Cindy Bradley: Drive

Jazz 91.9 WCLK | By David C. Linton

Published August 4, 2022 at 4:01 PM EDT

Every once in a while a song comes across my desk and I wonder is this one for us. Even artists who deliver consistently good music will throw you a curve, or what I call a “head scratcher”. However I always believe you have to shake things up occasionally and roll the dice. This was the case when I first heard Drive by Trumpeter Cindy Bradley(Trippin N Rhythm Records). This isn’t your regular Cindy Bradley smooth jazz song, which took me by surprise. It has a driving beat that made me think I was back in a New York dance club. I had flash backs to an Idris Muhammad track but then I snapped back to 2022, saying to myself “I can hear Morris In the Morning waking up Atlanta to this jam”. If you want a song to drive during the summer heat going to work or just hanging out having fun, this is the track for you. So tune in to Morris Baxter on Jazz 91.9 WCLK for your morning Drive and jam with Cindy Bradley but don’t run any red lights.

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David C. Linton

David C Linton is WCLK's Program Director. Since assuming the position in 2018, he's led Jazz 91.9 WCLK to record-setting ratings and expanded its listening audience. Linton's expertise in both NPR & commercial radio has benefited WCLK. He views WCLK as more than an Atlanta institution but a global media outlet for Jazz. He's enhanced the stations weekend line up by developing Saturdays with Ragan Whiteside and adding producer Bob Baldwin's Nu Urban Jazz Lounge to the Saturday afternoon line up. He reshuffled the Sunday Jazz offerings to provide a unique Mainstream Jazz listening experience on Sundays including the addition of Mainstream and Modern hosted by Rob Maynard. He also added Broadcast Hall of Famer Rick Joyner to the weekday line up as host of Serenade to the The City. He also programs WCLK's HD2 channel which offers Mainstream Jazz 24/7, available at wclk.com

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