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 joe parillo / jay hoggard: turn around back, segments (neaga) gladys knight: do nothing till you here from me, before me (verve) eric alexander: sonrisa, dead center (high note) charles earland: dolphin dance, blowin the blues away (high note) craig russo: butterfly, in the middle (cagoots) 1:30am esperanza spalding: body and soul, esperanza (heads up) victor bailey: nothing but net, that's right (esg) monty alexander: chameleon, monty meets sly and robie (telarc) gabriel alegria: el norte, nuevo mundo (alegria) 2:00am avishai cohen: pinzin kinzin, gently disturbed (sunnyside) lee genesis: when you got love, the soul of lee genesis (genis) ahmad jamal: wild is the wind / sing, it;s magic (drefus) ed reed: the song is you, the song is you (blue shorts) 2:30am dexter gordon: moments notice, manhattan symphonie (columbia) rosa passos: romance, eu sei que vou te amar (telarc) syncopation: you don't know what love id, a new dance urban dimensions: multiple targets, urban elements (connective) 3:00am stanley jordan: song for my father, state of nature (mack avenue) dr. john : dream warrior, city that care forgot (429 records) bill prouten: the brightest moon, low down- no good (keyano) eddie daniels: begin the begline, swing low, sweet clarinet (shanachie) sonny holland: meditations, swing, ballads and blues (van ness) 3:30am hans olding: new directions, no space (el dingo) metropolitan jazz affair: you know what life is, mja (la maquis) paul desmond: take ten, take ten (rca ) conrad herwig: latin side of wayne shorter, hn 4:00am donald vega: indian summer, tomorrows (imagery) david bloom, cliff colnet: soft feeling, until we meet again (fire and form) marilyn scott: every time we say goodbye, every time we say goodbye (venus) eddie daniels: quiet now, swing low sweet clarinet (shanchie) 4:30am miles davis: my funny valentine, muted miles (prestige) dominque eade jed wilson: home, open (jazzed media) joe parillo / jay hoggard: where are you now, segments (neaga) maceo parker: georgia on my mind, roots and grooves (heads up) 5:00am liz mccomb: ain;t no grave, the spirit of new orleans (gve) unh jazz band combos: wildflower, dedicated to you (unh) robert balzer / john abersrombe: night , tales (balzar) 5:30am gladys knight: this bitter earth, before me (verve) carlos franzetti: van gogh, the jazz kamerata (chesky) wes montgomery: bumpin, bumpin (verve) paul broadnax: a little at a time, here's to joe (brownstone) takeo: little B;s poem, one love (b9)

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:

Rockport Chamber Music Festival (June 5 - July 2)

The Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra performance can be heard at NPR Music.

Hear more about Methuen Memorial Music Hall on Classical Connections.

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

6:03am Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 Isabelle Faust, violin; Florent Boffard, piano (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901741) Buy this CD 6:09am Francaix: L'Horloge de Flore Lajos Lencsés, oboe; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/Uri Segal (CPO 9990779-2) Buy this CD 6:28am Schubert: Piano Sonata in B, D. 575 András Schiff, piano (London 440 307-2) Buy this CD 6:54am Jenkins: Pavan 3 in F Phantasm (Avie AV2120) Buy this CD 7:02am Fauré: Morceau de lecture Isabelle Faust, violin; Florent Boffard, piano (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901741) Buy this CD 7:05am Haydn: Symphony No. 79 in F Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer (Nimbus NI 5652) Buy this CD 7:30am Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13 Isabelle Faust, violin; Florent Boffard, piano (Harmonia Mundi HMC 901741) Buy this CD 7:57am Rameau: Instrumental music from the operas Naïs, Dardanus, Les Boréades, Hippolyte et Aricie, and Les Indes galantes Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra/Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs; concert recording from the 2007 Boston Early Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:20am Strauss, Richard: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13 David Deveau, piano; Irina Muresanu, violin; Yinzi Kong, viola; Emmanuel Feldman, cello Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:59am Scheidt: Galliard Battaglia Hespèrion XXI/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox AV 9853) Buy this CD 9:04am Stephenson: Glimmers of Hope Richard Watson, trumpet; Douglas Major, organ (GnuMusic GNU-001) Buy this CD 9:15am Scott: Symphony No. 1 BBC Philharmonic/Martyn Brabbins (Chandos CHAN 10452) Buy this CD 9:48am Schmelzer: Sonata VI, from Sonatae unarum fidium Andrew Manze, violin; Nigel North, theorbo; John Toll, harpsichord and organ (Harmonia Mundi HMU 907143) Buy this CD 9:57am Rameau: Tambourins, from Dardanus Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra/Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs; concert recording from the 2007 Boston Early Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD

A Celtic Sojourn noon–3pm, WGBH 89.7

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

Liz Doherty and Fiddlesticks: Waiting for Emelie..., Racket at the Rectory (Foot Stompin) Norma Waterson: Bright Shiny Morning, Bright Shiny Morning (Topic) Shona Kipling: Fishing with Calum..., Box On (Proper) Liadan: P it stands for Paddy, Liadan (Private) Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill: Dear Irish Boy, Welcome Here Again (Green Linnet) Solas: The Poisonjester's Mask, The Edge of Silence (Shachie) Martha Tilston: Winter Flowers, Of Milkmaids and Architects (www.marthatilston.co.uk) Sharon Shannon et al: The Maid behind the Bar, Renegade (Daisy Discs) The Bothy Band: Selections from the CD, Old Hag you Have Killed Me (Compass Records) Sean Keane: The Land you Love the Best, Bruach na Carraige Baine, Seansongs (www.seankeane.com)

Folk on WGBH 3pm–6pm, WGBH 89.7

Host: Brad Paul. In studio guests today are David Bromberg and Nancy Josephson of the Angel Band. Music from Zap Mama to Hayes Carll round out the magical mix of Folk on WGBH.

3:00pm David Bromberg: The New Lee Highway Blues, The Best 3:06pm Bryndle: Take Me In, Bryndle (BMG) 3:10pm Abigal Washburn: Captain, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet (Netwerk) 3:04pm Angel Band : Just Call Me Angel , With Roots & Wings (Appleseed ) 3:15pm YoYo Ma, Mark O''Connor, Edgar Myer : Cloverfoot Reel (Sony) 3:20pm Patty Griffin : Trapeze , Children Running Through (ATO) 3:25pm Radny Foster: Never Gonna Fly , And Then There's Me (radneyfoster.com) 3:30pm The Angel Band : Hey Papa Legba, I'll Sing This Song For You, Place Of Grace, Hold Me Angel , With Roots and Wings (Appleseed) 4:01pm David Bromberg: Send Me To The Lectric Chair, Best Of 4:10pm David Bromberg: Try Me One More Time, I Belong To The Band, It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry, Shake Sugaree , Try Me One More Time (Appleseed) 4:30pm Rajery: Malahelo Ny Tany, Dorotanety (Indigo) 4:35pm Taj Mahal: The Calypsonians, Sacred Island (Private Music ) 4:40pm Zap Mama: Nostalgia Amoureuse, Seven (Luka Bop/WB) 4:45pm Jerry Douglas & Peter Rowan : Cannonball Blues, Yonder (Sugar Hill ) 4:50pm Jeb Loy Nichols ; Snooks Eaglin: 25 Years Too Late , Days Are Mighty (Compass ) 4:55pm The Grascals: Keep On Walkin' , Keep on Walkin' (Rounder ) 5:00pm Gretchen Peters: Ghost, Burnt Toast & Offerings (Scarlet Letter) 5:05pm Hayes Carll: Its A Shame , Trouble In Mind (Lost Highway) 5:10pm Billy Brag & Wilco: Hesitating Beauty, Mermaid Avenue (Elektra ) 5:15pm Old And In the Gray: Rainmaker , Old and In The Gray (Acoustic Disc) 5:20pm Ian & Sylvia : Lone Girls, Play One More (Vanguard) 5:23pm Eilen Jewell: If You Catch Me Stealing , Letters From Sinners & Strangers (Signature Sounds ) 5:32pm The Band Of Heathens: Maple Tears, Band Of Heathens (BOH) 5:40pm Sierra Hull: Pretend, Secrets (Rounder ) 5:45pm Tift Merit : Morning Is My Destination , Another Country (Fantasy ) 5:50pm The Wood Brothers : Buckets Of Rain, Loaded (EMI - Blue Note) 5:53pm Paul Rishell & Annie Raines : You've Got It Made, Goin' Home (Tone Cool) 5:55pm Ray Kane : Wai'anae Slack Key Hula , Punahele (Dancing Cat)

Blues on WGBH 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

Saying goodbye to Bo Diddley to begin the program. The lives and music of Big Bill Broonzy and Memphis Minnie at 11pm.

9:00pm Bo Diddley: I'm A Man, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:03pm Bo Diddley: Who Do You Love?, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:06pm Bo Diddley: Down Home Special, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:09pm Bo Diddley: Diddy Wah Diddy, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:11pm Bo Diddley: Before You Accuse Me, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:14pm Bo Diddley: Blues, Blues, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:17pm Bo Diddley: You Can't Judge A Book The Cover, Bo's Blues (Ace) 9:23pm Lightnin' Hopkins: Smokes Like Lightnin', Smokes Likes Lightnin' (Prestige/Bluesville) 9:27pm Bonnie Raitt: Guilty, Bonnie Raitt Collection (Warner Bros.) 9:30pm Freddie King: Hide Away, Ultimate Collection (Hip-O) 9:33pm Jimmy Rogers: Sloppy Drunk, Chicago Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Jimmy Rogers (Capitol) 9:38pm John Mayall's featuring Eric Clapton: Home Again, Back To The Roots (Polydor) 9:43pm Sam Cooke: I Lost Everything, Night Beat (RCA) 9:47pm Magic Sam Blues Band: Stop! You're Hurting Me, Black Magic (Delmark) 9:51pm Junior Wells: Mystery Train, Come On In This House (Telarc) 10:01pm Tina & Ike Turner: All I Could Do Was Cry, Ike & Tina Turner: The Kent Years (Kent) 10:05pm Jimmy Rushing: Good Morning Blues, The Essential Jimmy Rushing (Vanguard) 10:11pm Dinah Washington: You've Been A Good Ole Wagon, The Bessie Smith Songbook (EmArcy) 10:15pm Speckled Red: How Long Blues, Classic Piano Blues (Smithsonian/Folkways) 10:20pm Junior Kimbrough: Meet Me In The City, Meet Me In The City (Fat Possum) 10:23pm Furry Lewis: Judge Boushe', Take Your Time (Adelphi) 10:29pm Sunnyland Slim: Juanita, Smile On My Face (Delmark) 10:34pm Big Mama Thornton: Hound Dog, Big Mama Thornton In Europe (Arhoolie) 10:39pm Paul Rishell & Annie Raines: Lookin' Good, Goin' Home (Tone-Cool) 10:47pm Taj Mahal: Corinna, Taj's Blues (Columbia) 10:49pm Otis Redding: Change Gonna Come, Otis Redding Sings Soul [REISSUE] (Rhino) 10:53pm Paul Pena: Gonna Move, Genghis Blues (Six Degrees) 11:00pm Big Bill Broonzy: The Southern Blues, Big Bill Broonzy: 1935-1940 (Black & Blue) 11:04pm Big Bill Broonzy: Pneumonia Blues (I Keep On Aching), Big Bill Broonzy: 1935-1940 (Black & Blue) 11:07pm Big Bill Broonzy: Horny Frog, Big Bill Broonzy: 1935-1940 (Black & Blue) 11:10pm Big Bill Broonzy: Night Time Is The Right Time, Big Bill Broonzy: Warm, Witty & Wise (Columbia/Legacy) 11:13pm Big Bill Broonzy: Just A Dream (On My Mind), Big Bill Broonzy: 1935-1940 (Black & Blue) 11:15pm Big Bill Broonzy: Whiskey & Good Time Blues, Big Bill Broonzy: Warm, Witty & Wise (Columbia/Legacy) 11:20pm Big Bill Broonzy: Hey, Hey, Baby, Trouble In Mind (Smithsonian/Folkways) 11:23pm Big Bill Broonzy: Key To The Highway, Trouble In Mind (Smithsonian/Folkways) 11:25pm Big Bill Broonzy: C.C. Rider, Trouble In Mind (Smithsonian/Folkways) 11:28pm Big Bill Broonzy: In The Evening, Trouble In Mind (Smithsonian/Folkways) 11:36pm Joe McCoy with Memphis Minnie: When The Levee Breaks, Queen Of The Blues (Columbia/Legacy) 11:39pm Memphis Minnie: Dirty Mother For You, City Blues (Aldabra Records) 11:42pm Memphis Minnie: I'm Selling My Porkchops, City Blues (Aldabra Records) 11:44pm Memphis Minnie: Please Don't Stop Him, Queen Of The Blues (Columbia/Legacy) 11:53pm Memphis Minnie: When You Love Me, Queen Of The Blues (Columbia/Legacy) 11:55pm Memphis Minnie: Killer Diller Blues, Queen Of The Blues (Columbia/Legacy) 11:57pm Memphis Minnie: Broken Heart, Chess Blues [BOX] (MCA/Chess) 12:02am Rick Holmstrom: 77 Red V8, Late In The Night (M.C. Records) 12:07am Albert Collins: Dyin' Flu, Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection (Alligator) 12:19am John Lee Hooker: The Waterfront, John Lee Hooker: The Real Folk Blues (Chess) 12:24am The Holmes Brothers: Gasoline Drawers, State Of Grace (Alligator) 12:30am Louisiana Red and David Maxwell: Keep Your Hands Off My Woman 12:39am Johnny Shines: Ramblin', Johnny Shines And Robert Lockwood (Paula) 12:42am Johnny Shines: Cool Driver, Johnny Shines And Robert Lockwood (Paula) 12:45am Robert Lockwood: Sweet Woman From Maine, Johnny Shines And Robert Lockwood (Paula) 12:48am Lead Belly: Let It Shine On Me, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 (Smithsonian/Folkways) 12:51am Lead Belly: Rock Island Line, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 (Smithsonian/Folkways) 12:53am Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Singing In My Soul, The Gospel Of The Blues (MCA/Decca) 12:56am Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Strange Things Are Happening Everyday, The Gospel Of The Blues (MCA/Decca)

Airtimes are approximate.

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