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Sunday, September 24, 2023
Jazz from 1973!
A show featuring jazz tracks that have reached the milestone of 50!
1973 was quite a year with Skylab, Watergate, Foreman vs Frazier, The Sears Tower, the designated hitter (!), US pulling out of Vietnam, The Godfather winning an Oscar, and Imelda Marcos buying her first pair of first lady shoes! Gene Krupa, Jim Croce and J.R.R. Tolkien passed away in 1973, as did Kid Ory, Edward G. Robinson, Pablo Picasso and Betty Grable.
Elvis Presley's "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" was seen in over 40 countries. The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and The King Biscuit Flower Hour all made their debut in 1973. The #1 song of the year (not surprisingly) was "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". Cracklin' over your AM radio were singles like "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "You're So Vain", "Crocodile Rock", "Drift Away" and "Delta Dawn". Soft-rock band America won Best New Artist at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards. Gary Burton ("Alone at Last") and Freddie Hubbard ("First Light") won the jazz Grammys.
Some of the top-selling movies of 1973 were "The Sting", "The Exorcist", "Serpico", "Papillon" and "The Way We Were". Topping the tv ratings were "All In The Family", "The Waltons" and "Sanford and Son". A Big Mac was 65¢ and a chocolate shake was 35¢. A gallon of gas was 39¢. Tickets to the Superbowl were $15 (Dolphins>Redskins 14-7) .
The Monte Carlo won "Car of the Year" by Motor Trend, and a Mazda RX3 set you back $2,995. It took all 7 games for the Oakland A's to beat the Mets in the World Series. The best selling kids toy was Shrinky Dinks. The population of the world was 3.92 million, the population of Flagler County FL was 6,000; St. Johns was 35,901 (who was that "1"?).
Below is a tiny cross-section of jazz that was recorded in 1973. I have another show's worth and will likely do one more of these before the year is out. Sit back and enjoy jazz from 50 years ago in the player below, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo
Mixed live on Mixcloud on 9-5-2023.
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)
Saturday, February 18, 2023
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... |
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Playlist for 11-22-2022 Jazzploration - Unboxing!
We had some fun and adventure this livestream listening to a random lot of 11 albums I got on Ebay, as well as excellent jazz from the likes of Ron Carter, Stanley Turrentine, Hank Crawford and Anita O'Day! Thanks to all who stopped in and kept it fun! To follow me on Mixcloud and join us for the next livestream, click here. You can listen to this broadcast on the player below. Have a great one! - Kendo
Hour One:
Stanley Turrentine - "River's Invitation" - Joyride (1965)
Ray Bryant - "Shake-a-Lady" - MCMLXX (1970)
Ray had no problem staying current... |
Johnny Hammond Smith - "Smokin' Kool" - What's Going On (1971)
Herb Ellis - "Detour Ahead" - Softly... But With That Feelin' (1961)
Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader - "That's Your Red Wagon" - Time for Two (1962)
Ron Carter - "Doctor's Row" - Etudes (1982)
Hank Crawford - "Soul Shoutin'" - After Hours (1966)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Day Dream" - Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971)
Walter Murphy - "Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Poor People's March" - Spiral (1968)
Kenyon Hopkins - "Santa Monica Blues" - The Yellow Canary (1963)
Hour Two:
Grover Washington Jr - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Soul Box 2 (1973)
Another Grammy winner for RTF. |
Grover Washington Jr - "Take Me There" - Winelight (1980)
Return to Forever - "The Magician" - Romantic Warrior (1976)
Pieces of a Dream - "Mount Airy Groove" - Pieces of a Dream (1982)
Wayne Henderson - "Big Daddy's Place" - Big Daddy's Place (1977)
Norman Connors - "I Have a Dream" - Invitation (1979)
Al Jarreau - "Tell Me What I Gotta Do" - L is for Lover (1986)
Stanley Turrentine - "Plum" - Straight Ahead (1984)
Herbie Mann - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - London Underground (1973)
Something about this cover I love. |
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Playlist for Insomnia Jazz 10-27-2022
Broadcast on Mixcloud this morning pre-dawn... a set of relaxing jazz.
Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971)
Ella Fitzgerald - "I Concentrate On You" - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)
Cal Tjader - "Close Your Eyes" - Tjader Goes Latin (1958)
Lonnie Liston Smith - "Midsummer Magic" - A Song For the Children (1979)
Bill Evans - "All of You" - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)
Gary Burton Quartet - "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" - Duster (1967)
Sonny Stitt - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" - Constellation (1972)
Ron Carter - "Blues Farm" - Blues Farm (1973)
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Playlist for 11-19-2019 WFCF - Woody, Moody, Larry & Miles!
On this show there were 5 featured albums: Larry Young's "Unity", Woody Shaw's "United", James Moody's "Moving Forward", we listened to all of side 2 of Mile's Davis's iconic "Sketches of Spain", and re-examined a 3 lp Bethlehem Records set where we listened to some obscure & forgotten jazz artists as well as the bigger names, including Urbie Green's debut as a leader! Great new jazz releases and features by Cal Tjader and Ron Carter also in the mix. Thanks for joining me and for stopping by! - Kendo
Hour One:
James Moody - "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - Moving Forward (1987)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - Dream a Little... (2019)*
Strong set with Kenny Barron, Todd Coolman... |
James Moody - "'Round Midnight" - Moving Forward (1987)
Woody Shaw - "The Greene Street Caper" - United (1981)
Larry Young - "If" - Unity (1965)
Ralph Peterson's Gen-Next Big Band - "Arabia" - Listen Up! (2018)*
James Moody - "A Summer Afternoon" - Moving Forward (1987)
Hour Two:
Ralph Sharon - "You Stepped Out of a Dream" - Bethlehem's Best (1955)
Terry Pollard - "Emaline" - Bethlehem's Best (1955)
"A $14.95 value for only $4.98" (1955) |
Rufus Smith - Betty Glamann - "Pulling Strings" - Bethlehem's Best (1954)
Michael Zilber - "Hen House" - East West (2018)*
Troy Roberts - "My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me" - Days Like These (2017)*
Woody Shaw - "Katarina Ballerina" - United (1981)
Raquel Cepeda - "Berimbau" - Passion - Latin Jazz (2019)*
Larry Young - "The Moontrane" - Unity (1965)
Tish Oney - "Most Of All - I Love You" - The Best Part (2019)*
Hour Three:
~ Flagler Footnotes ~
Ron Carter - "Blues Farm" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment, The Ride Home!
Julie London - "Why Don't You Do Right" - Whatever Julie Wants (1961)
Just plain killer... |
Woody Shaw - "Blues for Wood" - United (1981)
Carmen McRae - "Easy to Love" - Bethlehem's Best (1954)
Urbie Green - "Mutation" - Bethlehem's Best (1955)
Don Elliott - "Summer Setting" - Bethlehem's Best (1955)
Cal Tjader - "Guachi Guara" - Cuban Fantasy (1977)
Hour Four:
Miles Davis - "The Pan Piper" - Sketches of Spain (1959)
Miles Davis - "Saeta" - Sketches of Spain (1959)
Miles Davis - "Solea" - Sketches of Spain (1959)
Beautiful through and through. |
Billy Holiday - "Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You" - The Silver Collection (1957)
Stanley Clarke - "Life Is Just a Game" - School Days (1976)
Bonzo Squad - "Empathy" - There's Always Tomorrow (2017)*
Bonzo Squad - "Hungry Hungry Hippos" - There's Always Tomorrow (2017)*
Chick Corea - "All Blues" - Trilogy 2 (2016)*
Monday, September 24, 2018
Playlist for 9-25-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters II!
This week is a new "Cast of Characters"! Everyone from "Cranky Spanky" to "Sombrero Sam"! Featuring new albums from Christian Sands, Troy Roberts and Bob James as well as deep cuts from Donald Byrd, Grant Green and John Coltrane! Tune in Tuesday 9/25 from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here! Local listeners can tune in at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo
Playlist Jazz Greats 2017
Hour One:
Gabor Szabo - "Sombrero Sam" - Magical Connection (1970)
Bob James - "Mister Magic" - Espresso ()*
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Hank Jones - "Little Girl Blue" - Bluebird (1955)
Paul Desmond - "Stranger In Town" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)
Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher" - (1931) request
Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination - "The Navigator" - Begin the Agora ()*
Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination - "Frank Blank" - Begin the Agora ()*
Chico Hamilton "The Ghost" - Quintet in Hi-Fi (1956)
Melody Diachun - "Sharp Dressed Man" - Get Back to the Groove ()*
John Coltrane - "Nancy (with the laughing face)" - Ballads (1962)
Hour Two:
Radam Schwartz - "Fathead's Groove" - 2 Sides of the Organ Combo ()*
Cannonball Adderley - "Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)" - Jump for Joy (1958)
Roberta Piket - "Humpty Dumpty" - West Coast Trio ()*
might be my spirit animal |
John Coltrane - "Nature Boy" - Both Directions at Once (1963)*
Ron Carter - "Two-Beat Johnson" - Blues Farm (1973)
Miki Yamanaka - "Mr. Pancake" - Miki (2017)*
Miki Yamanaka - "A Fake Hero" - Miki (2017)*
Blue Montreux - "Uptown Ed" - II (1978)
Sonny Stitt - "My Buddy" - Spring Jazz ()
Hour Three:
Grant Green - "Nomad" - Idle Moments (1963) - The Ride Home!
Christian Sands - "Frankenstein" - Facing Dragons ()*
Johnny Smith - "Hippo, the Sentimental Hippy" - Plus the Trio (1960)
Buddy Rich - "The Rotten Kid" - The New One (1967)
Toronto Jazz Orchestra |
Toronto Jazz Orchestra - "The Blob" - 20 (2018)*
Art Blakey - "Cranky Spanky" - Hard Bop (1956)
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Shorty George" - Sing Along With Basie (1958)
Donald Byrd - "The Creeper" - The Creeper (1967)
Hour Four:
Troy Roberts - "Jack the Sipper" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*
Troy Roberts - "Professor Ghetto-Rig" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*
Freddie Hubbard - "Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey" - First Light (1971) CTI Moment
Melody Diachun - "Eleanor Rigby" - Get Back to the Groove ()*
Troy Roberts on a roll! |
Harold Land - "The Aquarian" - The Peace-Maker (1967)
Herbie Hancock - "Lil Brother" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)
Herbie Hancock - "Fat Mama" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)
Grant Green - "Hey Western Union Man" - Alive! (1970)
Monday, April 2, 2018
Playlist for 4-3-2018 WFCF - 1974!
"Gramophone" - LadyCannelle
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As Is - "In The Name of Love" - Here's to Life (2017)*
Stanley Clarke - "Hot Fun" - School Days (1976) request
Bill Evans - "Are You All the Things" - RE: Person I Knew (1974)
Margo Rey - "Angel Eyes" - The Roots of Rey (2017)*
1974 goodness from Kenny! |
Monday, March 26, 2018
Playlist for 3-27-2018 WFCF - 1973!
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This week's show features music recorded in the year 1973! Like last week - I searched through the playlists so I could select tracks that have never been on the show before. Lots of 'em! In fact, with little exception, all of the 1973 recordings are new to the show! Some choice new jazz cuts in the mix as well. Tune in Tuesday 3/27 from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. St. Augustine, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast, Green Cove Springs etc can tune in at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo
Hour One:
Stanley Turrentine - "Too Blue" - Don't Mess With Mr. T (1973)
Ken Fowser - " Don't Look Down" - Don't Look Down (2017)*
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Flora Purim - "Love Reborn" - Butterfly Dreams (1973)
Paul Desmond - "Was a Sunny Day" - Skylark (1973)
Kamasi Washington - "Desire" - Harmony of Difference (2017)*
Josh Lawrence - "Circles on Black" - Contrast (2017
Leslie Pintchick - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl! (2017)*
Sonny Stitt - "The Midgets" - The Champ (1973)
Sonny Stitt - "The Eternal Triangle" - The Champ (1973)
Alfredo Rodriguez - "Moonbeams" - The Little Dream (2017)*
Hour Two:
Cal Tjader - "Mambo Show" - Primo (1973)
Keith Jarrett - "One for Majid" - After the Fall ()*
Mica Bethea Big Band - "Guardian of Forever" - Suite Theory (2017)*
I've posted this cover before, but I never get tired of it |
Kenny Burrell - "Listen to the Dawn" - Both Feet On the Ground (1973)
Freddie Hubbard - "Spirits of Trane" - Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
Margo Rey - "Speak Low" - The Roots of Rey (2017)*
Don Sebesky - "Fly/Circles" - Giant Box (1973)
Hour Three:
~ Flagler Files ~
Ron Carter - "All Blues" - All Blues (1973) - The Ride Home!
Ella Fitzgerald - "Miss Otis Regrets" - Carnegie Hall 1973
Alfredo Rodriguez - "Alegria" - The Little Dream (2017)*
Billy Jones - "Song for Meg" - 3's A Crowd (2017)*
Flying Horse Big Band - "Batmobile to Airport" - The Bat Swings! (2017)*
Joe Mazzaferro - "In Terms Of" - In Terms Of ()*
Charles Earland - "Asteroid" - Leaving This Planet (1973)
Joe Farrell - "Geo Blue" - Penny Arcade (1973)
Hour Four:
Gary Burton - "Tying Up Loose Ends" - The New Quartet (1973)
Airto - "Romance of Death" - Fingers (1973)
Billy Cobham - "Stratus" - Spectrum (1973)
Mark Egan/Arjun Bruggeman - "Framonics" - Dreaming Spirits (2017)*
Gabor Szabo - "All Is Well" - Rambler (1973)
Idiomatiques - "Indifference" - Out on the Town (2017)*
Weather Report - "Non-stop Home" - Sweetnighter (1973)
Herbie Hancock - "Vein Melter" - Head Hunters (1973)
Nice price!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Playlist for 10-10-2017 WFCF - Chunks o' Vinyl and New Jazz
Mix of Brazilian and 70's funk! |
Hour One:
Ron Carter - "A Hymn for Him" & "Two-Beat Johnson" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Sounding great! |
Patti LaBelle - "Peel Me a Grape" - Bel Homage (2017)*
Charles Overton Group - "Blackbird" - Convergence (2017)*
Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm Tree)" - Sunbelt (1978)
Jack McDuff - "All In Love Is Fair" & "Showcasing" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)
Wes Montgomery - "What the World Needs Now Is Love" & "Tequila" - Tequila (1966)
Stanley Clarke - "Hot Fun" - School Days (197?) request
Hour Two:
Thelonious Monk - "Work" - (1954)
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins (1954)
Underrated Hubbard release with a killer lineup! |
Freddie Hubbard - "Sunshine Lady" & "Eclipse" - Mistral (1980)
Negroni's Trio - "That's The Way of The World" - New Era (2017)*
Farnell Newton - "Crossing the Tracks" - Back to Earth (2016)*
Hubert Laws - "Morning Star" - Morning Star (recorded 45 years ago on 10-10/72) CTI Moment
Cecile McLorin Salvant - "You're My Thrill" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*
John Daversa - "Ms. Turkey" - Wobbly Dance Flower (2017)*
Hour Three:
~ Flagler Files ~
Frank Foster - "J.P.'s Thing" - The Loud Minority (1974) - The Ride Home!
Duke Jordan - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Trio & QUintet (recorded 62 years ago today on 10-10-1954)
A classic! |
Ron Carter - "R2, M1" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment
Debbie Poryes Trio - "Both Sides Now" - Loving Hank (2017)*
Wes Montgomery - "Lolita" - Portrait of Wes (recorded 54 years ago on 10-10-1963)
Hour Four:
Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Lotus Blossom" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment
Mike Stern - "Emilia" - Trip (2017)*
Pat Metheny - "Airstream" - American Garage (1979)
Eddie Henderson - "Kudu" - Heritage (1976)
Miles Davis - "Sivad" - Live Evil (1970)
Pete Levin - "There Comes a Time" - Mobius (2017)*
Yet another groundbreaking album from Miles. |