Playlist for 3-24-2020 Home - First Home Edition of Jazz Greats!

Superb Timmons from 1964.

Well, I'm glad I got last week's show in before the station closed for the safety of the dj's! This week and the for time being, the show will be recorded at home, to maintain a sense of regularity for both the listeners and myself. This week it's jazz selected to help us stay calm amidst all the horrible news we're hearing and seeing, simple as that. Stay safe, stay home, and enjoy the show in the player above! Much love - Kendo

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Theme Music - "Jazzlito"- Emanuele Coluccia

Bobby Timmons - "I Could Have Danced All Night" - Chung King (1964)

Coleman Hawkins - "I'll Never Be the Same" - The Hawk Relaxes (1961)

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

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Antigua" - Wave (1967)

If you're looking for chill... look no further.

Sonny Rollins - "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" - Plus Four (1956)

Art Tatum - "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" - Solo Masterpieces Vol. One (1955)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Perfidia" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Bobby Timmons - "O Grande Amor" - Chung King (1964)

Grant Green - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - I Want To Hold Your Hand (1965)

Bill Evans Trio - "Spring Is Here" - Portrait In Jazz (1959)

A mixed bag... but interesting as always!

Brother Jack McDuff - "Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring" - Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring (1970)

Bobby Timmons - "Little One" - A Little Barefoot Soul (1963)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage" - Happenings (1966)

Playlist for 10-23-2018 WFCF - The Impulse Saxophone

A compelling collection of a broad range of artistry!

This week we listened to 23 of 25 tracks from the 3 lp collection from Impulse "The Saxophone" (signified with a +) with familiar and not so familiar names; along with half of the "Sugar" album from Stanley Turrentine and some brilliant new releases! Thanks for stopping by and for tuning in!


Hour One:

Christopher Hollyday - “One of Another Kind” - Telepathy (2018)*

Doug Webb - “Last Trane to Georgia” - Fast Friends (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson - “Things Are Getting Better” -  Things A Getting Better (1958)

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

Darren Barrett's new release is very fine!

Steven Taetz - “Drink You In” - Drink You In (2018)*

Johnny Hodges - “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore” - Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (1964)+

Ben Webster - “Someone to Watch Over Me” - See You At the Fair (1964)+

John Coltrane - “Out of This World” - Coltrane (1962)+

Archie Shepp - “Rufus (Swung, his face to the wind, then his neck snapped)” - Four for Trane (1964)+

Charlie Parker - “Bluebird” - Jazz on Savoy 1955-1957 (?)

Hour Two:

Cyrus Chestnut - “Golliwog's Cakewalk” - Kaleidoscope  (2018)*

Lorraine Feather - “I Don't Mean to Make a Big Deal of It” - Math Camp (2018)*

Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet - “Gettin On Way” - Illumination (1963)+

McCoy Tyner -”T 'N A Blues” - Today and Tomorrow (1964)+

Pharoah Sanders & Joe Henderson on this one!

Albert Ayler - “Ghosts” - Love Cry (1967)+

John Klemmer - “Prelude I and Waterfall” - Waterfalls (1972)+

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

Alice Coltrane - “Mantra” - Ptah the El Daoud (1970)

Sabertooth Swing - “Mean and Evil Blues” - Extinct Possibilities ()*

Hour Three:

Lester Young - “Jumpin' with Symphony Sid” - The Saxophone (1947)+ - The Ride Home!

Charlie Parker - “Confirmation” - The Saxophone (1950)+

Max Roach - “Mendacity” - Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)+

Ornette Coleman - “Song for Che” - Crisis (1969)+

Tiki Collective - “Harlem Nocturne” - Muse (2018)*

Benny Carter - “Body and Soul” - Furthur Definitions (1961)+

The latest in lounge makes for good listening!

Don Byas - “All the Things You Are” - Americans in Europe Vol. 2 (1963)+

Sonny Stitt and Paul Gonsalves - “Stardust” - Salt and Pepper (1963)+

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - “The Queen” - Abundance (2016)*

Coleman Hawkins - “Going Down Home” - The Hawk Returns (1954)

Hour Four:

Marion Brown - “Once Upon a Time (A Children's Tale) – Geechee Recollections (1973)+

Dewey Redman - “Innerconnection” - The Ear of the Behearer (1973)+

Sam Rivers - “Encore” - The Saxophone (1973)+

Gato Barbieri - “Encontros” - The Saxophone (1973)+

This cd fit in well with the Impulse "new thing" cuts!

Myriad3 - "DNA" - Vera ()*

Stanley Turrentine - “Sunshine Alley” - Sugar (1970) CTI Moment

Johnny Smith - “Moonlight in Vermont” - Moonlight in Vermont (1952) 

Stanley Turrentine - “Sugar” - Sugar (1970) CTI Moment

Playlist for 3-11-2014 WFCF - Very Saxy Tuesday!

"Sax Solo" - Stefanos Aslanis
painting
Visit the artist's website!

This show is all about Selmers and Yamahas, Bueschers and Kings, and the guys & gals who make 'em sound great! There's also a pianist or two, a singer here or there, even some brass. Not all saxy, just very. Lots of new albums got added to my library, many thanks to former Jazz Greats host and show originator Mariann! At the end of the show we'll hear another lengthy odyssey, this time from Wynton Kelly and Hank Mobley you won't want to miss. Tune in for another swingin' show, broadcast live on Tuesday March 11th from 3-7pm eastern. Stop by the show's Facebook page & say howdy and to see my ridiculous poster for this episode. Til Tuesday - Kendo  


Ps - if you like the above painting, be sure to click the link and visit Stefanos' gallery - so many cool creations!


Hour One:

"Jazz Greats Theme Song: "Jazzlito" - Emanuele Coluccia

Sonny Stitt - "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (1981)

Sonny Rollins - "Way Out West" - Way Out West (1957)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

General Music Project II - "It Was a Very Good Year" - General Music Project II (1994)

Al Jarreau - "Take Five" - Look to the Rainbow (1977)

Johnny Smith - "Tabú" - Moonlight in Vermont (recorded 62 years ago today on 3-11-1952)

Mobley, Cohn, Coltrane, Sims - "Just You, Just Me" - Tenor Conclave (1956)

4 of the best!

Brigitte Zarie - "Quiet Nights" - L'Amour (2013)

Louis Armstrong - "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" - Satch Plays Fats (recorded 82 years ago today on 3-11-1932)

Coming Together (with Chris Potter) - "My Shining Hour" - Coming Together (2005)

Hour Two:

Stan Getz - "East of the Sun" West Coast Jazz (1955)

Duke Ellington - "Prelude to a Kiss" - Ellington Indigos (1958)

Charles McPherson - "Marionette" - Come Play With Me (1995)

Jack McDuff - "Georgia" - Check This Out (1972)

Benny Green (feat. Antonio Hart) - "Kaleidoscope" - Kaleidoscope (1996)

Jane Ira Bloom - "My Ship"
 - Sixteen Sunsets (2013)

Bobby Watson - "Sweet Dreams" - Check Cashing Day (2013)

Frank Wess - "The Summer Knows" - Magic 201 (2011)

the 90's really saw some great music being created!

Hour Three:

Jazz Greats 2nd Half Theme Song - "Yes We Can Can" - The Pointer Sisters

Joe Henderson - "Johnny Come Lately" - Lush Life (1991)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Ella Sings Gershwin (1950)

Bill Evans - "You and the Night and the Music" - Interplay (1962)

Tim Warfield - "Monkey See, Monkey Doo" - Inspire Me! (2013)

Tom Stewart - "Let It Burn" - Flyer (2012)

Coleman Hawkins - "Ill Wind" - The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)

Joshua Redman - "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" - Walking Shadows (2012)

John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme: Psalm" - A Love Supreme (1964) 5:50 Gospel Train

Hour Four:

The Gailloreto Quintet - "Beatrice" - The Insider (2003)

the one and only

Spyro Gyra - "Catching the Sun" - Collection (comp.)

[music bedding behind announcements - "Punctuated Performance" - Henri Rene]

Thomson Kneeland - "Hyperion" - Mazurka for a Modern Man (2007)

Herb Silverstein - "Monday Morning" - Monday Morning (2013)

[music bedding behind announcements: Gary McFarland - "Up, Up and Away" - Does The Sun Really Shine on the Moon?"]

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

Dave Stryker - "Make It With You" - Eight Track (2013)

Wynton Kelly - "Milestones" - Live at the Left Bank (1967)

this set catches Wynton and Hank in high creativity!

Playlist for 10-1-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats 1961!

"1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB" - Matt Hoskins

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The first in a series of shows to focus on the jazz of a specific year, chronologically. This week, it was 1961! Something of a transitional time for jazz, where artists who broke new ground in 1959 or earlier, were now following these paths to new, uncertain territory. Provocative music from John Coltrane that befuddled the critics; Miles in a state of flux; Bill Evans, Scott Lofaro & Paul Motian redefining the jazz piano trio: and Cannonball enjoying stardom after the Miles sextet. Mixed in with all of this are artists oblivious to all the change; hard-boppers on the cusp of their heyday, groove jazz taking further root and "world" music about to become permanently embedded in the jazz vocabulary. Sounds serious! But we had the usual fun. Thanks for the calls, hangin' on Facebook and especially for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

The Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove Yard (1/3/1961)

Joe Newman - "Love Is Here To Stay" - At Count Basie's (1961)

Maynard Ferguson/Chris Connor - "I Only Have Eyes For You" - Double Exposure (1/23/1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Know What I Mean (1/27/1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Nardis" - Explorations (2/2/1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "More Than You Know" - The Hawk Relaxes (2/28/1961)

Miles Davis - "Drad-dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (3/7/1961)

Hank Mobley - "Smokin'" - Workout (3/26/1961)

Grant Green - "Grant's Dimensions" - Green Street (4/1/1961)

Hour Two:

Herbie Mann - "This Little Girl of Mine" - Family of Mann (4/21/1961)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Castilian Drums" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (5/3/1961)

Dexter Gordon - "For Regulars Only" - "Doin' Allright" - (5/6/1961)

John Coltrane - "Dahomey Dance" - Olé (5/25/1961)

Dave Brubeck - "Charles Matthew Hallelujah" - Time Further Out (5/25/1961)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Invitation" - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (6/14/1961)

Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns - "Miss Otis Regrets" - Fooler's Gold (2013)

Ahmad Jamal - "Firefly" - Saturday Morning (2013)

West Berliner in Uniform in Front of Berlin Wall
Photo by Toni Frisell

Hour Three:

Bill Evans Trio - "Some Other Time" - Waltz for Debby (6/25/1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Milestones" - Waltz for Debby (6/25/1961)

Roland Kirk - "Doin' the Sixty-Eight" - Kirk's Works (7/11/1961)

Sarah Vaughan - "In a Sentimental Mood" - After Hours (7/18/1961)

Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley - "Never Will I Marry" - Nancy Wilson Cannonball Adderley (6/27,29 1961)

Freddie Hubbard - "Arietes" - Ready for Freddie (8/21/1961)

Cal Tjader - "Ecstasy" - In a Latin Bag (8 28, 29 1961)

Yusef Lateef - "Purple Flower" - Eastern Sounds (9/5/1961)

Jackie McLean - "A Fickle Sonance" - A Fickle Sonance (10/26/1961)

Hour Four:

John Coltrane - "Naima" - Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (11/1/1961)

John Coltrane - "Greensleeves" - Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (11/3/1961)

Sonny Clark - "Melody in C" - Leapin' and Lopin (11/13/1961)

John Coltrane - "It's Easy to Remember" - B-side of Greensleeves (12/21/1961)

Gary Burton - "The Lookout" - Guided Tour (2012)

Aperturistic Trio - "Homily for Pastor B" - Truth and Actuality (2013)

George Duke - "Stones of Orion" - Dreamweaver (2013)

Dave Holland - "The Watcher" - Prism (2013)

1961 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Suburban

"Between Light and Shade" - Swifty
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Playlist for 10-16-12 WFCF - Jazz Greats

Below is the playlist for today's show. Squeezin' in a late request cut out one of the 'new jazz' tracks, but we'll get to it next week! The show had a very relaxed vibe to it. Thanks for listening! - DJ Kendo

John Scofield, Chris Potter & Bill Stewart!

Produced by Airto - Lots of George Duke also...

 








Hour One:

1. Cal Tjader – Amazonas – Amazonas (1975)

2. Art Farmer – Flute Song – Something You Got (1977) (CTI Moment)

3. David “Fathead” Newman – Skylark – Straight Ahead (1960)

4. Gonzalo Rubalcaba - The Blessing - The Blessing (1991)

5. Joe Cinderella – My One and Only Love – Concept (2000)

6. Duke Ellington – Just Squeeze Me – Centenial (1946)

7. Thelonious Monk Trio – Monk's Dream   - Monk
(10/15/1952 – 60 Years Ago, Yesterday)

8. Thelonious Monk Trio - Little Rootie Tootie (same as above)

9. Dave Douglas Quintet - This Is My Father's World - Be Still (2012)

One of the first fusion albums!

AC Jobim arranged & played on 2 tracks -
One of the first Bossa albums...

Hour Two:   


10. Gary Burton – Sing Me a Song of the Blues – Duster (1967)

11. Gary Burton – Portsmouth Figurations – Duster (1967)

12. George Cables - I Loves You Porgy - My Muse (2012)

13. Coleman Hawkins - I’ll Never Be the Same – Relaxes (1961)

14. Per Danielsson – In Your Own Sweet way – Time Will Tell (2010)

15.  Herbie Mann – Once I Loved –– Do the Bossa Nova – (1962)

16. John Scofield – Green Tea – A Go Go (1998)

17. Kenny Drew Jr – Minor Sights – Coral Sea (2011)

18. John Coltrane – My Favorite Things (single ver) (1960)

19. Wayne Krantz – Not Concsiously Written About – Long to be Loose (1993)

20. John Patitucci – Search for Peace – Now (1998)

To request a song for next weeks show - send a tweet early! Just make it jazz... If I have it, I'll play it :) 

Great album! 10% of proceeds go to charity! Right on!