I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo

 

Jazz of many flavors mixed with some Exotica, Ambient, Koto and Trip Hop. Artists include Doug Carn, McCoy Tyner, Ferrante & Teicher, Harold Vick, Greyboy, Eddie Harris and Tangerine Dream. Listen in the player below or on Mixcloud. Mixed and streamed live on 2-27-2024. Thank you for stopping by!

Esquivel - "Begin the Beguine" - Other Worlds, Other Sounds (1958)

Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - Black Jazz, The Complete Singles (1971)

Charles Williams - "Bacon Butt Fat" - Charles Williams (1971)

Yellowjackets - "Mile High" - Four Corners (1987)

Bobby Timmons - "Samba Triste" - From the Bottom (1964)

New Koto Ensemble of Tokyo - "Winter: Largo" - Koto Vivaldi (1976)

Harold Vick - "Vicksville" - Steppin' Out! (1963)

Cal Tjader - "Mambo Terrifico" - Live and Direct (1959)

Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers - "Jamilah" - Jungle Fire (1969)

Ferrante & Teicher - "Aloha Oe" - Holiday for Pianos (1963)

Willie Alunuai and His Band - "Pineapples, White Sands and Coconuts" - Holiday on those Magic Islands of Hawaii (1960)

McCoy Tyner - "Smitty's Place" - Expansions (1968)

Ralph Towner - "Oceanus" - Solstice (1974)

Lou Donaldson - "Hog Maw" - Blues Walk (1958)

Eddie Harris - "South Side" - Live at Newport (1970)

Tangerine Dream - "Pilots of Purple Twilight" - Exit (1981)

Greyboy - "So Good" - Soul Mosaic (2004)

Black Jazz Complete Singles - nicely done!

Found out after the show this is a quad pressing!

Cal Tjader Live and Direct (Blackhawk Club)

Saturday Morning Jazztoons 01

Another journey through the gem-filled wonderland of jazz with selections and pairings you don't hear everyday but will delight your ears and soul. Jazztoons for your happy Saturday not-at-work-hanging-out-in-my-lounge-shorts-doing-nothing morning. Artists include Cal Tjader, Gary McFarland, Bobby Hutcherson, Kiefer, Eddie Harris, Zoot Sims, Willis Jackson - lots more! Mixed live and streamed on 2-3-2024. Listen in the player below!

Cal Tjader - "Here" - Solar Heat (1968)

Gary McFarland Sextet - "Sandpiper" - Point of Departure (1963)

Bobby Hutcherson - "The Wedding March" - Spiral (1968)

Kiefer - "I Love My Friends" - When There's Love Around (2022)

Eddie Harris - "Don't You Know Your Future's In Space" - Come On Down! (1970)

Zoot Sims - "Lady Be Good" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Zoot Sims - "I've Got a Crush On You" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Willis Jackson - "Headed and Gutted" - Headed and Gutted (1974)

John McLaughlan & The 4th Dimension - "Gaza City" - Live @ Ronnie Scotts (2017)

Freddie Hubbard - "Bring It Back Home" - Mistral (1980)

Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

Playlist for 1-11-2023 Jazzploration - Beautiful Sounds for January!

 

A few tracks absolutely burn! with Patrice Rushen.

Thanks to all who stopped in to this Tuesday's livestream! We heard music brand new to me as well as old favorites and some off the beaten path sounds. We also put Milt Jackson's vocal abilities to the test! If you missed it you can listen on the player below (note: the first few minutes are silent due to a Kendo faux pas). Have a great day! - Kendo

Ryan Fourt - "The Ladybug" - Songs of a Night (2021)

Charles Mingus - "Summertime" - Mingus Three (1957)

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

This lp cover literally fell apart in my hands 
after I played it on this show! Lush
photo by "Garrett-Howard Inc.".

Miles Davis - "Saeta" - Sketches of Spain (1959)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - Kirk-a-tron (1975)

Sonny Clark - "Tadd's Delight" - Sonny Clark Trio (1957)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Components" - Components (1965)

Julie London - "You Stepped Out of a Dream" - Julie at Home (1960)

Charles Earland - "We've Only Just Begun" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Grant Green - "Mama Inez" - The Latin Bit (1962)

Hugh Masekela - "Bajabula Bonke (The Healing Song)" - The Promise of a Future (1968)

Harold Vick - "Dottie's Dream" - Steppin' Out (1963)

Eddie Harris - "Children's Song" - Live at Newport (1970)

Thanks to the small critter who made sure
no one will steal my hi-res scan of
this great album

Flora Purim - "Beijo Partido" - Carry On (1979)

Flora Purim - "Freeway Jam" - Carry On (1979)

Milt Jackson - "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" - Soul Believer (1978)

Johnny Hammond - "Breakout" - Breakout (1971)

Johnny Hartman - "The Summer Wind" - Today (1972)

Jack DeJohnette - "Silver Hollow" - New Directions (1978)

Flora taking a cue from Julie London's playbook
(on a very good album).

Playlist for 12-27-2022 Jazzploration - Post-Holiday Sound Travels

 

This week we explored some music brand new to my collection as well as recently acquired vinyl and cds. Thanks to everyone who stopped in! You can listen below. Follow me on Mixcloud to join us in upcoming livestreams. Happy New Year! - Kendo

Charles Lloyd - "Of Course, Of Course" - Of Course, Of Course (1965)

Duke Pearson - "Minor League" - Now Hear This (1968)

Cal Tjader - "Huracan" - Huracan (1978)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2000)

Blue Mitchell - "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)

Herbie Nichols - "Beyond Recall" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Novamo" - Live at the Lighthouse (1967)

Big John Patton - "Good Juice" - Oh Baby (1965)

Cannonball Adderley - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)

Hubert Laws - "Farandole" - The San Francisco Concert (1975)

Art Pepper - "Blues at Twilight" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

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

Tony Williams - "The Big Man" - Play or Die (1980)

Herbie Mann - "Hey Pocky A-Way" - Yellow Fever (1975)

Mongo Santamaria - "Los Indios" - Afro-India (1975)

Eddie Harris - "Carry On Brother" - Live at Newport (1970)

Playlist for 3-1-2022 WFCF - March Music

 

On this broadcast we listened to music recorded the first week of March! Lots of Miles plus Denny Zeitlin, Julie London, Melvin Sparks, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Harris and lots more! Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Miles Davis - "Miles" - Milestones (3-4-1958)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis - "Sid's Ahead" - Milestones (3-4-1958)

Sonny Rollins - "The Freedom Suite" - Freedom Suite (3-7-1958)

Miles Davis - "Blue In Green" - Kind Of Blue (3-2-1959)

Hour Two:

Julie London - "Sentimental Journey" - Julie at Home (3-4-1960)

Miles Davis - "Pfrancing" - Someday My Prince Will Come (3-7-1961)

Grant Green - "Count Every Star" - Born to Be Blue (3-1-1962)

John Coltrane - "Untitled Original 11386 (Take 1)" - Both Directions at Once (3-6-1963)

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "You Are Too Beautiful" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (3-7-1963)

Hank Mobley - "Up A Step" - No Room For Squares (3-7-1963)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Denny Zeitlin - "Stonehenge" - Cathexis (3-6-1964)

Wayne Shorter - "Angola" - The Soothsayer (3-4-1965)

Freddie Hubbard - "The Melting Pot" - Blue Spirits (bonus track) (3-5-1966)

Herbie Mann - "Uskudar" - Impressions of the Middle East (3-7-1966)

Herbie Hancock - "Riot" - Speak Like a Child (3-6-1966)

Herbie Hancock - "First Trip" - Speak Like a Child (3-6-1966)

Hour Four:

Eddie Harris - "Fooltish" - Come On Down! (3-3-1970)

Catalyst - "Maze" - Unity

Ray Bryant - "My Cherie Amour" - MCMLXX (3-5-1970)

Melvin Sparks - "Who's Gonna Take The Weight" - Spark Plug (3-1-1971)

Stan Getz - "500 Miles High" - Captain Marvel (3-3-1972)

Grant Green - "Cease The Bombing" - Carryin' On (1969)

Playlist for 1-2-2018 WFCF - Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Spinning a few Christmas acquisitions (thanks Jimmy & Rob!) on vinyl and some serious randomness otherwise. Hour Four is all recordings from the year 1969. You can tune in here 3-7 eastern. See you there! - Kendo

Hour One:

Sonny Stitt - "Calling Card" - Black Vibrations (1971)

Miles Davis - "Old Devil Moon" - Blue Haze (1954)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Sonny Stitt - "There Are Such Things" - Black Vibrations (1971)

Miles Davis - "When Lights Are Low" & "Smooch" - Blue Haze (1953)

Charles Earland - "Songbird" - Whip Appeal (1990)

Lee Konitz - "Subconscious-Lee" - Subconscious-Lee (1949)

James Moody - "Moody's Mood for Love" - James Moody Quintet (1949)

Barbara Carroll - "You're Driving Me Crazy" - Live at Birdland (2003)

John Coltrane -"Violets for Your Furs" - Coltrane (1957)

Hour Two:

Sonny Clark - "Minor Meeting", "Nica", "Sonny's Crip" & "Blues Mambo" - Sonny Clark Trio 1960 Time Sessions

Billie Holiday/Stan Getz - "Lover Come Back to Me" - Dynamic Duos comp. (1951)

Ella Fitzgerald/Chick Webb - "Undecided" - Dynamic Duos (1939)

Cal Tjader - "Bernie's Tune" - Mas Ritmo Caliente (1954)

Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell - "I Want to Be Happy" (1950)

Eddie Harris - "It Was a Very Good Year" - Mean Greens (1966)

Astrud Gilberto - "Traveling Light" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Stanley Turrentine - "Vera Cruz" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Hour Three:

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension - "Miles Beyond" & "Gaza City" - Live at Ronnie Scott's (2017)

Barbara Carroll - "Do I Hear a Waltz/Jitterbug Waltz" - Live at Birdland (2003)

Eric Dolphy - "Les" - Outward Bound (1960)

David "Fathead" Newman - "Skylark" - Straight Ahead (1960)

Miles Davis - "I'll Remember April" - Blue Haze (1954)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Cheek to Cheek" - Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)

Hour Four:

Charles Earland - "More Today Than Yesterday" - Black Talk (1969)

Grant Green - "Upshot" - Carryin' On (1969)

Jimmy McGriff - "Chris Cross" - Electric Funk (1969)

Herbie Mann - "Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)

Kenny Burrell - "Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'" - Night Song (1969)

Bill Evans - "Soiree" - From Left to Right (1969)

Hank Mobley - "The Flip" - The Flip (1969)

Playlist for 8-9-2016 WFCF - New Releases & Vinyl Vinyl Vinyl!

Today's show will feature the vinyl I acquired over the weekend while on vacation in Tampa! Not sure if I'll get to all of them - I think I will feature one or two of them. In the mix will be music off the new jazz shelf. Should be fun! Tune in today (Tues 8/9) from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. The Flagler Files interrupts the show at 5pm for about 15 minutes... you can stay entertained then by listening to the brand new mini-episode of Palm Coast Jazz! See you then! - Kendo 


Hour One:

Joe Policastro - "More Than a Woman" - Pops! (2016)*

Houston Person & Ron Carter - "Bye Bye Blackbird" - Chemistry (2015)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Billy Holiday - "The Man I Love" (1939)

Ella Fitzgerald with Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra - "My Melancholy Baby" (1936)

Good find, baby!

Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra - "Prisoner of Love" (1941)

Sarah Vaughan with George Treadwell - "Nice Work if You Can Get It" (1950)

John Beasley - "Epistrophy" - Presents MONK'estra Volume 1 (2016)*

Luis Perdomo - "Monk's Dream" - Montage (2015)*

George Benson - "So What?" - Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971) CTI Moment

Miles Davis - "Summertime" - Porgy and Bess (1958)

Hour Two:

Miles Davis - "I Loves You Porgy" - Porgy and Bess (1958)

Brian Charette - "Tyrone" - Once & Future (2015)*

Brian Charette

Brian Charette - "Da Bug" - Once & Future (2015)* 

Brian Charette - "Dance of the Infidels" - Once & Future (2015)*

Jimmy Smith - "Plain Talk" - Plain Talk (1960)

A Bu - "With Mind I" - Butterflies Fly in Pairs (2015)*

Jacob Collier - "Flintstones" - In My Room (2016)*

Herbie Mann - "Comin' Home Baby" - At the Village Gate (1961)

Fred Hersh - "The Optimum Thing" - Sunday Night at the Vanguard (2016)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins - "Bags Groove" - At Music Inn Volume 2 (1958) The Ride Home!

Steve Turre - "Coffee Pot" - Colors for the Masters (2016)*

Warren Wolf - "Montara" - Convergence (2016)*

A classic from Herbie!

Shelly Manne - "Love Is Here To Stay" - Manne - That's Gershwin! ()

Lenny Marcus - "Notice Moments" - Moving Fourth (2016)*

Hubert Laws - "Syrinx" - Rite of Spring (1971) CTI Moment

Ed Calle - "Until the End of Never" - 360 (2016)*

Hour Four:

Idris Muhammad - "Hard to Face the Music" - House of the Rising Sun (1975)

Marquis Hill - "Moon Rays" - The Way We Play (2016)*

Ray Bryant - "Stick To It" - MCMLXX (1970)

Myriad 3 - "Noyammas" - Moons (2015)*

Billy Cobham - "Crosswinds" - Crosswinds (1974)

Theo Croker - "It's Gonna Be Alright" - Escape Velocity (2015)*

Great 2nd album from the master drummer!

Flora Purim - "Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly" - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (1972)

Wes Montgomery - "Wind Song" - Down Here On the Ground (1967)


Billy Cobham - "Crosswinds" - Crosswinds (1974)

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

Metalwood - "Fortune Smiles" - Twenty (2016)

Playlist for 9-15-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Tiny Birdie #1" - PhotonLights
oil painting
visit the artist's website!

Fun show today with 2 featured albums: "Afro" by Dizzy Gillespie and The Complete Decca Recordings" by Louis Armstrong! Also a bunch of vinyl I picked up over the weekend. Lots more plus new jazz selections! Tune in online by clicking here. Say hi on Twitter! Show runs today (9/15) from 3-7pm eastern. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Mike LeDonne - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Awwlright! (2015)

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Wives and Lovers" - For One to Love (2015)

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars - "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" - Complete Decca Studio Recordings (1951)

Dexter Gordon - "For Sentimental Reasons" - The Jumpin' Blues (1970)

Diana Krall - "I'm Not in Love" - Wallflower (2014)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Night in Tunisia" - Afro (1954)

Great one from Dizzy!

Michel Camilo - "Journey" - On The Other Hand (1990)

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars - "I Surrender Dear" - Complete Decca Studio Recordings (1951)

Kenny Burrell - "Satin Doll" - Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (comp.)

Cal Tjader - "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" - Tjader Plays Mambo (1954)

Hour Two:
 
Alex Snydman -"Cross Fade" - Fortunate Action (2012)

Les McCann & Eddie Harris - "Cold Duck Time" - Swiss Movement (1969)

Donald Vega - "Slippery" - With Respect to Monty! (2014)

fine music from bassist Gerald Stockton!

Louis Armstrong - "You're The Apple of My Eye" - Complete Decca Studio Recordings (1951)

Gerald Stockton - "Blue Steel" - My Gentle Breeze (2015)

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

Dizzy Gillespie - "Con Alma" - Afro (1954)

Dexter Gordon - "If You Could See Me Now" - The Jumpin' Blues (1970)

Cassandra Wilson - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)

Hour Three:

Pat Metheny - "Blues for Pat" - Rejoicing (1983) Ride Home!

Pat Metheny - "Rejoicing" - Rejoicing (1983)

so many enjoyable cuts on this one!

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars "Russian Lullaby" - Complete Decca Studio Recordings (1950)

Lorraine Feather - "I'd Be Down With That" - Flirtin' with Disaster (2015)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Manteca" - Afro (1954)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "Saint James Infirmary" - Dee Dee's Feathers (2015)

Kenny Burrell - "The Jeep is Jumpin'" - Ellington is Forever (comp.)

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars - "Kiss of Fire" - Complete Decca Studio Recordings (1951)

Jim Martinez - "Linus and Lucy" - Good Grief! It's Still Jim Martinez (2015)

Hour Four:

Bob Mintzer Big Band - "It's Your Thing" - Get Up! (2014)

Antonio Adolfo - "Alegria For All" - Tema (2015)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Wilbur Harden Sextet - "Oomba" - Jazz on Savoy 1957-1962 (1958)

Ray Brown's All Stars - "Boppin' the Blues" - Dizzy Gillespie Odyssey (1946)

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars - "Unless" - Complete Decca Studio Recordings (1951)

Jack McDuff - "It's All a Joke" - Down Home Style (1969)

Dan Jordan - "Triste" - Pure Joy (2015)

The Bad Plus/Joshua Redman - "The Mending" - The Bad Plus/Joshua Redman (2014)

Perez/Patitucci/Blade - "Light Echoe/Dolores" - Children of the Light (2015)






 

Playlist for 2-19-13 WFCF - Jazz Greats - Animals!

Animals!! Themed show this week, all of the song titles have an animal in them. Yeah - it's pretty loose lol, but as always - fun is the point! And fun we had - complete with wolf howls and pet shout-outs. Lots of Miles & Trane - just worked out that way. I'm sorry I didn't get around to the Wolverine Orch. - they'll definitely be on next show. Thank you to the callers with all the neat trivia & info. And thanks to my friends who participated in the pet shouts. I missed a few late additions so there will be more next week. If your pet loves jazz (or you just like pretending he/she does)& wants a shout-out - post his/her name on the Facebook wall . Thanks for listening & stopping by! - DJ Kendo

Hour One:

John Coltrane – Lazybird – Blue Train (1957)

Louis Armstrong Hot 5 – “Muskrat Ramble” (1926)

     3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

     Shelly Manne – “Gazelle” – Vol 1 (4/6/1953)

     Cal Tjader – “Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) – Soul Bird (1965)

     Lee Konitz – “Fishin’ Around” – Subconscious-lee (1949)

     Miles Davis – “Drad-Dog” – Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

Miles Davis – “Bye Bye Blackbird” – Miles and Coltrane (1958)    

Lamberts, Hendricks & Ross – “Little Pony” – Sing a Song of Basie (1957)

Prestige All Stars – “Cat Walk” - Modern Jazz Survey - Baritones And French Horns (1957)
John Coltrane (tenor saxophone) Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Mal Waldron (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

Bill Evans – “The Peacocks” – You Must Believe in Spring (1977)

Hour Two:

Michel Camilo – “Blacky” – Rendezvous (1993)

Eddie Harris – “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” - The Tender Storm (1966)

John Coltrane – “The Inchworm” – Coltrane (1962)

Art Pepper – “Junior Cat” – The Trip (1976)

Miles Davis – “The Serpents Tooth” – Collectors Items (1953)
Hampton Hawes – “Bird Song” – Bird Song (1956)

Freddie Hubbard – “Camel Rise” - High Energy (1974)

Gene Ammons – “The Black Cat” – The Black Cat (1970)

Louis Armstrong's Hot 5