The Needle Drop — April 18, 2026

Hosted by Derek Smith on KMHD 89.1 FM Portland

52 tracks · 50 artists

Full tracklist

2pm — Maston — First Class
2:02pm — Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly Trio — O Morro Nao Tem Vez
2:09pm — Ike Quebec — Liebestraum
2:12pm — Willis Jackson — Cachita
2:16pm — Ocote Soul Sounds — Contigo Jamas
2:20pm — Dave Guy — Footwork
2:22pm — Erykah Badu — Cleva
2:26pm — David Axelrod — Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
2:30pm — Sonny Clark — Cool Struttin'
2:39pm — The Web — Rated G
2:41pm — Oscar Peterson — Younger Than Springtime
2:47pm — Bobby Timmons — The Sit-In
2:51pm — Chris Bangs — Samba Do Sueno
2:54pm — Joe Torres — Soul Cha
3pm — Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso — Early Warning
3:03pm — Herbie Hancock — Oliloqui Valley
3:11pm — Miles Davis — Joshua
3:18pm — Herbie Hancock — All Apologies
3:23pm — Freddie Joachim — Shoulder Kiss
3:25pm — Rosinha De Valença — Boi Ta-Tá
3:28pm — Johnny Griffin — 25 1/2 Daze
3:32pm — Bremer/McCoy — Højder
3:38pm — Charles Mingus — Haitian Fight Song
3:44pm — Willie Bobo — Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries
3:47pm — Alberto Baldan Bembo — Sawadi
3:49pm — The Stylistics — You Make Me Feel Brand New
3:53pm — Sir Edward — Betcha By Golly Wow
4pm — Michael Small — Love Theme
4:01pm — John Coltrane — The Believer
4:15pm — Larry Young — Monk's Dream
4:21pm — David Lindup — Acquital
4:22pm — Bobby Timmons — Chun-King
4:29pm — Harold Alexander — Aquilla
4:36pm — Juan Falu — Tres Piezas I. De La Rais A La Copa
4:37pm — Masaru Imada — ANDALUSIAN BREEZE remaster
4:44pm — Big C & Nujabes — Aruarian Dance
4:48pm — Toshiko Akiyoshi — Kisarazu Zinku
4:53pm — Shabaka — Space, Time
4:55pm — Emanative — Wind, Sand & Stars
5:01pm — David Snell — International Flight
5:02pm — Gerald Wilson — Viva Tirado
5:08pm — Gene Ammons — Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul)
5:18pm — Sun Ra — Cha Cha in Outer Space
5:22pm — Martin Denny — The Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish
5:24pm — Blktop Project — Transmission1
5:27pm — Yusef Lateef — Blues For The Orient
5:33pm — Yusef Lateef/Mark de Clive-Lowe — Love& Humor (MdCL RMX)
5:36pm — Black Flower — Star Fishing
5:41pm — Nancy Holloway — Sand and Rain
5:46pm — Ramsey Lewis — Julia
5:50pm — The London Jazz Four — Rain
5:54pm — Kenny Burrell — Tres Palabras (feat. Coleman Hawkins) [Rudy Van Gelder Remaster]

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