Show Notes
Is Sunday morning the best time for music? Whether you prefer solitude, get-togethers with family or friends, or steeling yourself for the week to come, we’ve got the perfect album to score your early hours.
NPR Music’s Hazel Cills and Lars Gotrich join host Robin Hilton.
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Featured songs and artists:
(00:00) Intro / Miles Davis: “So What”
(02:32) Astrud Gilberto: “Once I Loved”
(06:29) The Congos: “Fisherman”
(08:48) Madredeus: “Três Ilusoses - Amargura”
(13:02) Laurie Spiegel: “Patchwork”
(17:03) BAD OPERATION: “Bagel Rooks”
(20:10) Django Reinhardt: “Exactly Like You”
(24:05) Tirzah: “Holding On”
(28:13) Margo Guryan: “Sunday Morning”
(33:32) Ishman Williams & the William Singers: “The Old Ship Zion”
(37:42) Electrelane: “Gone Under Sea”
(41:35) Woo: “Make Me Tea”
(45:17) St. Germain: “So Flute”
Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2025.
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