A side-by-side comparison of Ballads by John Coltrane and the tribute album of the same name by Karrin Allyson. Give a listen. Check it out. It’s good. You might like it. You might really like it.

Music for the heat of summer featuring Tom Waits/Crystal Gayle, Michel LeGrand, Renée Fleming, Bill Frisell, Monica Zetterlund, Bill Evans.

A look at the genius of French composer Claude Debussy.

An hour of really good music.

A tribute to the darling buds of May and one of Christopher Marlowe’s (d/b/a Shakespeare) finest sonnets, No. 18.

Songs of spring, of April, of returning birds, falsettos, a troubadour, an aria for soprano and masterful guitar work.

A look into the significance of Cinqo de Mayo and an hour of great Mexican music.

A sampling of Helen Merrill, Jimmy Scott, Angèle Dubeau, Lang Lang and Jeff Buckley with a 5000 year-old vignette of Babylon.

Another sampling of the accordion and the bandoneon, this time in the hands of Richard Galliano, above.

A brief foray into the sublime sounds of the squeeze box, large and small. Gwen Cresens, above.

The music of spring to welcome the return of vibrant, verdant, new life to the northern hemisphere.

Part II of an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach.

In honor of his 340th birthday this week, an exploration of the rebellious genius of J. S. Bach. You’ve heard his greatest hits. Now come along and meet the man you’ve never really known.

A moving portrait of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, and Helo Pinheira, the Girl from Ipanema.

The thriving jazz scene black American musicians created in Paris in the 20s and 30s. Above, Eddie South.

Josephine Baker leading the way for black American musicians fleeing Jim Crow for Europe.

Music to warm your heart.

Music to “weight [your] eyelids down and steep [your] senses in forgetfullness.”

Sampling some of the standouts for this year’s Oscar nominations for Best Original Song and Best Soundtrack.

A celebration upon the 50th anniversary of Keith Jarrett’s masterpiece, the Köln Concert.