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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Playlist for 2-28-2023 WFCF - Late February Jazz!

 


This week we dug into tracks recorded in the last few days of the month of February, starting from 1926! Thanks to all who joined me!

Don't forget to follow me on Mixcloud to catch next week's jazz live stream! Say hey, make a request or just sit back and enjoy while you work or chill!

Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Mimi Fox - "Mr. White's Blues" - One for Wes (2022)*

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

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Georgia Grind" (recorded 2-22-1926)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" (recorded 2-22-1926)

Joe Chambers - "This Is New" - Dance Kobina (2022)*

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "Groovin' High" (recorded 78 years ago on 2-28-1945)

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "All The Things You Are" (recorded 78 years ago 2-28-1945)

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "Dizzy Atmosphere" (recorded 78 years ago on 2-28-1945)

Gene Ammons - "Stuffy" - Young Jug (recorded 74 years agon on 2-28-2-1949)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Makin' Whoopee" - Lee Konitz Plays with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (recorded 2-24-1953)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Carson City Stage" - Lee Konitz Plays with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (recorded 2-24-1953)

Hour Two:

Ed Cherry - "Mr. Walker" - Are We There Yet? (2022)*

Art Blakey Quintet - "Mayreh" - A Night At Birdland Vol 1 (recorded 2-21-1954)

Gil Mellé - "Ebony" - 5 Impressions of Color (recorded 2-27-1955)

Gil Mellé - "Night Train to Wildwood" - 5 Impressions of Color (recorded 2-27-1955)


Cal Tjader - "The Lady Is a Tramp" - Tjader Plays Mambo (recorded 2-21-1956)

Paul Desmond - "Take Ten" - Take Ten (1963)

Joe Puma - "Rigamarole" - Wild Kitten (recorded 2-25-1957)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Blue Gnu" - The Gambit (recorded 2-24-1958)

Duke Ellington - "Villes Ville Is The Place, Man" - Blues in Orbit (recorded 2-25-1958)

Ray Charles - "Love Is Here to Stay" - I'm All Yours-Baby! (1969)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Jimmy Smith - "Au Privave" - House Party (recorded 2-25-1958) The Ride Home!

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Elsa" - Know What I Mean? (recorded 2-21-2961)



Oliver Nelson - "Yearnin'" - The Blues and The Abstract Truth (recorded 2-23-1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "Speak Low" - The Hawk Relaxes (recorded 62 years ago on 2-28-1961)

Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader - "Thanks For the Memory" - Time for Two (recorded 2-26~28-1962)

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "I've Found a New Baby" - Groove Street (recorded 2-27-1962)

Thelonious Monk - "Criss Cross" - Criss Cross (recorded 2-26-1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "Jodo" - Blue Spirits (recorded 2-26-1965)

Wayne Shorter - "El Gaucho" - Adam's Apple (recorded 2-24-1966)


Wayne Shorter - "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')" - Adam's Apple (recorded 2-24-1966)

Don Patterson - "Epistrophy" - Boppin' and Burnin' (recorded 2-22-1968)

Count Basie Orchestra - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (recorded 2-23~25-1970)

The Heavy Hitters - "Hub" - The Heavy Hitters (2022)*










Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Playlist for 1-17-2023 WFCF - January Jazz!

 


This week we started in 1931 and explored all sorts of jazz recorded in January all the way through 1955 chronologically! Why? Because we had to!! Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Shelly Manne, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Anita O'Day, Gil Melle... lots, lots more! (Don't forget to let me know somewhere whether or not you enjoyed this sort of thing...) For the final hour we relaxed a bit to soul jazz by Ronnie Foster, Lonnie Smith and Lou Donaldson. Thanks to all who tuned in! Don't forget to follow me on Mixcloud to be reminded about next week's livestream. Have a great day! - Kendo

Hour One:

Duke Ellington - "Rockin' In Rhythm" (recorded 1-16-1931)

Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli - "Souvenirs" (recorded 1-31-1938)

Boyd Raeburn Orchestra - "Interlude (Night In Tunesia)" (recorded 1-1945)


Lester Young - "After You've Gone" (recorded 1-1946)

Lester Young - "Jammin' with Lester" (recorded 1-1946)

Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli - "Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)" (recorded 1-2-1946)

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "You Won't Be Satisfied" (recorded 1-18-1946)

Billy Holiday - "Good Morning Heartache" (recorded 1-22-1946)

JATP All-Stars - "Crazy Rhythm" (recorded 1-28-1946)

Sarah Vaughan - "Black Coffee" (recorded 1-10-1949)

Lee Konitz - "Subconscious-Lee" - Subconscious-Lee (recorded 1-11-1949)

Lee Konitz - "Judy" - Subconscious-Lee (recorded 1-11-1949)

Miles Davis Nonet - "Godchild" - Birth of the Cool (recorded 1-21-1949)

Hour Two:

Miles Davis Nonet - "Godchild" - Birth of the Cool (recorded 1-21-1949)


Charlie Parker/Machito - "Okiedoke" - South of the Border (recorded 1-1949)

Bud Powell - "Tempus Fugit" (recorded 1 or 2-1949)

Stan Getz - "Intoit" (recorded 1-6-1950)

Gene Ammons - "Pennies from Heaven" (recorded 1-8-1950)

Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell - "Strike Up The Band" - Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell (recorded 1-26-1950)

Lester Young - "Undercover Girl Blues" (recorded 1-16-1951)

Miles Davis - "Morpheus" - Miles Davis Sextet (recorded 1-17-1951)

Miles Davis - "Down" - Miles Davis Sextet (recorded 1-17-1951)

Sonny Stitt - "Can't We Be Friends" - Mr. Saxophone (recorded 1-31-1951)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Airmail Special" (recorded 1-4-1952)

Shelly Manne - "It Don't Mean a Thing" - Shelly Manne Septet (recorded 1-7-1952)

Shelly Manne - "Deep People" - Here's That Manne (recorded 1-7-1952)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Anita O'Day - "Love For Sale" - The Lady Is a Tramp (recorded 1-22-1952)

Anita O'Day - "Lover, Come Back to Me" - The Lady Is a Tramp (recorded 1-22-1952)


Teddy Charles - "Mobiles" - New Directions (recorded 1-19-1953)

Gerry Mulligan Tentet - "A Ballad" - Walking Shoes (recorded 1-29-1953)

Gerry Mulligan Tentet - "A Ballad" - Walking Shoes (recorded 1-29-1953)

Miles Davis - "Compulsion" - Collectors Items (recorded 1-30-1953)

Gil Melle - "Under Capricorn" - New Faces, New Sounds (recorded 1-31-1953)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "La Ronde Suite" - Django (recorded 1-9-1955)

Clifford Brown - "What's New" - Clifford Brown with Strings (recorded 1-18-1955)

Hour Four:

Art Tatum - "Moonglow" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 1 (recorded 1-19-1955)

Hazel Scott - "Like Someone In Love" - Relaxed Piano Moods (recorded 1-21-1955)

Randy Weston - "Zulu" - Randy Weston Trio (recorded 1-25-1955)

Kirk Lightsey - "Heaven Dance" - Live at Smalls Jazz Club (2021)*


Miles Davis (with JJ Johnson) - "Minor Ninths, Part 1" - That's What Happened 1982-1985 (1982)*

Ronnie Foster - "Mystic Brew" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Ronnie Foster - "Kentucky Fried Chicken" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Lou Donaldson - "Who's Making Love" - Hot Dog (1969)

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" - All In My Mind (2017)

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Playlist for 6-2-2020 WFCF - Back in the Saddle!

1989 release is a bit unusual stylistically - first 2 cuts are great!


First show in over 2 months! 

Hour One:

Perry Joslin - "Here We Go" - Perry Joslin Project (2003)

Ed Calle - "Half Turn" - 360 (2016)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Stan Getz - "Summertime" - West Coast Jazz (1955)
Historic and fun!


Wayne Escoffery - "Sanctus" - The Humble Warrior (2019)*


Benny Goodman - "Sing, Sing, Sing" - Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol. 3 (1938)

The Lost Melody - "Leaving Montserrat" - New Songs for Old Souls (2020)*

Donald Byrd - "On the Trail" - Mustang (1966)

Frank Sinatra - "The Summer Wind" - Strangers In the Night (1966)

Hour Two:

Barney Kessel - "Love Is Here to Stay" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)


Barney Kessel - "On a Slow Boat to China" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)
Incredible and powerful performances sweep you up!


Hubert Laws - "Allegro from Concerto #3 in D (Bach)" - Afro-Classic (1970)

Gil Melle - "Tomorrow" - Gil's Guests (1956)

Jim Self/John Chiodini Duo - "The Light Fantastic" - The Light Fantastic (2019)*

Double Image - "Rag-Out" - Double Image (1977)

Jerry Coker - "Un Poco Loco" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Jerry Coker - "Lush Life" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Christian Tamburr - "The Awakening" - The Awakening (2019)*

Hour Three:

            The Break Room

Joe Farrell - "November 68th" - Outback (1971) CTI Moment
Sounds great on vinyl!What a band!


Andy Milne and Unison - "Passion Dance" - The reMission (2019)*

Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974) CTI Moment

Chet Baker - "With a Song In My Heart" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974) CTI Moment

Jan Harbeck - "Lighter Shades" - The Sound The Rhythm (2018)*

Roger Kellaway - "Can't You See It" - The Trio (1965)

Roger Kellaway - "Sweet and Lovely" - The Trio (1965)

Hour Four:

Double Image - "Mist" - Double Image (1977)


Connie Han - "Iron Starlet" - Iron Starlet (2019)*
Mostly high energy stuff, ironically. Great!


Larry Coryell - "Improvisation on Robert De Visee's Menuet II" - The Restful Mind (1975)

Gary Burton Quintet with Eberhard Weber - "Mevlevia" - Ring (1974)

Robbie Krieger - "Slide Home" - The Ritual Begins at Sundown (2020)*


Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira" - Opalescence (1989)

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day In the Life (1967) CTI Moment

Stan Getz - "Times Lie" - Captain Marvel (1972)


Just because.





Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Playlist for 4-16-2019 WFCF - Colors!

14 of them!

Last week (!) we had another color-themed show, with all new selections and hues...with entire hours dedicated to red and blue. In addition we listened to the entire wonderful "Standard Coltrane" album. You can listen to some of the show below.

If you listen to the show often then you might know that I like to eat. Therefore by necessity I also like to cook! If you enjoy cooking or just need some new dinner ideas check out my new food blog. No ads, no pop-ups!

Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo








Hour One:

Garden District Trio - “Pink Sky” - Upward ()*

John Coltrane - “Spring Is Here” - Standard Coltrane (1958)
A wonderful session from July 11, 1958


3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Phill Fest - “Chora Baiao” - That's What She Said (2015)

Joe Farrell - “You Go to My Head” - Skate Board Park (1979)

Something Blue - "Copper Tone" - Maximum Enjoyment ()*

Larry Coryell - Cobalt" - with the Wide Hive Players (2011)

Yelena Eckemoff - “Aquamarine” - Colors ()*

Stanley Clarke Band - "The Message" - The Message () request

Stanley Clarke Band - "And Ya Know.." - The Message () request

Etienne Charles - "Black Echo I - Ordinance" - Carnival - The Sound of a People ()*

Mimi Fox - "Blackbird" - This Bird Still Flies ()*

Hour Two:

John Coltrane - “Invitation” - Standard Coltrane (1958)

Gil Mellé - "I -Spectrum Violet" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)
Mellé was also an artist and designed this cover.


Gil Mellé - "II - Sea Green" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Gil Mellé - "III - Royal Blue" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Gil Mellé - "IV - Ebony" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Gil Mellé - "V Spectrum Red" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Rufus Wainwright - "Blue" - Joni 75 ()*

Emanuele Coluccia - "Azzurro" - Birthplace (2018)

Joey DeFrancesco - “Vibrations in Blue” - In the Key of the Universe (2018)

Snorre Kirk - "Blues Arabesque" - Beat (2018)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

John Coltrane - “Invitation” - Standard Coltrane (1958) - The Ride Home!

Charlie Dennard - “Deep Blue” - Deep Blue (2018)*
Not sure I'll ever have enough Blakey...


Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Blue Ching" - Pisces (1961)

Tom Harrell - "Blue" - Infinity (2018)*

Snorre Kirk - "Blues Overture" - Beat (2018)*

Chuck Redd - "Blues in the Shedd" - Groove City (2018)*

Billy Bauer - "It's a Blue World" - Plectrist (1956)

Hour Four:

John Scofield & Pat Metheny - "The Red One" - I Can See Your House From Here (1993)

Emanuele Coluccia - "Bright Red" - Birthplace (2018)

Joe Locke - "Red Cloud" - Subtle Disguise (2017)*
What a combo! Stellar.


Allison Au - "Red Herring" - Wander Wonder (2018)*

Yelena Eckemoff - "Red" - Colors ()*

Billy Cobham - “Red Baron” - Spectrum (1973)

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


John Coltrane - “Don't Take Your Love From Me” - Standard Coltrane (1958)

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Playlist for 1-8-2019 WFCF - Holiday Haul!

Purple Funk II courtesy of Jim Driscoll - artwork by Ellierex



This week we went through music I received as gifts for Christmas as well as music I acquired while doing my own shopping! Thank you for joining me - Kendo

ps join the Facebook group for this show to see videos, make requests and other suggestions!


Hour One:

Richie Cole - "Dat Dere" - Cannonball (2018)*

Dan Adler - "Friends on the Moon" - Friends on the Moon (2018)*

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break


Thelonious Monk - "Misterioso" - Misterioso (1958)
Courtesy of Jon
Cover art - John Klimass


Mundell Lowe - "Speak Lowe" - Guitar Moods (1956)


Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Sack o' Woe" (1960)

Joe Roccisano - "Moments Notice" - Nonet (1997)

Connie Han - "Is That So" - Crime Zone (2018)*


Hour Two:

Miles Davis - "Splash" - Water Babies (1968)


Gil Mellé - "Four Moons", "The Gears", "Mars" & "Sunset Concerto" - The Blue Note Years (1952)

John Scofield - "Uncle Southern" - Combo 66 (2018)*

John Scofield & Pat Metheny - "The Red One" - I Can See Your House from Here (1993)

Harold Mabern - "Mr. P.C." - The Iron Man (2018)*
Between requests, my programming and Mahavishnu,
it was basically a Billy Cobham show!


Billy Cobham - "Quadrant 4" - Spectrum (1973) request

Cyrus Chestnut - "Smoke On the Water" - Kaleidoscope (2018)*

Weather Report - "Non-Stop Home" - Sweetnighter (1973)

Hour Three:

Billy Cobham - "Searching for the Right Door/Spectrum" - Spectrum (1973)

Pat Bianchi - "Mr. P.M." - In The Moment (2016)*

Billy Cobham - "Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974) request


Don Patterson - "Merry Christmas Baby" - Holiday Soul ()

Mundell Lowe - "We'll Be Together Again" - Guitar Moods (1956)


Gil Mellé - "Cycoltron" & "Under Capricorn" - New Faces - New Sounds (1953)

Joe Magnarelli - "On a Misty Night" - If You Could See Me Now (2018)*
Fascinating music, a transitional album...


Miles Davis - "Directions" - Miles at the Fillmore (1970)

Hour Four:

OJT - "Lamanai" - New Originals for the Green Lady (2018)*

Grant Green - "The Final Comedown" - The Final Comedown (1971)

Nina Simone - "My Father" - Baltimore (1978) CTI Moment

Herbie Mann & The Family of Mann - "(Gimme Some of That Good Old) Soul Beat Momma" - Hold On, I'm Comin' (1972)


Weather Report - "Adios" - Sweetnighter (1973)

Dom Um Romao - "The Angels" - Spirit of the Times (1975) Purple Funk II

Eddie Jefferson - "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Things Are Getting Better (1974) Purple Funk II


Eddie Henderson - "Ecstasy" - Mahal (1978)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Birds of Fire" & "Miles Beyond" - Birds of Fire (1972)



great album - those 70's graphics!! Design by Ashok.








Saturday, December 15, 2018

Retro Review - Gil Mellé "Primitive Modern"



Gil Mellé - "Primitive Modern" (1956)




Gil Mellé is an endlessly fascinating character not only in jazz but life in general: baritone saxophonist, artist, scientist, inventor, composer of soundtracks (The Andromeda Strain, Starship Invasions, Kolchek The Night Stalker). His focus was not jazz from the 60's onward, so his recordings are relatively few for a man who lived til 2004.

I re-visited this album for a recent show and discovered it was way above par. Arguably MellĂ©'s best jazz release; the melodies are memorable and there is a marked enthusiasm in the band that includes frequent collaborator Joe Cinderella (another fascinating fellow) and the ever-creative drummer Ed Thigpen with Billy Phillips on bass The leader called his unique blend of classical, jazz and avant garde "Primitive Modern Jazz" - hence the title. The album is his first for the Prestige label and falls snugly between the Blue Note release "Patterns in Jazz" and "Gil's Guests".

Gil Mellé & Joe Cinderella
The set opens rather unusually with "Dominica"; a 'jazz dirge' for a recently deceased friend that is both dreamy and gripping in it's starkness, Slow modern classical sections alternate with brief swing reprieves. Mellé reveals in the liner notes that Bartok was a big influence and we get a taste of that here. The uptempo frolics of "Ironworks" dispel all gloom with triangle solos and an insanely fraught and jaw-dropping solo from Cinderella. Virtuosity wonderfully abounds from all. After an enigmatic guitar opening, "Ballet Time" reveals a catchy, almost Monk-ish tune over a carefree medium swing, with Mellé at the top of his improvising game.

Side 2 begins with an aptly titled "Adventure Swing"; forward thinking harmony paired with a complex but catchy theme. A certain ambiguity of emotion throughout makes room for thoughtfulness for both the artists and listener. Another contagious theme and happy-go-lucky feel comes with the curiously titled "Dedicatory Piece to the Geophysical Year of 1957" written on a formula of Mellé's. Another interesting element of the album is mutual improvising - while Cinderella is giving it all, Mellé is also improvising at a lower volume to great effect. Finishing the album is "Mark One" which wanders from a similar 'easy' feel to intriguing uncertainty during the bridge, with more fine interplay and smooth brushwork from Thigpen.


Mellé definitely appears to feel liberty and release moving from Blue Note to his new label, since he manages to pull of his fairly heady concepts with both aplomb and a certain amount of glee. The Prestige re-release includes Mellé's in depth liner notes, as well as an entire second album "Quadrama" - a mix of more quirky originals and two Ellington standards. Highly recommended for something different! - Kendo




Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Playlist for 12-11-2018 WFCF - Unsung Guitar Heroes!

Gil and Joe Cinderella playing at the top of their game!


This week we heard the work of guitarists off the beaten path (and heard a few obscure pianists in the process!) Joe Puma, Joe Cinderella, Mundell Lowe and Billy Bauer. For the last hour we featured the live Weather Report album "8:30". Thanks for tuning in! Next week is the last show of the year. Make requests at Twitter, Facebook or Instagram! See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Pat Bianchi - “Crazy” - In the Moment (2016)*

Harold Mabern - “Dear Lord” - The Iron Man (2018)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Carmen McRae - “The Christmas Song” - A Merry Jazzmas (1990)
Puma with Eddie Costa and Oscar Pettiford!


Billy Bauer - “Lady Estelle's Dream” - Plectrist (1956)

Andy James - “Day Dream” - Caravan (2018)*

Joe Puma - “Ubas” - Quartet and Trio (1957)

Joe Puma - “Stablemates” - Quartet and Trio (1957)

Michael Dease - “Alpha” - Bonafide (2017)*

Kat Gang - “Darn That Dream” - Come Closer (2018)*

Kenny Burrell - “Go Where I Send Thee” - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Hour Two:

Lorraine Feather - “Math Camp” - Math Camp (2018)*

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - “The Queen” - Abundance (2016)*

Mundell Lowe - “Yes Sir, That's My Baby” - Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)
Mundell with Dick Hyman!


Mundell Lowe - “The Night We Called It a Day” - Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)

Mundell Lowe - “Bach Revisited” - Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)

Mundell Lowe - “Cheek to Cheek” - Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)

Mundell Lowe - “Far From Vanilla” - Mundell Lowe Quartet (1955)

Chris Pasin - “OCDC” - Ornettiquette ()*

Gil MellĂ© - “Adventure Swing” - Primitive Modern (1956)

Gil MellĂ© - “Dominica” - Primitive Modern (1956)

Hour Three:

Julian Gerstin - “The Old City” - The Old City (2018)* - The Ride Home!

Lee Konitz/Billy Bauer - “Indian Summer” - (1951)

Lee Konitz/Billy Bauer - “Duet for Saxophone and Guitar” - (1951)
Billy's only album as a leader!


Billy Bauer - “Too Marvelous for Words” - Plectrist (1956)

Billy Bauer - “Blue Mist” - Plectrist (1956)

Billy Bauer - “You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To” - Plectrist (1956)

Billy Bauer - “Lullaby of the Leaves” - Plectrist (1955)

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

Jimmy Smith - “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” - Christmas '64 (1964)

Lennie Tristano - “Marionette” & “Crosscurrent” - Intuition (1949)

McCoy Tyner with Jackie McLean - “Hip-Toe” - It's About Time (1985)

Hour Four:

Nina Simone - “My Baby Just Cares for Me” - Little Girl Blue (1957)

Griffith Park Collection - “Why Wait”- Griffith Park Collection (1982)
At their peak!


Weather Report - “Teen Town” - 8:30 (1979)

Weather Report - “A Remark You Made” - 8:30 (1979)

Weather Report - “Brown Street” - 8:30 (1979)

Kenny Carr - “Departure” - Departure (2018)*


Chuck Mangione - “I Never Missed Someone Before” - Fun and Games (1979)

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Playlist for 1-24-2017 WFCF - Dude Names!




"Manteca" - John Pipere
Acrylics
Visit the artist's website!


This week's show is the follow up to last year's "Chick Name" show - Dude names! All the tunes have a name normally associated with guys. Whatever "normally" means! New releases from Dizzy Gillespie and Michael Dease, classic cuts from Coltrane and Miles and lots of fun and goodness in between! Tune in today (Tuesday 1/24) from 3-5pm eastern and resuming from 5:15 - 7pm eastern by clicking here! See you then - Kendo


PS - I have a new Instagram page for the show! Jazz and fun randomness @jazzploration.



Hour One:

Hutcherson, Sanborn, DeFrancesco - "Teddy" - Enjoy the View (2014)

Hutcherson, Sanborn, DeFrancesco - "Don Is" - Enjoy the View (2014)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

George Cables - "AKA Reggie" - The George Cables Songbook (2016)* 

Warren Wolf - "Wolfgang" - Wolfgang (2013)

Joe Henderson - "Johnny Come Lately" - Lush Life (1991)
former Tower of Power & Pink Floyd horn man!


John Coltrane - "Big Nick" - (1962)

Kenny Burrell - "Blues for Wes" - Night Song (1969)

Norbert Stachel - "For Tito" - Shades of the Bay (2016)*

Hour Two:

Antonio Adolfo - "Killer Joe" - Tropical Infinito (2016)

Gil Melle - "Herbie" - Gil's Guests (1957)

Miles Davis - "Joshua" - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)

Miles Davis - "Billy Boy" - Milestones (1958)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Darben the Redd Foxx" - Concert of the Century (1980)*
Just released 1980 concert with killer lineup!


Keith Javors - "Ian Keith" - Mo' City Jungle (2002)

Roland Kirk - "Roland's Theme" - Triple Threat (1956)

Sonny Stitt - "Jason" - Dumpy Mama (1975)

Michel Petrucciani - "Charlie Brown" - Marvelous (1994)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Brian Lynch - "Joshua C" - Presents Madera Latino (2012)* The Ride Home 

Jack Sheldon - "Jack Departs" - Get Out of Town (1954)

[music behind announcements by Jim Driscoll Explosion]

Joey DeFrancesco - "One for Rudy" - One for Rudy (2013)
Stellar outing featuring Kirk & Flanagan


Michael Dease - "Benny's Bounce" - All These Hands (2016)*

Roy Haynes - "Raoul" - Out of the Afternoon (1962)

Fred Hughes Trio - "Waltse for Dave" - Matrix (2016)*

Hour Four:

Jimmy McGriff - "Ode to Billy Joe" - Black Pearl (1971)

Esperanza Spalding - "Judas" - Emily's D Evolution (2015)

Organic Trio - "Johnny Young" - Saturn's Spell (2106)

Tony Williams New Lifetime - "Fred" - Believe It (1975)
Good, interesting modern organ trio!


Jeff Richman - "Jimmy Palm" - Sizzle (2016)*

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

Tom Stewart - "Sneaky Pete" - First Time Over (2006)

CCM Jazz Orchestra - "Chester the Pester" - In Search of Garage Mahal (2014)





Monday, November 14, 2016

Playlist for 11-15-2016 WFCF - Chick Names!


"Baby, Play Your Heart Out" - Jessica Amanda
painting
Visit the artist's website!




This weeks show features selections that feature names (normally) associated with the fairer sex! That's it! Plenty of new releases, including George Cables, Richie Cole, Steve Turre & more - plus lots of interesting under-heard tracks from Roy Hargrove, Ray Bryant, Dave Liebman etc.
Tune in Tuesday (11/15) from 3-5pm, and resuming from 5:15-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Kenny Burrell - "Jeanine" - Unlimited 1 (2016)*

Richie Cole - "Sarah" - Plays Ballads & Love Songs (2015)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Steve Turre - "When Sunny Gets Blue" - Colors for the Masters (2016)*

David Glasser, Clark Terry & Barry Harris (w/Roy Hargrove) - "Charise" - Uh! Oh (1999)

Lester Young - "Peg O' My Heart" - Trio Vol 2 (1946)

Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - "Waltz for Debby" - Know What I Mean (1961) 

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

Gil Melle - "Jacqueline" - Quadrama (1957)

Mark Elf - "Jacky's Jaunt" - Returns 2014 (2013)

Hour Two:

Jordan Young - “Eight Counts for Rita” - Jazz Jukebox (2015)*

George Cables - "Suite for Sweet Rita" - The George Cables Songbook (2016)*

Roland Kirk - "Blues for Alice" - We Free Kings (1961)
The energizer bunny of jazz!


Keith Javors - "Sierra Nicole's Bossa" - Mo' City Jungle (2002)

Paul Horn - "Karen's World" - Monday, Monday (1966)

Antonio Adolfo - "Yolanda Yolanda" - Tropical Infinito (2016)*

Pat Metheny - "Yolanda You Learn" - First Circle (1984)

Warne Marsh - "Dixie's Dilemma" - Jazz of Two Cities (1956)

Tim Davies Big Band - "Sarahbande" - The Expensive Train Set (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Dave Liebman/Roberto Tarenzie/Paolo Benedettini/Tony Arco - "Fran Dance" - Dream of Night (2005) The Ride Home! 

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

Chris Ziemba - "Josie" - Manhattan Lullaby (2015)
Wonderful set from Liebman!


J.J. Johnson - "Portrait of Jenny" - The Eminent Vol. 3 (1955)

Addison Frei - "Jolene" - Transit (2015)

George Cables - "The Mystery of Monifa Brown" - The George Cables Songbook (2016)*

Hour Four:

Ed Cherry - "Rachel's Step" - Soultree (2015)

Ed Cherry - "Ode to Angela" - Soultree (2015)

Bill Laurance - "Madeleine" - Aftersun (2015)

Roland Kirk - "Now Please Don't You Cry Beautiful Edith" - Now Please Don't You Cry... (1967)

Ashleigh Smith - “Sara Smile” - Sunkissed (2016)*

Ray Bryant - "Little Suzie" - The Ray Bryant Touch (1967)
Overview of his Cadet years!


Allan Harris - "Ruby" - Nobody's Gonna Love You Better (2016)*

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Ellie's Love Theme" - Shaft (1971) 

Freddie Hubbard - “Brigitte” - Keep Your Soul Together () CTI Moment