Welcome to another "I Do What I Want" show where jazz occasionally plops right down next to exotica, lounge, muzak, bachelor pad, electronica, funk and just plain weirdness; all for your fun and enjoyment. This episode has a theme and even visuals! When you get to the song "Choo Choo" by Twink, start the video that's just below the audio player. Originally mixed and streamed live on Mixcloud 3-9-2024. Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day! - Kendo
Tuesdays on Mixcloud 5:00-6:30 pm eastern
Saturday, March 9, 2024
I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo
Welcome to another "I Do What I Want" show where jazz occasionally plops right down next to exotica, lounge, muzak, bachelor pad, electronica, funk and just plain weirdness; all for your fun and enjoyment. This episode has a theme and even visuals! When you get to the song "Choo Choo" by Twink, start the video that's just below the audio player. Originally mixed and streamed live on Mixcloud 3-9-2024. Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day! - Kendo
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Jazz Divinyl 04 with DJ Kendo
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
De-Stress Jazz IV with Kendo!
Miles Davis - "It's Only a Paper Moon" - Dig (1951)
John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)
Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Children's Song" - Light as a Feather (1972)
Jack DeJohnette - "Silver Hollow" - New Directions (1978)
Joao Donato/Eumir Deodato - "You Can Do" - DonatoDeodato (1973)
Hank Crawford - "Midnight Over Memphis" - Hank Crawford's Back (1976)
Paul Desmond - "Autumn Leaves" - Summertime (1968) CTI Moment
Lou Donaldson - "The Good Life" - Lush Life (1967)
George Duke - "Foosh" - The Aura Will Prevail (1975)
Herb Ellis - "One Note Samba" - Softly... But With That Feeling (1961)
Bill Evans - "Detour Ahead" - Waltz for Debby (1961)
Joe Farrell - "Song of the Wind" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment
Tommy Flanagan - "UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - The Best Of (1980)
George Freeman - "Funny How Time Slips Away" - Man and Woman (1974)
Fuse One - "Friendship" - Fuse One (1980) CTI Moment
Friday, August 4, 2023
Playlist for 8-1-2023 WFCF - Early August!
image by Ashley K. Bowen |
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Playlist for 6-6-2023 - Nothing to See Here, Move Along
Hour One:
Al Di Meola - "Here Comes the Sun" - Across the Universe (2020)
Al Di Meola - "Golden Slumbers (Suite)" - Across the Universe (2020)
Al Di Meola - "Dear Prudence" - Across the Universe (2020)
Al Di Meola - "Norwegian Wood" - Across the Universe (2020)
Miles Davis - "Water Babies" - Water Babies (1967)
George Benson - "Because/Come Together" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)
George Benson - "Oh! Darling" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)
Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "She's a Woman" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)
Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "Lady Madonna" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)
La Lucha - "I'm So Tired" - La Lucha (2012)
Hour Two:
Brad Mehldau - "Your Mother Should Know" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*
Brad Mehldau - "I Saw Her Standing There" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*
Brad Mehldau - "Blackbird" - The Art of the Trio (1996)
Wes Montgomery - "Eleanor Rigby" - A Day In the Life (1967)
Cal Tjader - "She's Leaving Home" - Tjader (1971)
Karl Latham - "Tax Man" - Living Standards (2015)
John Coltrane - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Ballads (1962)
Grant Green - "A Day In the Life" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)
Karl Latham - "Tomorrow Never Knows" - Living Standards (1971)
Ramsey Lewis - "Mother Nature's Son" - Mother Nature's Son (1968)
Gabor Szabo - "Yesterday" - Gypsy 66 (1965)
Hour Three:
Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Help" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)
Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Can't Buy Me Love" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)
Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Michelle" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)
Weather Report - "Birdland" - Heavy Weather (1977)
Masahiko Sato, Jiro inagaki & Big Soul Media - "Sniper's Snooze" - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1971)
Mose Allison - "Swingin' Machine" - Swingin' Machine (1962)
Jimmy Smith - "See See Rider" - Home Cookin' (1959)
Jimmy Smith - "Sugar Hill" - Home Cookin' (1959)
Freddie Hubbard - "Crisis" - High Energy (1974)
Hour Four:
Larry Young - "Paris Eyes" - Into Somethin' (1964)
Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Somethin' (1964)
Gary Burton Quartet - "The Beach" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
Gary Burton Quartet - "Fleurette Africaine" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
Reuben Wilson - "Happy Together" - A Groovy Situation (1970)
Reuben Wilson - "Orange Peel" - Blue Mode (1969)
Reuben Wilson - "While the World Lies Waiting" - A Groovy Situation (1970)
Reuben Wilson - "Bus Ride" - Blue Mode (1969)
Reuben Wilson - "Sweet Tooth" - A Groovy Situation (1970)
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Playlist for 5-30-2023 - De-Stress Jazz III with Kendo!
20 tracks mixed live by DJ Kendo featuring relaxed, jazzy vibes from Miles, Coltrane, George Benson, Herbie Hancock , Bobby Timmons and lots, lots more - chill vibes but enough groove and vibrancy to keep your day/evening moving along! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy! - Kendo
Hour One:
Herbie Hancock - "Sun Touch" - Man-Child (1975)
George Benson - "Thunder Walk" - Giblet Gravy (1968)
Miles Davis - "Eighty-One" - E.S.P. (1965)
Charlie Byrd - "Wave" - Byrd by the Sea (1974)
Rusty Bryant - "The Ballad of Oren Bliss" - Soul Liberation (1970)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)
Bobby Timmons Trio - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From the Bottom (1964)
John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)
John Lewis - "Lyonhead" - P.O.V. (1975)
Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin' Through (1977)
Spacetime Continuum - "Microjam" - Double Fine Zone (1999)
Hour Two:
Side Effect - "Private World" - Goin' Bananas (1977)
Mike Longo - "Matrix" - Matrix (1972)
Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre - "Vivaldi Concerto in Dm for 2 Violins & Orch 2. Largo" - Vivaldi Concertos for Violins (1965)
George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976)
Willie Bobo - "Dindi" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Secrets of Love" - Highway One (1978)
Kenny Burrell - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Ellington is Forever (1977)
Bunky Green - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Playin' for Keeps (1966)
Herbie Hancock - "People Music" - Secrets (1976)
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Playlist for 3-14-2023 WFCF - Having and Wanting!
Johnny Hartman 1966 |
Hour One:
Cal Tjader - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - Tjader Plays Mambo (1956)
Brother Jack McDuff - "I Want a Little Girl" - The Honeydripper (1961)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Carmen McRae - "I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before" - I Am Music (1975)
John Coltrane - "I Want to Talk About You" - Newport '63 (1963)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Something for Trane that Trane Could Have Said" - Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata (1971)
Bud Powell - "I Want to Be Happy" - The Amazing Bud Powell (1953)
Harry Connick Jr - "I Only Have Eyes For you" - Only You (2003)
Count Basie - "Do You Want to Know a Secret" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Have horn, Will Blow"- Cookbook Vol. 1 (1958)
Kenny Burrell - "I Want My Baby Back" - Ode to 52nd Street (1967)
Hour Two:
Miles Davis Quintet - "Footprints" - Miles Smiles (1966) request
Bobby Timmons - "I Could Have Danced All Night" - Chun King (1964)
George Benson - "Here Comes the Sun/I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)
Art Tatum - "Everything I Have is Yours" - Solo Masterpieces vol 1 (1955)
Johnny Hartman - "For The Want of a Kiss" - I Love Everybody (1966)
Fred Hersch - "I Have Dreamed" - Sarabande (1986)
Dexter Gordon - "I Want More" - Doin' Allright (1961)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
John Coltrane - "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)" - Standard Coltrane (1958) The Ride Home!
Gene Ammons - "I Want To Be Loved" - Late Hour Special (1961)
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Everyday I Have the Blues" - Sing a Song of Basie (1957)
Donald Byrd - "I'm a Fool To Want You" - Royal Flush (1961)
Herbie Hancock - "I Have a Dream" - The Prisoner (1969)
Nina Simone - "That's All I Want From You" - Baltimore (1978) CTI Moment
Hour Four:
Ella Fitzgerald - "I Got a Guy" - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (1961)
Corey Christiansen - "When You Want" - Outlaw Tractor (2008)
Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment
Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)" - Carryin' On (1969)
Hank Crawford & The Marty Paich Orchestra - "Have a Good Time" - Soul of the Ballad (1963)
Astrud Gilberto - "Wanting Things" - Gilberto With Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment
T.J. Kirk - "Shuffle Boil/You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight" - T.J. Kirk (1994)
Gabor Szabo - "If You Don't Want My Love" - High Contrast (1970)
Sarah Vaughan - "Whatever Lola Wants" (1955 3 17)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Ummh" - San Francisco (1970)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Playlist for 10-4-2022 WFCF - Early Fall Listening!
On the air and posting as it plays! Thanks for tuning in and be sure to check out my YouTube channel, and look for a live broadcast on Mixcloud next Tuesday! - Kendo
Hour One:
George Cables - "I Remember Clifford" - Circle (1979)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Stone Flute" - Stone Flute (1970) CTI Moment
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Antonion Carlos Jobim - "Brazil (alt take)" - Stone Flute (1970) CTI Moment
Stan Getz - "Crystal Silence" - Captain Marvel (1972)
Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment
with Reggie Workman & Roy Ayers |
John Coltrane - "Bahia" - Bahia (1958)
Herbie Mann - "Turkish Coffee" - Impressions of the Middle East (1966)
Vince Guaraldi Trio - "Cast Your Fate To the Wind" - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)
Herbie Mann - "Incense" - Impressions of the Middle East (1966)
Hour Two:
Leon Spencer - "First Gravy" - Sneak Preview (1970)
Freddie Hubbard - "Sky Dive" - Sky Dive (recorded 50 years ago on 10-4&5-1972) CTI Moment
Lee Morgan - "The Sixth Sense" - The Sixth Sense (1967)
A very stylized album & cover! |
Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "The Train and The River" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1956)
Hampton Hawes - "Blue Skies" - The Green Leaves of Summer (1964)
Grant Green - "Love On a Two Way Street" - Visions (1971)
Charlie Haden - "Solar" - The Montreal Concerts (Gonzalo Rubalcaba/Paul Motian) (1989)
Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Sonny Clark - "Nica" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960) The Ride Home!
Bill Evans - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - A Simple Matter of Conviction
Somewhat obscure one from Sonny |
(recorded 56 years ago on 10-4-1966)
Ella Fitzgerald - "It's A Blue World" - Ella Swings Gently With Nelson (1961)
Alex Acuna - "In Town" - Gifts (2022)*
Louis Armstrong/Oscar Peterson - "Blues In the Night" - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
John Coltrane - "I'm a Dreamer (Aren't We All)" - Bahia (1958)
Billy Cobham - "Searching for the Right Door/Spectrum" - Spectrum (1973)
Hour Four:
Larry Coryell - "The Dragon Gate" - Spaces Revisited (1997)
The Family of Mann - "Muh Hoss Knows The Way" - First Light (1973)
Lou Donaldson - "Nice and Greasy" - The Natural Soul (1962)
Eddie Henderson - "Open Eyes" - Comin' Through (1977)
Donald Byrd - "Lansana's Priestess" - Street Lady (1973)
Joe Farrell - "Song of the Wind" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment
Hubert Laws - "In The Beginning" - In The Beginning (190
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Playlist for 1-25-2022 - Chunks of Time II
Hour One:
Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)Excellent album!
Donald Byrd - "Soulful Kiddy" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Donald Byrd - "Little Boy Blue" - Byrd in Flight (1-25-1960)
Wes Montgomery - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)
Wes Montgomery - "Four On Six" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)
Elmo Hope - "B's A Plenty" - Elmo Hope Trio (1959)
John Coltrane - "Every Time We Say Goodbye" - My Favorite Things (1960)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1950)
Hour Two:
Montgomery Brothers - "Just For Now" - Groove Yard (1-3-1961)Solid!
Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove yard (1-3-1961)
Jackie McLean - "Bluesnik" - Bluesnik (1-8-1961)
Shorty Baker/Doc Cheatham - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Shorty & Doc (1-17-1961)
Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson - "Summertime" - Double Exposure (1-23-1961)
Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Who Cares?" - Know What I Mean (1-27-1961)
Bill Evans Trio - "Sweet and Lovely" - Explorations (2-2-1961)
Reuben Wilson - "I Say A Little Prayer" - Love Bug (1969)
Hour Three:
Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Vento Fresco (Cool Wind)" - Bossa Nova USA (1-3-1961)A very early entry into genre...
Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Someday My Prince Will Come" - Countdown: Time In Outer Space (1-12-1962)
Grant Green - "The Song Is You" - Nigeria (1-13-1962)
Sonny Rollins - "Oleo" - Oleo (1-31-1962)
Hour Four:
Charles Mingus - "Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney" - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1-20-1963)
Charles Mingus - "Celia" - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus! (1-2-1963)
Cal Tjader - "Morning of the Carnival" - Sona Libre (1-28-1963)
Catalyst - "Little Miss Lady" - Unity (1974)
Herbie Hancock - "Sleeping Giant" - Crossings (1972)
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Playlist for 10-26-2021 - Pre-Halloween Show!
Hour One:
Gerry Mulligan - "Candy" - Gerry's Time (1958)
Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak To Me of Love" - Spellbinder (1966)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Dexter Gordon - "Afraid To Be Alone" - Generation (1972)
Johnny Smith - "Autumn In New York" - Walk Don't Run (1954) Album designed to be like seeing the quintet live.
Miles Davis Quintet - "Four" - Workin' (1956)
Miles Davis Quintet - "In Your Own Sweet Way" - Workin' (1956)
Miles Davis Quintet - "The Theme" - Workin' (1956)
Joshua Jern Jazz Orchestra - "Closet Monster" - Lockdown (2021)*
Jonathan Karrant & Joshua White - "Detour Ahead" - Shadows Fall (2021)*
Hour Two:
Weather Report - "Palladium" - Heavy Weather
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "Autumn Serenade" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)
Jackie McLean - "Frankenstein" - One Step Beyond (1963)
Grant Green - "Dracula" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)
Donald Byrd - "The Creeper" - The Creeper (1967)
Lou Donaldson - "Midnight Creeper" - Midnight Creeper (1968)
Stanley Turrentine - "Creepin'" - Wonderland (1986)
Herbie Hancock - "He Who Lives In Fear" - The Prisoner (1969)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "In Bedlam" - Shock (1958) - The Ride Home!
The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "Time Runs Out" - Shock (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald - "Ol' Devil Moon" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1955)
Under-recorded, under rated Howard Roberts |
Howard Roberts - "Spooky" - Out Of Sight (but "in" Sound) (1968)
Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment
Chico Hamilton - "The Ghost" - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi (1956)
Tom Kubis Big Band - "A Pride of Lurking Trombones" - Take Me Out to The Ball Game (2020)*
Leon Lee Dorsey - "Autumn Leaves" - Freedom Jazz Dance (2019)*
Arturo O'Farrill - "Blood In the Water" - ...Dreaming In Lions (2021)*
Julian Lage - "Boo's Blues" - Squint (2020)*
Hour Four:
Miles Davis - "Hannibal" - Merci Miles (1991)*
Herbie Hancock - "Sansho Shima" - Secrets (1976)The new one
Terrence Blancard/The E Collective - "Fall" - Absence (2020)*
Esperanza Spalding - "Formwela 1" - SONGWRIGHTSAPOTHECARYLAB (2021)*
Weather Report - "Mysterious Traveller" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)
Duke Pearson - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (1968)
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Playlist for 10-19-2021 WFCF - Tough!
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Playlist for 3-23-2021 WFCF - Seriously Good Music
On this show we delved into albums by Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard and Griffith Park Collection; we explored a Gerry Mulligan outing; hit up the new jazz shelf plenty; and the last hour I got away with playing only 4 tracks - an hour of live fusion. Thanks to all who tuned in and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo
Hour One:
Bill Evans Trio - "Isn't It Romantic" - at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1963)
Bill Evans Trio - "Swedish Pastry" - at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1963)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Diana Krall - "But Beautiful" - This Dream of You (2020)*
Diana Krall - "Just You, Just Me" - This Dream of You (2020)*
Griffith Park Collection - "Why Wait?" - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)Not just a great lineup, a great album!
Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Epistrophy" - Breathe (2017)*
Griffith Park Collection - "October Ballade" - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)
John Coltrane - "Satellite" - Coltrane's Sound (1960)
Hour Two:
Freddie Hubbard - "Cascais" - Skagly (1979)
Gerry Mulligan's New Sextet - "Idol Gossip" - Idol Gossip (1976)
Gerry Mulligan's New Sextet - "Strayhorn 2" - Idol Gossip (1976)
Larry Coryell - "Rene's Theme" - Spaces (1969)
John McLaughlin - "New York On My Mind" - Electric Guitarist (1978)
Anita O'Day - "Easy Living" - Incomparable! (1964)
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - "Lady Gabor" - Tone Poem (2020)*Freddie doing some exploring...
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Bill Evans Trio - "All The Things You Are" - at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1963) - The Ride Home!
Freddie Hubbard - "Outer Forces" - Blue Spirits (1966)
Mike Scott - "49" - Collecting Things (2020)*
Sarah Jerrom - "Snowblind" - Dream Logic (2019)*
Jazz Worms - "Launching Pad" - Squirmin' (2017)*
Hour Four:
Weather Report - "Black Market" - 8:30 (1979)
Weather Report - "Teen Town" - 8:30 (1979)
Weather Report - "A Remark You Made" - 8:30 (1979)
Return to Forever - "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" - Returns (2008)