Playlist for 5-21-2019 WFCF - More Birthday Goodies!

Fascinating cross-section of the commercial side of Verve jazz.

For this show we listened to more birthday haul, in particular a great deal from the Verve Singles Collection box set, along with great cuts from Don Scaletta, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Bunky Green and Pat Metheny, plus some great new releases! Thanks for joining me! - Kendo



Hour One:

Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars - "Perdido Pts 1 & 2" - Verve The Singles Collection (1947)

Catherine Russell - "You Turned the Tables On Me" - Alone Together ()*'

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Mid-70's McGriff

Jimmy McGriff - "Misty" - The Main Squeeze (1974)

Astrud Gilberto - "Agua de Beber" - Verve The Singles Collection (1965)

Kenny Burrell - "Loie" - Verve The Singles Collection (1964)

Larry Coryell - "Blues for Django and Stephane" - Spaces Revisited (1997)

Juan Alamo & Marimjazzia - "El Morro" - Ruta Panoramica (2016)*

Various Artists - "Doin' the Thing" - Flutes and Reeds (1955)

Jerome Richardson - "Up At Teddy's Hill" - Roamin' with Richardson (1959)

Hour Two:

Jerome Richardson - "Poinciana" - Roamin' with Richardson (1959)

Don Scaletta Trio - "Summer Samba" - Sunday Afternoon at the Trident (1967)

Mingus at the legendary but short-lived club!

Branford Marsalis - "Snake Hip Waltz" - The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (2018)*

Herlin Riley - "Touched" - Perpetual Optimism (2017)*

Bunky Green - "My Man's Gone Now" -Playin' for Keeps (1967)

Bunky Green - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Playin' for Keeps (1967)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Stairway to the Stars" - Verve the Singles Collection (1957)

Nancy Kelly - "Again" - Remembering Mark Murphy (2017)*

Charles Mingus - "Serenade in Blue" - Mingus at the Bohemia (1955)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Lisa Maxwell's Jazz Orchestra - "Shiny!" - Shiny! (2018)* - The Ride Home!

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "Stars Fell on Alabama" - Verve the Singles Collection (1956)

Unique release from Hubert with Orchestra

Bing Crosby - "Mountain Greenery" - Verve the Singles Collection (1956)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Manhattan" - Verve the Singles Collection (1956)

Jimmy Smith/Kenny Burrell - "What'd I Say" - Verve the Singles Collection (1963)

Jimmy Smith - "Theme from Any Number Can Win" - Verve the Singles Collection (1963)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Ruth" - Spiral (1968)

Louis Armstrong - "Makin' Whoopee" - Verve the Singles Collection (1957)

Hour Four:

Beata Pater - "Little Sunflower" - Tet (2019)*

Pat Metheny - "Watercolors" - Watercolors (1977)

Hubert Laws - "Equinox" - Wild Flower (197?)

Wes Montgomery - "Chim Chim Cheree" - Goin' Out of My Head (1965)

The live side of McDuff with the classic quartet

Larry Coryell - "Spaces Revisited" - Spaces Revisited (1997)

Wes Montgomery - "Bumpin' on Sunset" - Verve the Singles Collection (1966)

Astrud Gilberto - "Dindi" - Verve the Singles Collection (1965)

Willie Bobo - "Evil Ways" - Verve the Singles Collection (1967)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Vas Dis" - 

Playlist for 3-21-2018 WFCF - 1972!

"Music Jazz" by Sandrine Jacquesson
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Happy Spring! This week we continue forward with the year 1972. Since I just did a 1972 show last summer, I did searches through the playlists and selected lots and lots of deep cuts that have never been played on the show before, plus albums new to my library by Eric Kloss & Keith Jarrett. Some new jazz scattered throughout, and there'll be a Virgin Vinyl Sacrifice at 4:45. Tune in today (Tuesday March 20) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. St. Augustine, Green Cove Springs, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast and South Jacksonville can tune in at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Sonny Rollins - "Poinciana" - Next Album (1972)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Laila Biali - "Satellite" - Laila Biali (2017)*

The latest from a soulful guitar giant!

Milt Jackson - "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Live" - Sunflower (1972)

Randy Johnston - "Is It You?" - Shockwave (2017)*

Keith Jarrett - "Expectations" - Expectations (1972)

Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet - "Summertime" - Breakthrough (1972)

2x2 - " Traffic D'Affluence" - 2x2 (2017)*

Hour Two:

Cal Tjader - "Soul Sauce III" - Live at the Funky Quarters (1972)

Sonny Stitt - "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - 12! (1972)

John Hart - "Rehab" - Leading the British Invasion (2017)*

Four trumpets on the latest Fraedrich release!

Craig Fraedrich - "Never Let Me Go" - Out of the Blues (2017)*

Shelly Manne - "Scavenger" - Mannekind (1972)

Gary Bartz - "Bertha Baptist" - Juju Street Songs (1972)

Hubert Laws - "No More" - Morning Star (1972)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

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

Idiomatics - "Worry You Needn't, Maybe" - Out On the Town (2017)* 

Stan Getz - "Day Waves" - Captain Marvel (1972)

Jimmy McGriff - "What's Going On" - Let's Stay Together (1972)

Cedar Walton - photo by Lee Tanner

Freddie Hubbard - "Sky Dive" - Sky Dive (1972)

Hour Four:

Quincy Jones - "The Streetbeater (Sanford and Son Theme Song)" - You've Got It Bad, Girl (1972)

Jack McDuff - "Soul Yodel" - Check This Out! (1972)

The Eleventh House with Larry Coryell - "Birdfingers" - Introducing (1972)

Eric Kloss - "Licea" - One, Two, Free (1972)

Herbie Mann - "I've Been Loving You Too Long" - Mississippi Gambler (1972)

Donald Byrd - "Mr. Thomas" - Black Byrd (1972)

Weather Report - "Second Sunday in August" - I Sing the Body Electric (1972)

Larry Coryell - "Beggars Chant" - Offering (1972)

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Playlist for 3-13-2018 WFCF - 1971 & Kai & JJ!

Jazz Cat - Drew Lyons
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This week's show featured music from the year 1971 as well as a great featured album by J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding and new releases! Lots of CTI - it was a stellar year for the label. Thank you for joining me. Tune in every Tuesday from 3-7 eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here! Much love - Kendo

Hour One:

 Kenny Burrell - "Do What You Gotta Do" - God Bless the Child (1971)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - "Georgia On My Mind" - The Great Kai and J.J. (1960)

Sonny Stitt - "Cry Me a River" - Turn It On! (1971)

Gerry Mulligan - "Golden Notebooks" - The Age of Steam (1971)

Astrud Gilberto - "Brazilian Tapestry" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971) - 5:08

Michael Dease - "Live and Let Die" - Reaching Out ()*

Esquivel - "Who's Sorry Now" - Infinity in Sound Vol. 2 (1961)

Leslie Pintchik - "You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl" - You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl ()*

Hubert Laws - "Brandenburg Concert No 3 3rd movement" - The Rite of Spring (1971)

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - "Judy" - The Great Kai and J.J. (1960)

Hour Two:

Keith Jarrett - "Moments Notice" - After The Fall (1998)*

Kenny Burrell - "Be Yourself" - God Bless the Child (1971)

J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding - "Trixie" - The Great Kai and J.J. (1960)

Johnny Hammond - "It's Impossible" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)

George Benson - "The Gentle Rain" - Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971)

Tim Tamashiro - "Sunday In New York" - Drinky (2015)

Ken Fowser - "Maker's Marc" - Don't Look Down (2017)*

Professor Cunningham - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" - Swing It Out! - ()*

Johnn Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

George Benson - "So What" - Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971)  - The Ride Home!

The Idiomatiques - "Indifference" - Out On the Town ()*

J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding - "Theme from "Picnic"" - The Great Kai and J.J. (1960)

Peter Sommer - "Mysterioso" - Happy-Go-Lucky Locals ()*

Joe Farrell - "Sound Down" - Outback (1971)

Alfredo Rodriguez - "Moonbeams" - The Little Dream (2017)*

Hour Four:

Jack McDuff - "Pressure Gage" - The Heatin' System (1971)

J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding - "Going, Going, Gong" - The Great Kai and J.J. (1960)

Quincy Jones - "Ironside" - Smackwater Jack (1971)

Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band - "Serenity" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*

Go Go Penguin - "Raven" - A Humdrum Star (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Fantasy In D" - Polar AC (1971)

Randy Johnston - "Out of Nowhere" - Shockwave (2017)*

Grant Green - "More Today Than Yesterday" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971)

Kendo Recommends this Deal of the Century:

Playlist for 1-30-18 WFCF - Vinyl and more!

Fun show featuring killer vinyl like this release!

This week's show featured vinyl from a recent shopping trip in Daytona Beach along with some choice newly released cuts! Thank you for tuning in! - Kendo


Hour One:

Dave Stryker - "Shadowboxing" - Strykin' Ahead (2016)*

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "You're My Thrill" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Pee Wee Russell Quartet - "Licorice Stick", "Prelude to a Kiss" & "Baby You Can Count on Me" - Ask Me Now! (1965)

Joe Henderson - "Boo Boo's Birthday" - The State of the Tenor Volume Two (1985)

the man never disappoints!

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "Pennies from Heaven" - Rev (2016)*

Johnny Smith - "Memories of You", Manha de Carnaval" - Johnny Smith (1967)

Kelly Green - "Sunday In New York" - Life Rearranged (2016)*

Hour Two:

Hank Crawford - "Stormy Weather" - The Soul of the Ballad () request

Dexter Gordon - "Fried Bananas" & "You've Changed" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1982)

Weather Report - "Volcano for Hire" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1982)

Sunny Wilkinson - "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Into the Light (2017)*

What a festival!

Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band - "Serenity" - Chinese Butterfly (2017)*

Art Farmer/Bennie Golson & Nancy Wilson Trio - "Stablemates", "I Remember Clifford" & "Save Your Love For Me" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1982)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~

George Benson - "My Latin Brother" - Bad Benson (1974) - The Ride Home!

Margo Rey - "Angel Eyes" - The Roots of Rey (2017)*

Quite the line-up!

Buddy Rich - "Chameleon" & "Jumpin' at the Woodside" - Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)

David Bertrand - "Lexington 63rd" - Palmyra & Other Places (2017)*

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Devika" - All In My Mind (2017)*

Hour Four:

Joe Beck - "Polaris" - Watch the Time (1977)

New York Electric Piano - "Road to Joy" - State of the Art (2017)*

Hubert Laws - "I Had a Dream" - The Chicago Theme (1974) CTI Moment

1974 Hubert!

Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band - "High Moon" - What Now (2016)*

The Family of Mann - "Sunrise Highs" - First Light (1973)

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet - "Our lady" - Jersey (2016)*

Pat Martino - "In Your Own Sweet Way" - Formidable (2017)*

Kendo's Deal of the Week!

George Benson - "Bad Benson"

A classic CTI release with bonus tracks. Killer band includes Kenny Barron and Steve Gadd at a very affordable price 

Playlist for 10-24-2017 WFCF - Good Jazz

We did all of side one on today's show!

Playing music from some favorite BMI artists today since it is a reporting day (happens about once a year). Also some chunks of vinyl I picked up from an estate sale, and the last hour will feature Herbie Hancock for absolutely no reason at all! Join me at 88.5fm (don't think iHeart has resolved their issue yet but you can try!) See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

La Lucha - "La Migra" - La Lucha (2012) Happy Birthday Mark

Antonio Adolfo - "Alegria for All" - Tema (2015)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

An amazing debut with Chick Corea on piano

Hubert Laws - "Bessie's Blues" - The Laws of Jazz (1966)

Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader - "Mr. Sandman" - Time For Two (1962)

Gabor Szabo - "The Look of Love" - Bacchanal (1968)

John Daversa - "Ms. Turkey" - Wobbley Dance Flower (2017)*

Milt Jackson - "Detour Ahead" - Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Milt Jackson - "Goodbye" - Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Giacomo Gates - "Everything Is Cool" - Everything Is Cool (2015) request

Hour Two:

Hilario Duran - "Papiosco's Match" - Contumbao (2017)*

Matt Kane - "Mr.Rogers" - Suit Up! (2013)

Thomson Kneeland - "Ashlayah" - Mazurka For a Modern Man (2007)

Shenole Latimer - "I'm Just Fine" - Front and Center (2006)

Energetic set from Jackie!

Sinne Eeg - "The Bitter End" - Dreams (2017)*

Jackie McLean - "Jack's Tune" - A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)

Ryan Fourt - "Big Slick" - Big Slick (2015)

Marc Devine - "Soul Station" - Inspiration (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Larry Coryell - "Planet End" - Planet End (1969) - The Ride Home!  

yelena Eckemoff - "Saratovsky Bridge" - In the Shadow of a Cloud ()*

Gary Wofsey - "Sunlit Samba" - In Stereo (2000)

Vincent herring - "Hard Work" - Hard Times (2017)*

Unusual but fun, ecletic set from Gaover!

Gabor Szabo - "Krishna" & "Raga Doll" - Jazz Raga (1966)

Michael Petrovich - "Sunrise in the Land of the Pharoahs" - The Train to San Lorenzo (2004)

Hour Four:

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

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

Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage" - Happenings (1966) 

Pete Levin - "I Mean You"

Joe Zawinul - "In a Silent Way" - Zawinul (1971)

Brian Hudson - "Ybor City" - Next Level (2017)*

Joe Farrell - "Bass Folk Song" - Moon Germs (1972) CTI Moment

Playlist for 10-10-2017 WFCF - Chunks o' Vinyl and New Jazz

Mix of Brazilian and 70's funk!

I played chunks of albums on vinyl today along with new releases. Had a good time! Sorry about the iHeart issues. Hopefully they will get it resolved soon! Thanks for tuning in - Kendo




Hour One:

Ron Carter - "A Hymn for Him" & "Two-Beat Johnson" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Sounding great!

Patti LaBelle - "Peel Me a Grape" - Bel Homage (2017)*

Charles Overton Group - "Blackbird" - Convergence (2017)*

Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm Tree)" - Sunbelt (1978)

Jack McDuff - "All In Love Is Fair" & "Showcasing" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

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

Stanley Clarke - "Hot Fun" - School Days (197?) request

Hour Two:

Thelonious Monk - "Work" - (1954)

Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins (1954)

Underrated  Hubbard release with a killer lineup!

Freddie Hubbard - "Sunshine Lady" & "Eclipse" - Mistral (1980)

Negroni's Trio - "That's The Way of The World" - New Era (2017)*

Farnell Newton - "Crossing the Tracks" - Back to Earth (2016)*

Hubert Laws - "Morning Star" - Morning Star (recorded 45 years ago on 10-10/72) CTI Moment

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "You're My Thrill" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

John Daversa - "Ms. Turkey" - Wobbly Dance Flower (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Files ~

Frank Foster - "J.P.'s Thing" - The Loud Minority (1974) - The Ride Home!

Duke Jordan - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Trio & QUintet (recorded 62 years ago today on 10-10-1954)

A classic!

Ron Carter - "R2, M1" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment

Debbie Poryes Trio - "Both Sides Now" - Loving Hank (2017)*

Wes Montgomery - "Lolita" - Portrait of Wes (recorded 54 years ago on 10-10-1963)

Hour Four:

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Lotus Blossom" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

Mike Stern - "Emilia" - Trip (2017)*

Pat Metheny - "Airstream" - American Garage (1979)

Eddie Henderson - "Kudu" - Heritage (1976)

Miles Davis - "Sivad" - Live Evil (1970)

Pete Levin - "There Comes a Time" - Mobius (2017)*

Yet another groundbreaking album from Miles.

Playlist for 10-3-2017 WFCF - Colorado Acquisitions!

Snow on the mountains yesterday outside of Denver!

Playing new releases and music I picked up on vacation in CO! Vinyl: Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws & more! CD: Billie Holiday, Buddy Rich, Mingus... tune in today from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. iHeart is back up and working! See you there - Kendo


Hour One:

Bill Cunliffe - "Sleepers Awake" - BACHanalia (2017)*

Excellent Latin Jazz!

Hilario Duran - "Contumbao" - Contumbao (2017)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Billie Holiday - "I'm a Fool to Want You" - Lady In Satin (1958)

John Stein/Dave Zinno - "Modinha" - Wood and Strings (2016)*

Vanessa Racci - "'O Sole Mio" - Italiana Fresca (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Blue Nights" - Mistral (1980)

Buddy Rich Big Band - "Away We Go" - The New One (1967)

Manhattan Transfer - "Birdland" - Expansions (1979)

Charles Mingus - "I X Love" - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)

Hour Two:

Cal Tjader Quintet - "Moment in Madrid" & "Rezo" - Concert On the Campus (1960)

Louis Hayes with Gregory Porter - "Song For My Father" - Serenade for Horace (2017)*

CTI Art Farmer goodness!

Debbie Poryes - "Both Sides Now" - Loving Hank (2017)*

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Young and Fine" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

Louis Armstrong Hot Five - "Heebie Jeebies" - Volume I (1926)

Josh Nelson - "Bridges and Tunnels" - The Sky Remains (2017)*

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Mad About the Boy" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Files ~

Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976) - The Ride Home!

Katie Thiroux - "Why Did I Choose You" - Off Beat ()*

Straight-ahead release from Steve Smith!

Stanley Turrentine - "Blues for Del" & "Manha de Carnaval" - New Time Shuffle (1967)

Buddy Rich Big Band - "Machine" - The New One (1967)

Gene Ammons - "It's The Talk of the Town" - Angel Eyes (1962)

Steve Smith and Vital Information - "I'm an Old Cowhand" - Heart of the City (2016)*

Hour Four:

Hubert Laws - "Fire and Rain" - Afro-Classic (1970) CTI Moment

Donald Harrison - "The Wind Cries Mary" - The Power of Cool (1994)

Brian Hudson - "Metro" - Next Level (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Cascais" - Skagly (1979)

Better than ever!

Mike Stern - "Screws" - Trip (2017)*

Herbie Mann - "What Would You Do" - Sunbelt

Gerald Beckett - "Davito" & "So What" - OBlivion (2017)*

Playlist for 9-26-2017 WFCF - Wingin' It with Vinyl

Busy with so many things - grabbed the vinyl that looked good, a few cds (with long cuts) and headed to the station. Had fun! Thanks for joining me today - Kendo

Hour One:

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

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brother Jack McDuff - "Beep-Bo-Boo" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Triocity - "Skylark" - I Believe In You (2016)*

Miles Davis - "Agitation" & "Iris" - E.S.P. (1965)

Craig Fraedrich - "Without a Song" - All through the Night (2016)*

Negroni's Trio - "Moon River" - New Era (2017)*

Hour Two:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Soft Winds" - Cafe Bohemia Pt. 1 (1955)

George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976) CTI Moment

Sonny Clark - "Melody for C" - Leapin' and Lopin' (1961) 

Carmen McRae - "Sunday" & "What Kind of Fool Am I" - Live at Sugar Hill (1963)

Matt White/Super Villain Jazz Band - "Wade in the Water" - Worlds Wide (2016)*

Hiroe Sekine - "Tidanu Hikari" - One World One Sun (2017)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Bewitched" - Someone to Watch Over Me (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Files ~

Hubert Laws - "The Rite of Spring" - The Rite of Spring (1971) CTI Moment The Ride Home!

Joe Farrell - "If I Knew Where You're At" - Sonic Text (1979)

John Coltrane - "Mr. Syms" - Trane: The Atlantic Collection (1960)*

Dave Stryker - "New You" - Strykin' Ahead (2016)*

Katie Thiroux - "When Lights Are Low" - Off Beat (2016)*

Cal Tjader - "Sweet Honey Bee" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Hour Four:

Charles Overton Group - "Passion Dance" - Convergence (2017)*

Steve Langone - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Breathe (2017)*

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

Miles Davis - "Jo-Jo" - Amandla (1989)

Pat Metheny Group - "The Epic" - American Garage (1979)

Freddie Hubbard - "Camel Rise" - High Energy (1974)

Chris Parker - "" - Moving Forward Now (2017)*