Soul Jazz Tuesday vs. Anything Goes with Kendo

 

Special 3 hour mix of soul jazz, straight-ahead, vocal jazz, and a smattering of randomness. Hour three has a midnight theme! Listen in the player below and thank you for visiting!! (ps there is a minute of silence at the end of the John Patton track due to a Kendo error... after that the jams are uninterrupted!)

Miles Davis - "Yesternow" (excerpt) - Jack Johnson (1970)

Al Jarreau - "Thinkin' About It Too" - All Fly Home ()

Big John Patton - "The Shake" - Got a Good Thing Goin' On (1966)

Gary McFarland - "Schlock House Blues" - Point of Departure (1963)

Issa Bagayogo - "Koroto" - Tassoumakan (2003)

Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - "Africans Unite" - Juju Street Songs (1972)

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

George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell ()

Charles Earland and Odyssey - "Ode to Chicken George" - Revelation (1977)

Nancy Wilson - "The Very Thought of You" - Lady Sings the Blues (comp.)

Ronnie Foster - "Chunky" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Catalyst - "New Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)

Fred Astaire - "Puttin' On the Ritz" (1930?)

Jimmy McGriff - "Groove Grease" - Groove Grease (1971)

Isaac Hayes - "We Need Each Other Girl" - Truck Turner (1974)

Zoot Sims - "The Man I Love" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Zoot Sims - "How Long Has This Been Going On" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Leon Spencer - "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - Louisiana Slim (1971)

Grover Washington Jr. - "Let It Flow (For "Dr. J")" - Winelight (1980)

Ray Charles - "I Had The Craziest Dream" - I'm All Yours, Baby (1969)

DJ Shadow - "Midnight In a Perfect World" - Endtroducing..... (1996)

Freddie Hubbard - "Midnight At the Oasis" - Liquid Love (1975)

Thelonious Monk - "'Round Midnight" - Thelonious Himself (1957)

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

Michael Brecker - "Midnight Voyage" - Tales From the Hudson (1996)

Stanley Turrentine - "Midnight and You" - Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Wes Montgomery - "Midnight Mood" - Tequila (1966)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Midnight Sun" - Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)

Gato Barbieri - "Midnight Tango" - Ruby, Ruby (1977)

Lou Donaldson - "Alligator Bogaloo" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

Gary Burton  - "Midnight" - Times Square (1978)

Jazz's Biggest Sellers!!

The first in a new series of unique and fun mixes - exploring the biggest selling jazz tracks of all time! Constructed with care featuring music that resonated with the largest amount of people, so much so that they were compelled to go out and buy the album or single!

Presented for your fun and entertainment - the series is neither definitive or comprehensive. Relax, do whatever you do when you listen to jazz, and have a good time. If you enjoy the selections, you are in harmony with millions of people throughout the last few decades, including myself! Listen in the player below, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Billie Holiday - "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" - with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra. Released in 1935 it became Lady Day's breakthrough hit. She would have a much bigger one in a few years.

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Take Five" - The best selling jazz song of all time. It's album "Time Out" was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. It eventually went platinum. Columbia executives had serious reservations about the concept albums commercial appeal, and insisted the band record an album of standards first ("Gone With the Wind"). 1959

Miles Davis - "So What" - The best selling jazz album of all time unless you count Kenny G. or Norah Jones (who complained about being considered a jazz artist). "Kind of Blue" didn't really sell that well initially, but wound up being on the charts for decades, selling 5x's platinum. It is largely regarded as the best jazz album recorded. 1959

George Benson - "Breezin'" - certified triple platinum, it won 3 Grammy awards and topped 3 Billboard charts: pop, r&b and jazz. The other single from the album "This Masquerade" hit #10 on the Hot 100 and #8 in Canada. 

Sarah Vaughan - "Lullaby of Birdland" - the hit single from Sarah's eponymously titled album, composed by George Shearing who released it two years earlier. The album was Sassy's only collaboration with trumpeter Clifford Brown, and was her personal favorite album for most of her career. 1954

Weather Report - "Birdland" - Heavy Weather skyrocketed the band to insane superstardom, and it's hit single created a frenzy in 1977, becoming an instant standard, being performed by nearly everyone and recorded by the likes of Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich and the Manhattan Transfer, who won a Grammy with it. Heavy Weather hit #30 on the Billboard pop chart and #1 on their jazz chart, where it remained well into 1978. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Oscar Peterson - "Night Train" - a big seller for Peterson as was the album of the same name, the song basically became identified with him. The album was formatted to have shorter selections, making them very suitable for airplay. 1962

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - Wes' biggest selling single, reaching #44 on the Hot 100. It's album "A Day In the Life" hit #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart, #2 on their R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is certified gold. Jazz was on the wane in 1967 (the "Summer of Love") and Wes comically lamented that after selling all those records, he still had trouble getting gigs.

Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good" - Chuck was already a pretty big deal before this release, but words cannot express the mania that followed the #4 hit and #2 album (kept from #1 by the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack). Every trumpet player in high school wanted to be him. Mangione's signature hat and vest and significant musicianship brought the flugelhorn out of the shadows and very much into prominence. The killer guitar solo is by Grant Geissman. The 1977 album is certified double platinum. 

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - "The Girl from Ipanema" - speaking of mania: Bossa Nova in the early 60's. Getz had opened up the floodgates in the United States with "Jazz Samba" with Charlie Byrd in 1962. Four bossa nova albums later in 1964 Getz/Gilberto was a sensation, aided by the debut of vocalist Astrud Gilberto on a few tracks, including this one. This song was voted Record of the Year at the Grammys in 1964, and also won Album of the Year in 1965. The album is certified platinum. "The Girl From Ipanema" is perhaps the song most identified with bossa nova in the states and has been recorded countlessly.

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - recorded in 1966, the song became a surprise hit early 1967, hitting #2 on the Soul chart and #11 on the Hot 100 and #4 on Canada's RPM Singles chart. Later that same year, other hit versions were recorded (with lyrics) by Marlena Shaw (#58) and the Buckinghams (#5). It was written by Joe Zawinul, who also composed "Birdland". The album hit #1 on the Soul chart and received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance.

Jazzploration with Kendo - All or Nothing

 

A relaxing and unique blend of jazz, soul jazz and lounge with a theme of "All or Nothing"! Classics and deep tracks sure to keep your ear tuned in and your head nodding. Listen in the player below and thanks for stopping by!

Frank Sinatra - "All or Nothing At All" - Strangers In the Night (1966)

John Lewis & Sasha Distel "All the Things You Are" - Afternoon in Paris (1956)

Dinah Washington - "All Of Me" - Dinah! (1955)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)/Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green (1971)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Miles Davis - "All of You" - Round About Midnight (1956)

Next Collective - "Africa" - CoverArt (2012)

Count Basie - "All My Loving" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Gabor Szabo - "I'm All Smiles" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Louis Prima/Keely Smith - "(Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby" (1956)

Sonny Fortune - "There's Nothing Smart About Being Stupid" - Serengeti Minstrel (1977)

Nina Simone - "That's All I Want From You" - Baltimore (1978)

Miles Davis - "All Blues" - Kind of Blue (1959)

The Blackbyrds - "Mysterious Vibes" - Action (1977)

Hubert Laws - "All Soul" - The Laws of Jazz (1964)

Anita O'Day - "Do NOthing Til You Hear From Me" - All The Sad Young Men (1961)

George Benson - "All Clear" - Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971)

George Benson - "The Lady In My Life" - Guitar Man (2011)

Ray Brown Trio - "That's All" - Soular Energy (1984)

Ed Reed - "Baby, Baby All The Time" - I'm a Shy Guy (2013)

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - "Let's Get Away From It All" - Trombone for Two (1955)

Brother Jack McDuff - "It's All a Joke" - Down Home Style (1969)

Herbie Nichols - "All the Way" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)

Louis Armstrong - "What a Wonderful World" (1967)

Kenny Burrell - "All Mine (Minha)" - Both Feet On the Ground (1973)

originally mixed and streamed live on 9-3-2024.

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Jazzploration with Kendo - Love Show

 

An uninterrupted mix of jazz tracks focused on love; from classic tracks to hidden gems! Listen in the player below and thank you for visiting! (Tips welcome - venmo @kendo66) 

Chet Baker - "Like Someone In Love" - Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Chet Baker - "Love For Sale" - You Can't Go Home Again (1977)

Miles Davis - "I Loves You Porgy" - Porgy and Bess (1958)

Grant Green - "Never My Love" - Shades of Green (1971)

Wes Montgomery - "What the World Needs Now Is Love" - Tequila (1966)

Carmen McRae - "Let There Be Love" - Live at Sugar Hill San Francisco (1962)

Gerry Mulligan - "Can't Buy Me Love" - If You Can't Beat 'Em Join 'Em! (1965)

Hubert Laws - "Where Is the Love" - Morning Song (1972)

Hubert Laws - "The Chicago Theme (Love Loop)" - The Chicago Theme (1975)

Billie Holiday - "Love Is Here to Stay" - All or Nothing At All (1957)

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

Sarah Vaughan - "Just a Little Lovin'" - Feelin' Good (1971)

George Benson - "When Love Has Grown" - Body Talk (1973)

Aretha Franklin & George Benson - "Love All the Hurt Away" - Love All the Hurt Away (1981)

Stanley Turrentine - "I'm In Love" - Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Stanley Turrentine - "Rocket Love" - Wonderland (1986)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Love Me or Leave Me" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

Bobby Timmons - "This Guy's In Love With You" - Do You Know the Way? (1968)

Wilbert Longmire - "Love Why Don't You Find Us" - Sunny Side Up (1978)

Sonny Red - "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" - Breezing (1960)

Kiefer - "When There's Love Around" - When There's Love Around (2021)

Malou Beauvoir - "Is This Love" - Is This Love (2016)

Eric Gale - "Holding On to Love" - Part of You (1979)

John Coltrane - "Part One: Acknowledgement" - A Love Supreme (1964)

Originally mixed and streamed live on Tuesday 8-13-2024.

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.

Chillified! 03 Relaxing Jazz with DJ Kendo

A fresh set of relaxing jazz to ease you back into a positive frame of mind. Cuts from Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Eric Gale, Herb Ellis, Chick Corea and lots more with no announcing. Mixed live from vinyl on 3-12-2024. Listen in the player below! Much love - Kendo

Willie Bobo - "The Thrill is Gone" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - "Baia" - Jazz Samba (1962)

Miles Davis - "All of You" - 'Round About Midnight (1956)

Eric Gale - "She Is My Lady" - Ginseng Woman (1977)

Herb Ellis - "You Better Be Ready" - Softly, But With that Feeling (1961)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "You're Everything" - Light as a Feather (1972)

Walt Dickerson - "Elizabeth" - This Is Walt Dickerson! (1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Gloria's Step" - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Charles Earland - "I Wish" - Revelation (1977)

Al Di Meola - "I'll Follow the Sun" - Across the Universe (2020)

Chet Baker - "What'll I Do" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974)

Afro Mystik - "Tidepools" - Om Lounge 2 (1999)

Zoot Sims - "Willow Weep for Me" - Zoot Sims and friend... (1976)

Jack DeJohnette's Directions - "Flying Spirits" - Untitled (1976)

Larry Coryell - "Chris" - Spaces (1969)

Images from the livestream on 3-12-2024.

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

Soul Jazz Party with DJ Kendo 1-9-2024

A cool evening of lively soul jazz tracks mixed with downtempo sexy and mysterious jams featuring Gene Russell, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Stanley Turrentine, Bobbi Humphrey and more! Mixed live from vinyl on a very stormy Tuesday evening here in Florida. Special thanks to all who showed up to the livestream! Much love - Kendo

Quincy Jones - "Ironside" - Smackwater Jack (1971)

Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers - "Cloud Nine" - Jungle Fire! (1969)

Gene Russell - "Making Bread" - New Direction (1971)

Gene Russell - "Black Orchid" - New Direction (1971)

Walter Bishop Jr. "Coral Keys Parts 1 & 2" - Coral Keys (1971)

Miles Davis - "Yesternow" - Jack Johnson (1970)

Miles Davis - "Freaky Deaky" - Decoy (1983)

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

39:30 -  45:00 "dead air"

Mongo Santamaria - "Los Indios" - Afro-Indio (1975)

Stanley Turrentine - "Whatever Possess'd Me" - The Man With the Sad Face (1976)

Bobbi Humphery - Uno Esta" - Fancy Dancer (1975)

DJ Shadow - "Reflecting Pool" - Action Adventure (2023)

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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)


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De-Stress Jazz IV with Kendo!

An hour and a half set of laid back, relaxing jazz with limited announcing. Perfect for unwinding, relaxing, reading, taking a bath or even sleeping! Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, Herb Ellis, Tommy Flanagan, George Duke, Herb Ellis, lots more! Mixed live on 10-17-2023. Listen on the player below!

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

 

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:

Dave Brubeck - "Jeeper's Creepers" - Brubeck Time (1954)

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)

 

Playlist for 9-19-2023 - Extreme Chill Jazz

 

A set of extra relaxing jazz for those extra stressful days! Art Farmer, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Wes Montgomery, Victor Feldman, Miles Davis, MJQ and plenty more with limited announcing. The set starts out a bit quiet and grows louder so leave your volume settings at a normal setting. Originally mixed live on 9-19-2023. If you like these sets, follow me on Mixcloud to be notified of upcoming livestreams! Listen on the player below. Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

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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)

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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 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)


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Playlist for 8-1-2023 WFCF - Early August!

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This week's show focused on jazz recorded in the first few days of August by greats like Chico Hamilton, Andrew Hill, Charles Mingus, Grant Green, Herbie Nichols, Miles Davis, lots more! Fun show - thank you for all the calls, posts, texts and pics! Much love - Kendo

Hour One:

Andrew Hill - "Grass Roots" - Grass Roots (recorded 8-5-1965)

Michel Camilo - "Mr. C.I." - Triangulo (recorded 55 years ago 8-1-6-2001) 

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cal Tjader - "Serenata" A Fuego Vivo (recorded 42 years ago 8-1-1981)

Art Farmer - "When Your Lover Has Gone" - 2 Trumpets (recorded 8-3-1956)

Charles Mingus - "Tijuana Gift Shop" - New Tijuana Moods (recorded 8-6-1957)

Keith Javors - "Sierra Nicole's Bossa" - Mo' City Jungle (recorded 8 5-6 2002)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Yardbird Suite" - At Music Inn Vol. 2 (recorded 8-3-1958)

Duke Jordan - "Si-Joya" - Flight to Jordan (recorded 8-4-1960)

Hour Two:

Herbie Nichols - "Chit Chatting" - The Herbie Nichols Trio (recorded 68 years ago on 8-1-1955)

Herbie Nichols - "Lady Sings the Blues" - The Herbie Nichols Trio (recorded 68 years ago on 8-1-1955)

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - "Snap the Whip" - Volume 3 (recorded 8-2-1955)

Miles Davis - "Minor March" - Miles Davis Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet (recorded 8-5-1955)

Chico Hamilton - "Spectacular" - Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (recorded 8-4-1955)

Art Taylor - "Blue Interlude" - A.T.'s Delight (recorded 8-6-1960)

John Coltrane - "Impressions" - Evenings at The Village Gate (recorded 8-1961)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Grant Green - "Grantstand" - Grantstand (recorded 62 years ago on 8-1-1961) The Ride Home!

Gerry Mulligan - "Candy" - Gerry's Time (recorded 66 years ago on 8-1-1957)

Miles Davis - "Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" - Porgy and Bess (recorded 8-4-1958)

Clifford Brown/Max Roach - "Sweet Clifford" - Brown and Roach Inc. (recorded 8-3-1954)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "One Song" - Dave Digs Disney (recorded 8-3-1957)

Hour Four:

Wayne Shorter - "Deluge" - Juju (recorded 8-3-1964)

Wes Montgomery - "Twisted Blues" - So Much Guitar! (recorded 8-4-1961)

Jackie McLean - "'Snuff" - It's Time (recorded 8-5-1964)

Christian Tamburr - "People Talk" - People Talk (recorded 8 6-7 2016)

Sonny Rollins - "Arroz con Pollo" - Easy Living (recorded 8 3-6 1977)Nu

Lynne Arriale - "Yada Yada Yada" - Nuance (recorded 8 1-4 2008)

Wes Montgomery - "While We're Young" - So Much Guitar! (recorded 8-4-1961)

Andrew Hill - "Soul Special" - Grass Roots (recorded 8-5-1965)

Playlist for 7-11-2023 - Soul Jazz Tuesday

Had good fun and made new friends on last week's livestream over on Mixcloud - an hour of positive vibes, easy grooves and stellar playing from George Benson, Miles Davis, Kiefer, Johnny Hartman and more! Listen in the player below. Follow me for upcoming livestreams and check out my new show on Epix Radio Fridays at 5pm eastern. Thanks for stopping by - Kendo

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)