midnight–6am  |  6am–12pm  |  12pm–7pm  |  7pm–midnight

Jazz Gallery with Al Davis 1am–6am, WGBH 89.7

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

1:00am various, gary bartz,gino banks: so what, miles from india (times square) kat parra: night in tunisia, azucar de amor victor wooten: 2 timers, palmystery (heads up) dr. lonnie smith: trouble man, jungle soul (palmetto) jimmy mcgriff: the answer is the blues, mcgeiff avenue (milestone) 1:30am luciana souza: here it is, the new bossa nova (verve) miles davis: four, four and more (columbia) miles davis: its about that time, cool and collected (columbia) bobby watson: aye carumba, from the heart (palmetto) 2:00am john beasley: bedtime voyage, letter to herbie (resonance) rob mconnell and the boss brass: the touch of your lips, overtime (concord) james brown: for once in my life, soul on top (king) karrin allyson: happiness, imagina (concord) jackie mclean: greasy, new soil (blue note) 2:30am wes montgomery: portrait of jenny, the silver connection (verve) medeski, martin, wood: i wanna ride you, uninvisible (blue note) richard bona: please don't stop, tiki (decca) maceo parker: busted, roots and grooves (heads up) bruce eskovitz: breakthrough, invitation (pacific coast) ella fitzgerald: cry me a river, love letters fro ella (concord) 3:00am jamie cullum: frontin, twenty something (verve) eddie palmieri: lazare y su microfone, ritmo caliente (concord) ernie watts: pascando, analog man (flying dolphin) mike garson: all blues, jazz hat (refrence) 3:30am raya yardrough: your're so bad for me, raya yarbrough mark murphy: the interview, love is what stays (verve) mcc jazz: moonscapes, then and now (sea breeze) david fathead newman: my full house, high note 4:00am grady tate: teach me tonight, from the heart (half note) jane ira bloom: a more beautiful question, mental weather (outline) marian mcpartland: alfie/ comp- unknown, twilight world (concord) miles from india: miles from india, miles from india (time square) 4:00am diane reeves: once i loved, when you know (emi) 4:30am john beasley: vein melter, letter to herbie (resonance) david fathead newman: skylark, diamonhead (high note) mark murphy: angel eyes, love is what stays (verve) 5:00am roberta gambarini / hank jones: something to live for, you are there (emarcy) avery sharpe: morning, legends and mentors (jkmn) mcc jazz: moonscapes, then and now (sea breeze) 5:30am paul carr: black narcisus, musically yours (pcj) paul carr: black narcisus, msically yours (pcj) luciana souza: love is fro strangers, the new bossa nova luciana souza: love is fro strangers, the new bossa nova jessica williams: song for a baby, song for a new century (orgin) kate mcgarry: show me, show me (palmetto) irvin mayfield, ellis marsallis: my one and only love, love songs , ballads and standards (basin street)

Classical Weekend 6am–10am, WGBH 89.7

with Brian McCreath
Today's program will be repeated at 10am on All-Classical WGBH, available online at wgbh.org/classical. The playlist is the same; just add 4 hours to the times listed here.

Here are links for more information about concerts mentioned in today's program:
Jaap ter Linden, et al, presented by Boston Early Music Festival (April 12)
Longwood Symphony Orchestra, with violinist Augustin Hadelich (April 12)

Listed by composer: title of the piece, performers (label)

6:03am Enescu: Piano Sonata No. 3 in D, Op. 24/3: II. Andantino cantabile Luiza Borac, piano (Avie AV 2081) Buy this CD 6:14am Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones (Naxos 8.557798) Buy this CD 6:28am Jersild: 10 Impromptues Kim Sjøgren, violin; Lars Hannibal, guitar (OUR Recordings 8.226902) Buy this CD 6:44am Molter: Overture in F, MWV III/13 Nova Stravaganza/Siegbert Rampe (MDG 341 1279-2) Buy this CD 7:04am Mozart: Minuet in D, K. 355, and Gigue in G, K. 574 Mitsuko Uchida, piano (Philips 422 518-2) Buy this CD 7:11am McEwen: Hills o'Heather Moray Walsh, cello; London Philharmonic (Chandos CHAN 9345) Buy this CD 7:23am Haydn: Divertimento II in G Paul Meisen, flute; Ernü Sebestyén, violin; Martin Ostertag, cello (MDG 302 0363-2) Buy this CD 7:37am Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61 "Mozartiana" Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 9514) Buy this CD 8:04am Enescu: Piano Sonata No. 3 in D, Op. 24/3 Luiza Borac, piano (Avie AV 2081) Buy this CD 8:31am Veracini: Sonata No. 5 in C John Holloway, violin; Jaap ter Linden, cello; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord (ECM 1889) Buy this CD 8:44am Warlock, arr. Lichtmann: Capriol Suite Summit Brass (Summit DCD 500) Buy this CD 8:58am Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin: III. Melodia - Adagio; IV. Presto Augustin Hadelich, violin Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 9:14am Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis (LSO Live LSO0105) Buy this CD

A Celtic Sojourn noon–3pm, WGBH 89.7

Due to an error, the playlist for April 12th was registered as the program for April 5th. For listings of the April 12th Program, please click on the listing for April 5th instead. Sorry for the inconvenience. If there is something specifically, you would like to know more about, you can e-mail host Brian O'Donovan directly. His e-mail address is celtic@wgbh.org.

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Folk on WGBH 3pm–6pm, WGBH 89.7

Host Brad Paul. Thanks to all who joined WGBH during our Spring Membership drive. Today's program is a dedicated thank you to all for supporting WGBH with lots of music and little talk. I will feature my favorite picks of artists appearing in the Greater Boston area; Patty Larkin, Leo Kotke, Bruce Cockburn, Cheryl Wheeler, Dan Tyminski, and Iris Dement.

3:00pm Martha Tilston: The Architect , Of Milkmaids and Architects (marthatilston.com) 3:05pm Michael McGoldrick: Evening Aidan, Wired (Compass) 3:10pm Beth Orton: Absinthe, Comfort Of Strangers (EMI) 3:15pm Chuck Prophet: Old Friends, No Other Friends (New West) 3:20pm Sam Cooke: Get Yourself A New Fool, Night Beat (RCA) 3:25pm Rosheen: The Crossing, Musique Celtique (Compass) 3:28pm Bellville Outfit: Somebody Like You , Wanderin' (bellevilleoutlet.com) 3:30pm Lucy Kaplanski: Manhattan Moon , Over The Hills (Red House) 3:35pm Van Morrison : No Thing, Keep It Simple (New West) 3:40pm Mary Chapin Carpenter: Halley Came To Jackson, Shooting Straight In The Dark (Columbia ) 3:45pm Townes Van Zandt: For The sake Of The Song, Townes Van Zandt (Tomato ) 3:50pm Oumou Sangare: Saa Magni, Ko Sira (World Circuit ) 3:55pm Lucy Wainwright Roche : Long Before , 8 Songs (lucywainwrightroche.com) 4:00pm Dan Tyminski: Wheels, Wheels (Rounder ) 4:05pm Iris Dement: Let The Mystery Be , Infamous Angel (WB) 4:10pm Bruce Cockburn: Pacing The Cage , Charity Of Night (Ryko Disc ) 4:15pm Cheryl Wheeler: Gandhi Buddha , Different Stripes (Philo) 4:20pm Leo Kotke : Last Steam Engine Train, Anthology (Rhino) 4:25pm Lucy Kaplanski: Ring Of Fire, Over The Hills (Red House ) 4:30pm K.D. Lang: Luck In My Eyes , Absolute Torch and Twang (Sire ) 4:35pm Kasey Chambers : Runaway Train , Barricades and Brickwalls (WB) 4:38pm Ray Wylie Hubbard : The River Bed , Crusades Of The Restless Knights (Philo ) 4:40pm Wayfaring Strangers : Strange Bird , Shifting Sands Of Time (Rounder ) 4:45pm Norman Blake : Church Street Blues , Old Ties (Rounder ) 4:48pm John Prine : All The Best, The Missing Years (Oh Boy!) 4:50pm Sonny Boy Williamson: Bring It On Home , The Road To Memphis (Columbia ) 4:55pm Lucinda Williams: Can't Let Go , Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Mercury) 5:00pm Paul Rishell & Annie Raines : Hunkie Tunkie Blues , Goin' Home (Tone Cool ) 5:05pm Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice : There's More Pretty Girls Than One , Skaggs & Rice (Sugar Hill) 5:10pm The Jolly Bankers: Ducks On The Mill Pond , Death and Taxes (jollybankers.com) 5:15pm Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights: Ces Petites Choses, If Dreams Coome True (Memphis International ) 5:20pm Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collection : Watina , Watina (Cumbancha) 5:25pm Pauline Scanlon: Sally Free and Easy, Red Colour Sun (Sally, Free and Easy) 5:30pm Marty Robins : Ain't I The Lucky One , The Essential Marty Robbins (Columbia ) 5:32pm Tift Merritt: Hopes Too High, Another Country (Fantasy) 5:35pm Patty Griffin: Stay On The Ride , Children Running Through (ATO) 5:40pm The Red Stick Ramblers : Don't Cry, Made In The Shade (Sugar Hill) 5:45pm Amy Lavere: Time is A Train, Anchors & Anvils (Archer ) 5:48pm Jimmy Lafave: Hideaway Girl , Cimaron Manifesto (Red House ) 5:50pm Patty Larkin : Cover Me , Watch The Sky (Vanguard ) 5:55pm Jerry Douglas : Lil Roro , The Best Kept Secret (Koch )

Blues on WGBH 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

The life and music of Tommy McClennan at 11pm.

9:00pm John Hammond: Push Comes To Shove, Push Comes To Shove (Back Porch) 9:04pm Howlin' Wolf: House Rockin' Boogie, Moanin' At Midnight: The Memphis Recordings (Fuel 2000) 9:08pm Etta James: Smokestack Lightnin', Blues To The Bone (RCA) 9:15pm Johnnie Taylor: Hello Sundown, We'll Play The Blues For You (Stax) 9:20pm Memphis Slim: Sunnyland Train, Alone With My Friends (Battle) 9:23pm John Lee Hooker: I'm Bad Like Jesse James, Live At The Cafe Au Go Go (MCA/Chess) 9:29pm Elmore James: Madison Blues, The Very Best Of Elmore James (Rhino) 9:31pm Elmore James: It Hurts Me Too, The Very Best Of Elmore James (Rhino) 9:35pm Buddy Guy: Louise McGhee, Blues Singer (Silvertone) 9:42pm Bruce Katz Band: (Why Don't You) Just Go Home!, A Deeper Blue (Severn) 9:46pm Mose Allison: Everybody's Crying Mercy, The Sage Of Tippo (32 Jazz) 9:51pm Tiny Grimes with J.C. Higginbotham: Callin' The Blues, Callin' The Blues (Prestige) 10:01pm Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell: Under The Sun, Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (Alligator) 10:05pm Champion Jack Dupree with King Curtis: Junker's Blues, Blues At Montreux (Atlantic) 10:13pm Les Sampou: Kokomo Me Baby, Borrowed & Blue (Monando/Sampou) 10:17pm Lazy Lester: Sugar Coated Love, Harmonica Classics (Rhino) 10:22pm Bill McQuaid: East St. Louis Blues, Love Changing Blues (Bill McQuaid) 10:24pm Junior Kimbrough: Release Me, You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum) 10:30pm Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Blues With A Feeling, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra) 10:34pm Big Joe Duskin: Key To The Highway, Big Joe Jumps Again! (Yellow Dog Records) 10:40pm Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson: Everywhere I Go, Dwight & Nicole EP (Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson) 10:43pm Eddie Kirkland: Beautiful Song, Booty Blues (Eddie Kirkland) 10:48pm Chris Thomas King: Canned Heat, The Legend Of Tommy Johnson - Act I: Genesis 1900s - 1990s (21st Century Blues) 10:52pm Chris Thomas King: Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?, The Legend Of Tommy Johnson - Act I: Genesis 1900s - 1990s (21st Century Blues) 10:56pm Ray Bonneville: What Katy Did, Goin' By Feel (Red House) 11:01pm Tommy McClennan: You Can Mistreat Me Here, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:04pm Tommy McClennan: New Shake 'Em On Down, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:07pm Tommy McClennan: Bottle It Up And Go, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:10pm Tommy McClennan: Whiskey Head Woman, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:15pm Tommy McClennan: I'm Going Don't You Know, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:19pm Tommy McClennan: She's Just Good Huggin' Size, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:21pm Tommy McClennan: Down To Skin And Bones Blues, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:24pm Tommy McClennan: Love With A Feeling, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:29pm Tommy McClennan: Cross Cut Saw, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:32pm Tommy McClennan: Deep Blue Sea Blues, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:34pm Tommy McClennan: Blues Trip Me This Morning, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:38pm Tommy McClennan: Bluebird Blues, Tommy McClennan: The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942 (RCA/Bluebird) 11:44pm Paul Pena: Kargyraa Moan, Genghis Blues (Six Degrees) 11:49pm Driftin' Slim: Mama Blues, Somebody Hoo-Doo'd The Hoo-Doo Man (Milestone) 11:50pm Driftin' Slim: A Dip Snuff and A Narrow Escape, Somebody Hoo-Doo'd The Hoo-Doo Man (Milestone) 11:52pm Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade: I'm On Top Of The World, Modern Vintage (Miss Tess) 12:00am Percy Mayfield: My Bottle Is My Companion/The Highway Is Like Woman, Percy Mayfield LIVE (Winner) 12:08am Otis Rush: I Can't Quit You Baby, Blues Originals (Rhino) 12:11am Son House: Government Fleet Blues, Delta Blues: The Original Library Of Congress Sessions From Field Recordings, 1941-1942 (Biograph) 12:20am Memphis Minnie: Conjur Man, Chess Blues [BOX] (MCA/Chess) 12:23am Memphis Minnie: Broken Heart, Chess Blues [BOX] (MCA/Chess) 12:26am Paul Rishell & Annie Raines: Ragtime Millionaire, Goin' Home (Tone-Cool) 12:30am Paul Rishell & Annie Raines: Even Good Women Have Bad Days, Live On Blues On WGBH - January 17, 2004 (Only on 89.7!) 12:33am Lightnin' Hopkins: Baby, Please Don't Go, Swarthmore Concert (Prestige/Bluesville) 12:40am Little Walter: Juke, The Best Of Little Walter (MCA/Chess) 12:43am Little Walter: My Babe, The Best Of Little Walter (MCA/Chess) 12:45am Washboard Sam: My Feet Jumped Salty, Rockin' My Blues Away (BMG/Bluebird) 12:48am Washboard Sam: Evil Blues, Rockin' My Blues Away (BMG/Bluebird) 12:51am Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden: Blue And All Alone, Blues, Ballads, & Jumpin' Jazz (Prestige/Bluesville)

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