Playlist for 12-30-2014 WFCF - Mixed Bag!

"Northern Lights" - Daniela
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This week's show is the last show of the year - it's a mixed bag! A virgin sacrifice in hour 4 (this month it's Brandon Marsalis), a new "Ride Home" feature at 5pm eastern; and 10 selections from my Top 55 Jazz Tracks of 2014 list! All this & more including new releases. Tune in Tuesday 3-7pm eastern and keep me good company. See you then! - Kendo

ps - isn't this week's art showcase awesome? I'll be featuring this artist for a few weeks. Be sure and visit her web page and give her some online hugs. 
 


Hour One:

James Farm - "Jury's Out" - City Folk (2014)

Alicia Olatuja - "Speak the Words" - Timeless (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Al Cohn - "Winter" - The Al Cohn Quintet (1956)

some classic Cohn!

New York Jazz Ensemble - "Jungle Noon" - Gone Native (1957)

Dexter Gordon - "Darn That Dream" - One Flight Up (1964)

Bud Powell - "John's Abbey" - Time Waits (1958)

Sahib Shihab - "S.M.T.W.T.F.S.S. Blues" - The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (1957)

Bria Skonberg - "Little Girl" - Into Your Own (2014) Top 55 #35

Oscar Peterson - "Body and Soul" - Rare Broadcast Performances (1953)
      
Sheryl Bailey - "The Lioness" - A meeting of Minds (2013) Top 55 #55

Sarah Vaughan - "Mr. Lucky" - Sings the Mancini Songbook (1965) request

Hour Two:

Bob DeVos - "The River's Invitation" - Shadow Boxer (2013) Top 55 #29

Red Rodney - "Red Arrow" - 1957 (1957)

Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band - "Easy to Love" - Live at Cory Weeds'... (2013)

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - "The Man With the Two Left Feet" - The 21st Century Trad Band (2014)

seriously enjoyable album!

Jackie McLean - "Slow Poke" - Hipnosis (1967)

Chester Thompson Trio - "Follow You, Follow Me" - Approved (2013) Top 55 #31

Steve Kahn - "Hackensack" - Subtext (2014) Top 55 #40

Eliane Elias - "Let's Get Lost" - I Thought About You (2013)  Top 55 #46


Hour Three:

Dexter Gordon - "Coppin' the Haven" - One Flight Up (1964) Ride Home
 
Matt Wilson/John Medeski - "Dancing Waters" -  Gathering Call (2013) Top 55 #50 

Wes Montgomery - "The Trick Bag" - Boss Guitar (1963)

Sun Ra Arkestra - "Where Is Tomorrow" - The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961)

one of Dexter's finest!

JC Stylles - "United" - Blakey Grease (2013) Top 55 #47

Freddy Cole - "Pretending" - Singing the Blues (2014)

Peter Hand Big Band - "Night Echo" - Out of Hand (2013)

Andy Bey - "Take the 'A' Train" - Pages From an Imaginary Life" (2014)

Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards' Orchestra - "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" - (single) (1950) 5:50 Gospel Express

Jane Monheit - "Born to Be Blue" - Heart of the Matter (2013) Top 55 #52

Esquivel - "Lullaby of Birdland" - Infinity in Sound Vol 2 (1961)

Hour Four:

New Jazz

Branford Marsalis - "Yes and No" - Random Abstract (1987) Virgin Sacrifice!!

Branford Marsalis - "Crescent City" - Random Abstract (1987)

Branford Marsalis - "Broadway Fools" - Random Abstract (1987)

Bill O'Connell & the Latin Jazz All-Stars - "Erik's Song" - Zócalo (2013) Top 55 #28

Arturo O'Farrill - "The Mad Hatter" - The Offense of the Drum (2013) Top 55 #49

sweet Christmas present! Thanks, Jim!