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I like 90.9 WRCJ FM
hi could you please tell me the name of muscian playing most amazing jazz at about 1:40 pm to about 2ish. at least thats when i was able to tune in and then it faded out….
Hi Deborah, that was the 4th movement of the Saxophone Quartet by Philip Glass. It was performed by the sonic.art Saxophone Quartet. Here is what the CD looks like if you want to take a look: https://www.amazon.com/Works-Saxophone-Quartet-GLASS-NYMAN/dp/B005R48VV4
On Friday, September 10th, 2021 there was a jazz piece that ended just past 8pm (around 8:08 if memory serves), with what sounded like either foreign-language or non-language vocals, a male lead with a chorus. The vocalists held some very interesting chords. Sadly I never caught the name, any help would be appreciated. ♥
Hello, that one might be The Gary Quintet featuring vocalist Leon Thomas doing Precious Energy (Sun Song). https://youtu.be/jRF92Id4GVM
On 3 Sept 21 just before 11:00 PM I caught the tail end of a show with Ray Charles on I believe Maxology with Maxine Michaels (I was nodding off). It was followed by a very funny female jazz singer, breaking from her numbers with comic monolog about her man. I would love to know who this artist is.
Hi Larry, we asked Maxine about that one and she said it was MARLENA SHAW – GO AWAY LITTLE BOY (LIVE). Thanks for listening!
Please, what was the up beat jazz blues piano pieces between approx 830pm thru 845pm on August 17? It was awesome. Would love to learn the artists name and album.
Hi Spike, that sounds like “Ahmad’s Blues” by Red Garland but here are all the songs from around that time just in case:
8:30pm 08/17/2021 Jazz with John Hill
You Look Good To Me
ARTIST:Alvin Queen Trio
ALBUM:O.P.
LABEL:Stunt Records
8:37
Ahmad’s Blues
ARTIST:Red Garland
ALBUM:Red’s Blues
LABEL:Prestige
8:44
Never Let Me Go
ARTIST:John Dokes
ALBUM:True Love
LABEL:Rondette
8:49
Gemini
ARTIST:Greg Abate
ALBUM:Gratitude: Live @The Z
LABEL:Whaling City Sound
What version of Liza Jane was that today?
Hi Will, that was Nina Simone Live at Newport.
Hello!
There was a piece played this morning, 05/03/21, that was playing around 5:50am EST. It was more than five minutes long. I tried finding it through the schedule, but I had no success. I would be so thankful if someone might help me out and give me the name. It was absolutely beautiful and I need its name.
Thank you so much!
Hi listener, here are the last two pieces from the 5am hour:
Strauss, Richard: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op 64
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
Eine Alpensinfonie
Telarc CD 80211
27:17
Harry McClintock (aka Haywire Mac)
“Big Rock Candy Mountain”
Burl Ives
Greatest Hits
Decca MCAD 11439
2:38
Hello, there was a piece played on Saturday 5/1/21 around 4pm. It was solo violin playing double stops all throughout the piece. I’d love to know the name of the piece. I believe I heard the composer’s name was Meyer(sp?) ? Thank you!
Hi Mary, nice picture! Yes around that time was “Schnofler-Dance” by composer Johann Mayer performed by the Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna.
Hi. I love listening to this station so much! I saw that this station doesn’t provide playlists for the weekends, and there was a specific song I heard that I wanted to look up and I don’t know what it was. It played today 4/24/21 at 9:55am on my alarm when I had to get up for work. The music had a combination of violins and a piano but I mostly heard the piano. Are you able to tell what the song was that had played at 9:55am or send me the entire playlist for 4/24/21 since there were also a lot of good songs on there?
Hi Nick, this page will take you to our weekend playlists:
https://www.wrcjfm.org/playlists-schedule/
Also, here are the songs from the 9am hour:
9:00 Concert Music for Winds, Op. 41 (1927)
ARTIST:MSU Wind Symphony
ALBUM:N/A
9:17
2 Songs – “E bellissimo!” (“Beautiful”); “E continua sognare!” (“And continues to dream”)
ALBUM:Master Pieces: A Faculty Fanfare of Opera,Chinese and American Songs
9:26
Concerto No. 20 in d minor for Piano & Orchestra, K. 466 (cadenzas by Beethoven)
ARTIST:MSU Sym Orch
ALBUM:n/a
On April 3rd around 9-9:30am there was a song called Renewal or Solar (I think the song is Solar and the suite is called Renewal, maybe) that I believe was being done by MSU in the recording. Can you tell me the original composer? Such a different sound for classical!
Hi Chelsey, yes that was the third movement Solar from Re(new)al: Concerto for Percussion Quartet performed by the MSU Symphony Orchestra. Here is more info if you want to take a look: http://vietcuongmusic.com/renewal-wind-ensemble
Thank you so much!
Ooh you’re playing my song again!!
We had too!
Hi, there was a song today in the afternoon and I think it was called “Sonata” and I can’t remember who it was by. It was after 12pm, but before 3pm. It was really beautiful and there was a violin with piano accompaniment. Do you know what the song is and who it’s by? Thanks!
Hi Kristen, that was composer Doreen Carwithen’s Violin Sonata. Here is the album we got it from: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Playlist?source=WRCJ&date=202103121338
Hello.
Y’all played a song by the name of black is the color by a Jeremiah something..
I didn’t catch it all. It played around 1:30am 2/25/21
Could you drop a link to the song played would love to have another listen at it. Thanks a bunch. Blessings.
Hi Darius, yes that was “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” by Jeremiah Abiah from his album “Abiah Sings Nina”. You might be able to find it on youtube.
What artist made the peice called “drawings for miyoko”
I missed it. And would love to listen to it more.
Hi Max, that was:
“Drawings for Meyoko”
Composer: Angelica Negron
Orchestra/Ensemble: Janus
Artist: New Amsterdam 24
Here is the CD if you want to take a look:
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Playlist?&source=C24&database=mpr&song_id=339899&label=New%20Amsterdam&catalog=24&composer=Angelica%20Negron&work=Drawings%20for%20Meyoko
My 5 year old son loved the song played at 1:20pm on February 11. Can you please tell me the song and composer? I cannot remember. I really want to play it for him again. I love that he enjoys the music of this station just as much as I do.
Hi Candi, we also love that you both enjoy the station. Below are the pieces from around that time, you should be able to listen to them on youtube to pinpoint which one you liked.
1:13pmKhachaturian, Aram:“Gayane”: Ballet excerpts
RCA:71618
Fiedler, Arthur
Boston Pops Orchestra
1:28pmDett, R. Nathaniel:“Father Abraham” (for solo piano)
NAVONA:6013
1:33pmMalipiero, Gian Francesco:“Grottesco”
NAXOS:8.572766
Closel, Amaury du
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
It was Dance of the Kurds and then Sabre Dance, specially. We’ve been listening today. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Hi – Could you please let me know the first few songs played on February 10, 2021 just after 8 PM? Thanks.
Hi Lionel, here they are:
8:00
Breezin’
ARTIST:Hank Crawford
ALBUM:Tight
LABEL:Milestone
8:05
Epistrophy
ARTIST:Steve Khan
ALBUM:Patchwork
LABEL:Tone Center
8:13
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
ARTIST:Ben Sidran
ALBUM:”Ben There, Done That”
LABEL:Sunset Blvd.
8:20
Song For A Rainbow
ARTIST:Houston Person
ALBUM:I’m Just A Lucky So And So
LABEL:HighNote
8:25
Hot Tamales
ARTIST:Cassandra Wilson
ALBUM:Belly Of The Sun
LABEL:Blue Note
Forgot to mention that the song was sung by Michael O’Neill
Hi Kimber, we just recently played “Rhythm-a-Ning” by the Michael O’Neill Quintet with Tony Lindsay from the album “Pacific Standard Time”. Was it that one?
Doesn’t sound like it 🙁 the song you played later “It Happens Everyday” by The Crusaders sort of reminded me of the Michael O’Neill song that played a couple tracks before it. Too bad there isn’t an exact playlist of the songs you play during this time, when I click on the jazz playlists after midnight it takes me to WFMT’s playlist which is completely different
Think we found it: “Summertime” by the Michael O’Neill Quintet with Tony Lindsay from “Pacific Standard Time”. The WFMT times don’t match because we air their shows in a different order but if you choose the day you want you can see all the songs Dee Alexander, John Hill, etc. played during their shift.
Yoooo that’s the one!! Thanks so much!!
Hooray!
Song that played right before 3:46am on 1/29/2021?? It must have started around 3:40am I’m guessing
What was playing Sunday 1/17 at around 1:50pm? Very expressionist, lots of percussion and brass and tonal clusters.
Hi Dave, that would have been the end of our PipeDreams show so you probably heard some of Craig Phillips Archangel Suite (Michael-Gabriel-Raphael-Uriel). Here is that show and all it’s info if you want to take a look: https://www.pipedreams.org/episode/2021/01/18/still-more-modern-music-makers
12/29/2020 song playing around 7:48 please?
Hi listener, here are the songs from around that time:
7:40 12/29/2020 Jazz with John Hill
Gettin’ To It
ARTIST:USAF Airmen Of Note
ALBUM:2020 Jazz Heritage Series
LABEL:USAF
7:47
Biji
ARTIST:Sonny Rollins
ALBUM:.+3
LABEL:Milestone
7:55
In A Mellow Tone
ARTIST:Nat King Cole
ALBUM:At The Sands
LABEL:Capitol
Is WRCJ going to play the King’s College Choir Lessons on Christmas Eve or at any time?
Hello Deb, sorry, we didn’t have plans to air that this year, but there were lots of other Christmas specials to enjoy.
12:10AM a song was played Tuesday Dec22nd evening (into Wednesday)….
Missed the name.
Something about Thelonius.
It was a BIG BAND chart for sure.
Thanks,
Alex from Windsor
with Dave Schwan
Hi Alex, that sounds like the song “Thelonious” by The Bill Holman Band from the album “Brilliant Corners: The Music Of Thelonious Monk”.
Friday night 12/11/2020 @ aprox 11:05pm there was a song i missed the name of, had a lady singing with a lovely voice, would you please be able to tell me what that song was?
Hello Jake, the closest song to 11:05pm with a lady singing was “Parisian Heartbreak” by Judy Wexler from “Crowded Heart”.
Amazing! Much thanks!
Hi, Can you please tell me the name of the song you played this evening around 7:30 pm with Phyllis Hyman? It was so beautiful!!!
Hi Andrace, yes that was Phyliss Hyman with pianist McCoy Tyner…. Phyllis Hyman – In Search of My Heart – Remember Me: https://youtu.be/lFz4VdV2FEs
Love Phyllis
Where’s the holiday music? Used to play one every hour or two to start and then get more as we get closer to the holidays. What’s up?
Hello Susan, sorry about that, we’ll add some more!
How do I find the playlist for a previous Sunday Night Swing Set? I am looking for what was played on Sunday 11/29/20 at approximately 8:40 pm. I see only last weeks playlist for December 3rd.
Hello Tim, here you go:
Start Time – Artist/Group – Song Title – Album Title – Album Label – Song Length
7:00:00 – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Take The “A” Train – Ellington Uptown – Columbia Legacy – 8:00
7:10:10 – Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra – Happy As The Day Is Long – Tidal Wave – Decca Jazz/GRP Records – 2:48
7:12:48 – Benny Goodman And His Orchestra – Sugar Foot Stomp – The Indispensable Benny Goodman Vol. 3 & 4 (1936-1937) – RCA Jazz Tribune – 2:53
7:15:41 – Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra – Jumpin’ For Joy – Classic Brunswick & Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 – Mosaic Records – 3:05
7:18:46 – Teddy Hill and His Orchestra – At The Rug Cutter’s Ball – Teddy Hill And His Orchestra 1935-1937 – Classics Records – 2:35
7:24:00 – The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five – Time Outtakes (Previously Unreleased Takes From The Original 1959 Sessions) – Brubeck Editions – 5:49
7:30:20 – The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five – Time Out Legacy Edition – Columbia/Legacy – 5:25
7:38:00 – The Royal Bopsters Featuring Sheila Jordan – Lucky To Be Me – Party Of Four – Motéma Music – 4:38
7:42:38 – Josie Falbo – A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing – You Must Believe In Spring – Southport Records – 5:25
7:48:03 – Roberta Gambarini With The Heath Brothers Band – Ellington’s Strayhorn – Connecting Spirits: Roberta Gambarini Sings The Jimmy Heath Songbook – Groovin’ High Records – 2:53
7:50:58 – Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra – Passion Flower – Passion Flower 1940-1946 – RCA Bluebird- 3:05
7:56:00 – Gregory Porter – Thank You – All Rise – Blue Note Records – 5:20
8:02:00 – Kenny Burrell – Go Where I Send Thee – Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas – Cadet/Verve/UMG Recordings – 3:06
8:05:06 – Louis Armstrong And Friends/Louis Armstrong With The Benny Carter Orchestra – Christmas In New Orleans – What A Wonderful Christmas – Hip-O Records/Universal Music Group – 2:54
8:08:00 – Various Artists/Louis Armstrong With The Commanders – Cool Yule – Hipster’s Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics – Rhino Records – 2:58
8:13:00 – Dr. Michael White – Louisian-i-a – A Song For George Lewis – Basin Street Records – 6:50
8:19:50 – Jon-Erik Kellso – Shake It And Break It – Sweet Fruits Salty Roots – Jazzology Records – 4:16
8:24:06 – Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers – Wild Man Blues – The Complete Sidney Bechet Volumes 1&2 (1932-1941) – RCA Jazz Tribune – 3:17
8:29:00 – Various Artists/Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra – Prince Of Wails – The Real Kansas City Of The ‘20s, ‘30s &’40s – Columbia/Legacy – 2:52
8:31:52 – Various Artists/Bennie Moten And His Kansas City Orchestra – Moten Swing – Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings – 3:26
8:35:18 – Count Basie And His Orchestra – One O’Clock Jump – America’s #1 Band!/The Columbia Years – Columbia Legacy – 3:02
8:40:30 – Walter White Big Band – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Walter White Christmas Songs – 3:27
8:43:57 – Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Arabesque Cookie – Three Suites – Columbia Jazz Masterpieces – 5:44
8:49:46 – Billy Strayhorn And His Orchestra With Soloist Johnny Hodges – Day Dream – Juice-A-Plenty – Fresh Sound Records – 3:54
8:55:00 – Dave Brubeck – Koto Song – Lullabies – Verve Records/Derry Music Company – 4:22
That’s it! Duke Ellington – Arabesque Cookie. Thank you!
Hello Tim D – thanks for listening! Glad you liked the Ellington selection. (It is one you don’t hear that often…) If you follow facebook, I post the list on my personal pages once it goes up on the WRCJ website. That’s another way to get an archived list. FYI – more Ellington “Nutcracker” will come up on the “Swing Set” on December 20th.
VALDRES MARCH. Definitely that one. Thanks!
Hello Sarah, we had a waltz and a horn sonata around 3pm, have a look:
Schatz Waltz (Treasure Waltz)
Composer: Johann Strauss, Jr.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Linos Ensemble
Capriccio 5004
and
Horn Sonata No. 2
Composer: Luigi Cherubini
Soloists: Aleksander Szebesczyk – horn
DUX 1576
Hmmm neither of those unfortunately. Do you mind listing the songs that happened before 3 pm? From like 2:30-2:50 ish?
Sure, the pieces before that were:
2:14pm Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden State Orchestra
Soloists: Helene Grimaud – piano
DG 9840
02:54 PM Valdres-March
Composer: Johannes Hanssen
Conductor: Bjarte Engeset
Orchestra/Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 557017
03:01 PM Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement
Composer: Florence Price
Conductor: Ryan Cockerham
Orchestra/Ensemble: Janacek Philharmonic
Soloists: Er-Gene Kahng – violin
Albany 1706
Hi. Could you please tell what MSU was performing today Sat 4/18/20 I heard close to 9:30a? In case I miss the ending when it could be announced. I’m really enjoying it. I love tuning in to WRCJ.