Soul Jazz Tuesday vs. Anything Goes with Kendo

 

Special 3 hour mix of soul jazz, straight-ahead, vocal jazz, and a smattering of randomness. Hour three has a midnight theme! Listen in the player below and thank you for visiting!! (ps there is a minute of silence at the end of the John Patton track due to a Kendo error... after that the jams are uninterrupted!)

Miles Davis - "Yesternow" (excerpt) - Jack Johnson (1970)

Al Jarreau - "Thinkin' About It Too" - All Fly Home ()

Big John Patton - "The Shake" - Got a Good Thing Goin' On (1966)

Gary McFarland - "Schlock House Blues" - Point of Departure (1963)

Issa Bagayogo - "Koroto" - Tassoumakan (2003)

Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - "Africans Unite" - Juju Street Songs (1972)

Donald Fagen - "Planet D'Rhonda" - Sunken Condos (2012)

George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell ()

Charles Earland and Odyssey - "Ode to Chicken George" - Revelation (1977)

Nancy Wilson - "The Very Thought of You" - Lady Sings the Blues (comp.)

Ronnie Foster - "Chunky" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Catalyst - "New Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)

Fred Astaire - "Puttin' On the Ritz" (1930?)

Jimmy McGriff - "Groove Grease" - Groove Grease (1971)

Isaac Hayes - "We Need Each Other Girl" - Truck Turner (1974)

Zoot Sims - "The Man I Love" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Zoot Sims - "How Long Has This Been Going On" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Leon Spencer - "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - Louisiana Slim (1971)

Grover Washington Jr. - "Let It Flow (For "Dr. J")" - Winelight (1980)

Ray Charles - "I Had The Craziest Dream" - I'm All Yours, Baby (1969)

DJ Shadow - "Midnight In a Perfect World" - Endtroducing..... (1996)

Freddie Hubbard - "Midnight At the Oasis" - Liquid Love (1975)

Thelonious Monk - "'Round Midnight" - Thelonious Himself (1957)

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

Michael Brecker - "Midnight Voyage" - Tales From the Hudson (1996)

Stanley Turrentine - "Midnight and You" - Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Wes Montgomery - "Midnight Mood" - Tequila (1966)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Midnight Sun" - Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)

Gato Barbieri - "Midnight Tango" - Ruby, Ruby (1977)

Lou Donaldson - "Alligator Bogaloo" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

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

Jazz's Biggest Sellers!!

The first in a new series of unique and fun mixes - exploring the biggest selling jazz tracks of all time! Constructed with care featuring music that resonated with the largest amount of people, so much so that they were compelled to go out and buy the album or single!

Presented for your fun and entertainment - the series is neither definitive or comprehensive. Relax, do whatever you do when you listen to jazz, and have a good time. If you enjoy the selections, you are in harmony with millions of people throughout the last few decades, including myself! Listen in the player below, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Billie Holiday - "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" - with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra. Released in 1935 it became Lady Day's breakthrough hit. She would have a much bigger one in a few years.

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Take Five" - The best selling jazz song of all time. It's album "Time Out" was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. It eventually went platinum. Columbia executives had serious reservations about the concept albums commercial appeal, and insisted the band record an album of standards first ("Gone With the Wind"). 1959

Miles Davis - "So What" - The best selling jazz album of all time unless you count Kenny G. or Norah Jones (who complained about being considered a jazz artist). "Kind of Blue" didn't really sell that well initially, but wound up being on the charts for decades, selling 5x's platinum. It is largely regarded as the best jazz album recorded. 1959

George Benson - "Breezin'" - certified triple platinum, it won 3 Grammy awards and topped 3 Billboard charts: pop, r&b and jazz. The other single from the album "This Masquerade" hit #10 on the Hot 100 and #8 in Canada. 

Sarah Vaughan - "Lullaby of Birdland" - the hit single from Sarah's eponymously titled album, composed by George Shearing who released it two years earlier. The album was Sassy's only collaboration with trumpeter Clifford Brown, and was her personal favorite album for most of her career. 1954

Weather Report - "Birdland" - Heavy Weather skyrocketed the band to insane superstardom, and it's hit single created a frenzy in 1977, becoming an instant standard, being performed by nearly everyone and recorded by the likes of Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich and the Manhattan Transfer, who won a Grammy with it. Heavy Weather hit #30 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on their jazz chart, where it remained well into 1978. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Oscar Peterson - "Night Train" - a big seller for Peterson as was the album of the same name, the song basically became identified with him. The album was formatted to have shorter selections, making them very suitable for airplay. 1962

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - Wes' biggest selling single, reaching #44 on the Hot 100. It's album "A Day In the Life" hit #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart, #2 on their R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is certified gold. Jazz was on the wane in 1967 (the "Summer of Love") and Wes comically lamented that after selling all those records, he still had trouble getting gigs.

Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good" - Chuck was already a pretty big deal before this release, but words cannot express the mania that followed the #4 hit and #2 album (kept from #1 by the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack). Every trumpet player in high school wanted to be him. Mangione's signature hat and vest and significant musicianship brought the flugelhorn out of the shadows and very much into prominence. The killer guitar solo is by Grant Geissman. The 1977 album is certified double platinum. 

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - "The Girl from Ipanema" - speaking of mania: Bossa Nova in the early 60's. Getz had opened up the floodgates in the United States with "Jazz Samba" with Charlie Byrd in 1962. Four bossa nova albums later in 1964 Getz/Gilberto was a sensation, aided by the debut of vocalist Astrud Gilberto on a few tracks, including this one. This song was voted Record of the Year at the Grammys in 1964, and also won Album of the Year in 1965. The album is certified platinum. "The Girl From Ipanema" is perhaps the song most identified with bossa nova in the states and has been recorded countlessly.

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - recorded in 1966, the song became a surprise hit early 1967, hitting #2 on the Soul chart and #11 on the Hot 100 and #4 on Canada's RPM Singles chart. Later that same year, other hit versions were recorded (with lyrics) by Marlena Shaw (#58) and the Buckinghams (#5). It was written by Joe Zawinul, who also composed "Birdland". The album hit #1 on the Soul chart and received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance.

Jazzploration with Kendo - Love Show

 

An uninterrupted mix of jazz tracks focused on love; from classic tracks to hidden gems! Listen in the player below and thank you for visiting! (Tips welcome - venmo @kendo66) 

Chet Baker - "Like Someone In Love" - Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Chet Baker - "Love For Sale" - You Can't Go Home Again (1977)

Miles Davis - "I Loves You Porgy" - Porgy and Bess (1958)

Grant Green - "Never My Love" - Shades of Green (1971)

Wes Montgomery - "What the World Needs Now Is Love" - Tequila (1966)

Carmen McRae - "Let There Be Love" - Live at Sugar Hill San Francisco (1962)

Gerry Mulligan - "Can't Buy Me Love" - If You Can't Beat 'Em Join 'Em! (1965)

Hubert Laws - "Where Is the Love" - Morning Song (1972)

Hubert Laws - "The Chicago Theme (Love Loop)" - The Chicago Theme (1975)

Billie Holiday - "Love Is Here to Stay" - All or Nothing At All (1957)

Quincy Jones - "Peace and Love" - Walking In Space (1969)

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

George Benson - "When Love Has Grown" - Body Talk (1973)

Aretha Franklin & George Benson - "Love All the Hurt Away" - Love All the Hurt Away (1981)

Stanley Turrentine - "I'm In Love" - Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Stanley Turrentine - "Rocket Love" - Wonderland (1986)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Love Me or Leave Me" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

Bobby Timmons - "This Guy's In Love With You" - Do You Know the Way? (1968)

Wilbert Longmire - "Love Why Don't You Find Us" - Sunny Side Up (1978)

Sonny Red - "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" - Breezing (1960)

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

Malou Beauvoir - "Is This Love" - Is This Love (2016)

Eric Gale - "Holding On to Love" - Part of You (1979)

John Coltrane - "Part One: Acknowledgement" - A Love Supreme (1964)

Originally mixed and streamed live on Tuesday 8-13-2024.

Jazz Divine-L 07 with Kendo

 

An uninterrupted two hour mix of jazz, lounge, soul jazz and light fusion featuring Sonny Clark, Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Billy Cobham, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Rusty Bryant, lots more!
Listen in the player below and thank you for stopping by - Kendo

Episode 07

Sonny Clark - "Nica (Take 4)" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "Black Feeling" - Black Feeling! (1969)

Sea Level - "Had to Fall" - Cats on the Coast (1977)

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "My Romance" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976)

Sarah Vaughan - "East of the Sun" (1950)

Gabriel Rene with Nicole Weisberg - "Don't You Cry" (2000)

Ray Bryant - "Midnight Stalking" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

Freddie Hubbard - "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows) - Skagly (1979)

Cal Tjader - "Los Bandidos" - Along Comes Cal (1967)

Ray Charles - "Unchain My Heart" (1961)

Lauren Henderson - "Something Bigger" - Alma Obscura (2019)

Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Li'L Darlin'" - H.R. is a Dirty Guitar Player (1963)

Jack McDuff - "The Prophet" - The Heatin' System (1971)

Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo - "Watch What Happens" - Lena & Gabor (1969)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Baby Ain't I Good to You" - New Wave! (1962)

Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2003)

Duke Ellington's Orchestra - "Stompy Jones" - Historically Speaking - The Duke (1956)

Bing  Crosby and Rosemary Clooney - "Slow Boat to China" - Fancy Meeting You Here (1958)

Shirley Caesar - "Gotta Serve Somebody" - Rejoice (1980)

Red Garland - "Blues in the Closet" - Rediscovered Masters (1959)

Rusty Bryant - "The Ballad of Oren Bliss" - Soul Liberation (1970)

J & K - "Recollections" - Stonebone (1969)

Anything Goes with DJ Kendo - Soul Jazz, Fusion, Lounge

A brief set with soul jazz, light fusion, post bop and lounge tracks with no announcing! Lou Donaldson, Billie Holiday, Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers, George Benson, Melvin Sparks, Dave Pike and lots more! No announcements. Listen in the player below and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

 
Episode 03

Dave Pike - "Free Improvisation" - The Doors of Perception (1966)

Monguito Santamaria - "Juicy" - On Top (1967)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Cry Me a River" - Hot B4arbeque (1965)

Lou Donaldson - "Hamp's Hump" - Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)

Astrud Gilberto - "Brazilian Fantasy" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

Melvin Sparks - "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" - Spark Plug (1971)

Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers - "Yaina" - Yaina (1979)

Billie Holiday - "The Man I Love" (1939)

Quincy Jones - "Dead End"/"Walking In Space (excerpt)" - Walking In Space (1969)

George Benson - "Affirmation" - Breezin' (1976)

Mixed live and streamed on 6-25-2024

Soul Jazz Tuesday with DJ Kendo

 

An hour plus of grooves that won't quit, burnin' B3s, smokin' six-strings, smooth sax and sassy or silky vocals. Mixed and hosted live on Mixcloud Tuesday 4-2-2024 by DJ Kendo. Listen in the player below! Thank you for stopping by.  

Episode XVI

Lonnie Smith - "Play It Back" - Live at Club Mozambique (1970)

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

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

Brother Jack McDuff - "Gin and Orange" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Jimmy Smith - "Sugar Hill" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Sarah Vaughan - "Sneakin' Up On You" - The New Scene (1966)

Thom Rotella - "Storyline" - Storyline (2019)

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

Sonny Rollins - "Shout It Out" - The Way I Feel (1976)

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

mic off silence

Art Taylor - "Syeeda's Song Flute" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Richard Tee - "Virginia Sunday" - Strokin' (1979)

ps - playlist poachers - I see you, for a long while now. You could at least say 'hi' or 'thank you' in the comments ffs.

images from the livestream.

I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo

 

Episode 2

Welcome to another "I Do What I Want" show where jazz occasionally plops right down next to exotica, lounge, muzak, bachelor pad, electronica, funk and just plain weirdness; all for your fun and enjoyment. This episode has a theme and even visuals! When you get to the song "Choo Choo" by Twink, start the video that's just below the audio player. Originally mixed and streamed live on Mixcloud 3-9-2024. Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day! - Kendo

Peter Matz - "Chatanooga Choo Choo" - Patterns in Sound Vol 2 (1967)

Oscar Peterson - "Happy Go Lucky Local" - Night Train (1962)

Johnny Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses/Rock Steady ()1971

Twink - "Choo Choo" - The Broken Record (2005)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Don't Stop This Train" - Blues on Bach (1973)

John Coltrane - "Blue Train" - Blue Train (1957)

George Benson - "Little Train" - White Rabbit (1971)

Herb Alpert - "The Trolley Song" - Herb Alpert's Ninth (1967)

Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band - "9:20 Special" - Vol. 2 (1978)

Dave Hamilton - "Late Freight" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Gerry Mulligan - "Engine Engine #9" - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em (1965)

Kenyon Hopkins/Creed Taylor - "Take the 'A' Train' - Sound of New York (1959)

Ray Brown Trio - "Take the 'A' Train' - Soular Energy (1984)

Jazz Divinyl 04 with DJ Kendo

 

After one of my obligatory faux pas (the beginning of the Dave Bailey cut is silent) this show takes off with fun juxtapositions like Gary Burton to Rudolph Johnson to Claude Bolling. Listen in the player below. Thanks to the folks in the room who kept me company! Come hang out with us on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:30pm eastern with occasional pop-up shows on Saturdays around 11am.

Maynard Ferguson - "All God's Children Got Rhythm" - The Big Horn (1955)

John Coltrane - "Soul Eyes" - Coltrane (1962)

Dave Bailey - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961) [first minutes silent]

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)

Sonny Clark - "Nica" - Sonny clark Trio (1960)

Gary Burton - "On, Two, 1-2-3-4-" - Duster (1967)

Rudolph Johnson - "Mr. TJ (Single Edit) - Spring Rain (1971)

Claude Bolling/Jean-Pierre Rampal - "Baraque and Blue" - Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio (1975)

Rusty Bryant - "Soul Liberation" - Soul Liberation (1970)

Al Cohn - "The Things I Love" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)

Ray Bryant - "Gotta Travel On" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

James Moody and His Modernists - "Tin Tin Deo" - James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo (1948)

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

Louis Bellson Quintet - "The Song Is You" - Raincheck (1978)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "Black Feeling" - Black Feeling! (1969)

Ron Carter - "Epistrophy" - Yellow & Green (1976)

George Benson - "Jackie, All" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)

Mixed live and streamed on 3-5-2024

Top image by Cottonbro Studio.

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.

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.

Playlist for 7-11-2023 - Soul Jazz Tuesday

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)

Playlist for 6-6-2023 - Nothing to See Here, Move Along

 

For this week's show I was going to do a bunch of full album sides, because I wasn't in the mood for putting a show together; but typical of me I got fully engaged and made a full-fledged, themed show, inspired by the opening album side from Al Di Meola. The show closed with a tribute to organist Reuben Wilson, who recently passed. Hope any who tuned in enjoyed! Follow me on Mixcloud for weekly live streams. It's also where I am every other Tuesday these days. Have a fab one! - Kendo

Hour One:

Al Di Meola - "Here Comes the Sun" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Golden Slumbers (Suite)" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Dear Prudence" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Norwegian Wood" - Across the Universe (2020)

Miles Davis - "Water Babies" - Water Babies (1967)

George Benson - "Because/Come Together" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)

George Benson - "Oh! Darling" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "She's a Woman" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "Lady Madonna" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)

La Lucha - "I'm So Tired" - La Lucha (2012)

Hour Two:

Brad Mehldau - "Your Mother Should Know" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*

Brad Mehldau - "I Saw Her Standing There" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*

Brad Mehldau - "Blackbird" - The Art of the Trio (1996)

Wes Montgomery - "Eleanor Rigby" - A Day In the Life (1967)

Cal Tjader - "She's Leaving Home" - Tjader (1971)

Karl Latham - "Tax Man" - Living Standards (2015)

John Coltrane - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Ballads (1962)

Grant Green - "A Day In the Life" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Karl Latham - "Tomorrow Never Knows" - Living Standards (1971)

Ramsey Lewis - "Mother Nature's Son" - Mother Nature's Son (1968)

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

Hour Three:

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Help" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Can't Buy Me Love" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Michelle" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Weather Report - "Birdland" - Heavy Weather (1977)

Masahiko Sato, Jiro inagaki & Big Soul Media - "Sniper's Snooze" - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1971)

Mose Allison - "Swingin' Machine" - Swingin' Machine (1962)

Jimmy Smith - "See See Rider" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Jimmy Smith - "Sugar Hill" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Freddie Hubbard - "Crisis" - High Energy (1974)

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "Paris Eyes" - Into Somethin' (1964)

Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Somethin' (1964)

Gary Burton Quartet - "The Beach" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

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

Reuben Wilson - "Happy Together" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Reuben Wilson - "Orange Peel" - Blue Mode (1969)

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

Reuben Wilson - "Bus Ride" - Blue Mode (1969)

Reuben Wilson - "Sweet Tooth" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Playlist for 5-30-2023 - De-Stress Jazz III with Kendo!

 

20 tracks mixed live by DJ Kendo featuring relaxed, jazzy vibes from Miles, Coltrane, George Benson, Herbie Hancock , Bobby Timmons and lots, lots more - chill vibes but enough groove and vibrancy to keep your day/evening moving along! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy! - Kendo

Hour One:

Herbie Hancock - "Sun Touch" - Man-Child (1975)

George Benson - "Thunder Walk" - Giblet Gravy (1968)

Miles Davis - "Eighty-One" - E.S.P. (1965)

Charlie Byrd - "Wave" - Byrd by the Sea (1974)

Rusty Bryant - "The Ballad of Oren Bliss" - Soul Liberation (1970)

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

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

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

John Lewis - "Lyonhead" - P.O.V. (1975)

Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin' Through (1977)

Spacetime Continuum - "Microjam" - Double Fine Zone (1999)

Hour Two:

Side Effect - "Private World" - Goin' Bananas (1977)

Mike Longo - "Matrix" - Matrix (1972)

Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre - "Vivaldi Concerto in Dm for 2 Violins & Orch  2. Largo" - Vivaldi Concertos for Violins (1965)

George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976)

Willie Bobo - "Dindi" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Secrets of Love" - Highway One (1978)

Kenny Burrell - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Ellington is Forever (1977)

Bunky Green - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Playin' for Keeps (1966)

Herbie Hancock - "People Music"  - Secrets (1976)

Playlist for 5-6-2023 - Chill Jazz Set!

This show features relaxed jazz grooves from artists like Ronnie Foster, Lou Donaldson, George Benson and George Duke, mixed with chilled hard bop by Art Pepper, Duke Pearson and more, with a few sonic dreamscapes mixed in from electronic masters. Mixed to ease your mind and soothe your soul with limited announcing. Listen in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to hang with me on future broadcasts! Much love - Kendo 

Hour One:

Lou Donaldson - "Aw Shucks!" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

Jon Eardley - "Leap Year" - The Jon Eardley Seven (1956)

Herbie Mann - "Comin' Home Baby" - At The Village Gate (1961)

Ronnie Foster - "Mystic Brew" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Tomita - "Clair de Lune" - Snowflakes Are Dancing (1974)

Thelonious Monk - "Liza" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Mystic John" - To Find a New Home (1970)

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

Gerry Mulligan - "Grand Tour" - The Age of Steam (1971)

Chuck Mangione Quartet - "Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor (excerpt)" - Alive! (72)

Pat Metheny Group - "September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)" - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1980)

Hour Two:

J Boogie's Dubtronic Science - "Rosada Flor" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)

George Benson - "Shell of a Man" - Good King Bad (1975)

Ray Charles - "Memories of You" - I'm All Yours Baby (1969)

Duke Pearson - "After The Rain" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Early Sunday Morning" - Shaft (1971)

Art Pepper - "Blues at Twilight" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Pat Martino - "Masquerada" - Starbright (1976)

Victor Feldman - "The Sunset" - Plays Everything In Sight (1967)

Uhuhboo Project - "Acorn Jelly in Mt. Seorak" - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Playlist for 4-29-2023 Jazzploration - Jazz, Brazilian and Funk!

Solid outing with Ramsey & members of EWF!

This show featured funky tracks from Ramsey Lewis, George Benson, Bunky Green and more, straight-ahead from Red Garland, Miles Davis etc and some Brazilian from Stan Getz/Luiz Bonfa, Herbie Mann and Andy Caldwell. Lots more! Fun broadcast - BIG thank yous to all who showed up! You can listen to the entire show in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud for future weekly live stream shows like this one! Have a great day! - Kendo

Hour One:

Funk Inc. - "Lets Make Peace and Stop the War" - Chicken Lickin' (1972)

Red Garland - "Blues in Mambo" - Rediscovered Masters (1958)

George Benson - "Theme from 'Good King Bad'" - Good King Bad (1975)

Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "O Morro Nao Tem Vez" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)

Joey DeFrancesco - "30th Street Station" - All of Me (1989)

Herbie Hancock - "Chameleon ('83 Dance Remix)" (1973)

Youssou N'Dour - "Letter" - Album Dikkat (1994)

Herbie Mann - "Sunbelt - Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman)" - Sunbelt (1978)

Andy Caldwell feat. Gina Rene- "Quiet Nights in Rio" - Ohm Lounge 4 (2000)

Hour Two:

Eric Gale - "De Rabbit" - Ginsing Woman (1977)

Miles Davis - "Bluing" - Dig (1951)

Grant Green - "Work Song" - Iron City (1967)

Bunky Green - "What Can I Do" - Playin' For Keeps (1966)

Ramsey Lewis - "Love Song" - Sun Goddess (1974)

Griffith Park Collection - "Why Wait" - Griffith Park Collection (1982)

Hubert Laws - "Feel Like Making Love" - San Francisco Concert (1975)