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 jay hoggard: joyful swamp, the right place (juvm) cynthia holiday: i like what i see, all the way (miles high) stanley turrentine: don't mess with mr. T, jazz moods (epic) freddie hubbard: suite sioux, red clay (cti) 1:30am bruce a. henry: on the red clay, connections (bahlove) bobby watson: purple flowers, from the heart (palmetto) alan baylock: caravan, eastern standard time (baylock) david sanchez: ay bendito, cultural survival (concord) 2:00am marilyn scott: do you the knoe to san jose?, every time we say goodbye (venus) count basie orchestra: it's about time, have a nice day (emarcy) miles davis: there is no greater love, four and more (columbia) nando michelin: i adore you, duende (fresh sound) 2:30am lee genesis: more of you love, the soul of lee genesis (genesis) yoron israel: basic traneing, basic traneing (israel) esperanza spalding: i know you know, esperanza (heads up) esperanza spalding: i know you know, esperanza (heads up) 3:00am david bloom, cliff colnet: trane ala bloo, until we meet again (fire and form) ed reed: the song is you, the song is you (blue shorts) taylor eigsti: i love you , let it come to you (concord) javon jackson: in the sticks, now's the time (palmetto) messa comunity college: shinin, then and now (sea breeze) stanley jordan: ocean breeze, state of nature (mack avenue) stanley jordan: ocean breeze, state of nature (mack avenue) stanley jordan: ocean breeze, state of nature (mack avenue) 3:30am rosa passos: eu sei vou te amar, romance (telarc) nicholas payton: let it ride, into the blue carlos franzetti: circle, the jazz kamerata mel torm'e, cleo lane: girl talk, nothing without you (concord) billie holiday: god bless the child, the very best of billie (legacy/) 4:00am scott hamilton: save your love for me, accross the tracks (concord) diana krall: how insenstive, from this moment on (verve) taylor eigsti: less free will, let it come to you (concord) taylor eigsti: less free will, let it come to you (concord) marc courtney johnson: invitation, marc courtney johnson (cortney) 4:30am bill o connell: carv e camela, triple play (savant) simone: don't pay them no mind, simone on simone (koch) john beasley: vein melter, letter to herbie (resonancce) frank sinatra: monique, at the movies (capital) 5:00am count basie , billy eckstine: blues the mother of sin, basie/ eckstine (roulette) libby york: the day the world stop turning, here with you (york) 5:00am omar sosa: light in the sky, afreecanos (ota) tom scott,terence blanchard: stars fell on alabama, cannon re-loaded (concord) mike stern: dreams go, lifecycle (heads up) ella fitzgerald, louis armstong: i want to stay here, porgy and bess (verve) 5:30am shirley horn: estate, here's to life (verve) jay hoggard: the right place, the right place (jhvm)

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.

Information about upcoming concerts mentioned on today's program can be found at the following links:

Spectrum Singers (May 17)
Chameleon Arts Ensemble (May 17)

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

6:13am Gretchaninov: Piano Trio No. 2 in G Moscow Rachmaninov Trio (Hyperion CDA67295) Buy this CD 6:04am Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D, Op. 44, No. 1: III. Andante espressivo Ying Quartet Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 6:34am Clementi: Symphony No. 1 in C London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 9234) Buy this CD 7:04am Sacco: Brass Quintet: II. Andante American Brass Quintet (Summit DCD 484) Buy this CD 7:08am Jenkins, trans. Grainger: Five-Part Fantasy No. 15 Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra/Clark Rundell (Chandos CHAN 10455) Buy this CD 7:11am Machaut, trans. Grainger: Ballade No. 17 Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra/Clark Rundell (Chandos CHAN 10455) Buy this CD 7:13am des Prez: La Bernardina Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra/Clark Rundell (Chandos CHAN 10455) Buy this CD 7:18am Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D, Op. 44, No. 1 Ying Quartet Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 7:51am Bridge: Three Sketches Ashley Wass, piano (Naxos 8.557921) Buy this CD 8:02am Rochberg: Slow Fires of Autumn Deborah Boldin, flute; Anna Reinersman, harp; (members of the Chameleon Arts Ensemble) Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:22am Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Christine Maria Höller, violin; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/Peter Feranec; concert recording from November 2007, Prague, Czech Republic; from the European Broadcasting Union Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:52am Hindemith: Six Chansons Spectrum Singers; from a 2001 Spectrum Singers concert Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 9:02am Fasch: Concerto in D, FWVL: D 15 Tempesta di Mare (Chandos CHAN 0751) Buy this CD 9:16am Haydn: Symphony No. 89 Berlin Philharmonic/Sir Simon Rattle (EMI 94237) Buy this CD 9:41am Sacco: Brass Quintet American Brass Quintet (Summit DCD 484) Buy this CD

A Celtic Sojourn noon–3pm, WGBH 89.7

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

Liz Carroll: Hanley's House of Happiness, Lake Effect Jimmy McCarthy: The Mad Lady and Me, Song of the Singing Horseman (Mulligan) The Ceili Bandits: Ballyea...., Hanging at the Crossroads (CBC) Planxty: Little Musgrave, The Woman I Loved So Well (Tara) Lunasa: A Stor mo Chroi, Redwood (Green Linnet) Rita Connolly: Ripples in the Rockpools, Valparaiso (Tara) Kornog: La-Bas Dans..., Korong (Green Linnet) Mary Staunton: The Green Fields of Mayo, Bright Early Mornings (Fuschia) Equation: What did you do today?, Hazy Daze (Putumayo) Sharon Shannon, et al: Capataggle Shuffle, Tunes (Compass) Cathy Ryan: Peata beag do mhathair (Shanachie) The Sevens: Tansey's Favourite..., Celtic Groove Brand (Newgrange) Jimmy Crowley: The Coast of Malabar, The Coast of Malabar (Free State) Jimmy McCarthy: Mystic Lipstick, Song of the Singing Horseman (Tara) Laurel Martin: Gol na mBan san Ar, The Groves (Private) Davy Spillane w/Sean Tyrrell: Starry Night, A Place Among the Stones (Columbia) Luka Bloom: Primavera, Innocence (www.lukabloom.com) Brian McNamara and Tim Collins: Aggie Whyte's Reel...., Jigs: The Return to Burton Road, Reed Only (Drumlin Records) Mary Black: Schooldays Over, Men of Worth, Song for Ireland (Blixstreet) Altan: Tommy Peoples..., Local Ground (Narada) Midnight Well: Still Believing, Midnight Well (Mulligan) de Danann: Noel Hill's, Hibernian Rhapsody (Shanachie) Joan Baez: The Trees they do grow high, Geordie, Barbara Allen, Mary Hamilton. , Early recordings (Vanguard) Gerry O'Connor: Really Green Reel, No Place Like Home (Myriad) Kate Rusby: High on a Hill, Awkward Annie (Pure) Le Vent du Nord: La Traversee, Dans les Airs (Music Action) Clancy, O'Connell and Clancy: The Broom of The Cowdenknowes, Untitled (Helvic) Gerry O'Connor: Bag of Spuds, No Place Like Home (Private)

Folk on WGBH 3pm–6pm, WGBH 89.7

Host: Brad Paul. Catching up with new releases on today's program, we feature music from new albums by The Angel Band, Cody Kilby, Hayes Carll, Michael Doucet, Sierra Hull, Abigail Washburn, Markus James, Jeb Loy Nichols, The Wood Brothers and James Hunter.

3:00pm Haugaard & Hoirup: Passport Ljubljana , Gastebus = Feast (Go, ) 3:50pm Gretchen Peters: Sunday Morning , Burnt Toast & Offerings (Scarlet Letter) 3:10pm Arthur Alexander, Lonely Just Like Me (Hactone) 3:15pm The Hacienda Brothers : The Warning , What's Wrong With Right (Proper American ) 3:18pm The Heptones : Crystal Blue Persuasion , Deep In The Roots (Heartbeat ) 3:20pm Rajery : Marodona, Volontany (Label Bleu) 3:25pm The Carter Family : The Wandering Boy, On Border Radio 1939 (Arhoolie ) 3:28pm Iris Dement : Sweet Is The Melody, My Life (WB) 3:30pm Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer : Don't Tread On Me, When I Go (Signature Sounds ) 3:50pm Danko, Fjeld and Anderson : Woman Across The River , Ridin' On The Blinds (Ryko Disc ) 3:38pm Lunasa: Black River, The Story So Far (Compass) 3:40am Jonathan Richman : I like Gumby, Gumby (Beuna Vista) 3:48pm Alison Krauss & Union Station : So Long, So Wrong , So Long, So Wrong (Rounder) 3:50pm Mike Farris : I'm Gonna Get There, Salvation In Lights (INO) 3:55pm Guy Davis : Drop Down Mama , Legacy (Red House ) 3:58pm Chris Smither : Origin Of Species , Leave The Light On (Signature Sounds ) 4:00pm The Angel Band : I'll Sing This Song For You, With Roots & Wings (Appleseed) 4:05pm Angel Band : Cold Lonesome Down In Blackbird Creek , With Roots & Wings (Appleseed) 4:10pm Cody Kilby : Welcome To China, The Right Hand, North Carolina 1943, Many Roads Traveled (codykilby.com) 4:20pm Hayes Carll: Drunken Poet's Dream, It's A Shame, Girl Downtown, Trouble In Mind (Lost Highway ) 3:30pm Michael Doucet : Madame Boudreaux , Chez Denouse, A Closer Walk With Thee, From Now On (Smithsonian Folkways ) 4:40pm Sierra Hull: Secrets, Smashville, Pretend , Secrets (Rounder ) 3:50pm Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet: Captain, A Kazahk Melody, Banjo Pickin' Girl, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet (Netwerk) 5:00pm Karkus James : I Won't Let It , Exile Tracks, Heatin' Up Now, Snakeskin Violin (Firenze) 5:15pm Jeb Loy Nichols: Days Are Mighty, Lay Down and Cry, 25 Years To Late , Days Are Mighty (Compass ) 5:40pm The Wood Brothers : Postcards From Hell, Fall To Fast, Angel , Loaded (EMI)

Blues on WGBH 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

The life and music of Robert Johnson at 11pm.

9:00pm Johnny Young: I'm Doing All Right, Johnny Young: Chicago Blues (Arhoolie) 9:04pm John Littlejohn: Been Around The World, Chicago Blues Allstars (Arhoolie) 9:10pm Scrapper Blackwell: Back Step Blues, Live At The 1444 Gallery & The Complete 77 LP Recordings (Document) 9:15pm J.B. Lenoir: How Much More, Mojo Boogie: An Essential Collection (Fuel 2000) 9:19pm Little Brother Montgomery: Hard, Oh Lord, At Home (Earwig) 9:23pm Houston Stackhouse: Cool Water Blues, Robert Nighthawk/Houston Stackhouse: Masters Of Modern Blues (Testament) 9:27pm Robert Nighthawk with Little Walter: Kansas City, Robert Nighthawk/Houston Stackhouse: Masters Of Modern Blues (Testament) 9:30pm Clifton Chenier: Scratch My Back, Live! At The 1966 Berkely Blues Festival (Arhoolie) 9:33pm Mance Lipscomb: Downtown Blues, Live! At The 1966 Berkely Blues Festival (Arhoolie) 9:39pm Mississippi Sheiks: Stop And Listen Blues, Stop And Listen (Yazoo) 9:42pm Mississippi Sheiks: Sitting On Top Of The World, Stop And Listen (Yazoo) 9:45pm Fats Domino: Hide Away Boogie, Fats Domino: Blues Kingpins (Capitol) 9:48pm Fats Domino: Going To The River, Fats Domino: Blues Kingpins (Capitol) 9:51pm B.B. King: Don't Answer The Door, His Best: The Electric B.B. King (MCA) 9:55pm Magic Sam: Looking Good, The Late Great Magic Sam (L+R) 10:00pm Louisiana Red and David Maxwell: Stop Your Crying, You Got To Move (yet to be released) 10:07pm Eden Brent: He'll Do The Same Thing To You, Mississippi Number One (Yellow Dog Records) 10:11pm Charles Brown with Bonnie Raitt: Someone To Love, Someone To Love (Bullseye) 10:18pm John Lee Hooker with Van Morrison: Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive, Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive (ABC) 10:27pm Freddie King: She's A Burglar, Burglar (RSO) 10:31pm Lee Dorsey: Yes We Can, Part 1, Yes We Can (Raven) 10:34pm Guitar Slim: Down The Years, Atlantic Blues: Guitar (Atlantic) 10:39pm Sunnyland Slim with King Curtis: Yes Lawd, The Honeydripper (Prestige/Bluesville) 10:48pm Tracy Nelson: Long Old Road, Deep Are The Roots (Prestige/Folklore) 10:52pm Bill McQuaid: Rag Mama Rag, Love Changing Blues (Bill McQuaid) 10:54pm Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Down By The Riverside, Gospel Train (MCA) 11:00pm Robert Johnson: Kind Hearted Woman, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:02pm Robert Johnson: Sweet Home Chicago, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:05pm Robert Johnson: Come On In My Kitchen, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:08pm Robert Johnson: Last Fair Deal Gone Down, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:10pm Robert Johnson: Terraplane Blues, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:13pm Robert Johnson: Phonograph Blues, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:19pm Robert Johnson: Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil), The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:21pm Robert Johnson: Steady Rollin' Man, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:23pm Robert Johnson: Love In Vain, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:26pm Robert Johnson: Malted Milk, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:28pm Robert Johnson: Stop Breaking Down Blues, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:33pm Robert Johnson: Stones In My Passway, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:36pm Robert Johnson: Drunken Hearted Man, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:38pm Robert Johnson: Travelin' Riverside, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:40pm Robert Johnson: Crossroads Blues, The Complete Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) 11:46pm Lightnin' Hopkins: Black Cadillac, Live! At The 1966 Berkely Blues Festival (Arhoolie) 11:52pm Muddy Waters: Champagne & Reefer, King Of The Electric Blues (Columbia/Legacy) 11:56pm Champion Jack Dupree with King Curtis: Get With It, Blues At Montreux (Atlantic) 12:00am Mississippi John Hurt: Candy Man, The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard) 12:05am Mississippi John Hurt: Stagolee, The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard) 12:09am Washboard Sam: Diggin' My Potatoes, Big Bill Broonzy And Washboard Sam (Chess) 12:12am Washboard Sam: Bright Eyes, Big Bill Broonzy And Washboard Sam (Chess) 12:14am Curtis Jones: Lonesome Bedroom Blues, Blues Piano Orgy (Delmark) 12:21am Albert King: The Lovin'est Woman In Town, Windy City Blues (Stax) 12:27am Peter Parcek: He's Got A Way With Women, Evolution (Lightning) 12:31am Louis Myers: Wiggle Tail, Tell My Story Movin' (Earwig) 12:39am Annie Raines & Paul Rishell: I Get The Blues, Moving To The Country (Tone-Cool) 12:42am Paul Rishell & Annie Raines: Vanessa, Moving To The Country (Tone-Cool) 12:44am Paul Geremia: Rising River Blues, Love, Murder & Mosquitos (Red House) 12:49am Memphis Slim: Five O'Clock Blues, Blues Piano Orgy (Delmark) 12:52am Toni Lynn Washington: Shake Me, Been So Long (Northern Blues)

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