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Midnight Confession

Tuesday nights, come to "Midnight Confession" - blowing past the pretense and hobgoblin sameness of the daylight world and revealing the dark truth in late night music, with admissions across… MoreTuesday nights, come to "Midnight Confession" - blowing past the pretense and hobgoblin sameness of the daylight world and revealing the dark truth in late night music, with admissions across the spectrum of sound, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and The Twilight Zone. From 11pm until 1am, lay it all down with your confessor Kendall, Actually, as part of WTJU's “Groovy Tuesday” line up. Ask your pharmacist if "Midnight Confession" is right for you! Less

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1. "See You When I Git There" - Lou Rawls - The Essential Lou Rawls [P.I.R.: 2007]
2. "Dazz" - Brick - Super Hits [Epic/Legacy: 1976]
3. "Go Daddy O" - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [Coolsville Production: 1994]
4. "It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones - Along Came Jones [Decca: 1965]
5. "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" - Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Sings - Back Through The Years/A Centennial Celebration [Geffen: 1932]
6. "Ev'ry Day I Have the Blues" - Joe Williams, Count Basie - Ev'ry Day I Have the Blues [Roulette: 1959]
7. "Mack the Knife" - Bobby Darin - That's All [Atco: 1959]
8. "Auld Lang Syne" - Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: The Reprise Recordings [Reprise: 1957]
9. "You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)" - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [Coolsville Production: 1994]
10. "Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Remastered" - Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses - The Wildest! (Expanded Edition) [Capitol Records: 1956]
11. "Ain't That A Shame" - Fats Domino - Fats Domino Swings [Capitol: 1959]
12. "Runaround Sue" - Dion - Runaround Sue [Laurie: 1961]
    Notes: Bucky Pizzarelli %u2013 rhythm guitar
13. "How Are Ya' Fixed For Love? - Remastered 1998" - Frank Sinatra, Keely Smith - Come Dance With Me! (Remastered) [Capitol Records: 1959]
14. "Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Live Street Mix" - Rebirth Brass Band - Treme: Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 1 [Interscope: 2010]
15. "Got to Get You Into My Life" {McCartney/Lennon} - Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 [Columbia/Legacy: 1978]
16. "24K Magic" - Bruno Mars - 24K Magic [Atlantic: 2016]
17. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Everybody Needs Love [Motown: 1967]
18. "Levitating" - Dua Lipa and Da Baby - Levitating [Warner Records: 2020]
19. "Mas Que Nada" {Jorge Ben} - Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 - Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 [A&M: 1966]
    Notes: The first world's #1 in Portuguese.
20. "New Year's Day" {Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton} - U2 - War [Island: 1983]
21. "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliott - Miss E [Elektra: 2001]
22. "Flowers" - Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation [Columbia: 2023]
23. "Hung Up" - Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor [Warner Records: 2005]
24. "Empire State Of Mind" - JAY-Z, Alicia Keys - The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation / Jay-Z: 2009]
25. "One" - U2, Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough [Geffen: 2005]
26. "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele - 21 [XL: 2011]
27. "Let's Stay Together" - Tina Turner - Tina Live in Europe [Parlophone: 1988]
28. "Oh Me Oh My" - Aretha Franklin - Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly 1972 [Atlantic: 2007]
29. "Follow" - Richie Havens - Mixed Bag [Universal: 1967]
30. "These Days" - Gregg Allman - Laid Back [Mercury: 1973]
31. "Leather and Lace - Live 1982" - Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition) [Rhino Atlantic: 1982]
32. "Auld Lang Syne" - Bobby Timmons - Holiday Soul [Prestige: 1964]

Cultural Vibes Radio

Cultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music… MoreCultural Vibes Radio with Ty Cooper takes a deep dive into fashion, film, art, and music. With interviews with filmmakers, fashion designers, fine artists, and musicians & performers. The music is a fusion of R&B, Hip Hop, and Alternative. Tuesday night from 9-11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" - Nancy Wilson - Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues (Expanded Edition) [Blue Note Records: 1963]
2. "Love Medley: What The World Needs Now Is Love / All You Need Is Love / Have You Tried Love? - Live" - The 5th Dimension - Live!! [Arista/Legacy: 1971]
3. "Jimmy Webb Medley: Up, Up and Away / Paper Cup / This Is Your Life / The Girls Song / The Worst Thing That Could Happen / Mac Arthur Park - Live" - The 5th Dimension - Live!! [Arista/Legacy: 1971]
4. "Your Precious Love - Stereo Version" - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell - United! [Motown: 1967]
   Notes: Ashford and Simpson
5. "Little Birdie" - Isaiah J. Thompson, Tyreek McDole - A Guaraldi Holiday [Outside In Music: 2023]
   Notes: Vince Guaraldi
6. "Wake up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona)" - John Legend, The Roots, Common, Melanie Fiona - Wake Up! [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia: 2010]
7. "Climbing Higher Mountains" - Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace [Atlantic: 1972]
8. "Let's Get Lifted" - John Legend - Get Lifted [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia: 2005]
9. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" {Gamble and Huff, Jerry Ross} - Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations - Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations [UNI/MOTOWN: 1968]
   Notes: Eddie Kendricks and Diana Ross on lead vocals
10. "Piece of My Heart" {Ragovoy and Berns} - Erma Franklin - Erma Franklin: Piece Of Her Heart - The Epic And Shout Years [NITRON media: 2009]
    Notes: Jerry Ragovoy also wrote Time Is On My Side, Stay With Me and Pata Pata.
11. "Rock Steady" {Aretha Franklin} - Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black [Atlantic: 1972]
    Notes: Band includes Donny Hathaway (p), Bernard Purdie (d), Cornell Dupree (g), Richard Tee (organ), Chuck Rainey (bass), Dr. John (percussion), the Memphis Horns
12. "Killer Joe" {Benny Golson} - Quincy Jones - Walking in Space [Verve: 1969]
13. "Cheek to Cheek" {Irving Berlin} - Ella Fitzgerald - Live at the Hollywood Bowl [Verve: 1960]
14. "Beyond the Sea (La Mer)" {Charles Trenet} - George Benson - 20/20 [WM Japan: 1985]
15. "Love Is Here to Stay" {George and Ira Gershwin} - Bobby Short - 50 By Bobby Short [Atlantic Records/ATG: 1987]
16. "It Had To Be You" - Harry Connick Jr. - When Harry Met Sally [Columbia: 1989]
17. "At Long Last Love - Live" - Carmen McRae (vocals), Joe Pass (guitar), Jimmy Rowles (p) - The Great American Songbook [Atlantic: 1972]
    Notes: Diana Krall said in an interview that she wishes she had been present at this performance as "Those were the days when they were singing songs, and they weren't into worrying about whether you scat sang or not. You knew you were a jazz singer by the way you approached things."
18. "Young And Foolish" {Albert Hague (you might know him from his TV role in Fame as Mr. Shorofsky the music teacher.} - Count Basie Orchestra featuring Carmen Bradford - The Legend, The Legacy [Savoy: 1989]
19. "Fly Me To The Moon - Live At The Sands Hotel And Casino/1966" - Frank Sinatra - Sinatra At The Sands [FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE: 1966]
    Notes: Quincy Jones conducted and arranged the show.
20. "One O'Clock Jump - Live At The Sands Hotel And Casino/1966" - Frank Sinatra - Sinatra At The Sands [FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE: 1966]
21. "Summertime" - Miles Davis, Quincy Jones - Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux [Rhino/Warner Records: 1991]
    Notes: Released posthumously. It was Miles's final recording.
22. "For Once In My Life" - Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross - Additional Singles and Rarities [Motown: 1970]
23. "P.Y.T." - Michael Jackson - Thriller [MJJ Productions: 1982]
24. "Virtual Insanity - Remastered 2006" - Jamiroquai - Driving Songs [Sony Music CG: 2005]
25. "Once You Get Started" - Rufus, Chaka Khan - Rufusized [Geffen*: 1974]
    Notes: Tower of Power backing!
26. "Shake Your Groove Thing" - Peaches & Herb - 2 Hot! [Universal Records: 1978]
27. "Dontcha Hear Me Callin To Ya" - George Benson - Tell It Like It Is [A&M JAZZ: 1969]
28. "Outstanding" - The Gap Band - The Gap Band IV [Island Mercury: 1982]
29. "Groove Is in the Heart" - Deee-Lite - World Clique [Elektra Records: 1990]
30. "You Should Be Dancing" - Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Soundtrack Deluxe Edition) [Bee Gees Catalog: 1977]
31. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On [UNI/MOTOWN: 1971]

Straight No Filter

You want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9… MoreYou want the hottest classic and contemporary jazz, blues, and soul? You'd better come straight to the source. Straight No Filter delivers two hours of pure musical bliss from 7-9 pm each Tuesday night on WTJU. Your hosts Barrington and Michael bring you uncut, undiluted, unadulterated bops you can't find anywhere else. Accept no substitutes. Less

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1. "Waltz For Debby" - Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions [Original Jazz Classics: 1956]
2. "I Remember You" - Chet Baker - Let's Get Lost: The Best Of Chet Baker Sings [Blue Note Records: 1955]
3. "Day By Day" - Samara Joy - Portrait [Verve: 2024]
   Notes: Brand new
4. "Girl Talk" - The Monty Alexander Trio - Zing! [RCA Victor/Legacy: 1968]
5. "I Love Being Here With You - Live" - Diana Krall - Live In Paris [Impulse!: 2002]
6. "There Will Never Be Another You" - Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker - Carnegie Hall Concert [CBS Associated: 1974]
7. "Bluesette" {Toots Thielemans} - Mel Tormé, Buddy Rich - Together Again for the First Time [Gryphon Records: 1978]
8. "It's A Most Unusual Day - Live At Purdue University/1959" - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, June Christy - Road Show (Live) [Capitol Records: 1959]
9. "How High The Moon - Live At Purdue University/1959" - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, June Christy - Road Show (Live) [Capitol Records: 1959]
10. "Little Niles" {Randy Weston} - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The Swingers! [CM BLUE NOTE (A92): 1959]
11. "Godchild" {George Wallington} - Hampton Hawes, Martial Solal - Key For Two [Affinity: 1968]
12. "Key For Two" - Hampton Hawes, Martial Solal - Key For Two [Affinity: 1968]
13. "Coop De Graas (feat. The Giants)" {Shorty Rogers} - Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra, The Giants - Shorty Rogers - The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud [Giant Steps: 1954]
14. "Infinity Promenade (feat. The Glass)" {Shorty Rogers} - Shorty Rogers & His Orchestra, The Glass - Shorty Rogers - The Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud [Giant Steps: 1954]
15. "Tiny Told Me" - Jackie & Roy - Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most [1201 MUSIC: 1984]
16. "Four Brothers" - Art Pepper - Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics [Concord Records: 1959]
17. "Four Mothers" - Shorty Rogers - The Ultimate Jazz Archive 29 (2 Of 4) [Carinco AG: 1954]
    Notes: Four Mothers feat. Art Pepper (alto sax), Don Bagley (b), Shelly Manne (d), John Graas (French horn), Hampton Hawes (p), Jimmy Giuffre (ts), Shorty Rogers (t), Gene Englund (tuba)
18. "Walkin' Shoes" - Art Pepper - Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics [Concord Records: 1959]
19. "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans" - Annie Ross, Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Sings A Song With Mulligan [EMI Music Special Markets: 1959]
20. "It Never Entered My Mind" - Miles Davis - Walkin' [Intense Media GmbH: 1959]
21. "Detour Ahead" - Stella Cole - Stella Cole [La Reserve Records: 2024]
22. "Stolen Moments - Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987" - Carmen McRae, Betty Carter - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987) [Verve Reissues: 1996]
23. "I'm Nothing Without You (You're Nothing Without Me)" - Mel Tormé, Cleo Laine - Nothing Without You [Concord Jazz: 1992]
24. "Hi-Fly" - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The Hottest New Group In Jazz [Columbia/Legacy: 1996]
25. "As Long As We're Together" - Chuck Mangione featuring Esther Satterfield - Land Of Make Believe [Island Mercury: 1973]
26. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" - Mark Murphy - Rah! [Original Jazz Classics: 1961]
27. "You And The Night And The Music" - Marian McPartland - From This Moment On [Concord Jazz: 1979]
28. "A Child Is Born" - Tony Bennett, Bill Evans - Together Again [ 1977]
29. "Here's That Rainy Day - Live" - The Oscar Peterson Big 6 - The Oscar Peterson Big 6 At Montreux [Original Jazz Classics: 1975]

Sneak Previews

Your weekly hour of cinema scoops, soundtracks, and scores to have you saying 'Play it again, Sam.’

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1. "Auld Lang Syne" - Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard (Music from the Motion Picture) [Paramount: 2013]
2. "Funky Fanfare" - Keith Mansfield - The KPM 1000 Series - Volume 1 [KPM: 2006]
3. "Let's Start the New Year Right" - Bing Crosby & His Orchestra - Holiday Inn (Song Hits from the Picture) [UMG: 1942]
4. "Ghostbusters" - Run-D.M.C. - Ghostbusters II (Soundtrack) [Geffen: 1989]
5. "Speak Softly Love" - Nino Rota, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - The Godfather Trilogy (Soundtrack) [Universal: 2001]
   Notes: from "The Godfather Part II" (1974)
6. "The Hula Hoop" - Carter Burwell - The Hudsucker Proxy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Warner Bros.: 1994]
7. "Get a Job" - The Silhouettes - Get a Job [Collectables: 1996]
   Notes: from "Trading Places" (1983)
8. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head, Pt. 2" - Dean Martin, Nelson Riddle - Ocean's 11 (Soundtrack) [Smultron: 2021]
9. "Do Your Thing" - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Boogie Nights #2 (More Music from the Original Motion Picture) [Capitol: 1998]
10. "It Had To Be You (Big Band and Vocals)" - Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... (Music from the Motion Picture) [Sony: 1989]
11. "I Got Rhythm" - Gene Kelly, MGM Children's Chorus - An American in Paris (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [WaterTower: 1951]
12. "Who's That For?" - Ludwig Goransson - Fruitvale Station (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Lakeshore: 2013]
13. "Get Crazy" - Sparks - Get Crazy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Morocco: 1983]
14. "Wanted Dead or Alive" - 2Pac, Snoop Dogg - Gridlock'd (The Soundtrack) [Death Row: 1997]
15. "Blondie Medley - Rapture, Maria, No Exit (The Allstar Rock Remix)" - Blondie feat. Coolio and The Loud Allstars - 200 Cigarettes (Music from the Motion Picture) [Mercury: 1999]
16. "Hardly Wait" - Juliette Lewis - Strange Days (Music from the Motion Picture) [Sony: 1995]
17. "Breakfast at Denny's" - Combustible Edison - Four Rooms (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Elektra: 1995]
18. "Vertigogo (Closing Credits)" - Combustible Edison - Four Rooms (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Elektra: 1995]

Around This Town

Join Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull… MoreJoin Ed on Tuesdays from 4-6 pm for Around This Town as he throws a musical net over the acts coming to the Central VA area, and tries to pull some of them in for live performances before their concerts. Less

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1. "Ailing Gibson Rag" - Thomas Gunn - Sleeping Giants [Thomas Gunn: 2005]
2. "The Dreaded Spoon" - Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Hornsby - Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby [Legacy Recordings: 2007]
3. "Wagon Wheel" - Old Crow Medicine Show - O.C.M.S. [Old Crow Medicine Show: 2004]
4. "Dear Avery" - Ramona and the Holy Smokes - Til It's Over [5259854 Records DK2: 2024]
5. "Suspicious Minds" - Morgan Wade - Reckless (Deluxe Edition) [Ladylike Records/Arista Nashville: 2022]
6. "Walkin' After Midnight" - Patsy Cline, The Jordanaires - Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits [MCA Nashville: 1967]
7. "My Good Friends" - Carsie Blanton - After the Revolution [Head Bitch Music: 2024]
8. "The Lonely Song" - Rebecca Porter - Queen of the Local (Deluxe) [Holding All the Roses: 2023]
9. "Touch" - Virginia Man - Sad but True [Virginia Man: 2020]
10. "You Had a Way With Me" - Gia Ray - Marks on the Wall [Empty Sound Records: 2023]
11. "New Years Day" - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Ashes And Roses [Rounder Records: 2012]
12. "Cmon Catherine" - Shannon Worrell - The Honey Guide [Dualtone Music Group: 2008]
13. "I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (Bonus Tracks Version) [Atlantic Records/ATG: 2008]
14. "You Are Your Own" - Will Overman - Crossroads [Will Overman: 2017]
15. "Virginia In The Rain" - Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow [RCA Records Label: 2018]
16. "Shoulder Season" - Molly Murphy - Were You Digging for Some Deeper Meaning? [Murphy's Law: 2022]
17. "Old Flames (Feat. Oliver Wood)" - Holly Renee Allen - Red Dirt Soul [Holly Renee Allen: 2011]
18. "Souvenirs" - Susan Munson - All the Best...from 6 Feet Away: A Charlottesville Tribute to John Prine [Jeff Sweatman: 2022]
19. "Red Wing" - The Steel Wheels - Red Wing [Big Ring Records: 2010]
20. "Long Life" - Mike Burris - Goodbye Town [Mike Burris: 2022]
21. "Silver Lining" - The Honey Dewdrops - Silver Lining [The Honey Dewdrops: 2012]
22. "The Morning Me (Is Gonna Hate The Midnight Me)" - Scuffletown - Hold On Tight [7333277 Records DK: 2024]
23. "Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)" - Jim Waive - All the Best...from 6 Feet Away: A Charlottesville Tribute to John Prine [Jeff Sweatman: 2022]
24. "One Prarie Outpost" - Carbon Leaf - Indian Summer [Vanguard Records: 2004]
25. "Mary Jane's Last Breakdown" - Keller Williams, the Keels - Grass [637669 Records DK2: 2006]
26. "Ain't Nobody" - Dori Freeman - Dori Freeman [MRI: 2016]
27. "This Life As We Know It" - Warren Haynes - Million Voices Whisper [Fantasy: 2024]
28. "Brando" - Lucy Dacus - Home Video [Matador: 2021]
29. "Man in Love with You" - The Currys - Keepers [Currys Music LLC: 2023]

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show

Ye Olde Tuesday Afternoon Rocke Show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 2-4, is an assortment of afternoon ear candy from 30 years ago to 30 seconds ago.

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1. "Heart Of Tin" - Langkamer - Langzamer [Breakfast Records: 2024]
2. "Smile" - Wand - Vertigo [Drag City: 2024]
3. "The Fences Of Stonehenge" - Wild Pink - Dulling The Horns [Fire Talk: 2024]
4. "On The Floor" - Thus Love - All Pleasure [Captured Tracks: 2024]
5. "Sinister Star" - Blood Wizard - Grinning William [Sad Club Records: New]
6. "Vanity Fair" - Langkamer - The Noon And Midnight Manual [Breakfast Records: 2023]
7. "Dream State" - Kamasi Washington And Andre 3000 - Fearless Movement [Shoto Mas Inc: 2024]
8. "Ashley Goudeau" - Raze Regal And White Denim - S/T [Bella Union: 2023]
9. "A Dream Is All I Know" - The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know [Captured Tracks: 2024]
10. "Little Thunder" - Vulfmon Feat Jacob Jefferies And Harrison Whitford - Dot [Vulf: 2024]
11. "Rio's Song" - The Hard Quartet - S/T [Matador: 2024]
12. "Rock Bottom" - Faux Ferocious - New Sounds [Faux Ferocious: 2024]
13. "Dreamscaper" - Seawind Of Battery - East Coast Cosmic Dreamscaper [Warhen: 2024]
14. "Achluo" - Ghost Funk Orchestra - A Trip To The Moon [Karma Chief: 2024]
15. "Totality (Crown Lites Dub)" - Ghost Funk Orchestra - Single [Karma Chief: 2024]
16. "A Figure In The Surf" - Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent [Warp: 2024]
17. "Alouette" - Oracle Sisters - Single [Wizard Artists: 2024]
18. "Aphelion" - Vinyl Williams - Opal [Requiem Pour Un Twister: 2018]
19. "Central Park West" - Peel Dream Magazine - Rose Main Reading Room [Topshelf: 2024]
20. "Flange" - rob dobson feat. Yohei - Be Easy [Warhen: 2024]
21. "Nancy" - Office Dog - Doggerland [New West: 2024]
22. "Loved" - Fourtet - Three [Text Records: 2024]
23. "Asphalt Lamentations" - Rjd2 - Visions Out Of Limelight [Rj's Electical Connections: 2024]
24. "Here To Fall (Rjd2 Remix)" - Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall Remixes [Matador: 2010]
25. "The Main Thing" - Ducks Ltd - Harm's Way [Carpark: 2024]

Eclectic Woman

The only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh… MoreThe only radio program in Central Virginia that features women's music exclusively, Eclectic Woman spans all musical genres and the globe with a variety of rich perspectives. Expect a fresh and tantalizing musical menu of singer-songwriters, women of color, and womyn's music, spiced liberally with traditional, blues, world, jazz, rock, avant-garde, and instrumental music. The Eclectic Woman show, heard each Tuesday afternoon from 12 til 2, also features music and occasional news updates which specifically serve the gay and lesbian community. Less

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1. "Happy New Year" - The McGuire Sisters - Greetings From The McGuire Sisters [UMG: 1958]
2. "New Year's Resolution" - Laura Cantrall - At The BBC: On Air Performances and Recordings 2000-2005 [Spit & Polish: 2016]
3. "A Long December" - Amanda Stewart - Single [Amanda Stewart: 2023]
4. "11:59 (It's January)" - Scrawl - Nature Film [Elektra: 1996]
5. "Our New Year" - Tori Amos - Midwinter Graces [Universal Republic Records: 2009]
6. "This Will Be Our Year" - Nerina Pallot - New Year Of The Wolf [Polydor: 2012]
7. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas [UMG: 1960]
8. "Better Days" - Le'Audria Johnson - Single [RCA: 2016]
9. "Happy New Year" - ABBA - Super Trouper [Polar: 1980]
10. "Happy New Year" - Judy Garland - The Very Best of Judy Garland [EMI: 2007]
11. "Same Auld Lang Syne" - Jeni Fleming - December [FTF: 2008]
12. "New Year's Day" - Taylor Swift - reputation [Apollo A-1: 2017]
13. "Thank You For Hearing Me" - Sinead O'Conner - Thank You For Hearing Me [Chrysalis: 1994]
14. "Champagne Supernova" - Aube - Single [Jamhouse: 2023]
15. "Champagne and Reefer" - Jane Lee Hooker - No B! [Ruf: 2016]
16. "Champagne" - Salt-n-Pepa - Bulletproof [UMG: 1996]
17. "Champagne Flutes" - Andra Day - CASSANDRA [Warner: 2024]
18. "Bringing in a Brand New Year" - Michelle Jordan - Christmas By The bay [Sterling: 1977]
19. "Brand New Day" - Ellie Holcomb - Canyon [Full Heart: 2021]
20. "Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors)" - Gloria Estefan - Abriendo Puertas [Sony: 1995]
21. "Life Happens" - Ester Rada - Ester Rada [The Eighth Note: 2014]
22. "Cette année-là" - Sheila - Intégrale [Warner Music: 2006]
23. "My Dear Acquaintance [A Happy New Year]" - Regina Spektor - Gift Wrapped [Warner: 2009]
24. "The Best Is Yet To Come" - Nancy Wilson - Great Ladies Of Song [Capitol: 1995]
25. "Champagne" - Roberta Miranda - Warner 30 Anos [Warner: 2006]
26. "Red Letter Year Reprise" - Ani Difranco - Red Letter Year [Righteous Babe: 2008]
27. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Morgan Harper-Jones - Breathe [Morgan Harper-Jones: 2020]

Jazz at 100 Now!

With over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of… MoreWith over 100 years of recorded jazz as a foundation, today’s scene is vibrant and exciting. Jazz at 100 Now! presents the best of current music in the context of a deep and rich history. Less

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1. "Dexter's Tune" - Thomas Marriott, Orrin Evans, Robert Hurst, Mark Whitfield Jr. - Dexter's Tune [Imani Records: 2024]
2. "The Illusion of Hope" - Fernando Huergo Big Band - Relentless [Whaling City Sound: 2024]
3. "Francisca" - Cliff Korman, Harvie S, Rafael Barata - Urban Tracks [SS: 2024]
4. "Angola" - Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein, Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart - Solid Jackson [Criss Cross Jazz: 2024]
5. "Fun One" - Oz Noy, David Kikoski, James Genus, Clarence Penn - Fun One [Criss Cross Jazz: 2024]
6. "Waltz" - Ben Wolfe - The Understated [Outside In Music: 2024]
7. "Three Visitors" - Scott Colley, Edward Simon, Brian Blade - Three Visitors [GroundUP Music LLC: 2024]
8. "Alone" - Ari Hoenig, Gadi Lehavi, Ben Tiberio - Tea for three [Fresh Sound New Talent: 2024]
9. "UMMG" - Anthony Pinciotti Quartet - Live at Smalls [Smalls Foundation: 2019]
   Notes: RIP drummer Anthony Pinciotti
10. "Show Me" - Stacey Kent featuring Anthony Pinciotti - Summer Me Winter Me [Naive: 2024]
11. "If I should Lose You" - Mark Soskin featuring Anthony Pinciotti - Hearts and Minds [Steeplechase: 2017]
12. "As One" - Michiel Stekelenburg, Sam Thomas, Tom Ridderbeekx, Jesse Schilderink, Jasper Van Hulten, Thomas Pol, Sjoerd van Eijck - Catharsis [Challenge Records: 2024]
13. "Aarhus" - Jakob Bro, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille - Taking Turns [ECM Records: 2024]
14. "Trilhos Urbanos" - Renee Rosnes - Crossing Paths [Smoke Sessions: 2024]
15. "Caminhos Cruzados" - Renee Rosnes, Maucha Adnet - Crossing Paths [Smoke Sessions: 2024]
16. "Pra Dizer Adeus" - Renee Rosnes, Edu Lobo - Crossing Paths [Smoke Sessions: 2024]
17. "But Not For Tonight" - Martial Solal - Time Will Tell [Nagel Heyer Records: 2022]
18. "The Island of Nowhere" - Roberto Magris & Europlane for Jazz - Freedom Is Peace [Jmood: 2024]
19. "Hollywood Moment" - Lisa Hilton - Lucky All Along [Ruby Slippers Productions and Lisa Hilton Music: 2024]
20. "Circumzenithal" - Espen Berg, Harpreet Bansal, Per Oddvar Johansen, Hayden Powell, Ellie Mäkelä, Joakim Munkner - Water Fabric [ODIN: 2023]
21. "You Better Hurt" - Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five - Carolina Lullaby [Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five: 2020]
    Notes: Chelsea Reed & The Fairweather Nine bring in New Years at Chris Jazz on 12/31.
22. "Birks Works" - Massimo Faraò Trio, Philip Harper - Instrumental Jazz Covers [Smoky Productions: 2020]
    Notes: Philip Harper Quintet livestreams from Smalls on NYE.
23. "Well You Needn't" - Spike Wilner Trio - Plays Monk & Ellington [Cellar Live: 2022]
    Notes: Spike Wilner Trio livestreams from Mezzrow on New Year's Eve.
24. "Trigger Cut" - Cyrus Chestnut, Warren Wolf - Charmed [Outside In Music: 2024]
    Notes: Cyrus Chestnut & Affirmation livestream from Keystone Korner Baltimore Jan 2-5.
25. "Got To Get You Into My Life" - Take 6 - Iconic [SoNo Recording Group: 2018]
    Notes: Take 6 livestreams from SF Jazz on Jan 3 (replay on 4).
26. "Always There" - Jimmy Greene - While Looking Up [Mack Avenue Records: 2020]
    Notes: Coltrane Festival presents Tenor Titans featuring Wayne Escoffery and Jimmy Greene, livestreaming from Smoke Jazz on Jan 3.
27. "Skylark" - Joe Farnsworth, David Hazeltine, Peter Washington - Blues for Gerry [Criss Cross Jazz: 2023]
    Notes: The David Hazeltine Trio livestreams from Mezzrow on Jan 3-4.
28. "Magic Transition" - Harry Sokal Groove - Where Sparks Start To Fly [Cracked Anegg Records: 2013]
    Notes: Harry Sokal Groove Unlimited livestreams from Porgy & Bess on Jan 5.
29. "Fall" - Ben Wendel - What We Bring [Motema Music, LLC: 2016]
    Notes: Saxophonist Ben Wendel and BaRcoDe livestream from the Jazz Gallery on Jan 9-10, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the club.
30. "In Your Own Sweet Way - Live" - Bill Charlap Trio - And Then Again (Live) [Blue Note Records: 2024]
    Notes: Bill Charlap Trio livestreams from Smoke Jazz on Jan 10.
31. "Happy" - Jacky Terrasson, Camille Bertault, Eric Harland, Kenny Davis, Gregoire Maret - Moving On [naïve: 2024]

Classical Sunrise - Tuesday

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. "Capriccio e Serenata, Op. 57" {Giuseppe MARTUCCI} - Matteo Generani (piano) - Martucci: Piano Works [Naxos ]
2. "Poem (for flute and orchestra)" {Charles Tomlinson GRIFFES} - Joseph Mariano (flute), Eastman Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson (cond.) - Orchestral Music - Barber / Piston / Chadwick / Ives / MacDowell [Decca ]
3. "Symphony in C Major, J-C 4" {Giovanni Battista SAMMARTINI} - Aradia Ensemble - Sammartini: Symphonies J-C 4, 9, 16, 23, 36, 62 [Naxos ]
4. "Voices of Spring (Fruhlingsstimmen), Op. 410" {Johann STRAUSS JR} - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Willi Boskovsky (cond.) - Strauss Jr: Waltzes [Decca ]
5. "Ein Lichtstrahl (A Ray of Light)" {Alexander von ZEMLINSKY} - Emanuele Torquati (piano) - Complete Piano Music [Brilliant Classics ]
6. "Pizzicato-Polka" {Johann STRAUSS JR} - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Bohm (cond.) - Strauss II: Waltzes [Deutsche Grammophon ]
7. "Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257" {Johann STRAUSS JR} - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Bohm (cond.) - Strauss II: Waltzes [Deutsche Grammophon ]
8. "Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin" {Richard WAGNER} - Staatskapelle Dresden, Hiroshi Wakasugi (cond.) - Wagner: Overtures / Preludes [Berlin Classics ]
9. "Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5" {George Frideric HANDEL} - Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie (dir.) - Celebration [Dorian ]
10. "Wiener Blut, Op. 354" {Johann STRAUSS JR} - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Willi Boskovsky (cond.) - Strauss Jr: Waltzes [Decca ]
11. "What Did You Do Today at Jeffey's House?" {Peter SCHICKELE} - Leslie Norton (horn), Melissa Rose (piano) - Schickele: Year in the Catskills / Gardens / Dream Dances / Diversions [Naxos ]
12. "The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314" {Johann STRAUSS JR} - Vienna Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann (cond.) - New Year's Concert 2024 [Sony Classical ]

Classical Prelude - Tuesday

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. "Symphony in C Major" {Georges BIZET} - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (cond.) - Bizet: Symphony in C / Jeux d'enfants; Chabrier: Espana [Decca ]
2. "Jamestown Concerto for Cello and Orchestra" {William PERRY} - Yehuda Hanani (cello), Ireland RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra - Perry: Jamestown Concerto / Schuman, W: A Song of Orpheus / Thomson, V: Cello Concerto [Naxos ]

WTJU Overnight Mix

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

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