Grasping The Shine

The middle portion of the proGram found the sun within the weeds:

Mango Moonrise- The 7 Day Weekend Ft. Alan Evans & Kris Yunker
Chocolate Samurai- Fantastic Negrito
Colors- Hanni El Khatib
Detroit- Hanni El Khatib
Leader- Hanni El Khatib

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Ta Fardah- Paint
Iron Fist- DJ Williams’ Shots Fired
Yeti Set Go- Polyrhythmics
Riot- The Phenomenal Handclap Band

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Big Man- Captain Planet Ft. Shungudzo
Commodore- Boogie Belgique
Darjeeling- Boogie Belgique
The Night- Sly5thAve Ft. Melissa McMillan
With You- Sly5thAve Ft. Denitia

To The Point

The first part of this week’s proGram had the Covid Point antennae positioned just right to find the best spot to get into your ears:

Bubblicious- Scroggins & Rose
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Tobacco- Nate Lee
***pre-recorded conversation with Nate Lee***
Serenity- Nate Lee
Quick Select- Nate Lee

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Nothing Left To Lose- Kat Pearson
Cry Out- Kat Riggins
So Easy Isolating With You- Val Starr Ft. Victor Wainwright

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Coffin Song- The Prison Music Project Ft. Doc Gattis & Ken Blackburn
Traveling Riverside Blues- Jose Ramirez
Stop Teasing Me- Jose Ramirez
Mr. Wrong- Gerald McClendon

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Mystic Traces- Greg Loiacono
Private Lives- Low Cut Connie
A Hero’s Death- Fontaines D.C.

What’s That Buzzin’?

The second half of this week’s hump day fill-in proGram had more wrapped in it then first meets the ears:

Mendiani (Hamana)- Duende Libre
You Gotta Go- Duende Libre

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The Witcher- Gilead
Alpamysha- Grey-haired Ural
Burkhan- Scythian Trace
Kabany- TurboZen
Nign- Dobranotch

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Pé Di Bissilon- Bandé Gamboa
Because I Can- Victor Rice
Calling Dub- AMJ Collective

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Triskaidekaphilia- Sonar w/David Torn

Fern Grasp

The first half of the hump day fill-in proGram this week wrapped the sound around the entire shaft and danced like a cobra:

Indelible- Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra Ft. Tom Keenlyside, Michael Braverman & Noah Preminger
Night Devoid of Stars- Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra Ft. Frank Carlberg
Flipped His Lid- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis Ft. Christopher Crenshaw

Prantz- Seth Trachy
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Parchman Farm- The Jerry Granelli Trio
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You Can’t Do That- Paul Tuvman Ft. Vincent Ingala
Chase Bliss- Dekel Bor
Kora- GoGo Penguin

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Space Force March/Interplanetary Music- Matt Wilson Ft. Jeff Lederer, Kirk Knuffke & Chris Lightcap

Sniff The Spring

The final sets of this week’s proGram could get that big whiff of lilac into your mind…and the things going in your ear only enhance the sweetness:

Nobody Knows My Name- José James Ft. Laura Mvula & Kris Bowers
Turn Me Up- José James Ft. Aloe Blacc
I Need Your Love- José James Ft. Ledisi & Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Hustler- Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal

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Money-Lexsoul Dancemachine Ft. Cory Wong
You Me Us- Radon
Pounds- Radon
Man From The Future- Polyrhythmics
Corpus Colosseum- Polyrhythmics
Remember?- Karate Boogaloo
Hump Day Hymn- Karate Boogaloo

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Pusher Danish- Will Bernard
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When the Wires Are Down (Kraak & Smaak RMX)- Izo FitzRoy
It Ain’t Working- Smoove & Turrell
Glitter- Drumajik

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Who’ll Pay Reparations On My Soul?- The Archives Ft. Puma Ptah & Mustafa Akbar
Dub Of Dub- Billy Polo

Uncle John’s Duster

The middle part of the proGram went to the junkyard, I mean Uncle John’s backyard to find some gems:

Trust In Me- Ancient River
Under The Stone- Ancient River

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Bestial- Los Mundos
Pánico al Diablo- Los Mondos
Pechos Fuera- Los Mundos

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Gimme Gimme- TS FLoss
No- The Walker Brigade

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Spark- Alice Bag
***pre-recorded conversation with Alice Bag***
Switch Hitter- Alice Bag
Noise- Alice Bag
Subele- Alice Bag

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Interlude #4- The Get Right Band
Future Blood- The Get Right Band

photo by: Uncle JJBIII

Morning Grown

The first part of the proGram grew with the morning twang and prepared for the rock:

Heartache What To Do- Mark Howard, Dennis Crouch, Matt Combs, Chris Sharp, Mike Compton
Every Hour ON The Hour- Mark Howard, Dennis Crouch, Matt Combs, Chris Sharp, Mike Compton
Over At The Side Of The Road- Noam Pikelny, Dennis Crouch, Matt Combs, Chris Eldridge, Ronnie McCoury
Anxiety Jig- Scroggins & Rose
Love Medicine- Nate Lee

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Avenal- Matt Costa
Sleep On The Wing- Bibio

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Heal Me Right Now- Band of Heysek & R.L. Boyce Ft. Kenny Brown
No More Boogie- Band of Heysek & R.L. Boyce Ft. Kenny Brown
Poor Man’s Blues- Ghost Town Blues Band
Cherry- 8 Ball Aitken

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Loving U’s a Beautiful Thing- Aloud

Climb

The second part of this week’s hump day fill in proGram had the best view from up there:

Gorkan Nastas- Merema
Kama Island- Eduard Andrianov
Agitator- Radik Tyulyush

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Galaxia Dub- Billy Polo
Earth Is Calling- AMJ Collective
Tide Is Rising Dub- AMJ Collective
Home Is Where the Hatred Is- The Archives Ft. Puma Ptah (I Grade Dub Mix)

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Barké- Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture
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El Aprieto- Buscabulla
Volta- Buscabulla
Nobreza- Ladama
Dress- Sylvan Esso (live)

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Soapy- Naira Marley
Omo Ada (Dem Sleep)- Medikal Ft. Shatta Wale & Fella

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Rotation- Leaf Erikson

Mending Fences

The first half of this week’s hump day fill in proGram is sure there will be fences to mend:

Brahms : after Johannes Brahms- Ron Davis’ Symphronica
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After Rain- Spirabassi
Improkofiev- Spirabassi
Kinetic Whirlwind Sculpture 2- Cory Smythe

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Emotion Thirteen- Gerry Gibbs
Emotion Nine- Gerry Gibbs
Emotion Seventeen- Gerry Gibbs
Evening- Square Peg Round Hole

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Frame By Frame- Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius
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Ten Dollar Ticket- Max Highstein

Open Up And See The Hearing

The final piece to this week’s proGram had some lost and found, some there and where and a high amount of Ohhhh yeah!!

Freelance Subversive- Will Bernard
Skill Set- Will Bernard
Street Vibe- Jason Miles & Kind Of New (live)

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Frost- Seth Weaver Big Band
What If- Seth Weaver Big Band
It Could Happen To You- Seth Weaver Big Band

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Sweet Loraine (1939 Standard Transcription)- Nat “King” Cole
What’cha Know Joe (1940 unreleased Radio Broadcast)- Nat “King” Cole

***pre-recorded conversation with Zev Feldman of Resonance Records***
This Side Up (1941 Standard Transcription)- Nat “King” Cole
There’s No Aesthetic For Love (1939 Davis & Schuegler Transcription)- Nat “King” Cole

Wine Glass Bottom

The middle piece of this week’s proGram poured itself from the top through the bottom:

Dawn- The Eighteenth Day Of May
Changeling- The Corner Laughers
Color My Life- Chicano Batman
I Know It- Chicano Batman

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Baby Don’t Cry- José James Ft. J. Hoard
You Know What It Do- José James
All In The Family- Monophonics
Day By Day- Monophonics

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Haunted Boat (Buyer’s Remorse)- Karate Boogaloo
Orbital- Crowd Company
Suzi Traffic- The Haggis Horns Ft. John McCallum
Demons- Radon
Queen Anne’s Lace- Radon

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We Funk- RJD2
Spy Funk- RJD2
Dirt Funk- RJD2

Ghost Flower

The first part of this week’s proGram found the place in the yard where the other side is:

The Old Man Is Drunk- Tim O’Brien with Shad Cobb, Mike Bub, Jan Fabricius, Kristin Andreassen
Little Country Town- Alison Brown, Paul Kowert, Brittany Haas, Jordan Tice, Dominick Leslie
Jackalope- Scroggins & Rose

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Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen- Steve Howell, Dan Sumner & Jason Weinheimer
Money Junkie- Charlie Bedford
Honey- Charlie Bedford
Flim Flam Man- Red’s Blues
Knocking On Your Door- 8 Ball Aitken

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27 Dollars- The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood
What My Eyes Have Seen- John Blues Boyd
On The Run- John Blues Boyd
Let Me Take You To My Place Place- Band of Heysek w/R.L Boyce Ft. Kenny Brown
Boogie- Be Sharp Band
Ain’t Got No- Be Sharp Band

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I’m A Man- The Bobby Lees

Into Greens Hide

The final part of this week’s hump day fill-in found a place to stand out without being seen:

Dr. Teeth- Michael Thomas
’round Midnight- Brian Landrus
Invitation- Brian Landrus

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Kat’s Eyes- Jason Miles & Kind Of New
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Celebre- Malou Beauvoir, Bantu Dayhannah, Beth Blatt, Gloria Dlo, Sabine Louis-Juere, & Weslynne Zizzamia
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Gonna Be Alright- Dubmatix & Prince Blanco
Bebida- Victor Rice
One More Once- Billy Polo

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Vaults- Bronson
The 1st Time- Jamo Gang F. DJ Premier, Ras Kass, J57, El Gant & Slug
Squad Goals- Prof

Broken Shell Of What Could Be

The first beGinning parts of the Hump Day fill-in set started with a band and dropped into a splat:

Apekweh- Karuna Trio
In My House- Kahil El’Zabar ft David Murray

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Syrtti- OK:KO (live 2019)
Piik- OK:KO (live 2019)
Mystery Room Nr. 6- Alder Ego (live 2019)
Cubism- Alder Ego (live 2019)

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It’s Nothing New- Dave Glasser
Knit Wit- Dave Glasser
Track 11- Dave Glasser

Night Petal

The final portion of this week’s proGram always remembers that the musical bridge is never open or closed…it just is:

Moving- On- Flevans
Sensational- Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes
’20 Grand Palace- RJD2

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Synchronize Vibration- Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad w/ Roy Ayers
Hurt- Mike Dillon
Cholla- Jerry Paper
Blueberry Beads- John Carroll Kirby
Hug- Matt Wilson

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Going Home- Lakecia Benjamin Ft. Marcus Strickland & Brandee Younger
Syeeda’s Song Flute- Lakecia Benjamin Ft. Keyon Harrold & Ron Carter
Liberia- Lakecia Benjamin Ft. Gary Bartz

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Lennie- JK Group
Fitchie- JK Group

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Rug That Ties The Room- Thor De Force
Machinuck- Thor De Force

Towards The Summer

The middle piece to this week’s proGram puzzle kept us stretching towards the shine:

Angry Man- Band of Heysek with R.L Boyce Ft. Kenny Brown
Don’t Let The World Bring You Down- Mike Zito
Tremelo Rain- 8 Ball Aitken
Favorite Dress- The Proven Ones

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Put ‘Em Down- Be Sharp Band
greenarrowradio promo- The Reverend Shawn Amos
Troubled Man- The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood Ft. Ruthie Foster
I Know Your Rider- Reverend Freakchild
Big Boss Man- Reverend Freakchild

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Tell Me I’m Dreaming- Los Yesterdays
Back from the Brink (Harder Than You Think)- The Soul Immigrants
Come Out At Night- The New Mastersounds & Lucas de Mulder

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4 Walls- The New Mastersounds w/Lamar Williams Jr.
Funky Mummy- Karate Boogaloo
The Archives A Toast to the People- The Archives Ft. Raheem DeVaughn
Legal State- Brothers Of Brass
Clafunj- Will Bernard

Two Lips Or More

The first piece to this week’s proGram puzzle had enough mouth music to give back to the inside and the outsides:

I Wanna Go Back Home- Andrew Hibbard
Gold Rush- Jarrod Dickenson

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Heart Shaped Box- Amber Mark
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Sir Casey Jones- The Eighteenth Day Of May
Twig Folly Close- The Eighteenth Day Of May

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Wonderland- The Dirty Clergy
Think Twice- Dirty Streets
Pills- Dirty Streets
Sacré Bleu- Wyldlife

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greenarrowradio promo- Sam Quartin
Mary Jo- The Bobby Lees

**pre-recorded conversation with Sam Quartin of The Bobby Lees**
Move- The Bobby Lees
Riddle Daddy- The Bobby Lees

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Fake Friends- L7 Ft. Joan Jett

Bursts With

The second half of the hump day mixed bag proGram showed that sudden overnight burst to get the days going:

Geewa- Andy Milne & Unison
Wish- Matty Stecks & Musical Tramps Ft. Lenya Wilks
Somersault Of The Earth- Matty Stecks & Musical Tramps

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Thor De Force 62 Avenue C- Thor De Force Ft. Stunn Gunn
New Stella- Thor De Force Ft. Abdullah S, Mads Michelsen & Lis Wessberg

Lifer- Will Bernard
Take It Back- Duski

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The Guru- John McLaughlin Ft. Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain
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El Impostor- Ed Rome
Feel No Pain- Ed Rome
Introduction Dub- Billy Polo
Feather Cap- Billy Polo

Shape Of Times

The first half of the hump day mixed bag proGram sees time in many shapes.. one size fitting for all:

Cold Early Morning- The Eighteenth Day Of May
Up The Hill- The Eighteenth Day Of May

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Our Dear Leader- Moths & Locusts
Aftershave & Nicotine- Moths & Locusts
Livin’ In The Jungle- Banshee
Credo- Banshee
The Atomic Flu- Banshee
Fred Hampton- THE GR RECORD HEAD
Run & Hide- THE GR RECORD HEAD
Ripples Thru The Band- THE GR RECORD HEAD

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Cobbledstoned- Thollem
Recife- Chad Taylor Trio
Sorokaba- Karuna Trio

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Homo Ludens- Dimitrije Vasiljevic

Photo by: Mammywak

The Color Is Here

The final portion of this week’s proGram brought the sign of Mother Nature’s door opening along:

Clyde Funk- RJD2
Twice Fried- Aesop Rock
Coffee Lounge- Bonus Points
Silent Silhouettes- Aksak Maboul

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Liar IV: Pugilism- Matty Stecks & Musical Tramps
Heads or Tails- Matty Stecks & Musical Tramps Ft. Hannah Fearn
Overreaction- Jimmy Greene

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The Shot- Jazz At Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis
D(efense) Up: The Untold Story of Darnell Valentine- Jazz At Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis
Jo Jo’s Magic- Jazz At Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis

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Om Shanti- Lakecia Benjamin Ft. Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow
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Distant Mode- Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Ft. Gary Bartz
***pre-recorded conversation with Adrian Younge***
Jazz Is Dead- Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Ft. The Midnight Hour