - Boy [Island: 1980]
30. "A Face That Hasn't Sold Out" - Tucker Zimmerman - Ten Songs By Tucker Zimmerman [Onward Music Limited, Fly Records: 1969]
31. "A Different Drum" - Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ [Peter Gabriel Ltd: 1989]
32. "Shadows" - ExWife - Blow [SUCKACOCK Studios: 2025]
33. "Gittin' Off" - Bohannon - Gittin' Off [Brunswick Records: 1976]
34. "Make Money" - Basta Lion - Make Money - Single [DJ MAC MUSIC/ CRASHDUMMY: 2026]
35. "Sailing On" - Toots & The Maytals - In the Dark [Island: 1973]
36. "I Wish I Was In New Orleans (In the Ninth Ward)" - Tom Waits - Small Change [Epitaph: 1976]

World Turning

Take a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music.… MoreTake a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music. Enjoy a world of diversity in voices and instruments--celebrate the fragile experiment that is humanity. Less

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1. "Between the Mayo and the Mustard" - Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Close but No Cigar [Colemine Records: 2018]
   Notes: USA
2. "Soweto" - Abdullah Ibrahim - Cape Town Revisited [Tiptoe: 2000]
   Notes: South Africa
3. "Children Don't Cry" - Ebo Taylor Jnr - Afrobeat Airways, Vol. 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 (Analog Africa No. 14) [Analog Africa: 2013]
   Notes: Ghana
4. "Dung Gate" - Mulatu Astatke, Hoodna Orchestra - Tension [Batov Records: 2024]
   Notes: Ethiopia, Israel
5. "Byzance" - Nguyen Le, Dhafer Youssef - Homescape [ACT Music: 2006]
   Notes: France / Vietnam, Tunisia, Italy---Nguyen Le (guitar); Dahfer Youssef (vocals, oud); Paolo Fresu (trumpet)
6. "Sonkolon" - Fatoumata Diawara - Fatou [World Circuit: 2011]
   Notes: Mali
7. "Dombolo" - Les Amazones d'Afrique, Angelique Kidjo - République Amazone [Real World Records: 2017]
   Notes: Benin
8. "Two Birds - Live" - Vusi Mahlasela, Louis Mhlanga - Live at the Bassline [Giant Steps: 1999]
   Notes: South Africa / Zimbabwe
9. "Mali Cuba" - AfroCubism - AfroCubism [Nonesuch: 2010]
   Notes: Mali / Cuba: Eliades Ochoa, Kasse Mady Diabate, Lassana Diabate, Toumanie Diabate, Bassekou Kouyate, Djelimady Tounkara & Grouo Patria
10. "Al Vaiven de Mi Carreta" - Eliades Ochoa y el Cuarteto Patria - Joyas de la Canción Cubana. Joya 1 [Sello Autor: 2003]
    Notes: Cuba
11. "Mr. Walker - 1970 Version" - Mighty Sparrow - Sparrow Power [Erasmus Black Records: 2019]
    Notes: Trinidad / USA--The amazing calypso artist known as "Mighty Sparrow" was Slinger Francisco, born in Graneda, grew up and performed in Trinidad, and died last month in the USA, at age 91
12. "Cumbia Espacial" - Ondatrópica - Ondatrópica (Deluxe Version) [Soundway Records: 2012]
    Notes: Colombia
13. "Arroz Con Frijoles" - Grupo Fantasma - Sonidos Gold [Fantasma: 2008]
    Notes: USA / Mexico
14. "Concheperla" - Novalima - Coba Coba [Cumbancha: 2009]
    Notes: Peru / USA
15. "Somos Sur" - Ana Tijoux, Shadia Mansour - Vengo [Nacional Records: 2014]
    Notes: Chile / France / Palestine--Ana Tijoux was born in France but becae widely known as a Chilean rapper, as part of the group Makiza. She collaborates on this tune with Shadia Mansour from Palestine.
16. "Habib Galbi" - A-WA - Habib Galbi [S-Curve Records: 2016]
    Notes: Israel / Yemen
17. "Sema" - Amir Khoushkani - Live [n/a: 2019]
    Notes: Iran / Turkey - live recording of a Sufi sema in Richmond, VA
18. "Kazakh Song" - Wu Man - Music of Central Asia Vol.10: Borderlands: Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2012]
    Notes: China / Kazakhstan
19. "Old Ties and Companions" - Watchhouse - Such Jubilee [Yep Roc Records: 2015]
    Notes: USA
20. "Grub Springs" - Rhys Jones & Christina Wheeler - Starry Crown [Vigortone Records: 2005]
    Notes: USA
21. "Reel Africa" - Doolin', John Doyle, Michael McGoldrick - Doolin' [Compass Records: 2016]
    Notes: France / Ireland / UK---Doolin is a small town on the west coast of Ireland
22. "Issoire" - Nuru Kane - Exile [World Music: 2013]
    Notes: Senegal -- Nuru Kane spent some time in Morocco where he learned and was influenced by Gnawa music.
23. "Eh Ya Ye" - Trio Da Kali, Kronos Quartet - Ladilikan [World Circuit: 2017]
    Notes: Mali / USA
24. "World Turning" - Yothu Yindi - Freedom [Bloodlines: 1993]
    Notes: Australia--Yothu Yindi is an aboriginal group.

The Jazz Messenger

The depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues,… MoreThe depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues, as well as a sampling of current releases and reissues. Brian invites you to take a full, deep breath and end your week on the downbeat with ninety minutes of hedonic tones, jazz classics, featured artists and organized chaos. That's The Jazz Messenger, heard each Friday morning from 10:30 'til noon right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Hippy" {Silver} - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers [Blue Note: 1955]
2. "Stumble" {King} - Freddie King - My Feeling For The Blues [Cotillion: 1969]
3. "Woke Up This Morning" {King} - Freddie King - My Feeling For The Blues [Cotillion: 1969]
4. "Strolling Blues" {McDuff} - Brother Jack McDuff - Do It Now! [Atlantic: 1966/1967]
   Notes: Jack McDuff - organ Danny Turner - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute Leo Johnson - tenor saxophone, flute Melvin Sparks - guitar Ray Appleton - drums
5. "Won't You Open up Your Senses" {Silver} - Horace Silver Quintet/Sextet With Vocals - Total Response (The United States of Mind Phase 2) [Blue Note: 1971/1972]
   Notes: Horace Silver - electric piano Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet, flugelhorn Harold Vick - tenor saxophone Richie Resnicoff - guitar Bob Cranshaw - electric bass Mickey Roker - drums Andy Bey - vocals
6. "Right On With This Mess" {W. Marcus Bey} - Reuben Wilson - Set Us Free [Blue Note: 1971]
   Notes: Reuben Wilson – organ Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Eugene Bianco – harp David Spinozza – guitar, electric sitar Richard Davis – bass Jimmy Johnson – drums Ray Armando – conga Gordon "Specs" Powell – percussion Wade Marcus – arranger
7. "Bus Ride" {Wilson} - Reuben Wilson - Blue Mode [Blue Note: 1969/1970]
   Notes: Reuben Wilson – organ John Manning – tenor saxophone Melvin Sparks – guitar Tommy Derrick – drums
8. "Camby Bolongo" {Muhammad} - Idris Muhammad - Turn This Mutha Out [Kudu: 1977]
   Notes: Idris Muhammad — drums, tom tom Wilbur Bascomb — bass Charlie Brown — guitar Hugh McCracken — guitar Sue Evans — percussion Randy Brecker — trumpet solo Jeremy Steig — flute solo
9. "A Tribute To John Coltrane (Lush Life/Afro Blue/Bessie's Blues)" {Billy Strayhorn/Mongo Santamaria/John Coltrane} - Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery [Atlantic: 1969]
10. "Gospel Trane" {Coltrane} - Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio [Impulse!: 1968]
11. "Wander" {Muhammad} - Idris Muhammad - Black Rhythm Revolution! [Prestige: 1970/1971]
    Notes: Idris Muhammad – drums Virgil Jones – trumpet Clarence Thomas – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Harold Mabern – electric piano Melvin Sparks – guitar Jimmy Lewis – electric bass Buddy Caldwell – congas
12. "Super Bad" {James Brown} - Idris Muhammad - Black Rhythm Revolution! [Prestige: 1970/1971]
13. "Erdu" {LaMont Johnson} - Jackie McLean - 'Bout Soul [Blue Note: 1967/1968]
    Notes: Jackie McLean – alto saxophone Woody Shaw – trumpet Grachan Moncur III – trombone LaMont Johnson – piano Scotty Holt – bass Rashied Ali – drums

Rhythm Rendezvous

Friday mornings beginning at 9:00, join Charles Peale for a program featuring jazz, pop, blues & soul blended together in a soundtrack cocktail spanning several generations. Rhythm Rendezvous!

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1. "The Shadow Of Your Smile" {Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel} - Oscar Peterson - Blues Etude [Limelight: 1965]
2. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" {Jerome Kern} - Hal Mooney - Jerome Kern Flutes & Percussion [Time: 1960]
   Notes: from Roberta
3. "They Didn't Believe Me" {Jerome Kern} - Hal Mooney - Jerome Kern Flutes & Percussion [Time: 1960]
4. "Why Do I Love You?" {Jerome Kern} - Hal Mooney - Jerome Kern Flutes & Percussion [Time: 1960]
   Notes: from Showboat
5. "These Foolish Things" {Holt Marvel, Jack Strachey &Harry Link} - Etta James - Etta Sings For Lovers [Argo: 1962]
6. "Kinkajou" {Les Baxter} - Arthur Lyman - Taboo [DCC Jazz: 1959]
7. "Magic Trumpet" {Bert Kaempfert} - Al Hirt - Hirt Plays Bert [Vocalion: 1968]
8. "Adios" {Eric Madriguera} - Billy May & his Rico Mambo Orchestra - Cha Cha Mambos [Capitol: 1960]
9. "Manana" {Dave Barbour & Peggy Lee} - Billy May & his Rico Mambo Orchestra - Cha Cha Mambos [Capitol: 1960]
10. "Around The World" {Harold Adamson & Victor Young} - Brook Benton - Endlessly [HooDoo: 1959]
11. "Li'l Darlin'" {Neal Hefti} - Chuck Redd - Happy All The Time [Arbors Records: 2006]
12. "Hawaiian Tattoo" {Michael Thomas} - Martin Denny - Hawaiian Tattoo [Liberty: 1964]
13. "Sweet Leilani" {Harry Owens} - Martin Denny - Hawaiian Tattoo [Liberty: 1964]
14. "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" {Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers} - Linda Ronstadt - For Sentimental Reasons [Asylum: 1985]
15. "Crow's Nest" {Cal Tjader} - Cal Tjader & Stan Getz - Sextet [Fantasy: 1958]
16. "Nice And Easy" {Marty Paich} - Marty Paich - Piccaso Of The Big Band [Master Jazz: 1958]
17. "Carmela" {Santamaria} - Mongo Santamaria - Skins [Fantasy: 1962]

Classical Sunrise - Friday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "String Quartet in G Major op. 77 no. 1" {Joseph HAYDN} - Festetics Quartet - The Complete String Quartets Played on Period Instruments [Arcana: 2014]
2. "Piano Sonata 8 in C Minor Op. 13" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Gianluca Cascioli - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 10 No. 3, Op. 26 & "Grande sonate pathétique", Op. 13 [Arcana: 2024]
3. "The Silken Ladder Overture" {Gioachino ROSSINI} - Derek Solomons, The Authentic Orchestra - Rossini: Overtures [Collins Classics: 2010]
4. "The King and I Overture" {Richard RODGERS} - Ted Sperling - The King and I (2018 Broadway Cast) [UMG: 2018]
5. "Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major K.454" {W. A. MOZART} - Isabelle Faust (Violin), Alexander Melnikov (Fortepiano) - Mozart: Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin, Vol. 3 [Harmonia Mundi: 2021]
6. "Organ Concerto 7 in B-Flat op. 7 no. 1 HWV 306" {George Frederic HANDEL} - Simon Preston (Organ), English Consort, Trevor Pinnock - Handel: Complete Organ Concertos [Deutsche Grammophon: 1984]
7. "Carmen Suite no. 2" {Georges BIZET (arr. Ernest Guiraud)} - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic - Bizet: Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2 - Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 [Sony: 2017]

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