InstaCollection - Space Jazz!

InstaCollection! - start or freshen up your jazz collection with DJ Kendo recommendations! Buy downloads for your phone/pc using the handy links below or just load the titles into your favorite music streaming service!

recently discovered Apollo 11 photo ;)

Jazz musicians in general have always been a socially aware bunch, highly sensitive to political and world occurrences, good and bad; their music often reflecting or even portraying these events. The excitement generated from moon missions and the eventual landing on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin inspired some marvelously spacey jazz (and album covers) from 1959 to 1969. Below are some of the best examples!

 
Brother Jack McDuff - "Oblighetto" from "Moon Rappin'" (1969)
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Visitor from Venus" from "Space" (1969)
Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" from "Walking in Space" (1969)
Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "Module 3" from "Time, Space and the Blues" (1970)

Playlist for 6-23-2015 WFCF - 1st Show of Summer!!

"Memory Jazz" - Nicola Terlizzi
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It's the first show of summer 2015! To celebrate - we'll hear ALL the tracks from the 32 Jazz compilation "Summer Jazz" (tracks marked with **). It's a good 'un! In addition - a 2fer from Flora Purim, music from another 32 Jazz release from Hank Crawford, and we'll close the show with some Ornette in remembrance. Tune in Tuesday 6/23 from 3-7pm online via iHeart, or locally at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

 

Hour One:

Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers - "Jock-A-Mo (Iko Iko)" - #imsoneworleans (2014)

Harold Mabern - "Don't Misunderstand" - Afro Blue (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Summertime" - Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess ()**

great collection!

Yusef Lateef - "Stay With Me" - ()**

Flora Purim - "Dr. Jive (part 2)" - Butterfly Dreams (1973)

Flora Purim - "Light as a Feather" - Butterfly Dreams (1973)

David "Fathead" Newman - "Skylark" - ()**

Cassandra Wilson - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)

Red Garland - "You Better Go Now" - Feelin' Red ()**

Hour Two:

John Coltrane - "Blues to Elvin" - Coltrane Plays the Blues ()

Hank Crawford - "Stardust" - Soul of the Ballad ()**

Hank Crawford

Johnny Hartman - "Betcha By Golly Wow" - Today (1972)

Gigi Gryce - "Kerry Dance" - Jazz on Savoy 1957-1962()

Robert Glasper - "Reckoner" - Covered (2014)

Miles Davis - "Madness" - Nefertiti (recorded 48 years ago on 6/23/1967)

Tom Harrell - "The Question" - Number Five (2011)

Nat Adderley - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" - ()**

Chick Corea New Trio - "Jitterbug Waltz" -- Past, Present and Futures (2001)

Hour Three:

Miles Davis - "Sweet Pea" - Water Babies (recorded 48 years ago on 6/23/1967) Ride Home!

Joe Farrell - "Hurricane Jane" - Penny Arcade (1973) CTI Moment

Andy Bey - "Love Is Here to Stay" - The World According to Andy Bey (2011)

Flora's solo debut!

Ray Brown's All Stars - "For Hecklers Only" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1946)

Diana Krall - "Superstar" - Wallflower (2014)

Eddie Harris - "It Was a Very Good Year" - ()**

Eddie Lockjaw Davis - "Secret Love" - ()**

Donald Byrd - "Pentacostal Feeling" - Free Form (1961) 5:50 Gospel Express

Hank Crawford - "It's a Sin" - Dig These Blues (1965)

Hour Four:

Jeff "Tain" Watts - "Brainlifter" - Blue Vol. 1 (2014)

Jay Jay Johnson & Kai Winding - "Let's Get Away From It All" - Trombone for Two (recorded 59 years ago on 6 23-24 1956)

Aaron Diehl - "Broadway Boogie Woogie" - Space Time Continuum (2015)

Nick Amado - "Zombeavers Theme Song"

Steve Turre - "Funky Thing" - Spiritman (2014)

Hank Crawford - "Blueberry Hill" - Soul of the Ballad (1963)

Jose James - "Lover Man" - Yesterday I Had the Blues (2014)

Wallace Roney - "Love For Sale" - ()**

Sonny Stitt - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" - ()**

Fun trio live set!

Ornette Coleman - "Faces and Places" - At the Golden Circle Stockholm (1965)

Playlist for 5-26-15 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

Getting back in gear with a set list established for this week's show! More birthday goodies like the Donald Byrd above, a long awaited Johnny Smith cd and a sweet Gabor Szabo 2-fer from Impulse! Some old favorites, new finds and plenty of new jazz slots. Join me online Tuesday 5/26 from 3-7pm here, or listen locally at 88.5fm St. Augustine. Say hi on twitter or Facebook and see you then! - Kendo



 


Hour One: 1967

Cal Tjader - "Blues March" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Roland Kirk - "A Laugh for Rory" - The Inflated Tear (1967)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Norah Jones - "Come Away With Me" - Come Away With Me (2001)

Gabor Szabo - "Corcorvado" - More Sorcery (1967)

Bobby Timmons - "One Down" - Got to Get It! (1967)

Miles Davis - "Pee Wee" - Sorcerer (1967)

Stan Getz - "Litha" - Sweet Rain (1967)

Johnny Scott Quintet - "Donna Lee" - Communication (1967)

Hank Mobley - "High Voltage" - High Voltage (1967)

Pete La Roca - "Bliss" - Turkish Women at the Bath (1967)

Hour Two:

Harold Mabern - "Fools Rush In" - Afro Blue (2014)

Jason Miles/Ingrid Jensen - "Super City" - Kind of New (2014)

2 stellar outings from Johnny Smith!

Johnny Smith - "This Can't Be Love" - The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar (1961)

Johnny Smith - "Misty" - The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar (1961)

Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment

Jacky Terrason - "Somebody I Used To Know" - Take This (2014)

Chris Washburne & the Syotos Band  "Low Rider" - Low Ridin' (2014)

Larry Coryell - "Polished" - Heavy Feel (2014)

Donald Byrd - "Nai Nai" - Free Form (1961)

New York Jazz Ensemble - "Jungle Noon" - Gone Native (1957)

Wes Montgomery - "Con Alma" - Bumpin' (1965)

Hour Three:  

Tom Stewart - "Let It Burn" - Flyer (2012) Ride Home!

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

Wayne Shorter - "Juju" - Juju (1964) 

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Perfidia" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Pat Metheny - "Midwestern Night's Dream" - Bright Size Life (1975) request!

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Summertime" - Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (1965)

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

David Sanborn - "Can't Get Next to You" - Time and the River (2014)

Annie Lennox - "I Put a Spell On You" - Nostalgia (2014)

Hour Four:

John Scofield - "Blackout" - Bump (1999)
Herb Silverstein - "Monday Morning" - Monday Morning (2013)

Dizzy Gillespie - "One Bass Hit (Part 2) - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1946)

Highly enjoyable live performances!

Lisa Kelly - "The Very Thought of You" - By Request (1997)

Chester Thompson Trio - "Follow You, Follow Me" - Approved (2013)

Harry Allen and Friends - "Mood Indigo" - For George, Cole and Duke (2014)

Aaron Diehl - "Uranus" - Space Time Continuum (2015)
Harry Allen and Friends - "Always True to You in my Fashion" - For George, Cole and Duke (2014)
 
Stan Getz - "The Telephone Song" - Getz au Go Go (1964)

Gabor Szabo - "Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds" - More Sorcery (1967)

Playlist for 12-2-2014 WFCF - Album Sides +!

"Jazz Club II" - Janusz

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Crazy weekend for me, so the playlist is a bit crazy, too; but fun! Entire album sides from Gary Wofsey (with Phil Woods) and Wynton Kelly. Some obscure Swedish jazz, a set of 1953 music, Coltrane by a rocker, some music from various Floridians and much more plus new jazz. Today (Tuesday 12/2) from 3-7pm. Tune in online here or at 88.5FM if you're in the listening area (St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Ormond Beach, So. Jacksonville, Hastings...). See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Clare Fischer Big Band - "Cherokee" - Pacific Jazz (2014)

Chris Walden Big Band - "Lost in the Memory" - Full-On! (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Anita Baker - "Sometimes I Wonder Why" - Rhythm of Love (1993)

Bud Shank - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Bud Shank Quartet (1956)

Scott Marischen - "Always and Forever" - Alligator Alley (2011)

Quincy Jones - "Mr. Lucky" - Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)

the first of the funk albums from Grant...

Quincy Jones - "Peter Gunn" - Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)

Grant Green - "That Lucky Old Sun" - His Majesty King Funk (1965)

Gerry Mulligan - "Turnstile" - Songbook (1957)

Andreas Varady - "Human Nature" - Andreas Varady (2013)


The Three Suns - "Fever" - History of Space Age Pop Vol 2 (196?)

Hour Two:

Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins - "The Stopper" - Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953)

Bud Powell - "Sure Thing" - The Amazing Bud Powell Vol 2 (1953)

Gerry Mulligan - "Carson City Stage" - Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953)

Art Tatum - "Caravan" - Solo Masterpieces Vol. 8 (1953)

Jan Johansson - " Herdedans (Herd Dance?)" Musik genom fyra sekler med Jan

1968 Swedish Jazz on folk songs

Johannsson (Music of four centuries with JJ) (1968)

Jan Johansson - " Väva Vadmal (Homespun Weaving)" Musik genom fyra sekler med Jan Johannsson (Music of four centuries with JJ) (1968)

Jan Johansson - "Vedergällningen (Retribution)" Musik genom fyra sekler med Jan Johannsson (Music of four centuries with JJ) (1968)

Jan Johansson - "Alundavisan (?)" Musik genom fyra sekler med Jan Johannsson (Music of four centuries with JJ) (1968)

Bob Mover - "Gone With the Wind" - My Heart Tells Me (2011)

Miami Saxophone Quartet - "Early Autumn" - Four of a Kind (2012)

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

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

Hour Three:

Matthew Kaminski - "Allison's Blues" - Swingin' On the New Hammond (2013)

Michael Petrovich - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - Bella Luna (2012)

Wynton Kelly - "Whisper Not" - Piano (1958)

Wynton Kelly - "plays well with others"!

Wynton Kelly - "Action" - Piano (1958)

Wynton Kelly - "Dark Eyes" - Piano (1958)

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

Eric Johnson - "Mr. P.C." - Europe Live (2013)

Kenyon Hopkins - "Lullaby of Broadway" - The Sound of New York (1959)


Art Tatum - "Blue Skies" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 8 (1953)

Hour Four:

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Concorde" - Concorde (1955)

Gregorie Howard - "Black Bart" - Gregorie Howard (2009)

Esquivel - "Caroioca" - Gary Wofsey - "Kef's Pool" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Gary Wofsey - "Afro Jewish Cuban Latin Mother" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Gary Wofsey - "New York Scuffle" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Eric Johnson - Mike Stern - "Hullabaloo" - Eclectic (2014)

Trio Beyond - "Pee Wee" - Saudades (2004)

 

Playlist for 7-29-2014 WFCF - The LIke Show!

"Yggdrasil" - Anna Olak

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Themed shows continue for the summer - this week it's "The Like Show"! All song titles (except for new jazz selections) have the word 'like' in them. If it sounds akin to a nightmare evening with an uber-positive cartoon character, no worries; all of the usages of the word 'like' are in the comparative. Musical moods and emotions will be scintillatingly varied. Tune in for all the scintillation on Tuesday 7/29 from 3-7pm eastern. Listen online for free here (US only), and by all means come say hey on the twitter! See you then - Kendo

ps - is this week's art showcase amazing or what! visit her page to get more info on that piece, and see more of her work!





Hour One:

Diane Schuur - "S'Wonderful" - I Remember You (2013)

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

[music behind announcements: Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco - "Teddy" - Enjoy the View (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Chet Baker - "Like Someone In Love" - Chet Baker Sings (1956)

Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 - "Like a Lover" - Look Around (1968)

Nancy Wilson - "An Older Man is Like an Elegant Wine" - R.S.V.P. (2004)

Billy Childs - "Speak Like a Child" - Bedtime Stories (2000)

Billy Childs

Joe Newman - "I Feel Like a Newman" - I Feel Like a Newman (1956)

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Green Dolphin Street" - Life in the Bubble (2013)

Benny Goodman Trio - "Exactly Like You" - (1936)

Sonny Rollins & MJQ - "Almost Like Being in Love" - Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953)

Red Garland - "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" - Revisited! (1957)

Hour Two:

John Coltrane - "Like Sonny" - Coltrane Jazz (1959)

Herb Silverstein - "Like Bill Too" - Fridays with Maury... Just Because (2001)

Yellowjackets - "Like Elvin" - Timeline (2011)

Yellowjackets 2014 - photo by Marc Vanocur

Gabriel Vivas - "Like Hermeto" - Ninth Life (2012)

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

Kristin Korb - "Moments Like These" - What's Your Story? (2012)

Al Jarreau - "Somebossa (Summer Breezin') - My Old Friend (2014)

Cyrus Chestnut - "Two Heartbeats" - Midnight Melodies (2014)

Barbara Morrison - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - I Love You, Yes I Do (2014)
Hour Three:

Lee Morgan - "Most Likely" - Cornbread (1965)

Mulgrew Miller - "Like the Morning" - Hand in Hand (1992)

Mulgrew Miller

Don Durkee Trio - "Like Someone in Love" - Our Delight (2012)

Lorraine Feather - "A Little Like This" - Attachments (2013)

Elias Haslanger - "Adam's Apple" - Live at the Gallery (2013)

Cal Tjader - "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" - Tjader (1970)

Grant Green - "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - Feelin' the Spirit (1962) 5:50 Gospel Express

Hour Four:

Chris Parker - "Like I Was Saying" - Full Circle (2013)

Diana Krall - "Exactly Like You" - From This Moment (2006)

Michael Blanco - "No Time Like the Present" - No Time Like the Present (2013)

Michael Blanco - "Smithlike" - No Time Like the Present (2013)

Michael Blanco - photo by Merri Cyr

Monty Alexander - "Trust" - Kingston-Harlem Express (2013) - New Jazz

Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden - "Dance of the Infidels" - Last Dance (2007)

Harvey Mason - "Looking Forward (Breaking Bad) - Chameleon (2013)

[music behind announcements: Quincy Jones - "Ironside" - Smackwater Jack (1970)

Lee Morgan - "Something Like This" - Live at the Lighthouse (1970)

Playlist 4-15-2014 WFCF - 10inch Albums!

only guys with small heads can do this...

Forget your taxes, c'mon get happy! The first half of today's show is all about the glorious format of 10" long-playing vinyl. From 3 to 5pm Eastern we'll listen to some of the very first lp releases from both the Blue Note and the Prestige labels. During the show, visite the Facebook page where I'll be posting the album jackets for each selection I play. For a few artists, we'll listen to entire 10" album sides! After the cooking show break we'll go back to regular programming with some sweet cuts from Blakey, Benson & McLean. You can listen online for free here! Tuesday 4/15 - See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Alfredo Rodriguez - "El Guije" - The Invasion Parade (2013)

David "Fathead" Newman - "Lady J" - Cellar Groove (2004)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Thelonious Monk - "'Round Midnight" - Genius of Modern Music: Volume I [BN LP 5002]

Thelonious - note the cool hat on the piano

(11-21-1947)

Thelonious Monk - "Off Minor" - Genius of Modern Music: Volume I [BN LP 5002] (10-24-1947)

Thelonious Monk - "Ruby My Dear" - Genius of Modern Music: Volume I [BN LP 5002] (10-24-1947)

Thelonious Monk - "I Mean You" - Genius of Modern Music: Volume I [BN LP 5002] (7-2-1948)

Bud Powell - "Un Poco Loco" - The Amazing Bud Powell [BN LP 5003] (5-1-1951)

Bud Powell - "Over the Rainbow" - The Amazing Bud Powell [BN LP 5003] (5-1-1951)

James Moody and His Modernists - "Workshop" - James Moody and His Modernists [BN LP 5006] (10-19-1948)

James Moody and His Modernists - "Tin Tin Deo" - James Moody and His Modernists [BN LP 5006] (10-19-1948)

Art Blakey's Messengers - "The Thin Man" - New Sounds [BN LP 5010] (12-22-1947 )

Art Blakey's Messengers - "Bop Alley" - New Sounds [BN LP 5010] (12-22-1947)

Hour Two:

Lee Konitz – “Tautology” – Lee Konitz Quintet/Lennie Tristano Quintet [PRLP 101]

Bud Powell in the zone...

(1949 9 27)

Lee Konitz – “Sound-Lee” – Lee Konitz Quintet/Lennie Tristano Quintet [PRLP 101] (1949 9 27)

Lee Konitz – “Fishin’ Around” – Lee Konitz Quintet/Lennie Tristano Quintet [PRLP 101] (1949 6 28)

Lee Konitz – “Marshmallow” – Lee Konitz Quintet/Lennie Tristano Quintet [PRLP 101] (1949 6 28)

Chubby Jackson All-Star Big Band – “I May Be Wrong” - Chubby Jackson All-Star Big Band [PRLP 105] (1950 3 15)

Chubby Jackson All-Star Big Band – “So What” - Chubby Jackson All-Star Big Band [PRLP 105] (1950 3 15)

J.J. Johnson - "Elysee" - Modern Jazz Trombones [PRLP 109] (1949 5 26)

Miles Davis - "Conception" - The New Sounds [PRLP 124] (1951 10 5)

Miles Davis - "Dig" - The New Sounds [PRLP 124] (1951 10 5)

Modern Jazz Quartet – “The Queen’s Fancy” – The Modern Jazz Quartet [PRLP 160] (1953 6 25)

Modern Jazz Quartet – “Delaunay’s Dilemma” – The Modern Jazz Quartet [PRLP 160] (1953 6 25)

Modern Jazz Quartet – “Autumn in New York” – The Modern Jazz Quartet [PRLP 160] (1953 6 25)

Modern Jazz Quartet – “But Not for Me” – The Modern Jazz Quartet [PRLP 160] (1953 6 25)

Hour Three:

                ~ What's Hot in the Pot ~

Wayne Shorter - "Harry's Last Stand" - Blues a la Carte (1959)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

great album!!

New Jazz

New Jazz

Cannonball Adderley - "Two Sleepy People" - Cannonball with Strings (1955)

Thelonious Monk - "This Is My Story, This Is My Song" - Straight No Chaser (1966) 5:50 Gospel Express

Sheryl Bailey - "Good News" - A Meeting of Minds (2013)

Hour Four:

Michael Royal - "Cracklehut" - Transition (2008)

Billie Holiday - "Baby I Don't Cry Over You" - (1946)

Shelly Manne - "Perk Up" - Perk Up (1967)

Jackie McLean - "I'll Keep Loving You" - Let Freedom Ring! (1962)

Jackie was really reaching during the early 60's...

Chick Corea & Return to Forever - "Children's Song" - Light as a Feather (1971)

The Lalama Brothers - "Two for Two" - Erie Avenue (2011)

Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana - "Hungry Ghost" - Taming the Dragon (2013)

Jane Ira Bloom - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Sixteen Sunsets (2013)

George Benson - "El Mar" - White Rabbit (1971) CTI Moment

Playlist for 2-25-2014 WFCF - Female Vocalists vs. Godzilla!

See anyone you like? Clockwise from top left: Diana Krall, Anita O'Day, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, Diana Reeves, Valerie Gillespie, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Godzilla, Julie London, Jane Monheit, Marlena Shaw, Sybil Gage.

It's here! The sequel to last July's thriller "Attack of the Female Vocalists". Old favorites and new superstars, classic tracks and hidden diamonds... quite a few albums added to my own collection for this event, and still more from the WFCF library being played for the first time on this show. Warning: Godzilla will be vocalizing! However, his antics will be represented by instrumental performances of towering giants of jazz. Two vocal numbers for every one instrumental; odds are on the gals! Tune in Tuesday February 25th for the mayhem and melody, scatting, warbling, cooing, wailing and destruction! Hear it happen live on iHeart for free by clicking here. 3-7pm Eastern. See you then! - Kendo 

 

Hour One:

Valerie Gillespie - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Once Again (2003)

Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo - "My Mood is You" - Lena & Gabor (1969)

A very pleasant pairing!

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Larry Coryell - "She's Leaving Home" - Tricycles (2002)

Anita O'Day - "Tenderly" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Nancy Wilson - "The Masquerade is Over" - Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (1961)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Concorde" - Concorde (1955)
Marlena Shaw - "Whisper Not" - Dangerous (1996)

Duke Ellington (with Ivie Anderson) - "My Old Flame" - (1934)

Lee Konitz - "Marshmallow" - Subconscious-Lee (1949)

Rosemary Clooney - "Just One of Those Things" - Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Hear Music" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

This album is insanely good!

Thelonious Monk - "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - Genius of Modern Music Vol 1 (1947)

Hour Two:

Allison Paris - "Lover Man" - Second Chances (2003)

Diana Krall - "The Boy from Impanema" - Quiet Nights (2009)

Michel Camilo - "Tropical Jam" - Rendezvous (1993)

Astrud Gilberto - "Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart) - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Nina Simone - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" - Silk & Soul (1967)

Roy Haynes Trio - "Shulie-a-Bop" - Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Sarah Vaughan - "Just a Little Lovin'" - Feelin' Good (1971)

Sybil Gage - "Genuine" - Red (2007)

Cannonball Adderley - "Two Left Feet" - Jump for Joy (1958)

Kristin Korb - "Don't Fence Me In" - What's Your Story (2012)

Sassy at ease with the times and sounds of 1971!

Jane Monheit - "Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day" - The Heart of the Matter (2012)

Bill Evans Trio - "Our Love is Here to Stay" - Trio '65 (1964)

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Hour Three:

Anita O'Day - "Medley: 'S Wonderful, They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Rosemary Clooney - "Get Out of Town" - Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Miles Davis Vol. 2 (1953)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

Keely Smith - "You Go To My Head" - The Essential Capitol Collection (comp.)

John Coltrane - "Giant Steps" - Giant Steps (1959)

Nina Simone - "The Look of Love" - Silk & Soul (1967)

Can you believe this album is over 20 years old?

Natalie Cole - "Nature Boy" - Unforgettable With Love (1991)

Gary Burton Quartet - "Fleurette Africaine" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

Julie London - "Why Don't You Do Right" - Whatever Julie Wants (1961)

Gail Yvon - "Blue Skies" - Gail Yvon (2012)

Cal Tjader - "Undecided" - Quintet (1956)

Carmen McRae - "Don't Explain" - Billie Holiday Revisited (comp.)

Hour Four:

Marlena Shaw - "Beautiful Friendship" - Dangerous (1996)

John Abercrombie Quartet - "LST" - 39 Steps (2013)

Dianne Reeves - "32 Flavors" - Beautiful Life (2013)

Eliane Elias - "Chega de Saudade" - The Three Americas (1997)

Esperanza Spalding - "Really Very Small" - Chamber Music Society (2009)

making waves!

Kate McGarry - "Gypsy in My Soul" - Show Me (2000)

Jane Monheit - "Born to be Blue" - The Heart of the Matter (2012)

Gerry Gibbs - "Eye of the Hurricane" - Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (2012)

Catherine Russell - "Bring It Back" - Bring It Back (2013)

George Cables - "The Duke" - Icons & Influences (2013)

Playlist for 8-6-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Heavenly Bodies!

"Luna y Venus" - Tore Bellis
Exposure blending of two shots of the Moon and Venus, taken 27 Feb 2009
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This weeks show was the first of two space-themed shows for August: "Heavenly Bodies". We started off innocently enough with fun jazz about moon & stars . At 4pm the spacier jazz began as we launched out on a 2 hour voyage; starting at the Sun, then outward, visiting most of the planets in our Solar System, and then beyond! At 6pm we headed "back to earth". We delved a bit into the new jazz shelf; including "Vigil" from the spaciest of jazz trekkers, Chick Corea! Thanks for tuning in, phoning in, checking in and keeping me company! - Kendo


Hour One:

Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves – “Estralita” – Now! (1962)

Milt Jackson/John Coltrane – "Stairway to the Stars” – Bags & Trane (1959)

JB Scott's Swingin' Allstars w/ Lisa Kelly – “I Wished On the Moon” – Just Swingin’ (2007)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis – “Moon Dreams” – Birth of the Cool (1950)

Miles Davis – “Solar” – Walkin’ (1954)

Miles Davis – “Stella by Starlight” – ’58 Miles (1958)

Chris Weldon Big Band – “When You Wish Upon a Star” – No Bounds (2005)

Frank Vignola – “Stars Fell on Alabama” – Tomorrows Jazz Classics ()

Anita O’Day – “Strawberry moon” – The Lady is a Tramp (1952)

Michel Camilo - "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise…" – On Fire (1989)

Django Reinhardt – “I Saw Stars” – Indispensable (1949)

Frank Vignola

Hour Two:

Gerry Niewood – “Sun Glow” – Share My Dream (1985)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Midnight Sun" - Lock the Fox (1960)

Jim Gailloreto – “Mercurial” – The Insider (2003)

Hubert Laws – “Morning Star” – Morning Star (1972)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Visitor From Venus" - Space (1969)

Pat Martino  - "Earthlings" - Think Tank (2003)

Larry Young – “Moonwalk” – Spaceball (1976)

Thelonious Monk – “Crepescule with Nellie” – Monk’s Music (1957)

"The Red Planet" - Michael Supinski
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Hour Three:
Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - Infant Eyes (1971)

Jack McDuff – “Moon Rappin’” – Moon Rappin’ (1969)

Joe Farrell – “Moon Germs” – Moon Germs (1972) – 7:27

Larry Young – “Message From Mars” – Spaceball (1976)

John Coltrane - "Jupiter" - Interstellar Space (1967)

The Bad Plus – “Neptune (the Planet)" – Give (2003)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “Supernova” – Supernova (2001)

Pete La Roca - "Love Planet" - Turkish Women at the Bath (1967)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba 2001

Hour Four:

Grant Green – “Count Every Star” – Born to be Blue (1962)

Bill Evans – “Star Eyes” – A Simple Matter of Conviction (1966)

George Duke – “I Loves You Porgy” – In A Mellow Tone (2006)

Art Tatum – “It’s Only a Paper Moon” - Solo Masterpieces Vol I (1955)

Miles Davis – “Old Devil Moon” – Miles Davis Quartet (1954)

David Ricard Big Band - "So Bright, So Blue" - Hey, I Know This Song! Vol 1 (2013)

Chick Corea - "Galaxy 32 Star 4" - The Vigil (2013)

"Cress" - Abinash Gohain
photograph
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Desert Isle Pick 4

The albums containing the 12/24/1954 session; Bag's Groove & Modern Jazz Giants.

Desert Isle Pick #4 is actually a session, not a release:

What, I can't do that!? Well, anyway; the setting is Christmas Eve Day. It was a busy & important holiday season at the Rudy Van Gelder studio in Hackensack, NJ. The day before, the Modern Jazz Quartet were there laying down "Django, "Milano" and "One Bass Hit". Milt Jackson, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke would come back the next day to join with Miles and Thelonious Monk to form Mile's "Modern Jazz Giants". It was a Friday, and all was not well.

Miles had told Monk to lay off playing while Miles soloed (not an unreasonable request, considering Monk's severely angular, boisterous comping style). Monk was offended, and proceeded to vibe out the session with remarks and attitude (audible on take 1 of "The Man I Love"'s intro). 

It was a long day of rehearsing, and by evening, "not much had been accomplished". Nonetheless, the evening's session resulted in some of the most striking jazz of the mid 50's, with a mood unique to Mile's output. As always - profound, dark & swinging, but with an exceptionally dreamy mood, almost spooky at times; both dense in emotion, and sparse in atmosphere. Most critics agree the tensions between the 2 "Giants" contributed masterfully to the end product; but kudos also belong to Van Gelder, who achieved one of his best mixes, and knew how to capture the singular mood intuitively. Whatever the reasons - we wind up with the only versions you'll ever need of "The Man I Love" (instrumentally, at least) and "Bag's Groove". Arguably Jackson's best session of the '50s, it's a tour-DE-force of how to leave melodic impressions on the listener while burning up the aluminum.



The cd & 12" versions of these albums, particularly "Bag's Groove", are, of course, not how they originally appeared (the Sonny Rollins tracks, though fine, are completely alien in mood and texture to these excursions). You can make your own playlists to recreate the 10" platters that delighted fans in 1955 with the tracklists below. Included are links to the spectacular covers - why Prestige abandoned these is certainly a quandry!

Thanks for stopping by! - DJ Kendo





Miles Davis All Stars Vol. I
Prestige LP 196
(links to the gorgeous cover and original liner notes on plosin.com)

          Side A: Bag's Groove
          Side B: Swing Spring

Miles Davis All Stars Vol. II
Prestige LP 200
(links to similar cover and identical liner notes on plosin.com)

          Side A: Bemsha Swing
          Side B: The Man I Love

(of course this leaves one wondering what to do with the fabulous alternate takes, one option is to make a playlist out of all your Miles alt takes!)

And just for the heck of it; here's the original tracklist for the earlier sessions with Sonny Rollins included on "Bag's Groove".

Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
Prestige LP 187
(link to cover & liner notes on plosin.com)

Side A:
          1. Airegin
          2. Oleo

Side B:
          1. But Not For Me
          2. Doxy

amazon links to cd versions of these recordings:

for the serious collector - Some ebay Miles 10" & 7" vinyl!

"Walkin' Pts I & II" - 45rpm - Ebay link

Miles Davis All Stars Vol. II - 10" - Ebay link
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins - 10" - Ebay link

Playlist for 7-16-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Summer!

"Summer" - Piotr Olech
oil on linen
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This week's themed show had to do with summer - starting with the coffee break. Tracks from Ella, Cal, Konitz, Tatum, Dexter, Getz plus a few rarities from Walter Murphy and the group Profile (with Don Sands on organ!) Thanks for listening! - Kendo



Hour One:

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “Giant Steps” – The Blessing (1991)

Etienne Charles - "Close Your Eyes" - Creole Soul (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Shelly Manne – “Summer Night” – Vol 1 The West Coast Sounds (1955)

Duke Jordan – “Sultry Eve” – Trio and Quartet (1955)

Shirley Horn – “Estate” – Here’s to Life (1992)

Joe Henderson (with Chaka Khan) – “Summertime” – Porgy and Bess (1997)

Lee Konitz – “Ice Cream Konitz” – Subconscious-Lee (1950)

Walter Murphy – “Sunflower” – Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Yellowjackets – “Summer Song” – Dreamland (1995)

Cal Tjader – “Solar Heat” – Solar Heat (1968)

Stanley Clarke

Hour Two:

Stanley Clarke – “Hot Fun” – School Days (1976)

Art Tatum – “Heat Wave” -  Solo Masterpieces Vol II (1954)

Ella Fitzgerald – “Too Darn Hot” – Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)

Freddie Hubbard – “The Summer Knows” – Skagly (1979)

Dave Brubeck – “Summer Song” – Jazz Impressions of the USA (1956)

Michael Dease – “The Shade of the Cedar Tree” – Coming Home (2012)

Kristin Korb - "Flamingo" - What's Your Story (2012)

Kristin Korb - "Them There Eyes" - What's Your Story (2012)

Jack Mouse Group - "The Breezeling" - Range of Motion (2013)

Marc Cary - "My Love is You" - For the Love of Abbey (2013)

Hour Three:

Modern Jazz Quartet – “Summertime” – MJQ plays George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (1965)

Anita O’Day – “Indian Summer” – Incomparable! (1960)

Christian McBride – “Summer Soft” – Family Affair (1998)

Herbie Hancock – “Watermelon Man” – Headhunters (1973)

Miles Davis – “Backyard Ritual” – Tutu (1986)

Gary Burton – “June the 15th, 1967” – Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

George Benson - "Ballerina" - Inspiration (2013)

Marc Johnson – “Summer Running” – The Sound of Summer Running (1998)

Cal Tjader – “Agua Dulce (Cool-Ade)” – Agua Dulce (1971)

Profile – “99 Baseball” – Sands of Time (1973)

Duke Jordan

Hour Four:

Dexter Gordon – “August Blues” – Tangerine (1972)

Jack McDuff – “Summer Dream” – Sophisticated Funk (1976)

Stan Getz – “Summer Poem” – Children of the World (1976)

Grant Green – “Things We Did Last Summer” – Nigeria (1962)

Duke Jordan – “Summertime” – Trio & Quintet (1955)

Michel Camilo – “Suntan” – Suntan (1986)

Playlist for 6-25-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Myriad" - Kaitlin Flury
paint-mixed media
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This Tuesday is the one year anniversary of my first time on the air at WFCF! To mark the occasion, I've begun featuring works of art at the head of the playlists. I hope you enjoy them as I do, and when you're done with the playlist, go visit their online galleries for more of their fine work! We'll also be celebrating with lots of other anniversaries: famous albums by Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck & MJQ were recorded on June 25th. Fans of jazz vocalists will be happy as well, I count 8 in the playlist! Quite a few Florida cats & kittens as well; and as always plenty of new releases. The fun begins at 3pm Eastern and goes til 7. Tune in online via iHeart. See you then! - DJ Kendo

 Here are some amazon links to a few albums featured on today's show. Check out some of those used prices! :O Irresistible!

Hour One:

Duke Pearson – “Bloos” – I Don’t Care Who Knows It (1970)

New Orleans Rhythm Kings – “Tin Roof Blues” (3/13/1923)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington – “Hey Baby” – Blue Rose (1956)

Modern Jazz Quartet – “Delaunay’s Dilemma” – Django (recorded 60 years ago today on 6/25/1953)

Bud Powell – “Dusk in Sandi” – The Genius of Bud Powell (1951)

Anita O’Day – “No Moon at All” – Anita (1955)

Bud Powell

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross – “Down for Double” - Sing a Song of Basie (1957)

Cal Tjader – “Sonny Boy” – Mambo with Tjader (1954)

Matt Kane – “Big Six” – Suit Up! (2013)

O Som Do Jazz – “Sambou, Sambou” – A Kiss for Rio (2013)


Hour Two:

Sonny Stitt – “Aries” – Black Vibrations (1971)

Bobby Timmons – “I Won’t Be Back” – Do You Know the Way? (1968)

Dave Brubeck – “Kathy’s Waltz” – Time Out (1959) (recorded 54 years ago today on 6/25/1959)

John Scofield – “Peculiar” – Groove Elation (1995)

Lisa Casalino – “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” – Introducing Lisa Casalino (2011)

Chucho Valdez - "Bebo" - Border Free (2012)

George Benson - "Straighten Up and Fly Right" - Inspiration (2013)

Bill Frisell - "The Music of Glen Deven Ranch" - Big Sur (2013)

Eliane Elias - "This Can't Be Love" - I Thought About You (2013)

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quartet - "I Mean You" - Latin Jazz: Jazz Latin (2013)

Hour Three:

Bill Evans Trio – “Solar” – Sunday at the Village Vanguard (recorded 52 years ago today on 6/25/1961)

Gerry Mulligan – “Bernie’s Tune” – Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1952)

Stevie Wonder – “Send One Your Love” – Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants (1979)

Jamie Ousley – “Helen’s Song” – O Sorriso Dela (2008)

Miles Davis – “U’n’I” – Star People (1981)

Grant Green – “Born to be Blue” – Born to be Blue (1961)

Hammerklavier Trio – “Hysterioso” – Rocket in the Pocket (2012)

Wayne Shorter – “Face of the Deep” – The All Seeing Eye (1965) 5:50 Gospel Express!

Wonderful album by Chuck Owen features some superb
photographic pieces by Clyde Butcher!

Hour Four:

Joy Mover – “Midnight Oil” – Joy Mover (2012)

Randy Weston – “Medina” – Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment

Chuck Owen – “Off Flow” – Here We Are (2004)

Tom Stewart – “Passing Glance” – Flyer (2012)

Larry Young’s Fuel – “Startripper” – Spaceball (1976)

Paul Desmond – “Autumn Leaves” – Summertime (1968)

Barbara Morrison - "A Sunday Kind of Love" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2013)

Ali Jackson – “Luscious” – Wheelz Keep Rollin’ (2007)

Beat Funktion - "125th Street and 7th Avenue" - Moon Town (2013)

Stunning cover to Joy Mover's debut album!