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

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

1:00am javon jackson: in the sticks, now (palmetto) nicholas payton: sonic trance, sonic trance (warner) ray charles, count basie orchestra: oh' what a beautiful morning, ray sings, basie swings/comp-richard swings (concord) rufus reid: dreamgliding, live, at the kennedy center (motemo) rufus reid: dreamgliding, live, at the kennedy center (motemo) brian bromberg: sunday morning, upright (artistry) 1:30am deborah henson conant: the phoenix, just for you (laika) bruce a. henry: on the red clay, connections (bahlove) kat parra: sugar, azucar de amor (patois) david fink: i know, future day (sound brush) 2:00am tom scott,terence blanchard: work song, cannon re-loaded (concord) rachelle ferrell: you send me, first instrument (blue note) larry wills: alter ego, the offfering (high note) victor bailey: the rope a dope, that's right (esc) betty joplin: better never one like you, visions of the moment (preserved) joe williams: after youve gone, music to make theimpossible possible (concord) 2:30am tom harrell: contrary mary, light on (high note) quincy jones: body heat, the best of quincy (am) joe turner: cherry red, the boss of the blues (atlantic) horace silver: mexican hip dance, silver vol-2 (blue note) richard bona: manyaka o brazil, tki (decca) 3:00am bruce eskovitz: breakthrough, invitation (pacific coast) jimmy mcgriff: sermonizing, feelin it plamen karadonev: like sonny, crossing lines (mu) kenia: being cool, simply (mooka) jeff lorber: he had a hat, he had a hat (blue note) wayne shorter: ponta de areia, native dancer (columbia) 3:30am ella fitzgerald: cry me a river, love letters from ella (concord) linda dachtyl: do i move you?, for hep cats (chicken coup records) kit mcclure: nyc rap, just the thing (red hot) shimon ben-shir : ways, ways (shir) 4:00am jane ira bloom: a more beautiful question, mental weather (outline) pharoah sanders: shukuru, shukuru (theresa) paul broadnax: a little at a time, here's to joe (brownstone) omar sosa: light in the sky, afreecanos (ota) carlos franzetti: circle, the jazz kamerata (chesky) queen latifah: georgia rose, travlin light (verve) 4:30am lester young: i cover the waterfront, in washington d.c. 1956 (pablo) joe beck , john abercrombie: vingt-six, coincidence (whaling city sound) stanley turrentine: far too little love, do you have any sugar (concord) lea frere: so much song, winds of brazil (adventure music) 5:00am deborah henson conant: inevitabilty of you, budapest (unity) jane ira bloom: cello on the inside, mental weather (outline) eldar: out of nowhere, re-imagination (masterworks) carmen mcrae: can't hide love (blue note) adam shulman: sara's song, on second thought (kabocha) 5:30am ray vega: melani's dream, pa'lante (palmetto) kenia: loca, simply (mooka)

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 and on HD radio at 89.7-HD2. The playlist is the same; just add 4 hours to the times listed here.

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

6:03am Still: Land of Romance, from Africa Mark Boozer, piano (Naxos 8.559210) Buy this CD 6:11am Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat, K. 137 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble (Philips 422 504-2) Buy this CD 6:27am Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (Pentatone PTC 5186 167) Buy this CD 6:57am Tallis: Miserere mihi, Domine Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi HMU 907419) Buy this CD 7:03am Fauré: Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Michel Dalberto, piano; concert recording from February, 2007, Nantes, France; from the European Broadcasting Union Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 7:14am Pleyel: Wind Sextet in E-flat Consortium Classicum (MDG 301 0460-2) Buy this CD 7:37am Parra: 5 Anticuecas José Antonio Escobar, guitar (Naxos 8.570341) Buy this CD 7:54am Bartók: For Children, Vol. I, Based on Hungarian Folk Tunes: Nos. 26-29 Jeno Jando, piano (Naxos 8.555998) Buy this CD 8:01am Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E, Op. 3, No. 12 Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jeanne Lamon (Analekta AN 2 9835) Buy this CD 8:12am Chausson: Concerto for Piano, Violin, and String Quartet in D, Op. 21 Michel Dalberto, piano; Renaud Capuçon, violin; Ebène String Quartet; concert recording from February, 2007, Nantes, France; from the European Broadcasting Union Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:56am Górecki: Kurpian Songs, Op. 75: Nos. 1 and 2 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier (Harmonia Mundi HMU 907391) Buy this CD 9:06am Bowen: Horn Concerto, Op. 150 David Pyatt, horn; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite (Lyrita SRCD 316) Buy this CD 9:25am Still, arr. Arvey: Africa Mark Boozer, piano (Naxos 8.559210) Buy this CD 9:52am Chávez: Xochipilli, an Imaginary Aztec Music Southwest Chamber Music and Tambuco Percussion Ensemble/Jeff von der Schmidt (Cambria CD8852) Buy this CD

A Celtic Sojourn noon–3pm, WGBH 89.7

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

Kevin Crawford: Tommy's Mazurkas, In Good Company (Shanachie) Skylark: Seventeen Come Sunday, Raining Bicycles (Ceirnini Cladaig) Sharon Shannon: The Bag of Cats, Live at Dolans (Daisy Entertainment) The Lonely Stranded Band: The Rocks of Bawn, Untitled (Clo Iar Chonnachta) Gerry O'Connor and Gilles le Bigot: A Bruxa, In Concert (Lughnasa) Julee Glaub: The Castle of Dromore, Fields Farawy (juleeglaub.com) Little Windows: Pretty Saro, Just Beyond Me (littlewindows.net) Mark Weems: Foggy Dew, Short Time Here, Long Time Gone (Primitive marker) Julee Glaub: The Islander's Lament, Blue Waltz (juleeglaub.com) Julee Glaub and Mark Weems: Palms of Victory, Just Beyond Me (littlewindows.net) Celtic Fiddle Festival: Twilight in Portroe, Eqjinox (Loftus) Danu (Liam Clancy) : Easy and Free, All Things Considered (Shanachie) Nabac: The Scanda Set, Siar Anoir (nabacmusic.com) Sharon Shannon (Michael McGoldrick): Necbelly, Renegade (Daisy Entertainment) Maggie McInnes: Saisteach Breith, A Woman's Song (Marram) Caitriona MacDonald: BYOG Reel, over the Moon (Scottish Arts Council) Gilles Le Bigot: An Damez Kozh, Empreintes (Keltia) Kris Drever: Patrick Spence, Blackwater (Reveal) Catriona McKay: Lums o Lund, Starfis (Scottish Arts Council) Lori Watson : Maggie, Three (Isle Music) Shron Kipling and Damien O'Kane: An Tunnag, Box On (Focal Music) Xose Manuel Budino: Home, Ollin Kan (Fal) Luka Bloom: Delerious, Best of (Rhino) Hamon Martin Quintet: Les Metamorphoses, Le Grand Voyageur (Coop Breizh) Jenna Reid: Laughing Girl, The Five Mile Chase (Footstompin) Session A-9: Tunes, Bottlenecks and Arm-Breakers (Scottish Arts Council) Harriet Earis Trio: Finbar Finnegans, Music From Dingle (timedey.com) Moving Hearts : In Dublin, Live (Rubyworks)

Folk on WGBH 3pm–6pm, WGBH 89.7

Host: Brad Paul In honor of African American history month, today's feature is a tribute to country blues legends: Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, and Sun House

3:00pm Peter Rowan: Wings of Horses, Dust Bowl Children (Sugar Hill) 3:05pm Julie Fowlis: Oganaich Uir a Rinn M Fhagail, Mar a tha mo chridhe (Skye) 3:10pm Nathan: Red River Clay, imson Weed (Netwerk) 3:18pm Eilen Jewell: How Long, Letters from Sinners & Strangers (Signature Sounds) 3:25pm Ollabelle: I'm Willing To Run All The Way, Ollabelle (Columbia) 3:30pm Marty Stuart: Trip to Little Big Horn, Badlands: Ballads of the Lakota (Superlatone) 3:35pm Crooked Still: Can't You Hear Me Callin', Shaken By A Low Sound (Signature Sounds) 3:38pm Zap Mama: Nabombeli, Adventures in Afropea 3:40pm The Subdudes: Poverty, Annunciation (BMG) 3:45pm John Gorka: Love Is Our Cross To Bear, Land of the Bottom Line (High Street) 3:50pm Simon & Garfunkel: Mrs. Robinson, The Essential Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) 3:55pm Bonnie Raitt: Devil Got My Woman, The Soul of a Man (Columbia) 3:58pm The Waybacks: The Petrified Man, From The Pasture To The Future (Compass) 4:05pm Leadbelly: We're In The Same Boat, Brother, Bridging Lead Belly (Rounder) 4:10am Leadbelly: Mister Tom Hughes's Town, Gospel & Blues; Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Columbia) 4:15pm Leadbelly: (Baby) Take A Whiff On Me, Bridging Lead Belly (Rounder) 4:20pm Mississippi John Hurt: Coffee Blues, The Best of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard Records) 4:22pm Mississippi John Hurt: Avalon, My Home Town, The Best of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard Records) 4:25pm Mississippi John Hurt: Make Me A Pallet On The Floor, The Best Of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard Records) 4:30pm Mississippi John Hurt: Since I've Laid This Burden Down, The Best of Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard Records) 4:35pm Son House: Death Letter, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues (Columbia) 4:38pm Son House: John The Revelator, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues (Columbia) 4:40pm Son House: Empire State Express, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues (Columbia) 4:45pm Clara Moreno: Moca Flor, Meu Samba Torto 4:50pm Beth Orton: Sugar Boy, Trailer Park (Dedicated) 4:55pm Jerry Douglas: Sir Aly B, The Best Kept Secret (Koch) 5:00pm Fairport Convention: Deserter, Liege & Lief (Island) 5:05pm Paul Siebel: Louise, Paul Siebel (Philo) 5:10pm Danko, Fjeld, and Andersen: Blue Hotel, Danko, Fjeld, and Andersen (Ryko) 5:15pm Raul Malo: Early Morning Rain, Nashville Acoustic Sessions (CMH) 5:18pm Nick Drake: Northern Sky, The Hannibal Sampler (Hannibal) 5:20pm African Guitar Summit: Obaa Y Ewa, African Guitar Summit 5:30pm Chris Smither: Leave The Light On, LeaveThe Light On (Signature Sounds) 5:40pm Ryan Adams: Oh My God, Whatever, Etc., Easy Tiger (Lost Highway) 5:45pm Dixie Chicks: Lullaby, Taking the Long Way (Columbia) 5:50pm Boukman Eksperyans: Kouman Sa Ta Ye, Kalfou Danjere - Dangerous Crossroads (Mango) 5:58pm Ray Bonneville: So Long Blues, Goin' By Feel (Red House)

Blues on WGBH 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

The life and music of Frankie Lee Sims at 11pm.

9:00pm Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson: Johnny Gets High, Dwight & Nicole EP (Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson) 9:04pm Junior Kimbrough: I'm Leaving You Baby, The Essential Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum) 9:07pm Junior Kimbrough: Meet Me In The City, The Essential Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum) 9:10pm R.L. Burnside: Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down, Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down (Fat Possum) 9:14pm Tim Gearan: The Last Time, No Remedy (Hi-N-Dry) 9:18pm Lee Dorsey: Yes We Can, Yes We Can (Raven) 9:21pm Lee Dorsey: Riverboat, Yes We Can (Raven) 9:24pm Ike & Tina Turner: Honky Tonk Women, Proud Mary: The Best Of Ike & Tina Turner (Capitol) 9:27pm Ike & Tina Turner: I'm Yours (Use Me Any Way You Wanna), Proud Mary: The Best Of Ike & Tina Turner (Capitol) 9:30pm Howard Tate: Get It While You Can, Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions (Mercury) 9:33pm Howard Tate: Part-Time Love, Get It While You Can: The Legendary Sessions (Mercury) 9:38pm Billie Holiday: Billie's Blues, Billie's Blues (Blue Note) 9:51pm Count Basie Orchestra with Jimmy Rushing: Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today), Count Basie At Newport (Verve) 9:54pm T-Bone Walker: Blues For Marili, T-Bone Blues (Atlantic) 10:00pm Brooks Williams: Martha, The Time I Spend With You (Red Guitar Blue Music) 10:04pm Ruth Brown: Am I Blue?, Blues On Broadway (Fantasy) 10:10pm Earl Hooker: Two Bugs And A Roach, Two Bugs And A Roach (Arhoolie) 10:14pm Etta James: Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions (MCA/Chess) 10:19pm Mississippi Fred McDowell: Kokomo Me Baby, I Do Not Play No Rock 'N' Roll (Capitol) 10:22pm Little Walter: My Baby's Sweeter, Hate To See You Go (Chess) 10:24pm Little Walter: Roller Coaster, Hate To See You Go (Chess) 10:28pm Ray Charles: Drown In My Own Tears, Ray Charles LIVE (Atlantic) 10:34pm Ray Charles: What'd I Say, Ray Charles LIVE (Atlantic) 10:40pm Pops Staples and The Staples Singers: Too Close, Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds Of Charley Patton (Revenant) 10:46pm Silver Leaf Gospel Singers: Down By The Riverside, Live From Studio One - February 1, 2000 (Only on 89.7!) 10:51pm Mahalia Jackson: Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, The Essential Mahalia Jackson (Columbia/Legacy) 10:55pm Reverend Gary Davis: Motherless Children, A Little More Faith (Prestige/Bluesville) 11:02pm Frankie Lee Sims: Lucy Mae Blues, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:05pm Frankie Lee Sims: Lucy Mae Blues, Part 2, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:08pm Frankie Lee Sims: Don't Take It Out On Me, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:11pm Frankie Lee Sims: Married Woman, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:14pm Frankie Lee Sims: Boogie 'Cross The Country, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:19pm Frankie Lee Sims: Wine And Gin Bounce, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:22pm Frankie Lee Sims: I'm So Glad, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:25pm Frankie Lee Sims: Raggedy And Dirty, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:27pm Frankie Lee Sims: Frankie's Blues, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:30pm Frankie Lee Sims: Frankie Lee's 2 O'Clock Jump, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 11:36pm B.B. King: Blues With B.B., Spotlight On Lucille (Flair) 11:46pm Sam Cooke: Get Yourself Another Fool, Night Beat (RCA) 11:50pm Nina Simone: Backlash Blues, Nina Simone Sings The Blues (RCA) 11:52pm Shirley Lewis: Gospel, Hard, Hard Times (Stanhope House) 12:01am Phil Minissale: Will She Ever Change, Phil Minissale EP (Phil Minissale) 12:06am Townes Van Zandt: Who Do You Love?, Live At The Old Quarter - Houston, Texas (Tomato) 12:09am Ted Hawkins: San Francisco, Love You Most Of All: More Songs From Venice Beach (Evidence) 12:14am Solomon Burke: I Ain't Got You, Nashville (Shout! Factory) 12:19am Freddie King: Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Ultimate Collection (Hip-O) 12:24am Big Mama Thornton: Down Home Shakedown, Big Mama Thornton (Arhoolie) 12:28am Big Memphis Ma Rainey: Call Me Anything, But Call Me, Sun Records: The Blues Years, 1950-1958 (Charly) 12:32am Big Memphis Ma Rainey: Baby, No, No!, Sun Records: The Blues Years, 1950-1958 (Charly) 12:34am Pat Hare: I'm Gonna Murder My Baby, Sun Records: The Blues Years, 1950-1958 (Charly) 12:39am Howlin' Wolf: Sitting On Top Of The World, The Real Folk Blues (Chess) 12:42am Howlin' Wolf: Tail Dragger, The Real Folk Blues (Chess) 12:45am Frank Morey: No Good, Made In USA (Frank Morey) 12:50am Ray Bonneville: Run Jolee Run, Goin' By Feel (Red House) 12:57am J.B. Lenoir with Robert Nighthawk: Mama, Talk To Your Daughter, Live On Maxwell Street, 1964 (Bullseye)

Airtimes are approximate.

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