Playlist for 8-5-2014 WFCF - Six Minutes and Something!

"Magpies: Six for Gold" - Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
mixed media including watercolor and gold leaf
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Continuing with this summer's odd themes is this one: all the songs on the show are 6 minutes and something long. Among other things it'll mean that I won't be talking very much, in order to fit all the music in the 15 minute slots. Visit twitter where I'll post any extra comments & info about the show. Lots of music I've been itching to play including Etienne Charles, Brad Mehldau and La Lucha. Tune in on Tuesday August 5th from 3-7pm. Listen online for free anywhere in the US by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

ps - this week's art showcase is part of a series. See the other magnificent Magpie paintings at the artist's gallery!



Hour One:

Craig Scott - "Lunar Blues" - Introducing (2013)

Theo Croker - "It's Not You It's Me (But You Don't Help) - Afro Physicist (2011)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

LaVerne Butler - "Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home" - Love Lost and Found Again (2012)

Art Farmer - "Sometime Ago" - Interaction (1963)
Cal Tjader - "Funquiado" - Huracan (1978)

Charlie Haden and son-in-law Jack Black

Charlie Haden - "Transparence" - Nocturne (2000)

Chick Corea - "Sicily" - Friends (1978)

Dexter Gordon - "Cheesecake" - Go (1962)

Hour Two:

David Matthews - "Toccata and Fugue" - Bach 2000 (2000)

Brad Mehldau - "Ode" - Ode (2008)

Donald Byrd - "Bo" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Ermesc Gonzalez - "Candy" - Introspection (2011)

Kenny Drew Jr. - "Coral Sea" - Coral Sea (2012) RIP

Mark Egan - "Mississippi Nights" - As We Speak (2006)

Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - "Alma Vacia" - The Offense of the Drum (2013)

Fred Hersch - "If Ever I Would Leave You" - Floating (2014)

Hour Three:

Etienne Charles - "Roots" - Creole Soul (2012)

Etienne Charles - photo by
Laura Ferreira

Jamie Ousley - "Hymn of the Tides" - A Sea of Voices (2012)

La Lucha - "Paparazzi" - La Lucha (2012)

Grant Green - "Dracula" - Green is Beautiful (1970)

Freddie Hubbard - "Arietes" - Ready for Freddie (1961)

Hilton Ruiz - "Mr. Kenyatta" - Live at Birdland (1992)

Harvey Mason - "Black Frost" - Chameleon (2013)

Jimmy Cobb - "Sunday in New York" - The Original Mob (2014)

Hour Four:

Lynne Arriale - "Here and Now" - Convergence (2012)

Bill Frissell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian - "Eighty-One" - Bill Frissell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2005)

Lalo Schifrin - "Con Alma" - Black Widow (1975) CTI Moment

Lalo Schifrin 1968

Gary Wofsey - "Birth Without Violence" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco - "Little Flower" - Enjoy the View (2013)

Charlie Apicella & Iron City - "Idris" - Big Boss (2014)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Siempre Maria" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

George Cables - "Morning Song" - Cables Vision (1979)

Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2013

Songs that did it for me this year, on or off the show, old & new! I figured All Hallow's Eve is as good a day as any to start an annual list. New & recent releases have a red number. Happy reading! - Kendo

Note: The links, when available, are to mp3s of the song on Amazon for purchasing. Whenever possible, get your jazz legally! :)

1 - John Coltrane - "Olé" - one of a kind.
2 - Astrud Gilberto/ Stanley Turrentine - "Brazilian Tapestry" - summer contentment and South American antiquity rolled up in a pair of bell-bottoms.
3 - Stanley Turrentine - "Sister Sanctified" - delicious; so good!
4 - Gary Burton Quartet - "Ballet" - indeed!
5 - Jack McDuff - "With the Wind" - the splendor of a late '60s organ gig; love the arrangement.
6 - Kristin Korb - "Traveling Groove Merchant" - irresistible and excellent!
7 - Louis Armstrong Hot 5 - "Muskrat Ramble" - joyous and timeless!
8 - Jackie McLean - "Five Will Get You Ten" - creative into the future.
9 - Chick Corea - "Friends" - hopelessly optimistic, Chick & co at their best.
10 - LaVerne Butler - "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" - so much fun & great oldie.
11 - Cal Tjader - "Close Your Eyes" - yow! highly romantic.
12 - Duke Ellington - "Rockin' in Rhythm" - after dinner dessert.
13 - Shelly Manne & his Men - "You And The Night And The Music" - intoxicating west coast.
14 - Stanley Turrentine - "Two for T" - a plunge into refreshing but deep waters.
15 - Jack McDuff - "Moon Rappin'" - the whole album is baaad.
16 - Blossom Dearie - "Lush Life" - you can't take your ears off this one; rarefied and delicate.
17 - Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 - "Like A Lover" - a soothing elixir.
18 - Hampton Hawes - "Bach" - wow.
19 - Oscar Peterson - "Lulu's Back In Town" - exuberance!
20 - Marlena Shaw - "Out of This World" - Marlena's got it.
21 - Thelonious Monk - "Remember" - fascinating.
22 - Joe Newman - "No Moon At All" - marvelous swing from an era earmarked with thoughtfulness.
23 - Ross Tompkins - "Stranger in Paradise" - magnificent Borodin with 'spang-a-lang'.
24 - Michael Petrovich - "Sunrise In the Land of the Pharaohs" - delightful, a real keeper.
25 - Joe Farrell - "Penny Arcade" - love that line! funky fun and Gadd!
26 - Modern Jazz Quartet - "Concorde" - yippee!!
27 - Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band - "Funquiado" - yes!
28 - Ed Reed - "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" - now that's how you tell a story.
29 - Keely Smith - "Lullaby Of The Leaves" - that voice!
30 - Bobby Timmons - "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" - BT really diggin' in on a pop standard.
31 - Mike Stern - "Cameroon" - high enthusiasm & uplifting melodies.
32 - La Lucha - "La Migra" - multifaceted Latin sticks with you.
33 - O Som Do Jazz - "Batucada" - fine beats and gripping new composition.
34 - Zach Bartholomew Trio - "Stop and Go" - essential new jazz, what a debut!
35 - Nedobeck Trio - "A Smo-ooo-th One" - like a smoothie.
36 - Sam River's All-Star Rivbea Orchestra - "Remember the Time" - hard groovin' tuba et al; party time!
37 - Sybil Gage - "Give Me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer" - a performer's performer, love it!
38 - Herbie Hancock - "The Egg" - a grabber from the only Herbie album you really need.
39 - Grant Green - "Cease The Bombing" - yah.
40 - Michael Leasure - "Days of Grace" - exquisite.
41 - Monty Alexander - "You Are My Sunshine" - doin' it right.
42 - Brecker Brothers - "Levitate" - Randy.
43 - Bobby Watson - "Lemoncello" - unique & catchy, like jazz should be.
44 - Al Hirt - "I Love Paris" - good golly!
45 - Marc Johnson - "Summer Running" - on the money.
46 - Dave Holland - "Spirals" - oof! Eubanks & Holland + magnificent sounds :)
47 - Herbie Nichols - "Mine" - Herbie in a whimsical mood, nice!
48 - Chris Higginbottom - "Taters in the Mould" - individualistic and wonderfully modern (goes for whole album)
49 - Art Farmer - "Sandu" - love this arrangement (Dave Matthews) and Art's ideas.
50 - Doug Carn - "Little B's Poem" - have you heard this?
51 - Cal Tjader - "Bludan" - Eddie Cano tune/arrangement - it's just got it.
52 - Abbey Lincoln - "Throw It Away" - wow, right to your heart.
53 - Gary Burton - "Fleurette Africaine" - that palette of sounds + profundity of playing + Duke.
54 - Freddie Hubbard - "Too High" - incessant goodness.
55 - Esperanza Spalding - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - taste & talent.


 
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Playlist for 10-29-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats

"Autumn Colors" - Baris Sabic

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We finally got the weather change down here... can you believe October's almost over? This week's show is full of great music by artists or from albums I haven't programmed often - variety is key for me lately. The 3rd hour of the show we'll have a Halloween theme just for fun. Tune in this Tuesday for stimulating & inspiring jazz from familiar & unfamiliar musicians; 3-7pm eastern. Listen via iHeart by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Jimmy Smith - "The Cat" - The Cat (1964)

South Florida Jazz Orchestra - "Everything I've Got Belongs to You" - Trumpet Summit (2012)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Richard "Groove" Holmes - "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" - Blues All Day Long (1988)

Barbara Morrison - "Soft Winds" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2012)

Jack Mouse Group - "Winterset" - Range of Motion (2012)

Dave Valentine - "Grandslam" - Light Struck (1986)

Joe Lovano 2004

Joe Lovano - "Six and Four" - Joyous Encounter (2004)

Charles Lloyd - "Little Wahid's Day" - In Europe (recorded 47 years ago today on 10/29/1966)

Mel Torme - "Blue Skies" - (?)

Randy Brecker - "Morning Song" - Score (1969)

Hour Two:

Bob DeVos - "After Burner" - Shadow Box (2012)

Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - "Samba Medley" - Body And Soul (1973)

David Fernandez - "Emancipation Procrastination" - Transition Project (2008)

David Fernandez - "Like Joe" - Dave Fernandez (2012)

Joey DeFrancesco - "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed" - One For Rudy (2013)

Christian McBride - "Gang Gang" - People Music (2012)

Shan Kenner - "The Seventh Trine" - The Behavior of Vibration (2013)

Randy Brecker - "Merry Go Town" -The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion (2011)



Hour Three: Halloween Set

John Abercrombie - "Banshee" - The Third Quartet (2007)

Judy Wexler - "Spooky" - Dreams and Shadows (2008)

Terrence Blanchard - "Anatomy of a Murder" - Jazz in Film (1998)

Bill Evans Trio - "Witchcraft" - Portrait in Jazz (1959)

Duke Pearson - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (1968)

Gene Ammons - "Piece to Keep Away Evil Spirits" - The Black Cat (1970)

LaVerne Butler - "Be a Sweet Pumpkin" - Love Lost and Found Again (2012)

[bedding for announcements] Three Suns - "Danny's Inferno" - Movin' and Groovin' (1962)

Hour Four:

 Ray Baretto - "La Cuna" - La Cuna (1979) - 5:07 CTI Moment

Zbigniew Namyslowski - "Kaloryfer" - Jasmin Lady (1978)

Herbie Hancock - "Cantaloupe Island" - Empyrean Isles (1964)

David Bixler - "Game Face" - Call It a Good Deal (2005)

Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers - "Caridad Amaro" - Border-Free (2012)

David Sills - "Justin's Dime" - Blue's the New Green (2013)

Project Them - "A Short Swing" - Project Them (2012)

Pat Metheny - "Spirit of the Air" - Orchestrion (2010)

Pat Metheny

ps - in just a few days I'll post my 55 favorite jazz tracks (old & new) for 2013!

Playlist for 2-5-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats

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

Hour One:

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

Jacky Terrasson - "Morning" - Push (2009)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hour Two:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BandAdriatica