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

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1:00am dave brubeck: take five, jazz moods (columbia) rebecca parris: all of you, you don't know me (saying it with jazz) barbara dennerlien: fly away, take off (verve) freddie hubbard: inner space, new colors (hip bop) hadley caliman: back for more, gratitude (orgin) 1:30am karrin allyson: a felicidade, imagina (concord) charlie harrison: b,s,, keeping my composure (c3 records) jeff lorber: eye tunes, he had a hat (blue note) jazz explorers: sunday morning, jazz explorers (rhythm dynamics) lou rawls: it's a lover question, portrait of the blues (manhattan) 2:00am quincy jones: killer joe, best of quincy (am) steve turre: one for kirk, the spirits up above (high note) david finck: i know, future day (sound brush) steve turre: one for kirk, the spirits up above (high note) judy wexler: in love in vain, dreams and shadows (jazzed media) lee morgan: gary's notebook, the sidewinder (blue note) tim garland: made by walking, made by walking (stretch) 2:30am mel torm'e: wave, jazz festival in japan (concord) medeski, martin, wood: univisible, univisble (blue note) eddie palmieri: tema para renee, ritmo caliente (concord) lizz wright: stop, dreaming wide awake (verve) charlie parker, dizzy gillespie: bloomdido, bird and diz (cleff) 3:00am stanley turrentine: sunshine alley, jazz moods (columbia) frank mantooth: the messenger, sophisticated lady (sea breeze) kat parra: sugar, azucar de amor ravi coltrane: ginger bread, mad-6 3:30am rufus reid: dreamgliding, live, at the kennedy center (motmo) irene reid: our day will come, thanks to you (savant) tobias gebb, trio west: poinciana what time isit, westside story (yummy house) terri lyne carrington: giggles, jazzis a spirit (act/ world) raya yarbrough: lord knows i would, raya yarbrough (telarc) 4:00am billy valentine: i cover the waterfront, travelin light (prinrose) jane moneheit: if you went away, surrender (concord) irvin mayfield, ellis marsallis: superstar, love songs , ballads and standards (basin street) barbara dennerlien: purple , take off (verve) 4:30am lena horne: what is thing called love, stormy weather (rca) greg hopkins: infant eyes, okavongo (summit) david fink: ballad for a future day, future day (sound brush) lou rawls: i'm still in love with you, portrait of the blues (manhattan) jeff lorber: orchid, he had a hat (blue note) steve turre: stepping into beauty, the spirits up above (high note) dominque eade jed wilson: home, open (jazz project) 5:00am hadley caliman: linda, gratitude (orgin) manuel valera: peregrinations, melancolia (mavo) raya yarbrough: hollywood love, raya yarbrough (telarc) 5:05am thelonious monk: pannonica, monk (columbia) 5:30am third world love: joy of life, new blues (anic) mel torm'e: stardust, jazz festival in japan (concord) paul carr: black narcisus, musically yours (pcj) mary mcpartland: twilight world, twilight world (concord)

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.

Here are links for more information about concerts mentioned in today's program:

Pianist Hélène Wickett (March 29)
Spectrum Singers (March 29)
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (March 29)
Beaux Arts Trio (April 4)

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

6:03am Brahms: Intermezzo, Op. 117, No. 2 Hélène Wickett, piano Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 6:10am Giuliani: Variations on a Theme by Paisiello, Op. 4 Ricardo Gallén, guitar (Naxos 8.555284) Buy this CD 6:26am Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat, K. 493 Beaux Arts Trio, with violist Bruno Giuranna (Philips 422 702-2) Buy this CD 7:03am Mendelssohn: "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges," Op. 34, No. 2 Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastien Knauer, piano (Deutsche Grammophon 477 6634) Buy this CD 7:09am Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings: I. Allegro moderato Daniel Hope, violin, with the soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Deutsche Grammophon 477 6634) Buy this CD 7:32am Marsh: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 10458) Buy this CD 7:55am Duruflé: Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes Grégoriens, Op. 10 Spectrum Singers/John W. Ehrlich; concert recording from 2004, presented by the Spectrum Singers Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 8:12am Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 37 in D, Hob. XVI/37 Marc-André Hamelin, piano (Hyperion CDA67554) Buy this CD 8:32am Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a Boston Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (Philips 434 991-2) Buy this CD 9:00am Strauss, Johann (II): Blue Danube Waltz Vienna Philharmonic/Georges Pretre (Decca B0010611-02) Buy this CD 9:19am Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales Hélène Wickett, piano Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 9:42am Ziporyn: Frog's Eye Boston Modern Orchestra Project (Cantaloupe CA21040) Buy this CD

A Celtic Sojourn noon–3pm, WGBH 89.7

This was a special fund-raising program. Playlist is not available. However, if there is a particular piece of music you are interested in knowing more about, e-mail host Brian O'Donovan directly. His e-mail is celtic@wgbh.org. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Folk on WGBH 3pm–6pm, WGBH 89.7

Host: Brad Paul Time make a pledge during our spring membership drive. Local concerts recommended and a Merlefest feature.

3:00pm Patty Larkin: Cover Me, Watch the Sky (Vanguard) 3:10pm Tift Merritt: Morning is my Destination, Another Country (Fantasy) 3:15pm Radney Foster: Godspeed, And Then There's Me; The Back Porch Sessions (radneyfoster.com) 3:20pm Hans Theessink: Traveling Man, Johnny & the Devil (Flying Fish) 3:25pm Don Walser: Rolling Stone From Texas, Rolling Stone From Texas (Watermelon) 3:17pm Richard Shindell: The Humpback Whale, South of Delia (richardshinell.com) 3:30pm Riders in the Sky: Here Comes The Santa Fe, Silver Jubilee (Acoustic Disc) 3:35pm Reeltime Travelers: Higher Rock, Livin' Reeltime, Thinkin' Old-Time (Yodel-ay-hee) 3:40pm Leon Redbone: Any Time, Any Time (August) 3:45pm Nellie McKay: Manhattan Avenue, Get Away From Me (Columbia) 3:50pm Sonny Chillingworth: Ho'omalu Slack Key, Sonny Solo (Dancing Cat) 3:55pm Punch Brothers: Sometimes, Punch (Nonesuch) 3:58pm Sierra Hull: If You Can Take My Heart, Secrets (Rounder) 4:10pm Antje Duvekot: Diamond on your Hand, Big Dream Boulevard (Black Wolf) 4:20pm Cheryl Wheeler: Further and Further Away, Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar (Philo) 4:30pm Mrs Stewart of Garth and The Union Street Session Hanneke Cassel: The Curse Reversed: The Night We Reversed The Curse, Silver (Cassel Records) 4:35pm Amanda Shaw: McGee's Medley, Pretty Runs Out (Rounder) 4:40pm Junior Brown: Where Has All The Money Gone?, Down Home Chrome (Telarc) 4:43pm Greg Brown: Kokomo, The Evening Call (Red House) 4:48pm John Hammond: My Babe, Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover (Vanguard) 4:52pm Doc and Richard Watson: Milk Cow Blues, Third Generation Blues (Sugar Hill) 4:55pm Peter Rowan and Tony Rice: Cold Rain and Snow, Quartet (Rounder) 5:03pm Bearfoot: Little Bird, Follow Me (Glacier) 5:06pm Tim O'Brien: Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden, Fiddler's Green (Sugar Hill) 5:15pm Van Morrison: Song of Home, Keep It Simple (Exile/Lost Highway) 5:22pm Levon Helm: False Hearted Lover Blues, Dirt Farmer (Vanguard) 5:27pm Jorma Kaukonen: No Demon, Stars in my Crown (Red House) 5:30pm Ollabelle: Fall Back, Riverside Battle Songs (Verve) 5:37pm Lucy Kaplansky: Over The Hills, Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Year Collection (Red House) 5:46pm Jim Lauderdale and The Dream Players: Those Kind Of Things Don't Happen Every Day, Honey Songs (Yep Rock) 5:50pm Alison Brown: The Sound of Summer Running, Stolen Moments (Compass) 5:54pm Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby: Gulf of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby (Columbia) 5:58pm Jerry Douglas: Ride The Wild Turkey, Slide Rule (Sugar Hill)

Blues on WGBH 9pm–1am, WGBH 89.7

The life and music of Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson) at 11pm.

9:00pm Lightnin' Hopkins: The Howling Wolf, Double Blues (Fantasy) 9:05pm Sean Costello: Can't Let Go, We Can Get Together (Delta Groove) 9:10pm Lucinda Williams: Hard Times Killing Floor Blues, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues: The Soul Of A Man (Columbia/Legacy) 9:15pm Marcia Ball: Louella, Presumed Innocent (Alligator) 9:25pm Guy Davis: It Takes Love To Make A Home, Our Side Of Town: A Red House Records 25 Year Collection (Red House) 9:30pm Memphis Slim: Highway 51, Alone With My Friends (Battle) 9:34pm Chuck Berry: Blues For Hawaiins, More Slide Guitar Classics (Rhino) 9:43pm Corey Harris & Henry Butler: Let 'Em Roll, Vu Du Menz (Alligator) 9:47pm Earl Hooker: You Don't Want Me, Two Bugs And A Roach (Arhoolie) 9:52pm John Hammond: Jockey Full Of Bourbon, Wicked Grin (Pointblank) 10:01pm The Blind Boys Of Alabama: Down By The Riverside, Down In New Orleans (Time Life) 10:05pm Ray Bonneville: I Am The Big Easy, Our Side Of Town: A Red House Records 25 Year Collection (Red House) 10:10pm Sam Cooke: Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, Night Beat (RCA/Victor) 10:20pm Van Morrison: How Can A Poor Boy?, Keep It Simple (Exile) 10:26pm Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade: Child Of The Devil, Modern Vintage (Miss Tess) 10:30pm Muddy Waters: Walking Blues, Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues, 1959-1968 (Vanguard) 10:40pm Mavis Staples: We Shall Not Be Moved, We'll Never Turn Back (Anti-) 10:44pm Lonnie Johnson: Drifting Along Blues, Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (Smithsonian/Folkways) 10:47pm Dave Van Ronk: Jesus Met The Woman At The Well, Folksinger (Prestige/International) 10:52pm Tracy Nelson: Grieving Hearted Blues, The Bluesville Years: Blues Blue, Blues White (Prestige/Bluesville) 11:00pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Good Morning, School Girl, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:03pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Blue Bird Blues, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 10:06pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Sugar Mama Blues, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:09pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Got The Bottle Up And Gone, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:15pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Early In The Morning, The Bluebird Recordings, 1937-1938 (BMG/Bluebird) 11:17pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Up The Country, The Bluebird Recordings, 1937-1938 (BMG/Bluebird) 11:20pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Whiskey Headed Blues, The Bluebird Recordings, 1938 (BMG/Bluebird) 11:23pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Million Years Blues, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:29pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Sonny Boy's Jump, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:32pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Hoodoo Hoodoo, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:35pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Polly Put The Kettle On, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:37pm Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson): Alcohol Blues, Blue Bird Blues: The Secret History Of Rock 'N' Roll (BMG/Bluebird) 11:42pm Robert Nighthawk: Six Three O, The Aristocrats Of The Blues: The Best Of Aristocrats Records (MCA/Chess) 11:45pm Robert Nighthawk: Prison Bound, The Aristocrats Of The Blues: The Best Of Aristocrats Records (MCA/Chess) 11:48pm Little Johnny Jones: Big Town Playboy, The Aristocrats Of The Blues: The Best Of Aristocrats Records (MCA/Chess) 11:51pm Little Johnny Jones: Shelby County Blues, The Aristocrats Of The Blues: The Best Of Aristocrats Records (MCA/Chess) 11:54pm Sunnyland Slim: She Ain't Nowhere, The Aristocrats Of The Blues: The Best Of Aristocrats Records (MCA/Chess) 12:00am Tim Gearan: City Of Refuge, No Remedy (Hi-N-Dry) 12:04am Frank Morey: Made In USA, Made In USA (Frank Morey) 12:08am Robert Cray: The 12 Year Old Boy, Shoulda Been Home (Ryko) 12:11am Robert Cray: Renew Blues, Shoulda Been Home (Ryko) 12:12am Bonnie Raitt: Devil Got My Woman, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues: The Soul Of A Man (Columbia/Legacy) 12:19am Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Blues With A Feeling, Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues, 1959-1968 (Vanguard) 12:24am Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Born In Chicago, Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues, 1959-1968 (Vanguard) 12:27am Son House: Death Letter, More Slide Guitar Classics (Rhino) 12:33am Alberta Hunter: I Got Myself A Workin' Man, Songs We Taught Your Mother (Prestige/Bluesville) 12:36am Lucille Hegamin: You'll Want My Love, Songs We Taught Your Mother (Prestige/Bluesville) 12:40am Billie Holiday: Stormy Blues, Classic Blues Women (Rhino) 12:44am Joe Turner with Count Basie: The Honeydripper, The Bosses (Pablo) 12:50am Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie and his Orchestra: Harvard Blues, The Best Of Jimmy Rushing With Count Basie And His Orchestra (Blues Forever) 12:55am Ray Charles: Yes Indeed!, Ray Charles LIVE (Atlantic)

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