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Merging With the Night

It could be a calm starry night, where the moon is bright, or rumbling and thundering and you could be wondering, as the darkness shields the light, if everything merges… MoreIt could be a calm starry night, where the moon is bright, or rumbling and thundering and you could be wondering, as the darkness shields the light, if everything merges with the night? Yes, everything, say Annie De Blanco and Brock, who invite you to join them every Wednesday night at 11pm for a cosmos of music. Less

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1. "Menopause Rock" - Devon Sproule and Paul Curreri - [Patreon ]
2. "Easy On My Soul" - Free - Heartbreaker [Island ]
3. "Anthem #1 (Lady of the Lake)" - Sweet - Level Headed [Capitol ]
4. "Born Late" - Mott The Hoople - The Hoople [Columbia ]
5. "Why Spend a Dark Night With You" - Moondog Ghost Dog Orchestra,Kronos Quartet and Joan the Policewoman - Songs and Symphonique [Cantaloupe Music ]
6. "I've Gotta Get a Message To You" - The Bee Gees - Best of the Bee Gees [ATCO: 1969]
7. "Calling All Angels" - Jane Siberry - Jane Siberry [Reprise ]
8. "Drink Before the War" - Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra [Chrysalis ]
9. "Snowflake" - Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow [Fish People ]
10. "Looking For My Life" - George Harrison - Brainwashed [Capitol ]
11. "Soon The Earth Shall Swallow" - Danny Schmidt - Owls [Live Once Records ]
12. "Mary's Boy Child" - Boney M - The Best of Boney M
13. "Those Were The Days" - Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days [Excelsior ]
14. "Petco" - Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer [Dead Oceans: NEW]
15. "Big Girls" - Natalie Merchant - Keep Your Courage [Nonesuch ]
16. "All We Ever Look For" - Kate Bush - Never For Ever [EMI ]
17. "Say When" - Lena Lovich - Single [Stiff ]
18. "Night Train" - Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver [Island ]
19. "Somewhere" - Marni Nixon, Jimmy Bryant - West Side Story Soundtrack [Soundtrack Factory ]
20. "I Thought" - Bryan Ferry - Retrospective [BMG ]
21. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars [RCA ]
22. "O Caritas" - Cat Stevens - Catch Bull at Four [A&M ]
23. "Indigo Lantern" - Devon Sproule and Paul Curreri - [Patreon ]
24. "And Nothing Is Forever" - The Cure - Songs of a Lost World [Polydor ]

The Black Beat

The Black Beat dives into the ocean of Black American music. Regardless of genre, if a Black person made it, you'll hear it on The Black Beat. Wednesday night from… MoreThe Black Beat dives into the ocean of Black American music. Regardless of genre, if a Black person made it, you'll hear it on The Black Beat. Wednesday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Chicken Grease" - D’Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin: 2000]
2. "Black Love Poem" - A.D. Carson - Owning My Masters [ 2017]
3. "One Mo’Gin" - D’Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin: 2000]
4. "Feel Like Makin Love" - D’Angelo - Voodoo [Virgin: 2000]
5. "Making You Wait" - Jill Scott - The Light of the Sun [Blues Babe: 2021]
6. "Le BOOM Vent Suite" - Jill Scott - The Light of the Sun [Blues Babe: 2021]
7. "Hear My Call" - Jill Scott - The Light of the Sun [Blues Babe: 2021]
8. "I Want the Night to Stay" - Luther Vandross - Power of Love [Epic Records: 1991]
9. "Power of Love/Love Power" - Luther Vandross - Power of Love [Epic Records: 1991]
10. "I Think About You" - Patti LaBelle - Love Songs [Epic Records: 2019]
11. "Love and Learn" - Patti LaBelle - Love Songs [Epic Records: 2019]
12. "Let’s Make Love Tonight" - The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets [T-Neck Records: 1983]
13. "Between the Sheets" - The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets [T-Neck Records: 1983]
14. "Wishful Thinking" - Vivian Green - A Love Story [Columbia Records: 2002]
15. "Affected" - Vivian Green - A Love Story [Columbia Records: 2002]
16. "Doo Wop" - Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [Ruffhouse Records: 1998]
17. "Forgive Them Father" - Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [Ruffhouse Records: 1989]
18. "Tell Him" - Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [Ruffhouse Records: 1989]
19. "Sweet Baby (feat. Erykah Badu)" - Macy Gray - The ID [Epic Records: 2001]
20. "I’ve Committed Murder" - Macy Gray - The Very Best of Macy Gray [Epic Records: 2004]
21. "Sexual Revolution" - Macy Gray - The Very Best of Macy Gray [Epic Records: 2004]
22. "Some Thoughts [On Just Us]" - A.D. Carson - Owning My Masters [Self: 2017]
23. "Relating to a Psychopath" - Macy Gray - The ID [Epic Records: 2001]
24. "Hydration" - David Michael Wyatt - The Reprise [ 2021]

Living Time

Wednesday nights at 7, take the plunge into the Living Time zone— a 2-hour immersion into the stimulating world of modern jazz and the avant-garde. Gary and Steve bring you… MoreWednesday nights at 7, take the plunge into the Living Time zone— a 2-hour immersion into the stimulating world of modern jazz and the avant-garde. Gary and Steve bring you a world-spanning mix of music, from the cathartic cries of African American masters like Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane to the great innovators of the European improvisational scene, with a focus on the ECM label. If Real Time is getting you down, rejuvenate yourself with a weekly dose of Living Time, on WTJU Charlottesville. Less

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1. "Greensleeves" - Liz Story - Winter Solstice v 1 [Windham Hill: 1985]
2. "Jesus Maria" - Gary Burton - Dreams-So-Real [ECM: 1976]
3. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Carla Bley - Carla's Christmas Carols [Watt/ECM: 2009]
4. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Carla Bley - Carla's Christmas Carols [Watt/ECM: 2009]
5. "Jesus Maria" - Carla Bley - Carla's Christmas Carols [Watt/ECM: 2009]
6. "My Favorite Things" - McCoy Tyner (with Bela Fleck) - McCoy Tyner, Guitars [HalfNote Records: 2008]
7. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Royce Campbell - A Jazz Guitar Christmas v2 [Moon Cycle: 2008]
8. "Jesus Maria" - Leo Kotke - That's What [Private Music: 1990]
9. "Winter" - Harmen Fraanje - Sonatala [Challenge: 2004]
10. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Tuck Andress - Hymns, Carols, and Songs About Snow [Windham Hill: 1991]
11. "Greensleeves" - Jeff Beck - Truth [Epic: 1968]
12. "We Three Kings" - Royce Campbell - A Jazz Guitar Christmas [Royce Campbell: 2004]
13. "My Favorite Things" - Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Beyond Standard [Telarc: 2009]
14. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Charles Owens Trio - Three and Thirteen [Ropeadope: 2019]
15. "Jesus Maria" - George Schuller's Circle Wide - Listen Both Ways [Playscape: 2012]
16. "Greensleeves" - Dr. Lonnie Smith, John Abercrombie, Marvin Smith - Afro Blue [Venus Records: 1994]
17. "Snow Falling on Eno" - Greg Howard - Ether Ore [Espresso: 2005]
18. "Christmas in Space" - Gary Lucas - Skeleton at the Feast [Enemy Records: 1991]

Something New

Tune in each Wednesday afternoon from 4-7 for Something New as Emily and Michael bring you some of the latest releases in the vast genre of folk music. There is… MoreTune in each Wednesday afternoon from 4-7 for Something New as Emily and Michael bring you some of the latest releases in the vast genre of folk music. There is always plenty of great new music to share! Less

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1. "Love Is My Religion" - Ziggy Marley - Love Is My Religion [Tuff Gong Worldwide: 2006]
   Notes: Jamaica
2. "Let The Way Of The Heart" - Breathing Room - Rings Of The Heart [Breathing Room: 2008]
   Notes: USA
3. "St. Paul's Song" - Linda Worster - Moment to Moment [Linda Worster: 1989]
   Notes: USA - from the Christian tradition
4. "God Is Too Big for Any One Religion" - Len Seligman - Shine Your Light [Emerging Light Music: 2017]
   Notes: USA - A Sufi rendering of the unity of religious ideals
5. "Universal Worship" - HuDost - Sufi Kirtan [Open Sesame Music: 2015]
   Notes: USA / Canada - from the universal Sufi tradition
6. "Christmas In The Ashram" - Tom Prasada-Rao - Christmas in the Ashram [Ahimsa Acoustics: 1998]
   Notes: USA - Christianity / Hinduism
7. "Om Namah Shivaya - Krishna Das" - Robert Gass & On Wings Of Song - Chant: Ecstasy & Stillness [Spring Hill Music: 1999]
   Notes: USA / India - from the Hindu tradition
8. "My Sweet Lord (2014 Remaster)" - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (2014 Remaster) [BMG Rights Management (US) LLC: 1970]
   Notes: UK - Hinduism / Christianity
9. "Hallelujah" - k.d. lang - Recollection [Nonesuch: 2010]
   Notes: Canada - k.d. lang covers Leonard Cohen's classic
10. "Hallelujah Chorus - From the "Messiah"" - George Frideric Handel, Eugene Ormandy, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Philadelphia Orchestra - Handel: Greatest Hits [Sony Classical: 1741]
    Notes: England / Germany - Christian tradition
11. "Alhamdulillah" - The Sufi Choir - The Best of the Sufi Choir [Cold Mountain Music: 2004]
    Notes: USA - "Hallelujah" in Arabic, Muslim tradition
12. "Alhamdulillah" - Oruc Guvenc ve Tumata - Ocean Of Remembrance: Sufi Improvisation & Zhikrs [Interworld Music: 1995]
    Notes: Turkey - Mevlevi / Baktashi Sufis
13. "Halleluyah" - Nefesh Mountain, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, David Grier - Beneath the Open Sky [Nefesh Mountain: 2018]
    Notes: USA - from the Jewish tradition ("Hallelujah" is a Hebrew word meaning "praise God"
14. "Good King Wenceslaus & Gaudete Christus Est Natus" - Anon., Steeleye Span - The Best of Steeleye Span [Chrysalis Records: 1984]
    Notes: UK - Christian tradition - "Rejoice, Christ is Born"
15. "Jesus Is the Only Answer" - Bela Fleck, Ateso Jazz Band - Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from The Acoustic Planet, Vol.3 - Africa Sessions [Rounder Records: 2009]
    Notes: Uganda / USA - Christian tradition
16. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 and the Harlem Gospel Choir - N/A [YouTube: 2010]
    Notes: USA - Christianity / Universalist
17. "Prepare Ye the Way" - The Sufi Choir - Stone in the Sky [Cold Mountain Music: 1976]
    Notes: USA - Sufi / Christianity / Islam
18. "Pie Jesu" - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman, Paul Miles-Kingston - Diva: The Singles Collection [Angel Records: 2006]
    Notes: The United Kingdom. "Pie Jesu" is Latin for "Merciful Jesus".
19. "Hanacpachap Cussicuinin - Savae" - Robert Gass & On Wings Of Song - Chant: Ecstasy & Stillness [Spring Hill Music: 1999]
    Notes: Mexico - Christianity, 17th century
20. "Carol of the Bells" - John Williams - Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Masterworks: 1990]
    Notes: USA - Christian tradition
21. "Kyrie" - Muungano National Choir - Missa Luba - An African Mass [Tamasha Corporation Limited: 2010]
    Notes: Kenya - Christian tradition
22. "Mass in B Minor: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus)" - Johann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner - J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 [SDG: 2015]
    Notes: Germany - - composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1749
23. "God Is" - Ustad Saami - God Is Not a Terrorist [Glitterbeat Records: 2019]
    Notes: Pakistan - from the tradition of Islam ("Allah Hu" means "God Is - Present")
24. "Hope For Enlightenment" - Lama Gyurme, Jean-Philippe Rykiel - Roads Of Blessings - Songs Of Awakening [Last call records: 2010]
    Notes: Tibet - Buddhist traditional chant
25. "Shehecheyanu" - Shuvu - Vimeo [YouTube: 2020]
    Notes: USA--New York, NY--The Lab/Shul: Rev. Dr. Derrick McQueen, Rabbi Amachai Lau-Lavie, Naomi Less, Shira Kline, Eleonore Weill (flute), Zafir Tawil (percussion), Jeremy Brown (violin)
26. "L'cha Dodi" - Shlomo Carlebach - Days Are Coming [Sojourn Records: 2010]
    Notes: USA - Jewish tradition - welcoming Shabbat
27. "Happy Hanukkah" - Matisyahu - Happy Hanukkah [Fallen Sparks Records: 2012]
    Notes: USA - Jewish tradition - the festival of Hanukkah begins at sunset today
28. "The Hanukkah Waltz" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Jingle All The Way [Rounder: 2008]
    Notes: USA - Jewish tradition
29. "Hanukkah Dance - Live" - Nefesh Mountain - Live From Levon Helm Studios: A Hanukkah Holiday Concert [Eden Sky Records: 2021]
    Notes: USA - Jewish tradition - composed by Woodie Guthrie
30. "Touma Ni Kelen/Needed Time" - Eric Bibb, Habib Koite - Brothers In Bamako [Stony Plain Records: 2012]
    Notes: Mali / USA / Finland -- Malian take on an old American spiritual, "Jesus won't you come by here; now is such a needed time." Eric Bibb has been living in Finland.
31. "The Rebel Jesus" - The Chieftains, Jackson Browne - The Bells Of Dublin [RCA Victor: 1991]
    Notes: UK
32. "Jesus Wept" - Ralph McTell - Sand in Your Shoes [Transatlantic: 1995]
    Notes: UK
33. "One Of Us" - Joan Osborne - Relish [Island Mercury: 1995]
    Notes: USA
34. "For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Live" - George Frideric Handel, Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Elmer Iseler Singers, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Messiah - Handel [Angel Records: 1987]
    Notes: England / Germany - - composed in 1741
35. "I'll Fly Away" - Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Mercury Nashville: 2000]
    Notes: USA
36. "Jesus Is Just Alright" - The Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider [Columbia/Legacy: 1969]
    Notes: USA
37. "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" - Gabriel Meyer / Metatron - Merkavah [Lev Ha'Olam: 2002]
    Notes: Israel - Merkavah is the chariot in Jewish mysticism; the lyrics, in Hebrew, are the biblical injunction to love your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 19:18)
38. "River" - Joni Mitchell - Blue [Rhino: 1971]
    Notes: Canada

Foggy Notion

Mood motivated music for midweek musing. You’ll hear music from all genres: soul, punk, funk, dance, and of course, rawk!

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1. "Jingle Bells - Rise Ashen's Reindeer Dub (background)" - Duke Ellington, Rise Ashen - Christmas Remixed 3 [Christmas Chill: 2018]
2. "O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads" - Bob Rivers - Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Twisted Christmas Boxed Set [Rhino Atlantic: 1994]
3. "Ding Dong Bell" - The Ethiopians - Natty and Nice [Rhino: 1968/1998]
4. "Jollity" - Dorothy Ashby - Hip Harp [Prestige: 1958]
5. "Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas" - The Staple Singers - Stax Christmas [Craft: 1970/2023]
6. "Jesus" - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground [MGM: 1969]
7. "Winter" - The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup [Polydor Records: 1973]
8. "American Holly" - Kevin Morby - Cardinals at the Window [Not on Label: NEW/2024]
9. "Sawt El Eid" - Fairuz - Christmas Hymns [Voix de l'Orient: 1977]
10. "White Winter Melody (background)" - Woods - Perennial [Woodsist: 2023]
11. "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" - Elephant Stone - Psych-Out Christmas [Cleopatra Records: 2013]
12. "Fairytale of New York" - En Attendant Ana - En Attendant Ana Sings Christmas [En Attendant Ana: NEW/2024]
13. "What Child Is This?" - Sleepy Sun - Psych-Out Christmas [Cleopatra Records: 2013]
14. "Moon Occults The Sun" - Espers - II [Drag City Records: 2006]
15. "Christmas Songs (background throughout)" - California Guitar Trio - 10 Christmas Songs [California Guitar Trio: 2001]
16. "Spin Dreydl Spin - Hanukkah" - The Klezmatics - Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah [Jewish Music Group: 2006]
17. "Eight Candles" - Yo La Tengo - Hanukkah+ [Verve Forecast: 2019]
18. "Sadness As A Gift" - Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future [4AD: 2024]
19. "Wanting To Believe (Oh Holy Night)" - Brian Eno, Roger Eno - Wanting To Believe (Oh Holy Night) [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 2021]
20. "I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You" - Claudine Longet - Lost Christmas 2 - Holiday Rarities [Universal Music Enterprises: 1967/2015]
21. "Coldest Night of the Year" - Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (Singles And Demos 1964 To 1967) [Dicristina: 2007]
22. "Winter Solstice" - Daisy Rickman - Howl [Daisy Rickman: 2024]
23. "Winter Song" - Lindisfarne - Nicely Out Of Tune [EMI Marketing: 1970]
24. "Christmas Eve" - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe [Mantra: 1999]
25. "The Cherry Tree Carol" - Pentangle - Solomon's Seal [Swiggeroux Music: 1972]
26. "Einn Fagur Aðventusálmur Úr Mb Guðbrands Biskups" - amiina - YULE [Aminamusik Ehf: 2022]
27. "I Parthenos Simera, Christos Genatai" - Manolakou Marina - I Genisi Sou (Songs and Narrations On the Birth of Christ) [MusicMirror: 2015]
28. "Winter Song" - Midwinter - The Waters Of Sweet Sorrow [ODL: 2014]
29. "Xionia Polla (background)" - Costas Cacoyannis - Ai Vasili Vasilia - Αϊ-Βασίλη Βασιλιά [Parakentro: 2011]
    Notes: Cypriot composer, Costas Cacoyannis, is son of Michael Cacoyannis (director of Zorba the Greek)
30. "Winter In" - Gene Clark - White Light [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 1971]
31. "Silent Night" - Sinead O'Connor - Silent Night [Chrysalis Records: 1991]

Beyond Borders

Borders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders… MoreBorders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders explores the unexpected rhythms, tones, and textures of music from every continent and corner of the globe. Every Wednesday, from noon to 2:00, only on WTJU. Less

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1. "Bella" - Vaudou Game - NOUSSIN [Hot Casa: 2021]
   Notes: Togo
2. "Das Matas" - Tiganá Santana - Caçada Noturna [ajabu!: 2024]
   Notes: Brazil
3. "Eté endénesh gèdawo" - Muluqèn Mèllèssè - Ethiopiques, Vol. 1: Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music 1969-1975 [Buda musique: 2004]
   Notes: Ethiopia
4. "Salama" - Liboi, Jam Session Band - Single [2023 Liboi: 2023]
   Notes: Kenya
5. "Cumbia de los vientos" - Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna, Los Cumbia Stars - Poética Bailable Vol. 1 [WM Chile: 2024]
   Notes: Chile
6. "Kora By Night (Instrumental)" - Maher Cissoko - Kora Fo [ajabu!: 2017]
   Notes: Senegal/Sweden
7. "Ngazengayibona" - Insingizi - Discover Music from Africa [ARC: 2015]
   Notes: Zimbabwe
8. "Himemien" - Tsedenya G, Markos - Nahom Favorite. Vol. 25 [Nahom: 2010]
   Notes: Ethiopia
9. "Amaqatha Amancane" - The Joy - The Joy [Transgressive: 2024]
   Notes: South Africa
10. "Aguila Latina" - Nacho Maldonado - Aguila Latina [Nacho Maldonado: 2024]
    Notes: Mexico
11. "Bartins Bay / The Rookery / The Antrim Rose" - Brendan Mulholland - Bartins Bay [7338043 Records DK: 2024]
    Notes: Ireland
12. "Imajighen - Injustice Version" - Mdou Moctar - Tears of Injustice [Matador: 2024]
    Notes: Niger, 2/19 @ The Southern Cafe
13. "No es normal" - Damaris Bojor - Single [Worldwide: 2024]
    Notes: Mexico
14. "Mandra ilika" - Samy Izy - Tsara Madagasikara [Network Medien: 2010]
    Notes: Madagascar
15. "Village Tavern" - Yelena Eckemoff - Single [L & H Production: 2024]
    Notes: Russia
16. "Zawadi" - Nina Ogot - Ukumbu.Ke [Hey!blau Records: 2024]
    Notes: Kenya
17. "Titrwm Tatrwm" - The Gentle Good - While You Slept I Went Out Walking [Gwymon: 2008]
    Notes: Wales
18. "Here's to you Ararat" - Ladaniva - Ladaniva (Postcards) [[PIAS] Le Label: 2024]
    Notes: Armenia/France
19. "Amanké Dionti" - Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto - Amanké Dionti [Ma Case Records: 2024]
    Notes: Senegal/France
20. "The Machine - Radio Edit" - Jodymoon - The Machine (Radio Edit) [RLR: 2024]
    Notes: The Netherlands
21. "Ezir-Kara - 骏马黑鹰" - 旱獭乐队 - 旱獭 (Marmota) [Starsing: 2017]
    Notes: Mongolia
22. "Edlê" - Olcay Bayır - Tu Gulî [ARC: 2024]
    Notes: Turkey/England
23. "Mustjala vaimulik" - kvintrad - TuleMine [Kvintrad: 2024]
    Notes: Estonia
24. "Un attimo di sogno" - Stefano Morelli - Tales in a bag [Stefano Morelli: 2024]
    Notes: Italy
25. "May ma Sara" - Tamala - May ma Sara [Muziekpublique: 2024]
    Notes: Senegal/Belgium
26. "Gara" - Songhoy Blues - Gara [Transgressive: 2024]
    Notes: Mali

Jazzmania

Jazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of… MoreJazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of jazz." Comments and requests appreciated at 924-3959. Less

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1. "My Favorite Things" - John Coltrane - My Favorite Things [Atlantic: 1961]
2. "Greensleeves" - John Coltrane - Greensleeves [MCA/Impulse: 1961/1974]
3. "Dexter Gordon" - The Christmas Song - Winter Warmers [UMG ]
4. "We Free Kings" - Roland Kirk - We Free Kings [Mercury: 1961]
5. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - Dexter Gordon Quartet - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzment [Columbia: 1981]
6. "Minnie The Moocher" - Cab Calloway - Hi-De-Ho Man - Classics [Columbia: 1942]
7. "Honey Dripper" - Cab Calloway - Hi-De-Ho Man - Classics [Columbia: 1945]
8. "Hey Now - Hey Now" - Cab Calloway - Hi-De-Ho Man - Classics [Columbia: 1946]
9. "Hi De Ho Man" - Cab Calloway - Hi-De-Ho Man - Classics [Columbia: 1947]
10. "Another Reason To Celebrate" - Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet - Song Everlasting [Blue Note: 1987]
11. "Sing Me A Song Everlasting" - Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet - song Everlasting [Blue Note: 1987]
12. "Jana's Delight" - Don Pullen - New Beginnings [Blue Note: 1989]
13. "New Beginnings" - Don Pullen - New Beginnings [Blue Note: 1989]
14. "Ode To Life" - Don Pullen - Random Thoughts [Blue Note: 1990]
15. "Hymnal" - Julian Lage - Speak To Me [Blue Note: 2024]
16. "Serenade" - Julian Lage - Speak To Me [Blue Note: 2024]
17. "Speak To Me" - Julian Lage - Speak To Me [Blue Note: 2024]
18. "Nothing Happens Here" - Julian Lage - Speak To Me [Blue Note: 2024]
19. "D-Natural Blues" - Emily Remler - Cookin' At The Queens [Resonance: 2024]
20. "Tenor Madness" - Emily Remler - Cookin' At The Queens [Resonance: 2024]
21. "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" - Samara Joy - Portrait [Verve: 2024]
22. "Reincarnation Of A Lovebird" - Samara Joy - Portrait [Verve: 2024]
23. "Autumn Nocturne" - Samara Joy - Portrait [Verve: 2024]
24. "Fur Elise" - Jon Batiste - Beethoven Blues [Verve: 2024]

Classical Sunrise - Wednesday

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. "Shcho to za predyvo (How wondrous this is) (arr. B. Kryvopust for violin and orchestra)" {Bohdan KRYOPUST (arr.)} - Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Serhii Khorovets, conductor - Ukrainian Christmas [Naxos ]
2. "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" {Michael PRAETORIUS} - SWR Vokalensemble; Marcus Creed, director - In Dulci Jubilo: Christmas Music by Michael Praetorius [SWR Classics ]
3. "Coventry Carol; 9 Carols (1942); No. 8. A Virgin Most Pure" {Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS} - Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; William Vann, director; Joshua Ryan, organ - An Oxford Christmas [Albion ]
4. "Dame albricia mano Anton; Dame albriçias, mano Antón" {Caspar FERNANDEZ} - Newberry Consort; Ensemble Ad-Hoc - A Mexican Christmas [Navone ]
5. "La azucena (arr. J.L. Posada for vocal ensemble)" {Santiago de MURCIA} - Newberry Consort; Ensemble Ad-Hoc - A Mexican Christmas [Navone ]
6. "Convidando está la noche" {Juan Garcia de ZEPEDES} - Newberry Consort; Ensemble Ad-Hoc - A Mexican Christmas [Navone ]
7. "Du allein, Jesu, sollst mir alles sein! (Baritone) TWV 1;79a; (3rd Day of Christmas)" {Georg Philipp TELEMANN} - GSO Consort - Telemann: Advent Cantatas [CPO ]
8. "Terpsichore; Bransle simple - Bransle gay - Bransle double (1612)" {Michael PRAETORIUS} - Spielleyt, Early Music Freiburg - Weihnacht der Spielleyt
9. "New Year (arr. L. Vertommen for brass band)" {Sebasiano FESTA} - Black Dyke Band; Nicholas Childs, conductor - Rutter: Brass At Christmas [Naxos ]
10. "Here We Come a-Wassailing (arr. J. Rutter and L. Vertommen for brass band)" {John RUTTER} - Black Dyke Band; Nicholas Childs, conductor - Rutter: Brass At Christmas [Naxos ]
11. "Reyna muy esclarescida" {ANON. 15th C.} - Capella de la Torre; Katharina Bauml, director - Feliz Navidad: Mediterranean Christmas Music from the Renaissance [Christophorus ]
12. "Alte Reina soberana" {ANON. 15th C.} - Capella de la Torre; Katharina Bauml, director - Feliz Navidad: Mediterranean Christmas Music from the Renaissance [Christophorus ]
13. "Senores el qu'es nascido" {ANON. 15th C.} - Capella de la Torre; Katharina Bauml, director - Feliz Navidad: Mediterranean Christmas Music from the Renaissance [Christophorus ]
14. "Vergine sacra" {Bohdan KRYOPUST} - Capella de la Torre; Katharina Bauml, director - Feliz Navidad: Mediterranean Christmas Music from the Renaissance [Christophorus ]
15. "Epiphanies (Fanfares and Chorales), for wind symphony" {Ron NELSON} - Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor - Ron Nelson: Holidays and Epiphanies [Reference ]
16. "Fantasia" {Bohdan KRYOPUST} - Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Serhii Khorovets, conductor - Ukrainian Christmas [Naxos ]
17. "Here We Come a-Wassailing" {ANON. 16th C.} - Alfred Deller, counter-tenor; The Deller Consort - A Minstrel's Christmas [Alto ]
18. "Hodie Christus natus est [Antiphon]; Hodie Christus natus est" {ANON. 15th C.} - Cappella Romana; Alexander Lingas, director - A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court [Acapella ]
19. "Kontakion for the Nativity of Christ; Prologue; Kontákion for the Nativity of Christ; Prologue" {ANON. 15th C.} - Cappella Romana; Alexander Lingas, director - A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court [Acapella ]
20. "Deus Creator omnium; Kyrie" {ANON. 15th C.} - Cappella Romana; Alexander Lingas, director - A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court [Acapella ]
21. "Gloria in excelsis" {ANON. 15th C.} - Cappella Romana; Alexander Lingas, director - A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court [Acapella ]
22. "Communion Verse for Christmas" {ANON. 15th C.} - Cappella Romana; Alexander Lingas, director - A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court [Acapella ]
23. "Attendite" {Martin PEARSON} - Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano; Fretwork - An Elizabethan Christmas [Signum ]

Classical Prelude - Wednesday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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1. "Winter Cantata" {Ilre AKERSBERGA} - Linda Broduza, narrator; Children's choir of the Riga 4th Music School; Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; New York Latvian Concert Choir; Andrejs Jansons, director - Christmas By The Amber Sea [NYLCC ]
2. "Christmas Oratorio - Die heisame Geburt und Menschwerdung unserers Herrn un Heilandes Jesu Christi" {Johan MATTHESON} - Die Kolner Akademie; Michael Alexander Willens, conductor - Mattheson: Christmas Oratorio [CPO ]

WTJU Overnight Mix

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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WTJU Overnight Mix

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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