Playlist for 6-6-2023 - Nothing to See Here, Move Along

 

For this week's show I was going to do a bunch of full album sides, because I wasn't in the mood for putting a show together; but typical of me I got fully engaged and made a full-fledged, themed show, inspired by the opening album side from Al Di Meola. The show closed with a tribute to organist Reuben Wilson, who recently passed. Hope any who tuned in enjoyed! Follow me on Mixcloud for weekly live streams. It's also where I am every other Tuesday these days. Have a fab one! - Kendo

Hour One:

Al Di Meola - "Here Comes the Sun" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Golden Slumbers (Suite)" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Dear Prudence" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Norwegian Wood" - Across the Universe (2020)

Miles Davis - "Water Babies" - Water Babies (1967)

George Benson - "Because/Come Together" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)

George Benson - "Oh! Darling" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "She's a Woman" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "Lady Madonna" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)

La Lucha - "I'm So Tired" - La Lucha (2012)

Hour Two:

Brad Mehldau - "Your Mother Should Know" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*

Brad Mehldau - "I Saw Her Standing There" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*

Brad Mehldau - "Blackbird" - The Art of the Trio (1996)

Wes Montgomery - "Eleanor Rigby" - A Day In the Life (1967)

Cal Tjader - "She's Leaving Home" - Tjader (1971)

Karl Latham - "Tax Man" - Living Standards (2015)

John Coltrane - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Ballads (1962)

Grant Green - "A Day In the Life" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Karl Latham - "Tomorrow Never Knows" - Living Standards (1971)

Ramsey Lewis - "Mother Nature's Son" - Mother Nature's Son (1968)

Gabor Szabo - "Yesterday" - Gypsy 66 (1965)

Hour Three:

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Help" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Can't Buy Me Love" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Michelle" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Weather Report - "Birdland" - Heavy Weather (1977)

Masahiko Sato, Jiro inagaki & Big Soul Media - "Sniper's Snooze" - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1971)

Mose Allison - "Swingin' Machine" - Swingin' Machine (1962)

Jimmy Smith - "See See Rider" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Jimmy Smith - "Sugar Hill" - Home Cookin' (1959)

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

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "Paris Eyes" - Into Somethin' (1964)

Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Somethin' (1964)

Gary Burton Quartet - "The Beach" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

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

Reuben Wilson - "Happy Together" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Reuben Wilson - "Orange Peel" - Blue Mode (1969)

Reuben Wilson - "While the World Lies Waiting" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Reuben Wilson - "Bus Ride" - Blue Mode (1969)

Reuben Wilson - "Sweet Tooth" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Playlist for 3-3-2020 WFCF - 1969 and 1996!

1996 live recording featuring 3 giants from 3 jazz generations.

For today's show we explored what was happening in jazz in 1969 (Quincy Jones, Bill Evans, Tony Williams Lifetime, Brother Jack McDuff...) and in 1996 (Bill Watrous Big Band, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Andy McKee, TJ Kirk...) and heard some quality tracks from the new jazz shelf! You can listen to a portion of the show below. Thanks to all who tuned in, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

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

Emie R Roussel Trio - "Yatse Club" - Rythme de Passage (2019)*

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Gina Kronstadt - "A Simple Man" - October Comes Too Soon (2019)*

1996 Mehldau still sounds fresh.

Brad Mehldau - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - The Art of the Trio Vol 1 (1996)

Quincy Jones - "Love and Peace" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment

Freddie Hubbard - "Coral Keys" - The Black Angel (1969)

David Newman - "Amandla" - Under a Woodstock Moon (1996)

Alex Levin Trio - "A Sunday Kind of Love" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2019)

Hour Two:

Bill Evans Trio - "Who Can I Turn To" - You're Gonna Hear From Me (1969)

Jeremy Pelt - "Ebony Moonbeams" - The Art of Intimacy Vol 1 (2019)*

Andy McKee and NEXT - "All Blues" - Root Down (1996)

Marlena Shaw - "Out of This World" - Dangerous (1996)

Burton's band transitioning in 1969...

Gary Burton - "Arise, Her Eyes" - Throb (1969)

Gary Burton - "Prime Time" - Throb (1969)

Gary Burton - "Throb" - Throb (1969)

Jenny Davis - "And What If I Don't" - Rearranged (2019)*

Elsa Nilsson - "Changed In Mid Air" - Hindsight (2019)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Grant Green - "Upshot" - Funk in France (1970) - The Ride Home!

Herbie Mann - "Flying" - Stone Flute (1969)

Bill Watrous - "Space Available" - Space Available (1996)

Jackie in '96 with a very creative pianist.

Jackie McLean & Junko Onishi - "Bag's Groove" - Hat Trick (1996)

Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden - "Cherokee" - Alone Together (1996)

Hour Four:

Michael Zilber - "Joshua" - East West Music for Big Bands (2018)*

T.J. Kirk - "Stomping Grounds/Untitled Instrumental/Green Chimneys" - If Four Was One (1996)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Get It Up" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" - Carryin' On (1969)

The Tony Williams Lifetime - "Vashkar" - Emergency! (1969)

1969 Tony - Powerful sounds in an era of change.

Brother Jack McDuff - "Gin and Orange" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Herbie Mann - "Ooh, Baby" - Live at the Whiskey A Go Go (1969)

Playlist for 7-16-2019 - Featured Albums Deluxe!!

Sweet little find on a recent trip to Atlantic Sounds...

On today's show we had quite a few featured albums - wasn't sure it was gonna come together but it worked, even with a last minute addition! Dave Brubeck Quartet, Pat Metheny, Dexter Gordon, Wayne Wilkinson and a release from Blue Note called "Lost Grooves". All that plus some awesome cuts from the new jazz shelf. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Wayne Wilkinson - "Chop House Blues" - Proceed to Route (2019)*

Wowed me!

Wayne Wilkinson - "Jumping at the Woodside" - Proceed to Route (2019)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Georgia On My Mind" - Gone With the Wind (1959)

Joe Farrell - "Cliche Romance" - Skateboard Park (1979)

Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band - "The Yellow Nimbus Pt II" - Antidote (2019)*

Dexter Gordon - "Modal Mood" - Dexter Calling (1961)

Pat Metheny - "Solar" - Question and Answer (1989)

Miles Davis - "Gone" - Porgy and Bess (1958)

Hour Two:

Al Foster - "Cantaloupe Island" - Inspirations and Dedications (2019)*

Wayne Wilkinson - "Proceed to Route" - Proceed to Route (2019)*

Super solid with Kenny Drew on piano.

Dexter Gordon - "I Want More" - Dexter Calling (1961)

Michael O'Neill Quintet with Tony Lindsay - "Just Friends" - Pacific Standard Time (2018)*

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "The Lonesome Road" - Gone With the Wind (1959)

Johnny Smith - "The Gypsy In My Soul" - The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar (1961)

Pat Metheny - "Question and Answer" - Question and Answer (1989)

Joel Ross - "The Grand Struggle Against Fear" - Kingmaker (2019)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Pat Metheny - "All the Things You Are" - Question and Answer (1989) - The Ride Home!

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Camptown Races (alt take)" - Gone With the Wind (1959)

Lots of humor & creativity on this one!

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Shortnin' Bread" - Gone With the Wind (1959)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Basin Street Blues" - Gone With the Wind (1959)

Dexter Gordon - "Ernie's Tune" - Dexter Calling (1961)

Dexter Gordon - "Smile" - Dexter Calling (1961)

Stan Getz - "Airegin" - Getz at the Gate (1961)*

Hour Four:

Erik Skov - "Summer Meditation" - Liminality (2018)*

Brad Mehldau - "Born to Trouble" - Finding Gabriel (2018)*

Completely enjoyable jazz from 3 masters.

John Patton - "Village Lee" - The Lost Grooves (1969)

Pat Metheny - "H & H" - Question and Answer (1989)

Lonnie Smith - "Dancin' In An Easy Groove" - The Lost Grooves (1969)

Stanley Turrentine - "Spooky" - The Lost Grooves (1968)

Viviam Sessoms - "The Best Is Yet to Come" - Life II (2018)*

Playlist fo 11-29-2016 WFCF - Crunching Numbers!

"John Coltrane" - Matt Motane

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Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! This week we have another number-themed show - "Crunching Numbers"! New releases from Jane Bunnett, Ark Ovrutski, Afro Bop Alliance and more; classic cuts from Sonny Stitt, Chick Corea, Chico Hamilton & Charles Earland; plus must-hears from Ray Oviedo, Herbie Nichols & Gonzalo Rubalcaba. All that and much more! Tune in Tuesday (11/29) from 3-5pm and resuming from 5:15-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo 

Hour One:

Ark Ovrutski Quintet - "2nd line/Partido Alto" - Sounds of Brasil (2010)*

Herbie Nichols - "2300 Skiddoo" - The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol II (1955)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Duke Jordan - "Two Loves" - Trio and Quintet (1955)

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

very fine release - great tone!

Giocamo Gates - "Take Five" - Everything is Cool (2015)

Jason Hainsworth - "I Plead Da Fif" - Third Ward Stories (2015)*

Lorraine Feather - "159" - Attachments (2013)

Jim Snidero - "MD66" - MD66 (2016)*

Brian Charette - "Blues for 96" - Once & Future (2015)*

Hour Two:

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - "Power of Two" - Oddara (2016)*

Monika Herzig - "2-Way Mirror" - The Whole World In His Hands (2014)

Stacey Kent - "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" - Jazz Loves Disney (2016)*

Kenny Burrell - "Fourth Dimensions" - Unlimited I (2016)*

Chico's best? With Charles Lloyd & Gabor Szabo!

Chico Hamilton - "Man From Two Worlds" - Man From Two Worlds (1963)

Joe Lovano - "Six and Four" - Classic! Live at Newport (2005)

John Coltrane - "Fifth House" - Coltrane Jazz (1959)

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

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "While My Lady Sleeps" - Minha Casa/My House (2016)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Chick Corea - "Five Hundred Miles High" - Light as a Feather (1972) The Ride Home! 

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - "25 New Moves" - Oddara (2016)*

Brad Mehldau - "26" - Ode (2011)

Good sounds and fun!

Ryan Fourt - "And the Two Are Left" - Big Slick (2015)

Ray Obiedo - "Ten Thirty" - There Goes That ()

Sonny Stitt - "12" - 12! (1972)

Steve Wilson - Lewis Nash - "Row Twelve" - Duologue (2013)

Hour Funk:

Todd Hunter - "210 to the 15" - Eat, Drink, Play (2016)*

Jordan Young - "Eight Counts for Rita" - Jazz Jukebox (2015)*

Keith Brown - "Ten Years of Turnmoil" - The Journey (2015)

quality playing!

Space Orphan - "Cuatro de Marzo" - Shut Up About the Sun (2016)*

Charles Earland - "Warp Factor 8" - Leaving This Planet (1973)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Highway One" - Highway One (1978)

Afro Bop Alliance Big Band - "Family of Four"  Revelation (2015)*

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 7-12-2016 WFCF - Wingin' It!

Just wingin' it today - brought some vinyl I picked up over the weekend by Jack McDuff and Herbie Mann! New releases and favorite Jazz Greats artists today! Tune in by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo









Hour One:

Ed Calle - "Dancing on a Cloud" - 360 (2016)*

Lenny Marcus Trio - "Moving Fourth" - Moving Fourth (2016)*

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Workin' (1956)

Miles Davis - "Freddie Freeloader" - Kind of Blue (1959)

Brad Mehldau Trio - "I Concentrate On You" - Blues and Ballads (2014)*

Cal Tjader - "O Barquinho (Little Boat)" - Sona Libre (1963)

Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)

Theo Croker - "In Orbit" - Escape Velocity (2015)*

Hour Two:

A Bu - "Butterflies Fly in Pairs I" - Butterflies Fly in Pairs (2015)*

Michael Dease - "Brooklyn" - Father Figure (2015)*

Louis Bellson Quintet - "Funky Blues" - Raincheck (1978)

Ron King - "Atlantic Thoughts" - Triumph (2016)*

Reginald Cyntje - "Spiritual" - Spiritual Awakening (2015)*

Joe Farrell - "Song of the Wind" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)

Larry Dickson - "Bandwich Blues" - Second Springtime (2015)

Corey Christiansen - "Factory Girl" - Factory Girl (2015)*

Hour Three:

Return to Forever - "La Fiesta" - Return to Forever (1972) The Ride Home!

Freddie Hubbard - "People Make the World Go Round" - Polar AC (1972) The Ride Home!

Ed Neumeister - "Lightning Bugs and Frogs" - Suite Ellington (2010)*

Alison Lewis - "Cheek to Cheek" - Seven (2015)*

Swiss Jazz Orchestra - "Pools" - Pools (2015)*

Damian Draghici - "Ceora" - The American Dream (2016)*

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic - "Sabor" - Havana Blue (2013)*

Spike Wilner - "Monkey Mind" - Koan (2015)*

Hour Funk:

Jack McDuff - "The Heatin' System" - The Heatin' Sysem (1972)

BadBadNotGood - "Speaking Gently" - IV (2016)

Marquis Hill - "Moon Rays" - The Way We Play (2016)

Herbie Mann - "Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)

Myriad 3 "Noyammas" - Moons (2016)*

Mimi Jones - "Mr. Poo Poo" - Feet in the Mud (2016)*

Eddie Henderson - "Dr. Mganga" - Heritage (1976)

Playlist for 3-3-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"The Mermaid's Table" - Marcel Flisiuk
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This week's show is a mix of favorite tracks and tracks that have never appeared before on Jazz Greats! Plenty of new releases as well + a nice lengthy "ride home" at 5pm from Lee Morgan. Immediately following that, we will listen to the entire album "The Jody Grind" by Horace Silver - it's nothing short of stellar - AllMusic gives it 4½ stars. Tune in online or at 88.5FM locally Tuesday 3/3/15 from 3-7pm EST and say hey while you're listening on either Facebook or Twitter. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

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

Joe Alterman - "Blue Moon" - Georgia Sunset (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Johnny Smith - "Sophisticated Lady" - Walk, Don't Run (1954)

Thelonious Monk - "Pannonica" - Brilliant Corners (1956)

Moutin Reunion Quartet circa 2000

Scott Marischen - "Alligator Alley" - Alligator Alley (2011)

Roland Kirk - "Moon Song" - We Free Kings (1961)

Moutin Reunion Quartet - "La Vie en rose" - Power Tree (2000)

John Patitucci - "King Kong" - Imprint (1999) 

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

Hour Two:

Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band - "Chant" - Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (2013)
 
Jamie Cullum - "Don't You Know" - Interlude (2014)

Jackie Gleason - "African Waltz" - A Taste of Jazz for Lovers Only (1967)

Jack Mouse Group - "Mean Streak" - Range of Motion (2012)

Astrud Gilberto - "Brazilian Tapestry" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

Grew - from Wingspan liner notes

Mulgrew Miller - "Soul Leo" - Wingspan (1987)

Wes Montgomery - "Insensatez (How Insensitive)" - Tequila (1966)

Sonny Rollins - "Kiss and Run" - Plus Four (1956)

Brad Mehldau - "Lucid" - The Art of the Trio Volume One (1996)

Hour Three:

Lee Morgan - "The Gigolo" - The Gigolo (1965) Ride Home

Art Blakey & Horace Silver 12/56 at Café Bohemia
Photo by William "PoPsie" Randolph

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

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

Horace Silver - "Mexican Hip Dance" - The Jody Grind (1966)

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

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

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

Hour Four:

La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Donald Fagen - "Planet D'Rhonda" - Sunken Condos (2012)

Sonny Stitt 1981

Sonny Stitt - "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - In Style (1981)

General Music Project - "It Was a Very Good Year" - II (1994)

Quincy Davis - "Erica's Tune" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

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

Freddie Hubbard - "Straight Life" - Straight Life (1970)

Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2014

It's All Hallow's Eve! Time for the list of songs that did it for me this year, on or off the radio shows.

This year's list is entirely music released in the past year, except for 1 or 2 that came out in 2013, but only reached my ears more recently. Also, afterwards there is a short "Best Albums of 2014" list, as well as a list of 22 older cuts for recommended listening; or perhaps a different, uplifting jazz playlist.

Tune in Tuesday 11/4 from 3-6pm eastern when we'll count down from #25 to #1. After the countdown we'll hear random selections from the awesome oldies list.

Have fun! The links, when available, are for mp3 purchase links over at Amazon. Always get your jazz legally! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo


Kendo's Top 55 Jazz Tracks for 2014


1. Theo Croker (w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater) - "Save Your Love For Me"
2. Alfredo Rodriguez - "El Güije"
3. Brad Mehldau & Mike Guiliana - "Swimming"
4. George Cables - "Cedar Walton"
5. Monty Alexander - "People Make the World Go Round"
6. Louis Hayes - "Soul-Leo"
7. Bobby Broom - "Sweet and Lovely"
8. Harvey Mason - "Black Frost"
9. La Lucha - "The Way You Look Tonight"
10. Eric Johnson/Mike Stern - "Wishing Well"
11. Bria Skonberg - "Three Little Words/Sir Duke"
12. Kyle Eastwood - "Summer Gone"
13. Riverside - "The Train and the River"
14. Takuya Kuroda - "Afro Blues"
15. Joshua Redman - "Soul Dance"
16. New Gary Burton Quartet - "Sunday's Uncle"
17. Etienne Charles - "Roots"
18. Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Pick Up the Pieces"
19. Joe Beck - "Manha de Carnaval"
20. Matthew Kaminski - "Turn to Stone"
21. Catherine Russell - "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
22. Al Jarreau - "Somebossa"
23. Next Collective - "Africa"
24. Etienne Charles - "Green Chimneys"
25. Bobby Hutcherson-David Sanborn-Joey DeFrancesco - "Montara"
26. Gerry Gibbs, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter - "Eye of the Hurricane"
27. Etienne Charles - "Memories"
28. Bill O'Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars - "Erik's Song"
29. Bob DeVos - "The River's Invitation"
30. Joey DeFrancesco - "Budo"
31. Chester Thompson Trio - "Follow You, Follow Me"
32. Roberto Fonseca - "El Soñador Está Cansado"
33. Craig Handy & Second Line Smith - "High Heeled Sneakers"
34. Takuya Kuroda - "Green and Gold"
35. Bria Skonberg - "Little Girl"
36. Eric Reed - "Nutty"
37. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Get Smart"
38. Chick Corea - "Work"
39. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio - "New Points"
40. Steve Khan - "Hackensack"
41. Mike LeDonne - "Put On a Happy Face"
42. Martin Bejerano - "No Apologies"
43. Jane Ira Bloom - "The Way You Look Tonight"
44. Brigitte Zarie - "L'Amour"
45. Barbara Morrison - "Soft Winds"
46. Eliane Elias - "Let's Get Lost"
47. JC Stylles - "United"
48. Alfredo Rodriguez - "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas"
49. Arturo O'Farrill - "Mad Hatter"
50. Matt Wilson-John Medeski - "Dancing Waters"
51. Antonio Adolfo - "Cuera"
52. Jane Monheit - "Born to be Blue"
53. James Leary - "Remember to Smile"
54. Joshua Breakstone - "I Told You So"
55. Sheryl Bailey - "The Lioness"


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Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2014

1. Bobby Broom - "My Shining Hour"
2. Harvey Mason - "Chameleon"
3. Monty Alexander - "Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2"
4. Bob DeVos - "Shadow Box"
5. Bobby Hutcherson, Dave Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco - "Enjoy the View"
6. Etienne Charles - "Creole Soul"
7. Takuya Kuroda - "Rising Son"
8. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio
9. Joshua Breakstone - "With the Wind and the Rain"
10. Theo Croker - "Afro-Physicist"



 Top 22 Awesome Jazz Oldies for 2014

1. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady"
2. Johnny Smith - "Walk Don't Run"
3. Grant Green - "Cease the Bombing"
4. Hank Garland - "It's Love of Course"
5. Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon"
6. Hank Mobley - "Bossa De Luxe"
7. Eddie Jefferson - "Jeannine"
8. Ella Fitzgerald - "I Hear Music"
9. Jackie McLean - "Lost"
10. Larry Coryell - "She's Leaving Home"
11. Sonny Stitt - "Where Is Love"
12. Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage"
13. Brad Mehldau - "Aquaman"
14. Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain"
15. Dizzy Gillespie - "Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You"
16. Cal Tjader - "Borneo"
17. Eliane Elias - "Light My Fire"
18. Art Farmer - "Something You Got"
19. Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
20. Kenny Burrell - "Con Alma"
21. George Cables - "Inner Glow"
22. Donald Byrd - "Fancy Free"


Thanks to all these musicians for making the earth a nicer place to inhabit! To see last year's Top 55 list click here.