Playlist for 12-5-2017 WFCF - Baubles, Bangles and Beads!

203.04 carat De Beers Millennium Star Diamond

When I was a kid, the back of our world atlas had a guide to all the known precious stones. With some frequency I would sprawl out on the floor, crack that giant tome open and gaze at the dazzling pictures; even occasionally remembering the stone names. Let's just say that video games and home computers hadn't happened yet.

Anyway - I came across a half-finished playlist on my desktop and decided to follow through - hence this week we have the "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" show! Songs about gems and jewelry by the likes of MJQ, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Drew Jr., Stan Kenton, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter and much more plus a few open slots for new releases. Tune in on Tuesday Dec 5th from 3-7pm eastern (with a break at 5) by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Zoot Sims - "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" - Soprano Sax (1976)

Russell Malone - "Pocket Watch" - Time for the Dancers (2017)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Russell's very successful latest release!

Matt Kane - "Jewel" - Acknowledgement (2014)

Stacey Kent - "Double Rainbow" - I Know I Dream (2017)*

Shelly Manne - "Pink Pearl" - Mannekind (1972)

Ella Fitzgerald - "With a Song In My Hear" - Someone to Watch Over Me (2017)*

Michelle Coltrane - "My Favorite Things" - Awakening (2017)*

Gary Burton - "Coral" - Times Square (1978)

Kenny Drew Jr. - "Coral Seas" - Coral Sea (2012)

Freddie Hubbard - "Coral Keys" - The Black Angel (1969)

Hour Two:

Stan Kenton - "Opus in Turquoise" - Contemporary Concepts (1956)

Kait Dunton - "Chrysocolla" - Triokait (2014)

John Daversa - "You Got a Puppy?!" - Wobbly Dance Flower (2017)*

Eric Reed - "The Way to Love" - Light in Darkness (2017)*

Tight band!

Wayne Shorter - "Black Diamond" - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1969)

Roland Kirk - "Black Diamonds" - Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)

Stan Kenton - "String of Pearls" - Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana (1959)

Duke Jordan - "Diamond Stud" - Flight to Jordan (1960)

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "Pennies from Heaven" - Rev (2016)*

John Beasley - "Dear Ruby" - MONK'estra Vol 2 (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Lou Donaldson - "Bag of Jewels" - Midnight Creeper (1968) - The Ride Home!

George Benson - "You'll Be In My Heart" - Jazz Loves Disney 2 (2017)*

Rare album from a guitar monster!

Shelly Manne - "A Gem from Tiffany" - Vol. 4 Swinging SOunds (1956)

Joe Cinderella - "Gem N Eyes" - Concept (2001)

Joe Henderson - "A Shade of Jade" - In Pursuit of Blackness (1971)

Wayne Shorter - "House of Jade" - Juju (1964)

Hour Four:

Gene Ess - "Jade Stones" - Absurdist Theater (2016)

Bill Evans Trio - "Jade Visions" - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "The Blue Necklace" - Under the Jasmine Tree (1968)

Behn Gillece - "Amethyst" - Dare To Be (2016)

Excellent modern vibraphonist!

Jimmy McGriff - "Black Pearl" - Black Pearl (1971)

Corey Christiansen - "Black-Eyed Susan" - Dusk (2015)*

Hiromi & Edmar Castaneda - "Cantina Band" - Live in Montreal (2017)

Alphonso Johnson - "Nova Iguacu" - Metaphors (2017)*

Esquivel - "Carioca" ()

Bennie Maupan - "The Jewel in the Lotus" - The Jewel in the Lotus (1974)

Kendo's CD Deal of the Week:



Joe Henderson "In Pursuit of Blackness/Black is the Color"
2 classic early 70's albums from an on-fire Henderson and equally charged bands featuring Curtis Fuller, George Cables, Lenny White, Stanley Clarke, Woody Shaw, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette! 2 tracks recorded live at the Lighthouse. Killer jazz!

Kendo's Mp3 Deal of the Week:

Wayne Shorter "Juju"

Classic stuff from a very productive period for Shorter. Coltrane band behind him - McCoy, Reggie & Elvin! Jazz standards galore including "Yes and No", "Deluge" & the title cut, with 2 alternate takes. A compelling listen!