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Hi! I heard a long version of Stevie Wonder singing “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” last night, 9/18, around 9ish— I’m not sure exactly when. Where was this recording from? Thanks!
Hi Rachel, that was a Stevie Wonder Medley of tunes that Maxine had on a personal compilation CD. She’s not sure where she acquired that over the years.
Heard an instrumental around 1:00 AM this morning, September 18, basically a blues with jazz changes, and am trying to identify it.
Thank you.
Hi Steve, below are the songs from around that time. We also had a promo featuring Ron Kischuk and The Masters Of Big Band with Judie Cochill doing “How About You?”
12:43am
The Duke
ARTIST:Miles Davis/Gil Evans
ALBUM:Miles Ahead
LABEL:Columbia/Legacy
12:46am
Criss Cross
ARTIST:Bebop & Beyond
ALBUM:Plays Thelonious Monk
LABEL:Blue Moon
12:51am
Jitterbug Waltz
ARTIST:Brian Charette
ALBUM:Once & Future
LABEL:Posi-Tone
1:00am
Soft Winds
ARTIST:Kenny Burrell/Jimmy Smith
ALBUM:Blue Bash!
LABEL:Verve
1:05am
Moose The Mooche
ARTIST:Mel Lewis
ALBUM:Mel Lewis And Friends
LABEL:A & M Horizon
Hi there! I heard a great song last night, sometime around 745pm on 7/29/2020. I can’t seem to access any of the jazz playlists via the website here. Can you help me know what songs were played last night between 7-8pm? The piano melodies of this song were amazing. I thought i heard, maybe the words little dreamer or some kind of dreamer in the album or song title. thank you!
Hi Daniel, last night we did play “Dreamer” by Joe Henderson from his album “Double Rainbow”. Was it that one?
hey there! thank you for the reply. sorry, the song i heard around 7-8pm on 7/29 – the lead instrument was the piano, not the sax. if you can provide the playlilst for that hour, im sure it’s in there. it was some of the best piano jazz melody i have ever heard. amazing!
Ok Daniel, here you go:
7:00pm Yalele
ARTIST:Kenny Barron
ALBUM:Sambao
LABEL:Verve
7:05 Take Five
ARTIST:Roger Kellaway
ALBUM:The Many Open Minds Of Roger Kellaway
LABEL:IPO
7:15 Comes Love
ARTIST:Sinne Eeg & The Danish Radio Big Band
ALBUM:We’ve Just Begun
LABEL:BFM
7:22 Here Come De Honeyman/They Pass By Singin’
ARTIST:Joe Henderson
ALBUM:Porgy & Bess
LABEL:Verve
7:24 Close Your Eyes
ARTIST:Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
ALBUM:Just Coolin’
LABEL:Blue Note
7:30 It Might As Well Be Spring
ARTIST:Jerry Bergonzi
ALBUM:Nearly Blue
LABEL:Savant
7:38 Old Country
ARTIST:Shirley Horn
ALBUM:”I Love You, Paris”
LABEL:Verve
7:43 Round Midnight
ARTIST:Cindy Blackman
ALBUM:Code Red
LABEL:Muse
7:52 He’s My Guy
ARTIST:Lafayette Harris Jr.
ALBUM:You Can’t Lose With The Blues
LABEL:Savant
7:56 Pa’Con Paz
ARTIST:Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
ALBUM:On Firm Ground/Tierra Firma
LABEL:Linus
Hi.
My name is John, I am a listener from Windsor, Ontario.
Would you please tell me the the title of a latin jazz song that was played around 1: 50 a.m. this morning of July 18, 2020?.
The song that was played next was a Nat King Cole”s song.
Thank you
Sure John, that was “Night Crawlers” by Mike Freeman Zonavibe from the album “Venetian Blinds”. Thank you for tuning in from Canada!
Thank you for your response.
I always listen WRCJ at night with the best Jazz.
Thanks again
You might hear Mr. Music return for a cameo around our coming 15th anniversary though…
https://m.soundcloud.com/noisecanine/fmrc045
I recorded this clip several years ago from either 90.1 or 90.9 FM. I still have not been able to identify the singer/group but this rendition is my absolute favorite. Can anyone help me identify it?
Hi Tony, we don’t recognize who did that version of Comes Love (Nothing Can Be Done). It doesn’t sound like any of the popular artists we’ve heard cover it. We’ll see if any one else has some ideas…
Hi, I gave this a listen. It was recorded quite a while ago and I frankly don’t have any idea as well. I like it a lot! Wish I knew, too!!
To Dee: your eclectic playlist conjures up memories of the old Wjzz station here in Detroit..you go girl !!!!
Thank you Ant!
Hello – how do I access the Jazz playlist for Thu, 7/09/20, 7-7:30 p.m.? The calendar block shows “Jazz Overnight” and the “View Playlist” link takes me to WFMT Jazz Network. When I put the date and time in the Playlist Widget, it says “no results found”.
There was a piece by Rodney James, “A Thousand Small Things” and several more we are very much interested in. I didn’t recognize the radio host. Was this a new program?
Thanks for your help.
Diane, Waterville OH
Hello Diane, you were in the right place, not sure why that didn’t come up. The song was Barney’s Blues. Here are all the songs from that hour:
7:00pm 07/09/2020 Jazz with John Hill
Leilani’s Leap
ARTIST:Mulgrew Miller
ALBUM:Hand In Hand
LABEL:Novus
7:05
Part Of You
ARTIST:Rebecca Coupe Franks
ALBUM:Every Little Thing Counts
LABEL:N/A
7:09
Back At The Chicken Shack
ARTIST:Reuben Wilson Trio
ALBUM:Revisited
LABEL:American Showplace Music
7:15
Barney’s Blues
ARTIST:Rodney Jones
ALBUM:A Thousand Small Things
LABEL:18th & Vine
7:22
Love is All We Need
ARTIST:Antonio Hart
ALBUM:All We Need
LABEL:Downtown Sound
7:24
“8 Ball, Side Pocket”
ARTIST:Derrick Gardner & The Big dig! Band
ALBUM:Still I Rise
LABEL:Impact Jazz
7:31
In A Mellow Tone
ARTIST:Count Basie Big Band
ALBUM:Fun Time
LABEL:Pablo
7:37
Stan’s Shuffle
ARTIST:Dave Stryker With Bob Mintzer & The WDR Big Band
ALBUM:Blue Soul
LABEL:Strikezone
7:44
Since I Fell For You
ARTIST:Bob James & David Sanborn
ALBUM:Double Vision
LABEL:Warner Bros.
7:50
Chill
ARTIST:Michael Wolff
ALBUM:Bounce
LABEL:Sunnyside
7:54
Nantes
ARTIST:Jackie Terrasson
ALBUM:A Paris
LABEL:Blue Note
Hello! I’m trying to find the piece that was playing around noon-1pm on Thursday, June 25th. I caught that the composer or cellist was Kristina Blaumane, but I couldn’t recall the title of the piece or the conductor. Thanks!
Hi Connor, the host must have added that one in. We only have one cd with Kristina right now which is this one: https://ecmrecords.com/catalogue/143038752773/dobrinka-tabakova-string-paths-maxim-rysanov-kristina-blaumane-lithuanian-chamber-orchestra
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.
Hello Lawrence, the pieces around that time were Robert Schumann’s Adagio & Allegro Op70, the Overture To Nabucco by Verdi and then by Ralph Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem.
Can you tell me what was playing right about 3:30p or slightly before 3:30, on Wed April 15?
Hi Joni, here are the pieces from around that time:
3:18pmLiszt, Franz:Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in a (“Rakoczy March”), S 244/15
SONY:88697891412
3:25pmOffenbach, Jacques:“Les Contes de Hoffman”: Barcarolle
CHANDOS:9765
Tortelier, Yan Pascal
BBC Philharmonic
3:29pmGlinka, Mikhail:“Valse-Fantaisie” (for orchestra)
EMI:567807
Rostropovich, Mstislav
Orchestra of Paris
3:40pmMartins, Vasco:Triangular Situations
SONY:88843092942
Can you tell me what was playing Saturday morning, March 21, between 5:40 and 6:00am? I believe it was some sort of Italian Baroque chamber music. The lyrics were in Latin.
Hello Michelle, yes that sounds like selections from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Op. 70
Part II: But the Lord from the North Hath Raised One
O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
Part II: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth (Chorus) performed by the
London Symphony Chorus, Jeremy Budd, London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox.
From the CD Mendelssohn: Elijah Chandos 241-48
Where can I find the actual playlist that I was just listen in to on March 19th about 6:40am?
Hello David, below are the pieces from around that time. They may have started few minutes later than listed but are otherwise correct.
6:35am Ravel, Maurice:“Mother Goose” Suite: “Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas” (arranged for 8 String Guitar)
DELOS:3250
6:42am Arne, Thomas Augustine:Overture No 3 in G
L’Oiseau-Lyre:4759117
Hogwood, Christopher
The Academy of Ancient Music
6:48am Wagner, Richard:“Die Meistersinger”: Dance of the Aprentices & Entry of Masters
EMI:567896
Klemperer, Otto
Philharmonia Orchestra
Hello! Wondering what played at about 8:20pm ish on March 8th. I can’t see it in the schedule at all! Come’s love; Nothing can be done? Thanks!
Hello Amber, that was The Hot Sardines doing “Comes Love (L’Amour S’en Fout)” from “French Fries + Champagne” – Decca Records. Thanks for listening.
Thank you!! So much!
Hello, what was the song played at 6:15 pm ish on Saturday February 22?
Hello Nicole, here are the pieces from around that time:
06:06 PM
The Fairy Queen: Overture
Composer: Henry Purcell
Conductor: Ronald Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Chandos 8424
06:14 PM
Petite Suite
Composer: Claude Debussy
Conductor: Jun Markl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Lyon National Orchestra
Naxos 572583
06:28 PM
Cinnamon Grove
Composer: Nathaniel Dett
Soloists: Clipper Erickson – piano
Navona 6013
Good Morning!
May I ask what was played between the times of 5:15 am and 5:30 am this morning of Feb 13, 2020?
Thank you in advance!
Hello Margaret, first was Tristan & Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod by Richard Wagner with Otto Klemperer leading the Philharmonia Orchestra. After that was a Fantasy Overture from Romeo & Juliet. That one featured the Scottish National Orchestra under Neemi Jarvi.
Hi!
Beautiful selections!
May I ask what’s currently playing?
Thank you,
Andy
Hello Andy, sure here is everything from around that time:
11:36 AM
A Bug’s Life: The Time of Your Life
Composer: Randy Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80535
11:42 AM
Monsters, Inc.: The Ride of the Doors
Composer: Randy Newman
Conductor: Randy Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 607127
11:48 AM
Seabiscuit: Suite
Composer: Randy Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 772
11:55 AM
The Shape of Water: Rainy Day
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
London/Decca 27674
12:01 PM
The Grand Budapest Hotel: A Troops Barracks (Requiem for the Grand Budapest)
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Mark Graham
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
ABKCO 81302
12:01 PM
Hungarian Dances: Selected
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Ivan Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra
Hungaroton 12571
12:06 PM
Maria Waltz
Composer: Johann Strauss, Sr.
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic
Sony 77002
12:17 PM
Piano Trio No. 40
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Trio Wanderer
Harmonia Mundi 902321
12:31 PM
Miniatures
Composer: William Grant Still
Orchestra/Ensemble: Calico Winds
Albany 693
12:46 PM
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Helmuth Rilling
Orchestra/Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
Hanssler 98922
01:01 PM
In the Mountains: Sunny Day
Composer: Josef Foerster
Conductor: Hermann Baumer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra
Dabringhaus 6321493
01:06 PM
Divertimento No. 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Virgin 91122
01:19 PM
Tralala
Composer: Christina Courtin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brooklyn Rider
Mercury 21593
01:28 PM
Piano Sonata
Composer: Franz Schubert
Soloists: Mitsuko Uchida – piano
Philips 470265
MANY years ago, on the “old” station, you once played the Jeremy Brett “Sherlock Holmes” brilliant violin tracks by Patrick Gowers. The theme was played at Jeremy Brett’s funeral in London at his passing by Gowers’ daughter. Are those tracks even still around.? Would anyone else be interested in hearing them again?
Remarkable music for “just” a TV show?
Hello Kathy, it appears that cd didn’t make it over to us. We have some of the recordings from WQRS but not everything. But it would be nice to hear again. Maybe they can be found on the internet?
You just played a version of “Willow Weep for Me” (about 7:45 pm on 01/02/2020) that was so beautifully simple. Who’s rendition was that?
Hello Heidi, that was by Nellie McKay from her album “Sister Orchid”. Thanks for listening.
Where can I find out about equipment necessary to listen to your HD station?
Hello Jack, any HD radio should do. We used to have an HD radio as one of our thank you gifts but it was discontinued. Do you generally receive a decent signal? Sometimes if an HD radio can’t pick up a good HD signal it defaults back to analog which would be unfortunate. Radios that are HD compatible display this symbol: https://images.app.goo.gl/4tHXnY7RoCd4LwDW6
OK. I get a fine signal on my dtsuner with a dipole antenna, so I guess I do not need to look any further into HD.
Ok, whatever works for you. Thanks for listening!
Hello. I was hoping to get the name of a jazz song played on Tuesday, the 10th of December 2019. It was one of the first songs after classical music had ended, so within the first 15 minutes. The singer was a woman and its lyrics were about Detroit: “Detroit is doin’ just fine” and “Detroit is goin’ fast.” I am almost certain those are verbatim, but I could be wrong. Shazam and Siri could not identify it and I could not bring up the song on Google when I searched for it either. Please help!
Much Appreciated,
Patrick D.
Hello Patrick, that was Alma Smith doing “Movin’ Along” from her album “Dreamin'”.