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Silk Roads

From the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan, Silk Roads seeks out the many musical gems hidden in plain sight. Every Thursday afternoon from 12-2, walk down Silk Roads… MoreFrom the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan, Silk Roads seeks out the many musical gems hidden in plain sight. Every Thursday afternoon from 12-2, walk down Silk Roads and catch music from across Asia. Less

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1. "O'dyllita:Overture" {Hwiman Ryu} - Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra - live [Pearl Abyss: 2020]
2. "Umbrella Melody" - Resound Musicians - live [TaiwanPlus: 2023]
3. "Dance of Pales (Waltz of the Pearls)" {Michiru Yamane} - Youth Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - live [self: 2010]
4. "Allegro Moderato" {Tyzen Hsiao} - Taiwan Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra - The Voices of Taiwan 05 - Tyzen Hsiao [NAXOS of America: 2011]
5. "Poinciana" - Joe Trane - live [self: 2024]
6. "Age of Bloom" - Huan Yang De Nianhua - Flying Shining Flowers [Chinese Record Corporation: 2003]
7. "Twisted One" - Yuying Hsu - single [self: 2011]
8. "Dark Alley" - The Messsengers - It Rained Yesterday Original Soundtrack Recording Album [ 1978]
9. "Three Points of View" - Yun Seok Cheol Trio - Love is a Song [CONSALAD: 2020]
10. "They're Just Bad" - Native Son - Daybreak [Polydor: 1985]
11. "Mushroom Hunter" - Country Gongbang - live [Music in Culture: 2023]
12. "River" - Bukhu Ganburged - live [self: 2020]
13. "The moon over a fountain" - Weiwei Wuu - live [ 2020]
14. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" - Blue Side of Lonesome - live [Music City Roots: 2017]
15. "Horse Race" - ZJE - live [self: 2023]
16. "My father, my hero" - Chi Burgud - live [self: 2011]
17. "Black Happiness" - Yoon Mi Rae - t 3 Yoonmirae [Jungle Entertainment: 2007]
18. "Over" - Epik High - Epilogue [Stone Music: 2010]
19. "For Kindly Deeds" - Soyol Erdene - Soyol Erdene [Ebalunga!!!: 1981]
20. "The Box" - Chinese Football - Here comes a new challenger! [Wild Records: 2017]
21. "Get My Money Back" - Jisokury Club - single [self: 2024]

Wild Women & Friends

Taking our title from the Ida Cox song, "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues," our show Wild Women and Friends will feature women artists in Jazz and Blues, with a… MoreTaking our title from the Ida Cox song, "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues," our show Wild Women and Friends will feature women artists in Jazz and Blues, with a liberal use of the word "friends" to include other genres, and even an occasional boy now and then. Please join Sandy Snyder and Louise Largiadèr every Thursday morning from 11 'til noon for an hour of Classic Blues women, Jazz women, piano, mellow standards and lots more. Less

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1. "The Dreidel Song" {Samuel Goldfarb} - Funky Butt Brass Band - Shiny Christmas Balls [Funky Butt Brass Band: 2011]
2. "Happy Joyous Hanukkah" {Lorin Sklamberg, Woody Guthrie} - Indigo Girls - Holly Happy Days [IG Recordings: 2010]
3. "Ocho Kandelikas" {traditional} - Panorama Jazz Band, Meryl Zimmerman - Ocho Kandelikas [Panorama Records: 2017]
4. "Latke Recipe" {Eli Brose Maimon} - Maccabeats - Hanukkah Anthology [Maccabeats: 2020]
5. "Chanukah Prayer" {traditional} - Carole King - A Holiday Carole [Legacy Recordings: 2011]
6. "Christmas Is Annoying" {Elaine Dempsey, Kevin Moore} - Keb' Mo' - Moonlight, Mistletoe & You [Concord Records: 2019]
7. "December 26th" {Alicia Witt, John Paul White} - Alicia Witt, John Paul White - I Think I’m Spending Christmas With You [Alicia Witt: 2024]
8. "Get Me Through December" {Fred Lavery, Gordie Sampson} - Alison Krauss, Natalie MacMaster - A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection [Rounder Records: 2007]
9. "Blue Champagne" {Frank Ryerson, Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton} - The Manhattan Transfer - The Manhattan Transfer [Craft Recordings: 1975]
10. "Midnight, The Stars & You" {Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly} - Scott Bradlee, Sweet Megg - Midnight, The Stars & You [mudhutdigital.com: 2023]
11. "New Year" {Cameron McVey, Felix Howard, Jony Lipsey, Kiesha Buchanan, Matt Rowe, Mutya Buena, Siobhan Donaghy} - Sugababes - One Touch [London Music Stream/Because Music: 2000]
12. "New Year" {Regina Spektor} - Regina Spektor - Remember Us to Life (Deluxe) [Sire: 2016]
13. "Let's Start The New Year Right" {Irving Berlin} - Keri Hughes - Christmas with Keri Hughes [Richards Studio: 2023]
14. "New Year’s Day" {Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift} - Taylor Swift - reputation [Big Machine Records, LLC: 2017]
15. "Brand New Day" {Al Kooper} - The Staple Singers - Faith And Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976 [Stax: 2015]

All That Jazz

Thirty years and still running, All That Jazz remains committed to all the "bops," global influences, and the New. Join us for a continuing salute to the luminous, continuously changing… MoreThirty years and still running, All That Jazz remains committed to all the "bops," global influences, and the New. Join us for a continuing salute to the luminous, continuously changing archive that is Jazz. Always, more music and less talk. Thursday morning from 9 'til 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Cool Struttin'" {Sonny Clark} - Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin' [Blue Note: 1958]
2. "Right Off" {Miles Davis} - Miles Davis - Jack Johnson [Columbia: 1971]
3. "Who Do You Think You Are? Jack Dempsey?" {Davis Frishberg} - David Frishberg - Retromania - At The Jazz Bakery [Arbors Records: 2005]
4. "Swingin' At Sugar Ray's" {Baby Face Willette} - Baby Face Willette - Face to Face [Blue Note: 1961]
5. "Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Horizon" {Wadada Leo Smith} - Wadada Leo Smith - Fire Illuminations [Kabell Records: 2021]
6. "Shadow Box" {Bob DeVos} - Bob DeVos - Shadow Box [American Showplace: 2013]
7. "Pandora's Box" {Michael Wolff} - Michael Wolff - Intoxicate [Indianola Music: 2001]
8. "Put 'Em in a Box, Tie 'Em with a Ribbon" {Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn} - Etta Jones - All the Way [HighNote: 1999]
9. "Inside the Box" {Michael Formanek} - Michael Formanek - The Rub and Spare Change [ECM: 2010]
10. "Squawk Box" {Sam Pilnick} - Sam Pilnick - The Adler Suite [Next Level: 2021]
11. "Boxes" {composer} - Bright Dog Red - Somethin' Comes Along (Disc 2) [Ropeadope: 2020]
12. "Beep Box" {Chris Bullock} - Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha [GroundUP: 2016]
13. "Puzzle Box" {Patrick Cornelius} - Patrick Cornelius - Book of Secrets [PosiTone: 2023]
14. "Music Box" {composer} - Kandinsky Effect - Pax 6 [Ropeadope: 2017]
15. "No Boxes (Nor Words)" {Terri Lyne Carrington} - Terri Lyne Carrington - Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue [Concord Jazz: 2013]

Classical Sunrise - Thursday

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. "The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba, From Solomon" {George Frideric HANDEL} - George Frideric Handel, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon - A Baroque Feast [Analekta: 2002]
2. "Hava Narima" - Kal Taf Band - Hanukkah Songs [Hataklit: 2015]
3. "Umoja: Anthem of Unity" {Valerie COLEMAN} - Valerie Coleman, New York Youth Symphony, Michael Repper - New York Youth Symphony - Florence Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America; Piano Concerto in One Movement %u2022 Valerie Coleman: Umoja: Anthem in Unity %u2022 Jessie Montgomery: Soul Force [AVIE Records: 2022]
4. "The Winds of Change" {Billy CHILDS} - Billy Childs - The Winds of Change [Mack Avenue Records: 2023]
5. "Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio" {Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN} - Ludwig van Beethoven, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Op.69 & 102; Variations [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 1993]
6. "Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto" {Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN} - Ludwig van Beethoven, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Op.69 & 102; Variations [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 1993]
7. "Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro fugato" {Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN} - Ludwig van Beethoven, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Op.69 & 102; Variations [Deutsche Grammophon (DG): 1993]
8. "Oboe d'amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R: I. Allegro" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Johann Sebastian Bach, Christian Hommel, Kolner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl - J.S. Bach: Oboe Concertos [Naxos: 1997]
9. "Oboe d'amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R: II. Larghetto" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Johann Sebastian Bach, Christian Hommel, Kolner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl - J.S. Bach: Oboe Concertos [Naxos: 1997]
10. "Oboe d'amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055R: III. Allegro ma non tanto" {Johann Sebastian BACH} - Johann Sebastian Bach, Christian Hommel, Kolner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl - J.S. Bach: Oboe Concertos [Naxos: 1997]
11. "Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2" {Edwrd ELGAR} - Edward Elgar, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth - Be Mine - The Ultimate Romance album [Decca/London: 2005]
12. "Pastorale, Menuet triste et Nocturne: Pastorale" {George ENESCU} - George Enescu, Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski - Enescu: Early Chamber Music [Naxos: 2023]
13. "Pastorale, Menuet triste et Nocturne: Menuet triste" {George ENESCU} - George Enescu, Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski - Enescu: Early Chamber Music [Naxos: 2023]
14. "Pastorale, Menuet triste et Nocturne: Nocturne" {George ENESCU} - George Enescu, Ralph Evans, Gisele Witkowski, Fabio Witkowski - Enescu: Early Chamber Music [Naxos: 2023]
15. "Kwanzaa Celebration" {Komandant SIMI} - Komandant Simi - SOS pour Mama Africa [iMD-GLOGLO ENTERTAINMENT: 2019]
16. "Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa! (An African American Celebration)" {Katherine DINES} - Katherine Dines - Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa! (An African American Celebration) [Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta: 2019]
17. "Vitebsk Trio: Study on a Jewish Theme" {Aaron COPLAND} - Aaron Copland, Trio Wanderer - Shostakovich: Trios, Op. 8 & 67 [harmonia mundi: 2011]
18. "Elizabethan Serenade" {Ronald BINGE} - Ronald Binge, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Tomlinson - Binge: Watermill (The) / Scottish Rhapsody [Marco-Polo: 1994]

Classical Prelude - Thursday

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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WTJU Overnight

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

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Radio Free Carthage

After digging a tunnel from Carthage, TN, into the bedrock below the Radio Wowsville cave, Rick emerges weekly with 2 power-packed hours of rock, with musings and mythic tales culled… MoreAfter digging a tunnel from Carthage, TN, into the bedrock below the Radio Wowsville cave, Rick emerges weekly with 2 power-packed hours of rock, with musings and mythic tales culled from the modern era, plus all the fossils and arcana unearthed along the way. Give your midweek lull a lift, Thursday mornings from 1-3. Less

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1. "Run Run Rudolph" - Los Hermanos Alacranes - A Shockoe Sessions Live! Christmas! Vol. 2 [Shockoe: NEW]
2. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" - Alvin and the Chipmunks - Let's All Sing With the Chipmunks [Liberty: 1959]
3. "Wet Christmas" - Shehehe - Endless Summer [Shehehe: 2017]
4. "(All I Want For Christmas Is To) Rage With My Friends" - Piebald - A Christmas (Seven Inch) Adventure [Photo Finish: 2020]
5. "So Much Wine, Merry Christmas" - Andrew Bird - Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… [Wegawam: 2014]
6. "O Holy Night" - Høly River - A Shockoe Sessions Live! Christmas! Vol. 2 [Shockoe: NEW]
7. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - David Bazan - Dark Sacred Night [Suicide Squeeze: 2016]
8. "Christmas Day" - Jim White - No Such Place [Luaka Bop: 2001]
9. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - Darlene Love - A Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records [Philles: 1963]
10. "Christmas" - The Who - Tommy [Decca: 1969]
11. "Winter Dawn" - Colleen - A Flame My Love, a Frequency [Thrill Jockey: 2017]
12. "Happy New Year" - Oceanator - Everything Is Love and Death [Polyvinyl: NEW]
13. "Fog Winter Balsam Jade" - Half Waif - See You at the Maypole [ANTI-: NEW]
14. "It's Christmas so we'll stop" - Frightened Rabbit - It's Christmas so we'll stop [FatCat: 2022]
15. "It's Christmas so we'll stop [Choral Version]" - Frightened Rabbit - It's Christmas so we'll stop [FatCat: 2022]
    Notes: BED
16. "Fade Away" - Nice Biscuit - SOS [Greenway: NEW]
17. "I Am Cold" - Tombstones in Their Eyes - Asylum Harbor [Kitten Robot: NEW]
18. "Cold World" - Kelly Finnigan - A Lover Was Born [Colemine: NEW]
19. "Life Is" - Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch [Mexican Summer: 2024]
20. "Dreams of You" - Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee [Realistik: 2024]
21. "hotline" - bby - 1 [Glassnote: 2024]
22. "Not Afraid to Dance" - Dear Rouge - Lonesome High [Cadence: NEW]
23. "10 Minutes Ahead" - The Higher State - Internecine Free [13 O'Clock: NEW]
24. "The Intricate Inner Workings of the System" - The Bug Club - On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System [Sub Pop: NEW]
25. "Nightvision" - Being Dead - Eels [Bayonet: NEW]
26. "Indecision" - Blood Wizard - Grinning William [Sad Club: NEW]
27. "Nineteen" - Charly Bliss - FOREVER [Lucky Number: 2024]
28. "Into the Great Unknown" - Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country - Everyone Is Everyone [Spaceflight: NEW]
29. "Already Drowned" - John Davis - JINX [Lost in Ohio: NEW]
30. "Fools Are Gone" - The Ar-Kaics - See the World on Fire [Feel It: 2024]
31. "Jenning's Farm Blues (Studio Session 1969)" - Led Zeppelin - Physical Rarities [Thunderbolt Chords: 2003]
    Notes: BED
32. "The Ice of Boston" - The Dismemberment Plan - The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified [DeSoto: 1997]