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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. "Indu" - Greg Freeman - All Set The Bone [Transgressive / Canvasback: 2026]
   Notes: October 2nd release
2. "I'm Afraid Of Americans (feat Serj Tankian)" - Brendan Angelides - Can You Feel the End Begin? [Ancestor: 2026]
   Notes: August 14th release; Bowie cover
3. "Something Else to Give" - Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Cannonball [UMG: 2026]
   Notes: August 7th release
4. "Two Dollar Pistol" - Brennan Wedl - Brennan Wedl [Anti-: 2026]
5. "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | Feb 18, 1977 Early [The Mosh Pit: 2026]
6. "Golden Slumbers" - La Lucha - Tides [self-released: 2026]
7. "Summer's Almost Gone" - The Goods - Goodbye Summertime [Dandy Boy: 2026]
   Notes: September 16th release
8. "Shelley" - Flora Hibbard - Mammoth [22Twenty: 2026]
   Notes: October 16th release
9. "Party Girl" - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces [Columbia: 1979]
10. "losing pride" - clairo - single [Bandcamp: 2026]
    Notes: proceeds benefit Zero Hour
11. "Follow (with John Grant)" - Kaktus Einarsson - Factoid Happiness [One Little Independent: 2026]
    Notes: Icelandic artist; September 18th release
12. "No One in the World" - The Jam - Extras: A Collection of Rarities [Polydor: 1992]
13. "Listen Here" - Seamus Blake - Eh! The Music of Eddie Harris [Cellar: 2026]
14. "I Can See My House from Here" - The Glands - The Glands [Capricorn: 2000]
15. "It Ain't No Use" - The Meters - Rejuvenation [Reprise: 1974]
16. "Sacred" - Baby Cool - Infinity Baby [Fuzz Club: 2026]
17. "Tonite" - Larry Raspberry and The Highsteppers - Highsteppin' and Fancy Dancin' [Enterprise: 1974]
18. "Cat Fever" - Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes [Warner Bros.: 1972]
19. "That's What Love Will Make You Do" - Little Milton - Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Stax: 2007]
20. "In the Skies" - Peter Green - In the Skies [Sail: 1979]
21. "Lucy" - Shane MacGowan & Nick Cave - What a Wonderful World EP [Elektra: 1992]
22. "Radio Casual" - David Blake Quartet - Radio Casual [Cellar: 2026]
23. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - I'm Not There [Columbia: 2007]
24. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Kevin Fox - Songs for a Cello & Voice [self-released: 2008]
    Notes: Eurythmics cover
25. "Blue" - Lucinda Williams - Essence [Lost Highway: 2001]
26. "Summer Song" - James Yorkston - The Year of the Leopard [Domino: 2006]
27. "Here, There and Everywhere" - The Beatles - Revolver [Capitol: 1966]
28. "Will the Real Kenny G Please Stand Up!!" - Brent Birckhead - Exchange: Live at The Keystone Korner [self-released: 2026]
29. "Julie-Anne, Patron of Thieves" - The Skygreen Leopards - Jehovah Surrender [Jagjaguwar: 2005]
30. "The Hard Way" - Pink Floyd - Household Objects Project [Unreleased: 1970-74]
31. "Go For the Night" - Nirosta Steel - My Skyscraper [Ulyssa: 2026]
32. "Blood Spilled" - Blonde Redhead - single [Section1: 2026]

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. "I Can't Quit The Blues" - Buddy Guy - A Man And The Blues [Vanguard: 1990]
2. "Hold It" - Willie Mitchell - Here's Willie Mitchell [Hi Record (Japan): 2012]
3. "When My Left My Eye Jumps" - Buddy Guy - I Left My Blues In San Francisco [MCA/Chess: 1988]
4. "Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues" - Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim - Willie's Blues [Ace (UK): 1993]
5. "Let Me Love You" - Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine - Audience With The Queen [Alligator: 1990]
6. "Nobody Understands Me But My Guitar" - Buddy Guy - Can't Quit The Blues [Silvertone: 2006]
7. "Every Man I See" - Big Time Sarah - Lay It On 'Em Girls [Delmark: 1992]
8. "Somebody Up There" - Buddy Guy - The Blues Is Alive and Well [RCA/Silvertone Records: 2018]
9. "Don't Know Which Way To Go" - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Live [One Media Publishing: 2006]
10. "DJ Play My Blues" - Buddy Guy - DJ Play My Blues [JSP: 1994]
11. "Angel Wings" - Klaus Doldinger's Passport - Doldinger Jubilee '75 [Warner Bros.: 1990]
12. "Been There Done That" - Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues [RCA: 2025]
13. "Stay Around A Little Longer" - Rory Block - Heavy On The Blues [M.C. Records: 2025]
14. "It's A Jungle Out There" - Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea [Silvertone Records: 2001]
15. "She's Out There Somewhere" - Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy! [Alligator: 1990]
16. "Too Many Tears" - Buddy Guy With Tedeschi-Trucks - Skin Deep [RCA: 2008]
17. "Look What All You Got" - T-Model Ford - You Better Keep Still [Fat Possum: 1998]
18. "Your Mind Is On Vacation" - Buddy Guy - Can't Quit The Blues [Silvertone Records: 2006]
19. "Leave My Girl Alone" - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - In Step [Epic: 1989]
20. "She Suits Me To A Tee" - Buddy Guy - Left My Blues In San Francisco [MCA/Chess: 1990]
21. "Mary Had A Little Lamb" - Buddy Guy - A Man And The Blues [Vanguard: 1991]

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. "Bobby Thompson at Offbeat Roadhouse (July 31, 2026)" - Bobby Thompson - Offbeat Roadhouse (July 31, 2026) [Bobby Thompson: 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. "And the Money Kept Rolling In" - Mandy Patinkin - Evita [MCA: 1979]
2. "Shut Up and Raise Your Glass" - Aaron Tveit/Karen Olivo - Moulin Rouge! [RCA: 2019]
3. "Someone Like You" - Christiane Noll - Jekyll & Hyde [Atlantic: 1997]
4. "Do You Hear the People Sing?" - Cast - Les Miserables [Geffen: 1987]
5. "Defying Gravity" - Kristin Chenoweth/Idina Menzel - Wicked [Decca: 2002]
6. "Watch What Happens" - Kate Lindsay - Newsies [Ghostlight: 2012]
7. "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Town)" - Cast - Hamilton [Atlantic: 2015]
8. "The Smell of Rebellion" - Bertie Carvel - Matilda [Broadway: 2013]
9. "Everything's All Right" - Yvonne Elliman - Jesus Christ Superstar [MCA: 1970]
10. "Way Down Hadestown" - Cast - Hadestown [Sing It Again: 2019]
11. "Dancing Queen" - Jenny Galloway - Mama Mia [Decca: 1999]
12. "The Rum Tum Tugger" - Paul Nicholas - Cats [Polydor: 1981]
13. "No More" - Chip Zien/Tom Aldridge - Into the Woods [RCA: 1987]
14. "Don't Lose Ur Head" - Christina Modestou - SIX [Absolute Label: 2018]
15. "Love Sneaks In" - John Lithgow - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [Ghostlight: 2006]
    Notes: Yes, he won the Tony for the play 'Giant.'
16. "Roll in the Hay" - Sutton Foster - Young Frankenstein [Decca Broadway: 2007]
17. "Journey On" - Colin Donne[l/Brandon Uranowitz - Ragtime [Broadway: 2026]
18. "A New Argentina" - Bob Gunton/Patti LuPone/Mandy Patinkin - Evita [MCA: 1979]
19. "America" - Karen Oliva - West Side Story [Masterworks Broadway: 2009]
20. "For Forever" - Ben Platt - Dear Evan Hansen [Atlantic: 2017]
21. "Time Warp" - Dick Cavett - The Rocky Horror Picture Show [RCA: 2001]
22. "The Phantom of the Opera" - Sarah Brightman - The Phantom of the Opera [Polydor: 1987]
23. "All That Jazz" - Bebe Neuwirth - Chicago [RCA: 1996]
24. "Maybe This Time" - Natasha Richardson - Cabaret [RCA: 1995]
25. "Goodbye" - Aaron Tveit - Catch Me If You Can [Ghostlight: 2011]
26. "Double Talk Walk" - Orchestra - City of Angels [Columbia: 1989]

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. "Piper's Lagoon" - Ken & Brad Kolodner - Hand's Cove [Fenchurch Music: 2026]
2. "Forever Has Come to an End" - The Slocan Ramblers, Michael Cleveland - Single [Mountain Fever Records: 2026]
3. "Charleston #1" - Sophie Wellington - Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still [Adhyâropa Records: 2026]
4. "Get Up / Ore Mi Kini Se" - TANASI (Billy Cardine, Mary Lucey, Anya Hinkle) - Tanasi [Indidog Records: 2026]
5. "Duan Callaig" - Staran, Julie Fowlis - Gold from Ruins [Staran Music: 2025]
6. "Time to Fly" - Staran - Gold from Ruins [Staran Music: 2025]
7. "Fishin' in the Dark" - AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Single [Signature Sounds: 2026]
   Notes: 11/12 @ The Southern
8. "Waynesboro - Swinging on the Gate" - Seán Keegan - Keegan's Fancy [Adhyâropa: 2026]
   Notes: Sean Keegan - mandola; Macdara O Faolan - bouzouki
9. "Red Bird" - Darrell Scott, Darrell Scott String Band - Old Cane Back Rocker [HERE Records: 2023]
   Notes: 9/12 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
10. "Raji's Romp" - Darrell Scott, Darrell Scott String Band, Matt Flinner - Old Cane Back Rocker [HERE Records: 2023]
    Notes: 9/12 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
11. "Rosemary" - Sierra Ferrell - Trail Of Flowers [Rounder: 2024]
    Notes: 9/12 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
12. "Long Way Round" - Acoustic Syndicate - Long Way 'Round [Sugar Hill: 2004]
    Notes: 9/12 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
13. "Shower" - Kruger Brothers - Up 18 North [Double Time Music, Inc.: 2002]
    Notes: 9/11 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
14. "Out West" - Meels - Across The Raccoon Strait [Lost Highway: 2026]
    Notes: 9/11 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
15. "The Fight" - Scythian - Roots and Stones [Scythian: 2022]
    Notes: 9/11 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
16. "Future Ghost" - Larry Keel, Jon Stickley - Larry Keel & Jon Stickley [Keel Fish Music: 2025]
    Notes: 9/13 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
17. "Darlene and Gene" - The War And Treaty - The Story of Michael and Tanya [War and Treaty/ATL Outpost: 2026]
    Notes: 9/11 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
18. "Follow The Sound" - The Creekers - Single [The Creekers Band LLC/Warner Records Nashville: 2026]
    Notes: 9/11 @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots
19. "Sticks and Stones" - Bronwyn - Single [Sugar Petunia: 2026]
    Notes: 9/2 @ The Southern
20. "March of the Mollusk" - Benny Bleu - When I Am a Fossil [Circus Tent: 2026]
21. "Longhair Bluegrass" - Robbie Fulks - Bluegrass Vacation [Compass: 2023]
    Notes: 10/1 @ The Southern
22. "Spirit of the South" - Sharon Gilchrist, Maeve Gilchrist, Brittany Haas, Cristina Vane - Julia Belle: The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 2 [StuffWorks: 2025]
23. "5500 Miles" - Honey and The Bear - Away Beyond The Fret [Independent: 2023]
24. "Seven Hills" - Antony Hurley, Owen Spafford - Seven Hills [Antony Hurley: 2026]
25. "Higher Rock" - Reeltime Travelers - Livin' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time [SCI Fidelity Records: 2002]
26. "Golden" - Jake Shimabukuro - Pop Experience [JS Records 2026: 2026]
27. "Deer Walk" - The Burnett Sisters Duo - Weird and Obscure Songs from Old Gents Pushing up Daisies [The Burnett Sisters Duo: 2020]

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. "Untitled Love Song" - Moose - Cool Breeze [ 1991]
2. "Mirror" - Graham Central Station - Mirror [Rhino/Warner Records: 1976]
3. "Getting Better" - Fionn Regan -
4. "The Hexx" - Pavement - Terror Twilight [Matador: 1999]
5. "Hornet's Fury Into The Bandit's Mouth" - Blackout Beach - Fuck Death [Dead Oceans: 2011]
6. "I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You" - Millie Jackson - Caught Up [Ace Records: 1974]
7. "Happiness For Beginners" - Luther Russell - Happiness For Beginners [Curation Records: 2025]
8. "Late Night, Maudlin Street" - Morrissey - Viva Hate [Rhino/Warner Records: 1988]
9. "Further" - Edith Frost - Wonder Wonder [Drag City Records: 2001]
10. "Meltdown" - Meat Puppets - Monsters [MRI: 1989]
11. "King Of The Hill" - Thundercat - It Is What It Is [Brainfeeder: 2020]
12. "Kimberly Austin" - Porno for Pyros - Good God's Urge [ 1996]
13. "Black Rider" - Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways [Columbia: 2020]
14. "Listen, The Snow Is Falling" - Galaxie 500 - This is Our Music [20/20/20: 1990]
15. "Come Inside" - Commodores - Hot On The Tracks [Motown: 1976]
16. "Bring the Noise" - The Unholy Trio - Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records [ 2000]
17. "I Lost Myself" - Rachel Love - Lyra [The Cat Collects: 2024]
18. "My Body and Me" - Titus Andronicus - An Obelisk [Merge Records: 2019]
19. "Ay Querida" - Jose Gonzalez - Against The Dying Of The Light [Mute: 2026]
20. "Cable Hogue" - John Cale - Helen of Troy [Island Records: 1976]
21. "I Take What I Want" - Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now [Rhino Atlantic: 1968]
22. "Do The Pop" - Radio Birdman - The Essential Radio Birdman [Sub Pop Records: 2001]
23. "Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby" - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody [CBS: 1975]
24. "Leper Messiah" - Metallica - Master of Puppets [Blackened Recordings: 1986]

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. "The Jasmin Tree" - The Modern Jazz Quartet - Under The Jasmin Tree [EMI Catalogue: 2010]
   Notes: USA
2. "Greetings" - Hamza El Din - A Wish [Sounds True: 1999]
   Notes: Nubia (Upper Egypt / Sudan)
3. "INTERVIEW - with Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra" - Live studio performance with Sheikh Abed Manasra - 2 Oud compositions - Live [ 2026]
   Notes: Sheikh Abed Alsalam Manasra is a peace builder with the Abrahamic Reunion in Israel / Palestine.
4. "Al Birwa" - Anouar Brahem - The Astounding Eyes Of Rita [ECM Records: 2009]
   Notes: Tunisia--Anouar Brahem is a widely acclaimed Tunisian oud player and composer.
5. "Wind—Baptiste Sejourne Remix" - Faran Ensemble, Batist Sejourne - Faran Ensemble (Remixed) [Resueño: 2020]
   Notes: Israel--The Faran Ensemble is an instrumental world-music trio that specializes in music inspired by the ancient trade routes and cultural exchanges of the Middle East, Central Asia, Persia, and the Mediterranean. Their music is largely original, but it draws deeply from traditional musical languages and instruments. Gad Tidhar — oud; Roi Smila — kamancheh (Persian spike fiddle); Refael Ben-Zichry — percussion.
6. "Laytana" - Le Trio Joubran - Majaz [Randana: 2007]
   Notes: Palestine / Israel--Le Trio Joubran consists of three Palestinian brothers, Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran. They come from Nazareth, from a family that has built and played ouds for four generations. Their father, Hatem Joubran, is a renowned oud maker, and their family heritage is deeply rooted in Palestinian musical culture. The trio formally came together in 2004, becoming what is widely regarded as the world's first professional ensemble built around three ouds.
7. "Kouni" - Huda Asfour - Kouni [Huda Asfour: 2018]
   Notes: Palestine / USA--Huda Asfour is a Palestinian oud player, composer, vocalist, improviser, educator, and former biomedical engineer. She is widely recognized for blending traditional Arabic music with contemporary composition, improvisation, and cross-cultural collaboration.
8. "Shazeef" - Bustan Abraham - Ashra [Nada Records: 2000]
   Notes: Israel / Palestine--Bustan Abraham was an Israeli-based Arab-Jewish instrumental ensemble active from 1991 to 2003. The name means "Abraham's Garden"—a reference to Abraham (Ibrahim), revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and intended as a symbol of shared heritage.
9. "The Bluebird" - Joseph Tawadros - The Bluebird, the Mystic and the Fool [Joseph Tawadros: 2018]
   Notes: Egypt / Australia - Joseph Tawadros is among the world's greatest players of the oud
10. "Oudaiwa" - Aiwa - Yiyi [Wikkid: 2006]
    Notes: France/ Iraq--Iraqi brothers brought up in France; Wamid on bass and percussion; Naufalle, Arabic rap--with Severine---female vocalist and composer.
11. "On Verra Ca" - Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles [Rhino/Warner Records: 2002]
    Notes: Senegal
12. "Shiite Zikr" - Razbar Iranian Sufis - Dervish Ecstasy [field recording: 1990]
    Notes: Iran--Zikr is the quintessential Sufi practice of remembrance---of the Infinite Oneness of All Being. Both Shiite and Sunni Sufis engage in this practice.
13. "Ya Hayyo Ya Qayyum" - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Best Islamic Qawwalies (Complete Original Recordings) [Universal Music MENA (Oriental Star Agencies): 2018]
    Notes: Pakistan
14. "Sufi shrine street music" - Sain Zahoor - n/a [YouTube: 2010]
    Notes: Pakistan--recorded live at a Sufi shrine, one of the remaining ones, not yet destroyed by the Taliban.. He is an author and educator, now age 82.
15. "Zikr" - A.R. Rahman, Rafi, Rakeeb, Shaukat Ali - Bose the Forgotten Hero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Times Music: 2005]
    Notes: India----Zikr is the quintessential Sufi practice of remembrance of the One.
16. "Abrahamic Zikr" - HuDost - Sufi Kirtan [Open Sesame Music: 2015]
    Notes: USA / Canada
17. "Alhamdulillah" - Sufi Choir - The Best of the Sufi Choir [Cold Mountain Music: 2004]
    Notes: USA
18. "Oud Solo" - Alsarah & The Nubatones - Silt [WONDERWHEEL RECORDINGS: 2005]
    Notes: Sudan
19. "Lastou Shay'aa (I Am Nothing)" - Huda Asfour, John Hadfield - Mars (Back and Forth) [Huda Asfour: 2012]
    Notes: Palestine
20. "Shalom Salaam" - Ziggy Marley - Dragonfly [Private Music: 2003]
    Notes: Jamaica
21. "Reina De Cumbias" - Conjunto Miramar - La Edad de Oro de la Cumbia Colombiana, Vol. 3 [PT Jegeg Records: 2023]
    Notes: Columbia

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. "Clickety Clack" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments [Atlantic: 1974]
3. "After The Rain" {Coltrane} - John Coltrane - Impressions [Impulse!: 1963]
4. "Sinfonia Del Espacio En Do Menor" {Lovo} - Alfonso Lovo - La Gigantona [Numero Group: 2012]
   Notes: From Numero Group: The son of a prominent Nicaraguan politician, Alfonso Noel Lovo was an obvious target when Sandinista rebels hijacked a Managua-bound flight from Miami in December of 1971, ultimately putting several rounds through the talented musician’s torso and hand. After several years, and as many surgeries, he would break ground on this psychedelic pastiche of Latin jazz and pan-American funk, recorded in his nation’s capital in 1976.
5. "Matrix" {Corea} - Conrad Herwig - The Latin Side Of Chick Corea [Savant: 2026]
6. "India (Recorded live, November 3, 1961, Village Vanguard)" {Coltrane} - John Coltrane - Impressions [Impulse!: 1961]
7. "Rio San Juan Drums" {Lovo} - Alfonso Lovo - La Gigantona [Numero Group: 2012]
8. "Untitled" {Dammann} - Christopher Dammann - Dead Words [Shifting Paradigm Records: 2026]
   Notes: Charlottesville-native and Chicago-based bassist Christopher Damman has released a set of five originals for his trumpet/reeds quintet. Jim Baker - piano, ARP 2600 Christopher Dammann - double bass James Davis - trumpet, electronics Jon Irabagon - stritch, effects Mike Reed - drums
9. "Jasper Country Man" {Larry Mizell} - Bobbi Humphreys - Blacks and Blues [Blue Note: 1973]
10. "Lupita" {Gomez} - Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc. - Ritual [Omega International: 1971]
11. "Gypsy Queen" {Szabo} - Gábor Szabo - Spellbinder [Impulse!: 1966]
    Notes: The song "Gypsy Queen" from Szabó's debut solo album "Spellbinder" became a hit for rock guitarist Carlos Santana as part of Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen.
12. "Tu Cres Que" {Mongo Santamaria} - Cal Tjader - Concert By The Sea, Vol. 2 [Fantasy: 1959]
13. "Firebird Feathers" {Lovo} - Alfonso Lovo - La Gigantona [Numero Group: 2012]
14. "Two Themes For Improvisation" {Dammann} - Christopher Dammann - Dead Words [Shifting Paradigm Records: 2026]
    Notes: Charlottesville-native and Chicago-based bassist Christopher Damman has released a set of five originals for his trumpet/reeds quintet. Jim Baker - piano, ARP 2600 Christopher Dammann - double bass James Davis - trumpet, electronics Jon Irabagon - stritch, effects Mike Reed - 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. "Lotus Land" {Ken Darby} - Gene Rains - Rains In The Tropics [Real Gone: 1962]
2. "Girl Talk" {Bobby Truop & Neal Hefti} - Henry Mancini - Six Hours Past Sunset [RCA Victor: 1969]
3. "Moonlight Sonata" - Henry Mancini - Six Hours Past Sunset [RCA VIctor: 1969]
4. "Blue Skies" {Irving Berlin} - Les Paul - [Decca: mid 40s]
5. "Trust In Me" {Ned Wever, Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz} - Etta James - Argo single [Argo: 1960]
6. "Love Is Blue" {P. Cour & A. Popp-Blackburn} - Ferrante & Teicher - A Bouquet Of Hits [United Artists: 1968]
7. "Theme From The Valley Of The Dolls" {Andre Previn & Dorrie Previn} - Ferrante & Teicher - A Bouquet Of Hits [United Artists: 1968]
8. "Tu Crees Que?" {Mongo Santamaria} - Cal Tjader - Cuban Fantasy [Fantasy: 1977]
9. "Don't Blame Me" {Dorothy Fields & Jimmy VanHeusen} - Jackie Gleason - Romantic Jazz [EMI: 1957]
10. "All I Do Is Dream Of You" {Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed} - Dean Martin - Spotlight On... [Capitol: 1959]
11. "Malanguena" {Ernesto Lecuona} - Stanley Black - Music Of Lecuona [London: 1959]
12. "Always In My Heart" {Ernesto Lecuona} - Stanley Black - Music Of Lecuona [London: 1959]
13. "Caravan" {Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol & Irving Mills} - Gordon Jenkins - Blue Prelude [Capitol: 1966]
14. "Red Sails In The Sunset" {Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams} - Harry Kaapuni & his Royal Polynesians - Aloha Hawaii [Coronet: 157]
15. "Let Me Love You" {Berry Gordy} - Marv Johnson - single [United Artists: 1959]
16. "Theme From The Dark" {Aldrich} - Ronnie Aldrich - Destination Love [London: 1969]
17. "Love Me Tonight" {Pilat, Panzeri, Pace & Mason} - Ronnie Aldrich - Destination Love [London: 1969]
18. "Goldfinger" {John Barry} - Count Basie - Basie Meets Bond [Capitol: 1965]
19. "A Night In Tunisia" {Gillsepie & Paparelli} - Zoot Sims - Live At Falcon Lair [ 1956]

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. "American Rhapsody, Op. 47" {Ernö DOHNANYI} - English Sinfonia, John Farrer - Dohnányi: Violin Concerto No. 2; American Rhapsody; Wedding Waltz; Harp Concertino [ASV Digital: 2001]
2. "Dances of Marosszék" {Zoltán KODALY} - András Molnár; Hungarian State Chorus; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Iván Fischer - Psalmus Hungaricus/Marosszék Dances/Galánta Dances [Hungaroton: 1994]
3. "Suite Orientale" {Mel BONIS} - Dr. Chris Vaneman, flute Kathy Foster, cello, Dr. Steven Graff, piano - #StigmaFree Live at Converse University [YT/Classical Healing Keys: 2025]
4. "Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras (Fantasy for Orchestra with Piano)" {Charles Wakefield CADMAN} - Northwest Sinfonietta and Joel Fan (piano); Christophe Chagnard - Dances for Piano & Orchestra [Reference Recordings: 2016]
5. "Gnomenreigen, S 1452" {Franz LISZT} - George Li - Live at the Verbier Festival, 2017 [YT/George Li: 2017]
6. "En Skärgårdssägen (A Legend Of The Skerries / A Tale from the Archipelago), Op. 20" {Hugo ALFVEN} - Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi - Alfven: 3 Swedish Rhapsodies [BIS: 1995]
7. "Sommernacht, Op. 58" {Othmar SCHOECK} - Swiss Chamber Orchestra; Emmanuel Siffert - Mozart: Divertimento for Strings in D Major, K. 136 - Schoeck: Sommernacht, Op. 58 - Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 [VDE-GALLO: 2001]
8. "Song to the Seals" {Granville BANTOCK} - Robert White; Stephen Hough - Bird Songs at Eventide: English Songs of the Edwardian Era [Hyperion: 1995]
9. "Rondeau, Op. 97" {Cécile CHAMINADE} - Nils-Erik Sparf, Bengt Forsberg; Anne Sofie von Otter - Mots d'amour [Hyperion: 2022]
10. "Two Hymn Tune Preludes for small orchestra" {Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS} - Northern Sinfonia of England; Richard Hickox - Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Five Mystical Songs [EMI: 1984]
11. "Norsk Festouverture, Op. 16" {Johan HALVORSEN} - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Karsten Andersen - Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No 1 & 2 [NKF: 1988]

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