Tuesdays on Mixcloud 5:00-6:30 pm eastern

Livestreams every Tuesday from 5 to 6:30pm on Mixcloud featuring DJ Kendo, plus 11 years of playlists and audio from the show "Jazz Greats" on WFCF St. Augustine!

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Kendo's Cardboard Fireplace! - Chill Retro Christmas Music

 


A fun, chill, unique throwback to Christmases when fondue pots and plastic covered couches were the norm! From classics to unknowns, and I mean literally we don't know who performed a few of these tracks - culled from my personal collection. Pull up a fiberglass rug and hang out with me - you never know who will show up: Lawrence Welk? Aretha? A high school choir? You'll just have to trust Kendo and listen in the player below. Merry Christmas and thanks for stopping by! (shares are greatly appreciated at Christmas time!)


 

Lawrence Welk - "Christmas Comes But Once a Year" - Merry Christmas from Lawrence Welk (1956)

The 50 Guitars - "Jingle Bell Rock" - Christmas with The 50 Guitars (1977)

Shirley Caesar - "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - Gospel Songs at Christmas (1973)

Swan Silvertones - "When Was the Baby Born" - Gospel Songs at Christmas (1973)

Unknown - "Let It Snow" - Chorales and Chimes for Christmas (?)

Unknown - "Sleigh Ride" - Chorales and Chimes for Christmas (?)

Aretha Franklin - "Winter Wonderland" - (?) (1964)

Raymond Lefevre - "Jingle Bells" - Merry Christmas (1968)

Mahalia Jackson - "Go Tell It On the Mountain" - Silent Night (1963)

Sia - "Santa Visits Everyone" - Everyday is Christmas Snowman EP(2021)

Copley High School Choir  - "Carol of the Bells" - The Christmas Album (1972)

Joseph Byrd - "Carol of the Bells" - A Christmas Yet to Come (1975)

The Longines Symphonette - "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - The Family Christmas Treasury (1969)

???/??? - "Silent Night" The Original Music Box Medley of Christmas Songs (1977)

The Salvation Army NY Staff Band - "The Carolers (Good King Wenceslas, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)" - Christmas with The Salvation Army (1958)

The Salvation Army NY Staff Band - "Cantique de Noel" - Christmas with The Salvation Army (1958)

The Jodie Lyons Singers/Veo Gray - "Deck the Halls" - A Christmas Happening (Discogs says "1960". Veo Gray would have been amazingly way ahead of his time. My vote is 1968)

Jesse Crawford - "Deck the Halls" - Organ & Chimes for Christmas (1957)

Werner Muller - "O Tannenbaum" - O Tannenbaum (1956)

Lawrence Welk - "Christmas Island" - Merry Christmas from Lawrence Welk (1956)

Chet Atkins - "The First Noel" - Christmas with Chet Atkins (1961)

Andy Williams - "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - The Andy Williams Christmas Album (1963)

Pepper & Tanner Inc. - "Toy Dept. at hristmas - Sequence" - Sound Effects SE-511-S7 (?)

Felix Slatkin - "White Christmas" - Season's Greetings (1966)





Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Playlist for 10-24-2023 - Long Tracks Only!

 


Get lost in the music with a set of lengthy jazz tracks mixed live with limited announcements. Plenty of groove and no harsh vibes. Mixed live by yours truly on Mixcloud 10-24-2023. Listen in the player below and thank you for your support! - Kendo


Grant Green - "Flood in Franklin Park" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Light as a Feather" - Light as a Feather (1972)

Herbie Mann - "Come Together" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)

Buster Williams - "The Hump" - Pinnacle (1975)

Miles Davis - "The Ghetto Walk" - Early Minor (1969)

Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976)


Image by Johannes Plenio.


Tuesday, October 17, 2023

De-Stress Jazz IV with Kendo!



An hour and a half set of laid back, relaxing jazz with limited announcing. Perfect for unwinding, relaxing, reading, taking a bath or even sleeping! Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, Herb Ellis, Tommy Flanagan, George Duke, Herb Ellis, lots more! Mixed live on 10-17-2023. Listen on the player below!


Miles Davis - "It's Only a Paper Moon" - Dig (1951)

John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Children's Song" - Light as a Feather (1972)

Jack DeJohnette - "Silver Hollow" - New Directions (1978)

Joao Donato/Eumir Deodato - "You Can Do" - DonatoDeodato (1973)

Hank Crawford - "Midnight Over Memphis" - Hank Crawford's Back (1976)

Paul Desmond - "Autumn Leaves" - Summertime (1968) CTI Moment

Lou Donaldson - "The Good Life" - Lush Life (1967)

George Duke - "Foosh" - The Aura Will Prevail (1975)

Herb Ellis - "One Note Samba" - Softly... But With That Feeling (1961)

Bill Evans - "Detour Ahead" - Waltz for Debby (1961)

Joe Farrell - "Song of the Wind" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment

Tommy Flanagan - "UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - The Best Of (1980)

George Freeman - "Funny How Time Slips Away" - Man and Woman (1974)

Fuse One - "Friendship" - Fuse One (1980) CTI Moment




 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Playlist for 10-10-2023 WFCF - Fabulous Jazz and an Hour of Head (songs)



Jazz I've been listening to the last few weeks, random picks and an hour of songs with the word "head" in them! You can listen to the first half of the broadcast in the player below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo



Hour One:

Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Romantic Warrior (1976) 7:33

Cal Tjader - "Soul Sauce" - Soul Sauce (1964)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)

Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" - Spellbinder (1966)

Kenny Burrell - "Loie" - Guitar Forms (1965)

Chico Hamilton - "Conquistadores (The Conquerers)" - El Chico (1965)

Louis Armstrong - "Makin' Whoopee" (1957)

Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - "It's Sandy At the Beach" - Carnegie Hall Concert 2 (1974) CTI Moment

Astrud Gilberto - "Dindi" - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)

Hour Two:

Wes Montgomery - "Goin' Out of My Head" - Goin' Out of My Head (1965) 

Art Blakey - "Hammer Head" - Free For All (1964) 

Charles Earland - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - Black Drops (1970) 

Joe Farrell - "You Go To My Head" - Skateboard Park (1979)  

Nat King Cole - "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" - After Midnight (1956) 

Bobby Hutcherson - "Head Start" - Happenings (1966) 

Gene Ammons - "Jug Head Ramble" - Young Jug (1950) 

Bob James - "Heads" - Heads (1977) 

Hank Crawford - "Banana Head" - Dig These Blues (1965)

Blue Mitchell - "Heads Down" - Bantu Village (1969)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Lalo Schifrin - "Towering Toccata" - Towering Toccata (1976) CTI Moment The Ride Home!

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

Willie Bobo - "Evil Ways" - Bobo Motion (1967)

Urbie Green - "Please Send Me Someone To Love" - The Fox (1976)

Miles Davis - "Little Melonae" - 'Round About Midnight (1955)

Cal Tjader - "Maramoor Mambo" - Soul Sauce (1966)

Weather Report - "Teen Town" - Heavy Weather (1977)

Hour Four:

Dave Brubeck - "Jeeper's Creepers" - Brubeck Time (1954)

Jaki Byard (with Roland Kirk) - "Memories of You" - The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)

Reuben Wilson - "While The World Lies Waiting" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Ramsey Lewis - "Gemini Rising" - Sun Goddess (1974)

The Montgomery Brothers - "Snowfall" - In Canada (1960)

Michael Petrovich - "San Isidro" - Bella Luna (2012)

Miles Davis/Gil Evans - "Concierto de Aranjuez" - Sketches of Spain (1960)

 





Saturday, September 30, 2023

Playlist for 9-19-2023 - Extreme Chill Jazz


 
A set of extra relaxing jazz for those extra stressful days! Art Farmer, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Wes Montgomery, Victor Feldman, Miles Davis, MJQ and plenty more with limited announcing. The set starts out a bit quiet and grows louder so leave your volume settings at a normal setting. Originally mixed live on 9-19-2023. If you like these sets, follow me on Mixcloud to be notified of upcoming livestreams! Listen on the player below. Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

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Paul Desmond - "Embarcadero" - Take Ten (1963)

Wes Montgomery - "Trust In Me" - A Day In the Life (1967)

Victor Feldman - "Have a Heart" - Plays Everything In Sight (1967)

Walter Murphy - "Sunflower" Rhapsody In Blue (1977)

Jack Murphy - "All In Love Is Fair" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good To Me (1974)

Gerry Mulligan - "What Is There To Say" - What IS There To Say (1959)

Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida- "One Note Samba" - Collaboration (1966)

Cal Tjader - "Similau" - Along Comes Cal (1967)

Blue Mitchell - "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)

Mongo Santamaria - "No Pises Mi Lagra" - Fuego (1973)

Grant Green - "Samba de Orfeu" - Iron City (1967)

Art Farmer - "Saudhade" - Something You Got (1977)

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "Meditation" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

Herbie Mann - "Claudia Pie" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)

Miles Davis - "Teo" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)


Image by Andrea Piacquadio.



Sunday, September 24, 2023

Jazz from 1973!

 


A show featuring jazz tracks that have reached the milestone of 50!

1973 was quite a year with Skylab, Watergate, Foreman vs Frazier, The Sears Tower, the designated hitter (!), US pulling out of Vietnam, The Godfather winning an Oscar, and Imelda Marcos buying her first pair of first lady shoes! Gene Krupa, Jim Croce and J.R.R. Tolkien passed away in 1973, as did Kid Ory, Edward G. Robinson, Pablo Picasso and Betty Grable.

Elvis Presley's "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" was seen in over 40 countries. The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and The King Biscuit Flower Hour all made their debut in 1973. The #1 song of the year (not surprisingly) was "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree".  Cracklin' over your AM radio were singles like "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "You're So Vain", "Crocodile Rock", "Drift Away" and "Delta Dawn". Soft-rock band America
 won Best New Artist at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards. Gary Burton ("Alone at Last") and Freddie Hubbard ("First Light") won the jazz Grammys.

Some of the top-selling movies of 1973 were "The Sting", "The Exorcist", "Serpico", "Papillon" and "The Way We Were". Topping the tv ratings were "All In The Family", "The Waltons" and "Sanford and Son". A Big Mac was 65¢ and a chocolate shake was 35¢. A gallon of gas was 39¢. Tickets to the Superbowl were $15 (Dolphins>Redskins 14-7) .

The Monte Carlo won "Car of the Year" by Motor Trend, and a Mazda RX3 set you back $2,995. It took all 7 games for the Oakland A's to beat the Mets in the World Series. The best selling kids toy was Shrinky Dinks. The population of the world was 3.92 million, the population of Flagler County FL was 6,000; St. Johns was 35,901 (who was that "1"?).

Below is a tiny cross-section of jazz that was recorded in 1973. I have another show's worth and will likely do one more of these before the year is out. Sit back and enjoy jazz from 50 years ago in the player below, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo



Ron Carter - "R2, M1" - Blues Farm (1973)

Kenny Burrell - "Both Feet On the Ground" - Both Feet On the Ground (1973)

Cal Tjader - "Tanga" - Primo (1973)

Keith Jarrett - "Still Life, Still Life" - Fort Yawuh (1973)

Herbie Mann - "Rainy Night in Georgia" - Turtle Bay (1973)

Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - "Momma Flosie" - Body and Soul (1973)

Herbie Mann - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - London Underground (1973)

Grover Washington Jr. - "Trouble Man" - Soul Box Vol 1 (1973)

Don Sebesky - "Fly/Circles" - Giant Box (1973)

Stanley Turrentine - "Too Blue" - Don't Mess With Mister T (1973)

Donald Byrd - "Miss Kane" - Street Lady (1973)

McCoy Tyner - "Nebula (excerpt)" - Enlightment (1973)

George Benson - "Plum" - Body Talk (1973)

Mixed live on Mixcloud on 9-5-2023.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Playlist for 9-12-2023 WFCF - Mid-September Jazz!

 

Jazz recorded in the middle of September, chronologically!

Hour One:

Django Reinhardt - "Improvisation No. 2" - Souvenirs (9-10-1938)

Django Reinhardt - "Louise" - Souvenirs (9-10-1938)

Tiny Grimes - "Romance Without Finance" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-15-1944)

Tiny Grimes - "Red Cross" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-15-1944)

Charlie Parker - "Barbados" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-18-1948)

Charlie Parker - "Ah-Leu_cha" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-18-1948)

Lester Young - "Up 'N' Adam" - Lester Swings (9-17-1949)

Lester Young - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Lester Swings (9-17-1949)

Zoot Sims - "Jane-O" - Tenor Sax Favorites (9-16-1950)

Zoot Sims - "Dancing In the Dark" - Tenor Sax Favorites (9-16-1950)

Miles Davis and The Lighthouse All-Stars - "Infinity Promenade" - At Last! (9-13-1953)

Lee Konitz - "Lee Tchee" - Plays (9-18-1953)

Hour Two:

Cal Tjader - "Fascinating Rhythm" - Tjader Plays Mambo (9-11-1954)

Barney Kessel - "Jeepers Creepers" - Kessel Plays Standards (9-12-1955)

Shelly Mann & His Men - "Grasshopper" - Vol 1 The West Coast Sounds (9-13-1955)

Shelly Mann & His Men - "Spring Is Here" - Vol 1 The West Coast Sounds (9-13-1955)

Dexter Gordon - "Confirmation" - Daddy Plays the Horn (9-18-1955)

Miles Davis - "'Round Midnight" - 'Round About Midnight (9-10-1956)

Maynard Ferguson - "The Wailing Boat" - Birdland Dream Band Vol 1 (9-11-1956)

Bud Powell - "Elegy" - Blues in the Closet (9-13-1956)

Nat King Cole - "I Was a Little Too Lonely" - After Midnight bonus track (9-14-1956)

Nat King Cole - "Just You, Just Me" - After Midnight (9-14-1956)

Cal Tjader - "Mambo at the 'M'" - Goes Latin (9-10-1957)

Hour Three:

          ~ The Break Room ~

John Coltrane - "Lazy Bird" - Blue Train (9-15-1957) The Ride Home!

Ernie Henry - "Autumn Leaves" - Last Chorus (9-15-1957)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Avenue C" - Sing a Song of Basie (9-16-1957)

Horace Silver - "The St. Vitus Dance, Melancholy Mood" - Blowin' the Blues Away (9-13-1959)

The Montgomery Brothers - "Jeannine" - In Canada (9-16-1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" - Desafinado (9-12-1962)

Kenny Burrell - "" - Bluesy Burrell (9-14-1962)

Gary Burton - "Storm" - Who Is Gary Burton (9-14-1962)

Duke Ellington - "Fleurette African" - Money Jungle (9-17-1962)

Hour Four:

John Coltrane - "Up 'Gainst the Wall" - Impressions (9-18-1962)

Bobby Timmons - "Born to Be Blue" - Born to Be Blue (9-10-1963)

Roy Haynes - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - Cymbalism (9-10-1963)

Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff - "Soul Shack" - Soul Shack (9-17-1963)

Paul Desmond - "All Across the City" - Glad to be Unhappy bonus track (9-16-1964)

Lee Morgan - "Most Like Lee" - Cornbread (9-18-1965)

John Handy - "Spanish Lady" - Live at Monterey Jazz Festival (9-18-1965)

Kendo's Schedule September 2023


Hey All - I figured since I'm on a few different platforms this month I'd put a schedule of shows here for ease of use and access. Thanks to all who join me on the various shows!


  • 9/12 Tuesday 3-7pm eastern "Jazz Greats" on WFCF 88.5 FM and iHeart (with a break at 5)

  • 9/15 Friday 5-6pm eastern "The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show" livestream on Epix Radio.

  • 9/19 Tuesday 11am to 12:30pm "Jazzploration" on Mixcloud. This week we continue listening to jazz recorded in 1973.

  • 9/22 Friday 5-6pm eastern "The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show" livestream on Epix Radio.

  • 9/26 Tuesday 3-7pm eastern "Jazz Greats" on WFCF 88.5 FM and iHeart (with a break at 5)

  • 9/29 Friday 5-6pm eastern "The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show" livestream on Epix Radio. This is the last show on Epix Radio, who are shutting down October 1st. 


Images from 9-05-2023 livestream 1973 show.

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Playlist for 9-1-2023 - Soul Jazz Vinyl Show VI



An hour of delicious soulful jazz grooves from Melvin Sparks, Herb Alpert, Caspian, George Benson, Art Pepper, lots more! Originally mixed and hosted live on Epix Radio by yours truly. Listen in the player below! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo
 



Melvin Sparks - "Thank You (Falettin' Me Be Mice Elf Again) - Sparks! (1970)

Herb Alpert - "Rotation" - Rise (1980)

Caspian - "Otoño Perpetuo" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)

Walter Murphy - "Fish Legs" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Wilbert Longmire - "Starflight" - Sunny Side Up (1978)

Joe Farrell - "Disco Dust" - La Catedral y El Torro (1977)

Art Pepper - "Diane" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Lalo Schifrin - "Frances Theme" - Towering Toccata (1976)

George Benson - "Thunder Walk" - Giblet Gravy (1967)

Lonnie Smith - "Love Bowl" - Live at Club Mozambique (1970)

Image by Armin Rimoldi.






Saturday, August 26, 2023

Playlist for 8-25-2023 - Soul Jazz Vinyl Show V




Jazz and beyond with an emphasis on soul and groove! Mixed live on Epix Radio by yours truly on 8-25-2023. Thanks to all who stopped in! Listen in the player below & please enjoy - Kendo



Wayne Shorter - "Harry's Last Stand" - Blues a la Carte (1959)

Curtis Mayfield - "Stone Junkie" - Newport in New York '72 (1972)

Issa Bagayogo - "Furu" - Tassourmakam (2004)

Bobby Timmons - "From the Bottom" - From The Bottom (1964)

Miles Davis - "Little Church" - Live Evil (1970)

Stix Hooper - "Brazos River Breakdown" - The World Within (1979)

Wilbert Longmire - "Black Is The Color" - Sonny Side Up (1978)

Hubert Laws - "Midnight at the Oasis" - The Chicago Theme (1974)

Eric Gale - "With You I'm Born Again" - Touch of Silk (1980)

Tosca - "Damontag" - J.A.C. (2005)

Dave Hamilton - "Vanski" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Sonny Rollins - "Charm Baby" - The Way I Feel (1976)

Weather Report - "Nubian Sundance" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)


Image by Mikhail Nilov.


Sunday, August 20, 2023

Playlist for 8-18-2023 - Soul Jazz Vinyl Show IV




This week's show was a fun one and flew by! Great tracks from John Patton, Victor Feldman, Tosca, Billy Cobham and lots more! Have a listen in the player below. Thanks to all who attended! - Kendo



Jaywalkers - "Sutro Heights" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)

Billy Cobham - "Opelousas" - Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought (1978)

Cal Tjader - "Ode to Billy Joe" - Solar Heat (1968)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Oblighetto" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

Al Cohn - "Good Old Blues" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)

Tosca - "Pyjama" - J.A.C. (2005)

John Patton - "Let 'Em Roll" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)

Cannonball Adderley - "Pyramid" - Pyramid (1974)

Flora Purim - "Tomara (I Wish)" - Encounter (1976)

Herbie Mann - "What Would You Do" - Sun Belt (1978)

Victor Feldman - "This Door Swings Both Ways" - Plays Everything in Sight (1967)

Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy '66" - Gypsy '66 (1965)










Friday, August 11, 2023

Cool Jazz for a Hot Day - Playlist for 8-8-2023



A set of chill, soothing jazz with lots of groove to help you stay cool! Original broadcast and mixed live on 8-8-2023. Listen in the player below or follow me on Mixcloud!



Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "For Minors Only" - Hard Drive (1957)

Art Farmer - "Something You Got" - Something You Got (1977)

The Family of Man - "Davey Blue" - First Light (1974)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Minha Saudade" - A Change is Gonna Come (1966)

Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "Ebony Samba" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)

George Benson - "Dance" - Body Talk (1973)

Mongo Santamaria - "No Pises Mis Lagri Mas" - Fuego (1973)

Cal Tjader - "Morning" -   (1966)

Roy Meriwether Trio - "A  Taste of Honey" - Soup & Onions (1966)

Jimmy Smith - "Mimosa" - Off The Top (1982)

Kiefer - "Curly" - When There's Love Around (2022)


image by Oliver Sjöström

Friday, August 4, 2023

Playlist for 8-1-2023 WFCF - Early August!

image by Ashley K. Bowen

This week's show focused on jazz recorded in the first few days of August by greats like Chico Hamilton, Andrew Hill, Charles Mingus, Grant Green, Herbie Nichols, Miles Davis, lots more! Fun show - thank you for all the calls, posts, texts and pics! Much love - Kendo

Hour One:

Andrew Hill - "Grass Roots" - Grass Roots (recorded 8-5-1965)

Michel Camilo - "Mr. C.I." - Triangulo (recorded 55 years ago 8-1-6-2001) 

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cal Tjader - "Serenata" A Fuego Vivo (recorded 42 years ago 8-1-1981)

Art Farmer - "When Your Lover Has Gone" - 2 Trumpets (recorded 8-3-1956)

Charles Mingus - "Tijuana Gift Shop" - New Tijuana Moods (recorded 8-6-1957)

Keith Javors - "Sierra Nicole's Bossa" - Mo' City Jungle (recorded 8 5-6 2002)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Yardbird Suite" - At Music Inn Vol. 2 (recorded 8-3-1958)

Duke Jordan - "Si-Joya" - Flight to Jordan (recorded 8-4-1960)

Hour Two:

Herbie Nichols - "Chit Chatting" - The Herbie Nichols Trio (recorded 68 years ago on 8-1-1955)

Herbie Nichols - "Lady Sings the Blues" - The Herbie Nichols Trio (recorded 68 years ago on 8-1-1955)

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - "Snap the Whip" - Volume 3 (recorded 8-2-1955)

Miles Davis - "Minor March" - Miles Davis Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet (recorded 8-5-1955)

Chico Hamilton - "Spectacular" - Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (recorded 8-4-1955)

Art Taylor - "Blue Interlude" - A.T.'s Delight (recorded 8-6-1960)

John Coltrane - "Impressions" - Evenings at The Village Gate (recorded 8-1961)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Grant Green - "Grantstand" - Grantstand (recorded 62 years ago on 8-1-1961) The Ride Home!

Gerry Mulligan - "Candy" - Gerry's Time (recorded 66 years ago on 8-1-1957)

Miles Davis - "Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" - Porgy and Bess (recorded 8-4-1958)

Clifford Brown/Max Roach - "Sweet Clifford" - Brown and Roach Inc. (recorded 8-3-1954)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "One Song" - Dave Digs Disney (recorded 8-3-1957)

Hour Four:

Wayne Shorter - "Deluge" - Juju (recorded 8-3-1964)

Wes Montgomery - "Twisted Blues" - So Much Guitar! (recorded 8-4-1961)

Jackie McLean - "'Snuff" - It's Time (recorded 8-5-1964)

Christian Tamburr - "People Talk" - People Talk (recorded 8 6-7 2016)

Sonny Rollins - "Arroz con Pollo" - Easy Living (recorded 8 3-6 1977)Nu

Lynne Arriale - "Yada Yada Yada" - Nuance (recorded 8 1-4 2008)

Wes Montgomery - "While We're Young" - So Much Guitar! (recorded 8-4-1961)

Andrew Hill - "Soul Special" - Grass Roots (recorded 8-5-1965)







Monday, July 31, 2023

Playlist for 7-28-2023 Soul Jazz Vinyl Show on Epix Radio


A set of chillified, relaxing jazz music for the 2nd installment of "The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show" on Epix Radio, perfect for listening at work or decompressing at home. Listen in the player below! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo



Walter Murphy - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Cheikh Lo - "Jeunesse Senegal" - Bambay Gueej (1999)

George Benson - "Tell It Like It Is" - Tell It Like It is (1969)

Bobby Timmons - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From The Bottom (1964)

Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)

Herbie Mann - "I Never Can Say Goodbye" - Hold On, I'm Comin'! (1972)

Patrice Rushen - "Music of The Earth" - Patrice (1978)

Astrud Gilberto - "Ponteio" - Gilberto with Turrentin (1971)

Swag - "Rug Munch" - Felony Funk (2000)

Jack McDuff - "The City Bump" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Cal Tjader - "Moanin'" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Sarah Vaughan - "Inner City Blues" - A Time in My Life (1971)

Gabor Szabo - "(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Magical Connection (1970)

Billy Cobham - Song for a Friend (2)" - Life & Times (1976)



Friday, July 28, 2023

Playlist for 7-25-2003 - Relaxing Jazz

 


Jazz to chill out to! Decompress, de-stress, unwind and relax to soothing jazz tracks by Sonny Rollins, Patrice Rushen, Wes Montgomery, Art Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Bobby Hutcherson and many more. Listen in the audio player below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo



Bobby Hutcherson - "The Sailor's Song" - Un Poco Loco (1979)

Art Taylor - "High Seas" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Gabor Szabo - "Sombrero Sam" - Magical Connection (1970)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "You're Everything" - Light as a Feather (1972)

Kenny Burrell - "Nana" - Both Feet On the Ground (1973)

Herbie Mann - "If I Were a Carpenter" - Windows Opened (1968)

John Lewis and Sasha Distel - "Bag's Groove" - Afternoon in Paris (1956)

Sonny Rollins - "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day in the Life (1967)

Patrice Rushen - "Wishful Thinking" - Patrice (1978)

Hailu Mergia and The Walias Band - "Atmetalegnem Woi" - Tezeta (1976)

Bud Shank - (You and Me and) Rain On the Roof - A Spoonful of Jazz (1967)

Jimmy Smith - "Come On Baby" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Mixed live and originally broadcast on 7-25-2023. Image by Victor Freitas.

Friday, July 21, 2023

Playlist for 7-11-2023 - Soul Jazz Tuesday

A picture of Johnny Hartman  - the cover to his album Today.


Had good fun and made new friends on last week's livestream over on Mixcloud - an hour of positive vibes, easy grooves and stellar playing from George Benson, Miles Davis, Kiefer, Johnny Hartman and more! Listen in the player below. Follow me for upcoming livestreams and check out my new show on Epix Radio Fridays at 5pm eastern. Thanks for stopping by - Kendo




Baby Face Willette - "Whatever Lola Wants" - Face to Face (1961)

George Benson - "Plum" - Body Talk (1973)

Kifu Mitsuhashi/Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Hohai-Bushi" - Wamono Groove (1976)

Johnny Hartman - "Help Me Make It Throught The Night" - Today (1972)

Miles Davis - "Drad-Dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)

Herbie Mann & The Family of Man - "Sunrise High" - First Light (1973)

J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya" - Stonebone (1969)

Kiefer - "When There's Love Around" - When There's Love Around (2021)

Johnny Hammond - "Higher Ground" - Higher Ground (1973)

Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)



Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Kendo on Epix Radio!


 

Starting this Friday July 21st, I will be hosting a one hour show on Epix Radio on Mixcloud; an English Language station in Portugal. The show will largely feature soul jazz with a classic cut or two mixed in... Join me for The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show, hang out, enjoy the sounds, chat with me and even make requests! 5pm eastern on Fridays - watch it here and subscribe to not miss a show! Looking forward! - Kendo

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Playlist for 7-1-2023 - Chill-i-fied!


70 minutes of chilled out jazz mixed live with no announcements. Lengthy, relaxed instrumental grooves from Freddie Hubbard, Baby Face Willette, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery and many more great artists! You can listen in the player below. Enjoy and stay cool!





Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976)

Jack McDuff - "Layin' Back" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Wes Montgomery - 'Bumpin" - Bumpin' (1965)

Freddie Hubbard - "Sunshine Lady" - Mistral (1980)

Kenyon Hopkins - "Santa Monica blues" - The Yellow Canary (1963)

Hubert Laws - "Fire and Rain" - Afro-Classic (1970)

Herbie Hancock - "Gentle Thoughts" - Secrets (1976)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Clockwise" - Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Herbie Mann - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - London Underground (1973)

Baby Face Willette - "Goin' Down" - Face to Face (1961)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965)


Originally broadcast on July 1, 2023 on Mixcloud. Follow me there to attend future live streams!

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Playlist for 6-20-2023 WFCF - Jazzploring!

 

Hangin' at the radio station and playing the most variety in jazz possible til 7pm eastern. 88.5 FM in and around St. Augustine, or on iHeart

Hour One:

Mongo Santamaria - "Cu-Bop Alert" - Soca Me Nice ()

Michael Brecker - "Song For Bilbao" - Tales from The Hudson (1996)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Woody Shaw - "Imagination" - Imagination (1987)

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - "Desafinado" - Jazz Samba (1962)


Coleman Hawkins - "Sancticity" - The Hawk Flies High (1957)

Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine - "Soul Shoutin'" - Soul Shoutin' (1963)

Cal Tjader - "Serengeti" - La Onda Va Bien (1979)

Nina Simone - "Little Girl Blue" - Little Girl Blue (1957)

Hour Two:

Meshell Ndegeocello - "Omnipuss" - The Omnichord Real Book (2023)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Aint Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Wes Montgomery - "Goin' Out of My Head" - Goin' Out of My Head (1965)

Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery - "Delilah" - Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

John Coltrane - "Rise and Shine" - Settin' The Pace (1958)

Don Patterson - "Whistle While You Work" - These Are Soulful Days (1973)

Pat Martino - "Blue in Green" - Interchange (1993)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Little B's Poem" - Components (1965)

Catalyst - "Ain't It the Truth" - Catalyst (1972)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Art Taylor - "Move" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Louis Armstrong and His hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" (1926)

Oscar Peterson Trio - "Night Train" - Night Train (1962)

Wes Montgomery & Jimmy Smith - "O.G.D. (aka "Road Song") - Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966)

Zoot Sims - "Oh, Lady Be Good" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Volume 1 (1953)

Sonny Rollins - "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - Plays for Bird (1956)

Hank Jones - "Almost Like Being In Love" - Quartet - Quintet (1955)

Hour Four:


Melvin Sparks - "Gathering Together" - Texas Twister (1973)

Return to Forever - "Captain Marvel" - Light as a Feather (1972)

John Patton - "Lite Hit (alt take)" - Accent on the Blues (1969)

Buster Williams - "The Hump" - Pinnacle (1975)

Mark Murphy - "Why Don't You Do Right?"

Miles Davis - "Filles de Kilimanjaro" - Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968)





















Thursday, June 15, 2023

Playlist for 6-13-2023 - Hot as Funk Jazz!

 


Thanks to everyone who stopped in on a very hot Tuesday for this livestream. It was an all-out jazz show featuring Red Garland, Willis Jackson, New York Jazz Quartet, Harold Land, John Patton plus a few surprises! You can listen in the player below. Enjoy and have a good one! - Kendo



Hour One:

Red Garland - "Soft Winds" - Rediscovered Masters (1961)

Bacalao Men - Japones" - El Nuevo Bugalu (2005)

Harold Land - "Mtume" - A New Shade of Blue (1971)

Astrud Gilberto - "Zazueira" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

John Patton - "Each Time" - Oh Baby! (1965)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody.../Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green 1971()

Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band - "Aya Belew Belew" (1975)

Osibisa - "Akwaaba" - Osibisa (1971)

Willis Jackson - "Miss Anne" - Headed and Gutted (1974)

Hour Two:

New York Jazz Quartet - "87th Street" - New York Jazz Quartet (1977)

David Newman - "Let Me Know" - Newmanism (1974)

Ray Charles - "One Mint Julep" - Greatest Hits (1960)

Reuben Wilson - "Back Out" - Love Bug (1969)

Walter Hawkins - "Goin' To a Place" - The Hawkins Family (1980)

Wes Montgomery - "What The World Needs Now is Love" - Tequila (1966)

Gary McFarland Sextet - "Sandpiper" - Point of Departure (1963)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Love Is Blue" - Out of Sight (but 'In' Sound) (1968)

Herbie Mann - "Medditerrainian" - Discoteque (1975)