The Best Music of 2024

Hosts, Chris Heim, Jedd Beaudoin and Carla Eckeks tell fellow Wichitans and the world their picks for their favorite music in 2024.

Here is a compilation from each of their shows and Spotify playlists.

1. John Primer & Bob Corritore – Crawlin’ Kingsnake (Vizztone)
2. Little Feat – Sam’s Place (Hot Tomato Productions)
3. B.B. King – Live in France (Deep Digs)
4. Rockin’ Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters - More Fun with Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. & The Zydeco Twister (ATO)
5. Canned Heat – Finyl Vinyl (Ruf)
6. Tinsley Ellis – Naked Truth (Alligator)
7. Bobby Christina’s Caravan - True Blues Brother: The Legacy of Matt 'Guitar' Murphy (Nola Blue)
8. Jontavious Willis – West Georgia Blues (Strolling Bones)
9. Eddie Cotton – The Mirror (Malaco)
10. Ronnie Baker Brooks – Blues in My DNA (Alligator)
11. Taj Mahal – Swingin': Live at the Church in Tulsa (Lightning Rod)
12. Toronzo Cannon – Shut Up & Play (Alligator)
13. Eric Bibb – In the Real World (Repute)
14. Fabulous Thunderbirds – Struck Down (Stony Plain)
15. Johnny Burgin - Ramblin' from Coast to Coast (Straight Shooter)
16. Duke Robillard – Roll with Me (Stony Plain)
17. Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood – Blues Experience (Forty Below Records)
18. Ben Sidran – Rainmaker (Bonsai Music)
19. Rick Vito – Cadillac Man (Blue Heart)
20. Bloodest Saxophone – Extreme Heat (Dialtone)

1. Various - Congo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982 (Analog Africa)
2. Erwan Menguy Quartet – SPI (Klam)
3. Atse Tewodros Project – Maqeda (Galileo)
4. A.G.A. Trio – Araxes (Riverboat)
5. Markku Lepisto – Duos (Rapusaari Records)
6. Süperstar Orkestar - Guča Revisited (Süperstar Orkestar)
7. Orquesta Akokan – Caracoles (Daptone)
8. Africa Negra - Antologia, Vol. 2 (Les Disques Bongo Joe)
9. Lucibela - Moda Antiga (LusAfrica)
10. Aziza Brahim – Mawja (Glitterbeat)
11. Various - Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa)
12. Saigon Soul Revival - Moi Lyong Duyen (Saigon Super Sound)
13. Peter Somuah – Highlife (ACT)
14. Jyotsna Srikanth - Carnatic Nomad - South Indian Carnatic Music (Naxos)
15. Trendafilka – For the Olives (Trendafilka)
16. Lina - Fado Camões (Galileo)
17. Dobranotch - Vander Ikh Mir Lustik (CPL-Music)
18. Bagedai – Bagedai (Sea of Wood)
19. Sahra Halgan - Hiddo Dhawr (Mais Um)
20. American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet (Carolina Jasmine)

1. Songs of a Lost World—The Cure
2. The Best of hackedepicciotto (Live in Napoli)—hackedepicciotto
3. Ten Modern American Works Songs—St. Lenox
4. Born Horses—Mercury Rev
5. As For The Future—As For The Future
6. Further Afield--+/-
7. Bound—Luna Honey
8. Born Blessed Grateful and Alive—Yarn
9. Blue Raspberry—Katy Kirby
10. 12—White Denim
11. Being Dead—Eels
12. Viewfinder—Wendy Eisenberg
13. Manning Fireworks—MJ Lenderman
14. Night Reign—Arooj Aftab
15. Drones, Songs and Fairy Dust—Robert Poss
16. Lives Outgrown—Beth Gibbons
17. Bright Future—Adrianne Lenker
18. The Past is Still Alive—Hurray for The Riff Raff
19. Patterns in Repeat—Laura Marling
20. My Light, My Destroyer—Cassandra Jenkins
21. Nostalgia—Frankie Sunswept & The Silver Moons
22. Diamond Jubilee—Cindy Lee
23. Find Your Way—Tim Easton
24. Living Waters—E
25. Dusting For My Fingerprints—Kevin Hufnagel

1. Etienne Charles Creole Orchestra - Etienne Charles Creole Orchestra (Culture Shock Music)
2. Queen Esther - Things Are Looking Up (EL Recordings)
3. John Ellis Quartet - Bizet: Carmen in Jazz (Blue Room Music)
4. Warren Wolf - History of the Vibraphone (Cellar Music Group)
5. Wayne Escoffery - Alone (Smoke Sessions)
6. Snorre Kirk - Top Dog (Stunt)
7. Pat Metheny - MoonDial (BMG)
8. Christian McBride/Edgar Meyer - But Who's Gonna Play the Melody? (Mack Avenue)
9. Nick Finzer - Legacy: A Centennial Celebration Of J.J. Johnson (Outside In Music)
10. Alvin Queen - Feeling Good (Stunt)
11. Catherine Russell/Sean Mason - My Ideal (Dot Time)
12. Samara Joy - Portrait (Verve)
13. Conrad Herwig - The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner (Savant)
14. Zaccai Curtis - Cubop Lives! (TR Collective)
15. Blue Moods - Swing & Soul (Posi-Tone)
16. Brian Landrus – Plays Ellington & Strayhorn (Palmetto)
17. Thom Rotella – Side Hustle (High Note)
18. Nat King Cole - Live at the Blue Note Chicago (Iconic Artists Group)
19. Art Tatum - Jewels In The Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (Resonance Records)
20. Emily Remler - Cookin' at The Queens: Live In Las Vegas 1984 & 1988 (Resonance Records)

1. "That's My King" – CeCe Winans
2. "The Change" – C.C. Carter
3. "Well Alright" – Kirk Whalum
4. "Front Beach Road" – Bongo Bobby
5. "Love Come Down" – Evelyn "Champagne" King, Ezel & DJ Spen Reproduction
6. "Church Doors" – Yolanda Adams and Terry Hunter
7. "Perfect Stranger" – Ledisi featuring Kenny Lattimore
8. "Tight" – Samara Joy
9. "CBS (Come Back Strong)" – Aigbeh D'Gong
10. "Fallin for U" – Sophia Bromberg
11. "You've Been So Faithful" – Ted & Sheri
12. "Live Your Best Life!" – Brent Jones
13. "Never Change" – BJ the Chicago Kid
14. "It's Gonna Be Alright" – Frank McComb
15. "The Joys of Love" – Steve Arrington
16. "Perfect Morning" – Duffmusiq
17. "Lifted Up" – Avery*Sunshine
18. "Down for the Third Time" – Citrus Sun
19. "Don't Change" – Deitrick Haddon and Dee-1
20. "Tonight" – Kingman Dazz Band

1. Apostrophe (‘) 50^th Anniversary—Frank Zappa
2. Stands for Decibels—The dB’s
3. Repercussion—The dB’s
4. Lost and Found—Jon Regen
5. Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes—Raphael Rogiński
6. Nonkertompf Live—Mike Keneally+10
7. Bill: The Steve Albini Mixes—Friendship Commanders
8. Over There: Live at The Venue London: The Complete Concert—The Blasters
9. Skin Yard Select—Skin Yard
10. Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995—Laura Nyro

Albums:

1. Forest Standards Vol.4—David Lord
2. Back Home—Geo Joe
3. Echoes of the Times—Julia Helaine
4. Gonna Be Justified—Arbuckle and Long
5. Wanderlust—Elexa Dawson
6. Cold Commodities and Knowing Pains—Old Man Creaky Bones
7. Grin—Holding
8. Scaffolding—RxGhost
9. Transformation—Trevor Stewart
10. A Brief Explanation of Past and Future Faults—Moon Lagoon

EPs:

1. Real Enough—Pretend Friend
2. Entertainment—Go Indigo
3. Half-Life—Berry
4. In House—Bryce Abood
5. Radiation—Daikini
6. The Message—For The Birds
7. Or Do You Hate Me—Breeding Brainbrow
8. Look Homeward, Clown—The Petals
9. The Halloweenie—Old Man Creaky Bones
10. EP 2—Camel

Singles:

1. “Alma Mater”—The Cavves
2. “My Phantom Limb”—Brave Boy
3. “Hysteria”—Reverse Coast
4. “June Bug Pass”—Oklahoma Tooth Fairy
5. “The Darkness”—Jamie Briggeman
6. “Stay Close”—Jeremiah Foundation
7. “Dirty Water”—Fractvred
8. “Turn In Circles”—Too Into It
9. “Beautifully Broken”—Fulton Calvery
10. “Banana Moon”—Enna and the Snapdragons