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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. "Blues on Sunday" {Joshua Redman} - John Lee - The Artist [Cellar Music Group: 2021]
2. "Wail" {Earl "Bud" Powell} - Roy Haynes - The Roy Haynes Trio [Verve: 2000]
3. "If I Never Get To Heaven" {Dinah Washington} - Dinah Washington (alternate take) - Back To The Blues [Roulette Records / Poll Winners: 1962]
4. "Have You Met Joan?" {Cory Weeds} - Brian Charette - You Don't Know Jack! [Cellar Music Group: 2024]
5. "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen" {Traditional (Public Domain)} - George Adams & Don Pullen - City Gates [Timeless Records: 1983]
6. "I Want To Talk About You" {Billy Eckstine} - Kevin Mahogany & Tony Lakatos - The Coltrane Hartman Fantasy Vol. 1 [Skip Records: 2009]
7. "I Want To Talk About You" {Billy Eckstine} - John Coltrane - Newport '63 [Impulse!: 1963]
8. "Fin De L'Affaire" {Hank Mobley} - Cory Weeds - The Many Deeds of Cory Weeds [Cellar Live Records: 2010]
9. "Thou Swell" {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} - Sarah Vaughan - At Mister Kelly's [Mercury Records: 1957]
10. "Thou Swell" {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} - Toshiko Akiyoshi - Toshiko's Blues [Fresh Sound Records: 1956]
11. "Last Train From Overbrook" {James Moody} - Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds - Horns Locked [Cellar Music Group: 2024]
12. "Jor-Du" {Duke Jordan} - Julius Watkins - Julius Watkins Sextet, Volumes 1 & 2 [Blue Note: 1955]
13. "Imminent Parousia" {Jacob Chung} - Jacob Chung - The Sage [Cellar Music Group: 2024]

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. "Begin The Beguine" {Cole Porter} - Erroll Garner - Mambo Moves Garner [Mercury: 1954]
2. "Love Me Or Leave Me" {Sammy Kahn & Walter Donaldson} - Cal Tjader - Concert By The Sea [Fantasy: 1962]
3. "Star Of Love" {Hinkson/Hamilton} - Roy Hamilton - single [Jasmine: 1954]
4. "In A Mist" {Bix Beiderbecke} - Lew Davies - Strange Interlude [Command: 1961]
5. "Bossa Antigua" {Paul Desmond} - Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua [RCA Victor: 1964]
6. "A Woman Will Do Wrong" {Paul Kelly & Clarence Reid} - Dee Dee Sharp - single [Atco: 1968]
7. "Love Theme From "The Glenn Miller Story"" {Mercury} - Paul Marterie - [Mercury: 1953]
8. "A Night In Tunisia" {Gillespie} - Cal Tjader - Concert By The Sea [Fantasy: 1959]
9. "After After Hours" {Scott} - Tony Scott - Music After Midnight [Brunswick: 1953]
10. "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" {Frank Loesser} - the Four Freshmen - Love Lost [Capitol: 1959]
11. "Samba Cantina" {Paul Desmond} - Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua [RCA Victor: 1964]
12. "Lush Life" {Billy Strayhorn} - Tito Puente - Mambo Diablo [Picante ]
13. "Intermezzo" {R. Henning /H. Provost} - Lew Davies - Strange Interlude [Command: 1961]
14. "I Almost Lost My Mind" {Ivory Joe Hunter} - Billy Vaughn - Golden Saxophones [Dot: 1959]
15. "Out Of Sight Out Of Mind" {Gail Smith} - Polly Bergen - the Early Years [Sepia: 1950]
16. "Skokiaan" - Paul Marterie - [Mercury: 1954]

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. "Egmont Overture Op 94" {Ludwig von BEETHOVEN} - Anima Eterna Brugge, Jos Van Immerseel - Beethoven: Symphonies & Ouvertures [Alpha: 2018]
2. "Concerto for Strings, 2 Trumpets and Basso continuo in C major RV 537" {Antonio VIVALDI} - Trevor Pinnock, The English Consort - Christmas Concertos [Deutsche Grammophon Classics: 1991]
3. "Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major KV 622" {W.A. MOZART} - Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel, Sabine Meyer (Clarinet) - Mozart: Clarinet Concerto [Alpha: 2024]
4. "Concerto grosso in B flat major op. 3/1 HWV 312" {Georg Frederic HANDEL} - Roy Goodman, Brandenburg Consort - Handel: 6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 [Hyperion: 1993]
5. "Symphony no 51 In B-Flat Major (57)" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Derek Solomons, Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg - Sturm und Drang [Sony Classical: 2024]
6. "Faust: Ballet Music (Act V)" {Charles GOUNOD} - Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra - Chabrier: España - Rhapsody For Orchestra / Gounod: Faust, Ballet Music / Thomas: Overture From 'Mignon' / Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne [Deutsche Grammophon: 1988]

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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Good Life/The Hacienda Show

“Love is shining, life is thriving in the good life”. Classic dance choons to move your body, melt your mind, and lift your spirits. Leave your worries behind and experience… More“Love is shining, life is thriving in the good life”. Classic dance choons to move your body, melt your mind, and lift your spirits. Leave your worries behind and experience the good life with DJ Bobby Metronome and friends. Due to the late night nature of this show bouts of ambient and/or psychedelic music are entirely possible. Friday morning at 1 right here on WTJU.// The hacienda brings Electronic music you can get lost in From new releases to classics, Spanning across the EDM spectrum from house & Techno to Drum & Bass This is dance music for Vibey people, Friday mornings at 1 Less

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