Playlist for 3-18-2023 - Relaxing Guitar Jazz!

Unwind, de-stress and soothe that soul with a live mix of relaxing guitar jazz selected from my vinyl collection. George Benson, Herb Ellis, Lee Ritenour, Bobby Broom, Grant Green, Ryan Fourt & more! Listen in the player below & thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

Herb Ellis - "You Better Be Ready" - Softly, But With That Feeling (1961)

Bobby Broom - "Niqui" - Clean Sweep (1981)

A great listen with 
Victor Feldman.

Gary Burton Quartet - "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" - Duster (1967)

George Benson - "Shadow Dancers" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (1964)

Fuse One - "Waterside" - Fuse One (1981)

Grant Green - "Besame Mucho" - The Latin Bit (1962)?

Ryan Fourt - "Big Slick" - Big Slick (2015)

Hour Two:

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

Bucky and John Pizzarelli - "Triste" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

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

A very 80's design
with a very young Bobby!

Herbie Mann - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Push Push (1970)

Julian Lage - "Squint" - Squint (2020)

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

Joe Puma - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Wild Kitten (1956)

Lee Ritenour - "Starbright" - On The Line (1983)

Joe Farrell - "Follow Your Heart" - Joe Farrell (1970)

George Benson - "Top Of the World" - Body Talk (1973)

Playlist for 9-13-2022 WFCF - Music Recorded in September

 

You need to hear this!

This week we listened to jazz recorded in mid-September, starting at 1953. There were a lot of selections recorded on the date of the show by the likes of Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Stan Getz and Shelly Manne. New tracks by Bobby Broom and Ryan Fourt, and we finally delved into the recent RSD release by Freddie Hubbard - "Music is Here". Thanks to all who tuned in and thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Something (1964)

Bobby Broom - "Hallucinations (Budo)" - Keyed Up (2021)*

Stan re-visiting Bossa Nova

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Clark Terry - "Mood Indigo" - Duke With a Difference (9/6/57)

Stan Getz with Joao Gilberto - "Ligia" - The Best of Two Worlds (recorded 47 years ago on 9-13-75)

Miles Davis with The Lighthouse All-Stars - "Night in Tunisia" - At Last (recorded 69 years ago  on 9-13-53)

Cal Tjader - "Fascinating Rhythm" - Tjader Plays Mambo (9/11/1954)

Cal Tjader - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Tjader Plays Mambo (9/11/1954)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me" - Vol. 1 The West Coast Sound (recorded 67 years ago 9-13-55)

Hour Two:

Bud Powell - "Elegy" - (recorded 66 years ago on 9-13-56)

Horace Silver - "St. Vitus Dance" - Blowin' The Blues Away (recorded 63 years ago on 9-13-1959)

Dizzy Gillespie - "I Know That You Know" - Sonny Side Up (1957)

Gary McFarland Sextet - "Pecos Pete" - Point of Departure (9-6-63)

Ryan Fourt - "Stompin' At the Savoy" - Songs of a Night (2020)*

Roland Kirk - "Domino" - Domino (9-6-63)

Roland Kirk - "Meeting On Termini's Corner" - Domino (9-6-63)

Roland Kirk - "Time" - Domino (9-6-63)

Lee Morgan - "Extemporaneous" - The Sixth Sense Bonus Cut (recorded 54 years ago on 9-13-68)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Goodnight, It's Time To Go" - Goodnight, It's Time to Go (1961)

Hour Three:

          ~ The Break Room ~

Milt Jackson/Count Basie - "Shiny Stockings" - Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol 2 (1978)

Milt playing better than ever!

Milt Jackson/Count Basie - "Blues For Me" - Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol 2 (1978)

Lee Morgan - "Leebop" - The Sixth Sense Bonus Cut (recorded 54 years ago on 9-13-68)

Melvin Sparks - "The Stinker" - Sparks! (9-14-70)

Freddie Hubbard - "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" - First Light (9-14-71)

Hour Four:

Freddie Hubbard - "Sky Dive" - Music Is here (1973)*

Ramsey Lewis - "Sun Goddess" - Sun Goddess (1974) RIP

Miles Davis - "Rated X" - Get Up With It (recorded 50 years ago on 9/13/72) excerpt

Sonny Stitt - "Back Door" - So Doggone Good (recorded 50 years ago on 9/13/72)

Not his debut by a long shot...

Deodato - "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" - Prelude (9/14/72)

Melvin Sparks - "Thank You (Falettin' Me Be Mice Elf Again)" - Sparks! (9-14-70)

Playlist for 11-20-2018 WFCF - 4 Themes!

Early 60s recording session, L-R Joe Benjamin, Joe Morello, Gary Burton, Hank Garland

This week we had a different theme each hour! Hour One was choice tracks from the year 1963 with both favorites and tracks new to the show. Hour Two was devoted to the new jazz shelf with superior cuts from the likes of Kat Gang, James Francies and Thomas Marriott. Hour Three was made up from requests made on the Facebook page and was lots of fun. Hour Four featured alternative versions of famous jazz recordings by Miles, Coltrane, Monk and more! Thanks for joining me and Happy Thanksgiving!



Hour One: 1963

Hank Mobley - "Up a Step" - No Room for Squares (1963)

Solid - of course!

Johnny Hodges/Wild Bill Davis - "I Cried For You" - Mess of Blues (1963)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cal Tjader - "China Nights (Shina No Yoru)" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff - "For You" - Soul Shack (1963)

Kenyon Hopkins - "Lissa" - The Yellow Canary (1963)

Jackie McLean - "Cheers" - Vertigo (1963)

Roland Kirk - "Reeds and Deeds" - Reeds and Deeds (1963)

Howard Roberts - "If Ever I Would Leave You" - H.R. is a Dirty Guitar Player (1963)

Wes Montgomery - "Fried Pies" - Boss Guitar (1963)

Bill Evans - "A Sleepin' Bee" - Trio '64 (1963)

Hour Two: New Jazz!

Giacomo Gates - "A Different Thing" - G8S (2018)*

David Hazeltine - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - The Time Is Now (2018)*

Kat's new one sounds great!

MIchael Dease - "Pearls" - Bonafide (2017)*

Jack Mouse - "Adamant Inversary" - Intimate Adversary (2017)*

Kat Gang - "This Can't Be Love" - Come Closer (2018)*

James Francies - "Leaps" - Flight (2018)*

Tessa Souter - "A Taste of Honey" - Picture in Black and White (2017)*

Thomas Marriott - "Dexter's Tune" - Romantic Language (2018)*

Jeb Patton - "Zec" - Tenthish - Live in New York (2018)*

Matt Kane - "Jump Rope Dance" - The Other Side of the Story (2018)*

Hour Three: Requests and more!

DK Anderson's Cypher "Super Mario" - 8th Window (2016) - The Ride Home! request

Ray Brown Trio - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1985)

Miles Davis - "Prince of Darkness" - The Sorcerer (1967) request

Bobby Broom - "Summer Breeze" - Soul Fingers (2018)* request

Phil Woods featured on 5 cuts today!

Michel LeGrand - "Jitterbug Waltz" - Legrand Jazz (1958) request for Phil Woods

Eddie Costa - "Nature Boy" - Eddie Costa Quintet (1957)

Joe Morello - "Every Time" - It's About Time (1961)

Gary Burton - "Storm" - Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)

Gil Melle - "Golden Age" - Gil's Guests (1957)

Hour Four: Alternate Takes!

Herbie Hancock - "One Finger Snap (Alternate Take)" - Empyrean Isles (1964)

Thelonious Monk - "Crepuscule with Nellie (Takes 4 & 5)" - Monk's Music (1957)

Miles Davis - "Hand Jive (First Alternate Take)" - Nefertiti (1967)

John Coltrane - "Naima (Alternate Version 2)" - Giant Steps (1959)

Stan Getz - "Captain Marvel (Alternate Take)" - Captain Marvel (1972)


Art Pepper - "The Trip (Alternate Take)" - The Trip (1976)

Kendo recommends:

Playlist for 11-6-2018 WFCF - New Jazz, Daylight Savings & 1971

the album that started it all...

Daylight savings is the worst! Kudos to California for doing away with it this week. The show largely revolved around this contentious topic - with songs that had something to do with it ("day", "daylight", "hour", "daybreak" etc) - but first we delved into some of the best of the new jazz shelf for over an hour! Finally - we listened to some hefty tracks from the year 1971, and also payed tribute to the late Sonny Fortune. Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo


Hour One:

Mike Steinel Quintet - “Haitian Banana Run” - Song and Dance ()*

Amanda Gardier - “Revolving Door” - Empathy ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Another winner from Bobby!

Bobby Broom - “Ode to Billie Joe” - Soul Fingers ()*

Connie Han - “Pretty Women” - Crime Zone ()*

Matt Kane - “Drive” - The Other Side of the Story ()*

Darren Barrett - “But Beautiful” - But Beautiful (2018)*

Mark Masters Ensemble - “Borne Towards the Stars” - Our Metier ()*

John Scofield - “Uncle Southern” - Combo 66 (2018)*

Hour Two:

Judith Owen - “Hotline Bling” - redisCOVERed ()*

Randy Waldman - “Super Chicken Theme” - Superheroes ()*

Cyrus Chestnut - “Turkish Rondo” - Kaleidoscope (2018)*

The album just before "My Favorite Things"...

One for All - “Daylight” - The Third Decade ()

John Coltrane – “My Shining Hour” - Coltrane Jazz (1959)

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

John Moulder - “Memoirs By the Sea Pt I” - Decade Memoirs ()*

Art Tatum - “Time On My Hands” - The Complete Capitol Recordings (1949)

Quincy Jones - “The Witching Hour” - Golden Boy (1964)

Bill Laurance - “Golden Hour” - Aftersun (2015)

The Tiki Collective - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Muse (2018)*

Hour Three:

Freddie Hubbard - “First Light” - First Light (1971) - The Ride Home!

Willie Nelson - “Night and Day” - My Way (2018)*

Tatum!

Erroll Garner - “Night and Day” - Nightconcert (1964)*

Grant Green - “Does Anybody Know What Time It Is” - Visions (1971) break

Joe Roccisano - “Mr. Day” - Nonet (1998)

Al Muirhead - “It's About Time” - It's About Time (2014)

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - “Day by Day” - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - “Samba Dees Days” - Jazz Samba (1962)

Andrea Claburn - “Daybreak” - Nightshade (2016)

Henri Rene - “When Day is Done” - Riot in Rhythm (1958)

Bucky Pizzarelli/ Bud Freeman - "At Sundown" - Buck and Bud (1976)

Hour Four:

Larry Coryell - "Gypsy Queen" - Barefoot Boy (1971)

Turrentine at his prime with Deodato!

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment

Johnny Hammond - "Rock Steady" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971) CTI Moment

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Ain't No Sunshine" - Blacknuss (1971)

Sonny Fortune - “Never Again Is Such a Long Time” - Serengeti Minstrel (1977)


Donald Byrd - "The Little Rasti" - Ethiopian Knights (1971)

Playlist for 8-18-2015 WFCF - Vinyl and more!

neat album I picked up at Cosmic Vinyl in Titusville

This week we'll listen to some vinyl I've recently acquired by Frank Sinatra, Ray Bryant, Freddie Hubbard - and we'll do a whole side of a Riverside release (with the cool cover above) featuring their artists playing Dizzy compositions. Much more and new releases! Tune in online by clicking here and say hi on Facebook! 3-7pm eastern. See you then! - Kendo

 

Hour One:

Grant Green - "Dracula" - Green is Beautiful (1970)

Cal Tjader - "I Love Paris" - A Night At the Black Hawk (1958)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Julie London - "No Moon at All" - Time for Love (comp.)

Art Pepper - "Here's That Rainy Day" - Living Legend (1975)

one of his great lps with Nelson Riddle

Frank Sinatra - "Blues in the Night" - Only the Lonely (1958)
Wes Montgomery - "Wives and Lovers" - Tequila (1966)

Joni Mitchell - "You're My Thrill" - Both Sides Now (2000)

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

Dee Dee Bridgewater/Irvin Mayfield - "One Fine Thing" - Dee Dee's Feathers (2014)

Ramsey Lewis - "Living For the City" -- Taking Another Look (1974)

Hour Two:

Ella Fitzgerald - "Sophisticated Lady" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Dexter Gordon - "Settin' the Pace Parts I & II" - Jazz On Savoy 1957-1962

Gerry Mulligan Sextet- "Mud Bug" - Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955) 

Gerry Mulligan Sextet- "Sweet and Lovely" - Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Emanon" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1946)

Bill Warfield and the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" -

another great one from Terri

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (2015)

Terri Lyne Carrington - "When I Found You" - The Mosaic Project; Love and Soul (2015)

Bobby Broom - "No Bad Vibes" - Clean Sweep (1981)

Hour Three:

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Step Lightly" - At the Black Hawk Vol. 2 (1959) Ride Home!

Mark Buselli - "What About Me" - Untold Stories (2013)

Jack McDuff - "Moon Rappin'" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

Shelly Manne - "Comeback" - Perk Up (1967)

Carmen McRae - "Monkery's The Blues" - Carmen Sings Monk (1988)

Mark Chiriboga - "Beachside Girl" - Mark Chiriboga (2011)

Jason Miles - "Flamenco Sketches" - Miles to Miles (2005)

Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Mood" - Genius of Modern Music (1947)

Hour Four:

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

Duke Ellington - "Just Squeeze Me" - The Best of the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1946)

Jim Martinez - "Surfin' Snoopy" - Good Grief! (2015)

Giacomo Gates - "Everything Is Cool" - Everything Is Cool (2015)

Luis Podermo

Luis Perdomo - "Love Tone Poem" - Twenty-Two (2014)

David Sanborn - "Can't Get Next To You" - Time and the River (2014)

Mulgrew Miller - "Soul-Leo" - Wingspan (1987)

Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - "King of the Road" - Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1966) 

Doug Carn - "Eternal Triangle" - My Spirit (2015)

Playlist for 4-14-2015 WFCF - Clean Up Part II

"Home Sweet Home" - Britta
painting
Visit the artist's website!

Today's show is part 2 of "Clean Up"! Grabbing so much vinyl from the pile in my bedroom as well as some cds; also taking requests! Make them on twitter or facebook. If I have it and it's not Kenny G., I'll play it! (sorry Kenny). Lots of new jazz, to boot! Tune in locally at 88.5FM or on the internet on iHeart! 3-7pm See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Theo Croker - "Save Your Love for Me" - Afrophysicist (2011)

Eric Johnson & Mike Stern - "Wishing Well" - Eclectic (2014)

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

The Music Doctors - "I Just Fall In Love Again" - Dreamin' (2014)

Bobby Broom - "The Tennessee Waltz" - My Shining Hour (2014)

Johnny Smith - "What's New" - In a Mellow Mood (1954)

Stan Getz - "Never Trust Your Heart" - Getz au Go Go (1964) 

Stan Getz - "The Singing Song" - Getz au Go Go (1964) 

Stan Getz - "The Telephone Song" - Getz au Go Go (1964) 

Stan Getz - "One Note Samba" - Getz au Go Go (1964) 

Stan Getz - "Here's That Rainy Day" - Getz au Go Go (1964)

Eliane Elias - "Brasil" - Made in Brazil (2014)

Hour Two:

Jacky Terrasson - "Come Together" - Take This (2014)

Dave Stryker - "Salt Song" - Messin' With Mister T (2014)

Herbie Mann - "Memphis Underground" - Memphis Underground (1969)

Sylvia Herold and the Rhythm Bugs" - "The Spider and the Fly" - The Spider and the Fly (2012)

Jonathan and Darlene Edwards - "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - Greatest Hits (?)

Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman - "At Sundown" - Buck & Bud (1976)

Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman - "I Could Write a Book" - Buck & Bud (1976)

Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman - "You Took Advantage of Me" - Buck & Bud (1976)

Russell Malone - "Soul Leo" - Love Looks Good On You (2014)

Marcus Miller - "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" - Afrodeezia (2014)

Hour Three:

Wes Montgomery - "Eleanor Rigby" - A Day in the Life (1967) Ride Home!

Wes Montgomery - "Willow Weep for Me" - A Day in the Life (1967)

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

Art Blakey - "Quicksilver" - A Night at Birdland Vol 1 (1954)

Freddie Hubbard - "People Make the World Go Round" - Polar AC (1972)

Boyd Raeburn Orchestra - "Interlude (a Night in Tunisia) - Odyssey (1945)

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - "Red Baron" - Intents and Purposes (2014)

Steve Gadd Band - "Written in Stone" - 70 Strong (2014)

Astrud Gilberto - "Ponteio" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1972)

Astrud Gilberto - "Traveling Light" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1972)

Astrud Gilberto (Stanley Turrentine) - "Vera Cruz" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1972)

Hour Four:

Curtis Nowosad - "Empirically Speaking" - Dialectics (2014)

Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan - "Summertime" - Duets (2014)

Chick Corea Elektric Band - "Rumble" - Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)

Chick Corea Elektric Band - "Side Walk" - Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)

Roland Kirk - "My Delight" - We Free Kings (1961)

Art Farmer - "Sandu" - Something You Got (1978) CTI Moment

Art Farmer - "Spain" - Something You Got (1978) CTI Moment

Takuya Kuroda - "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" - Rising Son (2013)

Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2014

It's All Hallow's Eve! Time for the list of songs that did it for me this year, on or off the radio shows.

This year's list is entirely music released in the past year, except for 1 or 2 that came out in 2013, but only reached my ears more recently. Also, afterwards there is a short "Best Albums of 2014" list, as well as a list of 22 older cuts for recommended listening; or perhaps a different, uplifting jazz playlist.

Tune in Tuesday 11/4 from 3-6pm eastern when we'll count down from #25 to #1. After the countdown we'll hear random selections from the awesome oldies list.

Have fun! The links, when available, are for mp3 purchase links over at Amazon. Always get your jazz legally! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo


Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2014


1. Theo Croker (w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater) - "Save Your Love For Me"
2. Alfredo Rodriguez - "El Güije"
3. Brad Mehldau & Mike Guiliana - "Swimming"
4. George Cables - "Cedar Walton"
5. Monty Alexander - "People Make the World Go Round"
6. Louis Hayes - "Soul-Leo"
7. Bobby Broom - "Sweet and Lovely"
8. Harvey Mason - "Black Frost"
9. La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight"
10. Eric Johnson/Mike Stern - "Wishing Well"
11. Bria Skonberg - "Three Little Words/Sir Duke"
12. Kyle Eastwood - "Summer Gone"
13. Riverside - "The Train and the River"
14. Takuya Kuroda - "Afro Blues"
15. Joshua Redman - "Soul Dance"
16. New Gary Burton Quartet - "Sunday's Uncle"
17. Etienne Charles - "Roots"
18. Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Pick Up the Pieces"
19. Joe Beck - "Manha de Carnaval"
20. Matthew Kaminski - "Turn to Stone"
21. Catherine Russell - "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
22. Al Jarreau - "Somebossa"
23. Next Collective - "Africa"
24. Etienne Charles - "Green Chimneys"
25. Bobby Hutcherson-David Sanborn-Joey DeFrancesco - "Montara"
26. Gerry Gibbs, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter - "Eye of the Hurricane"
27. Etienne Charles - "Memories"
28. Bill O'Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars - "Erik's Song"
29. Bob DeVos - "The River's Invitation"
30. Joey DeFrancesco - "Budo"
31. Chester Thompson Trio - "Follow You, Follow Me"
32. Roberto Fonseca - "El Soñador Está Cansado"
33. Craig Handy & Second Line Smith - "High Heeled Sneakers"
34. Takuya Kuroda - "Green and Gold"
35. Bria Skonberg - "Little Girl"
36. Eric Reed - "Nutty"
37. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Get Smart"
38. Chick Corea - "Work"
39. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio - "New Points"
40. Steve Khan - "Hackensack"
41. Mike LeDonne - "Put On a Happy Face"
42. Martin Bejerano - "No Apologies"
43. Jane Ira Bloom - "The Way You Look Tonight"
44. Brigitte Zarie - "L'Amour"
45. Barbara Morrison - "Soft Winds"
46. Eliane Elias - "Let's Get Lost"
47. JC Stylles - "United"
48. Alfredo Rodriguez - "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas"
49. Arturo O'Farrill - "Mad Hatter"
50. Matt Wilson-John Medeski - "Dancing Waters"
51. Antonio Adolfo - "Cuera"
52. Jane Monheit - "Born to be Blue"
53. James Leary - "Remember to Smile"
54. Joshua Breakstone - "I Told You So"
55. Sheryl Bailey - "The Lioness"


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Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2014

1. Bobby Broom - "My Shining Hour"
2. Harvey Mason - "Chameleon"
3. Monty Alexander - "Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2"
4. Bob DeVos - "Shadow Box"
5. Bobby Hutcherson, Dave Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco - "Enjoy the View"
6. Etienne Charles - "Creole Soul"
7. Takuya Kuroda - "Rising Son"
8. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio
9. Joshua Breakstone - "With the Wind and the Rain"
10. Theo Croker - "Afro-Physicist"



 Top 22 Awesome Jazz Oldies for 2014

1. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady"
2. Johnny Smith - "Walk Don't Run"
3. Grant Green - "Cease the Bombing"
4. Hank Garland - "It's Love of Course"
5. Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon"
6. Hank Mobley - "Bossa De Luxe"
7. Eddie Jefferson - "Jeannine"
8. Ella Fitzgerald - "I Hear Music"
9. Jackie McLean - "Lost"
10. Larry Coryell - "She's Leaving Home"
11. Sonny Stitt - "Where Is Love"
12. Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage"
13. Brad Mehldau - "Aquaman"
14. Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain"
15. Dizzy Gillespie - "Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You"
16. Cal Tjader - "Borneo"
17. Eliane Elias - "Light My Fire"
18. Art Farmer - "Something You Got"
19. Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
20. Kenny Burrell - "Con Alma"
21. George Cables - "Inner Glow"
22. Donald Byrd - "Fancy Free"


Thanks to all these musicians for making the earth a nicer place to inhabit! To see last year's Top 55 list click here.

Playlist for 9-2-2014 WFCF - Album Sides & Requests!

a sweet find in the WFCF vinyl library!

This week we'll take a break from themed shows to do other cool stuff like take your requests and play a few entire album sides, including a virgin sacrifice (Deodato). Make requests on Facebook, Twitter or even right here. Folks in the listening area can use the WFCF request line. I'm looking forward to some old school FM radio. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Chick Corea - "Work" - Trilogy (2014)

The Bad Plus - "I Hear You" - Inevitable Western (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis - "All Blues" - Kind of Blue (1959) request

Benny Goodman - "Peter and the Wolf" - Clarinet a la King (1942) request

Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1960)

Phil Woods Six - "High Clouds" - Live from the Showboat (1976)

John Coltrane - "Mr. Syms" - Coltrane Jazz (1960)

[music by announcements "Whispering" - History of Space Age Pop Vol]

Hour Two:

Cal Tjader - "Doxy" - Whiffenpoof Song (1965)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Lester Left Town" - The Big Beat (1960) request

    Virgin Sacrifice!

Deodato - "Whistle Stop" - Donato Deodato (1973)

Deodato

Deodato - "Where's J.D.?" - Donato Deodato (1973)

Deodato - "Capricorn" - Donato Deodato (1973)

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

The Montgomery Brothers - "Beaux Arts" - In Canada (1961)

Tom Harrell - "Sunday" - Trip (2014)

Bobby Broom - "Oh, Lady Be Good" - My Shining Hour (2014)

Hour Three:

Dexter Gordon - "Shiny Stockings" - Gettin' Around (1965)

Jack Pierson - "Emily" - Live in the City (2012)

Johnny Smith - "In a Sentimental Mood" - In a Sentimental Mood (1954)

10" on the Royal Roost label

Johnny Smith - "Walk Don't Run" - In a Sentimental Mood (1954)

Johnny Smith - "Autumn in New York" - In a Sentimental Mood (1954)

Johnny Smith - "How About You" - In a Sentimental Mood (1954)

Willis Jackson - "Headed and Gutted" - Headed and Gutted (1974)

Cal Tjader - "It Didn't End" - Sould Burst (1966)

Ernie Watts - "A Simple Truth" - A Simple Truth (2013)

Theo Croker - "The Fundamentals" - Afro Physicist (2011)

Hour Four:

Lee Morgan - "Yes You Can, No I Can't" - The Gigolo (1965)

Zot Theater - "Schoolhouse Avant Garde Rock" - Mayberry Beret (199?)

Barbara Morrison - "If It's The Last Thing I Do" - I Love You, Yes I Do (2014)

Gary Burton Quartet - "Blue Comedy" - In Concert (1968)

Gary Burton Quartet - "The Sunset Bell" - In Concert (1968)

Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio - "Love, Peace & Music" - Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio (2013)

Pat Metheny - "Are You Going With Me" - Offramp (1981) request

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

Playlist for 12-4-12 WFCF - Jazz Greats

Not enough coffee in the world today... Lots of classics in the first hour - which was a little low key but nice. The second half was more what I was feeling, today! Lots of music from 2012 this show! Thanks for the calls, for tuning in and/or for stopping by here - DJ Kendo

Hour One:

Tom Brantley – “Stardust” – Boneyard (2008)

Anita O’Day – “Love Me or Leave Me” – Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Hampton Hawes – “Yesterdays” – Bird Song (1956)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Stan Getz – “Girl From Impanema” – Best of (1963)

Miles Davis – “Deception” – Birth of the Cool (1950)

Ahmad Jamal – “Moonlight in Vermont” – At the Pershing (1958)

Shelly Manne and His Men – “You and the Night and the Music” – Volume 1 (1953)

Valerie Gillespie – “I Thought About You” – Once Again (2003)

Grant Green – “This Could Be The Start of Something Good” – I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)

Dan Heck - "Tommy's Teeth" - Compositionality (2008)

Pamela York - "He Leadeth Me" - Lay Down This World (2012)

Grant Green at a 1964 session

 

Hour Two:

La Lucha – “La Migra” – La Lucha (2012)

Joe Farrell – “Follow Your Heart” - Joe Farrell Quartet [CTI Moment](1970)

Chick Corea – “The One Step” – Friends (1978)

Cal Tjader - "Amazonas" - Amazonas (1975)

Nathan Ecklund - "Christmastime Is Here" - Crafty Christmas (2012)

Winard Harper and Jeli Posse - "Get Tough" - Coexist (2012)

Wynton Kelly – “Ill Wind” – Piano (1958)

Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band - "San Francisco P.M." - ¡Ritmo! (2012)

Bobby Broom - "Upper West Side Story" - Upper West Side Story (2012)