Now, you may not believe this dear reader, especially if you’ve been hanging around this spot for a while, but this time around, the fact that it took damn near two months to post this final Moods In Free Time on Artform Radio & WorldwideFM doesn’t deal with any personal PTSD or issues with depression. In fact, I’d actually hoped that I’d have some really good news to share, about where I’d be either taking the show to next or where I’d be back on the radio. But, that good news has yet to materialize, and with 2022 almost over (as well as the Fall semester at CSULB) it felt like the time was right to finally say goodbye to this particular chapter of my DJ life.
Back in October, we all said goodbye to our weekly/monthly excursions as part of the Artform Radio/WorldwideFM family. The end was a bit sudden, and certainly not at all what any of us would have wanted, but as I was thinking about the final show, I didn’t want to dwell on any negative or sad emotions. Instead, I decided to take it back to the beginning, and return to the mood of our very first show, Joy, and play tunes that had sparked joy in my life recently and for many many years. Given that I had never played the song that inspired the name of the show, it felt like the right time to finally play Booker Little’s “Moods In Free Time,” to start the show, but from there most of the tunes (shared in one single set) are things that are fairly recent to my collection, but have given me immense joy to add to it and to listen to since they found a home in my home.
It’s also given me immense joy to be a part of Artform Radio and WorldwideFM for the close to two years that I was. Having the opportunity to do a show like this has been a joy and a privilege, something entirely different than what I’ve done throughout my long career in radio. As I implied at the start of this post, this “last” show is not truly an end. Moods In Free Time will carry on in some form or fashion, even if it’s just here on Melting Pot. But, in addition to the past two months, I’m gonna take a good amount of time before the show returns, but I promise, return it shall, and at some point in 2023. Until then, enjoy these sounds and all the rest in our 34 shows for Artform Radio & WorldwideFM. May they fill you with as much joy as they filled me in bringing them to you…Peace & Bright Moments to you all.
Moods In Free Time – Vol. 34: Joy II
Playlist – Moods In Free Time 034: Joy II
{opening theme} The Visitors – The Juggler – In My Youth (Muse)
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Booker Little – Moods In Free Time – Out Front (Candid)
Denny Zeitlin – The Wizard – The Name Of This Terrain (Now-Again)
Harvey Mandel – The Snake – Cristo Redentor (Phillips)
Bobby Walker – Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – This Is Walker Country (STS)
Cortex – Troupeau Bleu – Troupeau Bleu (Disques Esperance)
Lotus – Lotus: 1st-3rd Impressions – A Way Of Life (Reynolds)
Rome Sithammarat – Sao New Look – Pai Ban Khun Ar (Double Rabbits)
David Astri – Safe and Sound – Do It Right (Award)
Googoosh – Talagh – Googosh (Finders Keepers)
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{closing theme} Tony Williams – Wild Life – Believe It! (Columbia)