Tunes of the Day stay top right sidebar a few days. Then they’re laid to rest here, in reverse chronology of appearance, like yesterday’s hits on the jukebox. Please report broken links.
Khatia Buniatishvili plays Franz List’s Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 2
John Mayall RIP. The Godfather of British Blues’s last gig – Room to move
Amsterdam ’88. Oud maestro John Bilezikjian near steals the show on Cohen’s there is a war
Tango meets electronica as Paris based Gotan Project do Santa Maria Del Buen Ayre
From Carlos Rafael Rivera’s soundtrack for The Queen’s Gambit – Final Game
1964. If you wanna dance with Beatle John, it’s gotta be rock’n roll music
Garbarek’s sax and Erskine’s drums join Miroslav Vitous’s bass for Clouds in the mountain
It’s 1982 Frank Zappa and Steve Vai are in Rome for a spanking
Now don’t you be bothering Mingus. He’s at a Wednesday Night Prayer meeting
Samer on Gaza – World goes blind
Maher Zain – Palestine will be free
Russian men sing of a birch in a field – Vo pole bereza stoyala
1961. From Oliver Nelson’s, The Blues & the Abstract Truth, this is Hoe Down
“You bring a line and I’ll get a pole …” The Petersens do the Crawdad Song
60s hit for Dusty, 80s hit for UB40, but here it’s Lorna Bennet offering breakfast in bed
Blockheaded nonsense? You ask Joyce and Vicky about Billericay Dicky
Dublin 1966. Bob Dylan, reviled for electronic high treason, sings Leopard skin pill box hat
David Bowie tells the tale, immortalised by Prokofiev, of Peter and the wolf
Jennifer Warnes says to Let the sunshine in
Camille Thomas is on cello, Beatrice Berrut on piano for Franz Schubert’s Ständchen
A J Lee is joined by the Brothers Comatose for Neil Young’s Harvest Moon
Bluegrass/country from A J Lee and Blue Summit. He called me baby
Helped by Bill Charlap’s piano, Dee Dee Bridgewater is beginning to see the light
Nashville 2015. Even with Mick onstage, Taylor Swift can’t get no Satisfaction
From Fab 4 album No.6, Rubber Soul – Norwegian Wood
US rapper Macklemore’s ode to an IDF-murdered 6 year old: Hind’s Hall
American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton sings Elgar, where corals lie
Russell Malone’s blues chops meet Diana Krall’s piano and vocals on Route 66
A disenchanted John Lennon gives his Maharishi a new name – Sexy Sadie
Sheryl and Eric pay homage to Jimi with Little Wing
From Argentinian maestra Evangelina Mascardi, Bach’s Lute Suite in E Major
Japan meets North Africa as lutist Naochika Sogabe plays a spherical taqsim
Emmylou Harris and a quietly supportive Mark Knopfler tell of a Red dirt girl
Grateful Dead segue from Mr Fantasy to the Fab 4 and Hey Jude
More Purcell. Countertenor Reginald Mobley, Brandon Acker on theorbo: music for a while
France’s Gérard Lesne does Purcell proud with cold genius
It’s a rough world and Bruce is looking for someone to “come on and cover me”“
From Love’s 1967 gem, Forever Changes, this is Red Telephone
Lindsey Stirling now in Paris 2023 to strut her stuff with Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir
Lindsey Stirling and her burning violin are in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall with a wild mix
Tenor saxist Melissa Aldana, with neat bass, guitar and drum play, gets to tell A story
Kate Stables, aka This Is The Kit, in Bashed Out
Sinead and The Chieftains recall the Easter Rising of 1916 with The Foggy Dew
Siberian folk-rock fusionists, Otyken, with a storm from the east
Aditya Prakash Ensemble – Naiharwa (Kabir)
Iceland’s Gyða Valtýsdóttir has a Diamond Dove
From her 2021 album, Pause, Poppy Ackroyd’s Reimagined by Hinako Omori
Mahdi Diaz takes the same risk
Jake Thackray laments a “brief” visitation from one Leopold Alcocks
1969. Miles leads a six piecer full of future stars, but does so in a silent way
It’s Beethoven, Jim – but not as we know it – Moonlight Sonata
From Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem – Sanctus
The world’s greatest rock ‘n roll band is in New York to paint it black
The late great Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott’s with pork pie
Russian rock: Debakr on the war the West never noticed: we will not leave our cities
East meets West in James Whitbourn’s sublime Lux in Tenebris
Texan schoolkids cover a Grateful Dead gem from American Beauty – Ripple
Live for sure, but are they in Leeds? Who? Yes. In ace form on a Magic Bus
Old Blue on a man who jumped so high when he danced – Mr Bojangles
Australian-Taiwanese pianist Belle Chen – and it rains
The amazing Stevie Ray Vaughan testifies
60 years ago the Kinks were looking back another 60 in Victoria
Kora maestro Toumani Diabaté is joined by son Sidiki for a Mandinka love song: Jarabi
The Louis Sclavis Quartet stroll through Asian Fields
It’s 1965. His Bobness is in Leicester, England, talking WW3 blues
The trumpet of Chris Botti, the voice of Sting and some elegant piano: My funny Valentine
Gypsy music from Russia with love – Two guitars
Rappers for Palestine Karter Zaher, Jae Deen and Shadi Akhi say We won’t forget
An anthem of resistance for Gaza – Rajieen
Maher Zain – Palestine will be free
Lowkey – Palestine will never die
Ramallah children appeal to the world with their take on Little Drummer Boy
Live in Montreal with a sparkling quartet, here’s jazz violinist Billy Bang
On his 1974 gem, The Age of Steam, Gerry Mulligan eases out the One to Ten in Ohio
Emerald Isle music at Dolan’s pub, Limerick
Featuring the viola da gamba, Jordi Savali’s Canarios
His fire and virtuosity the equal of Jimi’s, Stevie Ray Vaughan does Voodoo Child
From the vaults of 1832, Frédéric François Chopin’s Nocturne No 1
Here’s Finnish mandolin maestro Jarmo Romppanen with Polska No 745
Getting a Handel on the tinsel turmoil is easier with the Hallelujah Chorus
French pianist Riopy breathes life into a dead power station with his Lullaby
Erland Cooper, Scottish Ensemble and Simon Armitage: Folded landscapes, Mvt 6
Linton Kwesi Johnson reflects on early 80s black British youth – It noh funny
One of John Lennon’s many odes to Yoko: You are here
Senegalese kora player, Seckou Keita, with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Hector Berlioz pays homage to the bard with Morte d’Ophelia
Leonard’s spiritual surrender: If it be your will
Janis Joplin pines for Bobby McGee
Michael Heart’s song for Gaza: We will not go down
Jackson Browne says to bring your own redemption to the Barricades of Heaven
Third in a row from Esbjorn Svensson Trio – Believe, beleft, below
Swedish jazz maestros, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, offer an Elevation of Love
Esbjorn Svensson drowned on a scuba dive after asking: Did they ever tell Cousteau?
The Bootleg Beatles with the Liverpool Philarmonic for Day in the life
Yuja Wang joins the Weiner Philharmonic for a touch of Gershwin – Rhapsody in blue
The Who live at Kilburn, ’77 – Substitute
The greatest rock ‘n roll band in the world – Angry
Dublin folksters Lankum: Go did my grave
“If you’re down he’ll pick you up” – Doctor Robert
The Fab 4 made jazz passé, but nobody told Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. Yeh yeh
Aretha, live in ’67, is asking her man for a little respect
Thelonius Monk and his quartet on a subject dear to my heart – evidence
The incomparable Dizzie Gillespie, live for a night in Tunisia
Renata Scotto, RIP – O mio babbino caro
Sinéad vents her fury at the mother who ‘tortured my child’. Fire in Babylon
Jazz giants – Getz, Hancock, Herman, Carter, Jones – have Tony Bennett’s back for Danny Boy
Leonard remembers Janis well at the Chelsea Hotel
Berlin, 2007. Sinead joins Roger Waters for a song from The Wall. Mother
Mahogany Sessions bring us RIOPY’s Lullaby
Sinéad O’Connor, may she rest in peace, tells of black boys on mopeds
Fred and Ginger are Groovin’ with Mr Bloe
Pete Townsend said Purcell’s Fantasia Upon One Note inspired The Who’s Pinball Wizard
From Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Rowan Pierce’s Belinda urges: Pursue thy conquest, love
The film Living has Bill Nighy’s rendition. As the credits roll we hear Lisa Knapp’s Rowan Tree
What’s the harm in a kiss? Henry Purcell’s Mopsa sees all the pitfalls in Purcell’s Fairy Queen
1961. Barbara George is in a New Orleans studio to tell her man (and the world) that “I know”
German bass legend Eberhard Weber gives a flawless solo
Joaquin Rodrigo didn’t care for the Miles Davis/Gil Evans take on his Concierto d’Aranjuez
Sarah left Bob. Bob wrote a string of love songs. Like You’re gonna make me lonesome …
Stanford Chamber Chorale with Will Todd’s My Lord has come
Pulp at London’s Finsbury Park with – what else? – Common People
From his flawless album of that name, bass ace Eberhard Weber plays Pendulum
John Bilezikjian’s mandolin enhances Leonard’s evocation of a Hebrew prayer in Who by fire?
Joan Baez on Wild Mountain Thyme
It’s 1964. Dexter Gordon’s outfit is in Holland for a Blues Walk
Here’s a touch of heavy metal from White Stones – Chain of command
Sutherland joins Pavarotti for Verdi’s quartet from Rigoletto, Bella figlia dell’amore
Ben Webster’s sax and Oscar Peterson’s piano move us along nicely in Soulville
A forgotten gem, B-side of the Stones’ best known single, Satisfaction, is Spider and the fly
Maria Muldaur’s raunchy 1974 hit from her album of the same name, Midnight at the Oasis
Wynton Marsalis et al pay their dues to Jelly Roll Morton with Sidewalk Blues
How could he know how little time he had left? Here’s John Watching the wheels go round
Béla Bartók – Romanian folk dances to strings
Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) says It’s not just me, it’s everybody
‘I love you baby but I just can’t ball.’ The Kinks’ ardour flags in the face of ducks on the wall
Syd was still an elemental force, having not yet lost it, as Pink Floyd do Astronomy Domine
Xmas ’63. The Dave Clark Five are feeling Glad all over
The Police – Don’t stand so close to me
Roger is in Madrid to say Wish you were here
John Adams has Mr & Mrs Mao taking to the floor in The Chairman dances
Surely at the very pinnacle of the Fab 4’s magical output. Eleanor Rigby
A touch of 17th century Spain. Jordi Savall with Gaspar Sanz’s Canarios improvisation
It’s good to know His Bobness will be with us when the deal goes down
Ella – Miss Otis regrets
Bob – Spirit on the water
It’s 2013 and Caro Emerald looks to Paris
Paul pines for his Honey Pie
Leonard is back on Boogie Street
Try telling Barry McGuire you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction
From their Heavy Weather album, here’s Weather Report: A remark you made
1969. John and the Plastic Ono Band say Give peace a chance
Saxman John Surman and bassist Dave Holland join oud player Anouar Brahem for Bahia
From the sublime Requiem of Gabriel Fauré – Sanctus
Eric Clapton pays homage to Prince – Purple Rain
Spot the match: the Fab 4’s All My Loving (1963) vs The Dave Brubeck Q’s Kathy’s Waltz (1959)
Catchy tune from Ludwig van B – Für Elise
For the sons of touchline dads the world over. Richard Dawson’s two halves
Great cover of a Leadbelly classic. Nirvana – My girl (where did you sleep ..?)
His Bobness says it’s alright ma (I’m only bleeding)
Let’s to the slow black, crow black fishing boat bobbing sea to begin at the beginning
It’s October 1958. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers are Moanin’
Jules Massenet’s intermezzo for solo violin and orchestra in his opera, Thaïs – Meditations
In memory of Jeff Beck, here’s The Yardbirds and For your love
João Gilberto, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto and The Girl From Ipanemo
His Bobness, no less, penned an essay on this song from The Clash – London Calling
Beatle George warns of dire dental consequences after the Savoy Truffle
From the Cole Porter playbook, Tony Bennett advises that we Experiment
RIP Terry Hall: December 12, 2022. Lead singer of The Specials, who gave us Ghost Town
Of a zillion covers of this Cole Porter gem, my vote goes to Ella Fitzgerald’s Love for sale
Time for some Ludwig Van B, no? Bologna 2018. Movement 2 of Oboe Concerto in F major
From Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, Non piu andrai
The bard from Minnesota yearns for a little intimacy in Lay Lady Lay
As with Greensleeves and Favourite Things,’Trane hit melodic gold with Chim Chim Cheree
This played in the BBC series, The English. Rodriguez: Crucify Your Mind
The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra: Bela Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances for Strings
It’s 1965. Eric and his Geordie pals are saying we gotta get out of this place
A 1964 B-side for the 4 Seasons, in ’67 The Tremeloes went to No. 1 with Silence is Golden
Don’t get caught out! If asked to give an example of a tone poem, say Sibelius: The Bard
Holland Baroque’s unorthodox approach to Hildegrade von Bingen’s Karitas Antphon
October 26, 2022: Sons of the East at the Peppermint Club with California
Bob Dylan is in soul-searching mode for What good am I?
From her splendid album, Diva, Annnie Lennox tells of the Gift
His Bobness and Susan Tedeschi revisit Highway 61 Revisited
Lady sings the blues – Strange fruit
Born with a golden voice, Leonard Cohen serenades the Lady Greensleeves
Rhiannon Giddens is joined by Francesco Turrisi for Avalon
Three young musicians do Schubert proud – Trio No. 2, Op.100
Jeff Beck is live with Freeway Jam
A Polish youth orchestra delivers a percussion driven Danse Macabre
50 years ago Von Karajan applied wellie to this slice of Dvorak’s New World
The joy of jass fusion. Snarky Puppy in Holland with Lingus
Composed after going deaf, this is Smetana’s stirring Die Moldau
Greek soprano Agnes Baltsa with a song by compatriot Manos Hadjidakis – O tahidrómos
It’s 1977 and the Queen of Disco, aka Donna Summers, is saying “I feel love”
A beautiful and timely reminder from David Rovics that we are everywhere
From Perth, Australia, Riley Pearce says to keep moving
Glastonbury ’22: Sam Fender is Seventeen going under
From Van Morrisson’s sublime Astral Weeks, here’s Madame George
What a year 1967 was! Sgt Pepper, Forever Changes – and Strange Days
Glastonbury magic as John and Paul reunite (virtually) for I’ve got a feeling
Jazz guitar great Pat Metheny pays homage to the Beatles. And I love her
Phenomenal at Glastonbury 2022, here’s a younger Paul: Got to get you into my life
Tabla virtuoso and improviser extraordinaire, Zakir Hussain, evokes a horse running
In Breaking Bad, S3 E13, Mike rescues Chow as the Beastie Boys do Shambala
Gnarls Barkley on the subject of his Blind Mary
Street boy hiphop as Polish pianist-composer-improviser Aleksander Dębicz plays Toccata 1
The amazingly versatile Rhiannon Giddens goes Gaelic for S’iomadh Rid
Back in the day this got played plenty in my stoned household. The Byrds – Lover of the Bayou
The transcendental Rhianna Giddens on a certain Lousiana Man
As featured in Better Call Saul, here’s Bennie Green just Glidin’ along
Sinister strings and a counter-tenor looking immaculately frightful in Purcell’s Cold Song
Boy George: someday soon he’s gonna tell the moon about the Crying Game
1969. Jimi wows Woodstock. Buzz Aldrin moon-walks. Zager & Evans mull on the year 2525
From Leoš Janáček’s piano cycle, In the Mists. Hélène Grimaud plays the opener, Andante
As Shelley in Top Boy, Little Simz showed she can act. Here she is on the day job: Venom