Visions: Ringing in the new year
Listen to “Visions” with host Kaleigh Wilder every Monday from 8-10 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.
John Coltrane performing at the Drome Lounge in Detroit in 1966.
On this episode of Visions, I welcome the new year with a mix of old and new. I play classic cuts that got us here and new music that’s taking us into the new year and beyond.
I play quintessential tracks from Max Roach, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Aretha Franklin, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, and Lee Morgan.
I also play brand new singles from Joel Ross, Signal Quartet, and Tomeka Reid. Finally, I cover a couple albums that came out last year that I didn’t discover until this year from Gerald Clayton and Phi-Psonics.
Happy new year and happy listening!
Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.
Visions Playlist for Jan. 5, 2026
- “A Brand New Me” – Aretha Franklin*
- “One by One (Live)” – Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- “Wisdom is Eternal (for Barry Harris)” – Joel Ross
- “More Always” – Gerald Clayton
- “dance! skip! hop!” – Tomeka Reid
- “Sumpin’ Like Dat” – Marion Hayden*
- “Love Theme from Your Life” – Phi-Psonics
- “And Silence” – Myra Melford Trio
- “I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You)” – John Coltrane
- “The Mercenary” – Lee Morgan
- “Credibility Gap” – Signal Quartet*
- “Absolutions” – Max Roach
- “Prince of Darkness” – Miles Davis
- “Just Give It Some Time” – Bennie Maupin*
- “Binky’s Beam” – John McLaughlin
- “Groove” – William Parker
* Indicates Detroit artists
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