Playlist for 8-11-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"City Piano" - Brittany Purdum

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Winging the 2nd hour - everything else was planned this morning. Lots of great new releases and albums new to the show! Tune in by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Gypsophilia - "Boo Doo Down" - Night Swimming (2014)

Antonio Adolfo - "Alegria For All" - Tema (2015)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Rudy Royston - "Goodnight Kinyah" - 303 (2013)

Julie London - "I Surrender Dear" - Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (1967)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Spring in Central Park" - Jazz Impressions of NY (recorded 51 years ago on 8-11-1964)

Lee Morgan - "Rigormortis" - Tom Cat (recorded 51 years ago on 8-11-1964)

Ed Reed - "I Can't See For Lookin'" - I'm a Shy Guy (2013)

Ermesc Gonzalez - "Regreso" - Introspection ()

James Leary - "Today's Song" - Together (1980)

Billie Holiday - "Solitude" (1947)

Hour Two:

Ella Fitzgerald - "Just Squeeze Me" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Grant Green - "Mama Inez" - The Latin Bit (1962)

Terrell Stafford - "Stop Start" - BrotherLEE Love (2014)

Jeff "Tain" Watts - "May 15, 2011" - Blue, Vol. 1 (2014)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Giraldilla" - Giraldilla (1989)

East Coast Standards Time - "Xibaba" - Impressions (2007)

Flying Horse Big Band - "Tin Tin Deo" - Into the Mystic (2014)

Cannonball Adderley - "I Cover The Waterfront" - Cannonball Adderley and Strings (1955)

Hour Three:

John Coltrane - "Blue Train (alternative take)" - Blue Train (1957) Ride Home!
   
Heads of State - "Capuchin Swing" - Search For Peace (2015)

George Freeman/Chico Freeman - "Dark Blue" - All In The Family (2015)

Michael Brecker - "Song for Bilbao" - Tales from the Hudson (1996)

Miles Davis - "Ah-Leu-Cha" - 'Round About Midnight (1955)

Oran Etkin - "Taxi Dance" - Gathering Light (2014)

Earl Klugh Trio - "One Note Samba" - Volume One (1991)

Hour Four:

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "Right Down Front" - Hard Drive (1957)

Roy Haynes Quartet - "Moon Ray" - Out of the Afternoon (1962)
   
Norah Jones - "The Nearness of You" - Come Away With Me ()

Sarah Vaughan - "Easy to Love" - After Hours (1961)

Chet Baker - "Like Someone In Love" - Chet Baker Sings (1956)

Jeff Berlin - "Lien On Me" - Lumpy Jazz (2004)

Harold Mabern - "Such Is Life" - Afro Blue (2014)

Cassandra Wilson - "Billie's Blues" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)

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Stanley Turrentine - "Gibraltar" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment!

Playlist for 4-21-15 WFCF - Album Party!

cant wait to unwrap and play!

Saturday was Record Store Day, and against my better judgement, I splurged... including my first ever RSD 10" (see above). I'm gonna try to spin a track from every thing I bought. Titles include Brecker Brothers, Hank Crawford, Mel Tormé, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Byrd and Ray Bryant, and we'll listen to a whole side of "Lambert, Hendricks and Ross!". Plenty of slots for new jazz releases, and a few fun things along the way. Join me for the party from 3-7pm eastern today (4/21) on WFCF. Listen online here if you live in the US. We are also on Spotify (I think!) See you then :) - Kendo




Hour One:

Art Pepper - "What Laurie Likes" - Living Legend (1975)

Harold Mabern - "Fools Rush In" - Afro Blue (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
 
Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (1970)

Annie Lennox - "You Belong to Me" - Nostalgia (2013)

Michael Petrovich - "Sunrise in the Land of the Pharaohs" - The Train to San Lorenzo (2004)

Miles Davis - "Moon Dreams" - Birth of the Cool (1950)

Maynard Ferguson - "Olé" - "Maynard (1961)

arrangements by Slide Hampton, feat. Joe Farrell

Jamie Cullum - "Interlude" - Interlude (2014)

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Charleston Alley" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959)

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Moanin'" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959)

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Twisted" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959)

Hour Two: 

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Bijou" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959)

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Cloudburst" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959

Wolff & Clark Expedition - "1999" - Wolff & Clark Expedition 2 (2014)

Sarah Vaughan - "I Feel So Smoochie" - Sarah Vaughan (?)

Artwork for this re-release is much cooler than
the original!

Les Brown - "Just In Time" - Swing Song Book ()

Mel Tormé - "Autumn in New York" - Sings Sunday in New York (1963)

Mel Tormé - "Lullaby of Birdland" - Sings Sunday in New York (1963)

Jose James - "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" - Yesterday I Had the Blues (2014)

Charlie Byrd Trio - "In the Name of Love" - Travellin' Man ()

Charlie Byrd Trio - "I Will Wait for You" - Travellin' Man ()

Eliane Elias - "Brasil" - Brasil (2014)

Hour Three:

Charles Lloyd - "Lady Gabor" - Live at Slugs (1965) Ride Home!

Sonny Stitt - "Samba de Orpheo" - Stomp Off Let's Go (1976)

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Summertime" - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross! (1959)

Johnny Smith - "Walk, Don't Run" - In a Mellow Mood (1954)

Ray Bryant Trio - "It Was a Very Good Year" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

Ray Bryant Trio - "Bag's Groove" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

Wilbur Harden & Tommy Flannigan - "Well's Fargo" - Mainstream 1958 (1958)

Brecker Brothers - "Squids" - Don't Stop the Music (1977)

Hour Four:

Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett - "Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place" - Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970) - 7:19

Count Basie - "It's Alright With Me" - Broadway...Basie's Way" ()

Russell Malone - "Suite Sioux" - Love Looks Good on You (2014)

 a seriously stellar outing! Very creative :)

Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra  - "Dizzy's Boogie" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1945)

David Sanborn - "Can't Get Next to You" - Time and the River (2014)

Hank Crawford - "Funky Pigeon" - hank Crawfords Back"

George Benson - "Affirmation" - Breezin' (1976)

Dave Stryker - "Don't mess With mr. T"  Messin' with mister T (2014)

Playlist for 4-7-15 WFCF - Clean Up!

"Sector Five" - Toshio EbineWatercolor(gouache)
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This week's show is all about cleaning up my bedroom, literally! The vinyl in particular is piling up, so I'm grabbing the first 10 or so from the front of the stack that will do nicely, and I'll be mixing them with lots of new releases, plus a few choice cds/collections taking up space; including a new aquisition: "Living Legend" by Art Pepper! Should be fun! No real clue what I'm playing yet, so playlist will appear here as they get spun. Join me for happenstance this Tuesday 4/7 from 3 until 7pm eastern. You can listen online anywhere in the US. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Jacky Terrason - "Kiff" - Take This (2014)

Duke Pearson - Xibaba - I Don't Care Who Knows It (1969)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Kool and the Gang - "Lucky for Me" - Live at PJs (1971)

Quincy Davis - "Ponder This" - Songs in the Key of ! (2012)

Johnny Smith - "Stranger in Paradise" - In a Mellow Mood (1954)

Godley & Creme - "Get Well Soon" - Freeze Frame (1979)

Sarah Vaughan - "There Is No Greater Love" - More Sarah Vaughan In Japan (1973)

Sarah Vaughan - "Rainy Days and Mondays" - More Sarah Vaughan in Japan (1973)

great period for Art!

Art Pepper - "Samba Mom-Mom" - Living Legend (1975)

Diana Krall - "I'm Not In Love" - Wallflower (2014)

Hour Two:

Wayne Shorter - "Blues a la Carte" - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)

Wayne Shorter - "Harry's Last Stand" - Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959)

Allan Harris - "You Make Me Feel So Young" - Black Bar Jukebox (2014)

Jon Davis - "Moving Right Along" - Moving Right Along (2014)

Jamie Cullum - "Out of This World" - Interlude (2014)

Count Basie - "Moten Swing" Basie Jam #3 (1976)

La Lucha - "Lullaby Medley" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Donato/Deodato - "Batuque" - Donato/Deodato (1973)

Dexter Gordon - "Dexter's Deck" - Jazz on Savoy 1957-1962 (1945)

A re-release of "Introducing Wayne Shorter"

Sarah Vaughan - "Tenderly" - More Sarah Vaughan In Japan (1973)

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - "Butterfly" - Intents and Purposes (2014)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Hot House" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1945)

Stanley Turrentine - "Sister Sanctified" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Stanley Turrentine - "Cherry" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Lee Morgan - "Totem Pole" - The Sidewinder (1963)

Marc Cary - "You Can't Stop Us Now" - Rhodes Ahead Vol. 2 (2014)

Jose James - "Good Morning Heartache" - Yesterday I Had the Blues (2014)

J.J. Johnson - "You're Mine You" - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vol 2 (1955)

Roland Kirk - "Some Kind of Love" - We Free Kings (1961)

Joe Pass - "How High the Moon" - Virtuoso (1974)

Joe Pass - "Cherokee" - Virtuoso (1974)

Larry Coryell - "2011 East" - Heavy Feel (2014)

Thelonious Monk - "Remember" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

yeah... i played this. lol it wasn't bad!

Gary Burghoff - "That's a Plenty" - Just for Fun (?)

Jovan Alexandre - "25.1" - Collective Consciousness ()

Gary Burton Quartet - "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" - Duster (1967)

Brian Pareschi and the BP Express - "I Believe in You" - Brian Pareschi and the BP Express (2013)

La Lucha - "I Can't Stand Losing You" - Standards, Not Standards (2014)

Playlist for 2-3-2015 WFCF - Ellington!!

Duke Ellington at recording session 1956.
Photo by William "PoPsie" Randolph

This week's show is all about Ellington! A few choice cuts from the master himself, as well as compositions by Duke performed by Ahmad Jamal, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Gary Burton Quartet, Bill Goodwin, Rosemary Clooney, Charles Mingus - much more + new jazz! Tune in Tuesday Feb 3rd from 3-7pm eastern on iHeart or 88.5fm locally. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

David Hazeltine - "Clockwise" - I Remember Cedar (2013)

Tony Monaco - "Chillin'" - Furry Slippers (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Billie Holiday - "Solitude" - 1947 (Bob Haggart Orch)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Chelsea Bridge" - Crusin' the Bird (1988)

Sarah Vaughan - "In a Sentimental Mood" - After Hours (1961)

Art Tatum - " Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 1 (1953)

Bobby Timmons - "Come Sunday" - Got To Get It (1967)

Beegie Adair - "All Too Soon" - Centenial Composers 2 Ellington (?)

Ahmad Jamal - 2013

Cannonball Adderley - "Brown Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown" - Jump For Joy (1958)

Ahmad Jamal - "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Saturday Morning (2013)

Catherine Russell - "I Let a Song Go Out Of My Heart" - Bring It Back (2013)


Sarah Vaughan - "Sophisticated Lady" - After Hours (1961)

Hour Two:

Duke Ellington - "Mood Indigo/Hot and Bothered/Creole Love Call" - The Best of the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (recorded 83 years ago today on 2-3-1932)

Wynton Kelly - "Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me" - Trio & Sextet (1959)

Joe Henderson - "Take the 'A' Train" - Lush Life (1991)

Wes Montgomery - "Satin Doll" - Trio (1959)

Bill Goodwin - "Prelude to a Kiss" - Raise Four (2010)Duke Ellington - "Rockin' In Rhythm" - The Best of the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1931)

Manuel Valera and New Cuban Express - "Descargando" - In Motion (2014)

Peter Leitch - "Nutty" - Landscape (2014)

Hour Three:

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Caravan" - Inner Voyage (1998) Ride Home!

Duke Ellington - "Smada" - Masterpieces by Ellington (1951)

The Swingville All-Stars - "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" - Gentle Duke (1960)

Stan Getz - "Lush Life" - Captain Marvel (1972)

Joshua Bruneau Septet - "Hard to Find" - Bright Idea (2014)

Quincy Davis - "See You Tomorrow" - Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

Charles Mingus - "Mood Indigo" - Mingus Dynasty (1959)

Rosemary Clooney/Duke Ellington - "Me and You" - Blue Rose (1956)

Hour Four:

Terri Lynn Carrington - "Money Jungle" - Money Jungle (2012)

Gary Burton Quartet - " Fleurette Africaine" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

Duke Ellington - "In a Mellotone" - Blues in Orbit (195?)

Jax Jazz Collective - "Raincheck" - Lotus Blossom (2014)

Stan Getz/Dizzy Gillespie - "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington - "I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues" - Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)


Gary Burton Quartet - "Fleurette Africaine" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

Eli Bennett - "Upside Swagger" - Breakthrough (2014)

Eli Bennett - "The Other Side" - Breakthrough (2014)

Duke Ellington - "In a Mellotone" - Blues in Orbit (1959)

Duke Ellington - "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche" - Live at the Blue Note (1959)

Charles Mingus

Playlist for 9-9-14 WFCF - The Elements Show!

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"Elements - Water" - Louise Lindgren
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Themed shows continue this week with an "Elements" show; an hour each for 'earth', 'wind', 'fire' & 'water' songs! There are lots and lots of songs from the 60's and 70's this show, including 3 CTI cuts in a row for the 2nd hour. Plenty of new jazz as well! Tune in Tuesday 9/9 from 3-7pm eastern to WFCF 88.5FM in St. Augustine. You can listen anywhere in the US for free by clicking here! See you then - Kendo



Hour Earth:   

Sean Jones - "60th & Broadway" - Im*Pro*Vise (2013)

Freda Payne - "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" - Come Back to Me Love (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Grant Green - "Down Here On the Ground" - Alive! (1970)

Denny Zeitlin

Lester Young - "Back to the Land" - Lester Young Trio Vol 1 (1946)

Denny Zeitlin - "Carole's Garden" - Carnival (1964)

Freddy Hubbard - "Neo Terra" - Windjammer (1976)

Dave Brubeck - "Back to Earth" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (1960)

Kenny Burrell - "Both Feet on the Ground" - Both Feet On the Ground (1973)

Gary Burton - "Common Ground" - Common Ground (2010)

Hour Wind:

George Benson - "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" - Good King Bad (1975) CTI Moment

Airto - "Wind Chant" - Fingers (1973) CTI Moment

Joe Farrell Quartet - "Song of the Wind" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment

Jack McDuff - "With the Wind" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Joe Farrell

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day in the Life (1967)

Sarah Vaughan - "Ill Wind" - After Hours (1961)

Shelly Manne - "The Wind" - Vol 5 More Swinging Sounds (1956)

Barbara Morrison - "Soft Winds" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2012)

Art Tatum - "Gone With the Wind" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 3 (1953)

Theo Croker - "Save Your Love For Me" - Afro Physicist (2011)

Hour Fire:

Bobby Hutcherson - "Quiet Fire" - Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Michel Camilo - "On Fire" - On Fire (1989)

Miles Davis - "My Old Flame" - The New Sounds (1951)

Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1970)

Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal - "The Firefly" - Saturday Morning (2013)

Eliane Elias - "Light My Fire" - Light My Fire (2010)

Bobby Broom - "Just One of Those Things" - My Shining Hour (2014)

Melissa Aldana - "M & M" - Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio (2013)

Hour Water:

Joey Baron - "Bit O' Water" - We'll Soon Find Out (1999)

Matt Wilson - "Dancing Waters" - Gathering Call (2012)

Kenyon Hopkins - "Waterfront" - The Sound of New York (1958)

Miles Davis - "Water on the Pond" - Directions (1967)

Anita O'Day - "I Cover the Waterfront" - An Evening with Anita O'Day (1954)

Howard Roberts - "Watermelon Man" - H.R. is a Dirty Guitar Player (1963)

Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco - "You" - Enjoy the View (2013)

Craig Scott Quintet - "Chart of my Heart" - Introducing the Craig Scott Quintet (2013)

Chuck Owens - "Dark Waters, Slow Waters" - River Runs (2011)

Playlist for 7-22-2014 WFCF - Walk Don't Run!

"Walk in the Rain" - Daniel Ramos Ruiz
Acrylic
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Themed-show summer continues (quite unintentionally) with "Walk Don't Run"! All song titles have the word 'walk' in them, a few have 'run'. Lots of neat material including the irresistible theme song for the show by Johnny Smith (later made famous by the Ventures). We'll end with the lengthy 1954 version of "Walkin'" by Miles Davis. Keepin' it fun! Tune in on Tuesday 7/22 from 3-7pm eastern. Listen for free online via iHeart by clicking here or tune in locally at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Johnny Smith - "Walk Don't Run" - Walk Don't Run (1954)

Fred Hersch - "You and the Night and the Music" - Floating (2013)

Bria Skonberg - "Why Do You Do?" - Into Your Own (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brigitte Zarie - "Walk the Line" - L'Amour (2012)

Brigitte Zarie

Gary Burton - "Walkin' In Music" - Next Generation (2004)

Dinah Washington with Lucky Thompson - "Walkin' Blues" - Mellow Mama (1945)

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Rippin' and Runnin'" - That's How We Roll ()

Cal Tjader - "I Should Care" - San Francisco Moods (1958)

Cal Tjader - "Running Out" - San Francisco Moods (1958)

Shorty Rogers - "Walk On the Wild Side" - Jazz Waltz (1962)

Yellowjackets - "A Walk in the Park" - Dreamland (1995)

Hour Two:

Art Tatum - "Would You Like to Take a Walk" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 2 (1953)Joshua Breakstone - "La Verne Walk" - With the Wind and the Rain (2013)

Dave Brubeck - "Walking Line" - Brubeck Plays Brubeck (1956)

Joshua Breakstone

Maynard Ferguson - "The Cheshire Cat Walk" - Primal Scream (1975)

Cal Tjader - "Hip Walk" - Sona Libre (1963)

Jack McDuff - "Run On Home" - The Natural Thing (1968)

Sarah Vaughan - "Run to Me" - Feeling Good (1971)

Dave Kain - "Miley Cyrus Is the Devil" - Raising Kain (2014)

Jimmy Cobb - "Old Devil Moon" - The Original Mob (2014)

Hour Three:

Herbie Mann - "Blues Walk" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Cyrus Chestnut - "I'm Walkin'" - Genuine Chestnut (2005)

Michel Camilo - "And Sammy Walked In" - On Fire (1989)

Michel Camilo - photo by Frankie Celenza

Gerry Mulligan - "Walking Shoes" - Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1952) 

Sonny Clark - "Eric Walks" - Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)

Horace Silver - "Walk On" - Prescription for the Blues (1997)

Sonny Stitt - "I'll Walk Alone" - In Style (1981)

Grant Green - "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" - Feelin' the Spirit (1962) 5:50 Gospel Express

Thelonious Monk - "In Walked Bud" - Genius of Modern Music (1947)

Hour Four:

Marc Johnson - "Summer Running" - The Sound of Summer Running (1997)

Mike LeDonne - "The World Is a Ghetto" - I Love Music (2013)

Stanley Turrentine - "Easy Walker" - Easy Walker (1966)

Grant Green - "Walk On By" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971)

Theo Croker - "Light Skinned Beauty" - Afro Physicist (2013)

Elias Haslanger - "One For Daddy-O" - Live at the Gallery (2013)

Miles Davis - "Walkin'" - Walkin' (1954)

Playlist for 6-24-14 WFCF - Jazz Greats Rock Blocks!

"The Caged Bird" - The Lady J
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Rock-blocks this week! Requests from listeners on Facebook, Twitter and even that antiquated ringing device helped me choose the majority of artists featured on this show: Clifford Brown, Eddie Jefferson, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington. At 5:15pm eastern the Virgin Sacrifice goes down with a side of unplayed vinyl, this time it'll be McDuff/Benson, courtesy of Jim Driscoll. Expect off the beaten path cuts from Miles, Monk and Ellington. US residents can listen online via iHeart. We are also on Spotify (WFCF). Join me Tuesday 6/24 from 3-7pm eastern for all this plus new jazz tracks. See you then! - Kendo 



Hour One:

Harvey Mason - "Either Way" - Chameleon (2013)

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Get Smart" - Life in the Bubble ()

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Thelonious Monk - "Functional" - Thelonious Himself (1957)

Thelonious at Mintons Playhouse 1947
Photo by William Gottlieb

Thelonious Monk - "Criss Cross" - Genius of Modern Music (1951)

Thelonious Monk - "Just a Gigolo" - Monk's Dream (1962)

Thelonious Monk Quintet - "Locomotive" - Quintet (1954)

Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus 2 - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - At the Blackhawk (1960)

Eddie Jefferson - "Moody's Mood for Love" - Hipper Than Thou (1959)

Eddie Jefferson - "I Got The Blues" - Still On the Planet (1976)

Eddie Jefferson - "So What" - Hipper Than Thou (1961)

Hour Two:

Eddie Jefferson

Eddie Jefferson - "Jeannine" - The Main Man (1977)

Eddie Jefferson - "Psychedelic Sally" - Body and Soul (1968)

Eddie Jefferson - " Freedom Jazz Dance " - The Main Man (1977)

Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet - "Daahoud" - Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954)

Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown - "It's Crazy" - Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown (1954)

Art Blakey Quintet - "Once in a While" - A Night At Birdland Vol 1 (1954)

Sonny Rollins - "Kiss and Run" - Plus 4 (1956)

Clifford Brown

Clifford Brown - "Stardust" - Clifford Brown with Strings (1955)

Takuya Kuroda - "Rising Son" - Rising Son (2013)

Eric Reed - "Nutty" - The Adventurous Monk (2013)

Bria Skonberg - "Little Girl" - Into Your Own (2013)

Hour Three:

Louis Prima - "Sing, Sing, Sing" - Strictly Prima (1958)

Louis Prima/Keely Smith - "That Old Black Magic" (1958)

Louis Prima - "The Music Goes Round and Round" (1958)

Jack McDuff/George Benson - "Hot Barbeque" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Jack McDuff/George Benson - "The Party's Over" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Jack McDuff/George Benson - "Briar Patch" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Jack McDuff - "Hippy Dip" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

George Benson - "Shadow Dancers" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (1964)

Duke Ellington - "Blues in Orbit" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

Duke Ellington - Photo by William Gottlieb

Duke Ellington - "The Tatttoed Bride" - Masterpieces (1950)

Hour Four:

Duke Ellington - "Just Squeeze Me" - (1946)

Duke Ellington - "Track 360" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

Duke Ellington - "Arabesque Cookie" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)

Miles Davis - "Drad-dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

Miles Davis - "Little Melonae" - Miles and Coltrane (1955)

Miles Davis - "Files de Kilimanjaro" - Files de Kilimanjaro (1968)

Mehliana - "Swimming" - Taming the Dragon (2013)

Eric Alexander - "Eddie Harris" - Chicago Fire (2013)

Miles & Coltrane

Playlist for 3-18-2014 WFCF - Jazz Greats

"Acrylic Jazz" - Marcelo Bittencourt
acrylic painting
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website

As always - I had the time of my life, today. Hope those who tuned in also enjoyed the sounds! Some new old vinyl to spin after another trip to Atlantic Sounds in Daytona, as well as 7 decades of soul-comforting jazz + new releases. Loved hearing Dizzy & Dexter, especially. Thanks for joining me and for stopping by here! Next week, another virgin sacrifice!! Till then - Kendo

Hour One:

Harold Mabern - "Makin' Our Dreams Come True" Right On Time (2013)

Dizzy Gillespie - "Bebop" - Something Old, Something New (1963)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Ella Fitzgerald - "Black Coffee" - (1949)

Benny Golson - "Groovin' High" - Walkin' (1957)

an unintentionally loose affair - but interesting!

Stan Getz - "It Might as Well Be Spring" - Getz au Go Go (1964)

Soul Mann and the Brothers - "Early Sunday Morning" - Shaft (1972)

Ron Carter - "A Feeling" - All Blues (1973)

John Patitucci - "Out of the Mouths of Babes" - Now (1998)

Wes Montgomery - "Four on Six" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1960)

Dexter Gordon - "Le Coiffeur" - Gettin' Around (1965)


Hour Two:

Grant Green - "Speak Low" - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)

Denny Zeitlin - "Just Passing By" - Slick Rock (2003)

Count Basie - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - High Voltage (1970)

Lynne Arriale - "Call Me" - Convergence (2010)

Nancy Wilson - "Fly Me to the Moon" - Like in Love (1959)

Louis Armstrong and his All Stars - "Someday You'll Be Sorry" - (?)

Scott Marischen - "All Blues" - Alligator Alley (2011)

great compilation!

Thelonious Monk - "Ruby My Dear" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

Catherine Russell - "Public Melody Number One" - Bring It Back (2013)

Joshua Breakstone - "I Told You So" - With the Wind and the Rain (2013)

Takuya Kuroda - "Green and Gold" - Rising Son (2013)

Hour Three:

    ~ cooking show ~

Bill Evans - "Autumn Leaves" - Portrait in Jazz (1959)

Sarah Vaughan - "Wonder Why" - After Hours (1961)

Hank Crawford - "The Peeper" - From the Heart (1962)

Jack McDuff - "All in Love is Fair" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Miles Davis - "Perfect Way" - Tutu (1986)

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

Charles Mingues - "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" - Mingus Ah Um (1959) 5:50 Gospel Express


Hour Four:

Weather Report - "Punk Jazz" - Mr. Gone (1978)

Duke Jordon - "Flight to Jordan" - Trio & Quintet (1955)

Brigitte Zarie - "Where There Is Love" - L'amour (2013)

Joe Henderson - "Black Narcissus" - Black Narcissus (1974)

fascinatin' Henderson!

Cal Tjader - "Leyte" - Live at the Funky Quarters (1972)

Artie Butler - "Music for Night People" - Have You Met Ms. Jones (1968) CTI Moment

Ben Patterson - "Golden Lady" - Essential Elements (2013)

Sheryl Bailey - "The Lioness" - A Meeting of Minds (2013)

Chick Corea & Return to Forever - "Light as a Feather" - Light as a Feather (1972) Lengthy Jam   

Playlist for 2-25-2014 WFCF - Female Vocalists vs. Godzilla!

See anyone you like? Clockwise from top left: Diana Krall, Anita O'Day, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, Diana Reeves, Valerie Gillespie, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Godzilla, Julie London, Jane Monheit, Marlena Shaw, Sybil Gage.

It's here! The sequel to last July's thriller "Attack of the Female Vocalists". Old favorites and new superstars, classic tracks and hidden diamonds... quite a few albums added to my own collection for this event, and still more from the WFCF library being played for the first time on this show. Warning: Godzilla will be vocalizing! However, his antics will be represented by instrumental performances of towering giants of jazz. Two vocal numbers for every one instrumental; odds are on the gals! Tune in Tuesday February 25th for the mayhem and melody, scatting, warbling, cooing, wailing and destruction! Hear it happen live on iHeart for free by clicking here. 3-7pm Eastern. See you then! - Kendo 

 

Hour One:

Valerie Gillespie - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Once Again (2003)

Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo - "My Mood is You" - Lena & Gabor (1969)

A very pleasant pairing!

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Larry Coryell - "She's Leaving Home" - Tricycles (2002)

Anita O'Day - "Tenderly" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Nancy Wilson - "The Masquerade is Over" - Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (1961)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Concorde" - Concorde (1955)
Marlena Shaw - "Whisper Not" - Dangerous (1996)

Duke Ellington (with Ivie Anderson) - "My Old Flame" - (1934)

Lee Konitz - "Marshmallow" - Subconscious-Lee (1949)

Rosemary Clooney - "Just One of Those Things" - Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Hear Music" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

This album is insanely good!

Thelonious Monk - "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - Genius of Modern Music Vol 1 (1947)

Hour Two:

Allison Paris - "Lover Man" - Second Chances (2003)

Diana Krall - "The Boy from Impanema" - Quiet Nights (2009)

Michel Camilo - "Tropical Jam" - Rendezvous (1993)

Astrud Gilberto - "Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart) - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Nina Simone - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" - Silk & Soul (1967)

Roy Haynes Trio - "Shulie-a-Bop" - Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

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

Sybil Gage - "Genuine" - Red (2007)

Cannonball Adderley - "Two Left Feet" - Jump for Joy (1958)

Kristin Korb - "Don't Fence Me In" - What's Your Story (2012)

Sassy at ease with the times and sounds of 1971!

Jane Monheit - "Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day" - The Heart of the Matter (2012)

Bill Evans Trio - "Our Love is Here to Stay" - Trio '65 (1964)

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Hour Three:

Anita O'Day - "Medley: 'S Wonderful, They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Rosemary Clooney - "Get Out of Town" - Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Miles Davis Vol. 2 (1953)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" - Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (1961)

Keely Smith - "You Go To My Head" - The Essential Capitol Collection (comp.)

John Coltrane - "Giant Steps" - Giant Steps (1959)

Nina Simone - "The Look of Love" - Silk & Soul (1967)

Can you believe this album is over 20 years old?

Natalie Cole - "Nature Boy" - Unforgettable With Love (1991)

Gary Burton Quartet - "Fleurette Africaine" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

Julie London - "Why Don't You Do Right" - Whatever Julie Wants (1961)

Gail Yvon - "Blue Skies" - Gail Yvon (2012)

Cal Tjader - "Undecided" - Quintet (1956)

Carmen McRae - "Don't Explain" - Billie Holiday Revisited (comp.)

Hour Four:

Marlena Shaw - "Beautiful Friendship" - Dangerous (1996)

John Abercrombie Quartet - "LST" - 39 Steps (2013)

Dianne Reeves - "32 Flavors" - Beautiful Life (2013)

Eliane Elias - "Chega de Saudade" - The Three Americas (1997)

Esperanza Spalding - "Really Very Small" - Chamber Music Society (2009)

making waves!

Kate McGarry - "Gypsy in My Soul" - Show Me (2000)

Jane Monheit - "Born to be Blue" - The Heart of the Matter (2012)

Gerry Gibbs - "Eye of the Hurricane" - Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (2012)

Catherine Russell - "Bring It Back" - Bring It Back (2013)

George Cables - "The Duke" - Icons & Influences (2013)

Playlist for 2-4-2014 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Arabic Feeling" - igryk
(photograph taken in Tunisia)
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No theme this week - but I did spend a little extra time on the sets - and left a few slots open for surprises. I know a few listeners are wishing I'd play some vocal numbers, this week is their week! We'll check out the albums I snagged last week at Tone Vendor in St. Augustine, and we'll hear plenty of new jazz, too!
Tune in Tuesday 2/4/14 for commercial free music that wasn't selected by a computer. Listen for free on iHeart by clicking here. 88.5FM for locals. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Wes Montgomery - "The Thumb" - Tequila (1966)

Bobby Watson - "At the Crossroads" - Check Cashing Day (2013)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jimmy Rowles - "A Night in Tunisia" - Lilac Time (1994)

Dinah Washington - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Billie Holiday Revisited (?)

Hank Jones Trio - "Little Girl Blue" - Bluebird (1955)

rediscovering this one - a few real winners on it!

Gabor Szabo - "Rambler" - Rambler (1973) CTI Moment

Diana Krall - "How Insensitive" - From This Moment On (2006)

Jimmy Smith - "(My Little) Red Top" - It's Necessary (1977)

Consortium - "Clave Net" - Consortium (2013)

Sarah Vaughan - "Summertime" - Billie Holiday Revisited (?)

Hour Two:

Larry Coryell - "Clear Skies" - The Lift (2012)

Joe Cinderella - "Foxes Lair" - Concept (2001)

American Quartet - "Moonlight Bay" (1912)

Chubby Jackson All-Star Big Band - "I May Be Wrogn Wrong" - Chubby Jackson All-Star Big Band (1950)

Astrud Gilberto - "Zazueira" - Gilberto/Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Al Hirt - "Java" - Honey in the Horn (194)

Grant Green - "Brazil" - The Latin Bit (1962)

James Moody - "Boo's Tune" - Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sax (comp.)

Cory Weeds Quartet - "Let's Go!" - Let's Go! (2013)

Brian Lynch - "Heleen" - Unsung Heroes Project Vol 2 (2009)

another Pete Turner classic album cover!

Harold Mabern - "Seven Steps to Heaven" - Right On Time (2013)

Hour Three:

John McLaughlin - "For Jaco" - Industrial Zen (2006)

Miles Davis - "Tasty Pudding" - Miles Davis and Horns (1953)

Freddie Hubbard - "Spirits of Trane" - Gleam (1975)

Carmen McRae - "Miss Brown To You" - Billie Holiday Revisited ()

Mark Johnson - "Apollo 13" - Mark Johnson (20??)

Kenny Burrell - "Namely You" - Night Song (1968)

Larry Young - "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" - Unity (1965)

Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - Tjader (1971)

this one is pretty different for Cal in my opinion,
and along with vibes he also plays organ!

Hour Four:

Jack McDuff - "Snap Back Jack" - Do It Now! (1967)

Thelonious Monk - "Blue Monk" (1959)

Cal Tjader - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Tjader (1971)

Chick Corea - "The One Step" - Friends (1978)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Bouquet" - Happenings (1966)

John Abercrombie Quartet - "Vertigo" - 39 Steps (2013)

Jane Ira Bloom - "Ice Dancing" - Sixteen Sunsets (2013)

[background music for announcements - Henri Rene - "Punctuated Performance" - History of Space Age Pop Vol. 3]

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

the track I play from this "Flying Spirits" is really fantastic!

Playlist for 10-1-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats 1961!

"1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB" - Matt Hoskins

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The first in a series of shows to focus on the jazz of a specific year, chronologically. This week, it was 1961! Something of a transitional time for jazz, where artists who broke new ground in 1959 or earlier, were now following these paths to new, uncertain territory. Provocative music from John Coltrane that befuddled the critics; Miles in a state of flux; Bill Evans, Scott Lofaro & Paul Motian redefining the jazz piano trio: and Cannonball enjoying stardom after the Miles sextet. Mixed in with all of this are artists oblivious to all the change; hard-boppers on the cusp of their heyday, groove jazz taking further root and "world" music about to become permanently embedded in the jazz vocabulary. Sounds serious! But we had the usual fun. Thanks for the calls, hangin' on Facebook and especially for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

The Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove Yard (1/3/1961)

Joe Newman - "Love Is Here To Stay" - At Count Basie's (1961)

Maynard Ferguson/Chris Connor - "I Only Have Eyes For You" - Double Exposure (1/23/1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Know What I Mean (1/27/1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Nardis" - Explorations (2/2/1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "More Than You Know" - The Hawk Relaxes (2/28/1961)

Miles Davis - "Drad-dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (3/7/1961)

Hank Mobley - "Smokin'" - Workout (3/26/1961)

Grant Green - "Grant's Dimensions" - Green Street (4/1/1961)

Hour Two:

Herbie Mann - "This Little Girl of Mine" - Family of Mann (4/21/1961)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Castilian Drums" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (5/3/1961)

Dexter Gordon - "For Regulars Only" - "Doin' Allright" - (5/6/1961)

John Coltrane - "Dahomey Dance" - Olé (5/25/1961)

Dave Brubeck - "Charles Matthew Hallelujah" - Time Further Out (5/25/1961)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Invitation" - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (6/14/1961)

Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns - "Miss Otis Regrets" - Fooler's Gold (2013)

Ahmad Jamal - "Firefly" - Saturday Morning (2013)

West Berliner in Uniform in Front of Berlin Wall
Photo by Toni Frisell

Hour Three:

Bill Evans Trio - "Some Other Time" - Waltz for Debby (6/25/1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Milestones" - Waltz for Debby (6/25/1961)

Roland Kirk - "Doin' the Sixty-Eight" - Kirk's Works (7/11/1961)

Sarah Vaughan - "In a Sentimental Mood" - After Hours (7/18/1961)

Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley - "Never Will I Marry" - Nancy Wilson Cannonball Adderley (6/27,29 1961)

Freddie Hubbard - "Arietes" - Ready for Freddie (8/21/1961)

Cal Tjader - "Ecstasy" - In a Latin Bag (8 28, 29 1961)

Yusef Lateef - "Purple Flower" - Eastern Sounds (9/5/1961)

Jackie McLean - "A Fickle Sonance" - A Fickle Sonance (10/26/1961)

Hour Four:

John Coltrane - "Naima" - Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (11/1/1961)

John Coltrane - "Greensleeves" - Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (11/3/1961)

Sonny Clark - "Melody in C" - Leapin' and Lopin (11/13/1961)

John Coltrane - "It's Easy to Remember" - B-side of Greensleeves (12/21/1961)

Gary Burton - "The Lookout" - Guided Tour (2012)

Aperturistic Trio - "Homily for Pastor B" - Truth and Actuality (2013)

George Duke - "Stones of Orion" - Dreamweaver (2013)

Dave Holland - "The Watcher" - Prism (2013)

1961 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Suburban

"Between Light and Shade" - Swifty
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