Playlist for 1-31-2017 WFCF - Cast of Characters!

"Me and My Procrastination" - Renata Chekova

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This weeks show features the "Cast of Characters"! From Mr. Puffy to Mr. Clean! Super Mario, Freddie Freeloader & Mr. Baggy Pants all in the same show! Classic cuts and new releases. Should be fun! Tune in Tuesday 1/31 from 3-5pm eastern, resuming from 5:15-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Fred Hughes - "Watermelon Man" - Matrix (2016)*

Grant Green - "Cantaloupe Woman" - Visions (1971)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Wonderful performances on this posthumous release!

Jimmy Scott - "Folks Who Live on the Hill" - I Go Back Home (2009)*

Yelena Eckemoff - "Aunt Galya's Perfume" - Blooming Tall Phlox (2013)*

Lisa Lindsley - "Mellow Yellow" - Long After Midnight (2016)*

Gene Harris and the Three Sounds - "Caesar and Cleopatra" - Groovin' Hard (1968)* 

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines" - Minha Casa/My House (2016)*

Duke Ellington - "Jack the Bear" The Best of the RCA Victor Recordings (1940)

Kristin Korb - "Traveling Groove Merchant" - What's Your Story (2012)

Kenny Burrell - "Be Yourself" - Unlimited 1 (2016)*

Hour Two:

George Cables - "Mr Baggy Pants" - Looking for the Light (2003)

Solid release - well sung and played!

Andrea Claburn - "Lionheart" - Nightshade (2016)*

Ark Ovrutski - "Mr. Hindemith" - Sounds of Brasil (2010)*

Dave Liebman - "Mr. Sandman" - Lineage (2010)

Weather Report - "Mr. Gone" - Mr. Gone (1978)

Jason Hainsworth - "Prince of Darkeness" - Third Ward Stories (2015)*

DK Anderson's Cypher - "Super Mario" - 8th Window (2016)*

John Scofield "Mr Puffy" - Past Present (2015)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Miles Davis - “Freddie Freeloader” - Kind of Blue (1959) The Ride Home 

Jimmy McGriff - “Mr. Lucky” - Groove Grease (1971)

Ironic title - recorded '67 & '69, released in 1978.

Mimi Jones - "Mr. Poo Poo" - Feet In the Mud (2015)

Jimmy McGriff - "Miss Poopie" - Electric Funk (1969)

Lee Morgan - "The Procrastinator" - The Procrastinator (1967)

Ryan Fourt - "Big Slick" - Big Slick (2015)

Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - 

Hour Funk:

Charles Lloyd - "Sombrero Sam" - Dream Weaver (1966)

Eddie Henderson - "The Kumquat Kids" - Sunburst (1975)

Eddie Henderson - "Dr. Mganga" - Heritage (1976)

Great funky set from Eddie!

Billy Cobham - "Red Baron" - Spectrum 

(1973)

Tony Williams New Lifetime - "Mr. Spock" - Believe It (1975)

Egan, Latham & Hart - "Mr. Clean" - Unit 1 (2008)

Lou Donaldson - "The Kid" - Mr. Shing-a-Ling (1967)

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Playlist for 1-24-2017 WFCF - Dude Names!

"Manteca" - John Pipere
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This week's show is the follow up to last year's "Chick Name" show - Dude names! All the tunes have a name normally associated with guys. Whatever "normally" means! New releases from Dizzy Gillespie and Michael Dease, classic cuts from Coltrane and Miles and lots of fun and goodness in between! Tune in today (Tuesday 1/24) from 3-5pm eastern and resuming from 5:15 - 7pm eastern by clicking here! See you then - Kendo

PS - I have a new Instagram page for the show! Jazz and fun randomness @jazzploration.



Hour One:

Hutcherson, Sanborn, DeFrancesco - "Teddy" - Enjoy the View (2014)

Hutcherson, Sanborn, DeFrancesco - "Don Is" - Enjoy the View (2014)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

George Cables - "AKA Reggie" - The George Cables Songbook (2016)* 

Warren Wolf - "Wolfgang" - Wolfgang (2013)

Joe Henderson - "Johnny Come Lately" - Lush Life (1991)

former Tower of Power & Pink Floyd horn man!

John Coltrane - "Big Nick" - (1962)

Kenny Burrell - "Blues for Wes" - Night Song (1969)

Norbert Stachel - "For Tito" - Shades of the Bay (2016)*

Hour Two:

Antonio Adolfo - "Killer Joe" - Tropical Infinito (2016)

Gil Melle - "Herbie" - Gil's Guests (1957)

Miles Davis - "Joshua" - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)

Miles Davis - "Billy Boy" - Milestones (1958)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Darben the Redd Foxx" - Concert of the Century (1980)*

Just released 1980 concert with killer lineup!

Keith Javors - "Ian Keith" - Mo' City Jungle (2002)

Roland Kirk - "Roland's Theme" - Triple Threat (1956)

Sonny Stitt - "Jason" - Dumpy Mama (1975)

Michel Petrucciani - "Charlie Brown" - Marvelous (1994)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Brian Lynch - "Joshua C" - Presents Madera Latino (2012)* The Ride Home 

Jack Sheldon - "Jack Departs" - Get Out of Town (1954)

[music behind announcements by Jim Driscoll Explosion]

Joey DeFrancesco - "One for Rudy" - One for Rudy (2013)

Stellar outing featuring Kirk & Flanagan

Michael Dease - "Benny's Bounce" - All These Hands (2016)*

Roy Haynes - "Raoul" - Out of the Afternoon (1962)

Fred Hughes Trio - "Waltse for Dave" - Matrix (2016)*

Hour Four:

Jimmy McGriff - "Ode to Billy Joe" - Black Pearl (1971)

Esperanza Spalding - "Judas" - Emily's D Evolution (2015)

Organic Trio - "Johnny Young" - Saturn's Spell (2106)

Tony Williams New Lifetime - "Fred" - Believe It (1975)

Good, interesting modern organ trio!

Jeff Richman - "Jimmy Palm" - Sizzle (2016)*

John Scofield - "Carlos" - Groove Elation (1995)

Tom Stewart - "Sneaky Pete" - First Time Over (2006)

CCM Jazz Orchestra - "Chester the Pester" - In Search of Garage Mahal (2014)

Playlist for 1-17-2017 WFCF - Family Show!

"Heart and Soul" - Liz Hill
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This week's it's all about family! All the songs have some sort of family member in the title. Plenty of new releases including Steve Slagle and George Cables, some classic tracks like Coltrane's "Cousin Mary" and Horace Silver's "Sister Sadie", and plenty of everything in between. Watch a silly promotional video here, and you can listen 3-5 eastern, resuming 5:15-7pm by clicking here! See you then - Kendo

Hour One:

John Coltrane - "Cousin Mary" - Giant Steps (1959)

Jack McDuff - "Dig Cousin Will" - Prelude (1963)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Kristin Korb - "Baby Don't You Quit Now" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*

Lynne Arriale - "Sister Moon" - Convergence (2010)

Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves - “My Mother's Eyes” - Now! (1963)

Mike LeDonne

Mike LeDonne - "Sweet Papa Lou" - That Feelin' (2016)*

John Scofield - "Mama Tried" - Country for Old Men (2016)*

Maynard Ferguson - “Mother Fingers” - MF Horns 3 (1973)

Ark Ovrutski Quintet - "Song for My Mom" - Sounds of Brasil (2010)*

Celestin's Original Tuxedo Orchestra - "Papa's Got the Jim-Jams" (1927)

Hour Two:

Dexter Gordon - "Daddy Plays the Horn" - Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)

Kenny Barron - "Fungii Mama" - Latin Jazz Hot & ()

George Cables - "Baby Steps" - The George Cables Songbook (2016)*

Kenny Barron!

Steve Slagle - "Family" - Alto Manhattan (2016)*

Yellowjackets - "Father Time" - Dreamland (1995)

Gailloreto Quintet - "Four Brothers" - The Insider (2003)

Stan Getz - "Five Brothers" - The Brothers (1949)

Chico Hamilton - "Brother Bob" - Twelve Tones of Love (2008)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Hank Mobley - "A Caddy for Daddy" - A Caddy for Daddy (1965) The Ride Home 

Wes Montgomery - "Little Child (Daddy Dear)" - Tequila

Chuck Mangione - "Children of Sanchez" - An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bolw (1978) [requested by listener]

Horace Silver - "Sister Sadie" - Blowin' the Blues Away (1959)

Cal Tjader - "Sonny Boy" - Mambo with Tjader (1954)

Michel Camilo - "Song for my Father" - Thru My Eyes (1996)

Joe Morello - "Mother Time" - Time Something Something (1961)

Hour Funk:

Roberto Fonseca - "Family" - ABUC (2016)* - 4:22

Fun new mambo centered cd from Roberto Fonseca!

John McLaughlin - "Mother Nature" - Industrial Zen (2006)

John Scofield - "Three Sisters" - Bump (1999)

Stanley Turrentine - "Sister Sanctified" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Herbie Hancock - "Lil' Brother" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Joe Beck - "Brothers and Others" - Masters of the Guitar (1975)

Cal Tjader - "Daddy Wong Legs" - Soul Bird (1965)

Miles Davis - "Country Son" - Miles in the Sky (1968)

Doug Carn Interview Now Online!

If you missed or would like to hear the interview with jazz legend organist Doug Carn, now you can! It was a very informative and fascinating interview with quite a bit about Doug's formative years and early career. If you are on the east coast of Florida you can catch him live with his West Coast Organ Band on Sunday Jan 15th in Daytona at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. He will have a B3 in tow! For info click here. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Playlist for 1-10-2017 WFCF - Doug Carn + More!!

"Black Jazz Records" - John Pipere

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I'm very excited about today's show! At 5:30 legendary artist Doug Carn will stop by the station for a live interview! We'll try to cover all the good stuff as well as talk about his upcoming concert Jan 15th in Daytona. Lots of new music to the show from recent Christmas gifts, and hour four is going to be extra funky this week. Tune in Today (Tuesday 1/10) from 3-5 and resuming from 5:20 to 7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Hank Mobley - "Good Pickin's" - Reach Out! (1968)

Tom Marko - "All the Cool Kids" - Inner Light (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Sonny Rollins - "Sonnymoon for Two" - Sonny Rollins Plays (1957)

Sonny the day after the Village Vanguard shows 1957

Doug Carn - "Peace" - Infant Eyes (1971)

John Scofield - "I'll Catch You" - Works For Me (2000)

Chris Thomas Band - "Fly Me to the Moon" - Only The Beginning (2016)*

[ambient background music by Jim Driscoll Explosion.]

Norah Jones - "It's a Wonderful Time for Love" - Day Breaks (2016)*

Wallace Roney - "Elegy" - A Place in Time (2016)*

Hour Two:

Jimmy McGriff - "Heavyweight" - The Worm (1968)

Jason Hainsworth - "Jana" - Third Ward Stories (2015)*

Brent keeps his dad's legacy alive!

Stu Harrison - "On the Street Where You Live" - Volume 1 (2016)*

Clare Fischer - "Rockin' In Rhythm" - Intenso! (2016)*

Joe Farrell - "The Jazz Crunch" - Sonic Text (1979)

Milt Jackson - "Bag's Groove" - Wizard of the Vibes (1952)

Doug Carn - "Mr. Kenyatta" - My Spirit (2015)

George Cables - "Think On Me" - The George Cables Songbook (2016)*  

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - Infant Eyes (1971) - The Ride Home!

Doug and the West Coast Organ Band!

Doug Carn - "The Florida Stomp" - In a Mellow Tone (1995)

       Doug Carn Interview at 5:30 eastern

Hour Four:

 Doug Carn Interview til 6:20

The Essence Allstars - "Raoul" - Bongobop (1997)

Larry Young - "Tyrone" - Into Something (1964)

Great set . Look at that band!

Kool & The Gang - "Lucky for Me" - Live at PJ's (1971)

Jimmy McGriff - "Blue Juice" - The Worm (1968)

Patrice Rushen - "Before the Dawn" - Before the Dawn (1975)

Upcoming Interview with Doug Carn!

Tuesday 1/10/17 at 5:30 eastern I'll interview legendary organist/pianist Doug Carn. We'll get to everything you want to know about classic albums like the one above "Infant Eyes" which broke fusion ground, initiated the "spiritual jazz" era and continues to galvenize generation after generation with it's raw emotions, sonorities and exuberance. Tune in by clicking here! See you then! - Kendo

Doug Carn and the West Coast Organ Band featuring Duane Eubanks will appear Sunday January 15th at The Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach at 2:30. For ticket information visit the NEFJA website. 

Playlist for 1-3-2017 WFCF - The Eyes Have It!

Today's show is "The Eyes Have It"! All the tunes will have something to do about eyes! The promo video above has a fun guessing game to challenge your jazz knowledge, which is why it's posted here! There's a LOT of variety today, as often happens with these themed episodes! Join me today (Tuesday Jan 3rd) for a fun, live show from 3-5pm eastern, and resuming from 5:15 to 7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo





Hour One:

John Coltrane - "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - Coltrane's Sound (1960)

Duke Ellington - "Pie Eye's Blues" - In Orbit ()

Duke Ellington 1956
Photo by William "Popsie" Randolph.

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jane Ira Bloom - "Other Eyes" - Early Americans (2015)

Cyrus Chestnut - "Eyes on the Prize" - Genuine Chestnut (2005)

Pee Wee Russell - "My Mother's Eyes" - New Groove (1962)

Cory Weeds - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - It's Easy to Remember (2016)*

Lori Williams - "Through Your Eyes (Iris) - Behind the Smiles (2016)*

Lester Young - "No Eyes Blues" - Alladin Sessions (1946)

Kristin Korb - "Jeepers Creepers" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*

Warne Marsh - "Smog Eyes" - Jazz of Two Cities (1956)

Anita O'Day - "Them There Eyes" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Hour Two:

Bill Evans - "Star Eyes" - A Simple Matter of Conviction (1966)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "Pretty Eyes" - Peace and Love (1994)

Joshua Breakstone - "Soul Eyes" - 88 (2016)*

Jordan Young - "Paris Eyes" - Jazz Jukebox (2015)

Mica Bethea w/ Linda Cole - "Angel Eyes" - The Mica Bethea Big Band (2011)

Always solid, always fun - another excellent Korb cd!

Wynton Kelly - "Dark Eyes" - Piano (1958)

Mark Johnson - "The Whispering Eye"

Kristin Korb - "Right Under My Eyes" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*

Cal Tjader - "Eye of the Devil" - Solar Heat ()

 Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Chuck Mangione - "Legend of the One-eyed Sailor" - Alive! (1972) - The Ride Home! 

Louis Armstrong - "You're the Apple of My Eye" - Complete Decca (1951)

Herbie Hancock - "Eye of the Hurricane" - Maiden Voyage ()

Charlie Haden with Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Only Have Eyes for You" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

[ambient background music by Jim Driscoll Explosion]

Charlie Haden - "Nice Eyes" - Always Say Goodbye (1993)

Thelonious Monk - "We See" - Quintet ()

Cal Tjader - "Close Your Eyes" - Tjader Goes Latin (1958)

Lisa Lindsley - "Star Eyes" - Long After Midnight (2016)*

Hour Four:

Duke Pearson - "Los Ojos Alegres" - The Phantom (1968)

Gary Burton - "Arise, Her Eyes" - Throb (1969)

Bobby Watson - "Eeeyyess" - Horizon Reassembled (2004)

Jeff Rupert & Richard Drexler - "My Mistress' Eyes" - Imagination (2015)*

2 unique masters together!

Gene Ammons - "Jug Eyes" - The Black Cat (1970)

Harvey Mason - "Looking Back" - Chameleon (2014)

Norah Jones - "Flipside" - Day Breaks (2016)*

Charles Earland - "Brown Eyes" - Leaving This Planet (1972) - 11:45 DIGITAL!!