What was that song?

From time to time, we hear from some of you lovely listeners out there asking about a particular bit of background music you heard during Morning Edition. 

Here is a full listing of each day's selections that Michael Byars uses locally, including artist, title, and label.  If you have any questions or comments that are not addressed here, feel free to drop him an e-mail anytime.  Thanks for listening!



FRIDAY, JULY 4TH
The String Quartet - Tribute to Jimi Hendrix - Vitamin
Reverend Organdrum - Reverend Organdrum - Yep Roc
Lazy Hammock - Lost In Dreams - L. Burns

THURSDAY, JULY 3RD
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Little Worlds - Columbia
Nino Nardini - Rotonde Musique - Desco
Honolulu Playboys - Between Drinks - Instinct

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Bandstand in the Park, vol. 2 - Guild
Jeff Coffin Mutet - Mutopia - Compass
Michael Occhipinti - Creation Dream - True North

TUESDAY, JULY 1ST
Adrian Iaies Trio - Vals de la 81st and Columbus - Sunnyside
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham - The Best Of - Compass
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Stringin' Along - Guild

MONDAY, JUNE 30TH
Chip Shelton and Peacetime - Imbued with Memories - Summit
The Stephen Anderson Trio - Forget Not - Summit
Gary Tole and Legends of Swing - One Kettle for Count - Summit

FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH
Tal Bergman and Ron DeJesus - Grooove, vol. 1 - Tal Bergman Music
Larry Vuckovich Trio - High Wall - Tetrachord
The String Quartet - Strung Out on Kid A - Vitamin

THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH
Wayne Benson - An Instrumental Anthology - Pinecastle
Pat Martino - Remember - Blue Note
Armik - Treasures - Bolero

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH
Bebo Valdes - Bebo Rides Again - Messidor
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my Favorite Insomniac - Sony BMG
v/a - Ain't That America: The Bluegrass Tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp - CMH

TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH
Pearl Django - Modern Times - Modern Hot
Jeff Findl and the Acoustic Accomplices - Beach Buzz Instrumentals - Hippie Van
Caribbean Jazz Project - Afro Bop Alliance - Heads Up

MONDAY, JUNE 23RD
Ximo Tebar - Goes Blue - Sunnyside
v/a - Blues 88's Boogie Woogie Piano Instrumentals - Easydisc
Charlie Haden - The Best of Quartet West - Verve

FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH
Zero 7 - Simple Things - Quango
The Horace Silver Quartet - Live at Newport '58 - Blue Note
R.E.M. - Instrumental Tracks - Warner Bros.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH
Roy Rogers - Slideways - Evidence
George Winston - Forest - Windham Hill
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Childhood Memories, vol. 2 - Guild

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH
Laszlo Gardony - Dig Deep - Sunnyside
Mike Wheeler - Mikey's Waltz - Blue Bamboo
Taylor Eigsti - Let It Come To You - Concord Jazz

TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH
Scott DuBois - Banshees - Sunnyside
Lovano/Liebman/Coltrane - Saxophone Summit - Telarc
Panthelion - Life After 339 - Dvorzak

MONDAY, JUNE 16TH
Michael's Jazz Quartet - Woody-n-Me - Antones
Kenny Wheeler - Other People - Jazz Cam
George Kahn - Cover Up - Playing Records

FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH
Dr. Michael White - Blue Crescent - Basin Street
v/a - Ultra-Lounge - Capitol
Japancakes - Waking Hours - Warm

THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH
Willie and Lobo - Manana - Narada
The Stephen Anderson Trio - Forget Not - Summit
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Light Music for All Seasons - Guild

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH
Claudio Roditi - Impressions - Sunnyside
Ximo Tebar - Goes Blue - Sunnyside
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Scenic Grandeur - Guild

TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH
Sam Barsh - I Forgot What You Taught Me - Razdaz
Planisphere - Celestial Sliphorns - Sea Breeze
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Animal Antics - Guild

MONDAY, JUNE 9TH
Jamie Baum Septet - Solace - Sunnyside
Francesco Tristano - Not For Piano - Sunnyside
Enrico Pieranunzi/Marc Johnson/Joey Baron - As Never Before - CamJazz

FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH
v/a - Keepnews Collection - Riverside
The Bennie Maupin Quartet - Early Reflections - Cryptogramophone
Return to Forever - The Anthology - Concord

THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH
The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project - In the Middle - Cagoots
Yellowjackets - Lifecycle - Heads Up
Martial Solal Trio - Longitude - Cam Jazz

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH
Bob Claire - Another Day - Whole Rest
Avishai Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed - Razdaz
Rented Mule - Rented Mule - Rented Mule Jazz

TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD
Lanterna - Sands - Badman
Dave Weckl Band - Multiplicity - Stretch
Jamie Craig - The Lost Dream - Craig Sound

MONDAY, JUNE 2ND
Eddie Allen Quintet - Summer Days - Enja
Gonzales - Solo Piano - No Format
Vic Juris - Blue Horizon - Zoho

FRIDAY, MAY 30TH
Miles Davis - Muted Miles - Prestige
v/a - Blue Cat Blues - Easydisc
The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur - Ninja Tune

THURSDAY, MAY 29TH
Jeff Findl and the Acoustic Accomplices - Beach Buzz Instrumentals - Hippie Van
Paul Renz - ReBop - Gabwalk
v/a - Cannon Re-Loaded: An All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley - Concord Jazz

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH
Joey DeFrancesco - Organic Vibes - Concord
Aurora Consort - Twelve Years in October - PeacePiper
Westwind Brass - Jazztet - LMP

TUESDAY, MAY 27TH
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my Favorite Insomniac - SonyBMG
Roberta Piket Trio - Love and Beauty - Thirteenth Note
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Musical Kaleidoscope, vol. 1 - Guild

THURSDAY, MAY 22ND
v/a - Blue 'n Groovy - Blue Note
David Sanchez - Cultural Survival - Concord
Ricardo Silveira - Noite Clara - Adventure

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST
Floratone - Floratone - Blue Note
v/a - Cinemaphonic: Soul Punch - Motel
Bebo Valdez - Bebo - Calle 54

TUESDAY, MAY 20TH
Michael Blake Sexter - Amor de Cosmos - Songlines
Francesco Tristano - Not For Piano - Sunnyside
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Musical Kaleidoscope, vol. 1 - Guild

FRIDAY, MAY 16TH
Out To Lunch - Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo - Accurate
Brad Mehldau Trio - Live - Nonesuch
Reverend OrganDrum - Reverend OrganDrum - Yep Roc

THURSDAY, MAY 15TH
The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project - In The Middle - Cagoots
Eldar - Re-Imagination - Masterworks Jazz
Martial Solal Trio - Longitude - Cam Jazz

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH
Fernando Huergo - Provinciano - Sunnyside
Avishai Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed - Razdaz
Bruce Lofgren Jazz Trio - Bruce Lofgren Jazz Trio - Sea Breeze

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH
Jamie Baum Septet - Solace - Sunnyside
Yellowjackets - Lifecycle - Heads Up
Bob Claire - Another Day - Whole Rest

MONDAY, MAY 12TH
Charlie Haden - The Best of Quarter West - Verve
Kei Akagi - Mirror Puzzle - Audioquest
Bruce Katz Band - Transformation - Audioquest

FRIDAY, MAY 9TH
The String Quartet - Strung Out on Kid A - Vitamin
Chicago Underground Trio - Slon - Thrill Jockey
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela - Advance

THURSDAY, MAY 8TH
Kenny Carr - Changing Tide - Zoozazz
The Stephen Anderson Trio - Forget Not - Summit
Woody Witt - A Conversation - Blue Bamboo

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH
Mesa Community College Jazz Ensembles - Then and Now - Sea Breeze
The Paul Renz Quintet - ReBop - Gabwalk
Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis - Love Songs, Ballads and Standards - Basin Street

TUESDAY, MAY 6TH
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my Favorite Insomniac - Sony BMG
Medeski Martin & Wood - End of the World Party - Blue Note
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Light Music While You Work, vol. 2 - Guild

MONDAY, MAY 5TH
Johannes Linstead - Mediterranea - Earthscape
v/a - Cuba L.A. - Narada
Caribean Jazz Project - Afro Bop Alliance - Heads Up

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD
Armen Donelian Trio - Oasis - Sunnyside
Pieranunzi/Johnson/Baron - As Never Before - CamJazz
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Scenic Grandeur - Guild

TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND
Claudio Roditi - Impressions - Sunnyside
Adam Kolker - Flag Day - Sunnyside
JD Allen Trio - I Am I Am - Sunnyside

MONDAY, APRIL 21ST
Tom Stewart - First Time Over - self-produced
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - Song for Chico - Zoho
Rented Mule - Rented Mule - self-produced

FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH
Keith Marks - Foreign Funk - self-produced
Bill Prouten - Low-down, No-good ... - Keyano College
The Paul Renz Quintet - ReBop - Gabwalk

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH
Turku - Nomads of the Silk Road - Hittite Sun
Eric Kamen - Native Unit - E*Traxxx
v/a - Light Music While You Work, vol. 2 - Guild

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my Favorite Insomniac - RCA
Ryan Blotnick - Music Needs You - Songlines
Edward Petersen - Upward Spiral - Delmark

TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH
Caribbean Jazz Project - Afro Bop Alliance - Heads Up
John Scofield - Bump - Verve
Westwind Brass - Jazztet - LMP

MONDAY, APRIL 14TH
Pat Martino - Remember - Blue Note
Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis - Love Songs, Ballads and Standards - Basin Street
Jamie Craig - The Lost Dream - Craig Sound

FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH
Zero 7 - Simple Things - Quango
Lazy Hammock - Lost in Dreams - L. Burns
The Mersey Symphonia - Instrumental Hits of The Beatles, volume 1 - Musicbank

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND
allMeadow - private demo - self-produced
Zero 7 - Simple Things - Quango
BroToeK - private demo - self-produced

TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST
Willie and Lobo - Manana - Narada
Joe Goldmark - All Hat, No Cattle - HMG
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Animal Antics - Guild

MONDAY, MARCH 31ST
v/a - Gettin' High on Neil Young: a Bluegrass Tribute - CMH
Bill Charlap - Bill Charlap Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul - Blue Note
v/a - Cannon Re-Loaded: an All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley - Concord Jazz

FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH
Ahn Trio - Lullaby for my Favorite Insomniac - LAMP
Roberta Piket Trio - Love and Beauty - Thirteenth Note
Brad Mehldau Trio - Live - Nonesuch

THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH
v/a - The Lost Sessions - Blue Note
BD Lenz - Straight Up - Apria
Douglas Niedt - Pure Magic - self-produced

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26TH
Charlie Haden - The Best of Quartet West - Verve
Daniel and Amy Carwile - Col Arco - Carwile Music
v/a - Cuba L.A. - Narada

TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH
Brian Vanarsdale Quintet - From the Heart - Jazz Excursion
Nick Vayenas - Synesthesia - Vayenas
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: The 1950s vol. 5 - Sunny Side Up - Guild

MONDAY, MARCH 24TH
Kombo - Cookin' Out - GRP
Ximo Tebar - Goes Blue - Omix
Ernest Ranglin - Gotcha! - Telarc

FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST
Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis - Love Songs, Ballads and Standards - Basin Street
Victor Wooten - Palmystery - Heads Up
Tal Bertman and Ron DeJesus - Grooove, vol. 1 - Tal Bergman Music

THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH
Bruce Katz Band - Transformation - Audioquest
Nino Nardini and the Pop Riviera Group - Rotonde Musique - Desco
Jamie Craig - The Lost Dream - Craig Sound

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH
Los Straitjackets - The Velvet Touch of ... - Cavalcade
Astor Piazzolla - Pulsacion - Circular Moves
v/a - The Golden Age of Light Music: Musical Kaleidoscope, volume 1 - Guild

TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH
Hector Martignon - Refugee - Zoho
Jeff Findl & the Acoustic Accomplices - Beach Buzz Instrumentals - Hippie Van
Grant Geissman - Say That! - Futurism

MONDAY, MARCH 17TH
Natalie MacMaster - Blueprint - Rounder
Aly Bain/Phil Cunningham - The Best Of - Compass
Liz Carroll/John Doyle - In Play - Compass

FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH
Jim Heath/Tim Alexander/Todd Soesbe - Reverend Organdrum - Yep Roc
Lazy Hammock - Lost in Dreams - L. Burns
R.E.M. - Instrumental Tracks - This Box

THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH
Floratone - Floratone - Blue Note
John Scofield Trio - EnRoute - Verve
v/a - Light Music for All Seasons - Guild

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH
Ryan Blotnick - Music Needs You - Songlines
v/a - Cannon Re-Loaded - Concord Jazz
Nick Vayenas - Synesthesia - World Culture

TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH
Caribbean Jazz Project - Afro Bop Alliance - Heads Up
Adam Kolker - Flag Day - Sunnyside
Rob Parton's Jazztech Big Band - Just One Of Those Things - Sea Breeze

MONDAY, MARCH 10TH
Turku - Nomads of the Silk Road - Hittite Sun
Sam Barsh - I Forgot what you Taught Me - Razdaz
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out - Columbia

FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH
Horace Silver - Live at Newport '58 - Blue Note
The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur - Ninja Tune
Conveniens - Clear - Convenience

THURSDAY, MARCH 6TH
Armik - Treasures - Bolero
Joey DeFrancesco - Organic Vibes - Concord Jazz
v/a - Angel from Montgomery: Bluegrass Celebrates Bonnie Raitt - CMH

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH
Yo-Yo Ma - Vivaldi's Cello - Sony Classical
Bring Back Pluto - Nine - BMI
David Doig - Solo Music for Acoustic Guitar - self-produced

TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH
Don Ross - Robot Monster - Narada
Joseph Akins - Masterpeace - Heart Song
Ryan Haines Big Band - New Horizons - Sea Breeze

MONDAY, MARCH 3RD
George Winston - Forest - Windham Hill
v/a - Animal Antics - Guild

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH
Heath/Alexander/Soesbe - Reverend Organdrum - Yep Roc
Marian McPartland - Twilight World - Concord
v/a - The 1950s, volume 5: Sunny Side Up - Guild

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH
Ozzie Kotani - To Honor a Queen - Dancing Cat
Willie and Lobo - Manana - Narada
v/a - Ain't That America: the bluegrass tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp - CMH

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
Aurora Consort - Twelve Years in October - PeacePiper
Laika and the Cosmonauts - The Amazing Colossal Band - Upstart
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham - The Best Of - Compass

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
Jamie Craig - The Lost Dream - Craig Sound
Jeff Findl and the Acoustic Accomplices - Beach Buzz Instrumentals - Hippie Van
v/a - Light Music While You Work, vol. 2 - Guild

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
David Cohen - Quantum Rainbow - Circadian
Eric Alexander - Straight Up - Delmark
Lanterna - Sands - Badman

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND
Lazy Hammock - Lost in Dreams - L. Burns
Pharoah Sanders - Priceless Jazz Collection - GRP
Tal Bergman / Ron DeJesus - Grooove, vol. 1 - Tal Bergman Music

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST
Charlie Haden - The Best of Quartet West - Verve
Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil - Sony Classical
Nino Nardini - Rotonde Musique - Desco

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH
Roy Rogers - Slideways - Evidence
Incendio - Incendio - New World
v/a - Marching and Waltzing - Gould

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH
v/a - Blue Porter - Blue Note
Floratone - Floratone - Blue Note
v/a - Blues 88's - Easydisc

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH
Pearl Django - Modern Times - Modern Hot
Soulive - Turn It Out - Velour
Gonzales - Solo Piano - No Format

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH
v/a - The Lost Grooves - Blue Note
Aaron Goldberg - Worlds - Sterling Sound
Claremont Trio - Mendelssohn Trios op. 49 & 66 - Arabesque

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH
The Gerry Beaudoin Trio - Minor Swing - North Star
Michael Occhipinti - Creation Dream - True North
Horace Silver - Live at Newport '58 - Blue Note (a true jazz classic - mb)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
Kenny Burrell - 75th Birthday Bash Live! - Blue Note
v/a - Ultra-Lounge - Capitol
Japancakes - Waking Hours - Warm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Little Worlds - Columbia
Issi Rozen - Dark Beauty - New Step
Sai Ghose Trio - Fingers and Toes - Summit

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
Natalie MacMaster - Blueprint - Rounder
John Temmerman Quartet - The Power of Two - self-released
Armik - Treasures - Bolero

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH
Rhoda Scott - Encore, Encore, Encore - Universal
Brian Rolland - Dreams of Brazil - On the Full Moon
Necessity Brass Band - Necessity is a Mother! - self-released

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
Bebo Valdez - Bebo - Calle 54
Nino Nardini - Rotonde Musique - Desco
v/a - Globetrotting - Guild

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30TH
Grant Geissman - Say That! - Futurism
Ernest Ranglin - Gotcha! - Telarc
Tango No. 9 - Here Live No Fish - Spillhouse

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH
Dom Minasi - Quick Response - CDM
Giuliano Carmignola and Andrea Marcon - Bach Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord - Sony Classical
v/a - Musical Kaleidoscope, vol. 1 - Guild

MONDAY, JANUARY 28TH
Joe Goldmark - All Hat, No Cattle - HMG
Lanterna - Highways - Badman
Broken Things - Swim to the River - Son of Fire

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH
Out to Lunch - Excuse Me While I Do the Boogaloo - Accurate
Zero 7 - Simple Things - Quango
The String Quartet - Tribute to Jimi Hendrix - Vitamin

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH
Monty Alexander - Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley - Telarc
Yeska - Skafrocubanjazz - Aztlan
v/a - The Lost Sessions - Blue Note

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Elgar/Walton Piano Quintets - CMS
Liebman/Tarenzi/Benedettini/Arco - Dream of Nite - Verve
Fernando Otero - Pagina de Buenos Aires - Nonesuch

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND
Jonny Hepbir - Turkish Blend - Refined
Joey DeFrancesco - Organic Vibes - Concord
Vic Juris - Blue Horizon - Zoho

MONDAY, JANUARY 21ST
v/a - Four Decades of Light Music, volume 1 - Guild
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out - Columbia
Michael Occhipinti - Creation Dream - True North