The Needle Drop › September 12, 2026

The Needle Drop — September 12, 2026

Hosted by Derek Smith on KMHD 89.1 FM Portland

49 tracks · 47 artists

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2:01pm — Sonny Rollins — Blue 7 (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster 1956)

2:12pm — Helen Merrill — It Don't Mean A Thing

2:17pm — Charles Bradley — Black Velvet (feat. Menahan Street Band)

2:20pm — Larry Willis — Hard To Handle

2:23pm — Eric Ghost — Orangeland

2:31pm — Röyksopp — In Space

2:35pm — John Coltrane Quartet — Crescent

2:43pm — Benny Golson & Lem Winchester — The Dude

2:50pm — Aim — From a Seaside Town

2:56pm — Parlor Greens — West Memphis

2:59pm — Chance Hayden — Hung Up On My Baby

3:04pm — Paul Gonsalves — Tell It the Way It Is!

3:15pm — Lorraine Randolph — It's Over Between Us

3:18pm — Chet Baker — Chekeetah (Master Take 6)

3:24pm — Bobby Jaspar — Cliff Cliff (Instrumental)

3:30pm — Koop — Waltz for Koop

3:33pm — Tadao Hayashi Harp Trio — My Favorite Things

3:38pm — John Coltrane — Trane's Slo Blues

3:44pm — Ezra Collective — Footprints

3:51pm — Mulatu Astatke — Assosa

3:53pm — Tezeta Band — Nafas Tezeta

4:02pm — John Coltrane — Moment's Notice

4:11pm — Miles Davis — But Not for Me (Take 2)

4:17pm — Abbey Lincoln — Afro-Blue

4:20pm — Quincy Jones — Kitty With the Bent Frame

4:22pm — The Counts — Tecalli

4:26pm — Grant Green — Maybe Tomorrow

4:31pm — Azymuth — Villa Mariana (De Tarde)

4:37pm — Quantic — Painting Silhouettes

4:40pm — Quantic & His Combo Barbaro — Undelivered Letter

4:46pm — Victor Boa & Tamayo All Stars — Ruffles

4:48pm — Jack Fascinato — Poolside Patter

4:51pm — John Coltrane — Soultrane

4:56pm — Illinois Jacquet — September Song

5:01pm — Enrico Rava — Peace

5:02pm — Bill Evans — Young and Foolish

5:08pm — Bobby Hutcherson — When You Are Near

5:12pm — Wayne Shorter — Lost

5:19pm — Kiefer — Tubesocks

5:21pm — Bobby "Blue" Bland — Night Games

5:25pm — Barry Adamson — Miles

5:31pm — Dave Hamilton — Marriage Is a State of Vibes

5:34pm — Ramsey Lewis — Black Bird

5:39pm — Lelio Luttazzi — Souvenir D'italie

5:41pm — Duke Ellington — Big Nick

5:45pm — André Previn — Ain't Misbehavin'

5:49pm — Billie Holiday — Comes Love

5:53pm — Sven Wunder — Natura Morta

5:56pm — The Souljazz Orchestra — Lotus Flower

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