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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. "West Coast Blues" {Montgomery} - Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery [Riverside: 1960]
3. "Split Feelin's" {Mobley} - Hank Mobley - Soul Station [Blue Note: 1960]
4. "Spring Is Here" {Rodgers/Hart} - Ella Fitzgerald - The Rodgers And Hart Songbook [Verve: 1956]
5. "Hipsippy Blues" {Mobley} - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Just Coolin' [Blue Note: 1959/2020]
6. "Those Who Sit And Wait" {Shorter} - Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - The Witch Doctor [Blue Note: 1961/1967]
7. "Bemsha Swing" {Monk} - Thelonious Monk - Tokyo Concerts [Columbia: 1963]
8. "Bemsha Swing/Lively Up Yourself" {Thelonious Monk/Bob Marley/Bob Marley} - Medeski, Martin & Wood - Its's A Jungle In Here [Ryko: 1993]
9. "I Got A Woman" {Ray Charles} - Jimmy Smith - Home Cookin' [Blue Note: 1961]
10. "Shuck It Up" {J. Medeski/B. Martin} - Medeski, Martin & Wood - Its's A Jungle In Here [Ryko: 1993]
11. "Worms" {J. Medeski/C. Wood} - Medeski, Martin & Wood - Its's A Jungle In Here [Ryko: 1993]

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. "Blue Tango" {Mitchell Parish & Leroy Anderson} - Frankie Carle - Cocktail Time [Camden: 1967]
2. "Secret Love" {Paul Francis Webster & Sammy Fain} - Frankie Carle - Cocktail Time [Camden: 1967]
3. "Singin' In The Rain" {Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown} - Martin Denny - Paradise Moods [Sunset: 1966]
4. "Claire De Lune" {Debussy} - Martin Denny - Paradise Moods [Sunset: 1966]
5. "You're Breaking My Heart" {Pat Genaro} - Joni James - Ti Voglio Bene [Taragon ]
6. "Sunny" {Bobby Hebb} - Urbie Green - 21 Trombones [Project 3: 1973]
7. "Love Child" {Pam Snyder, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson & Deke Richards} - Tony Mottola - Guitar Underground [Project 3: 1969]
8. "Sunrise Serenade" {Frankie Carle} - Frankie Carle - Cocktail Time [Camden: 1967]
9. "Love Walked In" {George Gershwin} - Don Ralke Orchestra - Gershwin With Bongos [ 1960]
10. "It's All Over" - Ben E. King - Anthology [Warner: 1964]
11. "Londonderry Air" {unknown} - Arthur Lyman - Many Moods [Life: 1962]
12. "Planting Rice" {Charles Fuqua} - Arthur Lyman - Many Moods [Life: 1962]
13. "You Showed Me" {Gene Clark & Rodger McGuinn} - Enoch Light - Project 3 [Warner: 1969]
14. "The Touch Of Your Lips" {Ray Noble} - Teddi King - To You From Teddi [Redwood Music: 1956]
15. "Mountain Greenery" {Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers} - Peter Nero - New Piano In Town [BMG: 1961]
16. "Ponteio" {Edu Lobo} - Sergio Mendes - My Favorite Things [Alantic: 1968]
17. "Veleiro" {Edu Lobo} - Sergio Mendes - My Favorite Things [Atlantic: 1968]
18. "Stardust" {Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish} - Bobby Hackett - Dream Awhile [ 1960]
19. "And I Love You So" - the Four Aces - [Bescol ]
20. "Soul Mist" {R. Lewis} - Ramsey Lewis - Down To Earth [EmArcy: 1959]
21. "Alika" {John Kalapana} - Webley Edwards - Exotic Instrumentals [Capitol: 1960]
22. "For Carlos" {Pisano, Ceroli, Alpert} - Herb Alpert - S. R. O. [ 1966]
23. "Last Date" - Bo-Keys - HeartAches By The Number [Electaphonic Records: 2016]

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. "Don Giovanni Overture" {W.A. MOZART} - Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonic Orchestra - Don Giovanni [Warner Classics: 1966]
2. "Symphony no 4" {Johannes BRAHMS} - Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Brahms: The Symphonies [Decca: 2013]
3. "Brandenburg Concerto no. 6" {J. S. BACH} - Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr - Brandenburg Concertos [Harmonia Mundi: 2009]
4. "Symphony no. 54 in G Major (61)" {Josef HAYDN} - Derek Solomons, Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg - Haydn Symphonies Nos. 50 & 54 & 55 & 56 & 57 & 64 [Sony Classical: 2024]
5. "Divertimento No. 8 in D major KV 205" {W.A. MOZART} - Christopher Hogwood, Amadeus Winds - Mozart: Large Chamber Works [Deutsche Grammophon: 2016]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area… More"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area alumnus Brad Savage, spotlighting recorded popular music history. In one hour, one song per decade is shared, across all genres, from the 1920's to the 2020's. Get in the cruisin' time machine on the airwaves and travel across a full century of music. There is magic in the air(waves)! cruisinthedecades.com Less

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WTJU Overnight

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The Hacienda Show

Every Friday morning, 1 AM, all EDM genres, new and classic tracks, plus local and international DJ guests. It's Electronic music for vibey people!

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