Chillified! - Relaxing Jazz with DJ Kendo

 

Unwind, de-stress & reboot to a set of relaxing jazz grooves! Pat Metheny, Bobby Hutcherson, Billie Holiday, Thom Rotella, Lena Horne, Herbie Hancock, Anita O'Day, Johnny Hartman, lots more! Listen in the player below. Originally mixed live and streamed on 4-20-2024.

Episode 4

Grant Green - "Love On a Two Way Street" - Visions (1971)

Herbie Mann - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Push Push (1971)

Anita Baker - "The Look of Love" - Rhythm of Love (1994)

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

Ronnie Foster - "Sultry Song II" - Reboot (2022)

Carmen McRae - "Once Upon a Summertime" - Alfie (1966)

Mongo Santamaria - "Five On the Color Side" - Sofrito (1976)

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

Ella Fitzgerald with Sy Oliver Orchestra - "Lullaby of Birdland" - Lullabies of Birdland (1954)

Eddie Henderson - "Morning Song" - Comin' Through (1977)

Wes Montgomery - "The Joker" - A Day In the Life (1967)

Cal Tjader - Carmen McRae - "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" - Heat Wave (1982)

Mike Makhalemele - "Spring Is Here" - Blue Mike (1982)

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

Johnny Hartman - "Help Me Make It Through the Night" - Today (1972)

Cal Tjader - "Never My Love" - Solar Heat (1968)

Jack McDuff - "Layin' Back" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Anita O'Day - "An Occasional Man" - Time for Two (1962)

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "One Note Samba" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

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

Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - "Prisoner of Love" (1941)

Thom Rotella - "Come Together" - Storyline (2019)

Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - "I'll Never Be the Same" (1937)

Bobby Hutcherson - "The Wedding March" - Spiral (1968)

Pat Metheny - "Question and Answer" - Question and Answer (1989)

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)

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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 8-20-2019 WFCF - Another Fistful of Vinyl!

From the WFCF vinyl library - sweet find!

Wingin' it today with a bag stuffed with vinyl, some Miles, some Michel Camilo and new jazz! Tune in today (8/20) from 3-7pm eastern (with a break at 5) at 88.5 FM locally or on iHeart by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Houston Person - "Young, Gifted and Black" - Houston Express (1971)

Houston Person - "Wonder Why" - I'm Just a Lucky So and So (2018)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Michel Camilo - "Nostalgia" - Michel Camilo (1988)

Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins - "Blues for Pat" - Rejoicing (1983)

Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins - "Rejoicing" - Rejoicing (1983)

More solid jazz from Antonio!

Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins - "Lonely Woman" - Rejoicing (1983)

Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins - "Tears Inside" - Rejoicing (1983)

Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden & Billy Higgins - "Humpty Dumpty" - Rejoicing (1983)

Antonio Adolfo - "Hello, Herbie" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Hour Two:

Michel Camilo - "Yaray" - Michel Camilo (1988)

Mark Minchello Quartet - "Let's Get Lost" - The Flute Project with Anton Denner (2019)*

Reggae Monk!

Monty Alexander - "Misterioso" - Wareika Hill (2019)*

Mark Minchello Quartet - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - The Flute Project with Anton Denner (2019)*

Chico Hamilton - "Child's Play" - Man From Two Worlds (1963)

Chico Hamilton - "Blues for O.T." - Man From Two Worlds (1963)

Louis Armstrong - "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)

Miles Davis - "So What" - Miles In Tokyo (1964)

Hour Three:

          ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins - "Summertime" - Sonny Meets Hawk! (1963)

Buddy Rich - "Kilimanjaro Cookout" - Play Selections from West Side Story & Other Delights (?)

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "Maybe This Summer" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

Great playing - relaxing Brazilian Jazz!

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "S'Wonderful" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

Ted Nash - "Cool" - Somewhere Else (2018)*

Michel Camilo - "Pra Voce (For Tania Maria)" - Michel Camilo (1988)

Buddy Rich Big Band - "Luv" - The New One! (1967)

Hour Four:

Billy Bauer - "Maybe It's Because (I Love You Too Much)" - Plectrist (1956)

Billy Bauer - "Lullaby of the Leaves" - Plectrist (1956)

Billy Bauer - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Plectrist (1956)

Great new jazz!

Corey Christiansen - "Meraki" - La Proxima (2019)

Flora Purim - "Time's Lie" - Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly (1976)

Flora Purim - "Andei (I Walked)" - Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly (1976)

Seth MacFarlane - "Half As Lovely (Twice As True)" - Once In A While (2019)*

Miles Davis - "My Funny Valentine" - Miles In Tokyo (1964)

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

"Home Sweet Home" - Britta
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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)

Playlist for 2-17-2014 WFCF - Mardi Gras!

"Mardi Gras" - Stephen Clements
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This week's show falls on Fat Tuesday - so we'll listen to a mess of artists who are from the Crescent City, as well as songs about it. Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr. & Nicholas Payton are just some of the artists featured today. Tune in on Tuesday 2/17 from 3-7pm for all this plus new releases. You can listen online here. See you then! - Kendo






Hour One:

Calvin Keys - "Blues for Ahmed" - Close Enough for Love (2013)

Jason Marsalis - "Blues for Now" - The 21st Century Trad Band (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jack Sheldon - "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" - Live on the Pacific Ocean (2001)

Sybil Gage - "NOLA Calling" - NOLA Calling (2011)

Gregorie Howard - "Green Dolphin Street" - Gregorie Howard (2009)
Wynton Marsalis - "Phryzzinian Man" - Black Codes from the Underground (1985)

2001 release

Louis Armstrong - "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" - (1932)

Nicholas Payton - "It Could Happen to You" - From This Moment (1994)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band - "Careless Love" - Shake That Thing (2001)


Allen Toussaint - "Lipstick Traces" - Songbook (2009)

Hour Two:

Craig Handy - "Minor Chant" - Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (2011)

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - "Louisiana Gold" - In a World of Mallets (2012)

Sybil Gage - "Honey Chile" - NOLA Calling (2011)

Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - "New Orleans Wiggle" - (1923)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Basin Street Blues" - Gone With The Wind (1959)

Bucky Pizzarelli - "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" - Buck & Bud (1976)

Branford Marsalis - "LonJellis" - Random Abstract (1987)

Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - "Everybody's Talking About Sammy" - (1927)
 
Kermit Ruffins - "Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home" - We Partyin' Traditional Style! (2013)

Sam Most - "Scatasplangalang" - New Jazz Standards (2013)

Gabriel Espinosa/Hendrik Meurkens - "Samba Little Samba" - Samba Little Samba (2013)

Hour Three:

the patriarch

Ellis Marsalis - "Some Monk Funk" - A Night at Snug Harbor, New Orleans (1989) RIDE HOME

Louis Armstrong - "Struttin' (With Some Barbecue) - (1927)

Harry Connick Jr. - "Cry Me a River" - Come By Me (1998)

Gregorie Howard - "Black Bart" - Gregorie Howard (2009)

Idris Muhammad - "The Saddest Thing" - The Power of Soul (1974) CTI Moment

Sybil Gage - "Give Me a Pigfoot" - Requests from the Bar (2012)

Rebirth Brass Band - "Rebirth Makes You Dance" - Move Your Body (2014)

Diana Krall - "I'm Not In Love" - Wallflower (2014)

Jamie Cullum - "Don't You Know" - Interlude (2014)

Eli Bennett - "Upside Swagger" - Breakthrough (2014)

Hour Four:

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

Marcus Roberts - "A New Orleans Parade" - From Rags to Rhythm (2013)

Louis Armstrong - "Cornet Chop Suey" - (1926)

Louis Prima - "Just One of Those Things" - (1962)

great box set with the sam morgan & Piron cuts

Terence Blanchard - "??" -  ()

King Oliver - "Showboat Shuffle" - (1927)

Al Hirt - "Java" - Honey in the Horn (1963)

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - "Low-Lee-Tah" - Intents and Purposes (2014)

Quincy Davis - "Ponder This" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

Annie Lennox - "I Put a Spell On You" - Nostalgia (2014)

Piron's New Orleans Orchestra - "Bouncing Around" - (1923)

Miles Davis - "Basin Street Blues" - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)

Playlist for 6-17-2014 - Super 70's Show!

"Miles of Jazz" - Buck Nasty Jesse
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Yep, we're goin' there. Full-throttle, no holds barred, all-out groovy Super 70's show. Other than a few slots open for music from the new jazz shelf, it's mind-expansion time; four hours of it, with a few straight-ahead numbers so's not to alienate long time listeners ;)  Hour Four is especially tuned in and turned on. Join me Tuesday June 17th from 3-7pm eastern - you can listen online by clicking here. If you want to interact during the show I'll be on Twitter the whole dang time. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Dave Stryker - "I'll Be Around" - Eight Track (2013)

Harold Mabern - "Dance With Me" - Right On Time (2013)New Jazz

              3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

Duke Pearson - "Canto Ossanha" - I Don't Care Who Knows It (1970)

Count Basie - "Bewitched" - High Voltage (1970)

Donald Byrd 1970

Brother Jack McDuff - "Hunk O' Funk" - To Seek a New Home (1970)

Donald Byrd - "Estavanico" - Electric Byrd (1970)

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

Hour Two:

Freddie Hubbard - "Cascais" - Skagly (1979)

Junior Cook - "I Waited for You" - Good Cookin' (recorded 35 years ago today on 6-17-1979)

Kenny Burrell - "Be Yourself" - God Bless the Child (1971) CTI Moment I

Kenny Burrell

Sonny Stitt - "Bar-B-Que Man" - Turn It On (1971)

Buddy Rich & Lionel Hampton - "Ham Hock Blues" - Transition (1974)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Remember to Smile" - Conception (1979)

Harvey Mason - "Chameleon" - Chameleon (2013)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "Norwegian Wood" - Lennon McCartney Live (1971)

Hour Three:

Cal Tjader - "Bachi" - Huracan (1978)

Gerry Mulligan - "One to Ten in Ohio" - The Age of Steam (1971)

Joe Farrell - "Cloud Cream" - Penny Arcade (1973) CTI Moment II

Art Pepper - "The Trip" - The Trip (1973)

Evans, Gomez, Morrell

Bill Evans - "Quiet Now" - The Paris Concert (1979)

Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - "Mama Flosie" - Body & Soul (1973)

Javon Jackson - "Where is the Love" - Expression (2013)

Monty Alexander - "People Make the World Go Round" - Harlem Kingston Express Vol 2 (2013)

Hour Four:

Chick Corea Return to Forever - "Hymn of the 7th Galaxy" - (1973)

Airto - "Flora's Song" - Free (1973) CTI Moment III

John McLaughlin - "Philip Lane" - My Goals Beyond (1970)

Grant Green - "Maiden Voyage" - Alive! (1970)

George Cables - "Inner Glow" - Cables' Vision (1979)

Chick Corea - "Nite Sprite" - The Leprechaun (1976)

Astrud Gilberto - "Traveling Light" - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment IV

Herbie Hancock - "Sly" - Headhunters (1973) 

Playlist for 9-17-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats - The Night!

"City Rain" - Mark Moore
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Well - it's happened. We've reached the end of summer, so this will be the last themed show for a while. But it's a good one: "The Night"! Songs about dreamy things, mysterious things, spooky things, lonely things, amazing things, lofty things, lowly things & since we are talking about music here, romantic things. If you are sad to see the themed shows leave, have no fear - next week I have something very special planned; and in October we'll embark on a new, fun way of exploring the Jazz Greats. Meanwhile - we'll celebrate the music of the nocturnal this Tuesday (9/17) from 3-7pm Eastern. Listen online anywhere in the US by clicking here. Bring a sweater and meet me then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Wayne Shorter – “Night Dreamer” – Night Dreamer (1964)

Anita O’Day/Cal Tjader – “Mr. Sandman” – Time for Two (1962)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

Cal Tjader – “Tonight” – West Side Story (1960)

Michel Camilo – “Sunset” – Michel Camilo (1988)

Stan Getz – “Corcovado” - Au Go Go (1964)

Frank Capek Trio - "Nite Lights" - (9/2012)

Django Reinhardt – “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” - Indispensable (1949)

Chick Corea – “Nite Sprite” – The Leprechaun (1976)

Milt Jackson/John Coltrane – “The Night We Called It a Day” – Bags & Trane (1959)

Herbie Nichols – “Cro-Magnon Nights” – The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 1 (1955)

Hour Two:

{Jim Driscoll - Untitled Ambient Piece as bed music for the weird celebrity phobias rollcall}

Denny Zeitlin - "You and the Night and the Music" - Slick Rock (2003)

Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins – “The Way You Look Tonight” – Sonny Rollins & Thelonious Monk (1954)

Dinah Shore - "Blues in the Night" - (1942)

Art Tatum - "Moonglow" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 1 (1955)

Anita O’Day – “Lullaby Of The Leaves” – The Lady is a Tramp (1952)

Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman– “At Sundown” – Buck and Bud (1976)

Count Basie – “Strangers in the Night” – Hollywood Basie’s Way (1966)

John Scofield – “Strangeness in the Night” – This Means That (2007)

New Gary Burton Quartet - "Jane Fonda Called Again" - Guided Tour (2012)

Mark Masters Ensemble - "Josie" - Everything You Did (2012)

"Aurora Borealis" - Mariam Hanna
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Hour Three:

Sonny Stitt – “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” – 12! (1972)

Lynne Arriale – “La Noche” – Solo (2011)

Jaki Byard - "Teach Me Tonight" - The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)

Cannonball Adderley/John Coltrane – “The Sleeper” – Cannonball  & Coltrane (1959)

{Gary McFarland - "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" - Does The Sun Really Shine On the Moon (1968) - bed music for weather reports around the country}

Joe Henderson – “Candlelight” – Mirror, Mirror (1980)

Grant Green – “Walk in the Night” – Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Cal Tjader – “When Lights are Low” – Breathe Easy (1977)


Hour Four:

Freddie Hubbard – “Ebony Moonbeams” – High Energy (1974)

Widehive Players – “Sunset Sermon” – Widehive Players (2009)

Count Basie – “In The Still of the Night” – Hollywood Basie’s Way (1966)

Cal Tjader – “My Reverie” – Sona Libre (1963)

Sonny Clark – “Deep Night” – Cool Struttin’ (1958)

Shan Kenner - "Night and Day" - The Behavior of Vibration (2013)

Michael Brecker – “Midnight Voyage” – Tales from the Hudson (1996)

Ahmad Jamal - "Back To The Future" - Saturday Morning (2013)

Randy Brecker - "Night In Calisia" - Night In Calisia (2011)

"Lighthouse" - Samantha Richardson
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