Playlist for 5-6-2023 - Chill Jazz Set!

This show features relaxed jazz grooves from artists like Ronnie Foster, Lou Donaldson, George Benson and George Duke, mixed with chilled hard bop by Art Pepper, Duke Pearson and more, with a few sonic dreamscapes mixed in from electronic masters. Mixed to ease your mind and soothe your soul with limited announcing. Listen in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to hang with me on future broadcasts! Much love - Kendo 

Hour One:

Lou Donaldson - "Aw Shucks!" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

Jon Eardley - "Leap Year" - The Jon Eardley Seven (1956)

Herbie Mann - "Comin' Home Baby" - At The Village Gate (1961)

Ronnie Foster - "Mystic Brew" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Tomita - "Clair de Lune" - Snowflakes Are Dancing (1974)

Thelonious Monk - "Liza" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Mystic John" - To Find a New Home (1970)

George Duke - "Fools" - The Aura Will Prevail (1975)

Gerry Mulligan - "Grand Tour" - The Age of Steam (1971)

Chuck Mangione Quartet - "Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor (excerpt)" - Alive! (72)

Pat Metheny Group - "September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)" - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1980)

Hour Two:

J Boogie's Dubtronic Science - "Rosada Flor" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)

George Benson - "Shell of a Man" - Good King Bad (1975)

Ray Charles - "Memories of You" - I'm All Yours Baby (1969)

Duke Pearson - "After The Rain" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Early Sunday Morning" - Shaft (1971)

Art Pepper - "Blues at Twilight" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Pat Martino - "Masquerada" - Starbright (1976)

Victor Feldman - "The Sunset" - Plays Everything In Sight (1967)

Uhuhboo Project - "Acorn Jelly in Mt. Seorak" - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Playlist for 2-28-2023 WFCF - Late February Jazz!

 

This week we dug into tracks recorded in the last few days of the month of February, starting from 1926! Thanks to all who joined me!

Don't forget to follow me on Mixcloud to catch next week's jazz live stream! Say hey, make a request or just sit back and enjoy while you work or chill!

Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Mimi Fox - "Mr. White's Blues" - One for Wes (2022)*

Charles Mingus - "Summertime" - Mingus Three (1957)

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Georgia Grind" (recorded 2-22-1926)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" (recorded 2-22-1926)

Joe Chambers - "This Is New" - Dance Kobina (2022)*

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "Groovin' High" (recorded 78 years ago on 2-28-1945)

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "All The Things You Are" (recorded 78 years ago 2-28-1945)

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "Dizzy Atmosphere" (recorded 78 years ago on 2-28-1945)

Gene Ammons - "Stuffy" - Young Jug (recorded 74 years agon on 2-28-2-1949)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Makin' Whoopee" - Lee Konitz Plays with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (recorded 2-24-1953)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Carson City Stage" - Lee Konitz Plays with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (recorded 2-24-1953)

Hour Two:

Ed Cherry - "Mr. Walker" - Are We There Yet? (2022)*

Art Blakey Quintet - "Mayreh" - A Night At Birdland Vol 1 (recorded 2-21-1954)

Gil Mellé - "Ebony" - 5 Impressions of Color (recorded 2-27-1955)

Gil Mellé - "Night Train to Wildwood" - 5 Impressions of Color (recorded 2-27-1955)

Cal Tjader - "The Lady Is a Tramp" - Tjader Plays Mambo (recorded 2-21-1956)

Paul Desmond - "Take Ten" - Take Ten (1963)

Joe Puma - "Rigamarole" - Wild Kitten (recorded 2-25-1957)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Blue Gnu" - The Gambit (recorded 2-24-1958)

Duke Ellington - "Villes Ville Is The Place, Man" - Blues in Orbit (recorded 2-25-1958)

Ray Charles - "Love Is Here to Stay" - I'm All Yours-Baby! (1969)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Jimmy Smith - "Au Privave" - House Party (recorded 2-25-1958) The Ride Home!

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Elsa" - Know What I Mean? (recorded 2-21-2961)

Oliver Nelson - "Yearnin'" - The Blues and The Abstract Truth (recorded 2-23-1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "Speak Low" - The Hawk Relaxes (recorded 62 years ago on 2-28-1961)

Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader - "Thanks For the Memory" - Time for Two (recorded 2-26~28-1962)

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "I've Found a New Baby" - Groove Street (recorded 2-27-1962)

Thelonious Monk - "Criss Cross" - Criss Cross (recorded 2-26-1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "Jodo" - Blue Spirits (recorded 2-26-1965)

Wayne Shorter - "El Gaucho" - Adam's Apple (recorded 2-24-1966)

Wayne Shorter - "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')" - Adam's Apple (recorded 2-24-1966)

Don Patterson - "Epistrophy" - Boppin' and Burnin' (recorded 2-22-1968)

Count Basie Orchestra - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (recorded 2-23~25-1970)

The Heavy Hitters - "Hub" - The Heavy Hitters (2022)*

Playlist for 2-16-2023 Jazzploration - Awesome Tracks!

 

This week's livestream featured stellar tracks from Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Chet Baker, Wes Montgomery, Donald Byrd, Billy Cobham and many more! I appreciate all the folks who joined me! You can hear the show in the audio player below. You can come hang out next time by giving me a follow on Mixcloud. Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Wes Montgomery - "Tequila" - Tequila (1966)

Cal Tjader - "Cuchi Frito Man" - Soul Burst (1966)

Art Taylor - "Cuckoo and Fungi" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974)

Walt Dickerson - "Infinite You" - This Is Walt Dickerson! (1961)

Deodato - "Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun" - Prelude (1972)

Miles Davis - "It's Only a paper Moon" - Dig (1951)

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

Al Cohn - "Singing the Blues" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)

Ray Charles - "I Didn't Know What Time it Was" - I'm All Yours Baby (1969)

Sonny Clark - "Minor Meeting" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Hour Two:

Billy Cobham - "Song For a Friend" - Life and Times (1976)

Ron Carter - "Django" - Blues Farm (1973)

Wes Montgomery - "Mi Cosa" - Bumpin' (1965)

Donald Byrd - "Brother Isaac" - I'm Tryin' To Get Home (1964)

Gary Burton - "Ballet" - Duster (1967)

Ray Bryant - "Little Soul Sister" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

George Benson - "Six to Four" - Breezin' (1976)

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

Ray Brown Trio - "Meditation" - The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1985) 

Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - "Bertha Baptist" - Juju Street Songs (1972)

Me fan-girling over the pretty blue vinyl
on that Al Cohn album during the live stream...

Playlist for Jazzploration 11-10-2022 - Impromptu Show - Soul Jazz

 

This past Tuesday's show had some major volume issues, so to make up for it I went live today to do an impromptu show. No announcing, just relaxing, post Hurricane soul jazz. You can listen below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Milt Jackson and Ray Charles - "Blue Funk" - Soul Brothers (1958)

Grant Green - "The Windjammer" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Eddie Henderson - "Morning Song" - Comin' Through (1977)

George Benson - "Jama Joe" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Bumpy's Lament" - Shaft (1971)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "L & J" - What's Going On (1971)

Billy Butler - "The Twang Thang" - This Is Billy Butler (1969)

Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Lover's Dream" - A Song for the Children (1979)

Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (1970)

Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly (Excerpt)" - Thrust (1974)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobdy To Give Me Nothing.../Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green (1971)