I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo

Jazz at it's most grooviest mixed with a vast array of fun surprises!
2 hours of delights for your ears with no announcing. Mixed live on 5-8-2024 by DJ Kendo. Listen in the player below!

Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges - "I'm Beginning to See the Light" - Con-Soul & Sax (1965)

Charles Lloyd - "Island Blues" - Nirvana (1965)

?? - "Live Better Electrically"

Curtis Fuller - "Smokin'" - Smokin' (1972)

Ruth Welcome - "Hi-Lili Hi-Lo" - Hi-Fi Zither (1958)

Frank Sinatra - "The Summer Wind" - Strangers In the Night (1966)

Houston Person - "The Cissy Strut" - Truth! (1970)

Champian Fulton - "Later Gator" - Speechless (2016)

Osibisa - "The Dawn" - Osibisa (1971)

Octophoros - "Mozart Andante Grazioso from K 240" - The Divertimenti Vol 1 (1989)

Jackie Gage - "Mine" - Siren Songs (2016)

Charles Mingus - "Song with Orange" - Mingus Dynasty (1959)

Nutmegs - "Down in Mexico" - The New York Doo-Wopp Album (1964)

Willie Bobo - "Broasted or Fried" - Do What You Want To Do... (1971)

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

Andy Caldwell - Sin Music - Om Lounge 2 (1999)

Billie Holiday - "He's Funny That Way" - At Storyville (1951)

Ekseption - "Smokey Sunset" - Bingo (1974)

A.V. Bornand Collection - "Cloister Bells" - The Original Music Box Medley Of Christmas Songs (1977)

Giacomo Gates - "I Didn't Know About You" - You (2021)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Why Not" - Knucklebean (1977)

Cal Tjader - "Agua Dulce" - Agua Dulce (1971)

Johnny Hammond - "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" - Breakout (1971)

Zoot Sims - "Summertime" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Living Strings - "Aloha Oe" - Play Music of Hawaii (1960)

Cal Tjader - "Doxy" - Concerts By the Sea (1959)

Playlist for 4-22-2020 Home - Jazzploration

Wonderful 1979 release from George Cables!

As I mention on this week's show, the intended name for my radio program was originally "Jazzploration". To appease both the station manager and the previous host for that time slot, who had held if for something like 15 years, I was convinced to maintain her show name and it's honor: "Jazz Greats", which - not only rang somewhat pedestrian to my ears, but also countered with what I intended to do: play music by both widely known artists as well as the most obscure and forgotten.

My plan was to take the listener to another place, plain and simple; often a happy one, a good-time one, occasionally an outta-this-world one. This week's show is my current idea of what that should be like: a journey. You spend some time on the airport, you board the plane with excitement (or fear), you take off and soar above the earth, you land someplace you've never been before, you explore, you drive a little further out, explore...

Hope you like the show. Thanks for stopping by & listening! - Kendo


Grant Green - "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" - Visions (1971)

His regular trio plus Ray Barretto

Red Garland - "Manteca" - Manteca (1958)

George Cables - "Beyond Forever" - Circles (1979)

Donald Byrd - "Samba Yanta" - The Creeper (1967)

Art Farmer - "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" - Sing Me Softly of the Blues (1965)

Gary Burton Quintet - "Ictus/Syndrome/Wrong Key Donkey" (1975)

With Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrich,
Steve Swalloe, Bob Moses

Gary Burton Quartet - "Como en Vietnam" - Times Square (1978)

Curtis Fuller - "Maze" - Crankin' (1971)

Kurt Elling - "The Fanfold Hawk" - Secrets Are the Best Stories (2020)*

Playlist for 3-26-2019 WFCF - Curtis and Bennie!

This week's show has two trombone features - the recording career of Curtis Fuller, and in hour three a featured album by trombonist Bennie Green from 1960 featuring Sonny Clark and a great vibe! Tune in from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo

Hour One:

Yusef Lateef - “Yusef's Mood” - Jazz Mood (1957 4 9)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jimmy Smith - “Blue Room” - Special Guests (1957 8 25)

Snorre Kirk - “Exotica” - Beat (2018)*

Catherine Russell - “How Deep Is the Ocean” - Alone Together ()*

John Coltrane - “Blue Train” - Blue Train (1957 9 15)

Art Farmer/Benny Golson - “Avalon” - Meet The Jazztet (1960 2 6-10)

Art Farmer/Benny Golson - “Blues March” - Meet The Jazztet (1960 2 6-10)

Art Farmer/Benny Golson - “It's All Right With Me” - Meet The Jazztet (1960 2 6-10)

Doug MacDonald - “Poor Butterfly” - Organisms (2018)*

Hour Two:

Chuck Redd - “A Groove For Gail” - Groove City (2018)*

Al Hood & The H2 Jazztet - “Larue” - Jazz Muses (2017)*

Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - “This Is For Albert” - Caravan (1962 10 23-24)

Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - “In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning” - Caravan (1962 10 23-24)

Art Blakey - “Calling Miss Khadija” - Indestructible (1964 5 15)

Tony Monacao - “Quando Quando Quando” - The Definition of Insanity (2018)*

Lee Morgan - “Twice Around” - Tom Cat (1964 8 11)

Woody Shaw - “Time Is Right” - For Sure (1979 12 18)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Bennie Green - “Cool Struttin'” - Bennie Green (1960) - The Ride Home!

Bennie Green - “Sometimes I'm Happy” - Bennie Green (1960)

Bennie Green - “Solitude” - Bennie Green (1960)

Shorty Rogers - “Witchcraft” - Jazz Waltz (1962)

Snorre Kirk - “18th & Vine” - Beat (2018)*

Bennie Green - “It's Time” - Bennie Green (1960)

Dave Rudolph - “Night Squirrel” - Atonement (2018)* 

Doug MacDonald - “Nina Never Knew/Indian Summer” - Organisms (2018)*

Hour Four:

Hank Mobley - “Venus Di Mildew” - A Caddy Daddy (1965 12 18)

Curtis Fuller - “Crankin'” - Crankin' (1972)

Curtis Fuller - “Ballade” - Crankin' (1972)

Curtis Fuller - “The Spirit” - Crankin' (1972)

??

Curtis Fuller - “Black Bath” - Crankin' (1972)

Jeremy Pelt - “Rodin Suite Pt II – Dignity” - Jeremy  Pelt The Artist ()*


Curtis Fuller - “Maze” - Crankin' (1972)