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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. "catch these fists" - Wet Leg - moisturizer [Domino: 2025]
   Notes: July 11th album release
2. "Punks In The Beerlight" - Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers [Drag City: 2005]
3. "Lights" - Editors - The Back Room [Kitchenware: 2005]
4. "Toxic Serenity" - Garrett T. Capps - Life is Strange [Bandcamp: 2025]
   Notes: San Antonio
5. "Transcontinental" - Pedro The Lion - Achilles Heel [Jade Tree: 2004]
6. "Birthday Gal" - The Replacements - Nothing For All [Reprise: 1997]
7. "Makin' Moves" - The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Gemini [self-released: 2025]
8. "Your One and Only One" - Otis Redding - Sings Soul Ballads [Atco: 1965]
9. "How Glad I Am" - Galactic & Irma Thomas - Audience With the Queen [Thirty Tigers/Tchoup-Zilla: 2025]
10. "Ibiza" - Butcher Brown - Letters from the Atlantic [Concord: 2025]
11. "Show and Tell" - Al Wilson - Show and Tell: The Best of Al Wilson [Rocky road: 1973]
12. "BE (Intro)" - Common - Be [Geffen: 2005]
13. "What the World Needs Now is Love" - Chicago Jazz Orchestra - More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery [self-released: 2025]
14. "I'm Like a Bird" - Good Kid - single [CBC Live: 2025]
    Notes: Nelly Furtado cover
15. "Woody Allen" - Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin' [Bandcamp: 2010]
16. "Dancing in the Club" - This is Lorelei (MJ Lenderman version) - Box for Buddy, Box for Star [Double Double Whammy: 2024]
17. "The Fez" - Steely Dan - The Royal Scam [ABC: 1976]
18. "Sit Still" - Christopher Stopa - single [self-released: 2001/2011]
    Notes: NOT Radiohead
19. "Sam's Song" - Rodeo Boys - Junior [Don Giovanni: 2025]
20. "Entertain" - Sleater-Kinney - The Woods [Sub Pop: 2005]
21. "Road to Rouen" - Supergrass - Road to Rouen [Capitol/EMI: 2005]
22. "Pay No Mind (To the Signs)" - Dazy - single [Lame-O: 2025]
23. "Candy Says" - My Transparent Eye - single [Bandcamp: 2025]
    Notes: Velvets cover
24. "Tar and Feather" - Daggerboard & Erik Jekabson Orchestra - The Axes Vol. II [Wive: 2025]
25. "Truths and Rights" - Johnny Osbourne - Truths and Rights (Deluxe Edition) [Studio One: 1979]
26. "Let's Dance" - M. Ward - Transfiguration of Vincent [Matador: 2003]
    Notes: Bowie cover
27. "These Are the Fables" - The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema [Matador: 2005]
28. "Here Before" - Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering [Fat Cat: 2005]
29. "I Would Never Do Anything in this World to Hurt You" - Martyn Joseph - Deep Blue [Pipe: 2005]
30. "Norwegian Wood" - Russ Spiegel - Nitty Gritty [Ruzztone: 2025]
31. "Autumn" - Tobacco City - Horses [Scissor Tail: 2025]
    Notes: Chicago band, of course
32. "Six O'Clock News" - Kathleen Edwards - Failer [Maplemusic: 2002]
33. "Close My Eyes" - Jake Xerxes Fussell - single [Fat Possum: 2025]
    Notes: Arthur Russell died 33 years ago today
34. "Changed The Locks" - Lucinda Williams - Live at the Fillmore West 2003 [Lost Highway: 2005]
35. "How Far Away" - Lily Seabird - Trash Mountain [Lame-O: 2025]
36. "Cruise Control" - Dixie Dregs - Freefall [Capricorn: 1977]

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. "Rock Mr. Blues" - Wynonie Harris -
2. "Rockhouse (Parts 1 & 2)" - Ray Charles -
3. "My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)" - Trixie Smith - Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 [Document: 2005]
4. "West Coast Blues" - Blind Blake - All The Published Sides [JSP: 2005]
5. "Rockin' In Rhythm" - Duke Ellington & His -
6. "Get Rhythm In Your Feet And Music Your Soul" - Henry "Red" Allen & His Orchestra -
7. "Rock It For Me" - Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra -
8. "Kansas City Blues" - Jim Jackson -
9. "Hittin' The Bottle Stomp" - Blind Roosevelt Graves -
10. "It's Tight Like That" - Tampa Red & Georgia Tom -
11. "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" - Pinetop Smith -
12. "Detroit Rocks" - Montana Taylor -
13. "Roll 'Em Pete" - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson -
14. "Guitar Boogie" - Arthur Smith -
15. "Rock Awhile" - Goree Carter -
16. "Ain't That Just Like A Woman" - Louis Jordan -
17. "Rock And Roll Blues" - Erline Harris -
18. "Rock Me" - Sister Rosetta Tharpe -
19. "They Don't Want Me To Rock No More" - Ella Johnson -
20. "Rock And Roll" - Arleen Talley & Laverne Ray -
21. "Good Rocking Tonight" - Roy Brown -
22. "Rock Little Baby" - Cecil Gant -
23. "My Daddy Loves It" - Tiny Parker -
24. "My Kind Of Rocking" - Courtland Carter With Rene Hall Orchestra -
25. "Rock And Roll" - Scatman Crothers With Wild Bill Moore Orchestra -
26. "Well All Right" - Billie McAllister -
27. "Rocket 88" - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats -
28. "Let's Rock & Roll" - Shy Guy Douglas -
29. "Love My Baby" - Little Junior & The Blue Flames -
30. "Rock 'N Roll Boogie" - Jo Jo Williams -
31. "Moving On Out Boogie" - Lightnin' Hopkins -

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. 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. "Jen Tal at Offbeat Roadhouse (April 4, 2025)" - Jen Tal - Offbeat Roadhouse (April 4, 2025) [Jen Tal: 2025]

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. "There's No Business Like Show Business (Reprise)" {Irving Berlin} - National Symphony Orchestra - Annie Get Your Gun (Complete Recording of the Lincoln Center Edition) [JAY Records: 1996]
2. "There Won't Be Trumpets" {Stephen Sondheim} - Lee Remick - Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
   Notes: Opened April 4, 1964; Closed April 11, 1964 after nine performances
3. "Everybody Says Don't" {Stephen Sondheim} - Harry Guardino - Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
4. "Anyone Can Whistle" {Stephen Sondheim} - Lee Remick - Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
5. "I've Got You to Lean On" {Stephen Sondheim} - Angela Lansbury, Gabriel Dell, Arnold Soboloff, James Frawley - Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
6. "With So Little to Be Sure Of" {Stephen Sondheim} - Lee Remick, Harry Guardino - Anyone Can Whistle (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1963]
7. "Take What You Got" {Cyndi Lauper} - Andy Kelso, Stark Sands - Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2013]
   Notes: Opened April 4, 2013; closed April 7, 2019 after 2,505 performances
8. "Land of Lola" {Cyndi Lauper} - Billy Porter, Kinky Boots Ensemble - Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2013]
9. "Step One" {Cyndi Lauper} - Stark Sands - Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2013]
10. "Not My Father's Son" {Cyndi Lauper} - Billy Porter, Stark Sands - Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2013]
11. "Everybody Say Yeah" {Cyndi Lauper} - Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Kinky Boots Ensemble - Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2013]
12. "Buenos Aires" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, Evita Ensemble (2012) - Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording (2012)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tim Rice; opened April 5, 2012; closed January 26, 2013 after 337 performances
13. "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Elena Roger, Rachel Potter, Ricky Martin, Evita Ensemble (2012) - Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording (2012)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tim Rice
14. "No Llores por Mi Argentina" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Elena Roger - Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording (2012)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tim Rice
15. "High Flying, Adored" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Ricky Martin, Elena Roger - Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording (2012)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tim Rice
16. "Rainbow High" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Elena Roger, Evita Ensemble (2012) - Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording (2012)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tim Rice
17. "Woman of the World" {Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally} - Caroline Innerbichler, Original Broadway Cast of Shucked - Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
    Notes: Opened April 4, 2023; Closed January 14, 2024 after 327 performances
18. "Independently Owned" {Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally} - Alex Newell, Original Broadway Cast of Shucked - Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
19. "Maybe Love" {Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally} - Caroline Innerbichler, Original Broadway Cast of Shucked - Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
20. "OK" {Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally} - Andrew Durand, Original Broadway Cast of Shucked - Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
21. "Friends" {Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally} - Caroline Innerbichler, Alex Newell, Original Broadway Cast of Shucked - Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
22. "I Do" {Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally} - Caroline Innerbichler, Andrew Durand, Alex Newell, John Behlmann, Grey Henson, Ashley D. Kelley, Original Broadway Cast of Shucked - Shucked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2023]
23. "Don't Look At Me" {Stephen Sondheim} - Dorothy Collins, John Mcmartin - Follies / Original Broadway Cast [Capitol Records: 1971]
    Notes: Opened April 4, 1971; closed July 1, 1972 after 522 performances
24. "Ah, Paris! / Broadway Baby" {Stephen Sondheim} - Fifi D'Orsay, Ethel Shutta - Follies / Original Broadway Cast [Capitol Records: 1971]
25. "The Road You Didn't Take" {Stephen Sondheim} - John Mcmartin - Follies / Original Broadway Cast [Capitol Records: 1971]
26. "I'm Still Here" {Stephen Sondheim} - Yvonne De Carlo - Follies / Original Broadway Cast [Capitol Records: 1971]
27. "Too Many Mornings" {Stephen Sondheim} - John Mcmartin, Dorothy Collins - Follies / Original Broadway Cast [Capitol Records: 1971]
28. "The Right Girl" {Stephen Sondheim} - Gene Nelson - Follies / Original Broadway Cast [Capitol Records: 1971]
29. "Overture" {Stephen Sondheim} - New York Philharmonic, Paul Gemignani - Follies (New York Philharmonic Concert Cast Recording (1985)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1985]

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 ]
   Notes: Theme tune
2. "Dr Gilbert's:Merry Sisters of Fate" - Lunasa - Live at the Jefferson Theater [Lunasa ]
3. "Koady / The Burning Lion" - Flook - Sanju [Flatfish ]
4. "Idle Jig Set" - The East Pointers - The East Pointers [The East Pointers ]
5. "Gasoline Alley" - Maddie Witler, Natalie Haas - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
6. "Free Space:Reel for Dennis" - Natalie and Brittany Haas - Haas [Padiddle Records ]
7. "Not Soft Enough" - Sami Braman, Ellie Hakanson,Allison de Groot ,Lauren Price Napier , Missy Raines - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
   Notes: Sami Braman, Ellie Hakanson,Allison de Groot ,Lauren Price Napier , Missy Raines
8. "Weevils In The Grits" - Sami Braman - Riveter [Paddidle ]
9. "Five Miles from Town" - Dolly & the Devil - Festival Season [Yodel ay hee ]
10. "Cuttin' at the Point" - Dolly & the Devil - Festival Season [Yodel ay hee ]
11. "Bluegrass Backwoods" - Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland [Fiddleman Records ]
12. "With A Vamp In The Middle" - Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland [Fiddleman Records ]
13. "McLaughlin" - EZRA (feat. Jacob Jolliff, Max Allard, Jesse Jones, Craig Butterfield) - Froggy's Demise [Adhyaropa ]
14. "Too Late" - EZRA (feat. Jacob Jolliff, Max Allard, Jesse Jones, Craig Butterfield) - Froggy's Demise [Adhyaropa ]
15. "Heartland" - John Mailander's Forecast - Let The World In [John Mailander ]
16. "Borderline" - John Mailander - Look Closer [Nine Athens ]
17. "Another Morning(w Jerry Douglas)" - Bela Fleck - Double Time [Rounder ]
18. "New Morning" - Bob Dylan - New Morning [Columbia ]
19. "Minor Swing" - Stéphane Wrembel - Jean-Michel Pilc Sextet (Nick Driscoll-sax/cl, Jean-Michel Pilc-p, Stéphane Wrembel-g, Thor Jensen-g, Ari Folman-Cohen-b, Nick Anderson-d) - Triptych Phase 2 [Water is life ]
20. "Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger)" - Stephane Grappelli & David Grisman (w/Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, Rob Wasserman, Tiny Moore) - Live [Warner Brothers ]

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. "Doom & Zoom" - The Unmastered Masters - Your Gonnah Wannah [Self-Released: NEW]
2. "Freak Mode" - The Tubs - Cotton Crown [Trouble In Mind: NEW]
3. "Dum Dum" - The Vaselines - Enter The Vaselines [Sub Pop: 2009]
4. "Rock City" - Horsegirl - Phoenetics On And On [Matador: NEW]
5. "My Valuable Hunting Knife" - Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes [Matador: 1995]
6. "Oganesson" - Tortoise - Oganesson [International Anthem: NEW]
7. "Lean On Me" - Terry Callier - Occasional Rain [Cadet: 1972]
8. "Cold-Blooded Old Times" - Bill Callahan - Rough Travel For A Rare Thing [Drag City: 2010]
9. "Modigliani" - Lucy Dacus - Forever Is A Feeling [Geffen: NEW]
10. "The Room" - Takuro Okada - The Near End, The Dark Night, The County Line [Temporal Drift: NEW]
11. "It Might Have Been" - Neil Young - Oceanside Countryside [Reprise: NEW]
12. "Mother" - Home - Pause For A Hoarse Horse [CBS/Sony: 1971]
13. "Roll Maggie" - Cactus Lee - Cactus Lee [Western Vinyl: NEW]
14. "50mg" - Panda Bear - Sinister Grift [Domino: NEW]
15. "Preghiera In Gennaio" - Fabrizio De Andre - Volume 1 [Bluebell: 1967]
16. "Storma Lee" - Sharp Pins - Radio DDR [Perennial/K: NEW]
17. "I Hope You're Happy Now" - The Television Personalities - My Dark Places [Domino: 2006]
18. "Puritan Sex" - Ron House - Obsessed [Moses Carryout: 2002]
19. "Joseph" - John Ylvisaker - A Love Song [Avant Garde: 1968]
20. "With John Morand And Assisted By Bryan Hoffa" - Labradford - E Luxo So [Kranky: 1999]
21. "Now That I Know" - Ted Lucas - Ted Lucas [Third Man: NEW]
    Notes: New reissue
22. "Running All The Time" - Jaki Whitren - Raw But Tender [Epic: 1973]
23. "Long Journey" - Michael Hurley - Long Journey [Rounder: 1976]
24. "Pass The Night" - Emily Muff - Milk Of The Tree (An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73) comp. [Grapefruit: 2017]
25. "So So Sick" - Unrest - Perfect Teeth [Teenbeat: NEW]
    Notes: New reissue
26. "In The Sun" - Damon & Naomi - Playback Singers [Sub Pop: 1998]
27. "Gold Hick" - Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes [Matador: 1995]

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. "Grounding" - Park Jiha - All Living Things [Glitterbeat: 2025]
   Notes: Park Jiha, the acclaimed Korean composer/multi-instrumentalist, makes patient, immersive music; music that illuminates the essence and texture of the natural, living world.
2. "Freddie" - The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Gemini [Colemine: 2025]
   Notes: For San Diego's 9-piece (mostly) instrumental combo The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Jazz and Funk have always been the two genres that they've consistently and effectively melded together, forming the bedrock of their sound.
3. "Meherban" - Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali - At the Feet of the Beloved [Real World: 2025]
   Notes: Imbued with the spirit of their late uncle, the qawwali master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali return with another deeply accomplished, moving collection of songs that ache with the frenzied anxiety of falling in love and dreamy desire of devotion, At the Feet of the Beloved.
4. "Disco Star" - Alsarah & the Nubatones - Seasons of the Road [Alsarah & the Nubatones: 2025]
   Notes: Alsarah & the Nubatones have self-released their third studio album, Mawasim Altariq (Seasons of the Road). A project more than five years in the making, we see them share their first ever songs in English. It first took root in Beirut at the end of 2018 during a week-long residency at Station.
5. "Mack the Knife" - Ute Lemper - Pirate Jenny [The Audiophile Society: 2025]
   Notes: In honor of revolutionary composer Kurt Weill's 125th birthday this year, acclaimed singer & actress Ute Lemper today announced her new album, Pirate Jenny, out April 25 via The Audiophile Society. Nearly 40 years after her breakthrough album Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill, she now presents fresh, electric re-imaginings of Weill's songs, whose critiques of societal injustices and corruption still ring true today.
6. "Dagabi" - Songhoy Blues - Heritage [Transgressive: 2025]
   Notes: It's clear that the band from northern Mali are in a new frame of mind. They move into a more acoustic, creative re-imagining of the 'desert blues' style that brought them to world fame, infused with the ethereal sounds of various traditional instruments.
7. "Brid Bahn" - Afro Celt Sound System - Ova [Six Degrees: 2024]
   Notes: Afro Celt Sound System make their long-awaited label debut on Six Degrees Records with OVA, the Grammy-nominated group's eighth studio album and the final one with their late founder at the helm -- producer and lead guitarist Simon Emmerson, who lost his valiant battle with cancer last year.
8. "Sese Sodu Sadina" - The Baltic Sisters - Varav [CPL-Music: 2025]
   Notes: The Baltic Sisters are a cross-border folk ensemble uniting four singers from Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. Their shared passion for "Sutartines" - traditional Lithuanian polyphonic songs - first brought them together.
9. "Assouma Kagne" - Samba Toure - Baarakelaw [Glitterbeat: 2025]
   Notes: At the end of 2023, Samba recorded Baarakelaw in Mali's capital city of Bamako. Making the album was particularly difficult because the recording took place at a time when the Malian energy crisis, which the country had been experiencing for over a year, was getting much worse. It had become impossible to work in a traditional studio, as none of them had generators and electricity was only available for a few hours a day.
10. "Eko Eko" - The Bongo Hop - La Pata Coja [Underdog: 2025]
    Notes: Led by French trumpeter Etienne Sevet, the project offers another highly danceable, genre bending and colorful effort. Always navigating back and forth across the Atlantic in search of his musical dreamland, his work as The Bongo Hop offers a deeper insight into the making of his music, an organic sounding, almost live approach to his infectiously groovy compositions.
11. "Three Piece Suit" - Kokoroko - Get The Message EP [Brownswood: 2024]
    Notes: Eschewing the brassy and exuberant sound of their previous work, the new EP notably beholds more of a minimalist, introspective, and meditative slant. Gentler in mood, Get The Message finds the band experimenting with new sonic territories via modes of psychedelic soul, Afro-rock, dub and funk.
12. "Fantastica Bahia" - Joao Selva - Onda [Underdog: 2025]
    Notes: A native of Rio de Janeiro, João Selva is an exponent artist of Brazilian Tropicalism. He's here to display his ambitions and ideals: to fluidly and swiftly connect the musical components of a Black Atlantic that would extend from Brazilian samba to Angolan Semba, from Cape Verdean funaná to Caribbean zouk via Congolese rumba and American funk.
13. "Mexico" - Mario San Roman/Reggie Stephens - single [Mario San Roman/Reggie Stephens: 2025]
    Notes: The vocals of both artists, blend perfectly together over this beautiful soundscape. The traditional elements bring flavor to this colorful composition. Spanish singer Mario San Román and Santa Cruz, California based artist Reggie Stephens, delivered something truly special.
14. "Head & Heart" - Varre Vartiainen/Mike Stern - Head & Heart [Eclipse Music: 2025]
    Notes: Leaning towards 70's fusion jazz, the album's music is mostly composed by Vartiainen, but Stern adds his creative touch. One can expect masterful guitar playing from both artists.
15. "Float" - The Altons - Heartache In Room 14 [Daptone: 2025]
    Notes: Steeped with moody ballads, soulful, tejano-kissed duets and Bond theme psychedelia -Heartache in Room 14 is poised to be the "must have" album of 2025.
16. "Cruz" - Marinero - La La La [Hardly Art: 2025]
    Notes: Playfully named both for the city that helped shape it and the sophisticated pop it contains, La La La is multivalent and endlessly lush.

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. "Jackie-Ing" {Monk} - Thelonious Monk - Tokyo Concerts [Columbia: 1963]
3. "Liberation Conversation" {Bobby Miller/Marlena Shaw} - Marlena Shaw - The Spice Of Life [Cadet Records: 1969]
4. "Swingin' Machine" {Allison} - Mose Allison - Swingin' Machine [Atlantic: 1962]
5. "Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul?" {Scott-Heron} - Gil Scott Heron - A New Black Poet - Small Talk at 125th and Lenox [Flying Dutchman/RCA: 1970]
6. "Chant Inca" {Singer/Gilson} - Hal Singer & Jef Gilson - Soul Of Africa [Kindred Spirits: 1974/2018]
7. "Brilliant Corners" {Monk} - Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners [Riverside: 1956/1957]
8. "The Grifter" {SFSE} - The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Gemini [Colemine Records: 2025]
   Notes: Nine-piece instrumental combo out of San Diego. Wili Fleming - trombone Jesse Audelo - saxophone / flute Travis Klein - saxophone / flute Tim Felten - keyboards Aquiles “Lito” Magana - guitar Omar Lopez - bass Jake Najor - drums Kiko Cornejo Jr - congas / percussion Sheryll Felten - percussion.
9. "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" {Mingus} - Jeff Beck - Wired [Epic: 1976]
10. "I Believe" {Stevenson} - Sultan Stevenson - El Roi [Edition Records: 2025]
    Notes: Sultan Stevenson Piano
11. "El Roi" {Stevenson} - Sultan Stevenson - El Roi [Edition Records: 2025]
12. "Young Genius" {McCraven} - Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings [International Anthem: 2018]
    Notes: Brandee Younger (harp) Joel Ross (vibraphone) Tomeka Reid (cello) Dezron Douglas (double bass) Makaya McCraven (drums)
13. "Freaks For The Festival" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color [Atlantic: 1975]
14. "Dream" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color [Atlantic: 1975]
15. "Portrait Of Those Beautiful Ladies" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color [Atlantic: 1975]
16. "The Soul Brotherhood" {Kynard} - Charles Kynard - The Soul Brotherhood [Prestige: 1969]

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. "It's Magic" {Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne} - Bobby Hackettt - Most Beautiful Horn [Essential Jazz Classics: 1961]
2. "Fever" {Cooley & Davenport} - Richard Marino - Magic Beat! [Liberty: 1961]
3. "Laura" {David Raskin} - Buddy Cole - Most Recorded Songs [Warner: 1960]
4. "Lisbon Antiqua" {Portela /Galhardo} - Leroy Holmes - Fiesta In Sound [Jasmine: 1961]
5. "Blushing Moon" {Goell, DeCrescenzo, Vian} - Joni James - Ti Voglio Bene [Taragon: 1958]
6. "Ziganette" {Diana Janis} - Richard Marino - Magic Beat! [Liberty: 1961]
7. "Lover" {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} - Richard Martino - Magic Beat! [Liberty: 1961]
8. "Begin The Beguine" {Cole Porter} - Buddy Cole - Most Recorded Songs [Warner: 1960]
9. "Dearly Beloved" - Wes Montgomery - Classics [AM: 1967]
10. "How Much Can A Man Take?" {Bluefield, Benninghoff, Duncan} - Big John Hamilton - [Minaret: 1968]
11. "Flamingo" {Grouya & Anderson} - Stanley Black - Exotic Percussion [London: 1961]
12. "The Boy Nextdoor" {Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin} - Bobby Hackett - Dream Awhile [Essential Jazz: 1960]
13. "Tangerine" {Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger} - Herb Alpert - Whipped Cream & Other Delights [Shout: 1965]
14. "Moon Of Manakoora" {Newman/Loesser} - Stanley Black - Exotic Percussion [London: 1961]
15. "Drifting And Dreaming" - Les Paul - Lover's Luau
16. "That's All There Is To That" {Otis Owens} - Etta Jones - [ 1960]
17. "Tara Lara" {Galian} - Leroy Holmes - Sophisticated Songs [Jasmine ]
18. "Georgia On My Mind" - Ray Charles -
19. "Mountain Greenery" {Rodgers & Hart} - Ernie Freeman Combo - Comin' Home Baby [Capitol: 1963]
20. "That Happy Feeling" {Guy Warren} - Bert Kaempfert - Swingin' Safari [Hallmark: 1962]
21. "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" {Nacio Herb Brown & Gus Kahn} - Barney Kessel - Standards [Avid: 1955]
22. "I Have But One Heart" - Joni James - Ti Veglio Bene [Taragon: 1958]
23. "Alone Together" {Arthur Schwartz & Howard Deitz} - Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds - [Blue Note: 1960]

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. "Chant des voyelles (Incantation of the Vowels)" {Žibuoklė MARTNAITYTE} - Latvian Radio Choir; Sigvards Klava, conductor - Martinaityte: Aletheia, choral works [Ondine ]
2. "Symphony No. 41 in A major P. 33" {Michael HAYDN} - Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss; Frank Beermann, conductor - Michael Haydn Symphonies [CPO ]
3. "Die Trauergondel No. 2 (La lugubre gondola No. 2), S200;2;R81;2, ;Élégie No. 3; (original 1882 version)" {Franz LISZT} - Wojciech Walczek, piano - Liszt: Christmas Tree [Naxos ]
4. "Summer Rhapsody (on Danish folk melodies) for orchestra" {Knudage RIISAGER} - Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Bo Holten, conductor - Riisager: The Symphonic Edition, Volume 3 [Dacapo ]
5. "5 Scottish Folksongs; No. 5. Eilidh Bhan" {Helen HOPEKIRK} - Gary Steigerwalt, piano - Helen Hopekirk: Piano Music [Toccata Classics ]
6. "Etude No 6, in D minor" {Guido REGONDI} - David Leisner, guitar - Charms to Soothe; 10th Century Music for Guitar [Solas ]
7. "Cypresses, Op. 11 (arr. for string quartet)" {Antonin DVORAK} - Vogler Quartet - Dvorak: String Quartets, Vol. 1 [CPO ]
8. "Prelude I - Magic Morning" {Nabil BENABDELJALT} - Rebeca Omordia, piano - African Pianism, Volume 2 [SOMM Recordings ]
9. "Prelude II - Mirage et lumiere" {Nabil BENABDELJALT} - Rebeca Omordia, piano - African Pianism, Volume 2 [SOMM Recordings ]
10. "Sinfonia in D major" {Johann Philipp KERNBERGER} - Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin - Musik am Berliner Hof
11. "Prelude in G Major, Op. 13" {Benjamin CARR} - Kirsten Johnson, piano - Benjamin Carr Piano Music [Centaur ]
12. "Prelude in A Major, Op. 13" {Benjamin CARR} - Kirsten Johnson, piano - Benjamin Carr Piano Music [Centaur ]
13. "Prelude in E Major, Op. 13" {Benjamin CARR} - Kirsten Johnson, piano - Benjamin Carr Piano Music [Centaur ]
14. "Prelude in C Major, Op. 13" {Benjamin CARR} - Kirsten Johnson, piano - Benjamin Carr Piano Music [Centaur ]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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