Music hosts Jedd Beaudoin, Chris Heim, Carla Eckels and Bill Pearce run down the best in music for 2014 - including selections for world, rock, local music, jazz, R&B, gospel, blues, rockumentaries and books about music.
Join KMUW's music hosts throughout January on Global Village, Strange Currency, Night Train, Crossroads, Soulsations and Straight No Chaser for a month-long feature of the Best of 2014. See individual show pages for more information on upcoming shows and to listen to past shows through the streaming archive.
Straight No Chaser: Best of 2014
Important Note: This list is not in any particular order.
- Questioned Answer - Brian Lynch and Emmet Cohen (Hollistic Music Works)
- Salutes Woody Herman - Depaul University Jazz Ensemble (Jazzed Media)
- Afro Physicist - Theo Croker (Okeh)
- Enjoy The View - Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco and Billy Hart (Blue Note)
- I Love Music - Mike LeDonne Quartet (Savant)
- Chicago Fire - Eric Alexander (High Note)
- Reliving The Moment - Cedar Walton (High Note)
- The Late Show - Jaki Byard (High Note)
- Charlie Hayden/Jim Hall - Charlie Hayden/Jim Hall (Impulse)
- The Art Of Conversation - Kenny Barron/Dave Holland (Blue Note)
- Singing the Blues - Freddie Cole (High Note)
- We Won't Forget You - Dena DeRose (High Note)
- Trip - Tom Harrell (High Note)
- With The Wind And The Rain - Joshua Breakstone (Capri)
- For The Love Of You - Everette DeVan (THR)
- Young Guns - Gene Ludwig/Pat Martino (High Note)
- The Melody Lingers On - Huston Person (High Note)
- The Adventurous Monk - Eric Reed (Savant)
