Tuesdays on Mixcloud 5:00-6:30 pm eastern
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Jazzploration with Kendo - R-O-Y-G-B-I-V part 1
Friday, July 19, 2024
Anything Goes with Kendo - Inner City Blues
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Chillified! - Relaxing Jazz with DJ Kendo
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Soul Jazz Tuesday with DJ Kendo
Brother Jack McDuff - "Obblighetto" - Moon Rappin' (1969)
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Soul Jazz Tuesday with DJ Kendo
Lonnie Smith - "Play It Back" - Live at Club Mozambique (1970)
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Jazz DiVinyl with DJ Kendo
Michel Legrand - "Rosetta" - Legrand Jazz (1958)
Dave Liebman - "Dark Lady" - Sweet Hands (1975)
three minutes of silence...
Branford Marsalis - "Yes and No" - Random Abstract (1987)
Thelonious Monk - "Mysterioso" - Greatest Hits (196?)
Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1978)"
Gerry Mulligan - "Bernie's Tune" - Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)
Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)
Hubert Laws - "Where Is the Love" - Morning Star (1972)
Jack McDuff - "Mini Pads" - Sophisticated Funk (1976)
Lee Morgan - "Kin Folks" - City Lights (1957)
Pat Metheny Group - "Lone Jack" - Pat Metheny Group (1978)
The Modern Jazz Quartet/Jimmy Giuffre Three - "Fine" - Third Stream Music (1960)
image by Andrea Piacquadio.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Saturday Morning Jazztoons 01
Another journey through the gem-filled wonderland of jazz with selections and pairings you don't hear everyday but will delight your ears and soul. Jazztoons for your happy Saturday not-at-work-hanging-out-in-my-lounge-shorts-doing-nothing morning. Artists include Cal Tjader, Gary McFarland, Bobby Hutcherson, Kiefer, Eddie Harris, Zoot Sims, Willis Jackson - lots more! Mixed live and streamed on 2-3-2024. Listen in the player below!
Cal Tjader - "Here" - Solar Heat (1968)
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Jazz Divinyl 02 with DJ Kendo
Jazz that's easy on the ears but big on satisfaction! Mixed live from vinyl on 1-30-2024. Listen in the player just below.
Michael Petrovich - "Cafe Liberte" - Bella Luna (2012)
Larry Young - "Paris Eyes" - Into Somethin' (1964)
Julian Lage - "Temple Steps" - View with a Room (2022)
Lambert Hendricks & Ross - "Mr. P.C." - Lambert Hendricks & Ross (1961)
Harold Land - "A New Shade of Blue" - A New Shade of Blue (1971)
Technical Difficulties - "Silence for 3 minutes"
Hubert Laws - "A Day With You" - Laws' Cause (1968)
Michel Legrand - "Django" - Legrand Jazz (1958)
Ramsey Lewis - "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" - Sound of Spring (1962)
Herbie Mann - "There Is a Mountain" - Windows Opened (1968)
Charlie Mariano - "Blue In Green" - Reflections (1974)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Loose Foot" - Moon Rappin' (1969)
Charles Mingus - "Remember Rockefeller at Attica" - Changes One (1974)
Modern Jazz Quartet/Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Da Capo" - Third Stream Music (1960)
Wes Montgomery - "Stompin' at the Savoy" - One Night In Indy (1959)
Jimmy McGriff - "Plain Brown Bag" - Groove Grease (1971)
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Playlist for 8-18-2023 - Soul Jazz Vinyl Show IV
This week's show was a fun one and flew by! Great tracks from John Patton, Victor Feldman, Tosca, Billy Cobham and lots more! Have a listen in the player below. Thanks to all who attended! - Kendo
Jaywalkers - "Sutro Heights" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)
Billy Cobham - "Opelousas" - Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought (1978)
Cal Tjader - "Ode to Billy Joe" - Solar Heat (1968)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Oblighetto" - Moon Rappin' (1969)
Al Cohn - "Good Old Blues" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)
Tosca - "Pyjama" - J.A.C. (2005)
John Patton - "Let 'Em Roll" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)
Cannonball Adderley - "Pyramid" - Pyramid (1974)
Flora Purim - "Tomara (I Wish)" - Encounter (1976)
Herbie Mann - "What Would You Do" - Sun Belt (1978)
Victor Feldman - "This Door Swings Both Ways" - Plays Everything in Sight (1967)
Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy '66" - Gypsy '66 (1965)
Friday, August 11, 2023
Cool Jazz for a Hot Day - Playlist for 8-8-2023
A set of chill, soothing jazz with lots of groove to help you stay cool! Original broadcast and mixed live on 8-8-2023. Listen in the player below or follow me on Mixcloud!
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "For Minors Only" - Hard Drive (1957)
Art Farmer - "Something You Got" - Something You Got (1977)
The Family of Man - "Davey Blue" - First Light (1974)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Minha Saudade" - A Change is Gonna Come (1966)
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "Ebony Samba" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)
George Benson - "Dance" - Body Talk (1973)
Mongo Santamaria - "No Pises Mis Lagri Mas" - Fuego (1973)
Cal Tjader - "Morning" - (1966)
Roy Meriwether Trio - "A Taste of Honey" - Soup & Onions (1966)
Jimmy Smith - "Mimosa" - Off The Top (1982)
Kiefer - "Curly" - When There's Love Around (2022)
image by Oliver Sjöström
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Playlist for 7-1-2023 - Chill-i-fied!
70 minutes of chilled out jazz mixed live with no announcements. Lengthy, relaxed instrumental grooves from Freddie Hubbard, Baby Face Willette, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery and many more great artists! You can listen in the player below. Enjoy and stay cool!
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Playlist for 5-23-2023 WFCF - Jazz Kittens!
Lookin' in the magic mirror! "Romper, Stomper, Bomper, Boo!... I see Laura and Gracie and Elizabeth and Sue..."! All the jazz kitten names I could round up at 3 this morning! You can listen at 88.5 FM in and around St. Augustine, or on iHeart!
Hour One:
Jimmy Smith - "Gracie" - Home Cookin' (1959)
John Coltrane - "Bessie's Blues" - Crescent (1964)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Donald Byrd - "Jamie" - Ethiopian Knights (1971)
Bobby Broom - "Niqui" - Clean Sweep (1981)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Sue Ann" - Tide (1970)
Charles Mingus - "Peggy's Blue Skylight" - Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)
Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet - "Chloe" - Mambo with Tjader (1954)
Thelonious Monk - "Dinah" - Solo Monk (1965)
Miles Davis Quintet - "Diane" - Steamin' (1956)
Hour Two:
Harold Land - "Ode to Angela" - A New Shade of Blue (1971)
Michel Camilo - "Albertina" - Rendezvous (1993)
Jack McDuff (featuring Houston Person) - "Laura" - The Re-Entry (1988)
Johnny Coles - "Betty's Bossa" - Katumbo (1971)
Art Pepper - "Ophelia" - Living Legend (1975)
Duke Pearson - "Big Bertha" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)
Cal Tjader - "Sally's Tomato" - Sona Libre (1963)
The Montgomery Brothers - "Jeanine" - In Canada (1961)
Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" - Pyramid (1974)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Tom McCormick - "Barbara" - South Beat (2016)
Big John Patton - "Latona" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)
Miles Davis - "Sweet Sue, Just You" - What Is Jazz (1956)
Herbie Hancock - "Jessica" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)
Cal Tjader - "Tanya" - Soul Sauce (1964)
Art Pepper - "Diane" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)
Mimi Fox Organ Trio - "Judy's Song" - One for Wes (2022)
Hour Four:
Art Pepper - "What Laurie Likes" - Living Legend (1975)
Nicholas Payton - "Along Came Betty" - The Couch Sessions (2022)
Charles Earland - "Betty Boop" - Revelation (1977)
Hank Mobley - "Beverley" - Reach Out! (1968)
Cal Tjader - "Georgy Girl" - Hip Vibrations (1967)
Eric Gale - "Sara Smile" - Ginseng Woman (1977)
Dexter Gordon - "Tanya" - One Flight Up (1964)
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Playlist for 5-9-2023 WFCF - In The Very Merry Month!
There was a lot of great music recorded on the date of this broadcast (May 9th) and we listened to a whole bunch of it with works by Miles Davis (an entire album), Donald Byrd, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington and Lou Donaldson! The rest of the show featured music recorded around the same time in May. Thanks to all who tuned in and a special thanks to all who popped in on the live stream! Follow me on Mixcloud for weekly live streams - two hour jazz shows, mostly on vinyl! Much love! - Kendo
Hour One:
Lou Donaldson - "People Will Say We're In Love" - The Natural Soul (recorded 61 years ago on 5-9-1962)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Duke Ellington Orchestra with Ivy Anderson - "My Old Flame" - (recorded 89 years ago on 5-9-1934)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Love Me or Leave Me" - (recorded 5-7-1953)
Lou Donaldson - "That's All" - The Natural Soul (recorded 61 years ago on 5-9-1962)
Miles Davis - "Dear Old Stockholm" - The Young Man With The Horn" (recorded 71 years ago on 5-9-1952)
Miles Davis - "Chance It" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")
Miles Davis - "Donna" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")
Miles Davis - "Woody 'n' You" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")
Miles Davis - "Yesterdays" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")
Miles Davis - "How Deep Is the Ocean" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")
Hour Two:
Ed Cherry - "Ding Dong" - Are We There Yet? (2022)*
Miles Davis - "Limbo (alternate take)" - Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68 (recorded 56 years ago on 5-9-1967)
Charlie Parker Quintet - "Cool Blues" - Summit Meeting at Birdland (recorded 70 years ago on 5-9-1953)
Charlie Parker Quintet - "Star Eyes" - Summit Meeting at Birdland (recorded 70 years ago on 5-9-1953)
Bud Powell - "Over the Rainbow" - The Amazing Bud Powell (5-1-1951)
Donald Byrd - "Weasil" - Fancy Free (recorded 54 years ago on 5-9-1969)
Gabor Szabo - "It Was a Very Good Year" - Spellbinder (recorded 5-1-1966)
Gabor Szabo - "Cheetah" - Spellbinder (recorded 5-1-1966)
Herbie Mann - "Soul Guajira" - My Kinda Groove (recorded 5-6-1965)
Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" - Spellbinder (recorded 5-1-1966)
Hour Three:
Mulgrew Miller - "Soul-Leo" - Wingspan (recorded May 5-11-1987) The Ride Home!
Clark Terry - "Two Feet In the Gutter" - In Orbit (recorded 5-7-19)
Charles Lloyd - "Of Course, Of Course" - Of Course, Of Course (1965)
Orchestra Makassy - "Mambo Bado" (1982)
Thelonious Monk - "We See" - Monk (recorded 5-11-1954)
Joe Henderson - "No Me Esqueca" - In Pursuit of Blackness (recorded 5-12-1971)
Hour Four:
Jack McDuff - "Cap'n Jack" - The Re-Entry (1988)
Jason Moran - "Gangsterism on Canvas" - Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998)
Donald Byrd - "Secret Love" - Slow Drag (recorded May 12, 1967)
Rusty Bryant - "Lou-Lou" - Soul Liberation (1970)
Charles Lloyd - "Goin' To Memphis" - Of Course, Of Course (recorded 5-8-1964)
Hadley Caliman - "Her" - Projecting (1976)
Freddie Hubbard - "Camel Rise" - High Energy (recorded 4/29 - 5/2 1974)
Kenny Burrell - "Chuckin'" - Blue Lights Vol 2 (recorded May 14, 1958)
Pictures from the live stream of this broadcast:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Playlist for 3-16-2023 - St Patricks Day Jazz!
All the Micks and Macs from my vinyl collection (almost) to give you a bona fide St. Patrick's Day Jazz show! Although admittedly a few might not be Irish, we have representatives from The McLeans, The McLaughlins, The McDuffs, The MacPartlands, The McGriffs, The McRaes, The McPhersons, The McKusicks, lots more! Grab a naughty-size slice of soda bread and some breakfast tea (or a Guiness if so inclined) and enjoy some fun and excellent jazz you probably won't hear anywhere else! (Today, anyway!) Listen in the player below. Happy St. Patrick's Day!! - Kendo
Hour One:
Hal McKusick - "Blues Half-Smiling" - Triple Exposure (1957)
John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension - "Miles Beyond" - Live at Ronnie Scotts (2017)
Carmen McRae - "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - Alfie (1966)...
Jack McDuff - "Layin' Back" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)
Jackie McLean - "Jack's Tune" - A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)
Jill McCarron - "One For Amos" - Jazz Motif (2021)
Jimmy McGriff - "Big Booty Bounce" - Red Beans (1976)
Fraser MacPherson - "Slow Boat to China" - Jazz Prose (1984)
Les McCann & Eddie Harris - "Cold Duck Time" - Swiss Movement (1969)
Marian McPartland - "This Masquerade" - A Fine Romance (1976)
Hour Two:
John McLaughlin - "Every Tear From Every Eye" - Electric Guitarist (1978)
Christian McBride - "Brown Funk (For Ray)" - A Family Affair (1998)
Carmen McRae - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco (1962)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Flat Backin'" - Moon Rappin' (1969)...
Charles McPherson - "Bloomdido" - Come Play With Me (1995)
Jackie McLean - "Appointment In Ghana Again" - New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)
Jimmy McGriff - "Plain Brown Bag" - Groove Grease (1971)
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Playlist for 1-25-2023 Jazzploration - Last Tracks!
This was a one hour bonus show where we only listened to the final tracks of albums by Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Harold Vick and lots more! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by!
Miles Davis - "Katia" - That's What Happened Bootleg Series Vol 7 (1984)
Blue Mitchell - "Chick's Tune" - The Thing to Do (1964)
Herbie Mann - "Sunbelt - Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman)" - Sunbelt (1978)
Harold Vick - "Steppin' Out" - Steppin' Out (1963)
Eric Gale - "Live to Love" - Touch of Silk (1980)
Jack McDuff - "Radiation" - The Heatin' System (1972)
Jackie McLean with The Great Jazz Trio - "Confirmation" - New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)
Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Bumpy's Blues" - Shaft (1971)
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Playlist for 1-21-2023 Jazzploration - Pop-up Soul Jazz Show!
Just felt like doing a show Saturday night so I hopped online and spun an hour of mostly relaxing soul jazz. You can listen on the player below. Don't forget to come hang out with me Tuesday Jan 24th from 3-5pm eastern for some Jazzploring on Mixcloud! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo
Charles Earland - "Shining Bright" - Revelation (1977)
Idris Muhammad - "Bread" - Boogie to the Top (1977)
Donato/Deodato - "Whistle Stop" - Donato Deodato (1973)
Herbie Mann - "If" - Push Push (1971)
Ronnie Foster - "Chunky" - Two-Headed Freap (1972)
Al Jarreau - "Give a Little More Love" - L Is for Lover (1986)
Grant Green - "Cantaloupe Woman" - His Majesty King Funk (1965)
Roberta Flack - "Somewhere" - Newport in New York '72 (1972)
Jack McDuff - "Won't You Try My Love" - Magnetic Feel (1975)
Eric Gale - "Touch of Silk" - Touch of Silk (1980)
Big John Patton - "Oh Baby" - Oh Baby! (1965)
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Playlist for 12-27-2022 Jazzploration - Post-Holiday Sound Travels
Charles Lloyd - "Of Course, Of Course" - Of Course, Of Course (1965)
Duke Pearson - "Minor League" - Now Hear This (1968)
Cal Tjader - "Huracan" - Huracan (1978)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)
Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2000)
Blue Mitchell - "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)
Herbie Nichols - "Beyond Recall" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Novamo" - Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
Big John Patton - "Good Juice" - Oh Baby (1965)
Cannonball Adderley - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)
Hubert Laws - "Farandole" - The San Francisco Concert (1975)
Art Pepper - "Blues at Twilight" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)
Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)
Tony Williams - "The Big Man" - Play or Die (1980)
Herbie Mann - "Hey Pocky A-Way" - Yellow Fever (1975)
Mongo Santamaria - "Los Indios" - Afro-India (1975)
Eddie Harris - "Carry On Brother" - Live at Newport (1970)
Friday, November 25, 2022
Black Friday Jazzploration
A little post-holiday, non-commercial Black Friday jazz mix of deep cuts. Have a great weekend!
Freddie Hubbard - "Skagly" - Skagly (1979)
Charles Earland - "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
Hubert Laws - "Let Her Go" - Morning Song (1972)
Stix Hooper - "Brazos River Breakdown" - The World Within (1979)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Secrets of Love" - Highway One (1978)
Johnny Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)
Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Returns (2008)
Andrew Hill - "Soul Special" - Grass Roots (1968)
Eric Gale - "You Got Life In Your Hands" - Touch of Silk (1980)
Jack McDuff - "The City Bump" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)