Jisco Dazz - Disco Tracks by 1970s Jazz Musicians with Kendo

 

A fun set of authentic era disco tracks performed by jazz artists of the day mixed with a bit of downtempo for variety! Listen in the player below and follow me on Mixcloud for future jazz vinyl livestreams!

Idris Muhammad - "Baia" - House of the Rising Sun (1975)

Manhattan Transfer - "Twilight Zone" - Extensions (1979)

Joe Farrell - "Night Dancing" - Night Dancing (1978)

Quincy Jones - "Stuff Like That" - Sounds... and Stuff Like That (1978)

Quincy Jones - "Mellow Madness" - Mellow Madness (1975)

Return to Forever - "Jungle Waterfall" - No Mystery (1975)

Freddie Hubbard - "Rainy Day Song" - Bundle of Joy (1977)

Lalo Schifrin - "Towering Toccata" - Towering Toccata (1976)

Patrice Rushen - "Play" - Patrice (1978)

Bob James - "Heads" - Heads (1977)

Freddie Hubbard - "From Now On" - Bundle of Joy (1977)

Herb Alpert - "Rise" - Rise (1979)

Herbie Hancock - "Go For It" - Monster (1980)

Benny Golson - "Blues March" -I'm Always Dancing To the Music (1978)

Al Jarreau - "Boogie Down" - Jarreau (1982)

The Brothers Johnson - "Ain't We Funky Now" - Blam! (1978)

Patti Austin - "Razzamatazz" - The Dude (1981)

John Klemmer - "Forest Child" - Barefoot Ballet (1976)

Herbie Mann - "Etagui" - Super Mann (1978)

Don Sebesky - "Skyliner" - The Rape of El Morro (1976)

DJ Cam Miles Davis - "In a Silent Way" - Pantalassa (1999)

Maynard Ferguson - "Primal Scream" - Primal Scream (1975)

Player audio begins at the first Quincy Jones selection. Originally mixed and streamed live on 8-6-2024.

Jazz Divinyl 04 with DJ Kendo

 

After one of my obligatory faux pas (the beginning of the Dave Bailey cut is silent) this show takes off with fun juxtapositions like Gary Burton to Rudolph Johnson to Claude Bolling. Listen in the player below. Thanks to the folks in the room who kept me company! Come hang out with us on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:30pm eastern with occasional pop-up shows on Saturdays around 11am.

Maynard Ferguson - "All God's Children Got Rhythm" - The Big Horn (1955)

John Coltrane - "Soul Eyes" - Coltrane (1962)

Dave Bailey - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961) [first minutes silent]

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)

Sonny Clark - "Nica" - Sonny clark Trio (1960)

Gary Burton - "On, Two, 1-2-3-4-" - Duster (1967)

Rudolph Johnson - "Mr. TJ (Single Edit) - Spring Rain (1971)

Claude Bolling/Jean-Pierre Rampal - "Baraque and Blue" - Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio (1975)

Rusty Bryant - "Soul Liberation" - Soul Liberation (1970)

Al Cohn - "The Things I Love" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)

Ray Bryant - "Gotta Travel On" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

James Moody and His Modernists - "Tin Tin Deo" - James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo (1948)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo)" - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965)

Louis Bellson Quintet - "The Song Is You" - Raincheck (1978)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "Black Feeling" - Black Feeling! (1969)

Ron Carter - "Epistrophy" - Yellow & Green (1976)

George Benson - "Jackie, All" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)

Mixed live and streamed on 3-5-2024

Top image by Cottonbro Studio.

Playlist for 9-12-2023 WFCF - Mid-September Jazz!

Jazz recorded in the middle of September, chronologically!

Hour One:

Django Reinhardt - "Improvisation No. 2" - Souvenirs (9-10-1938)

Django Reinhardt - "Louise" - Souvenirs (9-10-1938)

Tiny Grimes - "Romance Without Finance" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-15-1944)

Tiny Grimes - "Red Cross" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-15-1944)

Charlie Parker - "Barbados" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-18-1948)

Charlie Parker - "Ah-Leu_cha" - Bird - The Savoy Recordings (9-18-1948)

Lester Young - "Up 'N' Adam" - Lester Swings (9-17-1949)

Lester Young - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Lester Swings (9-17-1949)

Zoot Sims - "Jane-O" - Tenor Sax Favorites (9-16-1950)

Zoot Sims - "Dancing In the Dark" - Tenor Sax Favorites (9-16-1950)

Miles Davis and The Lighthouse All-Stars - "Infinity Promenade" - At Last! (9-13-1953)

Lee Konitz - "Lee Tchee" - Plays (9-18-1953)

Hour Two:

Cal Tjader - "Fascinating Rhythm" - Tjader Plays Mambo (9-11-1954)

Barney Kessel - "Jeepers Creepers" - Kessel Plays Standards (9-12-1955)

Shelly Mann & His Men - "Grasshopper" - Vol 1 The West Coast Sounds (9-13-1955)

Shelly Mann & His Men - "Spring Is Here" - Vol 1 The West Coast Sounds (9-13-1955)

Dexter Gordon - "Confirmation" - Daddy Plays the Horn (9-18-1955)

Miles Davis - "'Round Midnight" - 'Round About Midnight (9-10-1956)

Maynard Ferguson - "The Wailing Boat" - Birdland Dream Band Vol 1 (9-11-1956)

Bud Powell - "Elegy" - Blues in the Closet (9-13-1956)

Nat King Cole - "I Was a Little Too Lonely" - After Midnight bonus track (9-14-1956)

Nat King Cole - "Just You, Just Me" - After Midnight (9-14-1956)

Cal Tjader - "Mambo at the 'M'" - Goes Latin (9-10-1957)

Hour Three:

          ~ The Break Room ~

John Coltrane - "Lazy Bird" - Blue Train (9-15-1957) The Ride Home!

Ernie Henry - "Autumn Leaves" - Last Chorus (9-15-1957)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Avenue C" - Sing a Song of Basie (9-16-1957)

Horace Silver - "The St. Vitus Dance, Melancholy Mood" - Blowin' the Blues Away (9-13-1959)

The Montgomery Brothers - "Jeannine" - In Canada (9-16-1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" - Desafinado (9-12-1962)

Kenny Burrell - "" - Bluesy Burrell (9-14-1962)

Gary Burton - "Storm" - Who Is Gary Burton (9-14-1962)

Duke Ellington - "Fleurette African" - Money Jungle (9-17-1962)

Hour Four:

John Coltrane - "Up 'Gainst the Wall" - Impressions (9-18-1962)

Bobby Timmons - "Born to Be Blue" - Born to Be Blue (9-10-1963)

Roy Haynes - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - Cymbalism (9-10-1963)

Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff - "Soul Shack" - Soul Shack (9-17-1963)

Paul Desmond - "All Across the City" - Glad to be Unhappy bonus track (9-16-1964)

Lee Morgan - "Most Like Lee" - Cornbread (9-18-1965)

John Handy - "Spanish Lady" - Live at Monterey Jazz Festival (9-18-1965)

Playlist for 12-6-2022 Jazzploration

Had a good time spinning this week's set - thank you to all who stopped by! You can listen to the show in the player below. Have a good one! - Kendo

Freddie Hubbard - "Happiness is Now" - Skagly (1979)

Maynard Furgeson - "To and Fro" - The Maynard Ferguson Sextet (1965)

Dave Hamilton - "Mellow In Coli" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer - "Dancing On the Grave" - The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)

Don Patterson - "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - Holiday Soul (1964)

Horace Silver - "Doodlin'" - 1959 Live in Paris (1959)

Weather Report - "Cucumber Slumber" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)

Woody Herman - "Hard To Keep My Mind On You" - Light My Fire (1968)

Flora Purim - "Windows" - Encounters (1976)

Cal Tjader - "First There Is a Mountain" - Tjader (1971)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Spooky" - Out of Sight (but 'in' sound) (1968)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Pretty Butterfly" - Out of Sight (but 'in' sound) (1968)

Duke Pearson - "Ready Rudy" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Sonny Stitt/Red Hollaway - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Forecast: Sonny and Red (1976)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Mr. P.C." - High Flying with L,H & R (1961)

Dexter Gordon - "You've Changed" - The Squirrel (1967)

Jane Monheit - "The Merriest" - The Merriest (2022)
Weather Report - "Volcano for Hire" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1972) 

 

Playlist for 1-25-2022 - Chunks of Time II

This week we continued to travel through recording sessions in the month of January - this time in the early sixties; along with some randomness and Christmas acquisitions. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)

Excellent album!

Donald Byrd - "Soulful Kiddy" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd - "Little Boy Blue" - Byrd in Flight (1-25-1960)

Wes Montgomery - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)

Wes Montgomery - "Four On Six" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)

Elmo Hope - "B's A Plenty" - Elmo Hope Trio (1959)

John Coltrane - "Every Time We Say Goodbye" - My Favorite Things (1960)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1950)

Hour Two:

Montgomery Brothers - "Just For Now" - Groove Yard (1-3-1961)

Solid!

Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove yard (1-3-1961)

Jackie McLean - "Bluesnik" - Bluesnik (1-8-1961)

Shorty Baker/Doc Cheatham - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Shorty & Doc (1-17-1961)

Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson - "Summertime" - Double Exposure (1-23-1961)

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Who Cares?" - Know What I Mean (1-27-1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Sweet and Lovely" - Explorations (2-2-1961)

Reuben Wilson - "I Say A Little Prayer" - Love Bug (1969)

Hour Three:

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Vento Fresco (Cool Wind)" - Bossa Nova USA (1-3-1961)

A very early entry into genre...

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Someday My Prince Will Come" - Countdown: Time In Outer Space (1-12-1962)

Grant Green - "The Song Is You" - Nigeria (1-13-1962)

Sonny Rollins - "Oleo" - Oleo (1-31-1962)

Hour Four:

Charles Mingus - "Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney" - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1-20-1963)

Charles Mingus - "Celia" - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus! (1-2-1963)

Cal Tjader - "Morning of the Carnival" - Sona Libre (1-28-1963)

Catalyst - "Little Miss Lady" - Unity (1974)

Herbie Hancock - "Sleeping Giant" - Crossings (1972)

Playlist for 12-29-2020 - Last Show of 2020!

Another dreamy 70's ECM release

This show was just grab what looks good and go, along with Christmas gifts received like "J & K", "Legends of Acid Jazz: Sonny Phillips", Pat Metheny "Passengers", Herbie Hancock "The Prisoner" and more! It's also the show that gave me the idea for "Soul Jazz Tuesdays".  Thanks to all who listened - Happy New Year!! - Kendo

Hour One:

Tom Keenlyside - "The Summer Knows" - Fortune Teller (2019)*

Chance Hayden - "Squeeze Tight" - Grab & Go (2020)*

Julian Gerstin - "Spirula Spirula" - Littoral Zone (2020)*

Tom Keenlyside - "The Fortune Teller" - Fortune Teller (2019)*

Killer UK recording from Maynard

Maynard Ferguson - "Move Over" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)

Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)

Sonny Phillips - "Be Yourself" - Sure 'Nuff (1969)

Cal Tjader - "Bachi" - Hurucan ()

Twink - "Pussy Cat" - The Broken Record ()

Hour Two:

Lou Donaldson - "Rev. Moses" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

Sonny Phillips - "Sure 'Nuff, Sure 'Nuff" - Sure 'Nuff (1969)

Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Returns (2008)

Stacey Kent - "O Barquinho" - The Changing Lights (2013)

Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber - "Sea Journey" - Passengers (1977)

George Kahn Quartet - "I Feel Pretty" - Dreamcatcher (2020)*

Hot debut from Melvin!

Melvin Sparks - "Charlie Brown" - Sparks! (1970)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Freddie Hubbard - "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" - Sweet Return (1983) The Ride Home!

Herbie Hancock - "He Who Lives in Fear" - The Prisoner (1969)

Jorge Garcia - "Black Dog" - Crossover (2019)*

J & K - "Mojo" - Stonebone (1969) CTI Moment

Hour Four:

Milt Jackson - Joe Pass - Ray Brown - "Moonglow" - The Big 3 (1975)

Melvin Sparks - "Spark Plug" - Spark Plug (1971)

Miles Davis - "Double Image" - Double Image (1970)

Pat Metheny Quartet with Eberhard Weber - "B>G (Midwestern Nights Dream) - Passengers (1977)

Freddie Hubbard - "Straight Life" - Straight Life (197?) CTI Moment

50 years old - hard to believe - still so relevant & fresh!

Playlist for 11-8-2016 WFCF - Broadway!

"Broadway Nights" - stumpyxetta
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Last week's show was Broadway themed. I had just come back from vacation - so I'm a little behind in posting this. Hope you enjoyed the show! - Kendo



Hour One:

Branford Marsalis/Kurt Ellings - "There's a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon for New York" - Upward Spiral (2016)*  [Porgy and Bess 1935]

Kenia - "Summertime" - On We Go (2016)*  [Porgy & Bess 1935]

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Gabor Szabo - "People" - More Sorcery (1967)  [Funny Girl 1963]

Jimmy Giuffre - "Mack the Knife" - The Easy Way (1959)  [Three Penny Opera 1928]

Melissa Aldana - "My Ship" - Back Home (2015)*  [Lady In the Dark 1941]

Ben Paterson - "I've Never Been In Love Before" - Essential Elements (2011)  [Guys and Dolls 1950]

Ella Fitzgerald - "The Gentleman is a Dope" - Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson (1961)  [Allegro 1947]

Stan Kenton - "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" - The Stage Door Swings (1958)  [Kismet 1953]

The Mastersounds (Montgomery Brothers) - "Not Since Nineveh" - Kismet (1958)  [Kismet 1953]

Ross Tompkins - "Stranger in Paradise" - The Ross Tompkins Trio (1963)   [Kismet 1953]

Hour Two:

Ernie Watts - "Knowing When to Leave" - Planet Love (1969)  [Promises Promises 1968]

Grant Green - "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)  [Promises, Promises 1968]

Fred Hersch - "I Have Dreamed" - Sarabande (1986)  [The King and I 1951]

Jill Allen Wofsey - "Getting to Know You" - I'm Flying (2005)  [The King and I 1951]

Keith Jarrett - "Tonight" - Somewhere (2009) [West Side Story 1957] 

Maynard Ferguson - "Maria" - Maynard 1962 (1961)  [West Side Story 1957]

Cal Tjader - "America" - West Side Story (1960) [West Side Story 1957]

Jane Ira Bloom - "Somewhere" - Early Americans (2015)  [West Side Story 1957]

Johnny Scott - "Something's Coming" - Communication (1967) - [West Side Story 1957]

Annie Ross w/ Gerry Mulligan - "I Feel Pretty" - Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1957)  [West Side Story 1957]

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Bill Frisell - "On the Street Where You Live" - Bill Frisell Ron Carter Paul Motian (2005)  [My Fair Lady 1956] The Ride Home!

Chet Baker - "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" - Plays the Best of Lerner and Loew (1959)  [My Fair Lady 1956]

Sonny Rollins - "Till There Was You [take 4]" - Freedom Suite (1958)  [The Music Man 1957]

Michael Dease - "Marian the Librarian" - Father Figure (2015)*  [The Music Man 1957]

Michael Davis - "Crb's 76 Trombones" - Hip-Bone Big Band (2016)*  [The Music Man 1957]

Tim Davies Big Band - "Conceivilization" - The Expensive Train Set (2015)* request

Hour Four:

Danny Zeitlin - "You and the Night and the Music" - Slick Rock (2003)  [Revenge with Music 1934]

Sonny Rollins - "You Do Something to Me" - The Bridge (1962)  [Fifty Million Frenchmen 1929]

Woody Herman - "Aquarius" - Heavy Exposure (1969) [Hair 1967]

Quincy Jones - "Walking in Space" - Walking in Space (1969)  [Hair 1967]

Johnny Hammond - "I Don't Know How to Love Him" - WIld Horses Rock Steady (1971)  [Jesus Christ Superstar 1971] CTI Moment

John Coltrane - "My Favorite Things" - My Favorite Things (1960) [The Sound of Music 1959]

Playlist for 10-18-2016 WFCF - Cinema!

Dave Stryker - photo by Tom Mills

Today's show is the first of several movie-themed excursions! New & old releases with famous and not-so famous tunes! Hours two & three feature entire sets dedicated to films like "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", "Black Orpheus" & the James Bond series! Tune in today (Tues 10/18) from 3-5pm eastern and resuming at 5:15-7pm by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo 


Hour One:

Dave Stryker - "Trouble Man" - Eight Track II (2016)* 
[Trouble Man 1972]

Maynard Ferguson - "Gonna Fly Now" - Conquistador (1976)
["Rocky" 1972]

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brad Mehldau - "I Concentrate On You" - Blues and Ballads (2014)* 
["Broadway Melody of 1940"]

Gary McFarland - "Love Theme from David and Lisa" - Point of Departure (1963)

Carol Bach-y-Rita

["David and Lisa" 1962]

Freddie Hubbard - "The Godfather (Theme)" - Sky Dive (1972) CTI MOMENT 
["The Godfather" 1972]

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "While My Lady Sleeps" - Minha Casa (2016)*
["The Chocolate Soldier" 1941)

Joe Policastro - "More Than a Woman" - Pops! (2016)*
["Saturday Night Fever" 1977]

Giacomo Gates - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - Miles Tones (2012) 
["Anchors Aweigh" 1945]

Albare - "Mission Impossible" - Dreamtime (2016)*
["Mission Impossible" - 1996]

Hour Two:

Nels Cline - "The Search for Kat" - Lovers (2013)
["Breakfast at Tifanny's" 1962]

Henry Mancini - "Something for Cat" - Breakfast at Tiffany's (1962)
["Breakfast at Tifanny's" 1962]

Sarah Vaughan - "Moon River" - Sings the Mancini Songbook (1964)
["Breakfast at Tifanny's" 1962]

Allison Adams Tucker - "Pure Imagination" - Wanderlust (2016)* 

Keith Brown

["Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" 1971]

Leslie Odom Jr. - "Cheer Up Charlie" - Leslie Odom Jr. (2016)*
["Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" 1971]

Keith Brown - "(I've Got a) Golden Ticket" - The Journey (2015) 
["Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" 1971]

George Benson - "Gentle Rain" - Beyond The Blue Horizon (1971) CTI MOMENT
["The Gentle Rain" 1966] 

Wayne Bergeron - "James Bond Medley" - Full Circle (2015)*

Bill Frisell - "You Only Live Twice" - When You Wish Upon a Star (2015)
["You Only Live Twice" 1967]

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Dexter Gordon - "Manhã de Carnaval" - Gettin' Around (1965) - The Ride Home 
["Black Orpheus" 1959]

Carol Saboya - "A Felicidade" - Carolina (2016)*
["Black Orpheus" 1959]

Cal Tjader - "Samba de Orfeu" - Soul Bird (1965)

Marquis Hill

["Black Orpheus" 1959]

Marquis Hill - "Smile" - The Way We Play (2016)*
["Modern Times" 1939]

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Love Letters" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992) 
["Love Letters" 1945]

Sonny Rollins - "When You Wish Upon a Star" - & Co 1964 (1964)
["Pinocchio" 1940]

Silvanos Monasterios - "Never Let Me Go" - Partly Sunny (2014)*
["The Scarlet Hour" 1956]

Maynard Ferguson - "Love Theme From the Vilachi Papers" - MF Horns 3 (1973)
["The Vilachi Papers" 1972]

Hour Four:

Bill Frisell - "Psycho Pt I & 2" - When You Wish Upon a Star (2015)* 
["Psycho" 1960]

Bria Skonberg - "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) - Bria Skonberg (2016)*  
["The Man Who Knew Too Much" 1956]

Tony Foster - "Theme from the Pink Panther" - Project Paradiso (2016)*
["The Pink Panther" 1963]

Freddie Hubbard - "The Summer Knows" - Skagly (1979)

Matt Baker

 
["Summer of '42" 1971]

Matt Baker - "Theme from The Apartment" - Almost Blue (2015)*
["The Apartment" 1960]

Leslie Pintchik - "Charade" - True North (2015) 
["Charade" 1963]

Albare - "The Magnificent Seven" - Dreamtime (2015)*
["The Magnificent Seven" 1960]

Jack McDuff - "Theme from 'The Carpetbaggers'" - The Dynamic Jack McDuff (1964)
["The Carpetbaggers" 1964 ]

Bobby Hutcherson - "Theme from Blow-Up" - Oblique (1967)
["Blow-Up" 1966]

Playlist for 9-6-2016 WFCF - Featured Albums + more!

Today we'll listen to a few featured albums: "Grantstand" by Grant Green, "Live in Europe 1967" from Miles Davis, lengthy cuts from Herbie Mann, Idris Muhammad & Weather Report, classics from Bill Evans & Thelonious Monk, much more + new releases including Abbey Lincoln & Woody Shaw! Tune in today (Tues 9/6) from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Jimmy O'Connell - "Bolivia" - Arrhythmia (2015)*

Abbey Lincoln - "Talkin' To the Sun" - Love Having You Around (1980)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Solid early effort with a stellar cast!

Thelonious Monk - "Ruby, My Dear" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

Grant Green - "Old Folks" - Grantstand (1961)

Allison Adams Tucker - "Sous le Ciel de Paris" - Wanderlust (2016)*

Miles Davis Quintet - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Live in Europe (1967)

Michika Fukumori - "Make Someone Happy" - Quality Time (2013)*

Tim Ray Trio - "DE Train" - Windows (2014)*

Grant Green - "Green's Greenery" - Grantstand (1961)

Eric Hargett - "Woody's Dream" - Steppin' Up (2011)*

Hour Two:

Pat Martino/Gene Ludwig - "Mr. PC" - Young Guns (1969)

Carey Frank - "WJ Evans" - Keep Smiling (2015)

Bill Evans - "Waltz for Debby" - Waltz for Debby (1961)

Wonderful, revelatory set of concerts!

Michael Davis - "Butter Ball" - Hip-Bone Big Band (2016)*

Herbie Mann - "Summertime" - At the Village Gate (1961)

Miles Davis Quintet - "No Blues" - Live in Europe 1967 (11/6)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Idris Muhammad - "Sudan" - House of the Rising Sun (1975) The Ride Home!

Behn Gillece - "Camera Eyes" - Dare to Be (2016)*

Steve Fidyk - "Doin' the Shake" - Allied Forces (2016)*

Peter Brendler - "Angelica" - Message in Motion (2015)*

Jack McDuff Big Band- "Carry Me Home" - Prelude (1963) 5:50 Gospel Express

Lee Morgan - "Stopstart" - The Procrastinator (1967)

Hour Funk:

Maynard Ferguson - "Awright, Awright" - M.F. Horn 3 (1973)

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

Ashleigh Smith - "Blackbird" - Sunkissed (2016)*

very fine soul-jazz release!

Todd Hunter - "Snake In the Bottle" - Eat, Drink, Play (2016)*

Theo Croker - "Real Episode" - Escape Velocity (2015)*

Woody Shaw/Louis Hayes - "Sun Bath" - The Tour Vol 1 (1976)*

Ashleigh Smith - "Love Is You" - Sunkissed (2016)*

John Scofield - "Southern Pacific" - A Go Go (1998)


Weather Report - "Brown Street" - 8:30 (1979)

Playlist for 2015 10 20 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Cafe Du Monde" - Sarah Garrettacrylic on canvas
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 So much good music I can't wait to spin this week! Paul Desmond, Lisa Parrott, Hampton Hawes, Kenny Barron, Jack Sheldon & we'll get back to going through the 3 box sets we've been hitting up all year from Ella, Dizzy & Savoy! Tune in today (Tuesday 10/20) from 3-7pm online by clicking here!

 

Hour One:

John Ellis | DOUBLE WIDE – “Booker” – Charm (2014)

John Scofield - "Museum" - Past Present (2015)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Gerald Stockton – “Remembered Loves” – My Gentle Breeze (2015)

Grant Green – “At Long Last Love” – I Want To Hold Your Hand (1965)

Jack Sheldon - photo from his Facebook

Jack Sheldon – “Cheek to Cheek” – Get Out of Town (1954)

Paul Desmond – “Skylark” – Skylark (1973)

Hampton Hawes – “Weird Blues” – The Green Leaves of Summer (1964)

Maynard Ferguson – “La Fiesta” – Chameleon (1974)

Hour Two:

Roseanna Vitro – “Morning” – Clarity (2013)

Ray Brown’s All Stars – “Moody Speaks” – Dizzy Gillespie Odyssey 1945-1952 (1946)

Raquel Cepeda – “Chega De Saudade” – I’m Confessin’ (2012)

Yusef Lateef – “Yusef’s Mood” – Jazz Mood (1957 4 9)

Michael Ross – “Life of Riley” – Ginger (2013)

Ella Fitzgerald – “Mood Indigo” – Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1958)

Esquivel - "Who's Sorry Now" - 

Dave Liebman Group - "Hat Trick" - The Puzzle (2015)

Yelena Eckemoff Quartet - "Waves and Shells" - Everblue (2014)

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Theme from a Man and a Woman" - Live in Studio (2015)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Kenny Barron – “Peruvian Blue” – Peruvian Blue (1974) Ride Home!

Ed Reed – “I’m A Shy Guy” – I’m a Shy Guy (2013)

John Ellis | DOUBLE WIDE – “High and Mighty” – Charm (2014)

Karrin Allyson - "Many a New Day" - Many a New Day (2015)

Jack Mouse Group – “The Breezeling” – Range of Motion (2012)

Brother Jack McDuff – “Memphis In June” – Down Home Style (1969)

Billie Holiday/ Stan Getz  - “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” – At Storyville (1951)

Hour Four:
 
Errol Rackipov – “Folk Dance” – Pictures From a Train Window (2015)

Lisa Casalino – “I’m Old Fashioned” – I’m Old Fashioned (2014)

Astrud Gilberto – “Brazilian Tapestry” – Gilberto with Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Lisa Parrott – “Dancing Laughing” – Round Tripper (2014)

Scott Healy Ensemble – “Princess Tongora” – Hudson City Suite (2012)

Lorraine Feather – “Be My Muse” – Flirting With Disaster (2015)

Mark Egan – “After Math” – Direction Home (2015)

Junior Cook – “Illusion of Grandeur” – Somethin’s Cookin’ (1981)

Playlist for 9-22-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats on Vinyl!

"Tiny Birdie #2" - PhotonLights
oil painting
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I've pulled more vinyl than I could possibly play for this show! Plus cuts Ella & Louis, Joshua Breakstone (with Jack McDuff), Marlena Shaw, Michel Camilo, Krakauer, Judy Wexler, from recently reviewed artists Raquel Cepeda and Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash! Vinyl artists are true Jazz Greats! Tune in today (9/22) from 3-7pm by clicking here; and say hi/follow on Facebook or Twitter! Can't wait to spin 'em! - Kendo





Hour One:

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" - Live In Studio (2015)

Joe Magnarelli - "Clockwise" - Three On Two (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Julie London - "Everything Happens to Me" - Julie at Home (1960)

actually recorded in her living room!

Ella Fitzgerald - "Cheek to Cheek" - Ella and Louis (1956)

Frank Sinatra - "I Can't Get Started" - No One Cares (1959)

Duke Ellington - "Perdido" - Ellington Uptown (1952)

Raquel Cepeda - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - I'm Confessin' (2012)

Count Basie - "Watermelon Man" - Basie Picks the Winners (??)

Michel Camilo - "Impressions" - On The Other Hand (1996)

Hour Two:

Maynard Ferguson - "Chameleon" - Chameleon (1974)

Mike LeDonne - "Let It Go" - Awwlright! (2015)

Funky stuff from Maynard!

Chris Connor - "Love Walked In" - Sings George Gershwin (??)

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - "Equinox" - Intercambio (2015)

Chris Connor - "Love Is Here to Stay" - Sings George Gershwin ()

Dexter Gordon - "Rhythm-a-ning" - The Jumpin' Blues ()

Lorraine Feather - "Be My Muse" - Flirting With Disaster (2015)

Marian McPartland - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" - A Fine Romance (1976)

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis - "2/3's Adventure" - Live in Cuba (2015)

Hour Three:

Art Farmer - "Flute Song" - Something You Got (1978) Ride Home!

David Krakauer - "Honeycomb" - The Big Picture (2014)

George Benson - "This Masquerade" - Breezin' (1976)

Steve Wilson | Lewis Nash - "Monk Medley" -- Duologue (2013)

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

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Recuerdo" - Buttercorn Lady (1966) 

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "The Theme" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

Jim Martinez - "Surfin' Snoopy" - Good Grief! (2014)

Hour Four:

Hank Crawford - "Canadian Sunset" - Hank Crawford's Back (1976)

Terrence Blanchard - "Breathless" - Breathless (2014)

Jimmy McGriff - "Time Waltzes On" - A Bag Full of Blues (1967)

Judy Wexler - "They Say It's Spring" - What I See (2013)

Long play Ellington from 1952!

Giacomo Gates - "Hazel's Hips" - Everything Is Cool (2015)

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

Terri Lyne Carrington - "I'm a Fool to Want You" - The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul (2015)

Cecile McLoren Salvant - "Wives and Lovers" - For One to Love (2015)

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