A chill blend of classic and modern soul jazz with some funkier tracks and a hint of lounge! Mixed live and streamed on 4-16-2024. Listen in the player below! Come hang out with us every Tuesday at 4:30 pm eastern at Mixcloud.
Tuesdays on Mixcloud 5:00-6:30 pm eastern
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Soul Jazz Tuesday with Kendo
A chill blend of classic and modern soul jazz with some funkier tracks and a hint of lounge! Mixed live and streamed on 4-16-2024. Listen in the player below! Come hang out with us every Tuesday at 4:30 pm eastern at Mixcloud.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Soul Jazz Party with DJ Kendo 1-9-2024
DJ Shadow - "Reflecting Pool" - Action Adventure (2023)
Image by Cottonbro Studio.
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.
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
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Playlist for 4-18-2023 Jazzploration - Chill Jazz Set!
This week the music was selected to bring ease to your soul and mind; relaxing jazz with just enough groove and funk to keep you awake if you're at work, but not too much if you're trying to chill or sleep. De-stress with some classics and some neat, mesmerizing sounds that might be new to you! Listen in the player below. Join me for future live streams like this one over at Mixcloud. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo
Wes Montgomery - "Willow Weep for Me" - A Day In the Life (1966)
Jimmy McGriff - "Time Waltzes On" - A Bag Full of Blues (1967)
Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1972)
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Bossacucanova/Os Cariocas - "Berimbau" - Revisited Classics (1998)
Cal Tjader - "Canto De Ossanha" - Hip Vibrations (1967)
Spacetime Continuum - "The Ring" - Double Fine Zone (1999)
Eric Gale - "Touch of Silk" - Touch of Silk (1980)
Sarah Vaughan - "Sneakin' Up on You" - The New Scene (1966)
George Cables - "5 Will Get Ya 10" - Shared Secrets (2000)
Herbie Mann - "Claudia Pie" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)
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Joe Henderson - "Good Morning Heartache" - Black Narcissus (1975)
Gabriel Rene with Nicole Weisberg - "Don't You Cry" - Om Lounge 2 (1999)
Catalyst - "New Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)
Walter Murphy - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Here There and Everywhere" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Playlist for 3-25-2023 - Diversified Jazz Set!
Hour One:
Curtis Fuller - "Smokin'" - Smokin' (1972) [show theme]
Sonny Clark - "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" - Sonny Clark Trio (1957)
Jim Hall - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Live! (1975)
Freddie Hubbard - "Red Clay" - The Best of Freddie Hubbard Live and In Studio (1980)
Hampton Hawes - "Hamp's Broad Blue Acres" - Live at the Montmartre (1971)
Raquel Cepeda - "Mil Congojas" - passion Latin Jazz (2019)
Ron Carter - "A Small Ballad" - Blues Farm (1973)
Dave Hamilton - "Late Freight" - Blue Vibrations (1963)
Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" - Takin Off (1962)
Hour Two:
(Charlie Byrd) The McPartlands and Friends - "Let's Do It" - Make Magnificent Music (1977)
New York Jazz Quartet - "Surge" - Inner City (1977)
Don Patterson - "These Are Soulful Days" - These Are Soulful Days (1973)
Eddie Henderson - "Beyond Forever" - Comin' Through (1977)
Big John Patton - "Let 'Em Roll" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)
Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1973)
Charles Earland - "Sing a Simple Song" - Black Drops (1970)
Count Basie/Zoot Sims - "Honeysuckle Rose" - Basie & Zoot (1975)
Sonny Stitt - "Ghost of a Chance" - Constellation (1972)
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)
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Playlist for 12-18-2018 WFCF - Newport '68!
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Montego Joe at Newport '68 |
For the last show of the year 2018 we re-visited the Newport Jazz Festival from 1968 (50 years ago) act by act from Thursday afternoon (July 4th) to Sunday Afternoon (July 6th), listening to live recordings by these musicians from around the same time as well as studio releases. Hope you had fun! Happy Holidays and thanks for tuning in! - Kendo
Hour One:
Nancy Wilson (RIP) - “In the Heat of the Night”, “May I Come In”, “Angel Eyes” & “It Never Entered My Mind” - Welcome to My Love ()
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Thursday Evening July 4th at 7:30pm
New York School of Music
Nina Simone and Trio
Nina Simone - "Keeper of the Flame" - High Priestess of Soul (1966)
Nina Simone - "The Backlash Blues" - 'Nuff Said (1967)
Nina Simone - "Cherish" Silk & Soul (1967)
Nina Simone - "I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to Be Free" (1967)
Cannoball Adderley Quintet
Cannonball Adderley with Nancy Wilson - "Save Your Love for Me" - In person (1968)
Cannonball Adderley - "Zorba" - In person (1968)
Stan Kenton - “Angels We Have Heard On High” - A Merry Christmas! (1961)
Gary Burton Quartet
Gary Burton - "Lines" - In Concert (1968)
Gary Burton - "Walter L" - In Concert (1968)
(Intermission) Les McCann - “Merry Christmas Baby” - A Time Les Christmas (2018)*
Hour Two:
Jim Hall
"Up, Up and Asay" - It's Nice to Be With You (1968)
"In a Sentimental Mood" - It's Nice to Be With You (1968)
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel - "Aquarius" - Hair is Beautiful (1968)
Barney Kessel - "Easy to Be Hard" - Hair is Beautiful (1968)
Mongo Santamaria Septet
Mongo Santamaria - "Green Onions" - Soul Bag (1968)
Friday Afternoon July 5th 2pm
Rufus Harley
Sonny Stitt (with Rufus Harley) – “Pipin' the Blues” - Deuces Wild - (1966)
Rufus Harley - “Ali” - A Tribute to Courage (1968)
Clark Terry Big Band
Elvin Jones Trio
Elvin Jones - "By George" - Live at the Village Vanguard (1971)
Archie Shepp Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - "A Night in Tunisia" - An Electrifying Evening (1961)
Sadao Watanabe
Hour Three:
Friday Evening July 5th 8:30pm
Woody Herman and Orchestra
Woody Herman "Memphis Underground" - Heavy Exposure (1968)
Woody Herman/New Thundering Herd - "Sweet and Lovely" - 40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert (1976)
Woody Herman/New Thundering Herd - "Four Brothers" - 40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert (1976)
Count Basie and Orchestra
Count Basie - "Jumpin' at the Woodside" - Standing Ovation (1968)
Count Basie - "Strangers in the Night" - Hollywood... Basie's Way (1967)
Count Basie - "A Fine Romance" - Hollywood... Basie's Way (1967)
Intermission
Duke Ellington and Orchestra
Duke Ellington - "Put-Tin" - Yale Concert (1968)
Duke Ellington - "Raincheck: - ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1967)
Saturday Afternoon July 6th 2pm
Montego Joe Septet
Tal Farlow Quartet
Tal Farlow - “Summertime” - The Return of Tal Farlow (1969)
Tal Farlow - “My Romance” - The Return of Tal Farlow (1969)
Hour Four:
Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss - “Wee” - Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967 3 23)
Sonny Criss -
“God Bless the Child” - Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
Vi Redd
Vi Redd - “Now's the Time” - Bird Call (1962)
Vi Redd - “This Love of Mine” - Lady Soul (1963)
Sunday Evening July 6th
Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis - "Winter Wonderland" - The Sound of Christmas (1961)
Ramsey Lewis - "Sleigh Ride" - The Sound of Christmas (1961)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - Kirkatron (1975)
Les McCann - "Let It Snow!" - A Time Les Christmas (2018)*
Beegie Adair & Monica Ramey - "The Christmas Waltz" - Some Enchanted Christmas (2018)*
Wynton Marsalis Quintet - "We Three Kings of Orient Are" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (1981)
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Playlist for 8-21-2018 WFCF - Two-Fer Tuesday
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Instagramaphone! |
- Kendo
Hour One:
Buster Williams - "Audacity" - Audacity (2017)*
Buster Williams - "Stumblin'" - Audacity (2017)*
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Medley: Stardust, I Can't Get Started & Lover Man" - At Music In Volume 2 (1958)
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Yardbird Suite" - At Music In Volume 2 (1958)
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1977 release from Red! |
Red Garland - "Red Alert" - Red Alert (1977)
Red Garland - "Theme for a Tarzan Movie" - Red Alert (1977)
Melody Diachun - "Sharp Dressed Man" - Get Back to the Groove (2018)*
Melody Diachun - "Eleanor Rigby" - Get Back to the Groove (2018)*
Adison Evans - "Meridian" - Meridian (2017)*
Hour Two:
Adison Evans - "Serpent's Tooth" - Meridian (2017)*
Bill Evans - "RE: Person I Knew" - Moonbeams (1962)
Bill Evans - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - Moonbeams (1962)
Thelonious Monk - "Bye-Ya/Epistrophy" - San Francisco Holiday (1958)
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One of the great pairings in jazz... |
Paul Desmond - "A Taste of Honey" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)
Paul Desmond - "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Lester Left Town" - The Big Beat (1960) request
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Ping Pong" - Pisces (1961) request
Bruce Forman - "Ear Test" - Junkyard Duo (2017)*
Bruce Forman - "Blues Bump" - Junkyard Duo (2017)*
Hour Three:
Wynton Kelly - "Kelly Blue" - Kelly Blue (1959) - The Ride Home!
Wynton Kelly - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Kelly Blue (1959)
Verve Jazz Ensemble - "Disc Jockey Jump" - Connect the Dots ()*
Verve Jazz Ensemble - "Jumping On the Couch" - Connect the Dots ()*
Dave Brubeck - "Castillian Drums" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (1961) request
Dave Brubeck - "It's a Raggy Waltz" - Time Further out (1961) request
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A very solid album! |
Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1972)
Mongo Santamaria - "Malcolm X" - Fuego (1972)
Lenny Marcus - "Gloria's Step" - Gloria's Step (2018)*
Lenny Marcus - "Game of Thrones" - Gloria's Step (2018)*
Hour Four:
Gabor Szabo - "Some Velvet Morning" - Bacchanal (1967)
Gabor Szabo - "Theme from Valley of the Dolls" - Bacchanal (1967)
Billy Cobham - "The Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds () request
Billy Cobham - "Snoopy's Search/Red Baron" - Spectrum () request
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Well the track we listened to was great, anyway! |
Jean Luc Ponty - "In Spite of It All" - Individual Choice (1983)
Jean-Luc Ponty - "Cosmic Messenger" - Cosmic Messenger (1978)
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - "Blues for Langston and LaRue" - Vanished Gardens ()*
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - "Vanished Gardens" - Vanished Gardens ()*
Monday, April 22, 2013
Playlist for 4-23-13 WFCF - Jazz Greats
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Excellent outing from McLean in 1963, not released until 1980 |
Lots of tunes with an easy-going vibe this week, and an emphasis on the 60's. Plenty to keep your heart pumping, as well! Tune in Tuesday 4/23 from 3-7pm Eastern. Get reminded about the show on Twitter! See you then - DJ Kendo
Hour One:
Roy Hargrove – “Nusia’s Poem” – Habana (1997)
Mongo Santamaria – “Not Hardly” – Go, Mongo! (1962)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Jamie Ousley – “Nocturne in Eb Major [Chopin]” – Back Home (200?)
Jane Monheit - "Rainbow Connection" - The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me (2009)
Kenny Burrell – “Loie” – Guitar Forms (1964)
Jackie McLean – “Marney” – Vertigo (1963)
Organissimo – “Greaze Monkey” – This Is the Place (2005)
Joe Henderson – “Side Car” – So Near, So Far (1993)
Hour Two:
Matt Jorgensen – “Lock Down” – Another Morning (2008)
Collins/Shepley Galaxy – “She’s a Woman” – Lennon McCartney Live (1971)
George Graham – “Cherokee” – With a Lot of Help From My Friends (1996)
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Matt Jorgensen + 451 - Photo by Chad McCullough |
North America Jazz Alliance - "Dancing In the Dark" - The Montreal Sessions (2013)
Matt Kane Trio - "Who Can I Turn To" - Suit Up! (2013)
Joe Henderson – “So Near, So Far” – So Near, So Far (1993)
Hristo Vitchev Quartet - "Wounded By a Poison Arrow" - Familiar Fields (2013)
Wayne Shorter - "S.S. Golden Mean" - Without a Net (2013)
Hour Three:
Marc Johnson – “Faith in You” – The Sound of Summer Running (1998)
Cal Tjader – “China Nights” – Several Shades of Jade (recorded 50 years ago today on 4/23/1963)
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – “Speak Low” – Lock, The Fox (1966)
Freddie Hubbard – “Brigitte” – Keep Your Soul Together (1973) CTI Moment
Dave Brubeck – “Far More Drums” – Time Further Out (1961)
Valerie Gilespie – “Once Again” – Once Again (2003)
Jacob Varmus - "Union" - Terminal Stillness (2013)
Tim Riddle – “Beat Feat” – Between the Lines (2012)
John Dankworth - "Sailor" - The $1,000,000 Collection (1967)WFCF Vinyl
Jason Marsalis - "Ill Bill" - In a World of Mallets (2013)
Hour Four:
Yusef Lateef – “Blues for the Orient” – Eastern Sounds (1961)
Lynne Arriale – “Here Comes The Sun” – Convergence (2010)
Hank Mobley – “The Best Things In Life are Free” – (1961)
Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans – “Elsa” – Know What I Mean? (1961)
Olivia Foschi - "I Adore You" - Perennial Dreamer (2013)
Grant Green – “Ease Back” – Carryin’ On (1969)WFCF Vinyl
Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard - "Our Delight" - The Magic of 2 (2013 recorded 1982)
Lisa Hilton - "Lost and Found" - Getaway (2013)
Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet - "Search for Peace" - With Benefits (2013)