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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Chillified! 03 Relaxing Jazz with DJ Kendo
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Straight Ahead Jazz with Kendo - Celebrating 111!
Nothing but straight-ahead jazz on this mix! Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Lou Donaldson, Art Farmer, Billie Holiday, Lots more! Thanks to the folks who attended, and thank you for stopping by! Listen in the player below.
Stan Getz - "Two Marvelous for Words" - (1950)
Stan Getz - "You Stepped Out of a Dream" - (1950)
Bill Evans Trio - "Waltz for Debby" - Waltz for Debby (1961)
Red Garland - "Sweet Georgia Brown" - Red Alert (1977)
Eric Gale - "Trio" - Part of You (1979)
Art Farmer - "Sandu" - Something You Got (1977)
Lou Donaldson - "You've Changed" - Lush Life (1967)
Billie Holiday - "I Loves You Porgy" - At Storyville (1953)
Miles Davis - "'Round Midnight" - 'Round About Midnight (1956)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "People Will Say We're In Love" - The Fox and the Hound (1967)
Wild Bill Davis and Johnny Hodges - "I'm Beginning to See the Light" - Con-Soul and Sax (1965)
Joe Farrell - "Sound Down" - Outback (1971) CTI Moment
Friday, January 12, 2024
Soul Jazz Party with DJ Kendo 1-9-2024
DJ Shadow - "Reflecting Pool" - Action Adventure (2023)
Image by Cottonbro Studio.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Playlist for 10-24-2023 - Long Tracks Only!
Get lost in the music with a set of lengthy jazz tracks mixed live with limited announcements. Plenty of groove and no harsh vibes. Mixed live by yours truly on Mixcloud 10-24-2023. Listen in the player below and thank you for your support! - Kendo
Grant Green - "Flood in Franklin Park" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Light as a Feather" - Light as a Feather (1972)
Herbie Mann - "Come Together" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)
Buster Williams - "The Hump" - Pinnacle (1975)
Miles Davis - "The Ghetto Walk" - Early Minor (1969)
Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976)
Image by Johannes Plenio.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
De-Stress Jazz IV with Kendo!
Miles Davis - "It's Only a Paper Moon" - Dig (1951)
John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)
Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Children's Song" - Light as a Feather (1972)
Jack DeJohnette - "Silver Hollow" - New Directions (1978)
Joao Donato/Eumir Deodato - "You Can Do" - DonatoDeodato (1973)
Hank Crawford - "Midnight Over Memphis" - Hank Crawford's Back (1976)
Paul Desmond - "Autumn Leaves" - Summertime (1968) CTI Moment
Lou Donaldson - "The Good Life" - Lush Life (1967)
George Duke - "Foosh" - The Aura Will Prevail (1975)
Herb Ellis - "One Note Samba" - Softly... But With That Feeling (1961)
Bill Evans - "Detour Ahead" - Waltz for Debby (1961)
Joe Farrell - "Song of the Wind" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment
Tommy Flanagan - "UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - The Best Of (1980)
George Freeman - "Funny How Time Slips Away" - Man and Woman (1974)
Fuse One - "Friendship" - Fuse One (1980) CTI Moment
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Playlist for 10-10-2023 WFCF - Fabulous Jazz and an Hour of Head (songs)
Jazz I've been listening to the last few weeks, random picks and an hour of songs with the word "head" in them! You can listen to the first half of the broadcast in the player below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo
Hour One:
Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Romantic Warrior (1976) 7:33
Cal Tjader - "Soul Sauce" - Soul Sauce (1964)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)
Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" - Spellbinder (1966)
Kenny Burrell - "Loie" - Guitar Forms (1965)
Chico Hamilton - "Conquistadores (The Conquerers)" - El Chico (1965)
Louis Armstrong - "Makin' Whoopee" (1957)
Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - "It's Sandy At the Beach" - Carnegie Hall Concert 2 (1974) CTI Moment
Astrud Gilberto - "Dindi" - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)
Hour Two:
Wes Montgomery - "Goin' Out of My Head" - Goin' Out of My Head (1965)
Art Blakey - "Hammer Head" - Free For All (1964)
Charles Earland - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - Black Drops (1970)
Joe Farrell - "You Go To My Head" - Skateboard Park (1979)
Nat King Cole - "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" - After Midnight (1956)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Head Start" - Happenings (1966)
Gene Ammons - "Jug Head Ramble" - Young Jug (1950)
Bob James - "Heads" - Heads (1977)
Hank Crawford - "Banana Head" - Dig These Blues (1965)
Blue Mitchell - "Heads Down" - Bantu Village (1969)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
Lalo Schifrin - "Towering Toccata" - Towering Toccata (1976) CTI Moment The Ride Home!
Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)
Willie Bobo - "Evil Ways" - Bobo Motion (1967)
Urbie Green - "Please Send Me Someone To Love" - The Fox (1976)
Miles Davis - "Little Melonae" - 'Round About Midnight (1955)
Cal Tjader - "Maramoor Mambo" - Soul Sauce (1966)
Weather Report - "Teen Town" - Heavy Weather (1977)
Hour Four:
Jaki Byard (with Roland Kirk) - "Memories of You" - The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)
Reuben Wilson - "While The World Lies Waiting" - A Groovy Situation (1970)
Ramsey Lewis - "Gemini Rising" - Sun Goddess (1974)
The Montgomery Brothers - "Snowfall" - In Canada (1960)
Michael Petrovich - "San Isidro" - Bella Luna (2012)
Miles Davis/Gil Evans - "Concierto de Aranjuez" - Sketches of Spain (1960)
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Playlist for 9-19-2023 - Extreme Chill Jazz
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Paul Desmond - "Embarcadero" - Take Ten (1963)
Wes Montgomery - "Trust In Me" - A Day In the Life (1967)
Victor Feldman - "Have a Heart" - Plays Everything In Sight (1967)
Walter Murphy - "Sunflower" Rhapsody In Blue (1977)
Jack Murphy - "All In Love Is Fair" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)
Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good To Me (1974)
Gerry Mulligan - "What Is There To Say" - What IS There To Say (1959)
Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida- "One Note Samba" - Collaboration (1966)
Cal Tjader - "Similau" - Along Comes Cal (1967)
Blue Mitchell - "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)
Mongo Santamaria - "No Pises Mi Lagra" - Fuego (1973)
Grant Green - "Samba de Orfeu" - Iron City (1967)
Art Farmer - "Saudhade" - Something You Got (1977)
Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "Meditation" - Passionate Guitars (1997)
Herbie Mann - "Claudia Pie" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)
Miles Davis - "Teo" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)
Image by Andrea Piacquadio.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Playlist for 8-25-2023 - Soul Jazz Vinyl Show V
Jazz and beyond with an emphasis on soul and groove! Mixed live on Epix Radio by yours truly on 8-25-2023. Thanks to all who stopped in! Listen in the player below & please enjoy - Kendo
Wayne Shorter - "Harry's Last Stand" - Blues a la Carte (1959)
Curtis Mayfield - "Stone Junkie" - Newport in New York '72 (1972)
Issa Bagayogo - "Furu" - Tassourmakam (2004)
Bobby Timmons - "From the Bottom" - From The Bottom (1964)
Miles Davis - "Little Church" - Live Evil (1970)
Stix Hooper - "Brazos River Breakdown" - The World Within (1979)
Wilbert Longmire - "Black Is The Color" - Sonny Side Up (1978)
Hubert Laws - "Midnight at the Oasis" - The Chicago Theme (1974)
Eric Gale - "With You I'm Born Again" - Touch of Silk (1980)
Tosca - "Damontag" - J.A.C. (2005)
Dave Hamilton - "Vanski" - Blue Vibrations (1963)
Sonny Rollins - "Charm Baby" - The Way I Feel (1976)
Weather Report - "Nubian Sundance" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)
Image by Mikhail Nilov.
Friday, August 4, 2023
Playlist for 8-1-2023 WFCF - Early August!
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Friday, July 21, 2023
Playlist for 7-11-2023 - Soul Jazz Tuesday
Baby Face Willette - "Whatever Lola Wants" - Face to Face (1961)
George Benson - "Plum" - Body Talk (1973)
Kifu Mitsuhashi/Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Hohai-Bushi" - Wamono Groove (1976)
Johnny Hartman - "Help Me Make It Throught The Night" - Today (1972)
Miles Davis - "Drad-Dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)
Herbie Mann & The Family of Man - "Sunrise High" - First Light (1973)
J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya" - Stonebone (1969)
Kiefer - "When There's Love Around" - When There's Love Around (2021)
Johnny Hammond - "Higher Ground" - Higher Ground (1973)
Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Playlist for 6-6-2023 - Nothing to See Here, Move Along
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)
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Playlist for 5-30-2023 - De-Stress Jazz III with Kendo!
20 tracks mixed live by DJ Kendo featuring relaxed, jazzy vibes from Miles, Coltrane, George Benson, Herbie Hancock , Bobby Timmons and lots, lots more - chill vibes but enough groove and vibrancy to keep your day/evening moving along! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy! - Kendo
Hour One:
Herbie Hancock - "Sun Touch" - Man-Child (1975)
George Benson - "Thunder Walk" - Giblet Gravy (1968)
Miles Davis - "Eighty-One" - E.S.P. (1965)
Charlie Byrd - "Wave" - Byrd by the Sea (1974)
Rusty Bryant - "The Ballad of Oren Bliss" - Soul Liberation (1970)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)
Bobby Timmons Trio - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From the Bottom (1964)
John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)
John Lewis - "Lyonhead" - P.O.V. (1975)
Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin' Through (1977)
Spacetime Continuum - "Microjam" - Double Fine Zone (1999)
Hour Two:
Side Effect - "Private World" - Goin' Bananas (1977)
Mike Longo - "Matrix" - Matrix (1972)
Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre - "Vivaldi Concerto in Dm for 2 Violins & Orch 2. Largo" - Vivaldi Concertos for Violins (1965)
George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976)
Willie Bobo - "Dindi" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Secrets of Love" - Highway One (1978)
Kenny Burrell - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Ellington is Forever (1977)
Bunky Green - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Playin' for Keeps (1966)
Herbie Hancock - "People Music" - Secrets (1976)
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)
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Playlist for 4-29-2023 Jazzploration - Jazz, Brazilian and Funk!
Solid outing with Ramsey & members of EWF! |
This show featured funky tracks from Ramsey Lewis, George Benson, Bunky Green and more, straight-ahead from Red Garland, Miles Davis etc and some Brazilian from Stan Getz/Luiz Bonfa, Herbie Mann and Andy Caldwell. Lots more! Fun broadcast - BIG thank yous to all who showed up! You can listen to the entire show in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud for future weekly live stream shows like this one! Have a great day! - Kendo
Hour One:
Funk Inc. - "Lets Make Peace and Stop the War" - Chicken Lickin' (1972)
Red Garland - "Blues in Mambo" - Rediscovered Masters (1958)
George Benson - "Theme from 'Good King Bad'" - Good King Bad (1975)
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "O Morro Nao Tem Vez" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)
Joey DeFrancesco - "30th Street Station" - All of Me (1989)
Herbie Hancock - "Chameleon ('83 Dance Remix)" (1973)
Youssou N'Dour - "Letter" - Album Dikkat (1994)
Herbie Mann - "Sunbelt - Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman)" - Sunbelt (1978)
Andy Caldwell feat. Gina Rene- "Quiet Nights in Rio" - Ohm Lounge 4 (2000)
Hour Two:
Eric Gale - "De Rabbit" - Ginsing Woman (1977)
Miles Davis - "Bluing" - Dig (1951)
Grant Green - "Work Song" - Iron City (1967)
Bunky Green - "What Can I Do" - Playin' For Keeps (1966)
Ramsey Lewis - "Love Song" - Sun Goddess (1974)
Griffith Park Collection - "Why Wait" - Griffith Park Collection (1982)
Hubert Laws - "Feel Like Making Love" - San Francisco Concert (1975)
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Playlist for 3-14-2023 WFCF - Having and Wanting!
Johnny Hartman 1966 |
Hour One:
Cal Tjader - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - Tjader Plays Mambo (1956)
Brother Jack McDuff - "I Want a Little Girl" - The Honeydripper (1961)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Carmen McRae - "I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before" - I Am Music (1975)
John Coltrane - "I Want to Talk About You" - Newport '63 (1963)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Something for Trane that Trane Could Have Said" - Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata (1971)
Bud Powell - "I Want to Be Happy" - The Amazing Bud Powell (1953)
Harry Connick Jr - "I Only Have Eyes For you" - Only You (2003)
Count Basie - "Do You Want to Know a Secret" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Have horn, Will Blow"- Cookbook Vol. 1 (1958)
Kenny Burrell - "I Want My Baby Back" - Ode to 52nd Street (1967)
Hour Two:
Miles Davis Quintet - "Footprints" - Miles Smiles (1966) request
Bobby Timmons - "I Could Have Danced All Night" - Chun King (1964)
George Benson - "Here Comes the Sun/I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)
Art Tatum - "Everything I Have is Yours" - Solo Masterpieces vol 1 (1955)
Johnny Hartman - "For The Want of a Kiss" - I Love Everybody (1966)
Fred Hersch - "I Have Dreamed" - Sarabande (1986)
Dexter Gordon - "I Want More" - Doin' Allright (1961)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
John Coltrane - "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)" - Standard Coltrane (1958) The Ride Home!
Gene Ammons - "I Want To Be Loved" - Late Hour Special (1961)
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Everyday I Have the Blues" - Sing a Song of Basie (1957)
Donald Byrd - "I'm a Fool To Want You" - Royal Flush (1961)
Herbie Hancock - "I Have a Dream" - The Prisoner (1969)
Nina Simone - "That's All I Want From You" - Baltimore (1978) CTI Moment
Hour Four:
Ella Fitzgerald - "I Got a Guy" - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (1961)
Corey Christiansen - "When You Want" - Outlaw Tractor (2008)
Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment
Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)" - Carryin' On (1969)
Hank Crawford & The Marty Paich Orchestra - "Have a Good Time" - Soul of the Ballad (1963)
Astrud Gilberto - "Wanting Things" - Gilberto With Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment
T.J. Kirk - "Shuffle Boil/You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight" - T.J. Kirk (1994)
Gabor Szabo - "If You Don't Want My Love" - High Contrast (1970)
Sarah Vaughan - "Whatever Lola Wants" (1955 3 17)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Ummh" - San Francisco (1970)