Dreams really do come true...

Today I sat in the parlor on behalf of Kimberly our Fourth Thursday's Diva of the Day. I thought that it would be great to provide some time for us to reflect on our "Dreams"-what are they, where are we in fulfilling them, are we getting our own way, and are we even giving ourselves room to dream.

As a part of this show today we interviewed vocalist, songwriter, and storyteller Ayanna Gregory who's latest release NOW is out now. Thank you Ayanna for stopping and sitting in the parlor with us even if it was just for a few on Thursday.

http://www.ayannagregory.com/

Please be sure to check out the artists on the playlist below, these are fierce musicians who dared to dream and are living out their dreams each and every moment of their lives. Are you dreaming?

Contact me via:

Twitter @sophiesparlor or @dreaofwater

Email sophiesparlor@gmail.com


Diva of the Day,

Andrea

Artist	Song Title	Album	Label	Played
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	01:08 PM
Grace Kelly	Happy Theme Song	Mood Changes	PAZZ Productions	01:11 PM
Tracy Chapman	At This Point In My Life	New Beginning	Elektra/WEA	01:18 PM
Nnenna Freelon	I Feel Pretty	Homefree	Concord	01:23 PM
Sara Tavares f/Boy Ge Mendes	Planeta Sukri	Balance	Times Square Records	01:31 PM
Sarah Vaughan	It Shouldnt Happen To A Dream	Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters	Verve	01:35 PM
Sherrie Maricle & The Diva Jazz Orchestra f/ Carmen Bradford	I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water	Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy Club Coca Cola Series	Diva Jazz Orchestra	01:41 PM
Ledisi	Dreaming Interlude	Soulsinger	Tommy Boy	01:44 PM
Terri Lyne Carrington f/Dee Dee Bridgewater	Soul Talk	The Mosiac Project	CONCORD RECORDS	01:46 PM
Geri Allen	Portraits and Dreams	Timeless Portraits and Dreams	Telarc	01:54 PM
Anat Cohen	A Change is Gonna Come	Notes from the Village	Anzic Records	02:05 PM
Brandi Carlile	Dreams	Lilth Fair 2010		02:10 PM
Dawn Avery	Dream Come True	True	Okenti Records	02:18 PM
Floria Purim	Angels	Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow	JVC Japan	02:21 PM
Talk				02:25 PM
Les Nubians f/Manu Dibango	Nu Soul Makossa	Nu Revolution	Shanachie	02:26 PM
Carmen Staaf	Reflection	Reflection	CDBaby	02:30 PM
Sade	The Moon & The Sky	Soldier of Love	SONY	02:42 PM
Elizabeth Sheperd	Higher Ground	Parkdale	Do Right Records/Groove	02:46 PM
Nina Simone	Feeling Good	Four Women: The Phillips Recordings Disk 2	Phillips	02:51 PM
Hailey Naiswanger	Serenity	Confeddie	Hailey Naiswanger	02:54 PM
Hailey Naiswanger	Serenity	Confeddie	Hailey Naiswanger	02:56 PM

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Choose Life...right NOW!

Recent events in my life have made me understand & value this life that I live everyday. I am hoping to share with you, through music this afternoon, what it means to choose LIFE. No matter our daily circumstances, everyday is a new lease on that life that we purposely live. I ask you to take this musical journey with me today and evaluate, expand and ultimately appreciate the life you have, the life you lead today and the life you will choose for yourself tomorrow.

As always comments (on the blog), calls to the studio (202-588-0839), or tweets are always appreciated (@sophiesparlor 0r @dreaofwaters). I would love to hear from you all this afternoon, I really hope this show heals you, me, and all of us today!

The playlist will be posted this evening and don't forget to listen in online at http://www.wpfwfm.org/

Andrea, your Diva of the Day

Artist	Song Title	Album
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Imagine
The Original Cast f/Dee Dee Bridgewater	If You Believe	The Wiz	Atlantic
Tial Fuller	Decisive Steps	Decisive Steps	Mark Avenue
Ledisi	In My Life	Soul Singer
Aretha Franklin	Bridge Over Trouble Waters	Live at the Filmore West	Atlantic/Wea
Eva Cassidy	Time is A Healer	Eva by Heart	Blixstreet
Eva Allyon	Raices Negras	Latinas: Women of Latin America	Putamayo
Catie Curtis	Sweet Life	Sweet Life	Compass Records
Clora Bryant	Gypsy in my Soul	...Gal with A Horn	VSOP Records
Dawn Avery	Manifestation	Alchemy - Music for Meditation	Okenti Records
Heather Rigdon	Really Something	Young & Naive	Cliff Goldmacher Music Prod
Aretha Franklin	You'll Never Walk Alone	Aretha Franklin Gospel Greats	Rhino Flashback
Elizabeth Sheperd Trio	Roots	Start to Move	Do Right! Music
Alice Coltrane	Blue Nile	Translinear Light	Impulse
Mary Lou Williams	What's your Story Morning Glory	Solo Recital-!978 Monterey Jazz Fest	Ojc
Phyllis Hyman	Somewhere in My Lifetime	Under Her Spell: Greatest Hits	Sbme Special Mrtks
Erin McKeown	We Are More	We will Become Like	Nettwerk Records
Dinah Washington	Bye Bye Blues	After Hours with Ms. D	Verve
Betty Carter	Shine on Harvest Moon	'Round Midnight	ATCO
Sweet Honey in the Rock	Battle for My Life	Breaths	Rounder/Umgd
Claudia Acuna	Lilas	Luna	MAXJAZZ
Nina Simone	See-Line Woman	Four Women: The Nina Simone Phillips Recordings (Disk 1)	Verve
Terri Lyne Carrington f/ Lori Perry	Let it Be	More to Say...(Real Life Story: NextGen)	Koch Records

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Helen Celebrates Her Fiftieth on the Air!

It was my joy and honor to share my favorite songs of the past few years. If you missed the show, please listen here: http://wpfwfm.org/programming/archived-shows.html. Select Mid-Day Jazz, October 6, 1:00 PM. My show starts at around 1:07 PM.

 

	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
	Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker
	Rosemary & Betty Clooney	Sisters	Mothers & Daughters	Concord Records
	Valerie June	Rain Dance	Mountain of Rose Quartz	Pre-release
	Sarah Vaughan	Lullaby of Birdland	Verve Jazz Masters	Polygram Records
	Mindi Abair	Change	Stars	Peak Records
	Freshlyground	Fire is Low	Radio Africa	Freeground/Sony BMG Africa
	Terri Lyne Carrington	Unconditional Love	The Mosaic Project	Concord Jazz
	Miriam Stockley	Finlandia	Second Nature - The Voice of Adiemus	Cop International
	Vul'indela	Brenda Fassie	Greatest Hits: The Queen of African Pop	Narada
	Ashleigh Mannix	Power of a Girl	My First EP	Pre-release
	Abbey Lincoln	Wholly Earth	Wholly Earth	Polygram Records
	Sherrie Maricle & The Diva Jazz Orchestra	Happy Talk	Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center	DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Ltd.
	k.d. lang	The Air That I Breathe	Drag	Warner Bros
	Mary Lou Williams	Libra	Zodiac Suite	Smithsonian Folkways
	King Kong	the girl that got away	Sounds of Self Defense	Pre-release
	Melody Gardot	Deep Within the Corners of my Mind	My One and Only Thrill	Verve
	Erin McKeown	Get Happy	Sing You Sinners	Nettwerk Records
	Telmary	Libre	A Diario	PID
	Amanda Vincent, J.F.T. Hood & Moodswings	Spiritual High (State of Independence), Pt. 2	Moodfood	Arista
	Anne Heaton	My Only Way Out is In	Blazing Red	Spill Records
	Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Long Time Travelin'	Postcards	Community Music
	Elana Stone	Give Me the Night	In the Garden of Wild Things
	Elizabeth Shepherd	Higher Ground	Parkdale	Do Right Records/Groove

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