Autumn Equinox: Changes & Sounds of the Season
As temperatures begin to dip and the leaves turn color, we celebrate the Autumnal Equinox with a soundtrack for the changing season. We hope for crisp air in Fall with Nina Simone’s plea, “Chilly Winds Don’t Blow,” and Sarah Vaughan’s take on Kurt Weill’s “September Song.” For the harvest, we spin Johnny Cash’s “Pickin’ Time.” And with shorter days and longer nights, it’s Ahmad Jamal playing “Old Devil Moon” and Van Morrison with “Moondance.” Plus, we pay tribute to the late Aretha Franklin, whose spirit prevails for all seasons, with memories from her Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler, studio musicians from Muscle Shoals, and her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin.
HOUR ONE
Opening Bed: September Song Django Reinhardt
The Great Blue Star Sessions 1947-1953, Peche a la Mode
First Air of Autumn Drive-By Truckers
English Oceans, ATO
Seasons of My Heart George Jones
Cup of Loneliness, Mercury
I Cried My Last Tear Walter "Wolfman" Washington
My Future is My Past, Anti-
Chilly Winds Don't Blow Nina Simone
Pastel Blues, Philips
Sittin' On Top of the World Howlin' Wolf
Twentieth Century Masters: Millennium Collection, Chess
Instrumental: Old Devil Moon Mickey Baker
The Wildest Guitar, Atlantic
Old Devil Moon Ahmad Jamal
Poinciana, Sony BMG
Moondance Van Morrison
Moondance, Warner Brothers
Harvest Moon Neil Young
Harvest Moon, Reprise
Pickin' Time Johnny Cash
The Fabulous Johnny Cash, Columbia
Shady Grove Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice
The Pizza Tapes, Acoustic Disc
Instrumental: Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad Etta Baker
Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians, Tradition Records
Hard Times Gillian Welch
The Harrow and the Harvest, Acony
King Harvest The Band
Stage Fright, Capitol
Barnyard Dance Martin, Bogan and Armstrong
Barnyard Dance, Rounder
Gotta Travel On Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Gotta Travel On/ No One But My Darlin', Decca
Closing Bed: Gotta Travel On Ray Bryant
The History of Chess Jazz, Chess
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Organ Intro by Kenneth Lupper Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Atlantic
September Song Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown, EmArcy
Autumn Leaves Stan Getz
The Complete Roost Recordings, Parlophone Records
Autumn in New York Billie Holiday
Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years, Verve Records
Baby It's Cold Outside Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Jordan
Let the Good Times Roll, Bear Family
Instrumental: Respect Ramsey Lewis
Up Pops Ramsey Lewis, Cadet
Today I Sing the Blues Aretha Franklin
Soul '69, Atlantic
Don't Play that Song Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark, Atlantic
Respect Otis Redding
Otis Blue, Atco
CLIP: Aretha Franklin on Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home to Me Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home to Me, RCA Victor
A Change is Gonna Come Sam Cooke
Ain't That Good News, RCA Victor
Instrumental: A Change is Gonna Come The Campbell Brothers feat. John Medeski
Can You Feel It?, Ropeadope
CLIP: Muscle Shoals studio musicians
CLIP: Jerry Wexler
Remarks by Reverend C.L. Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recording, Atlantic
Spirit in the Dark Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark, Atlantic
End Bed: My Sweet Lord Aretha Franklin
Amazing Grace: The Complete Recordings, Atlantic