I'd Buy That For A Dollar

Co-host Peter whisks us away to a very different time and place where the forgotten Erroll Garner stridently washes us in waves of jazz genius.  

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Guest host Jakab Selner brings us this oft-found and oft-passed over record by groove masters War. We trace the tale of perhaps the only band to get bigger after their famous lead singer left the band.  

Co-host Sean leads a tour through the fabricated reality of exotica and musical genius Martin Denny's exploration of new textures in jazz.  

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Co-host Peter flips the station to some more AM Gold and we tune in to the smooth, horn-filled grooves of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds—a confusingly named trio birthed from an Alka Seltzer jingle.  

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Co-host Jeremy brings us this inflection point in Big Country's career where pop stardom was traded for a social message, derailing their ascension as 'the saviors of guitar music.'  

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Guest host Andrew 'Dreas' Christopoulos spins us a groovy slab of jazzy R&B in the form of Norman Connors' You Are My Starship. We dig into the important questions like, "Wait, isn't that a boat?"  

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Co-host Peter brings a document of the classic Temptations lineup in their prime on Motown: a live album that is somehow largely forgotten. Perhaps the generic title or cover let this gem slip into the dust bins of history.  

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Guest host James Duke hops on the line to clue the crew in on legendary session man Vincent "Vinnie" Bell. We explore the wild new textures and melodic constructions on a rare solo venture.  

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Guest host and soul singer Ben Pirani joins us to discuss this groundbreaking LP that paved the way for not only the future of R&B but pop music as a whole.  

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We are joined again by music supervisor and DJ Taylor Rowley, this time for a discussion on Carpenters' 1970 sophomore album, the earnest and reflective Close to You. The conversation also examines their musical legacy and how their lighthearted image led to personal tragedy.