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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Jazz's Biggest Sellers 2!!
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Jisco Dazz - Disco Tracks by 1970s Jazz Musicians with Kendo
A fun set of authentic era disco tracks performed by jazz artists of the day mixed with a bit of downtempo for variety! Listen in the player below and follow me on Mixcloud for future jazz vinyl livestreams!
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Jazzploration with Kendo - R-O-Y-G-B-I-V part 1
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Chillified! - Relaxing Jazz with DJ Kendo
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Soul Jazz Tuesday with Kendo
A chill blend of classic and modern soul jazz with some funkier tracks and a hint of lounge! Mixed live and streamed on 4-16-2024. Listen in the player below! Come hang out with us every Tuesday at 4:30 pm eastern at Mixcloud.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Jazz Divinyl with DJ Kendo
Enjoy a soothing mix of straight-ahead and soul jazz mixed live from vinyl sources. Artists include Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Young, Herbie Hancock, Nancy Wilson, Willis Jackson and many more! Originally broadcast on 1-23-2024. Listen in the player below and thanks for stopping by!
Bobby Hutcherson - "Little B's Poem" - Components (1965)
Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - (1971)
Nancy Wilson - "Why Try to Change Me Now" - Welcome to My Love (1967)
Barney Kessel - "It's A Blue World" - Summertime in Montreux (1973)
Willis Jackson - "I Almost Lost My Mind" - Willis Jackson (1964)
Cal Tjader - "Poinciana Cha Cha" - Mas Ritmos Caliente (1957)
Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Somethin' (1964)
Kiyoshi Yamaya w/ Toshiko Yonekawa - "Saitaro-Bushi" - Wamono Groove (1976)
Chico Hamilton - "Chic Chic Chico" - Chic Chic Chico (1965)
Reuben Wilson - "Stormy" - Love Bug (1969)
Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly" - Thrust (1974)
Mel Torme - "Sunday In New York" - Songs of New York (1963)
Grover Washington Jr. - "Winelight" - Winelight (1980)
Freddie Hubbard - "Born to Be Blue" - The Best of - Live and In Studio (1981)
Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band - "Gumegum" - Tezeta (1975)
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Playlist for 5-30-2023 - De-Stress Jazz III with Kendo!
20 tracks mixed live by DJ Kendo featuring relaxed, jazzy vibes from Miles, Coltrane, George Benson, Herbie Hancock , Bobby Timmons and lots, lots more - chill vibes but enough groove and vibrancy to keep your day/evening moving along! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy! - Kendo
Hour One:
Herbie Hancock - "Sun Touch" - Man-Child (1975)
George Benson - "Thunder Walk" - Giblet Gravy (1968)
Miles Davis - "Eighty-One" - E.S.P. (1965)
Charlie Byrd - "Wave" - Byrd by the Sea (1974)
Rusty Bryant - "The Ballad of Oren Bliss" - Soul Liberation (1970)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)
Bobby Timmons Trio - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From the Bottom (1964)
John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)
John Lewis - "Lyonhead" - P.O.V. (1975)
Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin' Through (1977)
Spacetime Continuum - "Microjam" - Double Fine Zone (1999)
Hour Two:
Side Effect - "Private World" - Goin' Bananas (1977)
Mike Longo - "Matrix" - Matrix (1972)
Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre - "Vivaldi Concerto in Dm for 2 Violins & Orch 2. Largo" - Vivaldi Concertos for Violins (1965)
George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976)
Willie Bobo - "Dindi" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Secrets of Love" - Highway One (1978)
Kenny Burrell - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Ellington is Forever (1977)
Bunky Green - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Playin' for Keeps (1966)
Herbie Hancock - "People Music" - Secrets (1976)
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Playlist for 4-29-2023 Jazzploration - Jazz, Brazilian and Funk!
Solid outing with Ramsey & members of EWF! |
This show featured funky tracks from Ramsey Lewis, George Benson, Bunky Green and more, straight-ahead from Red Garland, Miles Davis etc and some Brazilian from Stan Getz/Luiz Bonfa, Herbie Mann and Andy Caldwell. Lots more! Fun broadcast - BIG thank yous to all who showed up! You can listen to the entire show in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud for future weekly live stream shows like this one! Have a great day! - Kendo
Hour One:
Funk Inc. - "Lets Make Peace and Stop the War" - Chicken Lickin' (1972)
Red Garland - "Blues in Mambo" - Rediscovered Masters (1958)
George Benson - "Theme from 'Good King Bad'" - Good King Bad (1975)
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "O Morro Nao Tem Vez" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)
Joey DeFrancesco - "30th Street Station" - All of Me (1989)
Herbie Hancock - "Chameleon ('83 Dance Remix)" (1973)
Youssou N'Dour - "Letter" - Album Dikkat (1994)
Herbie Mann - "Sunbelt - Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman)" - Sunbelt (1978)
Andy Caldwell feat. Gina Rene- "Quiet Nights in Rio" - Ohm Lounge 4 (2000)
Hour Two:
Eric Gale - "De Rabbit" - Ginsing Woman (1977)
Miles Davis - "Bluing" - Dig (1951)
Grant Green - "Work Song" - Iron City (1967)
Bunky Green - "What Can I Do" - Playin' For Keeps (1966)
Ramsey Lewis - "Love Song" - Sun Goddess (1974)
Griffith Park Collection - "Why Wait" - Griffith Park Collection (1982)
Hubert Laws - "Feel Like Making Love" - San Francisco Concert (1975)
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Playlist for 3-25-2023 - Diversified Jazz Set!
Hour One:
Curtis Fuller - "Smokin'" - Smokin' (1972) [show theme]
Sonny Clark - "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" - Sonny Clark Trio (1957)
Jim Hall - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Live! (1975)
Freddie Hubbard - "Red Clay" - The Best of Freddie Hubbard Live and In Studio (1980)
Hampton Hawes - "Hamp's Broad Blue Acres" - Live at the Montmartre (1971)
Raquel Cepeda - "Mil Congojas" - passion Latin Jazz (2019)
Ron Carter - "A Small Ballad" - Blues Farm (1973)
Dave Hamilton - "Late Freight" - Blue Vibrations (1963)
Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" - Takin Off (1962)
Hour Two:
(Charlie Byrd) The McPartlands and Friends - "Let's Do It" - Make Magnificent Music (1977)
New York Jazz Quartet - "Surge" - Inner City (1977)
Don Patterson - "These Are Soulful Days" - These Are Soulful Days (1973)
Eddie Henderson - "Beyond Forever" - Comin' Through (1977)
Big John Patton - "Let 'Em Roll" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)
Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1973)
Charles Earland - "Sing a Simple Song" - Black Drops (1970)
Count Basie/Zoot Sims - "Honeysuckle Rose" - Basie & Zoot (1975)
Sonny Stitt - "Ghost of a Chance" - Constellation (1972)
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Playlist for Jazzploration 11-10-2022 - Impromptu Show - Soul Jazz
This past Tuesday's show had some major volume issues, so to make up for it I went live today to do an impromptu show. No announcing, just relaxing, post Hurricane soul jazz. You can listen below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo
Milt Jackson and Ray Charles - "Blue Funk" - Soul Brothers (1958)
Grant Green - "The Windjammer" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)
Eddie Henderson - "Morning Song" - Comin' Through (1977)
George Benson - "Jama Joe" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)
Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Bumpy's Lament" - Shaft (1971)
Johnny Hammond Smith - "L & J" - What's Going On (1971)
Billy Butler - "The Twang Thang" - This Is Billy Butler (1969)
Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Lover's Dream" - A Song for the Children (1979)
Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (1970)
Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly (Excerpt)" - Thrust (1974)
Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobdy To Give Me Nothing.../Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green (1971)
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Playlist for 3-8-2022 WFCF - Soul Jazz Tuesday XV
Episode XV of Soul Jazz Tuesday on WFCF with featured albums by Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery & Reuben Wilson!
Hour One:
Miles Davis Quintet - "Blues By Five" - Cookin' (1956)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Miles Davis Quintet - "My Funny Valentine" - Cookin' (1956)
Sonny Stitt - "I'll Walk Alone" - In Style (1981)
Cal Tjader - "Tumbao" - Demasiado Caliente (1960?)
Cal Tjader - "Bludan" - Demasiado Caliente (1960?)
Freddie Hubbard - "Gittin' Down" - The Black Angel (1969?)
Modern Jazz Quartet - "The Spiritual" - Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
Hour Two:
Wes Montgomery - "What The World Needs Now" - Tequila (1966)
Wes Montgomery - "Bumpin' On Sunset" - Tequila (1966)
Herbie Hancock - "Maiden Voyage" - Maiden Voyage (3-17-1965)
Gary Burton - "Brownout" - The New Quartet (3-5/6/1973)
Curtis Fuller - "Jacque's Groove" - Smokin' (1972)
Astrud Gilberto - "Zazueira" - Gilberto with Turrentine (3-?-1971)
Roland Kirk - "Making Love After Hours" - Here Comes The Whistleman (3-14-1965)
Charlie Earland - "Buck Green" - Black Drops (1970)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Miles Davis Quintet - "Tune Up/When Lights Are Low" - Cookin' (1956) - The Ride Home!
Hank Mobley - "Cute 'N Pretty" - A Slice of the Top (1966)
Catalyst - "Athene" - Unity ()
Freddie Hubbard - "Put It In the Pocket" - Gleam (3-17-1975)
Hour Four:
Reuben Wilson - "Love Bug" - Love Bug (1969)
Reuben Wilson - "Stormy" - Love Bug (1969)
Reuben Wilson - "Back Out" - Love Bug (1969)
Kenny Barron - "Peruvian Blue" - Peruvian Blue (3-14-1974)
Wes Montgomery - "Tequila" - Tequila (1966)
Freddie Hubbard - "Kuntu" - Liquid Love (3-18-1975)
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Playlist for 3-1-2022 WFCF - March Music
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)
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Playlist for 1-25-2022 - Chunks of Time II
Hour One:
Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)Excellent album!
Donald Byrd - "Soulful Kiddy" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Donald Byrd - "Little Boy Blue" - Byrd in Flight (1-25-1960)
Wes Montgomery - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)
Wes Montgomery - "Four On Six" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)
Elmo Hope - "B's A Plenty" - Elmo Hope Trio (1959)
John Coltrane - "Every Time We Say Goodbye" - My Favorite Things (1960)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1950)
Hour Two:
Montgomery Brothers - "Just For Now" - Groove Yard (1-3-1961)Solid!
Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove yard (1-3-1961)
Jackie McLean - "Bluesnik" - Bluesnik (1-8-1961)
Shorty Baker/Doc Cheatham - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Shorty & Doc (1-17-1961)
Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson - "Summertime" - Double Exposure (1-23-1961)
Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Who Cares?" - Know What I Mean (1-27-1961)
Bill Evans Trio - "Sweet and Lovely" - Explorations (2-2-1961)
Reuben Wilson - "I Say A Little Prayer" - Love Bug (1969)
Hour Three:
Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Vento Fresco (Cool Wind)" - Bossa Nova USA (1-3-1961)A very early entry into genre...
Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Someday My Prince Will Come" - Countdown: Time In Outer Space (1-12-1962)
Grant Green - "The Song Is You" - Nigeria (1-13-1962)
Sonny Rollins - "Oleo" - Oleo (1-31-1962)
Hour Four:
Charles Mingus - "Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney" - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1-20-1963)
Charles Mingus - "Celia" - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus! (1-2-1963)
Cal Tjader - "Morning of the Carnival" - Sona Libre (1-28-1963)
Catalyst - "Little Miss Lady" - Unity (1974)
Herbie Hancock - "Sleeping Giant" - Crossings (1972)
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Playlist for 11-16-2021 - Jazz Greats!
The most recent pic i had lol... |
I am not able to be at the station today. I pre-recorded the first hour for you guys but for whatever reason it wasn't aired. So here it is below. Thanks and hope you enjoy! - Kendo
Hour One:
Miles Davis - "Dr. Jackyl" - Milestones (1958)
Bill Charlap - "Out of Nowhere" - Street of Dreams (2021)*
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Herbie Hancock - "Speak Like a Child" - Speak Like a Child (1968)
Bud Powell - "The Last Time I Saw Paris" - The Genius of Bud Powell (1951)
Charles Earland - "No Me Esqueca" - Leaving This Planet (1973)
Nina Simone - "I Loves You Porgy" - In Concert (1964)
Joe Henderson - "Lazy Afternoon" - Power to the People (1969)
Dexter Gordon - "For Regulars Only" - Doin' Allright (1961)
Sonny Stitt - "Where Is Love?" - Goin' Down Slow (1972)
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Playlist for 10-26-2021 - Pre-Halloween Show!
Hour One:
Gerry Mulligan - "Candy" - Gerry's Time (1958)
Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak To Me of Love" - Spellbinder (1966)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Dexter Gordon - "Afraid To Be Alone" - Generation (1972)
Johnny Smith - "Autumn In New York" - Walk Don't Run (1954) Album designed to be like seeing the quintet live.
Miles Davis Quintet - "Four" - Workin' (1956)
Miles Davis Quintet - "In Your Own Sweet Way" - Workin' (1956)
Miles Davis Quintet - "The Theme" - Workin' (1956)
Joshua Jern Jazz Orchestra - "Closet Monster" - Lockdown (2021)*
Jonathan Karrant & Joshua White - "Detour Ahead" - Shadows Fall (2021)*
Hour Two:
Weather Report - "Palladium" - Heavy Weather
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "Autumn Serenade" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)
Jackie McLean - "Frankenstein" - One Step Beyond (1963)
Grant Green - "Dracula" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)
Donald Byrd - "The Creeper" - The Creeper (1967)
Lou Donaldson - "Midnight Creeper" - Midnight Creeper (1968)
Stanley Turrentine - "Creepin'" - Wonderland (1986)
Herbie Hancock - "He Who Lives In Fear" - The Prisoner (1969)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "In Bedlam" - Shock (1958) - The Ride Home!
The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "Time Runs Out" - Shock (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald - "Ol' Devil Moon" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1955)
Under-recorded, under rated Howard Roberts |
Howard Roberts - "Spooky" - Out Of Sight (but "in" Sound) (1968)
Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment
Chico Hamilton - "The Ghost" - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi (1956)
Tom Kubis Big Band - "A Pride of Lurking Trombones" - Take Me Out to The Ball Game (2020)*
Leon Lee Dorsey - "Autumn Leaves" - Freedom Jazz Dance (2019)*
Arturo O'Farrill - "Blood In the Water" - ...Dreaming In Lions (2021)*
Julian Lage - "Boo's Blues" - Squint (2020)*
Hour Four:
Miles Davis - "Hannibal" - Merci Miles (1991)*
Herbie Hancock - "Sansho Shima" - Secrets (1976)The new one
Terrence Blancard/The E Collective - "Fall" - Absence (2020)*
Esperanza Spalding - "Formwela 1" - SONGWRIGHTSAPOTHECARYLAB (2021)*
Weather Report - "Mysterious Traveller" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)
Duke Pearson - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (1968)
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Playlist for 3-16-2021 WFCF - Songs You Need to Here plus Twofers!
Hour One:
Elvin Jones - "Going Home" - Going Home (1992)
Elvin Jones - "Cross Purpose" - Going Home (1992)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Duke Ellington - "Just Squeeze Me" - The Best of The Centennial Edition (1946)
Duke Ellington - "Perdido" - The Best of The Centennial Edition (1942)
Johnny Hodges - "Day Dream" - The Best of The Centennial Edition (1940)
Duke Ellington - "My Old Flame" - The Best of The Centennial Edition (1934)
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - "Ramblin'" - Tone Poem (2020)*
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - "Anthem" - Tone Poem (2020)*
Bobby Hutcherson - "8/4 Beat" - Stick Up! (1966)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Groovin'" - Down Home Style (1969)
Hour Two:
Jackie McLean - "Mode for Jay Mac" - A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
Herbie Hancock - "The Prisoner" - The Prisoner (1969)
Donald Byrd - "Ghana" - Byrd in Flight (1960)
Russell Ferrante Trio - "Rhythm-a-ning" - Inflexion (2020)*
Gary Burton Quartet - "Now Sing Me Softly Of the Blues" - Duster (1967)
Jackie McLean - "Callin'" - A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Miles Davis Sextet - "Love for Sale" - '58 Miles (1958) - The Ride Home!
Benny Golson - "Donna Lee" - Walkin' (1957)
Benny Golson - "If I Should Lose You" - Walkin' (1957)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Festive Minor" - What Is There To Say (1959)
Ella Fitzgerald - "My Kind of Boy" - The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962)*
Eric Lilley Trio - "Bud Bop" - Follow Up (2019)*
Willie Nelson - "Just In Time" - That's Life (2020)*
Hour Four:
Steve Gadd Band - "Green Foam" - Way Back Home (2015)
Steve Gadd Band - "Cavaliero" - Way Back Home (2015)
Double Image - "Rag-out" - Double Image (1977)
Herbie Nichols - "Beyond Recall" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)
Steve Gadd Band - "Africa" - Way Back Home (2015)
Sarah Jerrom - "Accolade Parade" - Dream Logic (2019)*
Billy Cobham - "Sea of Tranquility" - Total Eclipse (1974)