Playlist for 5-1-15 WFCF - Jazz Highway!

blurry pic I took on way home from station in October 2014

I'm filling in for Bob Blaize on the "Jazz Highway" show today! A few Kendo favorites plus a some new jazz. Tune in here today (Friday 5/1) from 5-7 pm or locally on 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

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

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

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

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Summertime" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959)

Miles Davis - "Floppy" - Miles Davis Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (1953)

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

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

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

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

Dave Stryker - "In a Sentimental Mood" - Messin' With Mister T (2014)

Hour Two:

Anita O'Day - "Sweet Georgia Brown" - Jazz on a Summer's Day (1958)

Matt Kane Trio - "John McKee" - Suit Up! (2013)

Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (1970)

Chick Corea - "The One Step" - Friends (1978)

Duke Ellington - "Just Squeeze Me" - (1946)

Michel Camilo - "Poinciana" - Thru My Eyes (1996)

Brother Jack McDuff - "The Electric Surfboard" - Gin and Orange (1969)

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

Eliane Elias - "Aguas de Marco (Waters of March) - Made in Brazil (2014)

Marcus Miller - "Xtraordinairy" - Afrodeezia (2014)

Playlist for 8-26-2014 WFCF - The W Show!

Kenny Burrell 1969 - photo by Jan Persson

The theme for this week's show is "W". More specifically - the sets are divided up into who, what, when, where & why. In light of all the ghastly events in world news, lately, I've decided to spin in it's entirety Kenny Burrell's "God Bless the Child" album during the third hour. There's a little background on this album on the FB page. All this plus new jazz releases! Tune in Tuesday 8/26 from 3-7pm eastern, and say hi during the broadcast on Twitter. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

Cyrus Chestnut - "Pocket Full of Blues" - Midnight Melodies (2013)

Theo Croker (featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater) - "Save Your Love For Me" - Afro Physicist (2011)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Anita O'Day - "Who Cares" - Anita (1955)

Ben Wolfe - "Who's Lily" - From Here I See (2011)

Joshua Redman - "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" - Walking Shadows (2012)

Thelonious Monk - "Who Knows" - Genius of Modern Music (1947)

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

Wayne Shorter - "Who Goes There" - Atlantis (1985)

Joe Newman/Billy Byers - "Whoo's Cool" - Byers' Guide (1956)

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

Hour Two:

Monty Alexander - "What's Going On" - Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2 (2013)

L-R: Matt Kane, Kyle Koehler, Dave Stryker

Freda Payne - "Whatever Happened to Me" - Come Back To Me Love (2014)

Monty Alexander - "love Notes" - Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2 (2011)

Fred Hersch - "What Is This Thing Called Love" - Sarabande (1986)
Count Basie - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - High Voltage (1970)
Dave Grusin - "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" - Homage to Duke (1993)

Joe Henderson - "What's New" - Mirror, Mirror (1980)

Kristin Korb - "What's Your Story Morning Glory?" - What's Your Story (2012)

Wes from back of "A Day in the Life"

Wynton Marsalis - "What is Happening Here Now" - Think of One (1983)

Giacomo Gates - "So What" - Miles Tones (2012)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "What is There to Say" - What is There to Say (1959)

Hour Three:Wes Montgomery - "Watch What Happens" - A Day in the Life (1967)
Barbara Morrison - "I Had a Talk With My Man Last Night" - I Love You, Yes I Do (2014)

Mark Elf - "Time On My Hands" - Returns 2014 (2013)

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

Kenny Burrell - "Love Is the Answer" - God Bless the Child (1971)

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

Kenny Burrell - "A Child Is Born" - God Bless the Child (1971)

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

Hour Four:

Johnny Smith - "Where or When" - Moonlight in Vermont (1952)

Johnny Smith - photo by William “Popsie” Randolph

Miles Davis Quartet - "When Lights Are Low" - Miles Davis Quartet (1953)

Art Pepper - "When You're Smiling" - Modern Art (1957)

Sonny Stitt - "Where is Love" - Black Vibrations (1971)

Cal Tjader - "Where is the Love" - Last Bolero in Berklee (1973)

Stan Kenton - "On The Street Where You Live" - The Stage Door Swings (1958)

Kenny Burrell - "Brother Where are You" - Night Song (1968)

Frank Sinatra - "Where Are You" - Where Are You (1957)

Bobby Broom - "Sweet Georgia Brown" - My Shining Hour (2014)

Al Jarreau - "Bring Me Joy" - My Old Friend (2013)

[music behind announcements - Perez Prado - "Why Not" - History of Space Age Pop Vol 1]

Sonny Rollins - "Why Was I Born" - Road Shows Vol 3 (2007) 

Playlist for 12-10-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"From a notebook, December 22" - Maria Mamczur
oil pastels
visit the artist's website!

It's been a busy week - with less time to plan this week's playlist. So I picked out a lot of favorites this week. The result is at 5pm we'll have an entire hour of music from the CTI label! New releases from some Florida artists, a smattering of holiday jazz and a different kinda 3:15 coffee break are also features. Join me Tuesday 12/10 from 3-7 on WFCF 88.5FM. Click to listen for free on iHeart and we're also on spotify! See you then - Kendo

Hour One:

Ray Mantilla - "Andean Fantasy" - The Connection (2013)

Gerry Gibbs - "Epistrophy" - Gerry Gibb's Thrasher Dream Trio (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Medeski Martin & Wood - "Moti Mo" - It's A Jungle In Here (1993)

Miles Davis - "Oleo" - Bags Groove (1954)

Miles Davis - "Conception" - The New Sounds (1951)

Chet Baker kind of holiday lol

La Lucha - "Take On Me" - La Lucha (2012)

Ron Miller - "Seventh Sign" - Peacock Park (2010)

Chet Baker - "Winter Wonderland" - (1953)

Hour Two:

Dexter Gordon - "Tangerine" - Tangerine (1972)

Sonny Stitt - "Cherokee" - Kaleidoscope (1950)

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

Jackie McLean & Junko Onishi - "Little Melonae" - (1996)

Cook Trio - "I'll See You In My Dreams" - Uproar (2013)

New release - great cover!!

Cook Trio - "Made for Wesley" - Uproar (2013)

Clare Fischer Orchestra - "Morning" - Manteca! (1965)

Duke Pearson - "Sleigh Ride" - Merry Ole Soul (1969)

Bill Evans & Jim Hall - "Stairway to the Stars" - Undercurrent (1962)

Hour 3 - CTI Hour!!:

Wes Montgomery - "A Day in the Life" - A Day in the Life (1967)

Astrud Gilberto - "Zazueira" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

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

WFCF copy - cover's shot but vinyl great!

Kenny Burrell - "Love is the Answer" - God Bless the Child (1971)

Joe Farrell - "Collage for Polly" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)

Art Farmer - "Sandu" - Something You Got (1977)

Airto - "Lucky Southern" - Free (1972)

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

George Benson - "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - Shape of Things to Come (1968)

Stanley Turrentine - "Two for T." - Don't Mess with Mr. T (1973)

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "Amazonas" - Amazonas (1975)

John Scofield - "Jeep on 35" - A Go Go (1998)

Jamie Ousley - "Steam" - A Sea of Voices (2012)

Wynton Marsalis - "Aural Oasis" - Black Codes (1985)

Hampton Hawes - "Just One of Those Things" - Bird Song (1956)

Sybil Gage - "Three Time Loser" - Requests from the Bar (2013)

Hot Shock - "Bricks Without Straw" - Hot Shock (2013)

Bill O'Connell - "Erik's Song" - + The Latin Jazz All-Stars (2013)

Scott Sawyer - "How Deep Is The Ocean" - Dreamers (2013)

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

"Myriad" - Kaitlin Flury
paint-mixed media
visit the artist's website!

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!

 

Playlist for 5-21-13 WFCF - Jazz Greats

This week we heard more music fresh out of my mailbox, including Dave Brubeck, George Benson, Jackie McLean & Wayne Brasel. I was pretty psyched about the playlist, because it's all music I love! Thanks to all for tuning in - it was too much fun as always. - DJ Kendo

Hour One

Miles Davis Quintet – “Little Melonae”

Cal Tjader - "My Ship" - Soul Burst (1966) Featured Album for May

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bob Florence – “Poinciana” – With All the Bells and Whistles (1995) Featured Album for May

Dave Brubeck – “Out of Nowhere” – Jazz Goes to College (1954)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “Tres Palabras” – Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Modern Jazz Quartet – “Concorde” – Concorde (1955)

Thelonious Monk – “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Monk (1954)

Jackie McLean – “Omega” – Let Freedom Ring (1962)

Wayne Brasel

Hour Two:

Stan Getz – “Fiesta” – My Foolish Heart (1975)

JB Scott’s Swingin’ Allstars – “Milenberg Joys” – Just Swingin’ (2007)

Roland Kirk – “Funk Underneath” – Kirk’s Works (1961)

Weather Report – “Night Passage” – Night Passage (1980)

Wayne Brasel – “The Oaks of Mamre” – If You Would Dance (2009)

Barbara Morrison - "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2013)

Dave Douglas Quintet - "Beware of Doug" - Time Travel (2012)

Antonio Adolfo - "Tres Mininos" (Three Little Boys) - Finas Misturas (2013)


Alan Broadbent – “Cherokee” – Heart to Heart (2013)

Hour Three:

Matt Kane Trio – “Shadowboxing” – Suit Up! (2013)

Cal Tjader – “Morning” – Soul Burst (1966) Featured Album For May

Bridge Quartet – “Where or When” – Day (2008)

George Benson – “White Rabbit” – White Rabbit (1971) CTI Moment

Chick Corea – “Got a Match?” – Elektric Band (1986)

Mike Petrovich – “Sunrise In The Land Of The Pharoahs” – The Train to San Lorenzo (2004)

Warne Marsh – “Smog Eyes” – Jazz of Two Cities (1956)

Johnny Griffin Orchestra – “Wade In the Water” – Big Soul Band (1960) 5:50 Gospel Express

Bunky Green – “Little Girl I’ll Miss You” – Places We’ve Never Been (1979)

L-R: Eugene Wright, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond & Joe Morello -  1959

Hour Four:

Art Farmer – “I Mean You” – Live at Stanford Jazz Workshop (1996)

Greg Little - ”Gingerman” – Dreamwalker (2003)

Dave Brubeck – “Ode to a Cowboy” – Jazz Impressions of the USA (1956)

Jay D'Amico Quintet - "Tango Caliente" - Tango Caliente (2013)


Gabriel Vivas – “Significant Memories” – Low Registers (2005)

Monty Alexander - "You Are My Sunshine" - Uplift 2 Higher (2013)

Michael Dease - "Motherland" - Coming Home (2013)

Terence Blanchard - "Time to Spare" - Magnetic (2013)

Below are purchase links on Amazon for several Dave Brubeck box sets - these are great deals!!

Playlist for 4-30-13 WFCF - Jazz Greats

It was a long weekend and I was glad to get back into the cockpit and head skyward. This weeks show was full of hip, trippy sounds and a few organic sets that took on a life of their own. Had the time of my life, as usual. Thanks for being a part! - DJ Kendo

Hour One:

Dexter Gordon – “For Regulars Only” – Doin’ Allright (1961)

Sarah Vaughan – “Great Day” – After Hours (1961)

Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey Orch – “The Minor Goes Muggin’” – Centenial Collection (1945)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Michael Petrovich – “South Beach Samba” – Bella Luna (2012)

Thelonious Monk – “I Surrender, Dear” – Solo Monk (1964)

Hal McKusick – “A Touch of Spring” – Triple Exposure (1957)

Cal Tjader – “Cuchy Frito Man” – Soul Burst (1966) featured album for May

Manuel Valera – “Methaphorically Speaking” – Forma Nueva (2003)

Airto – “Flora’s Song” – Free (recorded 41 years ago today on 4/30/1972) CTI Moment

Barry Kelsey - "Deed I Do" - All By Myself (2011)

Hour Two:

Rahsaan

Rahsaan Roland Kirk – “Making Love After Hours” – Here Come’s the Whistleman (1965)

Matt Kane – “21st Century Ragg” – Suit Up (2013)

Terry Myers – “Smiles” – Smiles (2010)

Antonio Hart – “Bartzology” – It’s All Good (1995)

Rich Thompson - "It's So Easy to Remember" - Less is More (2013)

Grant Green – “Cease the Bombing” – Carryin’ On (1969)

Giacomo Gates - "All Blues" - Miles Tones (2013)

Next Collective - "Marvin's Room" - Coverart (2013)

Thomasz Stanko New York Quartet - "Song for H" - Wislawa (2013)

Hour Three:

Bobby Timmons – “So Tired” – Soul Time (1960)

Cal Tjader – “Descarga Cubana” – Soul Burst (1966) featured album for May

Chris Higginbottom – “Taters In the Mould” – Where Land Ends (2012)

Louis Armstrong Hot 5 - "Muskrat Ramble" (1926)

Miles Davis - "Two Bass Hit" - Miles & Coltrane (1958) JG poll winner :)

Michael Gallant Trio - "Greens" - Completely (2013)

Jeff Rupert – “The Norfolk Southern RR” – From Memphis to Mobile (2009)

Jeff Rupert – “Rock Skippin'” – From Memphis to Mobile (2009)

Jackie Ryan - "I Loves You Porgy" - Listen Here (2013)


Hour Four:

Kenny Barron – “In The Meantime” – Peruvian Blue (1974)

Hank Crawford - "Stardust" - Summer Jazz (compilation 32 Records)

North America Jazz Alliance - "It Could Happen to You" - The Montreal Sessions (2013)

La Lucha - "Take On Me" - La Lucha (2012)

Gary Wofsey - "Close to the Edge" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Christian Lowes with Richard Galliano - "Spleen" - Southern Exposure (2013)

Monty Alexander - "You Are My Sunshine" - Uplift 2 (2013)

Organissimo - "Up In the Playroom" - Dedicated (2013)

Below are some purchase links for the 1st 5 selections of this weeks show. Every one's a winner!