Playlist for 6-18-2019 WFCF - Featured albums and On This Date!

Today we are listening to a few featured albums by Bobby Timmons, Gabor Szabo, Jimmy McGriff, Stan Getz (the new one!) & Freddie Hubbard - lots of music that's new to the show! In addition the best from the new jazz shelf and music that was recorded on this date! Tune in 3-7pm eastern at 88.5FM or by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo

Hour One:

Stan Getz - "It's Alright With Me" - Getz at The Gate (1961)*

New Getz! Great band!

George Colligan - "L's Bop" - Again with Attitude (2019)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jimmy McGriff - "The Blues Train to Georgia" - The Main Squeeze (1974)

Bobby Timmons - "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" - Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962) 57 Years Ago Today

Ella Fitzgerald - "Tenderly" - Ella at Zardi's (1956)

Freddie Hubbard - "Father and Son" - Here to Stay (1962)

Chandra Rule - "I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues" - Sapphire Dreams (2019)*

Bobby Timmons - "The Sweetest Sounds" - Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962) 57 Years Ago Today

Joe Henderson - "No Me Esqueca" - In Pursuit of Blackness (1970)

Hour Two:

George Cables - "Young at Heart" - I'm All Smiles (2018)*

Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment 50 Years Ago Today

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Lonely Woman" - Lonely Woman (1962)

Bobby Timmons - "Alone Together" - Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962)

Akiko/Hamilton/Dechter - "Mag's Groove" - Equal Time (2018)*

Michel Camilo - "Hello and Goodbye" - Essence (2018)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Nostrand and Fulton" - Here to Stay (1962)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Winter Ballad" - Jazz Impressions of New York (1964)

Hour Three:

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Stan Getz - "Impressions" - Getz at The Gate (1961)* - The Ride Home!

Bobby Timmons - "Why Was I Born" - Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962)

1962 Hubbard - good stuff!

Hank Mobley - "The Breakthrough" - Dippin' (1965) 54 Years Ago Today

Freddie Hubbard - "Philly Mignon" - Here to Stay (1962)

Esquivel - "Lullaby of Birdland" - Infinity In Sound Vol 2 (1960)

Jimmy McGriff - "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" - The Main Squeeze (1974)

Hour Four:Gabor Szabo - "Mizrab" - Mizrab (1972) CTI Moment

Gerry Gibbs - "The Calm Before the Storm" - Our People (2017)*

Gerry Gibbs - "The Journey Begins" - Our People (2017)*

Szabo in '72 - his first CTI release.

Gerry Gibbs - "Music From the Universe" - Our People (2017)*

Doug Carn - "Bad Attitude" - Free For All (2019)*

Brad Mehldau - "Born to Trouble" - Finding Gabriel (2018)*

Nancy Kelly - "On the Red Clay" - Remembering Mark Murphy ()*

Stan Getz - "Wildwood" - Getz at The Gate (1961)*

Playlist for 3-5-2019 - Fat Tuesday!

This week we celebrated Mardi Gras with Fat songs! Songs with 'big', 'fat' and 'large' in the title - as always the theme shined light on some hidden gems as well as classic material. In addition we had 2 featured albums "Fat Albert Rotunda" by Herbie Hancock keeping with the theme, and "Domino" by Roland Kirk just because it's awesome. Hope you enjoyed! Some of the show can be listened to below. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo







Hour One:

Roland Kirk - “Domino” - Domino (1962)

Herbie Hancock - “Wiggle Waggle” - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

  3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

David “Fathead” Newman - “Skylark” - It's Mr. Fathead

Lorraine Feather - “I Don't Mean to Make a Big Deal of It” - Math Camp (2018)*

This one has a lot to offer.

Louis Armstrong - "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" - Satch Plays Fats (1955)

Roland Kirk - “Meeting on Termini's Square” - Domino (1962)

Herbie Hancock - "Fat Mama" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969) 

Idiomatiques - "Big Blue Thing" - Out on the Town ()

Danny Grissett - "Digital Big Foot" - Remembrance ()

Cal Tjader/Stan Getz  - "Big Bear" - Sextet (1958)

Thom Rotella - “Odd Ball” - Storyline (2018)*

Hour Two:

Heavyweight Brass Band - "Rosco's Big Hit"

Duke Pearson - "Big Bertha" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Roland Kirk - “Time” - Domino (1962)

Roland Kirk - “Lament” - Domino (1962)

Chock full of today's theme!

Herbie Hancock - “Jessica” - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Roland Kirk - "From Bechet, Byas and Fats" - Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)

Moutin Factory Quintet - "Fat's Medley" - Deep ()

Zem Audu - "Big Qi" - Spirits ()

Fats Theus - "Stone Flower" - Black Out (1970)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Lauren Henderson - “Amame” - Riptide (2018)*

Wayne Shorter - "The Big Push" - The Soothsayer (1965) - The Ride Home!

Grant Stewart - "Fats Flats" - Roll On (2017)

Charlie Ventura 1947
Photo by William P. Gottlieb

Roland Kirk - “Get Out of Town” - Domino (1962)

Herbie Hancock – "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Charlie Ventura - "Big Deal" - (1945)

Jane Ira Bloom - "Big Bill" - Wild Lines (2017)

Angela Verbrugge - "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" - The Night We Couldn't Say Good Night (2017)*

Roland Kirk - “I Believe in You” - Domino (1962)

Hour Four:

Robotman - "The Law of Large Numbers" - Robotman ()

Fats Theus - "Bed of Nails" - Black Out (1970)

Corey Christiansen - "Skinny Big" - Dusk ()

Miles Davis - "Big Time" - Amandla (1988)

John Scofield - "Bigtop" - Groove Elation (1995)

JD Allen - "Bigger Thomas" - Americana (2016)

Mongo Santamaria - "Fatback" - Mongo Explodes (1964)

Tony Williams Lifetime - "Big Nick" - Turn It Over (1970)


Miles Davis - "Fat Time" - The Man With the Horn (1981)

Playlist for 1-15-2019 WFCF - Roy Haynes!

This week we followed the recording history of drummer Roy Haynes from 1947 to 1999 in a casual manner. Roy's career extends to today (at age 93) but we had to stop somewhere! Thanks for tuning in - Kendo

Playlist Jazz Greats 2017 

Hour One:

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - “What Is This Thing Called Love” At the Lighthouse (1960)

Great set with good energy!

Iris Ornig - “25” - Storyteller (2018)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Freddie Hubbard – “Born to Be Blue” - The Best of Live and In Studio (1981) - 7:13

Anita O'Day - “Blue Champagne” - Incomparable (1960)

Lauren Henderson - “Amame” - Riptide ()*

Lester Young – “Moving with Lester” - Complete Aladdin Recordings (1947) [RH -drums]

Lester Young – “Jumpin' at the Woodside” - Complete Aladdin Recordings (1947) [RH -drums]

Matt Kane - “Ascent” - The Other Side of the Story (2018)*

Bud Powell - “You Go to My Head” - The Amazing Bud Powell (1949) [RH – drums]

Bud Powell - “Bouncing with Bud” - The Amazing Bud Powell (1949) [RH – drums]

Kai Winding - “A Night on Bop Mountain” - Modern Jazz Trombones (1949) [RH – drums]

Hour Two:

Chuck Deardorf - “Lullaby” - Perception (2018)*

Stan Getz - “I've Got You Under My Skin” - Quartets (1950) [RH – drums]

Miles Davis - “Morpheus” - Sextet (1951) [RH – drums]

Unique album with a cool cover!

Charlie Parker - “Blue 'n Boogie” - Summit Meeting at Birdland (1951) [RH -drums]

Sarah Vaughan - “It's Crazy” - with Clifford Brown (1954) [RH – drums]

Sonny Rollins - “The Last Time I Saw Paris” - The Sound of Sonny (1957) [RH – drums]

Sonny Rollins - “What is There to Say” - The Sound of Sonny (1957) [RH – drums]

Doug MacDonald - “Griff” - View of the City (2016)*

Simone Kopmajer - “Pennies from Heaven” - Spotlight on Jazz ()*

Susanna Risberg - “Leo” - VildDJur ()*

Hour Three:

Thelonious Monk - “In Walked Bud” - Misterioso (1958) [RH - drums] - The Ride Home!

Good album - cover makes me giggle

Roy Haynes Trio - “Reflections” - We Three (1958)

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - “Trixie” - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960) [RH – drums]

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - “Side by Side” - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960) [RH – drums]

Roland Kirk - “E.D.” - Domino (1962) [RH – Drums]

Roy Haynes Quartet- “Moon Ray” - Out of the Afternoon (1962)

Jackie McLean - “Cancellation” - It's Time (1964) [RH - drums]

Christine Fawson - “I've Got the World On a String” - Sings Jazz ()*

Allison Au - “Grounds” - Wander Wonder (2018)*

Hour Four:

Gary Burton - “General Mojo's Well Laid Plan” - Duster (1967) [RH – drums]

Chick on Blue Note!

Chick Corea - “Matrix” - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1968) [RH – drums]

Larry Coryell - “The Great Escape” - Barefoot Boy (1971) [RH – drums]

OJT - “The Shorter Shuffle” - New Originals for the Green Lady (2018)*

Pat Metheny/Dave Holland/Roy Haynes - “Question and Answer” - Question and Answer (1990) 

Great Jazz Trio - “Love Me or Leave Me” - Flowers for Lady Day (1991) [RH – drums]

Roy Haynes Trio - “Shulie a Bop” - The Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Roy Haynes Trio - “Bright Mississippi” - The Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Playlist for 11-20-2018 WFCF - 4 Themes!

Early 60s recording session, L-R Joe Benjamin, Joe Morello, Gary Burton, Hank Garland

This week we had a different theme each hour! Hour One was choice tracks from the year 1963 with both favorites and tracks new to the show. Hour Two was devoted to the new jazz shelf with superior cuts from the likes of Kat Gang, James Francies and Thomas Marriott. Hour Three was made up from requests made on the Facebook page and was lots of fun. Hour Four featured alternative versions of famous jazz recordings by Miles, Coltrane, Monk and more! Thanks for joining me and Happy Thanksgiving!



Hour One: 1963

Hank Mobley - "Up a Step" - No Room for Squares (1963)

Solid - of course!

Johnny Hodges/Wild Bill Davis - "I Cried For You" - Mess of Blues (1963)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cal Tjader - "China Nights (Shina No Yoru)" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff - "For You" - Soul Shack (1963)

Kenyon Hopkins - "Lissa" - The Yellow Canary (1963)

Jackie McLean - "Cheers" - Vertigo (1963)

Roland Kirk - "Reeds and Deeds" - Reeds and Deeds (1963)

Howard Roberts - "If Ever I Would Leave You" - H.R. is a Dirty Guitar Player (1963)

Wes Montgomery - "Fried Pies" - Boss Guitar (1963)

Bill Evans - "A Sleepin' Bee" - Trio '64 (1963)

Hour Two: New Jazz!

Giacomo Gates - "A Different Thing" - G8S (2018)*

David Hazeltine - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - The Time Is Now (2018)*

Kat's new one sounds great!

MIchael Dease - "Pearls" - Bonafide (2017)*

Jack Mouse - "Adamant Inversary" - Intimate Adversary (2017)*

Kat Gang - "This Can't Be Love" - Come Closer (2018)*

James Francies - "Leaps" - Flight (2018)*

Tessa Souter - "A Taste of Honey" - Picture in Black and White (2017)*

Thomas Marriott - "Dexter's Tune" - Romantic Language (2018)*

Jeb Patton - "Zec" - Tenthish - Live in New York (2018)*

Matt Kane - "Jump Rope Dance" - The Other Side of the Story (2018)*

Hour Three: Requests and more!

DK Anderson's Cypher "Super Mario" - 8th Window (2016) - The Ride Home! request

Ray Brown Trio - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1985)

Miles Davis - "Prince of Darkness" - The Sorcerer (1967) request

Bobby Broom - "Summer Breeze" - Soul Fingers (2018)* request

Phil Woods featured on 5 cuts today!

Michel LeGrand - "Jitterbug Waltz" - Legrand Jazz (1958) request for Phil Woods

Eddie Costa - "Nature Boy" - Eddie Costa Quintet (1957)

Joe Morello - "Every Time" - It's About Time (1961)

Gary Burton - "Storm" - Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)

Gil Melle - "Golden Age" - Gil's Guests (1957)

Hour Four: Alternate Takes!

Herbie Hancock - "One Finger Snap (Alternate Take)" - Empyrean Isles (1964)

Thelonious Monk - "Crepuscule with Nellie (Takes 4 & 5)" - Monk's Music (1957)

Miles Davis - "Hand Jive (First Alternate Take)" - Nefertiti (1967)

John Coltrane - "Naima (Alternate Version 2)" - Giant Steps (1959)

Stan Getz - "Captain Marvel (Alternate Take)" - Captain Marvel (1972)


Art Pepper - "The Trip (Alternate Take)" - The Trip (1976)

Kendo recommends:

Playlist for 11-6-2018 WFCF - New Jazz, Daylight Savings & 1971

the album that started it all...

Daylight savings is the worst! Kudos to California for doing away with it this week. The show largely revolved around this contentious topic - with songs that had something to do with it ("day", "daylight", "hour", "daybreak" etc) - but first we delved into some of the best of the new jazz shelf for over an hour! Finally - we listened to some hefty tracks from the year 1971, and also payed tribute to the late Sonny Fortune. Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo


Hour One:

Mike Steinel Quintet - “Haitian Banana Run” - Song and Dance ()*

Amanda Gardier - “Revolving Door” - Empathy ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Another winner from Bobby!

Bobby Broom - “Ode to Billie Joe” - Soul Fingers ()*

Connie Han - “Pretty Women” - Crime Zone ()*

Matt Kane - “Drive” - The Other Side of the Story ()*

Darren Barrett - “But Beautiful” - But Beautiful (2018)*

Mark Masters Ensemble - “Borne Towards the Stars” - Our Metier ()*

John Scofield - “Uncle Southern” - Combo 66 (2018)*

Hour Two:

Judith Owen - “Hotline Bling” - redisCOVERed ()*

Randy Waldman - “Super Chicken Theme” - Superheroes ()*

Cyrus Chestnut - “Turkish Rondo” - Kaleidoscope (2018)*

The album just before "My Favorite Things"...

One for All - “Daylight” - The Third Decade ()

John Coltrane – “My Shining Hour” - Coltrane Jazz (1959)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - “Making Love After Hours” - Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)

John Moulder - “Memoirs By the Sea Pt I” - Decade Memoirs ()*

Art Tatum - “Time On My Hands” - The Complete Capitol Recordings (1949)

Quincy Jones - “The Witching Hour” - Golden Boy (1964)

Bill Laurance - “Golden Hour” - Aftersun (2015)

The Tiki Collective - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Muse (2018)*

Hour Three:

Freddie Hubbard - “First Light” - First Light (1971) - The Ride Home!

Willie Nelson - “Night and Day” - My Way (2018)*

Tatum!

Erroll Garner - “Night and Day” - Nightconcert (1964)*

Grant Green - “Does Anybody Know What Time It Is” - Visions (1971) break

Joe Roccisano - “Mr. Day” - Nonet (1998)

Al Muirhead - “It's About Time” - It's About Time (2014)

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - “Day by Day” - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - “Samba Dees Days” - Jazz Samba (1962)

Andrea Claburn - “Daybreak” - Nightshade (2016)

Henri Rene - “When Day is Done” - Riot in Rhythm (1958)

Bucky Pizzarelli/ Bud Freeman - "At Sundown" - Buck and Bud (1976)

Hour Four:

Larry Coryell - "Gypsy Queen" - Barefoot Boy (1971)

Turrentine at his prime with Deodato!

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment

Johnny Hammond - "Rock Steady" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971) CTI Moment

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Ain't No Sunshine" - Blacknuss (1971)

Sonny Fortune - “Never Again Is Such a Long Time” - Serengeti Minstrel (1977)


Donald Byrd - "The Little Rasti" - Ethiopian Knights (1971)

Playlist for 10-2-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters III

You can't not have Kojak...

This week we did a third installation on the "Cast of Characters" theme; everyone from the Lady in Red to the Witch Doctor! Herbie Mann, Gabor Szabo and the new John Scofield release were featured. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

Playlist Jazz Greats 2017 

Hour One:


Herbie Mann - "Menina Feia (Ugly Girl) - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Cecile McLoren-Salvant - "The Gentleman is a Dope" - The Window (2018)*

Just Cecile & pianist Sullivan Fortner on this one!

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Scofield - "King of Belgium" - Combo 66 ()*

Tim Warfield - "Sleeping Dancer, Sleep On" - Jazzland (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Marie Antoinette" - Ready for Freddie (1961)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Little Angel" - Montara (1975)

Stan Getz - “The Lady In Red” - Greatest Hits (1950)

Gabor Szabo - "Sunshine Superman" - Bacchanal (1968)

Ray Brown Trio - “Have You Met Miss Jones” - The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1985)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - “Captain Bacardi” - Wave (1967) CTI Moment

Hour Two:

Art Blakey - "The Witch Doctor" - The Witch Doctor (1961)

Rob Lockart - “Nightmare Thief” - Parallel Lives (2006)

Great band, great songs, great playing!

Grant Green - "Jean de Fleur" - Idle Moments (1963)

John Scofield - "Uncle Southern" - Combo 66 ()*

Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm Tree)" - Sunbelt (1976)

Tiki Collective - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Muse ()*

Troy Roberts - "Adamant Eve" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Charles Lloyd + the Marvels - "Ballad of the Sad Young Man" - Vanished Gardens (2017)*

Hour Three:

Sonny Rollins - "Plain Jane" - Volume One (1956) - The Ride Home!

David Newman - “Foxy Brown” - Newmanism (1974)

Newman is in prime form for this 70's release!

Cal Tjader - "Los Bandidos" - Along Comes Cal (1967)

John Coltrane - “Nature Boy” - Both Directions at Once (1963)*

Nat Adderley - "Tallahassee Kid" - Blue Autumn (1982)

Art Blakey - "Weird-O" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Milt Jackson & Ray Charles - “Cosmic Ray” - Soul Brothers (1958)

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

Donald Byrd - "Street Lady" - Street Lady (1973)

Herbie Mann - "Paper Man" - WIndows Opened (1968)

Bob James - "Boss Lady" - Espresso (2017)*

Kamasi Washington - "Street Fighter Mas" - Heaven and Earth (2018)*

Ken Wiley - "French Girls" - Highbridge Park (2018)*

Herbie Mann - "Miss Free Spirit" - Stone Flute (1969)

Kendo recommends:

Playlist for 7-31-2018 WFCF - Select Albums!

Great performances and compositions. Thanks, Jimmy!

This week we have no show theme, just a handful of supreme and fascinating albums from Sonny Clark, Jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Mann, Gabor Szabo and more + an Everest Records release with vintage saxophone jazz! Plenty of new releases as well. Tune in today (Tuesday 7/31) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Ben Webster - "I Surrender Dear" - Sax Greats (1944)

Ben Webster - "Honeysuckle Rose" - Sax Greats (1944)

Nellie McKay - "Where Or When" - Sister Orchid (2018)*

Dayramir Gonzalez - "Smiling" - The Grand Concourse ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Gabor Szabo - "Flea Market" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Lynne Arriale - "Another Sky" - Give Us These Days (2017)*

Cal Tjader - "China Nights (Shina No Yoru)" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

The cover smells of cheapness so this languished
unlistened to in my collection for years.

Stan Getz - "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" - Sax Greats (1946)

Stan Getz - "And the Angels Swing" - Sax Greats (1946)

Adison Evans - "Owl People" - Meridian ()*

Sonny Clark - "Nica" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Sonny Clark - "Sonny's Crip" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Hour Two:

Toronto Jazz Orchestra - "Georgie and Rose" - 20 ()*

Cal Tjader - "Borneo" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "Born to Be Blue" - The Best of Live and In Studio (1981)

Gabor's first solo release holds your interest,
especially on repeated listens in headphones!

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "Cheek to Cheek" - Ella and Louis (1956)

Hank Jones - "Lullaby of Jazzland" - Happenings (1966)

Ted Nash - "Spinning Song" - Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola ()*

Chico Hamilton - "Afternoon of a Breeze" - Special (1960)

Kobie Watkins - "Catch This" - Movement (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Great 'unreleased' Jackie! These Blue Note
re-issue series sure have blah covers, tho'.

Jackie McLean - "Soft Blue" - Jacknife (1965) - The Ride Home!

Jackie McLean - "Jacknife" - Jacknife (1965) [if time]

Antonio Adolfo - "Partido Samba-Funk" - Encontros - Orquestra Atlantica (2018)*

Band of Bones - "Nutville" - Picadillo? Yes, Madly! ()*

Cal Tjader - "Stardust" - Breeze from the East (1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "The Summer Knows" - The Best of Live and In Studio (1980)

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy '66" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Ken Wiley - "Jungle" - Highbridge Park ()*

Kait Dunton - "Outlude" - Triokait2 (2018)*

Herbie Hancock - "Actual Proof" - Thrust (1974)

Solid set especially the first 3 tracks. Roy Ayers!

Jeremy Ledbetter - "Got a Light?" - Got a Light ()*

Herbie Mann - "Turkish Coffee" & "Incense" - Impressions of the Middle East (1966)

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - "Monk's Mood" - Vanished Gardens ()*

Lenny White - "Mating Drive" - Venusian Summer (1975)