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Showing posts with label Blue Mitchell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue Mitchell. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Soul Jazz Tuesday XIX with DJ Kendo

 

A mix of uplifting and relaxing soul jazz tracks from Clarence Penn, Ronnie Laws, Blue Mitchell, Eddie Jefferson, Cleveland Eaton and lots more! Listen in the player below and thanks for visiting! - Kendo



Episode XIX

Karrin Allyson with Rosa Passos- "O Grande Amor" - A Kiss for Brazil (2023)

Eddie Jefferson - "Night Train" - The Main Man (1977)

Clarence Penn (with Chelsea Jackson) - "Sometimes It Snows in April" - Behind the Voice (2024)

Blue Mitchell - "The Thing to Do" - The Thing to Do (1964)

Twink - "Thistle Bliss" - Dust Bunnies (2015)

Angela Verbrugge - "I Had the Craziest Dream" - Somewhere 20??)

Cleveland Eaton - "Chi-Town Theme" - (1975)

Ron King - "Perfect Day" - Triumph (2016)

Ronnie Laws - "Grace" - Flame (1978)

Shirley Caesar - "He's Got It All In Control" - Rejoice (1980)

Herbie Mann - "Rhythmatism" - Fire Island (1977)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Jazz DiVinyl with DJ Kendo

 

Fall in love with jazz all over again with light and fun tracks blended with deeper, mysterious selections! Mixed live from vinyl on 3-26-2024 by yours truly. Listen in the player below!


Michel Legrand - "Rosetta" - Legrand Jazz (1958) 

Dave Liebman - "Dark Lady" - Sweet Hands (1975)

three minutes of silence...

Branford Marsalis - "Yes and No" - Random Abstract (1987)

Thelonious Monk - "Mysterioso" - Greatest Hits (196?)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1978)"

Gerry Mulligan - "Bernie's Tune" - Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)

Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)

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

Jack McDuff - "Mini Pads" - Sophisticated Funk (1976)

Lee Morgan - "Kin Folks" - City Lights (1957)

Pat Metheny Group - "Lone Jack" - Pat Metheny Group (1978)

The Modern Jazz Quartet/Jimmy Giuffre Three - "Fine" - Third Stream Music (1960)

image by Andrea Piacquadio.


me chatting away with the mic off ...





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.



Saturday, February 11, 2023

Playlist for 2-9-2023 Jazzploration - Jazz Allsorts!

Look at that lineup! Good one...

 
Thanks to everyone who stopped in for this broadcast - I appreciate it!  Deep vinyl cuts from the likes of Blue Mitchell, Lew Tabackin, Robin Towner, Cal Tjader, Stanley Turrentine and more plus new cuts from Joe Chambers, Mimi Fox & Ed Cherry! You can listen on the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to join us for upcoming broadcasts! - Kendo

* the show audio captured starts with Lew Tabackin...




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

Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer - "The King" & "Dancing On the Grave" - The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)

Lew Tabackin - "Morning" - Tabackin (1974)

Art Tatum Trio - "Blue Lou" - (1956)

Solid release, one of many from Blue!

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

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

Blue Mitchell - "Blue Dashiki" - Bantu Village (1969)

Jackie McLean & McCoy Tyner - "Hip-Toe" - It's About Time (1985)

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

Weather Report - "Scarlet Woman" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)

Charles Mingus - "Dizzy Moods" - Mingus Three (1957)

Mimi Fox - "Blus for Les" - One For Wes (2022)*

Larry Young - "Heaven On Earth" Heaven On Earth (1968)

Ed Thigpen - "Heritage" - Out of the Storm (1966)  

Ed Cherry - "Ding Dong" - Are We There Yet? (2022)*

Punishing that kit!

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

Stanley Turrentine - "Too Blue" - Don't Mess With Mister T. (1975)

Joe Chambers - "Ruth" - Dance Kobina (2022)*

Ralph Towner - "Drifting Petals" - Solstice (1974)


Saturday, January 28, 2023

Playlist for 1-25-2023 Jazzploration - Last Tracks!

 


This was a one hour bonus show where we only listened to the final tracks of albums by Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Harold Vick and lots more! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by!



Miles Davis - "Katia" - That's What Happened Bootleg Series Vol 7 (1984)                            

Blue Mitchell - "Chick's Tune" - The Thing to Do (1964)

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

Harold Vick - "Steppin' Out" - Steppin' Out (1963)


Eric Gale - "Live to Love" - Touch of Silk (1980)

Jack McDuff - "Radiation" - The Heatin' System (1972)

Jackie McLean with The Great Jazz Trio - "Confirmation" - New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)

Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Bumpy's Blues" - Shaft (1971)








Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Playlist for 12-27-2022 Jazzploration - Post-Holiday Sound Travels


 
This week we explored some music brand new to my collection as well as recently acquired vinyl and cds. Thanks to everyone who stopped in! You can listen below. Follow me on Mixcloud to join us in upcoming livestreams. Happy New Year! - Kendo


Charles Lloyd - "Of Course, Of Course" - Of Course, Of Course (1965)

Duke Pearson - "Minor League" - Now Hear This (1968)

Cal Tjader - "Huracan" - Huracan (1978)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2000)

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

Herbie Nichols - "Beyond Recall" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Novamo" - Live at the Lighthouse (1967)

Big John Patton - "Good Juice" - Oh Baby (1965)

Cannonball Adderley - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)

Hubert Laws - "Farandole" - The San Francisco Concert (1975)

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

Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)

Tony Williams - "The Big Man" - Play or Die (1980)

Herbie Mann - "Hey Pocky A-Way" - Yellow Fever (1975)

Mongo Santamaria - "Los Indios" - Afro-India (1975)

Eddie Harris - "Carry On Brother" - Live at Newport (1970)


Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Playlist for 11-8-2022 - Jazzploration


 
This was an early livestream effort, there were volume issues so the audio was not saved, but it was a fun show nonetheless, we even had album giveaways! Catch future live streams by following me on Mixcloud. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Wes Montgomery - "S.O.S." - Full House (1962)

Dave Bailey Quintet - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961)

Cannonball Adderley - "Sticks" - Swingin' In Seattle (1966)

Dave Hamilton - "Coming Through the Rye" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Bill Evans Trio - "Milestones" - Waltz for Debby (1961)

Mose Allison - "Parchment Farm" - Local Color (recorded xx years ago on 11-8-1957)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1977)

Art Pepper - "I Surrender Dear" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Johnny Hartman - "Isn't It Romantic" - Unforgettable Songs (1966)

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

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

Gabor Szabo - "Close to You" - Magical Connections (1970)

Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (1970)

Rusty Bryant - "Cootie Boogaloe" - Night Train Now! (1969)

George Benson/Joe Farrell - "Rolling Home" - Benson & Farrell (1976)

George Cables - "Thank you Thank You" - Circle (1979)

Grant Green - "Ease Back" - Carryin' On (1969)

Freddie Hubbard - "Povo" - Music Is Here (1973)



Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Playlist and Audio for 7-5-2022 - Red White and Blue!

 





Once again I have to miss being at the station today - so I've recorded a show at home. In honor of our great country's birthday, we have a red white and blue show. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! - Kendo

Red Garland - "It's a Blue World" - It's A Blue World (1958)

Jack McDuff (with Red Holloway) - "A Real Goodun'" - Live! (1963)

Hampton Hawes (with Red Mitchell) - "Bow Jest" - Four! (1958)

Sonny Red - "Images" - Images (1961)

Cannonball Adderley (with Blue Mitchell) - "A Little Taste" - Portrait of Cannonball (1958)

Jimmy McGriff (with Blue Mitchell) - "Spinning Wheel" - Electric Funk (1969)

Joe Puma (with Whitey Mitchell) - "Rigamarole" - Wild Kitten (1957)

Lenny White - "The Venusian Summer Suite" - Venusian Summer (1975)

Don Patterson - "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" - The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (1964)

Herbie Mann - "Battle Hymn of The Republic" - Memphis Underground (1969)


Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Playlist for 3-9-2021 WFCF - Soul Jazz Tuesday III


 

The fourth installment of Soul Jazz Tuesday was a success despite being thrown together last minute. The featured albums were Grant Green's "Visions" and Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Here Comes the Whistleman". Thanks to all who tune in to the show! - Kendo


Hour One:

Art Farmer - "Crawl Space" - Crawl Space (1977) CTI Moment

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Grant Green - "We've Only Just Begun" - Visions (1971)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "I Wished On the Moon" - Here Comes the Whistleman (`965)

George Benson - "Oh Darling" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1968)

Conrad Herwig - "Nutville" - The Latin Side of Horace Silver (2017)*

Duke Pearson - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (1968)

Foster Joseph - "Candy" - Foster (2020)*

Hour Two:

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Making Love After Hours" - Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)

Big John Patton - "Soul Woman" Got a Good Thing Goin' On (1966)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not To Forget" - Summer Soft (1977)

Dave Stryker - "Superstar" - Baker's Circle (2019)*

Takuya Kuroda - "I Don't Remember How It Began" - Zigzagger (2015)

Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment

George Benson - "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Weekend in London (2020)*

Chico Hamilton - "The Dealer" - The Dealer (1966)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Freddie Hubbard - "Destiny's Children" - Keep Your Soul Together (1973) The Ride Home!

Quincy Davis - "The Creeper" - Q Vision (2015)

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

Herbie Hancock - "Spiraling Prism" - Mr. Hands ()

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

Hour Four:

Herbie Mann - "Ooh Baby" - Live at The Whiskey A Go Go (1969)

Return to Forever - "El Bajo Negro - Stanley's Solo" - Returns (2008)

Joe Henderson - "Terra Firma" - Black Is the Color (1972)

Grant Green - "Blues for Abraham" - Visions (1971)

The Tony Williams Lifetime - "Spectrum" - Emergency! (1969)




Sunday, March 15, 2020

Playlist for 3-10-2020 WFCF - 1964!

1964 Sinclair Gas Station

This week we explored jazz recorded in the year 1964; when the average income was about $6,000, gasoline was 25¢ a gallon, bread was about 21¢ a loaf and a postage stamp cost 5¢! Everyone was alive and active; some soldiering on, some in transition, some stretching their boundaries... Miles, Coltrane, Jackie McLean, George Benson, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery, Art Blakey, Grant Green & more. In the mix was some of the best and more progressive cuts from the new jazz shelf. Thanks to all who tuned in and thanks to you for stopping by!

Instagram: @jazzploration


Hour One:

Benny Benack III - "Social Call" - A Lot of Livin' to Do (2019)*
Round bread a thing in 1964


Wayne Shorter - "Aremegeddon" - Night Dreamer (1964)

           3:15 Jazz Greats

George Benson - "I Don't Know" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (1964)

Paul Desmond - "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)

Jackie McLean - "Cancellation" - It's Time! (1964)
Sounds intriguing...


Thelonious Monk - "I Should Care" - Solo Monk (1964)

Lee Morgan - "Mr. Kenyatta" - Search for The New Land (1964)

Negroni's Trio - "Tempus Fugit" - Acustico (2019)*

Hour Two:

Grant Green - "Ezz-Thetic" - Solid (1964)

Miles Davis - "All Blues" - My Funny Valentine (1964)
1964 Magnavox Astro Sonic
with some jazz cued up...


Erik Jekabson Sextet III - "Bell Song" - One Note at a Time (2018)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "The Core" - Free For All (1964)

Wes Montgomery - "People" - Movin' Wes (1964)

Wes Montgomery - "Movin' Wes (Pt 1)" - Movin' Wes (1964)
1964 Postage looking un-hip


Bobby Timmons - "Samba Triste" - From The Bottom (1964)

Hour Three:

Blue Mitchell - "Chick's Tune" - The Thing To Do (1964) - The Ride Home!

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Upstage Rhumba" - Jazz Impressions of New York (1964)
Tang clearly the
right choice in 1964.


Herbie Hancock - "Oliloqui Valley" - Empyrean Isles (1964)

Art Blakey - "Calling Miss Khadija" - Indestructible (1964)

Thelonious Monk - "Teo" - Monk (1964)

Hour Four:

Emie R Roussel Trio - "Rythme de passage" - Rythme De Passage (2019)*

Alex Gooman - "No Man's Land" - Impressions in Blue and Red (2019)*
"Mad for buckets?"


Sonny Rollins - "Night and Day" - Sonny Rollins and Co. (1964)

John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme Part 1 - Acknowledgement" - A Love Supreme (1964)

Donald Byrd - "Blind Man, Blind Man" - Up with Donald Byrd (1964)

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

Miles Davis - "Go Go" - Miles in Berlin (1964)
Miles in 1964


Dexter Gordon - "Tanya" - One Flight Up (1964)


1964 Barbie found the ludes...
Florida looked hellafun in 1964

Sam Houston stamp 1964.
Brand new in 1964 - I'm definitely
snackatites!
1964 Pontiac Catalina
The top 20 singles of the year
1964 according to Billboard.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Playlist for 10-30-2018 WFCF - Trumpet Prestige!

Not very "modern" but still a highly enjoyable collection!


This week we listened to the entire 2 lp set from Prestige Records "The Jazz Trumpet Volume 2" as well as side two of "Warm Jazz" from Zoot Sims! Hour four featured some of the best of my personal collection, and all hours had great cuts from the new jazz shelf. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

To see fun videos revealing contents of future shows and more jazz related content, join the Facebook group Jazz Greats Listeners!




Hour One:

Dizzy Gillespie - “Salt Peanuts” - Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)

Tadd Dameron  - “Anthropology” - Fats Navarro Featured with the Tadd Dameron Quintet (1948)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
A unique sounding album in Grant's oeuvre!


Miles Davis - “'Round Midnight” - Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1956)

Kenny Dorham - “My Old Flame” - Jazz Contrasts (1957)

Tiki Collective - “Quizas Quizas Quizas” - Muse (2018)*

Clifford Brown - “It Might as Well Be Spring” - In Paris (1953)

Thad Jones - “One More” - The Fabulous Thad Jones (1953)

Art Farmer - “I'll Take Romance” - Art Farmer (1954)

Clark Terry - “Flugelin' the Blues” - In Orbit (1958)

Hour Two:

Christopher Hollyday - “Hallucinations” - Telepathy (2018)*

Matt Kane - “Infinite Six” - The Other Side of the Story (2018)*

Nat Adderley - “Work Song” - Work Song (1960)
What a team! 


Blue Mitchell - “I Can't Get Started” - Blue Soul (1962)

George Russell Sextet - “Zig-Zag” - The Outer View (feat. Don Cherry) (1962)

Steve Lacy with Don Cherry - “Evidence” - Evidence (1961)

McCoy Tyner - “Manha de Carnaval” - Quartets 4x4 (1980)

Gigi Gyrce - “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” - The Jazz Lab Quintet (with Donald Byrd) (1957)

Bobby Broom - “Guitar Man” - Soul Fingers ()*

Hour Three:

Max Roach Quintet - “Larry-Larue” - Deeds, Not Words (with Booker Little) (1958) – The Ride Home!

Lee Morgan - “Raggady Ann” - Take Twelve (1962)

Chet Baker - “It Never Entered My Mind” - Chet (1959)M
L to R: Mousey Alexander, George Mraz, Jimmy Rowles, Zoot Sims


Miggy Augmented Orchestra - “Colorful” - Colorful (2017)*

Zoot Sims - “You Go to My Head” - Warm Tenor (1978) 

Zoot Sims - “Blue Prelude” - Warm Tenor (1978)

Zoot Sims - “Comes Love” - Warm Tenor (1978)

Zoot Sims - “You're My Thrill” - Warm Tenor (1978)

Hour Four:

Darren Barrett - “Con Alma” - Time for Romance (2018)*

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

John William Gordon - “Off Override” - Just a Wild Guess (2015)
Red at the height of his popularity!


Grant Green - “Love on a Two Way Street” - Visions (1971)

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - “Cheek to Cheek” - Ella & Louis (1956) - 

Jimmy Giuffre - “The Train and the River” - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1956)

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

Vince Guaraldi - “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)

Nancy Harms - “Lush Life” - Ellington at Night (2015)


Red Garland - “'Tis Autumn” - All Kinds of Weather (1958)



Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Playlist for 7-11-2017 WFCF - The "B" section!





Wingin' it today with a bunch of cd's I've been cooking to from the "B" section of my collection: Blakey, Byrd & Burrell! Also brought some Sassy & Blue Mitchell on vinyl - we have the new Charles Lloyd cd + lots more new releases! Join me from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here.

To find out more about my own subscription-only project - a remaking of Sarah Vaughan's "The New Scene" album - click here. See you then! - Kenny





Hour One:


Blue Mitchell - "Step Lightly" - The Thing to Do ()

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break


Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams - "Stardust" - Motor City Scene (1960) 

Sarah Vaughan - "I Should Have Kissed Him More" - The New Scene (1966)


Jazzmeia Horn - "Social Call" - A Social Call (2017)* 
Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard & Lucky Thompson!


Bruce Jackson - "Timeline" - Just Left of Center (2016)*

Art Blakey - "Soul Finger" & "Buh's Bossa" - Soul Finger (1965)

Mica Bethea Big Band - "Tenderly" - Stage 'n Studio (2016)*

Hour Two:

Charles Lloyd New Quartet - "Tagore on the Delta" - Passin' Thru (2016)*

Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano - "Locomotion" - Compassion (2007)*

Donald Byrd/Kenny Burrell - "Boo-lu" & "Tune Up" - All Night Long (1956)

Antonio Adolfo - "E.S.P." - Hybrido (2016)*
Quite the line-up!


Giacomo Gates - "Spinnin' (Speedball) - What Time Is It? (2017)*

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

Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Peter Erskine New Trio - "What If" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Recuerdo" - Buttercorn Lady (1966) - The Ride Home!  

Scenes - "The Mandy Walk" - Destinations (2017)*

Charnett Moffett - "So What" - Music From Our Soul (2016)*

Beegie Adair - "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" - By Request (2017)*

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "Right Down Front" - Hard Drive (1957)

Donald Byrd - "Cute" - The Cat Walk (1961)

Bria Skonberg - "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - With a Twist (2017)*

Hour Four:

Andrea Ochoa - "Ant and the Grasshopper" - Afterthought (2017)*

Gerald Stockton - "Midnite" - A New Dawn (2017)*

Donald Byrd - "My Girl Shirl" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Errol Rackipov Group - "The Dream of the Little Gypsy" - Distant Dreams (2015)*

Robotman - "Jupiter" - Robotman (2017)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "It's A Long Way Down" - Indestructible (1964)

Plucky Strum - "Sublime" - Departure (2017)*

Art Farmer - "Petite Bell" - Crawl Space (1977) CTI Moment