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The broadway musical Alexander Hamilton is a huge hit. The younger generation has grabbed on to this amazing story told in a rap/hip hop way. It's really about protest and in America we have not stopped protesting. So today's show I will play some known and not so well known protest songs from around the world. I think we all know that the voice of protest runs deep in song.  The following description is from the site https://musictodiefor.wordpress.com/50-greatest-protest-songs/. Some but not all of the songs were also selected from this site

– A song that has a purpose. A song that doesn’t confine itself to commenting on or bemoaning the ills of the world, but seeks in some small way to change things. It may do this by calling directly for something to happen – “free Nelson Mandela”, by informing us, by appealing to our hearts and our emotions, or by challenging commonly held ideas.

Coming up tonight! Some blues, jazz guitar, a little funk, some bossa nova, and more.

• Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges
• Chico Hamilton
• Stan Getz
• George Benson
• Dave Brubeck
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Bill Harris
• Nancy Wilson & The Great Jazz Trio
• Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet
• Bireli Lagrene
• Cassandra Wilson
• The Rosenberg Trio

 

You won't believe it, but Third Streaming begins this Friday with “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic.” However, it won't be anything like you've ever heard “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory Of The Coming Of The Lord” before. The same musicians will also play a piece called “Echoes Of Duke Ellington.” The players we speak of are Lalo Schifrin and all the folks in the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Diana Krall will sing a song made into a hit by The Mamas and the Papas. Yip, she will. Gary also has dropped into this week's play list music from the soundtrack of the new Woody Allen film titled “Cafe Society.” The Turtle Island String Quartet does a remarkable all strings piece composed by David Balakrisnan and a vintage recording of Concertino For 12 Instruments by Igor Stravinsky will be conducted by him. All of it … music to your ears on KDRT.

Some classic mid-century jazz; featured artist Thelonious Monk.

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Benny Goodman (Helen Ward vocals)
• Lena Horne
• Art Tatum
• Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
• Thelonious Monk with Coleman Hawkins
• Clark Terry & Thelonious Monk
• Lucky Thompson
• Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet
• Dorothy Donegan
• Dolo Coker
• Rodrigo y Gabriela

Goody Bag, released by Houston-based R&B artist Lew Hopson, is the third full-length relase in his short career. The musical spectrum on the album ranges from melodic and thoughtful low-tempo R&B to righteous rockers such as title and lead track "Goody Bag." Lew Hopson's solid but unspectacular vocals anchor the album throughout, while multi-instrumentalist Tom Moncrieff handles the majority of the instrumentation, including the recorded Guitars, Drums, and Horns. Moncrieff also chips in on the writing front, although Hopson pens the majority of the songs. Taken as a whole, the album gives off a laid back and optomistic vibe, especially on the tunes "Best Best Friend" and "Learn to Let Go," both of which are hopeful and insipirational jams. Overall, the album is enjoyable, if not groundbreaking R&B, perfect for a lazy, sunny afternoon, and a welcome addition to an R&B collection. 

Jonathan Segel spent a good deal of his childhood in Davis and is best known for being the violin player in Camper Van Beethoven, but he holds a master's degree in music composition and has a LONG list of collaborations and solo material, much of which is truly exceptional. Tonight we will highlight his 2003 solo release Edgy Not Antsy. It's at different times trippy, minimalist, dreamy, poppy, flourishing, and experimental—and always lots of fun. The songwriting is largly observational, and the subject matter ranges from alienation ("Losing Touch") to "Civil Disobediance" to mindless consumerism ("World of Suckers") with lots of wry humor tossed in. Tune in at 5 pm PT tonight. Dug Deep hosts.

Soul jazz, bebop, hard bop, a bit of pop, and some bossa nova! Rebroadcasts Thursdays at 11 pm, and Saturdays at 9 pm. 

• Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
• Duke Ellington with Mahalia Jackson
• Lou Levy
• Hideo Shiraki
• Joe Morello
• Kenny Burrell
• Cannonball Adderley
• Roland Kirk
• Roland Kirk
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Jim Hall
• Ron McCroby

This Friday (7-15-16) at 3 PM, Gary opens this hour of music with a piece that recognizes one of the principal means of converyance in the City of Davis.  He'll also spin a tune performed by jazz alto sax player, Paul Desmond that takes note of the current weather we've been having.  Two famous Brits, deeply into composing, are offered for your listening pleasure, too; on of them named Finzi; the other ... McCartney.  Film music this week features pieces by Alex North.  And another film composer who came before North also has a spot on Third Streaming this week; an Erich Wolfgang Korngold work gets fiddled in fine style and technique by Gil Shaham.  Your ears need to hear this program.  It's called, Gary Chew: Third Streaming. 

Jazz with a 60s theme: familiar melodies by some legendary perfomers.

• Backwoods Jazz Quartet  
• Dinah Washington  
• Ramsey Lewis Trio  
• Paul Desmond  
• Illinois Jacquet  
• Frank Sinatra  
• Gabor Szabo  
• Gerry Mulligan  
• Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie and His Orchestra  
• Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan  
• Jorge Pardo

Yours, Dreamily, the first full-length release from Dan Auerbach's side project The Arcs, finds Auerbach dabbling with Spanish Rock on several dreamy jams full of expirementation. The album kicks of with lead single Outta My Mind, by far the most mainstream tune on the album, with its lyrics conveying Auerbach's life story in the midst of repeating guitar solos. However, the album immediately branches off, replacing guitar solos with fuzzy, dreamlike guitar chords and expiremental melodies far from the mainstream. Much of the lyrics, especially on "Pistol Made of Bones," are full of elaborate imagery that adds to the mysterious vibe. The album clearly has a Latin and Spanish influence, from the album cover to the lyrics. Standout tracks include "The Arc," with sounds most reminiscent of the Black Keys, and "Searching the Blue," the last track and the best example of a psychadelic slow jam on the album. Overall, Yours, Dreamily, is another win for Dan Auerbach, who is slowly but surely cementing himself as a 21st century rock icon.