Originally mixed live on 2-6-2024. Image by Cottonbro Studio.
Tuesdays on Mixcloud 5:00-6:30 pm eastern
Friday, February 16, 2024
Jazz Divinyl 03 with DJ Kendo
Originally mixed live on 2-6-2024. Image by Cottonbro Studio.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Playlist for 11-15-2022 WFCF - Drummer Led Sessions!
This week we listened to recordings where the drummer is in charge! All the famous ones plus a few surprises: Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Art Taylor, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, Dave Bailey and lots more. Thanks to all who joined me! Be sure to follow me over on Mixcloud to catch my livestream sessions spinning jazz and soul jazz. Much love! - Kendo
Hour One:
Idris Muhammad - "Wander" - Black Rhythm Revolution (1971)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Denny Seiwell Trio - "Amber" - Boomerang (2018)
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Skylark" - Caravan (1962)
The Griffith Park Collection - "L's Bop" - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)
Lewis Nash - "Let Me Try" - Rhythm is My Business (1989)
Elvin Jones - "Mister Jones" - Live at The Village Vanguard (1968)
Hour Two:
Shelly Manne - "Perk Up" - Perk Up (1967)
Chico Hamilton - "Chic Chic Chico" - Chic Chic Chico (1965)
Billy Cobham - "The Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974)
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Solid with 2 Ben Tucker compositions! |
Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)
Dave Bailey Quintet - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961)
Roy Haynes - "Honeydew" - Cracklin' (1963)
Chico Hamilton - "The Dealer" - The Dealer (1966)
Karl Latham - "Taxman" - Living Standards (2015)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Art Taylor - "Epistrophy" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)
Joe Morello - "Summertime" - It's About Time (1962)
Mel Torme & Buddy Rich - "When I Found You" - Together Again - For the First Time (1978)
Max Roach - "Just One of Those Things" - Max Roach Plus Four (1956)
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This must've been an interesting day... |
Ed Thigpen - "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - Out of the Storm (1966)
Art Blakey - "The End of a Love Affair" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)
Chico Hamilton - "Caravan" - Chico Hamilton Quintet ()
Hour Four:
Shelly Manne & His Men - "Whisper Not" - Complete Live at the Black Hawk (1959)
Billy Cobham - "La Guernica" - Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought (1977)
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "My Shining Hour" - Abundance (2016)
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Billy not lagging behind the times, but with class. |
Bernard Purdie - "Theme from Shaft" - Shaft (1973)
The Tony Williams Lifetime - "To Whom It May Concern - Them" - turn it over (1970)
Idris Muhammad - "Super Bad" - Black Rhythm Revolution (1971)
Lenny White - "Sea of Tranquility" - Venusian Summer (1975)
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Playlist for 10-11-2022 Jazzploration - First Mixcloud Livestream!
Here's the playlist for my first livestream on Mixcloud. I had fun and was so happy to see people show up! Next one scheduled for Tuesday October 25th 3-5pm - come by, listen and say hi here (you do have to create an account but it is free). I also might do a few short test shows in between to iron out the kinks. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo
Moutin Reunion Quartet - "La Vie En Rose" - Power Tree (2000)
Lee Morgan - "City Lights" - City Lights (1957)1957 Lee Morgan
Eliane Elias - "Bahia con H" - Quietude (2022)*
Duke Pearson - "Disapproachment" - Now Hear This (1968)
Cal Tjader - "Black Orchid" - Cal Tjader Goes Latin (1959)
Brother Jack McDuff - "The Boiler" - The Heatin' System (1972)
Lincoln Goines - "Spank a Lee" - The Art of the Bass Choir (2021)*
Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - "There Will Never Be Another You" - Carnegie Hall Concert Vol. 2 (1974)
Michel Camilo - "Journey" - On The Other Hand (1990)Pleasing on the ears!
Roy Meriwether Trio - "Screwdriver" - Soup and Onions (1966)
Isaac Hayes - "House of Beauty" - Truck Turner Soundtrack (1974)
Wes Montgomery - "A Day In The Life" - A Day In the Life (1967)
Miles Davis - "Well You Needn't" - Vol. 3 (1954)
Joey DeFrancesco - "Blues for J" - All of Me (1989)
Joey DeFrancesco - "Soul Dancing" - More Music (2021)
Thelonious Monk - "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" - Plays Duke Ellington (1955)
Grant Green - "Cantaloupe Woman" - Visions (1971)Psychedelic Buddy.
Art by John Luke Eastman
Gerry Mulligan - "Engine, Engine No. 9" - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em" (1965)
Buddy Rich - "Luv" - The New One! (1967)
Catalyst - "New-Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Playlist for 1-21-2020 WFCF - Featured Albums!
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The last album before his stylistic shift towards funk. |
Hour One:
Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery - "Unit 7" - Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)
Al Cohn - "Winter" - Al Cohn Quintet (1956)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Pee Wee Russell - "Turnaround" - Ask Me Now (1965)
Jimmy Smith - "Mimosa" - Off The Top (1982)
Ella Fitzgerald - "I Won't Dance" - Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson
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Some quality pieces for the soundtrack of "Mr. Broadway". |
Grant Green - "Samba de Orfeu" - Iron City (1967)
Dave Brubeck - "Winter Ballad" - Jazz Impressions of New York (1964)
Lolly Allen - "Emily" - Coming Home (2016)*
Benny Benack III - "A Lot of Livin' To Do" - A Lot of Livin' To Do (2019)*
Darren Barrett - "db Plus KG" - Mr. Steiner (2019)*
Hour Two:
Grant Green - "Old Man Moses" - Iron City! (1967)
Andrea Brachfeld - "Double Rainbow" - Brazilian Whispers (2019)*
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Benny Golson & Herbie Hancock in the mix... |
Cal Tjader - "Sweet Honeybee" - Hip Vibrations (1967)
Cal Tjader - "Django" - Hip Vibrations (1967)
Cal Tjader - "Windy" - Hip Vibrations (1967)
Tal Farlow - "Summertime" - The Return of Tal Farlow (1969)
Reid Hoyson - "Dinner at the Borgia's" - Natural Gifts (2019)*
Jason Tiemann - "The Elements" - T-Man (2019)*
Herbie Mann - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Push Push (1971)
Hour Three:
~ Flagler Footnotes ~
Bill Cunliffe Trio - "Down With It" - Sunrise Over Molokai (2018)*
Clark Terry - "Trust In Me" - In Orbit (1958)
Clark Terry - "Let's Cool One" - In Orbit (1958)
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Good one. Thanks Jim! |
Dave Brubeck - "Take Five" - Time Out (1959) request
Charles Mingus - "What Is This Thing Called Love" - The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1954)
Hank Mobley - "An Apertif" - Third Season (1967)
Buddy Rich - "Why Bother" - Just In Time ()*
Hour Four:
Jim Robitaille - "A View From Within" - A View From Within (2019)*
Pat Metheny - "Icefire" - Watercolors (1977)
Idris Muhammad - "Piece of Mind" - Power of Soul (1974) CTI Moment
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Mostly relaxing album where Idris' drums are not really the showcase. |
Herbie Hancock - "Palm Grease" - Thrust ()
Herbie Mann - "Push Push" - Push Push (1971)
Herbie Mann - "What's Going On" - Push Push (1971)
Playlist for 1-7-2020 WFCF - Holiday Haul!
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Mid 70's Milestone release with George Duke and Oscar Brashear. |
This week we featured music I received as Christmas presents including albums by Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Oliver Nelson, Freddie Hubbard, Gil Evans and more plus great selections from the new jazz shelf! Thanks for tuning in and stopping by! - Kendo
Hour One:
Oliver Nelson - "Stolen Moments" - The Blues and the Abstract Truth" (1961)
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Tremendous. |
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Bill Cunliffe Trio - "The Continental" - Sunrise Over Molokai (2018)*
Christina Watson - "So This Is Love" - So This Is Love (2018)*
Wes Montgomery - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1960)
Hank Mobley - "The Steppin' Stone" - Third Season (1967)
Gil Evans - "Stratosphunk" - Out of the Cool (1960)
Freddie Hubbard - Soul Surge" - Blue Spirits (1965)
Hour Two:
Nicholas Payton - "Tea for Two" - Relaxin' With Nick (2019)*
Oliver Nelson - "Hoe Down" - The Blues and the Abstract Truth" (1961)
Helen Merrill - "Where Flamingos Fly" - Out of the Cool (1959)
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Recorded just after Happenings, much different vibe! |
Joe Henderson - "Tres Palabras" - Canyon Lady (1973)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Una Muy Bonita" - Stick-Up! (1966)
Elena Gilliam, Michael Le Van - "Misty" - Then Another Turns (2019)*
Harold Land - "Our Home" - Choma (Burn) (1971)
Reid Hoyson Project - "Bottom Without a Top" - Natural Gifts (2019)*
Hour Three:
~ Flagler Footnotes ~
Freddie Hubbard - "Blue Spirits" - Blue Spirits (1965) - The Ride Home!
Lolly Allen - "Mambo Inn" - Coming Home (2016)*
Buddy Rich - "Wind Machine" - Just In Time (1986)*
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Even the album cover is cool... |
Buddy Rich - "The Trolley Song" - Just In Time (1986)*
Nat "King" Cole - "With Plenty of Money and You" - Hittin' the Ramp (1938)*
Nat "King" Cole - "Liza" - Hittin' the Ramp (1938)*
Gil Evans - "La Nevada (1959 Version)" - Out of the Cool (191959)
Gil Evans - "Stratosphunk" - Out of the Cool (1960)
Hour Four:
Volker Heuken Sextett - "Doppeltriade" - Siblings (2018)*
Herbie Hancock - "Ostinato (Suite for Angela)" - Mwandishi (1971)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Una Muy Bonita" - Stick-Up! (1966)
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Mesmerizing sounds... |
Herbie Hancock - "Quasar" - Crossings (1972)
Herbie Hancock - "You'll Know When You Get There" - Mwandishi (1971)
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Playlist for 8-20-2019 WFCF - Another Fistful of Vinyl!
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From the WFCF vinyl library - sweet find! |
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)
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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)*
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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)
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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)
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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)
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Playlist for 10-16-2018 WFCF - Animals!
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Night in Eden Jungle - Joel Gauthier |
This week's theme is animals! Lots of new titles in my own library including Donald Byrd, Kenny Wheeler, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter plus plenty of new releases including Eddie Daniels, Paul Simon, Addison Evans and Steve Turre! Tune in today (Tues 10/16) from 3-7pm eastern at 88.5FM or for iHeart click here. See you then! - Kendo
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More funky exploits - this time with guitars. |
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for the Cobham fans complete with the Breckers! |
Kendo recommends:
Monday, September 24, 2018
Playlist for 9-25-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters II!
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 ()*
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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 ()*
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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)
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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 ()*
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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)
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Playlist for 6-12-2018 WFCF - Art for Art's Sake!
Today's show is "Art for Art's Sake"! Music by Art Blakey, Art Farmer, Art Pepper, Art Tatum & more! New releases also in the mix and we'll wish Chick a happy birthday! Tune in today (6/12) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Thermo" - Caravan (1962)
Art Tatum - "Heat Wave" - Solo Masterpieces Volume 2 (1954)
Art Pepper - "Here's That Rainy Day" - Living Legend (1975)
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Art, Quincy, Gigi et al! |
Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band - "Chick's Chums" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*
Adrean Farrugia/Joel Frahm - "Cherokee II" - Blued Dharma (2017)*
Art Blakey - "Quicksilver" - A Night at Birdland (1954)
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Very unique sound to this one! |
Art Tatum - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Solo Masterpieces Volume Two (1953)
Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Dulzura" & "Stop" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment
Cal Tjader - "Curacao" - Soul Burst (1966)
Art Pepper - "Red Car" - The Trip (1976)
Hour Three:
~ Flagler Files ~
Grant Green - "How Insensative" - Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry's (1975) - The Ride Home!
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Blues March" - Moanin' (6:13)
Renee Rosnes - "Rosie" - Beloved of the Sky (2017)*
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fun re-release on clear vinyl! |
Art Pepper - "Besame Mucho", "Blues at Twilight" & "Val's Pal" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)
Hour Four:
Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)
Art Farmer with Yusef Lateef - "Flute Song" - Something You Got (1978) CTI Moment
Jared Gold - "Reemergence" - Reemergence (2018)*
Buddy Rich - "Sister Sadie" - Swingin' New Big Band () request
Art Tatum - "Willow Weep for Me" - Solo Masterpieces Volume One (1953)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Trilogy: The Sunlit Path, La Mere de la Mer, Tomorrow's Story Not the Same" - Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973)
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We rocked out a bit on this show lol |
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst (Guajera)" - Soul Burst (1966)
Chick Corea + Steve Gadd - "Spanish Song" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*