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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Playlist for 10-19-2021 WFCF - Tough!


This improvised broadcast featured the albums "Tough" by Art Blakey (with the interesting line-up of McLean, Hardman, Dockery and De Brest) and "Blue Moses" by Randy Weston (spotlighting some of Grover Washington Jr's best playing). Plenty of deep cuts and excellent new jazz as well. Thanks to all who joined me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Blakey - "Scotch Blues" - Tough (1957)

Stanley Turrentine - "Spooky" - The Lost Grooves (1968)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Lorraine Feather - "My Own Particular Life" - My Own Particular Life (2021)*

Ron Wilkins - "My Foolish Heart" - Trombocalist (2021)*

Jerry Bergonzi - "Of A Feather (Bye Bye Blackbird)" - By Any Other Name (2013) request

Bill Evans - "Autumn Leaves" - Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans ()*

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "They Say It's Wonderful" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)

Teddy Charles - "Green Blues" - The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)

Hour Two:

The Jazz Messengers - "Cranky Spanky" - Hard Bop (1956)

George Benson - "Little Train" - White Rabbit (1971) CTI Moment

Creed Taylor Orchestra - "Haunted House" - Shock (1958)

Donald Byrd Gigi Gryce - "Smoke Signal" - Jazz Lab (1957)

Weather Report - "Port of Entry" - Night Passage (1980)

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Flight to Jordu" - Tough (1957)

Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - "Who Cares?" - Know What I Mean? (1961)

Art Farmer Quartet - "One For Majid" - Sing Me Softly Of the Blues (1965)

Hour Three:

           ~ The Break Room ~

Randy Weston - "Ifrane" - Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment - The Ride Home! 

Joey DeFrancesco - "More Music" - More Music (2021)*

Barney Kessel - "On a Slow Boat to China" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Transfiguration" - Tough (1957)

Ron Wilkins - "Lil' Pipsqueak" - Trombocalist (2021)*

Randy Weston - "Ganawa (Blue Moses)" - Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment 

Hour Four:

Grant Green - "Ease Back" - Carryin' On (1969)

Miles Davis - "Solar" - Walkin' (1954)

Gemma Sherry - "Keep Talking" - Music to Dream To (2020)*

Charlie Ballantine - "Bemsha Swing" - Reflection/Introspection (2021)*

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

Lonnie Smith - "Dancin' In An Easy Groove" - Move Your Hand (1969)

Harvey S Trio - "Peace" - Going For It (1985)*

Harvey S Trio - "Like Someone In Love" - Going For It (1985)*


Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Playlist for 10-30-2018 WFCF - Trumpet Prestige!

Not very "modern" but still a highly enjoyable collection!


This week we listened to the entire 2 lp set from Prestige Records "The Jazz Trumpet Volume 2" as well as side two of "Warm Jazz" from Zoot Sims! Hour four featured some of the best of my personal collection, and all hours had great cuts from the new jazz shelf. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

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Hour One:

Dizzy Gillespie - “Salt Peanuts” - Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)

Tadd Dameron  - “Anthropology” - Fats Navarro Featured with the Tadd Dameron Quintet (1948)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
A unique sounding album in Grant's oeuvre!


Miles Davis - “'Round Midnight” - Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1956)

Kenny Dorham - “My Old Flame” - Jazz Contrasts (1957)

Tiki Collective - “Quizas Quizas Quizas” - Muse (2018)*

Clifford Brown - “It Might as Well Be Spring” - In Paris (1953)

Thad Jones - “One More” - The Fabulous Thad Jones (1953)

Art Farmer - “I'll Take Romance” - Art Farmer (1954)

Clark Terry - “Flugelin' the Blues” - In Orbit (1958)

Hour Two:

Christopher Hollyday - “Hallucinations” - Telepathy (2018)*

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

Nat Adderley - “Work Song” - Work Song (1960)
What a team! 


Blue Mitchell - “I Can't Get Started” - Blue Soul (1962)

George Russell Sextet - “Zig-Zag” - The Outer View (feat. Don Cherry) (1962)

Steve Lacy with Don Cherry - “Evidence” - Evidence (1961)

McCoy Tyner - “Manha de Carnaval” - Quartets 4x4 (1980)

Gigi Gyrce - “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” - The Jazz Lab Quintet (with Donald Byrd) (1957)

Bobby Broom - “Guitar Man” - Soul Fingers ()*

Hour Three:

Max Roach Quintet - “Larry-Larue” - Deeds, Not Words (with Booker Little) (1958) – The Ride Home!

Lee Morgan - “Raggady Ann” - Take Twelve (1962)

Chet Baker - “It Never Entered My Mind” - Chet (1959)M
L to R: Mousey Alexander, George Mraz, Jimmy Rowles, Zoot Sims


Miggy Augmented Orchestra - “Colorful” - Colorful (2017)*

Zoot Sims - “You Go to My Head” - Warm Tenor (1978) 

Zoot Sims - “Blue Prelude” - Warm Tenor (1978)

Zoot Sims - “Comes Love” - Warm Tenor (1978)

Zoot Sims - “You're My Thrill” - Warm Tenor (1978)

Hour Four:

Darren Barrett - “Con Alma” - Time for Romance (2018)*

Donald Fagen - “Planet D'Rhonda” - Sunken Condos (2012)

John William Gordon - “Off Override” - Just a Wild Guess (2015)
Red at the height of his popularity!


Grant Green - “Love on a Two Way Street” - Visions (1971)

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - “Cheek to Cheek” - Ella & Louis (1956) - 

Jimmy Giuffre - “The Train and the River” - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1956)

Hampton Hawes - “Just One of Those Things” - Bird Song (1956)

Vince Guaraldi - “Cast Your Fate to the Wind” - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)

Nancy Harms - “Lush Life” - Ellington at Night (2015)


Red Garland - “'Tis Autumn” - All Kinds of Weather (1958)



Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Playlist for 8-29-17 WFCF - Wingin' It!

Flagler Beach Dec 2012



Just wingin' it today - brought plenty of vinyl, plenty of awesome cds new to the show and there's so much good music here at the station on the new jazz shelf! Join me from 3-7pm eastern today (8/29) by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Duke Ellington - "Skin Deep" & "The Mooche" - Ellington Uptown ()


            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Beasley (w/ Dianne Reeves) - "Dear Ruby" - MONK'estra Vol. 2 (2017)*
an inherited original pressing - woohoo!


Bud Powell - "Autumn in New York" - The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2 (1953)

Junior Cook Quintet - "Sweet Cakes" - Junior's Cookin' (1961)

Ken Wiley - "Bag's Groove" - Jazz Horn Redux (2014)*


Don Byrd/Gigi Gryce - "Nica's Tempo" - Jazz Lab (1957)

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


Diana Krall - "Like Someone in Love" - Turn Up the Quiet (2017)*

Hour Two:

Donald Byrd - "West of the Pecos" & "Loki" - Blackjack (1967)

Gerald Cannon - "Combinations" - Combinations (2017)*
Scored a sealed copy of this RC classic!


Ron Carter - "Django" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment


Jon Davis - "Search for Peace" - Happy Juice (2017)*

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "Nature Boy" - Mi Casa/My House (2016)


Pete Malinverni - "People Get Ready" - Heaven (2016)*


George Benson - "Goodnight" & "The Man from Toledo" - Benson Burner (comp.)

Ryan Fourt - "Air Gun (Daisy's Revenge) - Big Slick (2015)

Ignacio Berroa - "Nuestras Vidas" - Straight Ahead from Havana (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~
Great band with LoFaro, Guaraldi & Higgins!


Cal Tjader/Stan Getz Sextet - "Ginza Samba" - Cal Tjader/Stan Getz Sextet (1958) - The Ride Home!

Andrew Scott Quartet - "My Ears Can't Hear Your Voice" - The Brightest Minute (2016)*

Thelonious Monk - "Just You, Just Me" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Craig Fraedrich with Trilogy - "Avalon" - All Through the Night (2016)*


Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn, Paul Chambers - "Tadd's Delight" - We Three (1958)

Miles Donahue - "Bill" - The Bug (2015)*


Hour Four:

Andrew Hill - "Soul Special" - Grass Roots (1968)

Jimmy McGriff - "Criss Cross" - Electric Funk (1969)
The first from this Chick outfit!


Chick Corea Elektric Band - "Rumble" - Elektric Band (1986)



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

Jimmy McGriff - "Spinning Wheel" - Electric Funk (1969)

John Abercrombie - "Sing Song" - Gateway 2 (1977)

Eddie Henderson - "Inside You" - Heritage (1976)

Herbie Mann - "What's Going On" - Push Push (1971)

Joe Farell - "I Won't Be Back" - Upon This Rock (1973) CTI Moment


Monday, August 14, 2017

Playlist for 8-15-2017 WFCF - After The Birth of The Cool!




This week's show is all about what went down with all the musicians involved with the three "Birth of the Cool" sessions immediately after the recordings, as well as pinnacles of some of the participants careers! So aside from some new jazz releases - most of the recordings will date from 1950 to 1954. Tune in Tuesday 8/15 from 3-6pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here! See you then! - Kendo






Hour One:



Gerald Cannon - "Columbus Circle Stop" - Combinations (2017)*


Miles Davis - “Budo” - Birth of the Cool (1/21/1949)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Diana Krall - "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" - Turn Up The Quiet (2017)*

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

Steve Langone - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Breathe (2016)*

Miles Davis - “Jeru” - Birth of the Cool (1/21/1949)

Stan Getz - “Prezervation” - (6/21/1949)

Al Haig Trio - “Gone With the Wind” - Al Haig Trio (3/13/1954)

Chet Baker - “Solar” - Chet Baker In New York (9/1958)

Charlie Parker - “In the Still of the Night” - The Magnificent CP (5/25/1953)
Celebrating the unvalved horn!

Kay Winding Sextet - “Broadway” - Trombone By Three (8/23/1949)

Kay Winding Orchestra - “More” - Soul Surfin' (1963)

Hour Two:

Kai Winding/J.J. Johnson - “Blue Monk” - The Great Kai & JJ (1960)

John Beasley - "I Mean You" - MONK'estra Vol 2 (2017)*

Miles Davis - “Godchild” - Birth of the Cool (1/21/1949)

Miles Davis - “Miles Ahead” - Miles Ahead (1957)

Barbara Carrol - “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off” - Funny Face (1957)

Miles Davis Nonet- “Boplicity” - Birth of the Cool (4/22/1949)

Ignacio Berroa - "Drume Negrita" - Straight Ahead from Havana (2017)*

Thelonious Monk - “Let's Cool One” - Genius of Modern Music 2 (5/30/1952)

Milt Jackson - “”- Wizard of the Vibes (4-7-1952)
featuring Monk - good stuff!

Modern Jazz Quartet - “Delaunay's Dilemma” - Django (6/25/1953)

Dexter Gordon - “Our Love Is Here To Stay” - Our Man In Paris (5/23/1963)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Charles Lloyd New Quartet - "Nu Blues" - Passin Thru (2016)* - The Ride Home!  

Bria Skonberg - "Whatever Lola Wants" - With a Twist (2017)*

Miles Davis Nonet - “Deception” - Birth of the Cool (3/9/1950)

Miles Davis - “Chance It” - Young Man With a Horn – (5/9/1952)

Jay Jay Johnson - “Jay” - The Eminent Vol 2 (9/24/1954)

Gigi Gryce - “Smoke Signal” - Nica's Tempo (10/22/1955)

Lee Konitz - “Ice Cream Konitz” - Subconscious-Lee (4/17/1950)
a classic!

Lee Konitz - “Odjenar” - The New Sounds (3/8/1951)

Lee Konitz - “Yesterdays” - The New Sounds (3/8/1951)

Hour Four:

Gerry Mulligan – Chet Baker Quartet - “Bernie's Tune” - Gerry Mulligan Quartet (8/16/1952)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - “Makin' Whoopee” - Lee Konitz Plays with (2/24/1953)

Gerry Mulligan - “Country Beaver” - The Age of Steam (1971)

Miles Davis Nonet - “Moon Dreams” - Birth of the Cool (3/9/1950)

Sarah Vaughan - “It Might As Well Be Spring” - In Hi-Fi (5/18/1950)

Miles Davis – “Morpheus” & “Down” - Miles Davis Sextet (1/17/1951)

Miles Davis All Stars - “Denial” - Dig (10/5/1951)

Miles Davis All Stars - “Dear Old Stockholm” - Young Man With a Horn (5/9/1952)

Miles Davis - “Tasty Pudding” - Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (2/19/1953)

Miles Davis - “So What” - Kind of Blue (3/2/1959)



Monday, June 13, 2016

Playlist for 6-14-2016 WFCF - Flavors of Jazz!


"Buta no Kakuni Ramen" - Nicholas Dobkin
oil on canvas
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This week's show is all about flavor! All song titles new and old are some sort of flavor and the artist lineup is rather eclectic! Quincy Jones, Larry Coryell, Ginger Baker, Charles Mingus, Eric Reed and lots more! Tune in via iHeart Tuesday 6/14 from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

ps - At 5pm if you don't care to hear the Flagler files you can listen to the latest Palm Coast Podcast hosted by me - designed to fit in that slot, and then return for more Jazz Greats until 7! 



Hour One:

Ed Cherry - "Little Sunflower" - Soultree (2015)*

Karl Latham - "Cinnamon Girl" - Living Standards (2015)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Sari Kessler - "Frim Fram Sauce" - Do Right! (2014)*

Thelonious Monk - "Sweet and Lovely" - Solo Monk (1964)

Anita O'Day - "Strawberry Moon" - Lady is a Tramp (1957)

Will Bernard - "Pan Seared" - Out & About (2015)*

Donald Vega - "Mango Rengue" - With Respect to Monty (2014)

Quincy Jones - "A Taste of Honey" - Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)

Greg Little - "Gingerman" - Dreamwalker (2003)

Cannonball Adderley - "Chocolate Shake" - Jump for Joy (1958)

Ginger Baker - "Ginger Spice" - Why? (2014)

extra cut - Tadd Dameron - "On a Misty Night" - The Magic Touch (1962)

Hour Two:

Peter Zak - "Nutville" - The Disciple (2013)

Gigi Gryce - "Onion Head" - Jazz Lab (1967)

Cal Tjader - "Almond Tree" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

Cheryl Bentyne - "Black Coffee" - Lost Love Songs (2011)*

Ernesto Cervini Quartet - "Coconut Bill" - Little Black Bird (2008)

Greg Fishman - "Champagne Jane" - New Journey (2015)*

Art Blakey - "Sweet 'n' Sour" - Caravan (1962)

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

Donald Byrd - "French Spice" - Free Form (1961)

Dave Brubeck - "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" - Private Brubeck Remebers (2004)

Hour Three:

~ The Flagler Files ~ 

Stanley Turrentine - "Salt Song" - Salt Song (1971) - The Ride Home!

Eric Reed - "Nutty" - The Adventurous Monk (2013)

Dave Stryker - "Sugar" - Messin' With Mr. T (2014)

Duke Ellington - "Sugar Rum Cherry" - Nutcracker Suite (1960)

Chris Washburne & the Syotos Band - "Sugar Mountain" - Low Ridin' ()

The Power Quintet - "Sage" - High Art (2015)*

Cal Tjader - "Cherry" - Mambo with Tjader (1954)

Tony Lustig - "Burnin' Grease" - Taking Flight (2015)*

Hour Funk:

Gabriel Vivas - "Half the Orange" - Low Registers (2005)

Jackie Gage - "Sweet" - Siren Songs (2015)*

extra cut - Shelly Manne - "Sweets" - Shelly Manne & His Men Vol 1 (1953)

Jack McDuff - "Gin and Orange" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Jack McDuff - "Butter (for Your Popcorn) - Down Home Style (1969)

Larry Coryell - "Honey Dijon" - With The Wide Hive Players (2011)

J.D. Allen - "Sugar Free" - Americana (2016)*

Mehliana - "Sassyassed Sassafras" - Taming the Dragon (2013)

Errol Rackipov - "Dill Man" - Pictures from a Train Window (2014)

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Playlist for 11/10/2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!


"Portrait of a Musician Who Truly Sees..."
Nina Faramarzi

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Tune in today (Tuesday 11/10) from 3-7 pm for the exceptional selections below! See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

Don Braden Organix Quartet - "Jive Turkey (West Side)" - Luminosity (2010, 2014)

Kenny Burrell - "Salty Papa" - The Road to Love (2015)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Superb through and through!


Antonio Adolfo - "Phrygia Brasileira" - Tema (2015)

Wes Montgomery - "What the World Needs Now is Love" - Tequila (1966)

John Scofield - "Jeep On 35" - A Go Go (1998)

Ella Fitzgerald - "In a Mellow Tone" - Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Al Cohn - "Good Spirits" - The Al Cohn Quintet (1956)

Jackie McLean - "Dusty Foot" - Vertigo (1963)

Lisa Parrott - "D. Day" - Round Tripper (2014)

Hour Two:

Bill Evans - "You're Gonna Hear From Me" - You're Gonna Hear From Me (1969)

Stan Kenton - "Willow Weep for Me" - Standards in Silhouette (1959)
Bill Evans 1964


Henri Rene - "Time On My Hands" - Riot in Rhythm (1958)


 Larry Young - "If" - Unity (recorded 50 years ago on 11/10/1965)

Lionel Loueke - "Sleepless Night" - Gaia (2015)

Gigi Gryce Orchestra - "Smoke Signal" - Jazz on Savoy 1957-1962 (1955)

Brian Pareschi - "I Cover the Waterfront" - and the BP Express (2013)

Allen Toussaint - "It's Raining" - Songbook (2009) RIP

Andrea Brachfeld - "Changin' Up" - Lotus Blossom (2014)

Karrin Allyson - "I Can't Say No" - Many a New Day (2015)

Hour Three:

~~ Flagler Files~~

Paul Desmond - Romance de Amor - Skylark (1973) Ride Home!

Kait Dunton Trio - "Chrysocolla" - Kait (2014)

Stanley Clarke |Bireli Lagrene | Jean-Luc Ponty - "Stretch" - D-Stringz (2014)

Mark Buselli - "Untold Stories" - Untold Stories (2013)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Lullaby of the Leaves" - Odyssey (1950)
Donald Byrd


Donald Byrd - "Pentacostal Feeling" - Free Form (1961) 5:50 Gospel Express!

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

Hour Four:


Joe Farrell - "Moon Germs" - Moon Germs (1972) CTI Moment!

Miles Davis - "Water Babies" - Water Babies (1967)

John Scofield - "Season Creep" - Past Present (2015)

Fred Hersch - "Whirl" - Solo (2014)

Miles Davis - "Seven Steps to Heaven" - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)
Michel Camilo always smiling!


Gary Burton Quartet - "Fleurette Africain" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

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Michel Camilo - "Tombo in 7/4" - Suntan (1986)


Monday, June 22, 2015

Playlist for 6-23-2015 WFCF - 1st Show of Summer!!



"Memory Jazz" - Nicola Terlizzi
painting
Visit the artists website!
prints of this art are available at the link above.
It's the first show of summer 2015! To celebrate - we'll hear ALL the tracks from the 32 Jazz compilation "Summer Jazz" (tracks marked with **). It's a good 'un! In addition - a 2fer from Flora Purim, music from another 32 Jazz release from Hank Crawford, and we'll close the show with some Ornette in remembrance. Tune in Tuesday 6/23 from 3-7pm online via iHeart, or locally at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

 




Hour One:

Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers - "Jock-A-Mo (Iko Iko)" - #imsoneworleans (2014)

Harold Mabern - "Don't Misunderstand" - Afro Blue (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Ella Fitzgerald - "Solitude" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Summertime" - Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess ()**
great collection!


Yusef Lateef - "Stay With Me" - ()**

Flora Purim - "Dr. Jive (part 2)" - Butterfly Dreams (1973)

Flora Purim - "Light as a Feather" - Butterfly Dreams (1973)

David "Fathead" Newman - "Skylark" - ()**

Cassandra Wilson - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)


Red Garland - "You Better Go Now" - Feelin' Red ()**

Hour Two:

John Coltrane - "Blues to Elvin" - Coltrane Plays the Blues ()

Hank Crawford - "Stardust" - Soul of the Ballad ()**
Hank Crawford


Johnny Hartman - "Betcha By Golly Wow" - Today (1972)

Gigi Gryce - "Kerry Dance" - Jazz on Savoy 1957-1962()

Robert Glasper - "Reckoner" - Covered (2014)

Miles Davis - "Madness" - Nefertiti (recorded 48 years ago on 6/23/1967)

Tom Harrell - "The Question" - Number Five (2011)

Nat Adderley - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" - ()**

Chick Corea New Trio - "Jitterbug Waltz" -- Past, Present and Futures (2001)

Hour Three:

Miles Davis - "Sweet Pea" - Water Babies (recorded 48 years ago on 6/23/1967) Ride Home!

Joe Farrell - "Hurricane Jane" - Penny Arcade (1973) CTI Moment

Andy Bey - "Love Is Here to Stay" - The World According to Andy Bey (2011)
Flora's solo debut!


Ray Brown's All Stars - "For Hecklers Only" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1946)

Diana Krall - "Superstar" - Wallflower (2014)

Eddie Harris - "It Was a Very Good Year" - ()**

Eddie Lockjaw Davis - "Secret Love" - ()**

Donald Byrd - "Pentacostal Feeling" - Free Form (1961) 5:50 Gospel Express

Hank Crawford - "It's a Sin" - Dig These Blues (1965)

Hour Four:

Jeff "Tain" Watts - "Brainlifter" - Blue Vol. 1 (2014)

Jay Jay Johnson & Kai Winding - "Let's Get Away From It All" - Trombone for Two (recorded 59 years ago on 6 23-24 1956)

Aaron Diehl - "Broadway Boogie Woogie" - Space Time Continuum (2015)


Nick Amado - "Zombeavers Theme Song"

Steve Turre - "Funky Thing" - Spiritman (2014)

Hank Crawford - "Blueberry Hill" - Soul of the Ballad (1963)

Jose James - "Lover Man" - Yesterday I Had the Blues (2014)

Wallace Roney - "Love For Sale" - ()**

Sonny Stitt - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" - ()**
Fun trio live set!



Ornette Coleman - "Faces and Places" - At the Golden Circle Stockholm (1965)

Monday, January 12, 2015

Playlist for 1-13-2015 WFCF - Four or More!


"Underwater" - Daniela
spray paint
Visit the artist's website!


Themed show this week: "Four or More"! Excepting new releases, all the selections feature lineups with four or more horns, but are not quite big bands. We'll hear entire sessions from Miles Davis, Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce and Shelly Manne, as well as fascinating material from Teddy Charles, Shelly Manne, Benny Golson and more! New jazz releases for the first half hour and then we'll jump into the theme and go chronologically! Tune in Tuesday 1/13 from 3-7pm eastern; listen online by clicking here. Say hi on Twitter! See you then! - Kendo





Hour One:

James Farm - "North Star" - City Folk (2014)

Peter Leitch - "Hicks' Time" - Landscape (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jamie Cullum - "My One and Only Love" - Interlude (2014)

Jeff Hamilton Trio - "You Took Advantage of Me" - Great American Songs (2013)


Stan Getz and His Four Brothers - "Five Brothers" - Brothers (4/81949)
Fascinating album, hip cover from Burt Goldblatt


Stan Getz and His Four Brothers - "Four and One Moore" - Brothers (1949)

Stan Getz and His Four Brothers - "Battleground" - Brothers (1949)

Miles Davis - "Israel" - Birth of the Cool (4/22/1949)

Miles Davis - "Boplicity" - Birth of the Cool (1949)

Miles Davis - "Venus de Milo" - Birth of the Cool (1949)

Miles Davis - "Rouge" - Birth of the Cool (1949)

Hour Two:

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - "Swing Shift" - Vol 3 (7/22/1952)
 
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - "Out of Somewhere" - Vol 3 (7/22/1952)
 

Miles Davis - "Floppy" - Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (2/19/1953)
Art's first album as a leader!


Art Farmer - "Mau Mau" - Work of Art (7/2/1953)

Art Farmer - "The Little Bandmaster" - Work of Art (1953)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "You're My Thrill" - Volume 1 (7/20/1953)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Fugue" - Volume 1 (7/20/1953)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "You're My Thrill" - Volume 1 (7/20/1953)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "You're My Thrill" - Volume 1 (7/20/1953)

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - "Love Letters" - Vol 3 (10/201953)

Teddy Charles Tentet - "Vibrations" - The Teddy Charles Tentet (1/17/1956)

Teddy Charles Tentet - "The Quiet Time" - The Teddy Charles Tentet (1/6/1956)

Hour Three:


Gil Mellé - "Sixpence" - Gil's Guests (8/24/1956)

Don Byrd/Gigi Gryce - "Stablemates" - Modern Jazz Perspective (9/5/1957)

Don Byrd/Gigi Gryce - "Steppin' Out" - Modern Jazz Perspective (1957)
Benny Golson working on an arrangement.


Benny Golson and his Orchestra - "Moten's Swing" - Walkin' (11/1957)

Johnny Griffin Orchestra - "So Tired" - The Big Soul-Band (1960)

Donald Byrd - "Fufu" - Kofi (1969)

Cal Tjader - "Tres Palabras" - Huracan (1978)

Cal Tjader - "Funquiado" - Huracan (1978) - 6:22

Hour Four:


Junior Cook - "I Waited for You" - Good Cookin' (1979)

Junior Cook - "Waltz for Junior" - Good Cookin' (1979)

Jazz Conceptions Orchestra - "Parisian Thoroughfare" - The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (2009)

Lighthouse Little Big band - "When You're Smiling " - Lighthouse Little Big Band (2012)

Lighthouse Little Big Band - "Under Lock and Key" - Lighthouse Little Big Band (2012)

Eric Reed - "The Gentle Giant" - Groovewise (2014) New Jazz

Tito Puente's Golden Latin Jazz All Stars - "Milestones" - "Live at The Village Gate" (1992)


Monday, February 4, 2013

Playlist for 2-5-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats


Tunes I've been wanting to share for a while by Jack McDuff, Dexter Gordon and the Yellowjackets; and many artists new to the show, like BandAdriatica, Joe Roccisano & Julie London. Accidentally played 2 Stan Getz tracks...and loved it! Thanks for tuning in/stopping by - DJ Kendo



Hour One:

Jack McDuff – “With The Wind” – Gin and Orange (1969) Joe Dukes - drums!

Jacky Terrasson - "Morning" - Push (2009)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break


       Yellowjackets – “Turn in Time” – Dreamland (1995)

       Julie London – “Cry Me a River” – Julie Is Her Name
       (1955)
Barney Kessel – guitar, Ray Leatherwood – bass

       Don Nedobeck – “A Smo-ooo-th One” – Some of Your
       Favorites (2002)


Flora Purim – “Colo de Rio” – Rhythmstick (1989) CTI Moment - with Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Bob Berg & Romero Lubambo

Joe Lovano Us FIVE - "In A Spin" - Cross Culture (2013)

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

Cal Tjader – “Insight” – Soña Libré (1963) Clare Fischer - piano







Hour Two:

Dexter Gordon – “Le Coiffeur” – Getting’ Around (1965)


LaVerne Butler – “I’ve Told Every Little Star” – Love Lost and Found Again (2012)

Jill Allen (Wofsey) – “I’m Flying” – I’m Flying (2002)


Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd  - “Sans Souci” - Jazz Lab (recorded 56 Years Ago Today 2/5/1957)

James Moody – “Tico Tico” – Everything You’ve Always Wanted To Know… (comp.)

BandAdriatica – “Valzebu’” – Arriva la banda! (2012)


Stan Getz – “I Wish I Knew” - Pure Getz (recorded 31 Years Ago Today 2/5/1982)

Stan Getz - "Sippin At Bells" - Pure Getz (1982)

Pete Escovedo - "Dance" - Live From Stern Grove (2012)


BandAdriatica