Sunday's Playlist, Spotlight on Eric Alexander

Air Date: 6/14/2026 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET
 
Photo of Eric Alexander by Mitch Bleier, mb626rsd@gmail.com or @mitch.bleier on Instagram.   

HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning

Lisanne Lyons\May I Come In 2026\This is Always
George Cotsirilos\In The Wee Hours 2026\In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Jun Iida\Bellflower 2026\Chasing Peace
Alma Micic\You're My Thrill 2024\You're My Thrill 

Audrey Ochoa\The Sorceress 2026\Swan Song
Ted Rosenthal Trio\Ted Rosenthal Songbook 2025\Nine Lives
Hendrik Meurkens\Samba Tonto 2026\A Lullaby for Benny

Eric Alexander-Eric Alexander With Strings-02 Dreamsville 2019
Danilo Pérez & Claus Ogerman-Across The Crystal Sea-07 The Saga Of Rita Joe 2008
Stacey Kent-I Know I Dream-05 To Say Goodbye 2017

HOUR TWO: New For You

Duchess\A Marvelous Party 2026\Is That All There Is
Emmet Cohen\Universal Truth 2026\Compassion
Gabrielle Cavassa\Diavola 2026\Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Rale Micic\Only Love Will Stay 2021\08 Lipe Cvatu

Eric Alexander-Man with a Horn-08 I Found You 1999
Chris Hazelton\In Rotation 2026\On a Misty Night
Pete Mills\This is Now 2026\UMMG
Lisanne Lyons\May I Come In 2026\Moonlight

Jun Iida\Bellflower 2026\Next Time
Billy Childs\Triumvirate 2026\ Ask Me Now
Stacey Kent\A Time For Love 2026\The Shadow of Your Smile
Peter Erskine\Peregrine 2026\Leaving LA

HOUR THREE: Brazil/World/Groove

Bobby Caldwell-Where Is Love-06 Shape I'm In 1993
Hendrik Meurkens\Samba Tonto 2026\Chelsea Nocturne
Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto-Brasilianos 2006-11 Pra sempre
Incognito-Into You 2023-11 Close to Midnight

Eric Alexander-Song of No Regrets-09 Up, Up and Away 2017
Eric Marienthal & Chuck Loeb-Bridges-01 Westward (2015)
Eric Darius ,-Retro Forward-03-Can`t Get Enough Of Your Love feat Terry Drexler v.

Tony Monaco\Four Brothers 2022\You Can Always Count On Me
Toninho Horta-To Jobim with Love-09 Promises I Made 2008
Tomo Fujita\Pure\Kyoto
 

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