Playlist for 5-22-2018 WFCF - 1978!

artwork from the back of "Mr. Gone"

This week we move forward and explore jazz from the year 1978! Music by Billy Cobham, Woody Shaw, Chick Corea, Cedar Walton, George Coleman & lots more + a featured album by Cal Tjader! Also in the mix are plenty of superb new releases including Nick Finzer, Bill O'Connell & Peter Erskine! Tune in today (Tuesday 5/22) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here; or locally tune in to 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Jason Klobnak - "SIK" - Friends and Family ()*

Art Farmer & Jim Hall - "Big Blues" - Big Blues (1978)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Heather Bennett - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Lazy Afternoon (2017)*

Johnny Griffen - "I Should Care" - Return of the Griffen (1978)

Kat Edmonson - "Sparkle and Shine" - Old Fashioned Gal (2016)*

Cedar Walton - "Midnight Waltz" - Reliving the Moment (1978)

George Coleman - "Apache Dance" - Amsterdam After Dark (1978)

Darryl Yokley - "Ubuntu" & "Blessings from the Bennu" - Pictures at an African Exhibition (2017)*

Hour Two:

Freddie Hubbard - "To Her Ladyship" - Super Blue (1978)

Cal Tjader - "Novios" - Huracán (1978)

Chick Corea - "Sicily" - Friends (1978)

Stellar set from Cal in large band setting!

Cal Tjader - "Bachi" - Hurucán (1978)

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

Jim Snidero and Jeremy Pelt - "Del Sasser" - Jubilation (2017)*

Bill O'Connell - "Puttin' On the Ritz" - Jazz Latin (2018)*

Bobby Hutcherson - "Highway One" - Highway One (1978)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Woody Shaw - "Stepping Stone" - Stepping Stones (1978)  - The Ride Home!

Calle Mambo Project - "T Jam" - See The Light ()*

Chick Corea - "Children's Song #5" - Friends (1978)

Concord Super Band - "Undecided" - In Tokyo (1978) - 6:22

Nice Lineup!

Nick Finzer - "Rinse and Repeat" - No Arrival (2017)*

Peter Erskine - "If So Then" - On Call (2017)*

Erin MacDougald - "The Man With the Horn" - Outside the Soiree (2017)*

Hour Four:

David Garfield - "Rainbow Seeker" - Jazz Outside the Box (2017)*

Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco - "The Way Young Lovers Do" - You're Driving Me Crazy (2017)*

Chick Corea - "Children's Song #15" - Friends (1978)

Billy Cobham - "Nickels and Dimes" - Inner Conflicts (1978)

Phil Upchurch - "It's Almost Five" - Phil Upchurch (1978)

Cedar Walton - "Jacob's Ladder" - Animation (1978)

Jimmy McGriff - "Tapioca" - Outside Looking In (1978)

Side 2 produced by friend George Benson

Cal Tjader - "Funquiado" - Huracán (1978)

Tony Williams - "Going Far" - The Joy of Flying (1978)*

Tony Williams - "Eris" - The Joy of Flying (1978)*

Playlist for 6-13-2017 WFCF - Vinyl & New Releases!

Trane in the zone...

Winging it once again with chunks of vinyl & new releases! Join me on iHeart here today (6/13) 3-5pm resuming 5:15-7pm eastern. See you there! - Kendo


Hour One:

Chuck Mangione Quartet - "High Heel Sneakers" - Alive! (1972)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Hayes - "Song for My Father" - Serenade for Horace (2017)*

A tribute to his former bandleader.

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

Joni Mitchell - "You're My Thrill" - Both Sides Now (2000)

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

Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier - "She Ain't the Kinda Girl" -Love and Mischief (2016)*

Art Blakey - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Jazz Messengers!!! (recorded 56 years ago today on 6/13/1961)

Hour Two:

Theo Hill - "This Here" - Promethean (2016)*

Sarah McKenzie - "Tea for Two" - Paris in the Rain (2016)*

Newly discovered recordings sound great!

John Coltrane - "Naima" & "Mr. P.C." - Giant Steps (1959)*

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

Sonny Rollins - "Kids Know"  - Sonny Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)

Typhanie Monique - "Magic" - Call It Magic ()*

Billy Childs - "Backwards Bop" - Rebirth (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Joe Henderson - "Power to the People" - Black Narcissus (1976) - The Ride Home!  

Beegie Adair - "I Wished On the Moon" - By Request (2017)*

No vocals as the title implies - strong writing & playing!

Miles Davis - "Capricorn" - Water Babies (recorded 50 years ago today on 6/13/1967)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Silver Hollow" - Un Poco Loco (1979)

Bria Skonberg - "Cocktails for Two" - With a Twist (2017)*

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

Hour Four:

Dexter Gordon - "What It Was" - Tangerine (1972)

Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (recorded 47 years ago today on 6/13/1970)

Gabor & some choice musicians

Allan Holdsworth - "Where Is One" - I.O.U. (1979)

Hubert Laws - "Reconciliation" - In The Beginning (1974)

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Hola Muneca" - Mama Wailer (1971)

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Ellie's Love Theme" - Shaft ()

Hubert Laws - "Mean lene" - In The Beginning (1974)

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Playlist for 5-9-2017 WFCF - Vinyl & New Jazz!!

Wingin' it again! Brought way to much vinyl and there's plenty of new releases to get to including Diana Krall, Ray Mantilla and Leigh Pilzer! Tune in today (Tues 5/9) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo


Hour One:

Alex Wintz - "Sweet and Lovely" - LifeCycle (2016)*

Uptown Jazz Tentet - "There It Is" - There It Is ()*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Diana Krall - "L-O-V-E" - Turn Up the Quiet (2016)*

Diana gets back to the jazzy thing.

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Stone Flower" - Stone Flower (1970)

Allison Paris - "Invitation to the Blues" - Second Chances (2003)

Beegie Adair - "Taking a Chance on Love" - By Request (2017)*

Leigh Pilzer - "Blue Moo" - Strunkin' (2016)*

Rosemary Clooney - "It's a Lovely Day Today" - Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (1984)

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

Jan Daley - "Cry Me a River" - The Way of a Woman (2017)*

Hour Two:

Charlie Parker - "Thriving On a Riff", "Meandering" & "Koko" - Bird/The Savoy Recordings (1945)

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

A very pleasant set with nice song choices!

George Benson - "Sky Dive" - Space (1975) CTI Moment

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Blues March" - Live at Sweet Basil (1985)

Kevin Eubanks - "Captain Senor Mouse" - East West Time Line (2017)*

Michael Morreale - "Another Old Different Place" - Love and Influence (2016)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~

Randy Weston - "Marrakesh Blues" - Blue Moses (1972) The Ride Home!

Nat Adderley Quintet - "Blue Autumn" - Blue Autumn (1982)

Corbin Andrick - "Where the Wild Things Are" - Bonzo Squad (2015)*

Joey DeFrancesco + The People - "Project Freedom" - Project Freedom (2016)*

Peter Erskine and the Dr. Um Band - "Street of Dreams" - Second Opinion (2016)*

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "Canto De Ossanha" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Excellent funk release!

DK Anderson's Cypher - "Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme" - 8th Window (2016)

Jack McDuff - "Pressure Guage" - The Heatin' System (1972)

Wayne Krantz - "Not Consciously Written About" - Long to Be Loose (1993)

Herbie Hancock - "4 AM" - Mr. Hands (1980)

Greg Skaff - "Conjure" - Soulmation (2016)*

Chick Corea - "Spirit Rides" - The Musician (2011)

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