Playlist for 10-2-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters III

You can't not have Kojak...

This week we did a third installation on the "Cast of Characters" theme; everyone from the Lady in Red to the Witch Doctor! Herbie Mann, Gabor Szabo and the new John Scofield release were featured. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

Playlist Jazz Greats 2017 

Hour One:


Herbie Mann - "Menina Feia (Ugly Girl) - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Cecile McLoren-Salvant - "The Gentleman is a Dope" - The Window (2018)*

Just Cecile & pianist Sullivan Fortner on this one!

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Scofield - "King of Belgium" - Combo 66 ()*

Tim Warfield - "Sleeping Dancer, Sleep On" - Jazzland (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Marie Antoinette" - Ready for Freddie (1961)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Little Angel" - Montara (1975)

Stan Getz - “The Lady In Red” - Greatest Hits (1950)

Gabor Szabo - "Sunshine Superman" - Bacchanal (1968)

Ray Brown Trio - “Have You Met Miss Jones” - The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1985)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - “Captain Bacardi” - Wave (1967) CTI Moment

Hour Two:

Art Blakey - "The Witch Doctor" - The Witch Doctor (1961)

Rob Lockart - “Nightmare Thief” - Parallel Lives (2006)

Great band, great songs, great playing!

Grant Green - "Jean de Fleur" - Idle Moments (1963)

John Scofield - "Uncle Southern" - Combo 66 ()*

Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm Tree)" - Sunbelt (1976)

Tiki Collective - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Muse ()*

Troy Roberts - "Adamant Eve" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Charles Lloyd + the Marvels - "Ballad of the Sad Young Man" - Vanished Gardens (2017)*

Hour Three:

Sonny Rollins - "Plain Jane" - Volume One (1956) - The Ride Home!

David Newman - “Foxy Brown” - Newmanism (1974)

Newman is in prime form for this 70's release!

Cal Tjader - "Los Bandidos" - Along Comes Cal (1967)

John Coltrane - “Nature Boy” - Both Directions at Once (1963)*

Nat Adderley - "Tallahassee Kid" - Blue Autumn (1982)

Art Blakey - "Weird-O" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Milt Jackson & Ray Charles - “Cosmic Ray” - Soul Brothers (1958)

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

Donald Byrd - "Street Lady" - Street Lady (1973)

Herbie Mann - "Paper Man" - WIndows Opened (1968)

Bob James - "Boss Lady" - Espresso (2017)*

Kamasi Washington - "Street Fighter Mas" - Heaven and Earth (2018)*

Ken Wiley - "French Girls" - Highbridge Park (2018)*

Herbie Mann - "Miss Free Spirit" - Stone Flute (1969)

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Playlist for 9-18-2018 WFCF - Organs!

Last weeks show was all about organs! Every track except 1 featured a B3 or the equivilant. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo


Hour One:

Wes Montgomery - "Freddie Freeloader" - Portrait of Wes (1963) with Melvin Rhyne

Wes Montgomery - "Lolita" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Grant Green - "Willow Weep for Me" - His Majesty King Funk (1965) with Larry Young

Ray Charles/Count Basie Orchestra - "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" - Ray Sings Basie Swings (2006) With Joey DeFrancesco

Sonny Stitt - "Calling Card" - Black Vibrations (1971) with Don Patterson

Melody Diachun - "Sharp Dressed Man" - Get Back to the Groove (2018)* with Chris Gestrin

Jack McDuff - "601½ North Poplar" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Jack McDuff - "Cry Me a River" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Jack McDuff - "The Three Day Thang" - Hot Barbeque (1965)

Hour Two:

James Austin Jr. - "Golden Lady" - Songs in the Key of Wonder (2018)*

Radam Schwartz - "My Guy" - Two Sides of the Organ Combo (2017)*

George Benson - "So What" - Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971) CTI Moment

Cal Tjader - "Hip Walk" - Sona Libre (1963) with Clare Fischer

Cal Tjader - "Insight" - Sona Libre (1963) with Clare Fischer

Doug Carn - "Passion Dance" - Infant Eyes ()

Ben Paterson - "Green Jeans" - Live at Van Gelder's (2018)*

Tim Warfield - "Theme for Malcolm" - Jazzland (2017)*

Hour Three:

Larry Young - "Zoltan" - Unity () - The Ride Home!

Jordan Young - "Son of Ice Bag" - Jazz Jukebox (2015) with Brian Charette

Jack McDuff - "Mr. Lucky" - The Honeydripper (1961)

Wes Montgomery - "Fried Pies" - Boss Guitar (1963) with Melvin Rhyne

Charlie Sepulveda - "Nat's Blues" - Songs for Nat (2018)* with Bienvenido Dinzey

Wild Bill Davis and Johnny Hodges - "I'm Beginning to See the Light" - Con-Soul and Sax (1965)

Jimmy McGriff - "Heavyweight" - The Worm (1968)

Roland Kirk - "Makin' Whoopee" - Kirk's Work (1961) with Jack McDuff

Anita O'Day - "Under a Blanket of Blue" - Time for Two (1962) for Sweet Pea & Travis!

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "Tyrone" Into Somethin' (1964)

Tony Williams Lifetime - "Allah Be Praised" - (turn it over) (1970) 

Tony Williams Lifetime - "Once I Loved" - (turn it over) (1970)

Johnny Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses Rock Steady () CTI Moment

David Liebman - "Ashirbad" & "Within You Without You" - Sweet Hands (1975)

John Scofield - "Deadzy" - A Go Go (1998) with John Medeski

Grant Green - "Jan Jan" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971) with Ronnie Foster

Playlist for 8-14-2018 WFCF - Johnny On the Spot!

This week's theme was "Johnny-On-The-Spot" - all of the tracks were by a John or Jon or Johnny or had one in the band (for new releases). Plenty of Coltrane & McLaughlin and plenty more in the mix! Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

John Coltrane - "Vilia" & "Impressions" - Both Directions at Once (1963)* 

         3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Johnny Smith Quartet - "Moonlight in Vermont" - Moonlight in Vermont (1952)

John McLaughlin - "Follow Your Heart", "Song for My Mother" & "Blue in Green" - My Goals Beyond (1970)

Johnny Griffen Orchestra - "So Tired" - Big Soul Band (1960)

with Jon Blanck on tenor sax

Verve Jazz Ensemble - "Ceora" - Connect the Dots (2018)*

John Lewis & Sacha Distel - "All the Things You Are" & "Bag's Groove" - Afternoon in Paris (1956)

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

Hour Two:

Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges - "On the Sunny Side of the Street" & "Green Dolphin Street" - Con-Soul and Sax (1965)

Black Art Jazz Collective - "And There She Was, Lovely as Ever" - Armor of Pride (2018)*

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "Lush Life" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)

John Coltrane - "Mr. Knight" - Coltrane Plays the Blues (1960)

Johnny Hartman - "Isn't It Romantic" & "Love is Here to Stay" - Unforgettable (1966)

Johnny Hammond - "Wild Horses" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971) CTI Moment

with Jonathan Armstrong on tenor/soprano saxes

Kobie Watkins Grouptet - "Catch This" - Movement (2017)*

Kenny Barron Quintet - "L's Bop" - Concentric Circles (2017)*

Hour Three:

John Coltrane - "Good Bait" - Soultrane (1958) The Ride Home!

Gunther Schuller - "Abstractions" - Jazz Abstractions ()

John Shaw & The Jazz Alliance - "Trumpet Black" - Agenda 1 (2014)

John Handy - "Three In One" & "Projections" - Projections (1968)

Tom Talitsch - "Schlep City" - Wheelhouse (2017)*

Little Johnny Rivero - "Mr. LP" - Music In Me (2015)

John Patitucci - "Postcard" - Imprint (1999)

Johnny Smith - "Cavu" - Moonlight in Vermont (1953)

Hour Four:

Johnny Hammond - "Blues Selah" - Breakout (1971) CTI Moment

underrated b3 soul jazz

John Scofield - "Fez" - Bump (1999)

John Scofield - "Hottentot" - A Go Go (1998)

John Abercrombie - "Sing Song" - Gateway 2 (1977)

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension - "Miles Beyond" - Live at Ronnie Scott's (2017)

John Scofield - "Green Tea" - A Go Go (1988)

John Coltrane - "Slow Blues" - Both Directions at Once (1963)*

Playlist for 5-29-18 WFCF - 1979!

This week we closed out the 70's exploring jazz from 1979 - in particular Bill Evan's Paris Concert, Weather Report's "8:30" and Cal Tjader's Grammy winning "La Onda Va Bien"! Plenty of new jazz in the mix as well! Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo



Hour One:

George Cables - "Voodoo Lady" - Cables Vision (1979)

David Liebeman/John Stowell - "What a Dream" - Petite Fleur (2017)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

more amazing live Bill Evans!

Bill Evans - “Quiet Now” - The Paris Concert Edition 1 (1979) – 5:55

John Proulx - "Say It" - Say It (2017)*

Al Di Meola - "Frozen In Time" - Opus (2017)

Roberta Piket - “Conception” - West Coast Trio ()*

Woody Shaw - “Organ Grinder” - Woody III (1979)

George Cables - “Thank You, Thank You” - Circle (1979)

Weather Report - “Birdland” - 8:30 (1979)

Hour Two:

Junior Cook - "Play Together Again" - Good Cookin' (1979)

Tia Fuller - “In The Trenches” - Diamond Cut ()*

Freddie Hubbard - "Cascais" - Skagly (1979)

Brilliant!

Shirley Crabbe - “It's A Lovely Day” - Bridges (2017)*

Joe Farrell - “Sweet Rita Suite Pt 1 – Her Spirit” - Sonic Text (1979)

Woody Shaw - “Why” - For Sure ( 1979)

Steps - "Belle" - Step by Step (1979)

Mike Clark & Delbert Bump - “Well You Needn't” - Retro Report (2018)*

The Manhattan Transfer - "Tequila" - The Junction (2017)* 

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Bill Evans - “My Romance” - The Paris Concert Edition 1 (1979) - The Ride Home!  

Eddie Henderson - "Smoke Screen" - Be Cool (2017)*

Freddie & Brigitte Hubbard

Cedar Walton - “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” - Charmed Circle (1979)

Cal Tjader - "Serengeti" - La Onda Va Bien (1979)

Freddie Hubbard - "Brigitte" - The Love Connection (1979)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Dreamin'" - Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Hour Four:

Pat Metheny - “The Search” - American Garage (1979)

Allan Holdsworth - “Where Is One?” - I.O.U. (1979)

John Scofield - “Looks Like Merengue” - Who's Who (1979)

Kait Dunton - “OCD” - TrioKait 2 ()*

Manuel Valera - "Venus: Peace" - The Planets (2017)

Vin Venezia - “Two Squirrels” - Fifth and Adams ()*

Grammy Nominee for Cal!

Theo Hill - “Thorn of a White Rose” - Interstellar Adventures ()*

Cal Tjader - "Mambo Mindora" - La Onda Va Bien (1979)

Al Di Meola - "Escapado" - Opus (2017)*

Weather Report - "A Remark You Made" - 8:30 (1979)

Playlist for 1-9-2018 WFCF - North South East West!

Today's theme is "North South East West"! All song titles will have one of those directions in them. Vinyl from Paul Desmond, MJQ, Donald Byrd & Stan Kenton; some ancient jazz, a few classics from Wes and Trane and lots more! Tune in today (Tuesday 1-9-18) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Farnell Newton - "Road to the South" - Back to Earth (2016)

Paul Desmond - "North by Northeast" - Summertime (1968) 

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Joey DeFrancesco - "Way Out West" - One For Rudy (2013)

King Oliver - "West End Blues" - (1928)

Michael Petrovich - "South Beach Samba" - Bella Luna (2012)

Airto - "Lucky Southern" - Free (1972) CTI Moment

Stan Getz - "East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)" - West Coast Jazz (1955)

Ty Cooper - "On a Slow Boat to China" - I'm All For You (2017)*

Jack Sheldon - "Pardon My Southern Accent" - Hollywood Heroes (1987)

Jeff Rupert - "The Norfolk Southern RR" - From Memphis to Mobile (2009)

Tom McCormick - "South Beat" - South Beat (2016)

Hour Two:

Duke Ellington - "East Saint Louis Toodle-O" (1927)

Sonny Stitt - "Eastern Style" - In Style (1981)

Stan Kenton - "Southern Scandal" - In Hi-Fi (1956)

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Thelonious Monk - "North of the Sunset" - Solo Monk (1964)

Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1960)

Sonny Rollins - "Far Out East" - And the Big Brass (1958)

Donald Byrd - "West of the Pecos" - Blackjack (1967)

John Coltrane - "Central Park West" - Coltrane's Sound (1960)

John Scofield - "Southern Pacific" - A Go Go (1998)

Vincent Herring - "Eastern Joy Dance" - Hard Times (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Grant Green - "Hey Western Union Man" - Alive! (1970) - The Ride Home!  

Liebman/Murley Quartet - "Off a Bird" - Live at U of T (2017)*

Verve Jazz Ensemble - "This I Dig of You" - Swing-a-Nova (2017)*

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Paul Chambers - "Eastbound" - Chambers Music (1956)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - At Music Inn (1956)

Dave Zinno - "South End Blues" - River of January ()*

Leslie Pintchik - "True North" - True North (2015)

Hour Four:

Bobby Hutcherson - "Goin' Down South" - San Fransisco (1970)

Tom Tallitsch - "Northeast" - Gratitude (2015)

Bobby Broom - "Upper West Side Story" - Upper West Side Story (2011)

James Farm - "North Star" - City Folk (2014)

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John Scofield - "How the West Was One" - Who's Who (1979)

Greg Skaff - "Somewhere in the Middle East" - Soulmation (2016)

Larry Coryell - "Westerly Wind" - Fallen Angel (1993) CTI Moment

Peter Erskine - "Northern Cross" - Is Dr. Um (2015)

Playlist for 9-5-2017 WFCF - 5TH Anniversary show!

Jazz harp!

This week marks the 5th anniversary of my first show as host of Jazz Greats! So the theme is "Track 5" - all the songs are the 5th track from their respective albums. Plenty fo new songs to the show along with new jazz releases! Tune in Tuesday 9/5 from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 for the Flagler Files by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Louis Hayes - "Strollin'" - Serenade For Horace (2017)*

fun selections and good playing!

Katie Thiroux - "Brotherhood of Man" - Off Beat (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Annie Lennox - "I Cover the Waterfront" - Nostalgia (2014)

Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins - "I Thought About You" - Bluesy Burrell (1962)

Eliane Elias - "Some Enchanted Place" - Made in Brazil (2014)

Ray Mantilla - "El Carnivalito USA" - The Connection (2013)

Bria Skonberg - "Whatever Lola Wants" - With a Twist (2017)*

Roland Kirk - "Limbo Boat" - Reeds & Deeds (1963)

Johnny Smith - "You Took Advantage of Me" - Plus the Trio (1960)

Horace Silver - "Yeah" - Horace-Scope (1960)

Charles Overton - "Alone Together" - Convergence (2017)*

Hour Two:

Harry Connick Jr. - "You Don't Know Me" - Only You (2003)

Adrian Cunningham - "Rachel's Dance" - Jazz Speak (2017)*

fresh saxophone recording!

Brian Lynch - "In a Capricornian Way" - Presents Madero Latino (2012)

Albare - "Now and Then" - Long Way (2012)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Tres Palabras" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Alex Snydman - "Star Crossed Lovers" - Fortunate Action (2012)

Reunion Tribute to Errol Garner - "Mambo Caramel" - Reunion Tribute to Errol Garner (2017*)

Negroni's Trio - "My Love" - New Era (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Freddie Hubbard - "Crisis" - Ready for Freddie (1961) - The Ride Home!  

Cal Tjader/Carmen McRae - "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" - Heat Wave (1982)

One of the last from the great pianist!

Bobby Timmons - "One Down" - Got to Get It (1967)

Brian Hudson  - "Mr. Peabody"  Next Level (2017)*

Jen Siukola - "Bog Walking" - Lighthouse Reverie (2017)*

Herbie Hancock - "And What If I Don't" - My Point of View (1963)

Hour Four:

Ambient bedding music before and after the break by Jim Driscoll. 

Karl Latham - "Us and Them" - Living Standards (2015)

Steve Fidyk - "Doin' the Shake" - Allied Forces (2016)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Stone Flower" - Stone Flower (1970)

debut from the great pianist!

Michel Camilo - "Not Yet" - Why Not? (1985)

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "Under a Blanket of Blue" - Ella & Louis (1956)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Cuz U No" - Trip Mode (2015)

John Scofield - "Jeep on 35" - A Go Go (1998)

Jimmy McGriff - "Spear for Moondog Pt 1" - Electric Funk (1969)

Larry Coryell - "Chris" - Spaces (1969)

Playlist for 2-7-2017 WFCF - Hits from the 60's

"60's Cat" - Pania Brown

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This week's show is all about pop songs from the 60's. Full sets of featured bands like The Association, The Mamas and The Papas, Donavan, Little Anthony and The Imperials & Aretha Franklin, plus mini sets of other artists. After the Flagler Files, we'll have 45 minutes of 60's hits composed by Burt Bacharach & Hal David. Gonna be a fun one! Plenty of new releases along with classic artists like Gabor Szabo, Jimmy McGriff, Wes Montgomery & Bill Evans! Tune in this Tuesday (2/7) from 3-5pm eastern, resuming from 5:15-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then!



Hour One:

Jack McDuff - "Groovin'" - Down Home Style (1969)
[The Rascals 1967 #1]

Mad's Tolling & The Mads Men - "A Taste of Honey" - Playing the 60's (2016)*

Very fine set from Mads!

[Herb Alpert 1965 #7] 

  3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jimmy Scott - "For Once in My Life" - I Go Back Home (2009)*
[Stevie Wonder 1967 #2]

Gabor Szabo - "It Was a Very Good Year" - Spellbinder (1966)
[Frank Sinatra 1966 #28]

Kristin Korb - "Moon River" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*
[Henry Mancini & chorus 1961 #11]

John Scofield - "Faded Love" - Country for Old Men (2016)*
[Patsy Cline 1963 #7 country chart]

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" - Chris Thile/Brad Mehldau (2015)*
[Bob Dylan 1962]

Jim Rotundi - "Our Day Will Come" - Dark Blue (2015) 
[Ruby & the Romantics 1963 #1]

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Hour Two:

JIMMY WEBB

Jack McDuff - "Up, Up and Away" - Gettin' Our Thing Together (1968)
[The Fifth Dimension 1967 #7] DIGITAL!!

Ernie Watts - "Wichita Lineman" - Planet Love (1969) 
[Glen Campbell 1968 #3]

DONAVAN

Lisa Lindsley

Lisa Lindsley - "Mellow Yellow" - Long After Midnight (2016)*
[1966 #2]

Gabor Szabo - "Sunshine Superman" - Bacchanal (1968)
[1966 #1]

Cal Tjader - "First There Is a Mountain" - Tjader (1970)
[1967 #11]

THE MONKEES

George Benson - "Last Train to Clarksville" - Shape of Things to Come (1968)
[1966 #1]

Hubert Laws - "Listen to the Band" - Crying Song (1969) 
[1969 #63]

LESLIE GORE

Brenna Whitaker - "You Don't Own Me" - Brenna (2016)* - 2:54 
[1963 #2]

Wes Montgomery - "California Nights" - A Day in the Life"
[1967 #16]

BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS

Jimmy McGriff - "Spinning Wheel" - Electric Funk (1969) - 3:36 
[1969 #2]

Tim Tamashiro - "You've Made Me So Very Happy" - Drinky (2015)
[1969 #2]

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

BACHARACH/DAVID

Grant Green - "Walk On By" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971) The Ride Home!
[Dionne Warwick 1964 #6] 

Cal Tjader - "I Say a Little Prayer" - Sounds Out Burt Bacharach (1968) 
[Dionne 1967 #4]

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Wives and Lovers" - For One to Love (2015) 

Brenna Whitaker

[Jack Jones 1964 #14]

Brenna Whitaker - "Anyone Who Had a Heart" - Brenna (2016)* 
[Dionne Warwick 1964 #8]

Bill Evans - "Alfie" - RE: Person I Knew (1974)
[Cher 1966 #32 Dionne 1967 #15]

if time: Astrud Gilberto - "Wanting Things" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)
[Dionne 1968]

Wes Montgomery - "What the World Needs Now" - Tequila (1966)
[Jackie DeShannon 1965 #7]

Bobby Timmons - "This Guy's In Love With You" - Do You Know the Way (1968) 
[Herb Alpert 1968 #1]

Hour Four:

THE ASSOCIATION

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day in the Life (1967) 
[1967 #1, Wes #44]

Cal Tjader - "Along Comes Mary" - Along Comes Cal (1966 #7)

Mamas and the Papas

 
[1966 #7]

Grant Green - "Never My Love" - Shades of Green (1971)
[1967 #2 & 2nd most played song on radio/television of the 20th century]

THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS

George Benson - "California Dreamin'" - CTI Summer Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl Live One (1972)
[1966 #4]

Paul Horn - "Monday, Monday" - Monday, Monday (1966)
[1966 #1 - 2:19]

Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (1950) 
[1968 #12]

LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS

Grant Green - "Hurt So Bad" - Carryin' On (1969)
[1964 #10]

Hank Mobley - "Goin' Out of My Head" - Reach Out! (1968)
[1964 #6]

ARETHA FRANKLIN

Jimmy McGriff - "Think" - The Worm (1968)
[1967 #7]

Herbie Mann - "Chain of Fools" - Memphis Underground (1968)
[1967 #2]