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 ray charles, count basie orchestra: oh' what a beautiful morning, ray sings, basie swings (concord) mark sherman: the winning life, the birds eye (miles high) jim snidero: k2, tippin (savant) esperanza spalding: i know you know, esperanza (heads up) 1:30am arturo sandoval: rumba palace, rumba palace (telarc) walter wolfman washington: one day from being a fool, doin the funky thing (zoho) taylor eigsti: i love you , let it come to you (concord) 2:00am ed spargo: brother andrew, playroom (spargo) steve turre: rainbow people, rainbow people (high note) bob mintzer: joshua, depature sarah vaughan: triste, i love brazil (pablo) bobby watson: climbing the stairs, from the heart (palmetto) stanley clarke: all over again, the toys men (heads up) 2:30am eric j mornes: the last drive, about time (A_R) nicholas payton: nida, into the blue (nonesuch) poncho sanchez: tropi blue, raise your hand (concord) horace silver: too much mama, jazz has a sense of humor (verve) 3:00am marilyn scott: i got lost in his arms, every time we say goodbye (venus) the brubeck brothers: good question, classified (koch) charlie parker, arne domnerus: cheers, in sweden (oktav) 3:30am simone: go to hell, simone on simone (koch) houston.person, ron carter: on blueberry hill, just between froends (high note) ron gill: every thing about you, music of stevie wonder stefon harris: until, evolution (blue note) bill o connell: afro blue, tripple play (savant) 4:00am shawnn monterio: all my tommors, one special night (whaling city sound) lou watson: so many stares, it dosent matter (v noitz) rosa passos: alibi, romance (telarc) jim snidero: lover man, tippin (savant) 4:30am eric j, morones: ballad# 1, about time (ARabesque) stanley jordan: all blues, state of nature ed spargo: christine, playroom (spargo) johnny hartman: my shio, the voice that is (inpulse) sarah vaughan: if you went away, i love brazil (pablo) steve turre: cleopatra's needle, rainbow people (high note) 5:00am arturo sandoval: peaceful, rumba palace (telarc) esperanza spalding: samba em pelude, esperanza (heads up) art tatum: willow weep for me, the best odf art tatum (pablo) stefon harris: for him for her, evolution (blue note) 5:30am dianne reeves: just my imagination, when you know (blue note)

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.

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

6:03am Trad., arr. Coleman: Steal Away Imani Winds; from the 2004 Rockport Chamber Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 6:11am Debussy: Preludes: Les collines d'Anacapri, Interrupted Serenade, La Terrasse des Audiences du Clair de Lune, What a West Wind Saw Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 6:28am Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 30 John Williams, guitar; Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti (Sony SK 63385) Buy this CD 7:03am Telemann: L'amour (Love) from Heroic Music Richard Watson, trumpet; Douglas Major, organ (GnuMusic GNU-001) Buy this CD 7:09am Sibelius: Rakastava (The Lover) Virtuosi di Kuhmo/Peter Csaba (Ondine ODE 992-2) Buy this CD 7:22am Telemann: Orchestral Suite in E-flat, TWV 55:Es5 La Stagione Frankfurt/Michael Schneider (CPO 999 994-2) Buy this CD 7:40am Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F, K. 533 Klára Würz, piano (Brilliant Classics 92630/5) Buy this CD 8:04am Dvořák: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.570714) Buy this CD 8:29am Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31 Imani Winds; from the 2004 Rockport Chamber Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:44am Damase: Three Prayers without Words Richard Watson, trumpet; Douglas Major, organ (GnuMusic GNU-001) Buy this CD 8:58am Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Yehudi Wyner, piano Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 9:25am Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Lisa Batiashvili, violin; Dresden Staatskapelle/Charles Dutoit; concert recording from December 2007, Dresden, Germany; from the European Broadcasting Union Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 9:57am Coleman: Umoja Imani Winds; from the 2004 Rockport Chamber Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD

A Celtic Sojourn noon–3pm, WGBH 89.7

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Claire Mann and Aaron Jones: Valsen, Secret Orders (www.tradmusic.com) Solas: The Maid on the Shore, Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers (Shanachie) Celtic Fiddle Festival: Reel Desjarlis...., Equinox (Loftus) Celtic Fiddle Festival: Reel Desjarlis...., Equinox (Loftus) Sean Keane: Man from Connemara, All Heart and no Roses (Shanachie) Beginish: Easter Snow, Beginish (Tara) Nabac: The Wee Weaver, Siar Anoir (www.nabacmusic.com) Beoga: Funk, A Lovely Madness (Compass) Silly Sisters: Somewhere Along the road, No more to the Dance (Shanachie) Dougie MacLean: Feel So Near, Live: Christmas Celtic Sojourn 2008 (Only on 89.7) Malinky: Thaney, 3 Ravens (Greentrax) David Munnelly Band: The Star above the Garter Set, Swing (Frea Records) Dick Gaughan: What You do with What you've Got, No Gods, The Accrington McBrides..., Erin Go Bragh, Live at the Trades Club (Greentrax)

Folk on WGBH 3pm–6pm, WGBH 89.7

Naomi Arenberg, host. Scott Alarik, guest. Annual feature on regional SUMMER FESTIVALS. Tribute to Utah Phillips, who passed away on May 23, 2008.

3:01pm Eileen Ivers: Afro-Jig, Eileen Ivers (Koch KOC-CD-8494) 3:05pm Rhonda Vincent: I'm Leavin', Good Thing Going (Rounder 11661-0592-2) 3:08pm Malinsky: Three Ravens, Ravens (Greentrax CDTRAX233) 3:14pm Red Molly: May I Suggest, Love and Other Tragedies (Red Molly 96873-05231) 3:20pm Dry Branch Fire Squad: Devil, Take The Farmer, 30th Anniversary (Rounder 11661-0585-2) 3:27pm The Grascals: Choices, Bluegrass Unlimited Sampler 008 (Rounder 11671-8197-2) 3:30pm Laurie Lewis: Who Will Watch the Home Place?, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands (Spruce & Maple Music 96873-06207) 3:36pm The Johnson Girls: Round the Corn, On the Rocks (Folk-Legacy Records 133) 3:47pm Bob Zentz: The 'Last Skipjack', Hove-to, and Drifting (Soundside BZ01) 3:55pm Revels: Country Life, The Wild Mountain Thyme (Revels 1094) 3:57pm Emerald Rae: Comtemplaytion 4:01pm David Coffin: Farewell to Tarwaithe 4:09pm Little Windows: The Blackest Crow, Just Beyond Me (Little Windows 76695-01772) 4:14pm Martin Hayes; Dennis Cahill: Paddy Fahy's Reel, The Lonesome Touch (Green Linnet 1181) 4:16pm Joe Derrane; John McGann: Tie The Ribbon/Farewell To London/The Blacksmith's, The Man Behind The Box (Mapleshade) 4:24pm Le Vent du Nord: Rosette 4:28pm Si Kahn: Gone, Gonna Rise Again 4:31pm Malinky: Willie Taylor 4:40pm Chris Smither: Leave the Light On 4:44pm Lucy Kaplansky: Ring of Fire 4:48pm David Jacobs-Strain: Ocean On a Teardrop 4:53pm The Kennedys (Pete and Maura): Give Me Back My Country The Kennedys (Pete and Maura): Give Me Back My Country 5:03pm Lorraine and Bennett Hammond: The Muddy River Canon 5:10pm Utah Phillips: The Telling Takes Me Home 5:14pm Utah Phillips: The Goodnight-Loving Trail 5:30pm Utah Phillips: Railroading On the Great Divide 5:35pm Crooked Still: Little Sadie 5:39pm The Nields: 5:42pm Reveillons: Lisette 5:46pm Marie Knight: I'll Fly Away 5:53pm Jerry Douglas: She Makes Me Want To Sing 5:59pm Uncle Earl: Black-Eyed Susie

Blues on WGBH 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

The life and music of Mamie Smith at 11pm.

9:00pm Black Ace: I Am The Black Ace, I'm The Boss Card In Your Hand (Arhoolie) 9:05pm Frankie Lee Sims: Lucy Mae Blues, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 9:08pm Frankie Lee Sims: Don't Take It Out On Me, Lucy Mae Blues (Specialty) 9:10pm Josh White: One Meatball, Free And Equal Blues (Smithsonian/Folkways) 9:13pm Sonny Terry with Alec Seward: Moanin' And Mournin', Sonny Terry And His Mouth Harp (Riverside) 9:17pm Mississippi Fred McDowell: My Trouble Blues, Mississippi Delta Blues (Arhoolie) 9:23pm Hubert Sumlin: Hubert's Blues, Blues Anytime! (Evidence) 9:27pm Willie Dixon with Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, and Clifton James: Blues Anytime!, Blues Anytime! (Evidence) 9:32pm Earl Hooker: The Hook, Two Bugs And A Roach (Arhoolie) 9:41pm Eden Brent: Trouble In Mind, Mississippi Number One (Yellow Dog Records) 9:47pm Hound Dog Taylor: Things Don't Work Out Right, Release The Hound (Alligator) 10:00pm Rick Holmstrom: Tutwiler, Late In The Night (M.C. Records) 10:04pm Albert King: Personal Manager, Born Under A Bad Sign (Stax) 10:08pm Paul Geremia: Rising River Blues, Love, Murder & Mosquitos (Red House) 10:14pm Bill McQuaid: Canned Heat, Love Changing Blues (Bill McQuaid) 10:22pm Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson with Etta James: Please Send Me Someone To Love, Blues In The Night, Vol. 1 - The Early Show (Fantasy) 10:27pm Elmore James: Done Somebody Wrong, The Very Best Of Elmore James (Rhino) 10:29pm Elmore James: Shake Your Money Maker, The Very Best Of Elmore James (Rhino) 10:31pm Roosevelt Sykes: 44 Blues, Chicago Boogie (Delmark) 10:35pm Mercy Dee Walton: Walked Down So Many Turnrows, Troublesome Mind (Arhoolie) 10:41pm Professor Longhair: Ball The Wall, New Orleans Piano (Atlantic) 10:44pm Skip James: Crow Jane, Skip James: Today! (Vanguard) 10:47pm Lucinda Williams: Hard Times Killing Floor Blues, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues: The Soul Of A Man (Columbia/Legacy) 10:52pm K.C. Douglas: My Mind's Going Back To 1929, Mercury Blues (Arhoolie) 11:00pm Mamie Smith: Crazy Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:03pm Mamie Smith: Fare Thee Honey Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:06pm Mamie Smith: If You Don't Want Me Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:09pm Mamie Smith: Don't Care Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:18pm Mamie Smith: Frankie Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:21pm Mamie Smith: "U" Need Some Lovin' Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:24pm Mamie Smith: Dangerous Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:27pm Mamie Smith: Sax-O-Phoney Blues, Mamie Smith: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (Document) 11:32pm Ike Turner: All The Blues, All The Time, Rhythm Rockin' Blues: Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm (Ace) 11:43pm Alastair Moock: I Got A Friend, Let It Go (CoraZong) 11:48pm Harry Manx: The Gist Of Madhuvanti/The Thrill Is Gone, Wise And Otherwise (Northern Blues) 11:54pm Samuel James: Big Black Ben, Songs Famed For Joy And Sorrow (Northern Blues) 11:59pm Big Mama Thornton: Everything's Gonna Be Alright, Big Mama Thornton With The Muddy Waters Blues Band, 1966 (Arhoolie) 12:04am Son House: Preachin' Blues, The Legendary Son House: The Father Of The Blues (Columbia) 12:10am St. Louis Jimmy Oden: I'm St. Louis Bound, Goin' Down Slow (Prestige/Bluesville) 12:14am Driftin' Slim: This World Is None Of My Home, Somebody Hoo-Doo'd The Hoo-Doo Man (Milestone) 12:21am Pinetop Perkins with Bob Margolin's All-Star Blues Jam: Sweet Little (Black) Angel, Bob Margolin All-Star Blues Jam (Telarc) 12:28am Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Evil Hearted One, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret (Prestige/Bluesville) 12:33am Avi & Celia: Down To You, Off The Floor (Avi & Celia) 12:41am Nina Simone: Blues For Mama, Nina Simone Sings The Blues (RCA) 12:44am Otis Rush: I've Got News For You, So Many Roads - Live in Concert (Delmark) 12:50am Robert Jr. Lockwood: I Feel Like Blowing My Horn, I Got To Find Me A Woman (Verve) 12:54am David Maxwell: Walk The Walk, Maximum Blues Piano (Tone-Cool)

Airtimes are approximate.

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