Jisco Dazz - Disco Tracks by 1970s Jazz Musicians with Kendo

 

A fun set of authentic era disco tracks performed by jazz artists of the day mixed with a bit of downtempo for variety! Listen in the player below and follow me on Mixcloud for future jazz vinyl livestreams!

Idris Muhammad - "Baia" - House of the Rising Sun (1975)

Manhattan Transfer - "Twilight Zone" - Extensions (1979)

Joe Farrell - "Night Dancing" - Night Dancing (1978)

Quincy Jones - "Stuff Like That" - Sounds... and Stuff Like That (1978)

Quincy Jones - "Mellow Madness" - Mellow Madness (1975)

Return to Forever - "Jungle Waterfall" - No Mystery (1975)

Freddie Hubbard - "Rainy Day Song" - Bundle of Joy (1977)

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

Patrice Rushen - "Play" - Patrice (1978)

Bob James - "Heads" - Heads (1977)

Freddie Hubbard - "From Now On" - Bundle of Joy (1977)

Herb Alpert - "Rise" - Rise (1979)

Herbie Hancock - "Go For It" - Monster (1980)

Benny Golson - "Blues March" -I'm Always Dancing To the Music (1978)

Al Jarreau - "Boogie Down" - Jarreau (1982)

The Brothers Johnson - "Ain't We Funky Now" - Blam! (1978)

Patti Austin - "Razzamatazz" - The Dude (1981)

John Klemmer - "Forest Child" - Barefoot Ballet (1976)

Herbie Mann - "Etagui" - Super Mann (1978)

Don Sebesky - "Skyliner" - The Rape of El Morro (1976)

DJ Cam Miles Davis - "In a Silent Way" - Pantalassa (1999)

Maynard Ferguson - "Primal Scream" - Primal Scream (1975)

Player audio begins at the first Quincy Jones selection. Originally mixed and streamed live on 8-6-2024.

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)

 

Playlist for 9-25-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters II!

Gabor Szabo

This week is a new "Cast of Characters"! Everyone from "Cranky Spanky" to "Sombrero Sam"! Featuring new albums from Christian Sands, Troy Roberts and Bob James as well as deep cuts from Donald Byrd, Grant Green and John Coltrane! Tune in Tuesday 9/25 from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here! Local listeners can tune in at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

Playlist Jazz Greats 2017 

Hour One:

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

Bob James - "Mister Magic" - Espresso ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Hank Jones - "Little Girl Blue" - Bluebird (1955)

Paul Desmond - "Stranger In Town" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)

Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher" - (1931) request

Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination - "The Navigator" - Begin the Agora ()*

Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination - "Frank Blank" - Begin the Agora ()*

Chico Hamilton  "The Ghost" - Quintet in Hi-Fi (1956)

Melody Diachun - "Sharp Dressed Man" - Get Back to the Groove ()*

John Coltrane - "Nancy (with the laughing face)" - Ballads (1962)

Hour Two:

Radam Schwartz - "Fathead's Groove" - 2 Sides of the Organ Combo ()*

Cannonball Adderley - "Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)" - Jump for Joy (1958)

Roberta Piket - "Humpty Dumpty" - West Coast Trio ()*

might be my spirit animal

John Coltrane - "Nature Boy" - Both Directions at Once (1963)*

Ron Carter - "Two-Beat Johnson" - Blues Farm (1973)

Miki Yamanaka - "Mr. Pancake" - Miki (2017)*

Miki Yamanaka - "A Fake Hero" - Miki (2017)*

Blue Montreux - "Uptown Ed" - II (1978)

Sonny Stitt - "My Buddy" - Spring Jazz ()

Hour Three:

Grant Green - "Nomad" - Idle Moments (1963) - The Ride Home!

Christian Sands - "Frankenstein" - Facing Dragons ()*

Johnny Smith - "Hippo, the Sentimental Hippy" - Plus the Trio (1960)

Buddy Rich - "The Rotten Kid" - The New One (1967)

Toronto Jazz Orchestra

Toronto Jazz Orchestra - "The Blob" - 20 (2018)*

Art Blakey - "Cranky Spanky" - Hard Bop (1956)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Shorty George" - Sing Along With Basie (1958)

Donald Byrd - "The Creeper" - The Creeper (1967)

Hour Four:

Troy Roberts - "Jack the Sipper" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Troy Roberts - "Professor Ghetto-Rig" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey" - First Light (1971) CTI Moment

Melody Diachun - "Eleanor Rigby" - Get Back to the Groove ()*

Troy Roberts on a roll!

Harold Land - "The Aquarian" - The Peace-Maker (1967)

Herbie Hancock - "Lil Brother" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Herbie Hancock - "Fat Mama" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Grant Green - "Hey Western Union Man" - Alive! (1970)

Playlist for 12-29-2015 WFCF - End of the Year Jazz Greats!

Great set from Wes with Melvin Rhyne on organ!

Last show for the year 2015 - it's been a great one with so many excellent new releases! We'll hit a few of those, plus some selections from albums I found under the Christmas tree by Wes, Miles, Hampton, Kenny Burrell, Herbie and more! Tune in today (Tues 12/29) from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo




Hour One:

Tom Harrell - "Reverie" - First Impressions (2013)*

Jerry Weldon - "Do You Know a Good Thing When You See One" - On the Move! ()*

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bob James/Nathan East - "How Deep is the Ocean" - The New Cool (2015)*

Grant Green - "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" - Green is Beautiful (1970)

Wes Montgomery - "Freddie Freeloader" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Linda Cole & Joshua Bowlus - "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" - What a Wonderful World (2015)

"Blind Man" is the odd man out on this fine set!

Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - Swing Zing! (2015)*

Herbie Hancock - "A Tribute to Someone" - My Point of View (1963)


Denise Donatelli - "Big Noise, New York" - Find a Heart (2014)*

Hour Two: 

Miles Davis - "Hackensack" - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 (1955)

Miles Davis - "'Round Midnight" - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 (1955)

remarkable box set!

 

Miles Davis - "Now's the Time" - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 (1955)

Wes Montgomery Trio - "Lolita" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Nancy Lane - "All of You" - Let Me Love You (2015)*

Ben Winkelman Trio - "The Knife" - The Knife (2014)*

Brother Jack McDuff - "Loose Foot" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

Hour Three:

Larry Coryell - "Chris" - Spaces (1969) - Ride Home!

Cannonball Adderley - "African Waltz" - African Waltz (1961)

Wayne Shorter - "Who Goes There!" - Atlantis (1985)

Great lineup with fun, tasteful performances!

Hampton Hawes - "Up Blues" - Four! (1958)

Hampton Hawes - "Up Blues" - Four! (1958)

Wes Montgomery - "Blues Riff (Take 8)" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Gerald Stockton and Friends - "Simple Samba" - My Gentle Breeze (2015)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Blues March" - Moanin' (1958)

Adam Niewood - "Pensive Moments" - Homage (2010)*

Hour Four:
 
John Scofield - "Enjoy the Future!" - Past Present (2015)*

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Wabash" - In Chicago [Cannonball & Coltrane] (1959)

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane - "Lyresto" - kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)

Classic Blakey!

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Watch What Happens" - Live In Studio (2015)*

Wes Montgomery - "Dangerous" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Chelsea Bridge" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Theo Croker - "Real Episode" - Theo Croer & DVRK FUNK (2015)*

Oran Etkin - "After You've Gone" - What's New (2015)

George Benson - "Body Talk" - Body Talk (1973) CTI Moment

Go-To Album 5

Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson - Cherry
CTI-6017

Rhythm section is just nuts: Billy Cobham, Ron Carter, Bob James, Cornell Dupree on guitar & of course Milt on vibes. The opening number, Lee Morgan's "Speedball" finds them completely in sync and swinging hard. Turrentine is all fire on the up tracks and in prime, inspired form for the whole album. The ballads are slow and gorgeous with Jackson taking the melodies. Two sweet treats are compositions by Weldon Irvine Jr: "Introspective" (hard-edged 12/8 minor blues romper) and especially the popular "Sister Sanctified"; sampled decades later for rap & hip-hop tracks. The real surprise on "Sister" is how well Bags hangs with the soul-funk (way better than on his own "Sunflower" album), his exquisite solo paired with a relaxed, sunny rhythm section help make for a highly memorable recording. The album boasts Stanley's fantastic tenor tone throughout, and he's wonderfully sensitive to what's going on around him. Between talent and variety - "Cherry" has everything! - DJ Kendo

Below is a link to this album sold on Amazon - usually some pretty sweet deals in the used section :)