Playlist for 4-7-15 WFCF - Clean Up!

"Sector Five" - Toshio EbineWatercolor(gouache)
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This week's show is all about cleaning up my bedroom, literally! The vinyl in particular is piling up, so I'm grabbing the first 10 or so from the front of the stack that will do nicely, and I'll be mixing them with lots of new releases, plus a few choice cds/collections taking up space; including a new aquisition: "Living Legend" by Art Pepper! Should be fun! No real clue what I'm playing yet, so playlist will appear here as they get spun. Join me for happenstance this Tuesday 4/7 from 3 until 7pm eastern. You can listen online anywhere in the US. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Jacky Terrason - "Kiff" - Take This (2014)

Duke Pearson - Xibaba - I Don't Care Who Knows It (1969)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Kool and the Gang - "Lucky for Me" - Live at PJs (1971)

Quincy Davis - "Ponder This" - Songs in the Key of ! (2012)

Johnny Smith - "Stranger in Paradise" - In a Mellow Mood (1954)

Godley & Creme - "Get Well Soon" - Freeze Frame (1979)

Sarah Vaughan - "There Is No Greater Love" - More Sarah Vaughan In Japan (1973)

Sarah Vaughan - "Rainy Days and Mondays" - More Sarah Vaughan in Japan (1973)

great period for Art!

Art Pepper - "Samba Mom-Mom" - Living Legend (1975)

Diana Krall - "I'm Not In Love" - Wallflower (2014)

Hour Two:

Wayne Shorter - "Blues a la Carte" - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)

Wayne Shorter - "Harry's Last Stand" - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)

Allan Harris - "You Make Me Feel So Young" - Black Bar Jukebox (2014)

Jon Davis - "Moving Right Along" - Moving Right Along (2014)

Jamie Cullum - "Out of This World" - Interlude (2014)

Count Basie - "Moten Swing" Basie Jam #3 (1976)

La Lucha - "Lullaby Medley" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Donato/Deodato - "Batuque" - Donato/Deodato (1973)

Dexter Gordon - "Dexter's Deck" - Jazz on Savoy 1957-1962 (1945)

A re-release of "Introducing Wayne Shorter"

Sarah Vaughan - "Tenderly" - More Sarah Vaughan In Japan (1973)

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - "Butterfly" - Intents and Purposes (2014)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Hot House" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1945)

Stanley Turrentine - "Sister Sanctified" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Stanley Turrentine - "Cherry" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Lee Morgan - "Totem Pole" - The Sidewinder (1963)

Marc Cary - "You Can't Stop Us Now" - Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2 (2014)

Jose James - "Good Morning Heartache" - Yesterday I Had the Blues (2014)

J.J. Johnson - "You're Mine You" - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol 2 (1955)

Roland Kirk - "Some Kind of Love" - We Free Kings (1961)

Joe Pass - "How High the Moon" - Virtuoso (1974)

Joe Pass - "Cherokee" - Virtuoso (1974)

Larry Coryell - "2011 East" - Heavy Feel (2014)

Thelonious Monk - "Remember" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

yeah... i played this. lol it wasn't bad!

Gary Burghoff - "That's a Plenty" - Just for Fun (?)

Jovan Alexandre - "25.1" - Collective Consciousness ()

Gary Burton Quartet - "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" - Duster (1967)

Brian Pareschi and the BP Express - "I Believe in You" - Brian Pareschi and the BP Express (2013)

La Lucha - "I Can't Stand Losing You" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Playlist for 3-31-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Slinky" - Doodlepad

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Just an ordinary show filled with the best music I can get my paws on. There are lots of familiar titles with lots of the usual suspects... in other words - it'll groove! Tune in Tuesday 3/31 on 88.5FM locally or anywhere in the USA on iHeart. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Jack Wilkins - "Black Bucket Stomp" - The Blue & Green Project (2011)

Jack Wilkins - "Song of the Anvil" - The Blue & Green Project (2011)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Herbie Hancock - "Maiden Voyage" - Maiden Voyage (1965)

Donald Fagan - "Slinky Thing" - Sunken Condos (2012)

L-R: Ray Parker, Russell George, Jon Hart

Ray Parker - "The Best Things in Life are Free" - Swingin' Never Hurt Nobody (2011)

Cal Tjader - "Undecided" - Cal Tjader Quintet (1956)

Steve Gadd Band - "Foam Home" - 70 Strong (2014) 

Jose James - "I Thought About You" - Yesterday I Had the Blues (2014)

Larry Coryell - "River Crossing" - Heavy Feel (2014)

Hour Two:

Wayne Shorter - "Juju" - Juju (1964)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Lover Man" (1945)

Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2003)

Stanley Turrentine - "Salt Song" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment

Freddie Hubbard - "Ebony Moonbeams" - High Energy (1974)

Django Reinhardt - "Honeysuckle Rose" - Souvenirs (1938)

Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader - "Under a Blanket of Blue" - Time for Two (1962)

Marcus Miller - "Preacher's Kid" - Afrodeezia (2014)

Dave Stryker - "La Place Street" - Messin' with Mister T (2014)

Hour Three:

Miles Davis - "Sid's Ahead" - Milestones (1958) Ride Home!

a must have...

Stan Getz/Zoot Sims - "Stan Getz Along" - New Trends in Jazz Vol 2 (1949)
 
La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

John Scofield - "Fez" - Bump (1999)

Bud Powell - "Wail" - The Amazing Bud Powell Vol 1 (1949)

Bobby Hutcherson - "My Joy" - Oblique (1967)

Russell Malone - "Soul Leo" - Love Looks Good On You (2014)

Ben Wolfe - "Hat in Hand" - The Whisperer (2014)

Hour Four:

Roberto Fonseca - "El Sonador Esta Cansado" - Yo (2011)

Roland Kirk - "You Did It, You Did It" - We Free Kings (1961)

Thelonious Monk - "Blue Monk" - Alone In San Francisco (1959)

Stan Getz - "La Fiesta" - Captain Marvel (1972)

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

Allan Harris - "I Got a Lot of Livin' to Do" - Black Bar Jukebox (2014)

Brian Pareschi and the BP Express - "Double Down" - Brian Pareschi and the BP Express (2013)

Kevin Eubanks and Stanley Jordan - "Morning Sun" - Duets (2014)

Carmen McRae - "You Know Who" - Carmen Sings Monk (1988)

Grant Green - "A Day in the Life" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Carmen McRae

Playlist for 3-24-2105 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"The Sunflowers" - Olesya Hupalo
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How y'all doing? Happy Spring! This week's show has no theme just lots of great sounds and 2-fers from Miles Davis and DIVA! We also continue to work our way thru "We Free Kings" by Roland Kirk and the Jazz On Savoy box set (1957-1962). Stan Getz, La Lucha, Chris Higginbottom, lots more + new releases! Tune in Tuesday 3/24 from 3-7pm on 88.5FM and on iHeart! See you then - Kendo






Hour One:

Freddie Hubbard - "Crisis" - High Energy (1974)

DIVA - "What the World Needs Now is Love" - A Swingin' Life (2012) - 4:47

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

DIVA featuring Nancy Wilson - "All My Tomorrows" - A Swingin' Life (2001)

DIVA

Walter Murphy - "Sunflower" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

John Coltrane - "Central Park West" - Coltrane's Sound (1960)

Emanuele Coluccia - "Outrun" - Jazzlito (2000)

Paul Chambers - "Eastbound" - Chambers' Music (1956)
 
Wolff & Clark Expedition - "Monk's Dream" - Wolff & Clark Expedition 2 (2014)

Quincy Davis - "Matter Factual" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

Hour Two:

Herbie Mann - "Yardbird Suite" - Yardbird Suite (1957)

Stan Getz - "Blood Count" - Pure Getz (1982)

Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment

very nice collection!

Charlie Byrd - "Spanish Guitar Blues" - Jazz on Savoy 1957 - 1962

Matt Kane - "Who Can I Turn To" - Suit Up! (2013)

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelly - "Souvenirs" - Souvenirs (1938)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Volume 2 (1953)

Miles Davis - "Tutu" - Tutu (1986)Diana Krall - "Don't Dream It's Over" - Wallflower (2014)

Jacky Terrasson - "Kiff" - Take This (2014)

Jacky Terrasson - "Un Poco Loco" - Take This (2014)

Guitars Unlimited Plus 7 - "Crazy Rhythm" - History of Space Age Pop Vol 3

Hour Three:

Larry Coryell - "The Great Escape" - Barefoot Boy (1971) Ride Home!

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

Jovan Alexandre - "Collective Consciousness" - Collective Consciousness (2014)

Dave Stryker - "Gibraltar" - Messin' with Mister T (2014)

Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan - "Blue in Green" - Duets (2014)

Roy Haynes - "Reflections" - We Three (1958)

always a good listen!

Joe Newman - "Too Marvelous for Words" - Soft Swingin' Jazz (1958)

Jack McDuff - "Briar Patch" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Art Blakey - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

Hampton Hawes - "What's New" - Bird Song (1958)

Grant Green - "The Cantaloupe Woman" - His Majesty King Funk (1965)

Hour Four:

La Lucha - "Lullaby Medley: Lullaby of the Leaves/Lullaby of Birdland" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Jimmy Giuffre Trio - "Train and the River" - Jazz On a Summer's Day (1958)

Eliane Elias - "Light My Fire" - Light My Fire (2010)

Roland Kirk - "We Free Kings" - We Free Kings (1961)

Allan Harris - "I've Got the Blues (Lester Leaps In) - Black Bar Jukebox (2014)

Joe Alterman - "For Once In My Life" - Georgia Sunset (2013)

Marc Cary - "Beehive" - Rhodes Ahead Vol 2 (2014)
 
Marc Cary - "For Hermeto" - Rhodes Ahead Vol 2 (2014)

Walter Murphy - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Chris Higginbottom - "Taters in the Mould" - Where Land Ends (2013)




 

Playlist for 3-17-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Laundry Day" - Marcel Flisiuk 

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Happy St. Patricks Day! No special show for the occasion - just great tracks. Hope you enjoy the show. Tune in online here! - Kendo





Hour One:

Justin Kauflin - "The Professor" - Dedication (2014)

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

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Workin' (1956)

Michel Camilo - "Nostalgia" - Michel Camilo (1988)

General Music Project - "It Was a Very Good Year" - GMP II (1998)

Ron Carter - "117 Special" - All Blues (1973)

Bill Evans - "Our Love is Here to Stay" - Trio '65 (1965)

Gary Wofsey - "Perpetual Change" - In Stereo (2000)

Maynard Ferguson - "Move Over" - Maynard Ferguson (1970)

Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1970)

Hour Two:

Django Reinhardt - "Night and Day" - Souvenirs (1938)

J.J. Johnson - "Boneology"

Andreas Varady - "Come Together" - Andreas Varady (2014)

Andreas Varady - "Human Nature" - Andreas Varady (2014)

Ben Wolfe - "Heroist" - The Whisperer (2014)

Wolff & Clark Expedition - "Israel" - 2 (2014)

Russell Malone - "Ellie's Love Theme" - Love Looks Good On You (2014)

La Lucha - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Esquivel - "Carioca" - History of Space Age Pop

Art Farmer - "Something You Got" - Something You Got (1978)

Johnny Smith - "Sophisticated Lady" - Walk, Don't Run (1954)

Wes Montgomery - "Willow Weep for Me" - A Day in the Life (1967)

Hour Three:

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Fun" - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (1966) Ride Home!

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Games" - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (1966)

Michel Camilo - "Yarey" - Michel Camilo (1988)

Roland Kirk - "The Haunted Melody" - We Free Kings (1961)

Roland Kirk - "Blues for Alice" - We Free Kings (1961)

Manuel Valera and New Cuban Express - "Para Emiliano" - In Motion (2014)

Bobby Hutcherson - "No Siree Bob" - Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Marcus Miller - "B's River" - Afrodeezia (2014)

Hour Four:

Matt Wilson - "The Scenic Route" - The Scenic Route (2006)

Diana Krall - "California Dreamin'" - Wallflower (2014)

Joe Beck - "Impressions" - Tri07 (2007)

Jamie Cullum - "Walkin'" - Interlude (2014)

Joel Frahm - "A Whole New You" - We Used to Dance (2006)

Tony Williams - "Gambia" - Wilderness (1996)

Sonny Fortune - "On Second and Fifth" - From Now On (1996)

Cal Tjader - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Tjader (1970)

Freddie Hubbard - Baracka Sasa - High Energy (1974)

Playlist for 3-3-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"The Mermaid's Table" - Marcel Flisiuk
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This week's show is a mix of favorite tracks and tracks that have never appeared before on Jazz Greats! Plenty of new releases as well + a nice lengthy "ride home" at 5pm from Lee Morgan. Immediately following that, we will listen to the entire album "The Jody Grind" by Horace Silver - it's nothing short of stellar - AllMusic gives it 4½ stars. Tune in online or at 88.5FM locally Tuesday 3/3/15 from 3-7pm EST and say hey while you're listening on either Facebook or Twitter. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

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

Joe Alterman - "Blue Moon" - Georgia Sunset (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Johnny Smith - "Sophisticated Lady" - Walk, Don't Run (1954)

Thelonious Monk - "Pannonica" - Brilliant Corners (1956)

Moutin Reunion Quartet circa 2000

Scott Marischen - "Alligator Alley" - Alligator Alley (2011)

Roland Kirk - "Moon Song" - We Free Kings (1961)

Moutin Reunion Quartet - "La Vie en rose" - Power Tree (2000)

John Patitucci - "King Kong" - Imprint (1999) 

James Farm - "Farms" - City Folk (2014)

Hour Two:

Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band - "Chant" - Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (2013)
 
Jamie Cullum - "Don't You Know" - Interlude (2014)

Jackie Gleason - "African Waltz" - A Taste of Jazz for Lovers Only (1967)

Jack Mouse Group - "Mean Streak" - Range of Motion (2012)

Astrud Gilberto - "Brazilian Tapestry" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

Grew - from Wingspan liner notes

Mulgrew Miller - "Soul Leo" - Wingspan (1987)

Wes Montgomery - "Insensatez (How Insensitive)" - Tequila (1966)

Sonny Rollins - "Kiss and Run" - Plus Four (1956)

Brad Mehldau - "Lucid" - The Art of the Trio Volume One (1996)

Hour Three:

Lee Morgan - "The Gigolo" - The Gigolo (1965) Ride Home

Art Blakey & Horace Silver 12/56 at Café Bohemia
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Horace Silver - "The Jody Grind" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Horace Silver - "Mary Lou" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Horace Silver - "Mexican Hip Dance" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Horace Silver - "Blue Silver" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Horace Silver - "Grease Piece" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Horace Silver - "Dimples" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Hour Four:

La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

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

Sonny Stitt 1981

Sonny Stitt - "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - In Style (1981)

General Music Project - "It Was a Very Good Year" - II (1994)

Quincy Davis - "Erica's Tune" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

Jimmy Greene - "Last Summer" - Beautiful Life (2014)

Freddie Hubbard - "Straight Life" - Straight Life (1970)

Playlist for 2/10/2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Por La Noche" - Edurne Lacunza
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No theme for this week's show - just a mood, a feeling, and lots of great music! Although I looked over the titles just now, and whaddaya know - a bunch of songs about love. Hmmm - someone's feeling romantic! ♥ Just in time for Saturday's escapades. Well whether you're "In The Mood" or just want to chill with me - tune in Tuesday Feb 10th from 3-7pm eastern to 88.5FM in the listening area - or online here via iHeart. See you then! - Kendo

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Hour One:

Diana Krall - "California Dreamin'" - Wallflower (2014)

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - "BP Shakedown" - The 21st Century Trad Band (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Lynne Arriale - "La Noche" - Solo (2011)

Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Know What I Mean? (1961)

Chet Baker - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Hank Garland - "It's Love Of Course" - Subtle Swing (1960)

Art Blakey - 1956

Art Blakey - "Freedom Monday" - Soul Finger (1965)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Stardust" - Jazz At Oberlin (1953)

Gary Burton - "Brownout" - The New Quartet (1973)

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

Hour Two:

Michel Camilo - "Rendezvous" - Rendezvous (1993)

Lynne Arriale - "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - Solo (2011)

Chick Corea - "Sicily" - Friends (1978)

Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - "Toy" - Know What I Mean? (1961)

classic live early Brubeck!

Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - "Steppin' On the Gas" Breaking Out of New Orleans (1927) 

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

Kyle Eastwood - "Summer Gone" - The View From Here (2012)

Annie Lennox - "I Cover the Waterfront" - Nostalgia (2014)

Quincy Davis - "Ponder This" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

JIm Snidero - "Oxford Square" - Main Street (2014)

Esquivel - "Lullaby of Birdland"  -

Hour Three:

Miles Davis - "Filles de Kilimanjaro" - Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968) Ride Home!

Joe Farrell - "Penny Arcade" - Penny Arcade (1973) CTI Moment!

Donald Fagen - "Slinky Thing" - Sunken Condos (2012)

Esquivel - "Time On My Hands" - Infinity in Sound (1960)

Dexter Gordon - "Cheesecake" - Go (1962)

David Fernandez - "The Voyager" - Symmetry (2005)

James Farm - "Jury's Out" - City Folk (2014)

Manuel Valera - "No Puedo Ser Feliz" - In Motion (2014)

Hour Four:

La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Groovin' High" - (1945)

Great set from Hutcherson!

Roland Kirk - "Three for the Festival" - (1961)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Theme from "Blow Up"" - Oblique (1967)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Caravan" - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Carl Saunders - "Triste" - America (2013)

Jeff Coffin + The Mutet - "Scratch That Itch" - Side Up (2013)

Miles Davis - "Bag's Groove" - Bag's Groove (1954)

Playlist for 1-27-2015 WFCF - Album Sides!

"Frog and Lizard" - borosaur
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Theme-less show this week, just music off of albums new to the show like Art Blakey's "Soul Finger", "Introducing Roland Kirk" and "8:30" by Weather Report. Lots more plus new jazz, and two entire album sides! The first will comprise the coffee break slot - a Virgin Sacrifice of "Live at Storyville" from Billie Holiday, and the 2nd will be a side of the Eddie Costa Quintet at 5:15pm, also on vinyl. Four hours of musical adventure starts at 3pm EST. Listen online here or at 88.5FM in the listening area. Looking forward! See you then - Kendo



Hour One:

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Fantasy" - We're Back (2014)

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - "Blues for Now" - The 21st Century Trad Band (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break/Virgin Sacrifice
 
Bille Holiday - "He's Funny That Way" - At Storyville (1951)

Bille Holiday - "Billie's Blues" - At Storyville (1951)

Bille Holiday - "Miss Brown to You" - At Storyville (1951)

Bille Holiday - "Love, Come Back to Me" - At Storyville (1951)

Bille Holiday - "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do" - At Storyville (1951)

Bille Holiday - "You're Driving Me Crazy" - At Storyville (1951)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Freedom Monday" - Soul Finger (1965)

interesting line-up with Morgan & Hubbard!

Wes Montgomery - "Days of Wine and Roses" - Boss Guitar (1963)

Donald Byrd - "Say You're Mine" - The Cat Walk (1961)

Weather Report - "Sightseeing" - 8:30 (1979)

Hour Two:

Roland Kirk - "The Call" - Introducing Roland Kirk (1960)

Original Tuxedo Jazz Band - "Original Tuxedo Rag" - (1925)

Kenny Burrell - "Flickers" - All Night Long (1956)

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

Cal Tjader - "A Minor Goof" - Quintet (1956)

Stan Getz - "It Might As Well Be Spring" - Getz au Go Go (1964)

Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet - "Theme from Love Story" - Breakthrough! (1972)

Champian Fulton - "The Boy Next Door" - Change Partners (2014)

Eli Bennett - "Step On It" - Breakthrough (2014)

Hour Three:

Milt Jackson - "Sunflower" - Sunflower (1972) Ride Home!

Eddie Costa - "Get Out of the Road" - Eddie Costa Quintet (1957)

originally released as "Eddie Costa Quintet" 1957

Eddie Costa - "In Your Own Sweet Way" - Eddie Costa Quintet (1957)

Eddie Costa - "Big Ben" - Eddie Costa Quintet (1957)

La Lucha - "Lullaby Medley: Lullaby of the Leaves/Lullaby of Birdland" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Erik Jackson - "Staying Home Tonight (With You)" - Rainy Days (2012)

Carl Saunders - "Nigeria" - America (2013)

James Farm - "Farms" - City Folk (2014)

Hour Four:

Roberto Fonseca - "El Sonador esta Cansado" - Yo (2011)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Everybody's Jumpin'" - Time Out (1959)

Mel Tormé - "Comin' Home Baby" - Comin' Home Baby! (1962)

Gary Burton - "June The 15th, 1967" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

Kyle Eastwood - "Une Nuit en Senagal" - The View From Here (2012)

Quincy Davis - "Ponder This" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

Jeremy Pelt - "Harlem Thoroughfare" - Tales, Musings and Other Reveries (2014)

Annie Lennox - "I Put a Spell On You" - Nostalgia (2013)

Herbie Mann - "Chain of Fools" - Memphis Underground (1969)

Playlist for 12-9-14 WFCF - Rescue Show!

"Band Practice" - Michael Wheeler

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Rescue show! Every few months the jazz director sets out boxes of cds that did not get added to our library for anyone to cull through. The rest get tossed. That's the harsh reality of jazz in the new millennium. So many people are making albums, some of them great, some of them not so great (lots of them not so great, truthfully...). Each time I leave the station with arms full. Last week was one of those days, so this week I'm playing tracks from some of these "rescues". The result is a show that is largely recent releases. I'm down with that! We'll also dig on a Christmas jazz cut here and there. I'm actually in the 'spirit' this year! w00t! All that and plenty of brand new releases. Tune in from 3-7pm EST on WFCF 88.5FM or listen online for free on iHeart. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Fantasy" - We're Back (2014)

Steve Heckman Quintet - "Fungii Mama" - Search for Peace (2009)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Elias Haslanger - "Watermelon Man" - Live at the Gallery (2013)

soulful swing...

Kenny Burrell - "Little Drummer Boy" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)
J.J. Johnson - "Pennies From Heaven" - The Eminent Volume Two (1955)

Jae Sinnett - "Sunny" - Subject to Change (2014)

Jerry Bergonzi - "Marshland" - Intersecting Lines (2012)

Joshua Breakstone - "LaVerne Walk" - With the Wind and the Rain (2013)


Bonzo Dog Band - "Tuba's In the Moonlight" - Tadpoles (196?)

Hour Two:

Bill Goodwin Quartet - "Fee Fi Fo Fum" - Raise Four (2010)

Roberto Fonseca - "El Soñaor esta Cansado" - Yo (2011)

old school swingin'!

Shorty Baker & Doc Cheatam - "Chitlin's" - Shorty & Doc (1961)

Jimmy Smith - "Jingle Bells" - Christmas '64 (1964)

Rod McGaha - "Inner Courage" - The Black Flower Project (2014)

Eric Johnson & Mike Stern - "Wishing Well" - Eclectic (2014)

Hazel Scott - "The Jeep is Jumpin'" - Relaxed Piano Moods (1955)

Joe Farrell - "Times Lie" - Moon Germs (1972) CTI Moment

Hour Three:

Bud Shank - "Theme" - Bud Shank Quartet featuring Claude Williamson (1956)

Ron Miller - "Soulbod" - Peacock Park (2010)

Cedar Walton - "Midnight Waltz" - Reliving the Moment (1978)

the long-awaited!

Ben Paterson - "Around the Block" - Essential Elements (2013)

La Lucha - "Lovefool" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Chico Hamilton - "Mallet Dance" - Man From Two Worlds (1963)

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet - "Nights in Brooklyn" - The 21st Century Trad Band (2014)

Houston Person - "They All Laughed" - The Melody Lingers On (2014)

Hour Four:

Andreas Varady - "Come Together" - Andreas Varady (2013)

Donald Byrd - "House of the Rising Sun" - Up with Donald Byrd (1964)

Roberto Fonseca - "Rachel" - Yo (2011)

Kris Bowers - "Wonderlove" - Heroes + Misfits (2012)

how'd I miss this one?

Kris Bowers - "Forever Wonder" - Heroes + Misfits (2012)

Dexter Gordon "The Christmas Song" - The Panther (1970)

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

Andy Bey - "Lover Come Back to Me" - Pages from an Imaginary Life (2014)

Thomas Marriott - "Mo-Joe" - Urban Folklore (2013)

Chico Hamilton - "Forest Flower Sunrise/Sunset" - Man From Two Worlds (1963)

Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2014

It's All Hallow's Eve! Time for the list of songs that did it for me this year, on or off the radio shows.

This year's list is entirely music released in the past year, except for 1 or 2 that came out in 2013, but only reached my ears more recently. Also, afterwards there is a short "Best Albums of 2014" list, as well as a list of 22 older cuts for recommended listening; or perhaps a different, uplifting jazz playlist.

Tune in Tuesday 11/4 from 3-6pm eastern when we'll count down from #25 to #1. After the countdown we'll hear random selections from the awesome oldies list.

Have fun! The links, when available, are for mp3 purchase links over at Amazon. Always get your jazz legally! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo


Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2014


1. Theo Croker (w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater) - "Save Your Love For Me"
2. Alfredo Rodriguez - "El Güije"
3. Brad Mehldau & Mike Guiliana - "Swimming"
4. George Cables - "Cedar Walton"
5. Monty Alexander - "People Make the World Go Round"
6. Louis Hayes - "Soul-Leo"
7. Bobby Broom - "Sweet and Lovely"
8. Harvey Mason - "Black Frost"
9. La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight"
10. Eric Johnson/Mike Stern - "Wishing Well"
11. Bria Skonberg - "Three Little Words/Sir Duke"
12. Kyle Eastwood - "Summer Gone"
13. Riverside - "The Train and the River"
14. Takuya Kuroda - "Afro Blues"
15. Joshua Redman - "Soul Dance"
16. New Gary Burton Quartet - "Sunday's Uncle"
17. Etienne Charles - "Roots"
18. Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Pick Up the Pieces"
19. Joe Beck - "Manha de Carnaval"
20. Matthew Kaminski - "Turn to Stone"
21. Catherine Russell - "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
22. Al Jarreau - "Somebossa"
23. Next Collective - "Africa"
24. Etienne Charles - "Green Chimneys"
25. Bobby Hutcherson-David Sanborn-Joey DeFrancesco - "Montara"
26. Gerry Gibbs, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter - "Eye of the Hurricane"
27. Etienne Charles - "Memories"
28. Bill O'Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars - "Erik's Song"
29. Bob DeVos - "The River's Invitation"
30. Joey DeFrancesco - "Budo"
31. Chester Thompson Trio - "Follow You, Follow Me"
32. Roberto Fonseca - "El Soñador Está Cansado"
33. Craig Handy & Second Line Smith - "High Heeled Sneakers"
34. Takuya Kuroda - "Green and Gold"
35. Bria Skonberg - "Little Girl"
36. Eric Reed - "Nutty"
37. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Get Smart"
38. Chick Corea - "Work"
39. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio - "New Points"
40. Steve Khan - "Hackensack"
41. Mike LeDonne - "Put On a Happy Face"
42. Martin Bejerano - "No Apologies"
43. Jane Ira Bloom - "The Way You Look Tonight"
44. Brigitte Zarie - "L'Amour"
45. Barbara Morrison - "Soft Winds"
46. Eliane Elias - "Let's Get Lost"
47. JC Stylles - "United"
48. Alfredo Rodriguez - "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas"
49. Arturo O'Farrill - "Mad Hatter"
50. Matt Wilson-John Medeski - "Dancing Waters"
51. Antonio Adolfo - "Cuera"
52. Jane Monheit - "Born to be Blue"
53. James Leary - "Remember to Smile"
54. Joshua Breakstone - "I Told You So"
55. Sheryl Bailey - "The Lioness"


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Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2014

1. Bobby Broom - "My Shining Hour"
2. Harvey Mason - "Chameleon"
3. Monty Alexander - "Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2"
4. Bob DeVos - "Shadow Box"
5. Bobby Hutcherson, Dave Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco - "Enjoy the View"
6. Etienne Charles - "Creole Soul"
7. Takuya Kuroda - "Rising Son"
8. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio
9. Joshua Breakstone - "With the Wind and the Rain"
10. Theo Croker - "Afro-Physicist"



 Top 22 Awesome Jazz Oldies for 2014

1. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady"
2. Johnny Smith - "Walk Don't Run"
3. Grant Green - "Cease the Bombing"
4. Hank Garland - "It's Love of Course"
5. Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon"
6. Hank Mobley - "Bossa De Luxe"
7. Eddie Jefferson - "Jeannine"
8. Ella Fitzgerald - "I Hear Music"
9. Jackie McLean - "Lost"
10. Larry Coryell - "She's Leaving Home"
11. Sonny Stitt - "Where Is Love"
12. Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage"
13. Brad Mehldau - "Aquaman"
14. Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain"
15. Dizzy Gillespie - "Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You"
16. Cal Tjader - "Borneo"
17. Eliane Elias - "Light My Fire"
18. Art Farmer - "Something You Got"
19. Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
20. Kenny Burrell - "Con Alma"
21. George Cables - "Inner Glow"
22. Donald Byrd - "Fancy Free"


Thanks to all these musicians for making the earth a nicer place to inhabit! To see last year's Top 55 list click here.

Playlist for 10-21-2014 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

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No theme for this weeks show, just a whole bunch of high-quality listening! A lot of recordings and tracks new to the show, including Hampton Hawes, Jack Sheldon, Cal Tjader, Bud Powell, La Lucha, Art Pepper and Steve Khan plus plenty of slots for new releases. Gettin' geared up for my top 55 tracks of 2014 list  - that'll get published on Halloween, followed by a show dedicated to those selections the following week (11/4). Meanwhile - come enjoy the sounds together with me on Tuesday 10/21 from 3-7pm eastern. Listen online here, and say hi on Twitter here. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

Akiko - "Blues for Bandit" - Commencement (2014)

The Cookers - "Reneda" - "Time and Time Again" (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Steve Khan - "Darlin' Darlin' Baby" - Tightrope (1977)

Thelonious Monk - "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

Thelonious Monk - "Bluehawk" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)
 
La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

blow baby blow

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

Jack Sheldon Quartet - "Cheek to Cheek" - Get Out of Town (1954)

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "What's Going On" - We're Back (2014)


[music behind announcements: Three Suns - "Danny's Inferno" - Movin' and Groovin' (1962)]
 
Hour Two:

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" - Gypsy Folk Tales (1977)

Brigitte Zarie - "L'Amour" - L'Amour (2013)

Lennie Tristano - "Atonement" - The Essential Keynote Collection 2 (1947)

Art Farmer Quartet - "My Little Suede Shoes" - Interaction (1963)

Fred Hersch - "This Heart of Mine" - Sarabande (1986)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Maiden Voyage" - The Trio (1997)

Mack Avenue Superband - "Chick's Tune" - Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival (2013)

Christian Tamburr - "Summertime" - Voyage (2014)

Hour Three:

Cal Tjader - "Tu Crees Quez?" - Here (1977)

a lot of talent there!

Gabor Szabo - "Witchcraft" - Spellbinder (1966)

Wayne Shorter - "Deluge" - Juju (1964)

Paul Desmond - "Take Ten" - Skylark (1973) CTI Moment

Bud Powell - "Cleopatra's Dream" - The Scene Changes (1958)

Eric Reed - "Groovewise" - Groovewise (2014)

Hank Mobley - "If I Should Lose You" - Soul Station (1969)

Lionel Hampton - "Oh Lady Be Good" - Star Dust (1947) excerpt

Lionel Hampton - "Just One of Those Things" - There'll Never Be Another You (1989)

Hour Four:

Kyle Eastwood - "Summer Gone" - The View from Here (2012)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Crazy She Calls Me" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1956)

Next Collective - "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" - Coverart (2012)

Art Pepper - "Straight Life" - Tokyo Debut (1977)

a creative soul...

Hampton Hawes - "Hip" - For Real (1958)

Astrud Gilberto - "To a Flame" - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971)

Nicholas Payton - "Five" - Numbers (2014)

Jae Sinnett - "Subject to Change" - Subject to Change (2014)