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)

Image by Cottonbro Studio.

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)

Image by Andrea Piacquadio.

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

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)

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)

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)

Playlist for 3-25-2023 - Diversified Jazz Set!

For this broadcast we had choice tracks from a large scope of the jazz spectrum. Artists like Jim Hall, Hampton Hawes, Raquel Cepeda, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, New York Jazz Quartet, Eddie Henderson - lots more! Thanks to all who joined me! You can listen in the player just below. Follow me on Mixcloud to catch upcoming live stream shows! - Kendo




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)

Playlist for 12-27-2022 Jazzploration - Post-Holiday Sound Travels

 

This week we explored some music brand new to my collection as well as recently acquired vinyl and cds. Thanks to everyone who stopped in! You can listen below. Follow me on Mixcloud to join us in upcoming livestreams. Happy New Year! - Kendo

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)

Playlist for 12-18-2018 WFCF - Newport '68!

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

Mongo Joe - "Concumba" – Wild and Warm (1965)

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)

Playlist for 8-21-2018 WFCF - Two-Fer Tuesday

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Today's show was "Two-Fer Tuesday" - 2 tracks from each artist including MJQ, Gabor Szabo and Bill Evans. Artist requests from group members and call-ins included Dave Brubeck, Billy Cobham & Art Blakey. Thanks for tuning in!
- 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)

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)

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

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

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 ()*

Playlist for 4-23-13 WFCF - Jazz Greats

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)

Matt Jorgensen + 451 - Photo by Chad McCullough

Lee Konitz – Odjenar – The New Sounds (1951)

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)

Below are purchase links for some randomly selected albums featured on this weeks show. You can find some really good deals if you don't mind decent used copies.