Airwaves top ten

by Brian Goslow

1. Eric Sardinas -- Treat Me Right (Evidence Music)

2. Paul Delay -- Delay Does Chicago (Evidence Music)

3. Mem Shannon -- Spend Some Time with Me (Shanachie)

4. Little Milton -- For Real (Malaco)

5. Ruth Brown -- A Good Day for the Blues (Bullseye)

6. Archie Edwards -- Blues and Bones (Maple Shade)

7. Curtis Salgado -- Wiggle Outta This (Shanachie)

8. Howard and the White Boys -- The Big $core (Evidence Music)

9. Kraig Kenning and Steve Arvey -- Pass the Hat/Acoustic Blues (independent)

10. Michelle Willson -- Trying to Make a Little Love (Bullseye)

Submitted by Norm Rosen, host of Blue Monday, heard every Monday from 8 to 11 p.m. on WICN (90.5 FM).

Your top ten

1. Karl Berger, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell -- Crystal Fire (Enja)

2. Benjamin Britten -- The String Quartets 2 & 3: The Britten Quartet (Collins)

3. Betty Carter -- Feed the Fire (Verve)

4. Tadd Dameron and His Orchestra -- The Magic Touch (Riverside)

5. Larry Harlow -- Larry Harlow's Latin Legends Band: 1998 (Masucci Music)

6. Thad Jones -- The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings (Mosaic)

7. Bismillah Kahn -- Maestro's Choice (Living Media India)

8. Victor Mendoza -- This Is Why (RAM)

9. Thelonious Monk -- The Complete Blue Note Recordings (Blue Note)

10. Mary Lou Williams -- Zoning (Smithonian Folkways)

Submitted by saxophonist Paul Combs, who performs with the Paul Combs Quartet at Finally Michael's on April 23.

Web site of the week

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Reports of Russia's clunky Mir space station's demise may be exaggerated. Potential investors have been found to keep the human roulette wheel spinning for three more years -- otherwise, cosmonauts are scheduled to depart for the last time in August. Meanwhile, the Mir continues to circle the globe; several weeks ago it filled the Worcester skies. Check out the latest news and schedule of appearances over your town.