Playlist for 10-21-2014 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Musical Trio VI" - Thomas Lange
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No theme for this weeks show, just a whole bunch of high-quality listening! A lot of recordings and tracks new to the show, including Hampton Hawes, Jack Sheldon, Cal Tjader, Bud Powell, La Lucha, Art Pepper and Steve Khan plus plenty of slots for new releases. Gettin' geared up for my top 55 tracks of 2014 list  - that'll get published on Halloween, followed by a show dedicated to those selections the following week (11/4). Meanwhile - come enjoy the sounds together with me on Tuesday 10/21 from 3-7pm eastern. Listen online here, and say hi on Twitter here. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

Akiko - "Blues for Bandit" - Commencement (2014)

The Cookers - "Reneda" - "Time and Time Again" (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Steve Khan - "Darlin' Darlin' Baby" - Tightrope (1977)

Thelonious Monk - "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

Thelonious Monk - "Bluehawk" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)
 
La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

blow baby blow

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

Jack Sheldon Quartet - "Cheek to Cheek" - Get Out of Town (1954)

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "What's Going On" - We're Back (2014)


[music behind announcements: Three Suns - "Danny's Inferno" - Movin' and Groovin' (1962)]
 
Hour Two:

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" - Gypsy Folk Tales (1977)

Brigitte Zarie - "L'Amour" - L'Amour (2013)

Lennie Tristano - "Atonement" - The Essential Keynote Collection 2 (1947)

Art Farmer Quartet - "My Little Suede Shoes" - Interaction (1963)

Fred Hersch - "This Heart of Mine" - Sarabande (1986)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Maiden Voyage" - The Trio (1997)

Mack Avenue Superband - "Chick's Tune" - Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival (2013)

Christian Tamburr - "Summertime" - Voyage (2014)

Hour Three:

Cal Tjader - "Tu Crees Quez?" - Here (1977)

a lot of talent there!

Gabor Szabo - "Witchcraft" - Spellbinder (1966)

Wayne Shorter - "Deluge" - Juju (1964)

Paul Desmond - "Take Ten" - Skylark (1973) CTI Moment

Bud Powell - "Cleopatra's Dream" - The Scene Changes (1958)

Eric Reed - "Groovewise" - Groovewise (2014)

Hank Mobley - "If I Should Lose You" - Soul Station (1969)

Lionel Hampton - "Oh Lady Be Good" - Star Dust (1947) excerpt

Lionel Hampton - "Just One of Those Things" - There'll Never Be Another You (1989)

Hour Four:

Kyle Eastwood - "Summer Gone" - The View from Here (2012)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Crazy She Calls Me" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1956)

Next Collective - "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" - Coverart (2012)

Art Pepper - "Straight Life" - Tokyo Debut (1977)

a creative soul...

Hampton Hawes - "Hip" - For Real (1958)

Astrud Gilberto - "To a Flame" - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971)

Nicholas Payton - "Five" - Numbers (2014)

Jae Sinnett - "Subject to Change" - Subject to Change (2014)

Playlist for 2-25-2014 WFCF - Female Vocalists vs. Godzilla!

See anyone you like? Clockwise from top left: Diana Krall, Anita O'Day, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, Diana Reeves, Valerie Gillespie, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Godzilla, Julie London, Jane Monheit, Marlena Shaw, Sybil Gage.

It's here! The sequel to last July's thriller "Attack of the Female Vocalists". Old favorites and new superstars, classic tracks and hidden diamonds... quite a few albums added to my own collection for this event, and still more from the WFCF library being played for the first time on this show. Warning: Godzilla will be vocalizing! However, his antics will be represented by instrumental performances of towering giants of jazz. Two vocal numbers for every one instrumental; odds are on the gals! Tune in Tuesday February 25th for the mayhem and melody, scatting, warbling, cooing, wailing and destruction! Hear it happen live on iHeart for free by clicking here. 3-7pm Eastern. See you then! - Kendo 

 

Hour One:

Valerie Gillespie - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Once Again (2003)

Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo - "My Mood is You" - Lena & Gabor (1969)

A very pleasant pairing!

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Larry Coryell - "She's Leaving Home" - Tricycles (2002)

Anita O'Day - "Tenderly" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Nancy Wilson - "The Masquerade is Over" - Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (1961)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Concorde" - Concorde (1955)
Marlena Shaw - "Whisper Not" - Dangerous (1996)

Duke Ellington (with Ivie Anderson) - "My Old Flame" - (1934)

Lee Konitz - "Marshmallow" - Subconscious-Lee (1949)

Rosemary Clooney - "Just One of Those Things" - Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Hear Music" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

This album is insanely good!

Thelonious Monk - "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - Genius of Modern Music Vol 1 (1947)

Hour Two:

Allison Paris - "Lover Man" - Second Chances (2003)

Diana Krall - "The Boy from Impanema" - Quiet Nights (2009)

Michel Camilo - "Tropical Jam" - Rendezvous (1993)

Astrud Gilberto - "Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart) - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Nina Simone - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" - Silk & Soul (1967)

Roy Haynes Trio - "Shulie-a-Bop" - Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Sarah Vaughan - "Just a Little Lovin'" - Feelin' Good (1971)

Sybil Gage - "Genuine" - Red (2007)

Cannonball Adderley - "Two Left Feet" - Jump for Joy (1958)

Kristin Korb - "Don't Fence Me In" - What's Your Story (2012)

Sassy at ease with the times and sounds of 1971!

Jane Monheit - "Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day" - The Heart of the Matter (2012)

Bill Evans Trio - "Our Love is Here to Stay" - Trio '65 (1964)

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Hour Three:

Anita O'Day - "Medley: 'S Wonderful, They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Rosemary Clooney - "Get Out of Town" - Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Miles Davis Vol. 2 (1953)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

Keely Smith - "You Go To My Head" - The Essential Capitol Collection (comp.)

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

Nina Simone - "The Look of Love" - Silk & Soul (1967)

Can you believe this album is over 20 years old?

Natalie Cole - "Nature Boy" - Unforgettable With Love (1991)

Gary Burton Quartet - "Fleurette Africaine" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

Julie London - "Why Don't You Do Right" - Whatever Julie Wants (1961)

Gail Yvon - "Blue Skies" - Gail Yvon (2012)

Cal Tjader - "Undecided" - Quintet (1956)

Carmen McRae - "Don't Explain" - Billie Holiday Revisited (comp.)

Hour Four:

Marlena Shaw - "Beautiful Friendship" - Dangerous (1996)

John Abercrombie Quartet - "LST" - 39 Steps (2013)

Dianne Reeves - "32 Flavors" - Beautiful Life (2013)

Eliane Elias - "Chega de Saudade" - The Three Americas (1997)

Esperanza Spalding - "Really Very Small" - Chamber Music Society (2009)

making waves!

Kate McGarry - "Gypsy in My Soul" - Show Me (2000)

Jane Monheit - "Born to be Blue" - The Heart of the Matter (2012)

Gerry Gibbs - "Eye of the Hurricane" - Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (2012)

Catherine Russell - "Bring It Back" - Bring It Back (2013)

George Cables - "The Duke" - Icons & Influences (2013)

Playlist for 12-10-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"From a notebook, December 22" - Maria Mamczur
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It's been a busy week - with less time to plan this week's playlist. So I picked out a lot of favorites this week. The result is at 5pm we'll have an entire hour of music from the CTI label! New releases from some Florida artists, a smattering of holiday jazz and a different kinda 3:15 coffee break are also features. Join me Tuesday 12/10 from 3-7 on WFCF 88.5FM. Click to listen for free on iHeart and we're also on spotify! See you then - Kendo

Hour One:

Ray Mantilla - "Andean Fantasy" - The Connection (2013)

Gerry Gibbs - "Epistrophy" - Gerry Gibb's Thrasher Dream Trio (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Medeski Martin & Wood - "Moti Mo" - It's A Jungle In Here (1993)

Miles Davis - "Oleo" - Bags Groove (1954)

Miles Davis - "Conception" - The New Sounds (1951)

Chet Baker kind of holiday lol

La Lucha - "Take On Me" - La Lucha (2012)

Ron Miller - "Seventh Sign" - Peacock Park (2010)

Chet Baker - "Winter Wonderland" - (1953)

Hour Two:

Dexter Gordon - "Tangerine" - Tangerine (1972)

Sonny Stitt - "Cherokee" - Kaleidoscope (1950)

Matt Kane - "Who Can I Turn To" - Suit Up! (2013)

Jackie McLean & Junko Onishi - "Little Melonae" - (1996)

Cook Trio - "I'll See You In My Dreams" - Uproar (2013)

New release - great cover!!

Cook Trio - "Made for Wesley" - Uproar (2013)

Clare Fischer Orchestra - "Morning" - Manteca! (1965)

Duke Pearson - "Sleigh Ride" - Merry Ole Soul (1969)

Bill Evans & Jim Hall - "Stairway to the Stars" - Undercurrent (1962)

Hour 3 - CTI Hour!!:

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

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

Kenny Burrell - "Be Yourself" - God Bless the Child (1971)

WFCF copy - cover's shot but vinyl great!

Kenny Burrell - "Love is the Answer" - God Bless the Child (1971)

Joe Farrell - "Collage for Polly" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)

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

Airto - "Lucky Southern" - Free (1972)

Freddie Hubbard - "Naturally" - Sky Dive (1972)

George Benson - "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - Shape of Things to Come (1968)

Stanley Turrentine - "Two for T." - Don't Mess with Mr. T (1973)

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "Amazonas" - Amazonas (1975)

John Scofield - "Jeep on 35" - A Go Go (1998)

Jamie Ousley - "Steam" - A Sea of Voices (2012)

Wynton Marsalis - "Aural Oasis" - Black Codes (1985)

Hampton Hawes - "Just One of Those Things" - Bird Song (1956)

Sybil Gage - "Three Time Loser" - Requests from the Bar (2013)

Hot Shock - "Bricks Without Straw" - Hot Shock (2013)

Bill O'Connell - "Erik's Song" - + The Latin Jazz All-Stars (2013)

Scott Sawyer - "How Deep Is The Ocean" - Dreamers (2013)

Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2013

Songs that did it for me this year, on or off the show, old & new! I figured All Hallow's Eve is as good a day as any to start an annual list. New & recent releases have a red number. Happy reading! - Kendo

Note: The links, when available, are to mp3s of the song on Amazon for purchasing. Whenever possible, get your jazz legally! :)

1 - John Coltrane - "Olé" - one of a kind.
2 - Astrud Gilberto/ Stanley Turrentine - "Brazilian Tapestry" - summer contentment and South American antiquity rolled up in a pair of bell-bottoms.
3 - Stanley Turrentine - "Sister Sanctified" - delicious; so good!
4 - Gary Burton Quartet - "Ballet" - indeed!
5 - Jack McDuff - "With the Wind" - the splendor of a late '60s organ gig; love the arrangement.
6 - Kristin Korb - "Traveling Groove Merchant" - irresistible and excellent!
7 - Louis Armstrong Hot 5 - "Muskrat Ramble" - joyous and timeless!
8 - Jackie McLean - "Five Will Get You Ten" - creative into the future.
9 - Chick Corea - "Friends" - hopelessly optimistic, Chick & co at their best.
10 - LaVerne Butler - "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" - so much fun & great oldie.
11 - Cal Tjader - "Close Your Eyes" - yow! highly romantic.
12 - Duke Ellington - "Rockin' in Rhythm" - after dinner dessert.
13 - Shelly Manne & his Men - "You And The Night And The Music" - intoxicating west coast.
14 - Stanley Turrentine - "Two for T" - a plunge into refreshing but deep waters.
15 - Jack McDuff - "Moon Rappin'" - the whole album is baaad.
16 - Blossom Dearie - "Lush Life" - you can't take your ears off this one; rarefied and delicate.
17 - Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 - "Like A Lover" - a soothing elixir.
18 - Hampton Hawes - "Bach" - wow.
19 - Oscar Peterson - "Lulu's Back In Town" - exuberance!
20 - Marlena Shaw - "Out of This World" - Marlena's got it.
21 - Thelonious Monk - "Remember" - fascinating.
22 - Joe Newman - "No Moon At All" - marvelous swing from an era earmarked with thoughtfulness.
23 - Ross Tompkins - "Stranger in Paradise" - magnificent Borodin with 'spang-a-lang'.
24 - Michael Petrovich - "Sunrise In the Land of the Pharaohs" - delightful, a real keeper.
25 - Joe Farrell - "Penny Arcade" - love that line! funky fun and Gadd!
26 - Modern Jazz Quartet - "Concorde" - yippee!!
27 - Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band - "Funquiado" - yes!
28 - Ed Reed - "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" - now that's how you tell a story.
29 - Keely Smith - "Lullaby Of The Leaves" - that voice!
30 - Bobby Timmons - "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" - BT really diggin' in on a pop standard.
31 - Mike Stern - "Cameroon" - high enthusiasm & uplifting melodies.
32 - La Lucha - "La Migra" - multifaceted Latin sticks with you.
33 - O Som Do Jazz - "Batucada" - fine beats and gripping new composition.
34 - Zach Bartholomew Trio - "Stop and Go" - essential new jazz, what a debut!
35 - Nedobeck Trio - "A Smo-ooo-th One" - like a smoothie.
36 - Sam River's All-Star Rivbea Orchestra - "Remember the Time" - hard groovin' tuba et al; party time!
37 - Sybil Gage - "Give Me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer" - a performer's performer, love it!
38 - Herbie Hancock - "The Egg" - a grabber from the only Herbie album you really need.
39 - Grant Green - "Cease The Bombing" - yah.
40 - Michael Leasure - "Days of Grace" - exquisite.
41 - Monty Alexander - "You Are My Sunshine" - doin' it right.
42 - Brecker Brothers - "Levitate" - Randy.
43 - Bobby Watson - "Lemoncello" - unique & catchy, like jazz should be.
44 - Al Hirt - "I Love Paris" - good golly!
45 - Marc Johnson - "Summer Running" - on the money.
46 - Dave Holland - "Spirals" - oof! Eubanks & Holland + magnificent sounds :)
47 - Herbie Nichols - "Mine" - Herbie in a whimsical mood, nice!
48 - Chris Higginbottom - "Taters in the Mould" - individualistic and wonderfully modern (goes for whole album)
49 - Art Farmer - "Sandu" - love this arrangement (Dave Matthews) and Art's ideas.
50 - Doug Carn - "Little B's Poem" - have you heard this?
51 - Cal Tjader - "Bludan" - Eddie Cano tune/arrangement - it's just got it.
52 - Abbey Lincoln - "Throw It Away" - wow, right to your heart.
53 - Gary Burton - "Fleurette Africaine" - that palette of sounds + profundity of playing + Duke.
54 - Freddie Hubbard - "Too High" - incessant goodness.
55 - Esperanza Spalding - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - taste & talent.


 
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