WTJU 91.1 FM

Ranger Radio: Monday Meltdowns

Serving and swerving up a mildly eclectic mix of records for your sonic consumption and elevation. Hip hop, funk, world, soul (neo and old), rock, and everything in between. And… MoreServing and swerving up a mildly eclectic mix of records for your sonic consumption and elevation. Hip hop, funk, world, soul (neo and old), rock, and everything in between. And maybe a little bit of Ranger talking both sense and nonsense into your glorious ear canals. Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "There Was a Murder" - Clipse - Til The Casket Drops [Columbia: 2009]
2. "Hip Hop" - Mos Def - Black On Both Sides [Rawkus Entertainment: 1999]
3. "Ride Around Shining (feat. Ab-Liva)" - Clipse, Ab Liva - Hell Hath No Fury [Arista: 2006]
4. "9th vs. Thought" - Black Thought - Streams of Thought Vol. 1 [Human Re Sources: 2018]
5. "Grindin'" - Clipse - Lord Willin' [Arista: 2002]
6. "Rocky Balboa" - Papoose - Rocky Balboa [Honorable Records: 2022]
7. "Re:Definition" - Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Rawkus Entertainment: 1998]
8. "We Got It For Cheap (Intro)" - Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury [Arista: 2006]
9. "Mr. Me Too" - Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury [Arista: 2006]
10. "Cruiser Weight Coke" - Griselda - WWCD [Shady Records: 2019]
11. "Hater Players" - Black Star, Apani Emcee - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [Rawkus Entertainment: 1998]
12. "Cot Damn (feat. Ab-Liva & Rosco P. Coldchain)" - Clipse, Ab-Liva, Rosco P. Coldchain - Lord Willin' [Arista: 2002]
13. "Dipset Anthem" - The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity [Roc-A-Fella: 2003]
14. "Swing" - Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night [Arista: 1997]
15. "Fat Dom" - Benny The Butcher, DJ Green Lantern - Butcher on Steroids [Black Soprano Family, LLC: 2017]
16. "Ghanja" - MaMan, Rotation - Shammasi [YoungJustusEnt.: 2019]
17. "CA$HMERE TEAR$" - Erick the Architect - CA$HMERE TEAR$ [Architect Recording Company: 2024]
18. "GODLY (feat. Damon Albarn)" - EARTHGANG, Spillage Village, Damon Albarn - PERFECT FANTASY [SinceThe80s/Dreamville under exclusive license to UnitedMasters LLC: 2024]
19. "Liquor Talkin'" - Don Louis - Liquor Talkin' [Money Myers Entertainment LLC / EMPIRE: 2024]
20. "Dafnino (Egypt X Sudan)" - Rap Shar3, MaMan - Dafnino (Egypt X Sudan) [Rap Shar3: 2024]
21. "BLAH" - Kota the Friend, Statik Selektah, Logic - BLAH [Fltbys: 2024]
22. "Sinner" - Samara Cyn - The Drive Home [VANTA Music/VANTA Records: 2024]
23. "U GOTTA (feat. Pharrell)" - EARTHGANG, Spillage Village, Pharrell Williams - PERFECT FANTASY [SinceThe80s/Dreamville under exclusive license to UnitedMasters LLC: 2024]
24. "It's Your Anniversary" - Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce [Freddie Gibbs: 2024]
25. "Beg Friend" - Juls, TOBi - Beg Friend [LOF COLLECTIVE: 2020]
26. "Dance with my Heart" - Papalee, Florence, Datslucy, Sarah - Dance with my Heart [Papalee Productions: 2023]
27. "Your Number" - Juls, King Promise, Mugeez - Your Number [LOF COLLECTIVE: 2019]
28. "Kabasa" - Hoosh, MaMan - Kabasa [Gone Till Never LLC, Young Justus Media Enterprise: 2020]
29. "Me, myself and I" - MARLEY - Me, myself and I [OTMN: 2024]
30. "Don't Let Him Say Goodbye - Demo" - JACOTÉNE - Don't Let Him Say Goodbye - Demo [Epic Records UK: 2023]
31. "100 Meter Dash" - Cody Matlock, Dashill Smith - So Far so Good [Cody Matlock: 2023]
32. "Stringin' You On" - Camden. - Stringin' You On [©℗ 2024 Mango Hill Records: 2024]
33. "The Seed (2.0)" - The Roots, Cody Chesnutt - Phrenology [Geffen: 2002]
34. "Anything You Want (Not That)" - Belleruche - The Express [Tru Thoughts: 2008]
35. "Heart of Gold" - Charles Bradley, Menahan Street Band - No Time For Dreaming [Daptone Records: 2011]
36. "Didn't I" - Los Stellarians - Cholo Soul [Holy Grailien: 2016]
37. "MARY" - Jordan Mackampa - WELCOME HOME, KID! [Jordan Mackampa: 2024]

Fresh Start

E. Jonez kicks your week off to a fresh start with his candid take on the hottest music, entertainment, and current events. Kick back with C'ville's best Monday night from… MoreE. Jonez kicks your week off to a fresh start with his candid take on the hottest music, entertainment, and current events. Kick back with C'ville's best Monday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU! Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Angel Numbers / Ten Toes" - Chris Brown - 11:11 [Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Re: 2023]
2. "Live In The Sky" - T.I., Jamie Foxx - King [Grand Hustle, LLC: 2006]
3. "For Me (with Brent Faiyaz)" - Loe Shimmy, Brent Faiyaz - For Me (with Brent Faiyaz) [Open Shift Distribution: 2024]
4. "LOVE, MONEY, FAME (feat. DJ Khaled)" - SEVENTEEN, DJ Khaled - LOVE, MONEY, FAME (feat. DJ Khaled) (Kenia OS Remix) [PLEDIS Entertainment: 2024]
5. "Little Things" - Ella Mai - 3 [10 Summers/Interscope Records: 2024]
6. "Last Lap" - Rod Wave - Last Lap [Alamo: 2024]
7. "Opportunist" - Lil Durk - Opportunist [Alamo: 2024]
8. "Glad You Came" - Mario - Glad You Came [New Citizen LLC/Epic: 2024]
9. "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey - The Essential Journey [Columbia: 2001]
10. "Don't Stop Believin'" - T-Pain - On Top of The Covers [Nappy Boy Entertainment / EMPIRE: 2023]
11. "Started From the Bottom" - Drake - Nothing Was The Same [Cash Money Records/Young Money E: 2013]
12. "Seesaw (feat. Saweetie)" - Kendra Jae, Saweetie - Seesaw [10:22 PM / Def Jam Recordings: 2021]
13. "Thought I Was Dead" - A$AP Ferg - DAROLD [RCA Records Label: 2024]
14. "Sensational (feat. Davido & Lojay)" - Chris Brown, Davido, Lojay - 11:11 [Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Re: 2023]
15. "Young Forever" - JAY-Z, Mr Hudson - The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation / Jay-Z: 2009]
16. "Don't Worry Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures [Parlophone Catalogue: 1988]
17. "Don't Worry Be Happy (feat. T.I.)" - Lil Duval, T.I. - Don't Worry Be Happy (feat. T.I.) [Rich Broke Entertainment, LLC /: 2020]
18. "HOLLON" - GloRilla - Hollon [CMG/Interscope Records: 2024]
19. "Is It The Way" - Saweetie - Is It The Way [ICY/Warner Records: 2024]
20. "Best Thing" - Inayah - S.O.L.A.R. [Inayahlator Enterprises / EMPIRE: 2019]
21. "Options (feat. Lil Baby)" - Jordan Adetunji, Lil Baby - Options (feat. Lil Baby) [300 Entertainment: 2024]
22. "Options (feat. PnB Rock, Gucci Mane & 2 Chainz)" - Fabolous, PnB Rock, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz - Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever [Def Jam Recordings: 2019]
23. "What To Do" - Rotimi - All or Nothing [FrontRo Music Group LLC / EMPIRE: 2021]
24. "Sick (feat. 4batz)" - Jeremih, 4batz - Sick (feat. 4batz) [PULSE Records: 2024]
25. "Gone Forever (feat. Remy Ma & DJ Khaled)" - Mary J. Blige, Remy Ma, DJ Khaled - Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) [300 Entertainment: 2022]
26. "WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME (feat. Sexyy Red)" - GloRilla, Sexyy Red - GLORIOUS [CMG/Interscope Records: 2024]
27. "Wipe Me Down (feat. Foxx, Webbie & Boosie Badazz) - Remix" - Trill Family, Boosie Badazz, Webbie, Foxx - Survival Of The Fittest [Trill Entertainment exclusively: 2007]
28. "Moonlight" - Chris Brown - 11:11 [Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Re: 2023]

Second Sight

Join David Buie-Moltz and Greg Weaver every Monday from 7-9 p.m. on WTJU for Second Sight. Inspired by sight-reading — playing music for the first time without prior practice —… MoreJoin David Buie-Moltz and Greg Weaver every Monday from 7-9 p.m. on WTJU for Second Sight. Inspired by sight-reading — playing music for the first time without prior practice — this show celebrates the thrill of fearlessly plunging into uncertain territory and discovering jazz and its adjacent genres together as a community. Hear familiar jazz sounds in new, exciting ways — no pretense, just genuine curiosity. Perfect for everyone, from jazz aficionados to newcomers with insatiable appetites for fresh musical frontiers. Tune in and open your mind with us! Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "On The One" - The RH Factor - Distractions [Verve: 2006]
2. "Visions" - Joshua Redman - Timeless Tales [For Changing Times] [Warner Jazz: 1998]
3. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - The New York All-Stars, Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern - Burnin' in London [Ubuntu Music: 2018]
4. "Wrong Or Right" - Bobby Hutcherson - Cirrus [CM BLUE NOTE (A92): 1974]
5. "Elusive Dots" - Misha Tsiganov, Chris Potter, Alex Sipiagin, Miguel Zenón, Johnathan Blake, Matt Brewer - Painter Of Dreams [Criss Cross Jazz: 2024]
6. "Eighth Pose" - Jason Moran, Marcus Gilmore, BlankFor.ms - Refract [Red Hook Records: 2023]
7. "Recorda Me" - Chick Corea Trio - Trilogy [Concord Jazz: 2013]
8. "Inner Urge" - David Kikoski, Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart - Details [Criss Cross Jazz: 2004]
9. "Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A." - Charles Mingus, Bobby Warner, İlhan Mimaroğlu - Changes Two [Rhino Atlantic: 1975]
10. "Red Planet - Live At The University Of Illinois/1963" - Eric Dolphy - The Illinois Concert [Blue Note Records: 1999]
11. "Sun Ship" - John Coltrane - Sun Ship [Verve Reissues: 1971]
12. "Vera Cruz" - Wayne Shorter - Moto Grosso Feio [Blue Note (BLU): 1974]
13. "Family" - The RH Factor - Distractions [Verve: 2006]

Back Up and Push

Ryan, Mark and friends look back at Bluegrass and Old Time tunes of yesteryear, and push forward to the music of today and tomorrow. Along with traditional Bluegrass and Old… MoreRyan, Mark and friends look back at Bluegrass and Old Time tunes of yesteryear, and push forward to the music of today and tomorrow. Along with traditional Bluegrass and Old Time, they'll throw in some Folk, Local Favorites, plenty of Live In-studio performances, and the latest news of festivals and other venues for live music. So buckle up for the ride on Monday afternoons from 4 til 7 with the best picking and strumming around on Back Up and Push! Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Shortenin' Bread" - The Freight Hoppers - Waiting On The Gravy Train [Rounder: 1998]
2. "Can't Live Without Love" - Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Sam Bush, Molly Tuttle - Can't Live Without Love [Bronwyn Keith Hines: 2023]
3. "Reason To Believe" - The Seldom Scene - Reason To Believe [Down The Road: 2023]
4. "There’s a Bright Side Somewhere" - Molsky's Mountain Drifters - Closing the Gap [Tree Frog Music: 2019]
5. "Father Adieu" - Reeltime Travellers - Livin' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time [SCI Fidelity Records: 2002]
6. "Going Down The Road Feeling Bad" - Doc & Merle Watson - Elementary Doctor Watson [The EGGE Company Limited: 2002]
7. "Rye Whiskey" - Punch Brothers - Antifogmatic [Nonesuch: 2010]
8. "Kentucky Waltz" - Bill Monroe - Columbia Historic Edition [Columbia Nashville: 1946]
9. "Milwaukee Blues" - The Haints Old Time Stringband - Shout Monah [Hickory Jack Music: 2009]
10. "Drifting Too Far From The Shore" - Ricky Skaggs and John Starling - Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics [StarVista Music: 2007]
11. "Love Of The Mountains" - Larry Sparks - John Deere Tractor [Rebel Records Llc: 2005]
12. "Birdie" - Kirk Sutphin & Riley Baugus - Kirk & Riley -- Long Time Piedmont Pals [Old Blue Records, LLC: 2010]
13. "Little Margaret" - Tom, Brad & Alice - Holly Ding [Copper Creek: 2000]
14. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - IIIrd Tyme Out - Living On The Other Side [Rounder: 1996]
15. "I Saw The Light" - Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys - Sings [Mercury Nashville: 1951]
16. "Black Jack Grove" - Old Buck - Old Buck [Tin Halo Music: 2013]
17. "Wildwood Flower" - The Carter Family - Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music's First Family [Columbia/Legacy: 1935]
18. "Let Me Fall" - Kirk Sutphin - Masters of the Banjo [Arhoolie Records: 1994]
19. "Don't Leave Your Records in the Sun" - John Hartford - Mark Twang [Flying Fish: 1976]
20. "Honey, You Don't Know My Mind" - Jimmy Martin - 20 Greatest Hits [Gusto Records: 2005]
21. "Fall On My Knees" - Susie Goehring, Rayna Gellert - Starch & Iron [Heard Her Squeal Records: 2005]
22. "Come All You Virginia Girl" - Foghorn Stringband - Outshine the Sun [Foghorn Stringband: 2012]
23. "Banks of the Ohio" - Tony Rice - Tony Rice [Rounder Records: 1977]
24. "Old Home Place" - J.D. Crowe & The New South - J.D. Crowe & the New South [Rounder Records: 1975]
25. "Big Spike Hammer" - Bobby Hicks, Doyle Lawson, J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips, Tony Rice - The Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3: California Connection [Rounder Records: 1983]
26. "Worried Man Blues" - Ralph Stanley - A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family [DMZ/Columbia: 2006]
27. "Blue Train" - The Nashville Bluegrass Band - Home Of The Blues [Sugar Hill Records: 1991]
28. "Steamboat Whistle Blues" - John Hartford - Aereo-Plain [Rhino/Warner Records: 1971]
29. "Look Down That Lonesome Road" - Tim O'Brien - Fiddler's Green [Sugar Hill Records: 2005]
30. "Nobody's Business" - The Freight Hoppers - Waiting On The Gravy Train [Rounder: 1998]
31. "Kentucky Borderline" - Rhonda Vincent - One Step Ahead [Rounder Records: 2003]
32. "That High Lonesome Sound" - The Nashville Bluegrass Band and Peter Rowan - New Moon Rising [Sugar Hill Records: 2006]
33. "Think Of What You’ve Done" - The Stanley Brothers - Choo Choo Coming [King Records: 2004]
34. "Silver Dagger" - Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest [Acony Records: 2011]
35. "Cuckoo Bird" - Jubal's Kin - Jubal's Kin [Jubal's Kin: 2010]
36. "Camp Meeting on the Fourth of July / Jimalong Josie" - James Bryan & Carl Jones - Two Pictures [Martin: 2009]
37. "Brown Mountain Light" - Tony Rice - Tony Rice Plays And Sings Bluegrass [Rounder: 1993]
38. "Short Life of Trouble" - Ralph Stanley, Old Crow Medicine Show - Man of Constant Sorrow [BFD: 2020]
39. "Cluck Ol' Hen" - The Earl Brothers - Whiskey, Women & Death [Big Hen Music: 2004]
40. "Down in the Willow Garden" - The Wayfarers - Fire on the Hillside [The Wayfarers: 2012]
41. "Going Down That Road Feeling Bad" - Molly & Jack Tuttle - The Old Apple Tree [Molly & Jack Tuttle: 2007]
42. "Wish I Had My Time Again" - Uncle Earl - Waterloo, Tennessee [Rounder: 2007]
43. "Raleigh And Spencer" - Tara Nevins - Mule To Ride [Sugar Hill Records: 1999]
44. "Out On the Western Plains" - Pharis & Jason Romero - A Passing Glimpse [Lula Records: 2011]
45. "Prettiest Little Girl In The County" - Dirk Powell - Time Again [Rounder Records: 2004]
46. "Knox County Stomp" - Dom Flemons - Black Cowboys [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: 2018]
47. "Nellie Kane" - Chicken Wire Empire - Chicken Wire Empire [Chicken Wire Empire: 2016]
48. "Tennessee Wagoner - Unreleased" - Marty Stuart - The Pilgrim (Deluxe Edition) [MCA Nashville: 2019]
49. "Ragtime Texas" - Norman Blake - Chattanooga Sugar Babe [Shanachie: 1998]

The Broadcasting System/Blue Monday

The Broadcasting System: is about getting into it. Lightning Bolt gets into it, and so do Tony Conrad and Stereolab. Ralph Peer recorded Jimmie Rogers and the Carter Family getting… MoreThe Broadcasting System: is about getting into it. Lightning Bolt gets into it, and so do Tony Conrad and Stereolab. Ralph Peer recorded Jimmie Rogers and the Carter Family getting into it in Bristol. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is all about it. They get into it in the forests of Bali and they surf slack-keyed on it in Hawaii. It's called transport, and only music - every kind of music - does it for me. How about you? Two hours spent deep in it, with Tyler. Enjoy another Blue Monday with DJ ANDROID, 2-4pm every other week. Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Souvlaki Space Station" - Slowdive - Souvlaki [Sony Music UK: 1994]
2. "Packt Like" - Blueprint - Deleted Scenes [Weightless: 2012]
3. "God's Garden" - John J. Francis - Ritual Chants [Eskimo Recordings: 2017]
4. "Semi Tori No Hi" - Yasuaki Shimizu - Kakashi [Palto Flats: 1982]
5. "Spells (Paris)" - Nils Frahm - Spells (Paris) [LEITER: 2024]
6. "Swara Sulina (The Beautiful Sound Of The Flute)" - Tony Scott - Tony Scott [Verve Reissues: 1969]
7. "Data Stream" - Man Parrish - DreamTime [Parrish Digital: 2011]
8. "Cornuda" - Israel Vich, Nu - Friends EP [Sprinkler: 2017]
9. "Kulunmanqueleshi - Stereo Master" - Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Of Ethiopia [Strut: 2017]
10. "Mellow Dub" - Addis Pablo, House Of Riddim - Mellow Dub (20 Years) [HOR 20 Years: 2024]
11. "i believe" - my bloody valentine - ep's 1988-1991 and rare tracks [Domino Recording Co: 2012]
12. "Scarecrow" - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow (Remastered And Expanded) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 1988]
13. "Saturday Sun" - Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left [Universal-Island Records Ltd.: 1969]
14. "#9" - Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) [Warp Records: 2024]
15. "Mystic Brew" - Vijay Iyer, Stephan Crump, Marcus Gilmore - Historicity (Bonus Track Edition) [ACT Music: 2009]
16. "So Tired - Single Version" - Slowdive - Souvlaki [Sony Music UK: 1994]
17. "Thru Her Wisdom Eye" - Surya Botofasina, Mia Doi Todd - Ashram Sun [Spiritmuse Records: 2024]
18. "%u5C11%u5E74" - Mariah - %u3046%u305F%u304B%u305F%u306E%u65E5%u3005 [Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd./NIPPONOPHONE: 1983]
19. "21" - Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) [Warp Records: 2024]
20. "Eye of the Tiger" - Michael Mandrell and Benjy Wertheimer - Anjali [Ancient-Future.com Records: 2003]
21. "Ces petits riens" - Stacey Kent, Matt Skelton, John Parricelli, Dave Chamberlain - Breakfast on the Morning Tram (Bonus Edition) [Token Productions: 2007]
22. "Capybara" - Swing Slow - swing slow [medium: 1996]
23. "Neotropic" - Neotropic - 15 Levels Of Magnification [NTone: 1999]
24. "Black Eyed Dog" - Nick Drake - Made To Love Magic [Universal-Island Records Ltd.: 2004]
25. "Yume Dewa" - Yasuaki Shimizu - Kakashi [Palto Flats: 1982]

Soulful Situation

From the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago,… MoreFrom the Dixie-fried sounds of the Southern soul centers of Muscle Shoals, Memphis, New Orleans and Shreveport to the Uptown Rhythm and Blues shots from the Northern cities of Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia, Rum Cove puts you in a Situation that is Sooo Soulful! Soulful Situation, each Monday afternoon from noon 'til 2 right here on WTJU. Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Holy ghost" - The Bar-Kays - 45 [Stax: 1975]
2. "Hot grits" - Rufus Thomas - 45 [AVI: 1977]
3. "Everybody needs somebody" - King Floyd - 45 [Chimneyville: 1972]
4. "Joy Pt1&2" - Issac Hayes - 45 [Enterprise: 1973]
5. "(If I could get on that) Soul Train" - George Jackson - 45 [MGM: 1974]
6. "Hearsay" - The Soul Children - 45 [Stax: 1973]
7. "Would you believe" - Tyrone Davis - 45 [Dakar: 1973]
8. "You're not the only one" - Little Johnny Taylor - 45 [Ronn: 1973]
9. "Loving arms" - Millie Jackson - 45 [Spring: 1975]
10. "Don't let them tell you" - Brief Encounter - 45 [Seventy 7: 1973]
11. "Get it on" - Sami Jo - 45 [Fame: 1971]
12. "Lay it on me" - Maurice & Mac - 45 [Checker: 1968]
13. "Hey now" - Eddie Floyd - 45 [Stax: 1967]
14. "(You keep me) Hangin' on" - Joe Simon - 45 [Sound Stage 7: 1966]
15. "I've just got to forget about you" - Bobby Bland - 45 [Duke: 1970]
16. "Stone for stone" - Henderson Thigpen - Written in Their Soul [Stax: 1973]
17. "It's catching" - Mable John - 45 [Stax: 1966]
18. "You don't want my love (all you want is my lovin')" - Inez Foxx - Inez Foxx in Memphis [Volt: 1974]
19. "Big boy stuff" - Sheba Potts Wright - Ultimate Soul Blues [Ecko: 2018]
20. "Woman to woman" - Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman [Truth: 1974]
21. "A man needs awoman" - James Carr - 45 [Goldwax: 1968]
22. "There's a hand that's reaching out" - Inez Foxx - Inez Foxx in Memphis [Volt: 1974]
23. "I can't see nobody" - The Bee Gees - 45 [Atco: 1968]
24. "Mexico" - Lee Dorsey - 45 [Amy: 1966]

Left of Cool

Modern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool , heard each Monday morning from 10:30 til noon, is a place where improvising musicians of all… MoreModern Jazz programming designed to give your morning a lift. Left of Cool , heard each Monday morning from 10:30 til noon, is a place where improvising musicians of all styles can come together and see what's possible. Searching for that common thread, acoustic or electric, experimental and eclectic -- whatever sounds good! Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Goose Greese" - Lou Donaldson Quintet (Bill Hardman-tp, Lou Donaldson-as, Horace Parlan-p, Sam Jones-b, Al Harewood-d) - Sunny Side Up (Eight Classic Albums, Disc 2) [Blue Note BLP 4036 dupe: 1960]
2. "Harlem Nocturne" - Lou Donaldson - Live On The QE2 [Chiaroscuro: 2000]
3. "Midnight Creeper" - Lou Donaldson - Midnight Creeper [Blue Note: 1968]
4. "Bellarosa" - Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown Quintet (Clifford Brown-tp, Lou Donaldson-as, Elmo Hope-p, Percy Heath-b, Philly Joe Jones-d) - New Faces - New Sounds (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz Recordings Disc 1) [Blue Note BLP 5030: 1953]
5. "Carvin' The Rock [Alternate Take #1]" - Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown Quintet (Clifford Brown-tp, Lou Donaldson-as, Elmo Hope-p, Percy Heath-b, Philly Joe Jones-d) - New Faces - New Sounds (Blue Note/Pacific Jazz Recordings Disc 1) [Blue Note Unreleased: 1953]
6. "The Kid" - Lou Donaldson - So Blue So Funky Vol. 2 [Capitol: 2008]
7. "Sweet Slumber" - Lou Donaldson Nonet (Freddie Hubbard-tp, Garnett Brown-tb, Jerry Dodgion-as, Lou Donaldson-as, Wayne Shorter-ts, Pepper Adams-bs, McCoy Tyner-p, Ron Carter-b, Al Harewood-d) - Lush Life [Blue Note BST 84254: 1967]
8. "Misty" - Lou Donaldson Quartet (Lou Donaldson-as, Brother Jack McDuff-org, Grant Green-g, Joe Dukes-d) - A Man With A Horn [Blue Note CDP 7243 5 21436-2: 1961]
9. "Whiskey Drinkin' Woman" - Lou Donaldson Quartet (Lou Donaldson-as, Dr. Lonnie Smith-org, Randy Johnson-g, Danny Burger-d, Nicholas Payton-d) - Live On The QE2 [Chiaroscuro CR(D) 366: 1999]
10. "Now's The Time" - Lou Donaldson Quartet (Lou Donaldson-as, Dr. Lonnie Smith-org, Randy Johnson-g, Danny Burger-d, Nicholas Payton-d) - Live On The QE2 [Chiaroscuro CR(D) 366: 1999]

Great Morning Jazz

Great Morning Jazz, heard each Monday from 9 til 10:30, will provide relief from the Monday Morning Blues. The tunes will include new releases and older ones, the various styles… MoreGreat Morning Jazz, heard each Monday from 9 til 10:30, will provide relief from the Monday Morning Blues. The tunes will include new releases and older ones, the various styles (bop, hardbop, soul jazz, etc.), enough variety of tempo to keep the vital juices flowing, and a weekly sprinkling of modern blues for spice. It's good for what ails ya'. Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Friskin The Frog" - Ben Webster Quartet (Ben Webster-ts, Kenny Drew-p, Nils Henning Orsted Pederson-b, Alex Reil-d) - My Romance [Jazz Colors 874712 dupe: 1965]
2. "Boogie Woogie On The Saint Louis Blues" - Earl "Fatha" Hines solo (-p) - Blues So Low (For Fats) [Stash ST-CD-537: 1966]
3. "Blues For Janet" - Herb Ellis Quintet (Roy Eldridge-tp, Stan Getz-ts, Herb Ellis-g, Ray Brown-b, Stan Levey-d) - Nothing But The Blues (Modern Jazz: Vol. 088, Modern Mainstream - Herb Ellis, 1957) [Verve MGV 8252: 1957]
4. "Soft Winds" - The Jazz Messengers (Kenny Dorham-tp, Hank Mobley-ts, Horace Silver-p, Doug Watkins-b, Art Blakey-d) - At The Cafe Bohemia, Volume1 [Blue Note BLP 1507: 1955]
5. "Elephants" - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - The Bridge [Relaxed Records: 2002]
6. "Keep On Marching" - Maceo Parker - Southern Exposure [Minor Music Records: 1993]
7. "Blue Samba" - Ike Quebec Quintet (Ike Quebec-ts, Kenny Burrell-g, Wendell Marshall-b, Willie Bobo-d, Garvin Masseaux-chekere) - Bossa Nova Soul Samba [Blue Note BLP 4114: 1962]
8. "Flying Home" - Illinois Jacquet - The Black Velvet Band [Bluebird Records: 1988]
9. "Fistful Of Haggis" - Charlie Hunter Quintet (Dave Ellis-ts, Chariie Hunter-g, David Phillips-pedal-steel, Jay Lane-d, Scott Roberts-per) - Bing, Bing, Bing! [Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31809: 1995]
10. "Blues For Herb" - Emily Remler Quartet (Emily Remler-g, Hank Jones-p, Buster Williams-b, Marvin "Smitty" Smith-d) - East To Wes [Concord Jazz CJ 356: 1988]

Classical Sunrise - Monday

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.

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Danse Nègre" {Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR} - London Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor - Black Composer Series, Vol. 2 - William Grant Still & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor [Sony Music Entertainment ]
2. "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichord - Bach's Coffeehouse [Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell ]
3. "Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60" {Amy BEACH} - Claire Huangci, piano - Made in USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber [Alpha Classics ]
4. "Sextet in B-Flat Major" {Karl Joseph TOESCHI} - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Golz, conductor - Mozart's Mannheim [Deutsche Grammophon ]
   Notes: b. 11.11.1731
5. "Testament of Atom" {Brent Michael DAVIDS} - Emanuele Arciuli, piano - Walk in Beauty [Innova ]
6. "Navajo Vocal for Piano, No. 9" {Connor CHEE} - Emanuele Arciuli, piano - Walk in Beauty [Innova ]
7. "Sarabande in G Major, from Fantasies and Preludes" {Johann Joachim QUANTZ} - Dorothee Oberlinger, recorder - Rococco - Musique à Sanssouci [Sony Music Entertainment ]
8. "Mini Overture" {Witold LUTOSLAWSKI} - Polish National Radio Symphony Brass - Lutoslawski: Three Postludes / Preludes and Fugue for 13 Solo Strings / Fanfares [Naxos ]
9. "Suite for Strings Orchestra" {Imogen HOLST} - BBC Concert Orchestra; Alice Farnham, conductor - Discovering Imogen [NMC Records ]
10. "Capriccio in B Minor, Op. 76, No. 2" {Johannes BRAHMS} - Murray Perahia, piano - Intermezzo [Sony Music Entertainment ]
11. "Vigilia (Poema Sinfónica)" {Juan Bautista PLAZA} - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Domingo Hindoyan, conductor - Venezuela! Music from the Americas! [Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orc ]
12. "Hymn for Everyone" {Jessie MONTGOMERY} - Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor - Contemporary American Composers [Chicago Symphony Orchestra ]
13. "Festívola" {Alicia de LARROCHA} - Susana Gómez Vásquez, piano - Sisters of the Moon [Eudora Records ]
14. "Embittered & Jazzy, from "Three Moods" (1920-21)" {Aaron COPLAND} - Leo Smit, piano - Copland: 81st Birthday Concert at the Library of Congress [Bridge Records ]

Classical Prelude - Monday

Sometimes you just want to hear the music. Classical Prelude features extended works, most over 40 minutes long, with minimal announcing. It’s truly less talk and more music. Get lost… MoreSometimes you just want to hear the music. Classical Prelude features extended works, most over 40 minutes long, with minimal announcing. It’s truly less talk and more music. Get lost in the sound. Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob. 1:92" {Joseph HAYDN} - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Ádám Fischer, conductor - Haydn: Symphony No. 92 EP [Brilliant Classics ]
2. "Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49" {Felix MENDELSSOHN} - Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Jeremy Denk, piano - Mendelssohn Piano Trios [Sony Music Entertainment ]

Virginia Overnights

All Virginia artists. All genres. All night long. Tune in to Virginia Overnights and experience the sounds of our commonwealth, hand-curated by Don Harrison and Erin O.

Play Show

Mood Swing

From sad girl vibes to funky dance jams, join Southern Belle on her adventure into the Infinite Playground of Music. She’s not into labels. She’ll leave you wanting more. Be… MoreFrom sad girl vibes to funky dance jams, join Southern Belle on her adventure into the Infinite Playground of Music. She’s not into labels. She’ll leave you wanting more. Be careful of the Mood Swing. Every other Monday mornin’ at 1am Less

See Playlist Play Show

1. "Chapter 319" - clipping. - Chapter 319 [Sub Pop Records: 2020]
2. "Down Stairs DJ" - Megan Thee Stallion - MEGAN [Hot Girl Productions: 2024]
3. "KING OF THE GETDOWN" - Gerard Alain - KING OF THE GETDOWN [The Allenport Group: 2024]
4. "TLC" - Akintoye - TLC [Independent: 2024]
5. "3333" - Chance the Rapper - 3333 [Independent: 2024]
6. "Hardwood" - We Ani - Hardwood [BBR Music Group: 2024]
7. "Ebbs & Flows" - Shae Universe - Love's Letter (Deluxe) [Shae Universe: 2024]
8. "Never Change (feat. Ledisi & Philip Bailey)" - BJ The Chicago Kid, Ledisi, Philip Bailey - Gravy (Deluxe) [RTW Records/RCA Records: 2024]
9. "Cool-Doug, at Night" - Sammy Rae & The Friends, Jacob Jeffries - Cool-Doug, at Night [Nettwerk Music Group Inc.: 2024]
10. "Anyone In Love" - Jalen Ngonda - Anyone In Love [Daptone Records: 2024]
11. "Every Little Thing" - Carlos Abril - Every Little Thing [Carlos Abril: 2024]
12. "Light Work" - Elmiene - Light Work [Polydor Records: 2024]
13. "Black Walnut" - SHEBAD - Black Walnut [LOVETOWN RECORDS: 2024]
14. "Dancing Circles 2.0" - Sampha - Lahai (Deluxe) [Young: 2024]
15. "NOGASTEIN" - Noga Erez - THE VANDALIST [Atlantic Records/Neon Gold: 2024]
16. "Butter (with Baby Tate)" - Prof, Baby Tate, Ghosttown - Butter (with Baby Tate) [Ineffable Records: 2024]
17. "Really Really" - Flyana Boss - Boffum [vnclm_ / Atlantic: 2023]
18. "WAIT" - Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal [Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol R: 2024]
19. "Talk My Shit (feat. Amaarae & Flo Milli)" - Childish Gambino, Amaarae, Flo Milli - Bando Stone and The New World [Wolf+Rothstein/RCA Records: 2024]
20. "Rhetoric" - Shivani Day - Rhetoric [FAMM: 2024]
21. "Bossy" - BINA. - Bossy [TLD Records: 2024]
22. "Remember (feat. Samara Joy, Robert Glasper)" - Tank and The Bangas, Samara Joy, Robert Glasper - Remember [Verve: 2024]
23. "Love Is Alive (Say Hi)" - Alain Clark - Love Is Alive (Say Hi) [Alain Clark: 2024]
24. "3:AM (feat. Erykah Badu) - Live" - Rapsody, Erykah Badu - 3:AM (feat. Erykah Badu) [Live] [We Each Other, Inc., Jamla Recor: 2024]
25. "Find My Way" - Faiza - Find My Way [Bare Wizardry: 2024]
26. "Colors" - Anais Cardot - Colors [Platoon: 2023]
27. "Bleeding Me Dry - A COLORS SHOW" - Alicia Creti - Bleeding Me Dry - A COLORS SHOW [Atlantic Records: 2024]
28. "time & time again" - Dua Saleh, Sid Sriram - I SHOULD CALL THEM [Ghostly International: 2024]
29. "Why Would I" - chlothegod - Why Would I [EQT Recordings: 2024]
30. "Thank Goodness" - Hope Tala - Thank Goodness [PMR Records: 2024]