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I recently obtained an aircheck of WNWV 107.3 in Cleveland from 1990. On the aircheck is a song I am familiar with, but am unable to put an artist or title to. Saxophone almost sounds like Leo Gandelman, but have no way of knowing for sure. Of course, the song is the last on the aircheck, so it obviously wasn't backselled. Here's a link to the whole song from the aircheck: Link. If anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate it!

On a side note, it was interesting listening to the 45 minute aircheck of WNWV from 1990 that while New Age was incorporated, there were several contemporary jazz instrumentals that I immediately recognized and even are still in rotation at Smooth Jazz stations today, including Pat Metheny's "Chris", The Rippingtons' "Angela", The Yellowjackets "Ballad Of The Whale", Peter White's "Romance Dance", and Miles Davis' "Human Nature (lol, funny that even back then that was Smooth Jazz's only Miles track in rotation, as it remains today)." Of course it wasn't called Smooth Jazz back then either, as they referred to themselves as "Cleveland's Cool FM", although the jock did mention "Smooth Sounds" in the upcoming set.
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> I recently obtained an aircheck of WNWV 107.3 in Cleveland
> from 1990. On the aircheck is a song I am familiar with,
> but am unable to put an artist or title to. Saxophone
> almost sounds like Leo Gandelman, but have no way of knowing
> for sure. Of course, the song is the last on the aircheck,
> so it obviously wasn't backselled. Here's a link to the
> whole song from the aircheck: Link. If anyone has any
> ideas, I would really appreciate it!
>
> On a side note, it was interesting listening to the 45
> minute aircheck of WNWV from 1990 that while New Age was
> incorporated, there were several contemporary jazz
> instrumentals that I immediately recognized and even are
> still in rotation at Smooth Jazz stations today, including
> Pat Metheny's "Chris", The Rippingtons' "Angela", The
> Yellowjackets "Ballad Of The Whale", Peter White's "Romance
> Dance", and Miles Davis' "Human Nature (lol, funny that even
> back then that was Smooth Jazz's only Miles track in
> rotation, as it remains today)." Of course it wasn't called
> Smooth Jazz back then either, as they referred to themselves
> as "Cleveland's Cool FM", although the jock did mention
> "Smooth Sounds" in the upcoming set.
>


I don't know who's track that is, but it sounds great! I wish Smooth Jazz stations would play more tracks like that. Instead of this hybrid AC/Urban AC watered down jazz.

Speaking of song ID, I also have a question about a track. What is the name of the other, more funky sounding version of Herb Alpert track "Rise"... I use to hear it on WJZW 105.9 all the time. I don't know it is by the same artist or what.
 
> > I recently obtained an aircheck of WNWV 107.3 in Cleveland
>
> > from 1990. On the aircheck is a song I am familiar with,
> > but am unable to put an artist or title to. Saxophone
> > almost sounds like Leo Gandelman, but have no way of
> knowing
> > for sure. Of course, the song is the last on the
> aircheck,
> > so it obviously wasn't backselled. Here's a link to the
> > whole song from the aircheck: Link. If anyone has any
> > ideas, I would really appreciate it!
> >
> > On a side note, it was interesting listening to the 45
> > minute aircheck of WNWV from 1990 that while New Age was
> > incorporated, there were several contemporary jazz
> > instrumentals that I immediately recognized and even are
> > still in rotation at Smooth Jazz stations today, including
>
> > Pat Metheny's "Chris", The Rippingtons' "Angela", The
> > Yellowjackets "Ballad Of The Whale", Peter White's
> "Romance
> > Dance", and Miles Davis' "Human Nature (lol, funny that
> even
> > back then that was Smooth Jazz's only Miles track in
> > rotation, as it remains today)." Of course it wasn't
> called
> > Smooth Jazz back then either, as they referred to
> themselves
> > as "Cleveland's Cool FM", although the jock did mention
> > "Smooth Sounds" in the upcoming set.
> >
>
>
> I don't know who's track that is, but it sounds great! I
> wish Smooth Jazz stations would play more tracks like that.
> Instead of this hybrid AC/Urban AC watered down jazz.
>
> Speaking of song ID, I also have a question about a track.
> What is the name of the other, more funky sounding version
> of Herb Alpert track "Rise"... I use to hear it on WJZW
> 105.9 all the time. I don't know it is by the same artist
> or what.
>
Smooth Jazz stations should go back in their libraries and focus on those tracks for Acousitic Alchemy, Rippingtons, David Benoit etc. Those songs still work today in my opinion and the current or new smooth jazz listener needs to be filled in on the heritage of the format.

Sorry I don't know the "Rise" version you are speaking of but would love to hear it. Would also love to check out Herb's new jazz/grill in Calif. "Vibrato." Sounds like an incredibly cool place.
 
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> > > I recently obtained an aircheck of WNWV 107.3 in
> Cleveland
> >
> > > from 1990. On the aircheck is a song I am familiar
> with,
> > > but am unable to put an artist or title to. Saxophone
> > > almost sounds like Leo Gandelman, but have no way of
> > knowing
> > > for sure. Of course, the song is the last on the
> > aircheck,
> > > so it obviously wasn't backselled. Here's a link to the
>
> > > whole song from the aircheck: Link. If anyone has any
> > > ideas, I would really appreciate it!
> > >
> > > On a side note, it was interesting listening to the 45
> > > minute aircheck of WNWV from 1990 that while New Age was
>
> > > incorporated, there were several contemporary jazz
> > > instrumentals that I immediately recognized and even are
>
> > > still in rotation at Smooth Jazz stations today,
> including
> >
> > > Pat Metheny's "Chris", The Rippingtons' "Angela", The
> > > Yellowjackets "Ballad Of The Whale", Peter White's
> > "Romance
> > > Dance", and Miles Davis' "Human Nature (lol, funny that
> > even
> > > back then that was Smooth Jazz's only Miles track in
> > > rotation, as it remains today)." Of course it wasn't
> > called
> > > Smooth Jazz back then either, as they referred to
> > themselves
> > > as "Cleveland's Cool FM", although the jock did mention
> > > "Smooth Sounds" in the upcoming set.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I don't know who's track that is, but it sounds great! I
> > wish Smooth Jazz stations would play more tracks like
> that.
> > Instead of this hybrid AC/Urban AC watered down jazz.
> >
> > Speaking of song ID, I also have a question about a track.
>
> > What is the name of the other, more funky sounding version
>
> > of Herb Alpert track "Rise"... I use to hear it on WJZW
> > 105.9 all the time. I don't know it is by the same artist
>
> > or what.
> >
> Smooth Jazz stations should go back in their libraries and
> focus on those tracks for Acousitic Alchemy, Rippingtons,
> David Benoit etc. Those songs still work today in my opinion
> and the current or new smooth jazz listener needs to be
> filled in on the heritage of the format.
>
> Sorry I don't know the "Rise" version you are speaking of
> but would love to hear it. Would also love to check out
> Herb's new jazz/grill in Calif. "Vibrato." Sounds like an
> incredibly cool place.
>
Email Bernie at The Wave and I'll bet he can fill you in on the song you are inquiring about.
 
> > I recently obtained an aircheck of WNWV 107.3 in Cleveland
>
> > from 1990. On the aircheck is a song I am familiar with,
> > but am unable to put an artist or title to. Saxophone
> > almost sounds like Leo Gandelman, but have no way of
> knowing
> > for sure. Of course, the song is the last on the
> aircheck,
> > so it obviously wasn't backselled. Here's a link to the
> > whole song from the aircheck: Link. If anyone has any
> > ideas, I would really appreciate it!
> >
> > On a side note, it was interesting listening to the 45
> > minute aircheck of WNWV from 1990 that while New Age was
> > incorporated, there were several contemporary jazz
> > instrumentals that I immediately recognized and even are
> > still in rotation at Smooth Jazz stations today, including
>
> > Pat Metheny's "Chris", The Rippingtons' "Angela", The
> > Yellowjackets "Ballad Of The Whale", Peter White's
> "Romance
> > Dance", and Miles Davis' "Human Nature (lol, funny that
> even
> > back then that was Smooth Jazz's only Miles track in
> > rotation, as it remains today)." Of course it wasn't
> called
> > Smooth Jazz back then either, as they referred to
> themselves
> > as "Cleveland's Cool FM", although the jock did mention
> > "Smooth Sounds" in the upcoming set.
> >
>
>
> I don't know who's track that is, but it sounds great! I
> wish Smooth Jazz stations would play more tracks like that.
> Instead of this hybrid AC/Urban AC watered down jazz.
>
> Speaking of song ID, I also have a question about a track.
> What is the name of the other, more funky sounding version
> of Herb Alpert track "Rise"... I use to hear it on WJZW
> 105.9 all the time. I don't know it is by the same artist
> or what.
>
Josh...the artist is Leo Gandleman...tune is on one of the Rare Requests volumes of Cds.
 
> I recently obtained an aircheck of WNWV 107.3 in Cleveland
> from 1990. On the aircheck is a song I am familiar with,
> but am unable to put an artist or title to. Saxophone
> almost sounds like Leo Gandelman, but have no way of knowing
> for sure. Of course, the song is the last on the aircheck,
> so it obviously wasn't backselled. Here's a link to the
> whole song from the aircheck: Link. If anyone has any
> ideas, I would really appreciate it!
>
> On a side note, it was interesting listening to the 45
> minute aircheck of WNWV from 1990 that while New Age was
> incorporated, there were several contemporary jazz
> instrumentals that I immediately recognized and even are
> still in rotation at Smooth Jazz stations today, including
> Pat Metheny's "Chris", The Rippingtons' "Angela", The
> Yellowjackets "Ballad Of The Whale", Peter White's "Romance
> Dance", and Miles Davis' "Human Nature (lol, funny that even
> back then that was Smooth Jazz's only Miles track in
> rotation, as it remains today)." Of course it wasn't called
> Smooth Jazz back then either, as they referred to themselves
> as "Cleveland's Cool FM", although the jock did mention
> "Smooth Sounds" in the upcoming set.
>

I know this thread is kind of old, but I figured out the name of the tract, from listening to Itunes. It's Keiko Matsui's "Souvenir". :)
 
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