Jazz DiVinyl with DJ Kendo

 

Fall in love with jazz all over again with light and fun tracks blended with deeper, mysterious selections! Mixed live from vinyl on 3-26-2024 by yours truly. Listen in the player below!

Michel Legrand - "Rosetta" - Legrand Jazz (1958) 

Dave Liebman - "Dark Lady" - Sweet Hands (1975)

three minutes of silence...

Branford Marsalis - "Yes and No" - Random Abstract (1987)

Thelonious Monk - "Mysterioso" - Greatest Hits (196?)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1978)"

Gerry Mulligan - "Bernie's Tune" - Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)

Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)

Hubert Laws - "Where Is the Love" - Morning Star (1972)

Jack McDuff - "Mini Pads" - Sophisticated Funk (1976)

Lee Morgan - "Kin Folks" - City Lights (1957)

Pat Metheny Group - "Lone Jack" - Pat Metheny Group (1978)

The Modern Jazz Quartet/Jimmy Giuffre Three - "Fine" - Third Stream Music (1960)

image by Andrea Piacquadio.

me chatting away with the mic off ...

Playlist for 3-9-2023 - Good Mood Jazz

This broadcast was filled with jazz to put you in a great mood and keep you there! Had a great time during this live stream. You can listen in the player below. Come hang with me at upcoming broadcasts at Mixcloud! - Kendo

Hour One:

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

Gabor Szabo - "The Echo of Love" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Mongo Santamaria - "Don't Step On My Tears" - Fuego (1972)

Billy Holiday - "He's Funny That Way" - At Storyville (1951, 1953)

Freddie Hubbard - "Blue Nights" - Mistral (1980)

Chico Hamilton - "Evil Eye" - The Further Adventures of El Chico (1966)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Motion" - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965)

Johnny Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)

J & K - "Mojo" - Stonebone (1969)

Joe Henderson - "Black Narcissus" - Black Narcissus (1974)

Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin Through (1977)

Hour Two:

Michel Legrand - "Jitterbug Waltz" - Legrand Jazz (1958)

Quincy Jones - "Dead End" - Walking In Space (1969)

Julian Lage - "Auditorium" - View With a Room (2022)

Miles Davis - "Theme from Jack Johnson (Right Off) Intro" - That's What Happened (1984)

Dave Liebman - "Sweet Hand Roy" - Sweet Hands (1975)

Rusty Bryant - "Cootie Boogaloo" - Night Train Now (1969)

Gabor Szabo - "Close To You" - Magical Connection (1970)

Gabor Szabo - "Mizrab" - Jazz Raga (1966)

Chico Hamilton feat Charles Lloyd - "Freedom Traveler" - Drumfusion (1962)

Playlist for 4-10-2018 WFCF - Rainy Day Vinyl!

One of many gems I scored over the weekend!

It was just blah here in NE Florida with rain and thunderstorms all day yesterday, so we chilled out and listened to a huge stack of vinyl I picked up on Saturday, as well as all of side one of "Stone Flute" by Herbie Mann. Thanks to those who tuned in! Join me Tuesdays 4/10 from 3-7pm eastern (with a break at 5) by clicking here. Locals can tune in at 88.5FM. Next week I think we will do the same kinda thing. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Kevin Bales/Keri Johnsrud - "It's You I Like" - Beyond the Neighborhood (2017)*

Peter Sommer Septet - "Upper Manhattan Medical Group" - Happy-Go-Lucky Locals (2017)*

Curious goings-on in the first square...

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Chico Hamilton - "Chanel #5", "Beanstalk" & "September Song" - Chico Hamilton QUintet (1956)

Raymond Fol Big Band w/ Johnny Griffin - "Concerto No. 1: Spring" - Vivaldi's Four Seasons in Jazz (1965)

Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - "Some Other Time" - The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album (1975)

Lew Tabackin - "Soliloquy" & "Let the Tape Roll" - Tabackin (1974)

Hour Two:

Billy Jones - "John Cage Scared My Dog" - 3's a Crowd (2017)*

Dave Tull - "The Texting Song" - Texting and Driving (2017)*

Red Garland - "Lover" & "Five O'Clock Whistle" - Rediscovered Masters (1958)

Great photo of Red by producer Esmond Edwards
(c. 1961)

Chet Baker - "Love For Sale" - You Can't Go Home Again (1977)

Erin McDougal - "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" - Outside the Soiree (2017)*

Dave Liebman/Michael Stephans - "I Only Have Eyes for You" - Lineage (2010)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Sonny Fortune - "The Afro-Americans" & "There's Nothing Smart About Being Stupid" - Serengeti Minstrel (1977) - The Ride Home!  

The Griffith Park Collection - "Happy Times" - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)

Dan Block - "Smoke Signal" - Block Party (2015)*

Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - "Bernie's Tune"- Carnegie Hall Concert Volume 2 (1974)

Alfredo Rodriguez - "Moonbeams" - The Little Dream (2017)*

The hat tells you all you need to know about this one.

Hour Four:

Sonny Rollins - "Shout It Out" & "The Way I Feel About You" - The Way I Feel (1976)

Herbie Mann - "In Tangier/Paradise Beach" & "Flying" - Stone Flute (1969)

Fuse One - "Silk" - Silk (1981)

The Lao Tizer Band - "The Source" - Songs from the Swinghouse (2017)*

Hart, Scone & Albin - "Royals" - Leading the British Invasion (2017)*

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(nice price for great sounding Japanese import!)

Playlist for 7-18-2017 WFCF - Chunks of Vinyl & New Releases!

Fun cover from band that's anything but robotic!

On the air playing big chunks of albums on vinyl and plenty of new releases as well! Tune in Today (Tuesday 7/18) from 3 - 7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Ed Thigpen - "Elbow and Mouth" & "Heritage" - Out of the Storm (1966)

Fascinating music - great lineup!

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Ron King - "Celtic Horizon" - Triumph (2016)

Harvey Mason - "8:22 A.M" - Ratamacue (1996)

Mica Bethea Big Band - "Love is Here to Stay" - Stage 'n Sound (2016)*

Walt Weiskopf - "Close Enough for Love" - Fountain of Youth (2016)*

Grant Green - "Take These Chains From My Heart" & "I Wanna Be Loved" - Am I Blue ()

Hour Two:

Ray Mantilla - "Cedar's Blues" - High Voltage (2017)*

B.J. Jansen - "Brandon's Blues" - Common Ground (2016)*

Sarah McKenzie - "When In Rome" - Sarah McKenzie (2016)*

Nice cover & these two sound great together!

Sonny Stitt with Red Holloway - "The Way You Look Tonight" & "Forecast" - Forecast: Sonny & Red (1976)

John Patitucci Trio - "Messaien's Gumbo" - Remembrance (2008)

Farnell Newton - "Arielas" - Back to Earth (2016)*

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

George Benson - "Bayou" & "Hammond Bossa Nova" - Benson Burner (1966)

Flying Horse Big Band - "Raincheck" - Big Man on Campus (2016)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" & "Salt Song" - Salt Song (1971) - The Ride Home!  

Ron Carter - "Epistrophy" - Yellow & Green (1976) - CTI Moment & Virgin Vinyl Sacrifice

Sealed before today's show!

Carlos Vega - "Bird's Up" - Bird's Up (2016)*

Abelita Mateus - "Discussao-Brigas Nunca Mais" - Vivenda (2016)*

Ed Thigpen - "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - Out of the Storm (1966)

Hour Four:

Jim Hall - "Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note" - Concierto (1975) CTI Moment

Hiroe Sekine - "Sunshine" - One World One Sun (2017)*

John McLaughlin - "New York On My Mind" & "Friendship" - Electric Guitarist (1978)

Robotman - "The Chase" - Robotman (2017)*

Dylan Taylor - "The One of the Nine" - One In Mind (2015)*

Charnett Moffett - "Music From Our Souls" - Music From Our Souls (2016)*

Dave Liebman & Joe Lovano - "Ole" - Compassion (2007)*

This was a fun one to spin unheard, today!

Playlist for 7-11-2017 WFCF - The "B" section!

Wingin' it today with a bunch of cd's I've been cooking to from the "B" section of my collection: Blakey, Byrd & Burrell! Also brought some Sassy & Blue Mitchell on vinyl - we have the new Charles Lloyd cd + lots more new releases! Join me from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here.

To find out more about my own subscription-only project - a remaking of Sarah Vaughan's "The New Scene" album - click here. See you then! - Kenny




Hour One:

Blue Mitchell - "Step Lightly" - The Thing to Do ()

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams - "Stardust" - Motor City Scene (1960) 

Sarah Vaughan - "I Should Have Kissed Him More" - The New Scene (1966)

Jazzmeia Horn - "Social Call" - A Social Call (2017)* 

Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard & Lucky Thompson!

Bruce Jackson - "Timeline" - Just Left of Center (2016)*

Art Blakey - "Soul Finger" & "Buh's Bossa" - Soul Finger (1965)

Mica Bethea Big Band - "Tenderly" - Stage 'n Studio (2016)*

Hour Two:

Charles Lloyd New Quartet - "Tagore on the Delta" - Passin' Thru (2016)*

Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano - "Locomotion" - Compassion (2007)*

Donald Byrd/Kenny Burrell - "Boo-lu" & "Tune Up" - All Night Long (1956)

Antonio Adolfo - "E.S.P." - Hybrido (2016)*

Quite the line-up!

Giacomo Gates - "Spinnin' (Speedball) - What Time Is It? (2017)*

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Peter Erskine New Trio - "What If" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Recuerdo" - Buttercorn Lady (1966) - The Ride Home!  

Scenes - "The Mandy Walk" - Destinations (2017)*

Charnett Moffett - "So What" - Music From Our Soul (2016)*

Beegie Adair - "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" - By Request (2017)*

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "Right Down Front" - Hard Drive (1957)

Donald Byrd - "Cute" - The Cat Walk (1961)

Bria Skonberg - "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - With a Twist (2017)*

Hour Four:

Andrea Ochoa - "Ant and the Grasshopper" - Afterthought (2017)*

Gerald Stockton - "Midnite" - A New Dawn (2017)*

Donald Byrd - "My Girl Shirl" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Errol Rackipov Group - "The Dream of the Little Gypsy" - Distant Dreams (2015)*

Robotman - "Jupiter" - Robotman (2017)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "It's A Long Way Down" - Indestructible (1964)

Plucky Strum - "Sublime" - Departure (2017)*

Art Farmer - "Petite Bell" - Crawl Space (1977) CTI Moment

Playlist for 5-16-2-17 WFCF - Vinyl & New Jazz!!

Picked this up at Hornski's!

This week was another 'wingin' it" show featuring vinyl I received for birthday presents and new releases. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Cory Weed/Jeff Hamilton Trio - "How Do You Like Them Apples" - Dreamsville (2016)

Bill Evans Trio - "Up With The Lark" - On a Monday Evening (1976)*

         3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Paul Desmond - "Samba With Some Barbecue" - Summertime (1968)

Diana Krall - "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" - Turn Up the Quiet (2016)*

Excellent!

Paul Desmond - "Emily" - Summertime (1968)

Ray Mantilla - "Comin' Home Baby" - High Voltage (2017)*

Giacomo Gates - "Spinnin' (Speedball)" - What Time Is It? (2016)*

Alex Wintz - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance" - LifeCycle (2016)*

Thelonious Monk - "Liza", "Memories of You" & "Honeysuckle Rose" - The Unique (1956)

Hour Two:

Clint Holmes - "I Loves You Porgy/Theres a Boat Leavin' Soon for New York" - Rendezvous (2016)*

Corbin Andrick - "Where the Wild Things Are" - Bonzo Squad (2017)*

Elvin Jones - "Mr. Jones" - Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)

On cream colored vinyl, no less!

Thelonious MonK - "Monk's Dream" - Thelonious Monk Trio (1952)

Ella Fitzgerald - "You Go To My Head" - Hello Young Lovers (19??)

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra - "Prelude to a Kiss" - Invitation (2016)*

Mike LeDonne - "Fly, Little Bird, Fly" - That Feelin' (2016)*

Rahsaan Roland Kird - "This Masquerade" - Kirkatron (1976)

Beegie Adair - "Love Nest" - By Request (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~

Cal Tjader - "Sweet Honey Bee" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Charnett Moffett - "Music From Our Soul" - Music From Our Soul (2016)*

Stockton Helbing - "Little Heart Beats" - Swimming in Place (2016)

Thelonious Monk - "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart", "Solitude" & "Caravan" - Plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955)

Hour Four:

AMP Trio - "Narhet" - Three (2016)*

Roxy Coss - "Chasing the Unicorn" - Chasing the Unicorn (2016)*

Exceptional talent & strong performances!

Return to Forever - "Captain Senor Mouse" - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)

Greg Skaff - "Smoke in the Sun" - Soulmation (2016)*

Dave Liebman - "Pablo's Story" - Lookout Farm (1973)

Tony Williams - "Emergency" - Emergency (1969)

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Playlist for 1-31-2017 WFCF - Cast of Characters!

"Me and My Procrastination" - Renata Chekova

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This weeks show features the "Cast of Characters"! From Mr. Puffy to Mr. Clean! Super Mario, Freddie Freeloader & Mr. Baggy Pants all in the same show! Classic cuts and new releases. Should be fun! Tune in Tuesday 1/31 from 3-5pm eastern, resuming from 5:15-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Fred Hughes - "Watermelon Man" - Matrix (2016)*

Grant Green - "Cantaloupe Woman" - Visions (1971)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Wonderful performances on this posthumous release!

Jimmy Scott - "Folks Who Live on the Hill" - I Go Back Home (2009)*

Yelena Eckemoff - "Aunt Galya's Perfume" - Blooming Tall Phlox (2013)*

Lisa Lindsley - "Mellow Yellow" - Long After Midnight (2016)*

Gene Harris and the Three Sounds - "Caesar and Cleopatra" - Groovin' Hard (1968)* 

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines" - Minha Casa/My House (2016)*

Duke Ellington - "Jack the Bear" The Best of the RCA Victor Recordings (1940)

Kristin Korb - "Traveling Groove Merchant" - What's Your Story (2012)

Kenny Burrell - "Be Yourself" - Unlimited 1 (2016)*

Hour Two:

George Cables - "Mr Baggy Pants" - Looking for the Light (2003)

Solid release - well sung and played!

Andrea Claburn - "Lionheart" - Nightshade (2016)*

Ark Ovrutski - "Mr. Hindemith" - Sounds of Brasil (2010)*

Dave Liebman - "Mr. Sandman" - Lineage (2010)

Weather Report - "Mr. Gone" - Mr. Gone (1978)

Jason Hainsworth - "Prince of Darkeness" - Third Ward Stories (2015)*

DK Anderson's Cypher - "Super Mario" - 8th Window (2016)*

John Scofield "Mr Puffy" - Past Present (2015)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Miles Davis - “Freddie Freeloader” - Kind of Blue (1959) The Ride Home 

Jimmy McGriff - “Mr. Lucky” - Groove Grease (1971)

Ironic title - recorded '67 & '69, released in 1978.

Mimi Jones - "Mr. Poo Poo" - Feet In the Mud (2015)

Jimmy McGriff - "Miss Poopie" - Electric Funk (1969)

Lee Morgan - "The Procrastinator" - The Procrastinator (1967)

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

Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - 

Hour Funk:

Charles Lloyd - "Sombrero Sam" - Dream Weaver (1966)

Eddie Henderson - "The Kumquat Kids" - Sunburst (1975)

Eddie Henderson - "Dr. Mganga" - Heritage (1976)

Great funky set from Eddie!

Billy Cobham - "Red Baron" - Spectrum 

(1973)

Tony Williams New Lifetime - "Mr. Spock" - Believe It (1975)

Egan, Latham & Hart - "Mr. Clean" - Unit 1 (2008)

Lou Donaldson - "The Kid" - Mr. Shing-a-Ling (1967)

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Playlist for 12-6-16 WFCF - RIAA Curve & New Jazz!

Today's show was themed RIAA Curve & New Jazz! Vinyl and lots of it - and new releases I've been wanting to get to from Brenna Whitaker, Takuya Kuroda & lots more! Thanks for joining me today! - Kendo

Hour One:

Johnny Griffin - "Autumn Leaves" - Return of the Griffin (1978)

Kait Dunton - "I Will Wait for You" - trioKait Casual (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Gabor Szabo - "Close to You" - Magical Connection (1970)

Cory Weeds Quintet - "It's Easy to Remember" - It's Easy to Remember (2016)*

Kristin Korb - "Here You Are" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*

Kristin Korb - "Jeepers Creepers" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*

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

Dave Liebman Group - "Good Bait" - Expansions Live (2015)*

Jason Hainsworth - "Groiditude" - Third Ward Stories (2015)*

Hour Two:

Joshua Breakstone - "The Chief" - 88 (2016)*

Aguanko - "Santa Baby" - Latin Jazz Christmas (2015)*

Aguanko

Pat Martino - "Days of Wine and Roses" - Exit (1976)

Pat Martino - "Blue Bossa" - Exit (1976)

Joyce Partise - "Watch What Happens" - My Brazilian Heart ()

Phil Parisot - "Collage" - Lingo (2016)*

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "Night in Tunisia" - Minha Casa/My House (2016)*

Roger Kellaway - "Morning Song" - Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet ()

Brenna Whitaker - "It's a Good Day" - Brenna Whitaker (2016)*

Breanna Whitaker - "Misty Blue" - Brenna Whitaker (2016)*

Hour Three:

The Flagler Files

Chico Hamilton - "Forest Flower - Sunrise" - Man From Thow Worlds (1963) The Ride Home!

Stacey Kent - "Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo" - Jazz Loves Disney (2016)

Buddy Rich - "West Side Story" - West Side Story ()

Stacey Kent

Norah Jones - "Tragedy" - Day Breaks (2016)*

Jane Lynch - "A Swingin" Little Christmas Time" - A Swingin' Little Christmas Time (2016)*

Jimmy McGriff - "Mr. Lucky" - Groove Grease (1971) 

Jimmy McGriff - "Moonglow" - Groove Grease (1971)

Jane Lynch - "Good King Wenceslas" - A Swingin' Little Christmas Time (2016)*

Hour Four:

Bill Laurance - "The Rush" - Live at Union Chapel ()*

Jeff Richman - "Vibe" - Sizzle (2016)*

Grant Green - "The Windjammer" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Roberto Fonseca - "Cubano Chant" - ABUC (2016)*

Roberto Fonseca

Allan Harris - "More Today Than Yesterday" - Nobody's Gonna Love You Better ()*

Leslie Odom Jr. - "My Favorite Things" - Simply Christmas (2016)*

Takuya Kuroda - "R.S.B.D." - Zigzagger (2015)*

Takuya Kuroda - "Zigzagger" - Zigzagger (2015)*