Playlist for 9-10-2019 WFCF - Johnny Mercer, Louis Armstrong and More!

courtesy of http://www.antonioadolfomusic.com/

Wingin' it today with some featured albums including a Johnny Mercer Songbook, Louis Armstrong "Giants of Jazz", "Soul Sauce" by Cal Tjader and the latest from Antonio Adolfo! Plenty of new jazz including the "new" Miles Davis. Tune in today (Tuesday 9/10) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 at 88.5FM or on iHeart by clicking here. See you there!  - Kendo

ps - below is audio from the 1st half of this show!

Hour One:

Gerry Mulligan - "Out of This World" - The Concert Jazz Band (1960)

Echoes of an Era - "High Wire - The Aerialist" - Echoes of an Era (1982)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Scofield - "Green Tea" - A Go Go (1998)

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Stars Fell on Alabama" - Ella & Louis (1956)

Herbie Mann & the Bill Evans Trio - "Nirvana" - Nirvana (1961)

King Oliver's Jazz Band - "Dipper Mouth Blues" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1923)

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - "Copenhagen" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1924)

Clarence Williams' Blue Five - "Cake Walking Babies From Home" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Antonio Adolfo - "So Por Amor (Just for Love)" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Antonio Adolfo - "Casa Forte" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Lester Young - "Too Marvelous for Words" - Lester Young Collates (1949)

Hour Two:

Will Boyd - "Go Down Moses" - Freedom, Soul, Jazz (2019)*

Kevin Hays/Chiara Izzi - "Verso Il Mare" - Across the Sea (2019)*

Bessie Smith - "Cold In Hand Blues" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "My Heart" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Gut Bucket Blues" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Andy James - "My One and Only Love" - Shared Lives (2019)*

Cal Tjader - "Pantano" - Soul Sauce (1964)

Benny Carter - "Jeepers Creepers" - The Verve Small Group Sessions (1954)

Louis Armstrong - "Heebie Jeebies" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1926)

Miles Davis - "Carnival Time" - Rubberband (1985)*

Miles Davis - "See I See" - Rubberband (1985)*

Hour Three:

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Larry Young - "Tyrone" - Into Something! (1964) - The Ride Home!

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1926)

Cal Tjader - "Maramoor Mambo - Soul Sauce (1964)

Wayne Wilkinson - "Chop House Blues" - Proceed to Route (2019)*

Quincy Jones - "Charade" - Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)

Oscar Peterson - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Another Day (1970)

Antonio Adolfo - "Tristeza de Nos Dois (Sadness of Us Two)" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "Ming" - Soul Sauce [bonus track] (1964)

Joe Henderson with the Wynton Kelly Trio - "Days of Wine and Roses" - Straight, No Chaser (1968)

Akiko, Hamilton, Dechter - "Orange Coals" - Equal Time (2018)*

Doug Carn - "Beyond All Limits" - Free For All (2019)*

Don Patterson - "Now's the Time" - Boppin' and Burnin' (1968)

Larry Young - "Ritha" - Into Something! (1964)

Larry Coryell - "Foreplay" - Offering (1972)

Playlist for 4-16-2019 WFCF - Colors!

14 of them!

Last week (!) we had another color-themed show, with all new selections and hues...with entire hours dedicated to red and blue. In addition we listened to the entire wonderful "Standard Coltrane" album. You can listen to some of the show below.

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Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo







Hour One:

Garden District Trio - “Pink Sky” - Upward ()*

John Coltrane - “Spring Is Here” - Standard Coltrane (1958)

A wonderful session from July 11, 1958

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Phill Fest - “Chora Baiao” - That's What She Said (2015)

Joe Farrell - “You Go to My Head” - Skate Board Park (1979)

Something Blue - "Copper Tone" - Maximum Enjoyment ()*

Larry Coryell - Cobalt" - with the Wide Hive Players (2011)

Yelena Eckemoff - “Aquamarine” - Colors ()*

Stanley Clarke Band - "The Message" - The Message () request

Stanley Clarke Band - "And Ya Know.." - The Message () request

Etienne Charles - "Black Echo I - Ordinance" - Carnival - The Sound of a People ()*

Mimi Fox - "Blackbird" - This Bird Still Flies ()*

Hour Two:

John Coltrane - “Invitation” - Standard Coltrane (1958)

Gil Mellé - "I -Spectrum Violet" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Mellé was also an artist and designed this cover.

Gil Mellé - "II - Sea Green" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Gil Mellé - "III - Royal Blue" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Gil Mellé - "IV - Ebony" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Gil Mellé - "V Spectrum Red" - Impressions of Color with Don Butterfield (1955)

Rufus Wainwright - "Blue" - Joni 75 ()*

Emanuele Coluccia - "Azzurro" - Birthplace (2018)

Joey DeFrancesco - “Vibrations in Blue” - In the Key of the Universe (2018)

Snorre Kirk - "Blues Arabesque" - Beat (2018)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

John Coltrane - “Invitation” - Standard Coltrane (1958) - The Ride Home!

Charlie Dennard - “Deep Blue” - Deep Blue (2018)*

Not sure I'll ever have enough Blakey...

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Blue Ching" - Pisces (1961)

Tom Harrell - "Blue" - Infinity (2018)*

Snorre Kirk - "Blues Overture" - Beat (2018)*

Chuck Redd - "Blues in the Shedd" - Groove City (2018)*

Billy Bauer - "It's a Blue World" - Plectrist (1956)

Hour Four:

John Scofield & Pat Metheny - "The Red One" - I Can See Your House From Here (1993)

Emanuele Coluccia - "Bright Red" - Birthplace (2018)

Joe Locke - "Red Cloud" - Subtle Disguise (2017)*

What a combo! Stellar.

Allison Au - "Red Herring" - Wander Wonder (2018)*

Yelena Eckemoff - "Red" - Colors ()*

Billy Cobham - “Red Baron” - Spectrum (1973)

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


John Coltrane - “Don't Take Your Love From Me” - Standard Coltrane (1958)

Playlist for 3-5-2019 - Fat Tuesday!

This week we celebrated Mardi Gras with Fat songs! Songs with 'big', 'fat' and 'large' in the title - as always the theme shined light on some hidden gems as well as classic material. In addition we had 2 featured albums "Fat Albert Rotunda" by Herbie Hancock keeping with the theme, and "Domino" by Roland Kirk just because it's awesome. Hope you enjoyed! Some of the show can be listened to below. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo







Hour One:

Roland Kirk - “Domino” - Domino (1962)

Herbie Hancock - “Wiggle Waggle” - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

  3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

David “Fathead” Newman - “Skylark” - It's Mr. Fathead

Lorraine Feather - “I Don't Mean to Make a Big Deal of It” - Math Camp (2018)*

This one has a lot to offer.

Louis Armstrong - "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" - Satch Plays Fats (1955)

Roland Kirk - “Meeting on Termini's Square” - Domino (1962)

Herbie Hancock - "Fat Mama" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969) 

Idiomatiques - "Big Blue Thing" - Out on the Town ()

Danny Grissett - "Digital Big Foot" - Remembrance ()

Cal Tjader/Stan Getz  - "Big Bear" - Sextet (1958)

Thom Rotella - “Odd Ball” - Storyline (2018)*

Hour Two:

Heavyweight Brass Band - "Rosco's Big Hit"

Duke Pearson - "Big Bertha" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Roland Kirk - “Time” - Domino (1962)

Roland Kirk - “Lament” - Domino (1962)

Chock full of today's theme!

Herbie Hancock - “Jessica” - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Roland Kirk - "From Bechet, Byas and Fats" - Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)

Moutin Factory Quintet - "Fat's Medley" - Deep ()

Zem Audu - "Big Qi" - Spirits ()

Fats Theus - "Stone Flower" - Black Out (1970)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Lauren Henderson - “Amame” - Riptide (2018)*

Wayne Shorter - "The Big Push" - The Soothsayer (1965) - The Ride Home!

Grant Stewart - "Fats Flats" - Roll On (2017)

Charlie Ventura 1947
Photo by William P. Gottlieb

Roland Kirk - “Get Out of Town” - Domino (1962)

Herbie Hancock – "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Charlie Ventura - "Big Deal" - (1945)

Jane Ira Bloom - "Big Bill" - Wild Lines (2017)

Angela Verbrugge - "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" - The Night We Couldn't Say Good Night (2017)*

Roland Kirk - “I Believe in You” - Domino (1962)

Hour Four:

Robotman - "The Law of Large Numbers" - Robotman ()

Fats Theus - "Bed of Nails" - Black Out (1970)

Corey Christiansen - "Skinny Big" - Dusk ()

Miles Davis - "Big Time" - Amandla (1988)

John Scofield - "Bigtop" - Groove Elation (1995)

JD Allen - "Bigger Thomas" - Americana (2016)

Mongo Santamaria - "Fatback" - Mongo Explodes (1964)

Tony Williams Lifetime - "Big Nick" - Turn It Over (1970)


Miles Davis - "Fat Time" - The Man With the Horn (1981)

Playlist for 2-19-2019 WFCF - Last Impressions!

Artists and producers in the late 50's and throughout the 60's were careful about the layout of albums, how they should start, the flow, and how they should end. Last week we listened to the final statement on a bunch of classic jazz albums (the last track). Thanks for tuning in - hope you enjoyed. Below is the last hour of the show you can listen to if you missed it! - Kendo




Hour One:

John Coltrane - “Mr. P.C.” - Giant Steps (1959)

Cyrille Aimee - “With So Little To Be Sure Of” - Move On ()*

Nice! and no "Send In the Clowns"!

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis - “Flamenco Sketches” - Kind of Blue (1959)

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - “Just For a Thrill” - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960)

Donald Byrd - “I'm So Excited By You” - Mustang! (1966)

Ehud Asherie - “And Then She Stopped” - Wild Man Blues ()*

Thelonious Monk - “Bemsha Swing” - Brilliant Corners (1956)

Bill Evans - “Jade Visions” - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Hour Two:

Charles Mingus - “Hora Decubitus” - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)

Billy Cobham - “Red Baron” - Spectrum (1973)

Betty Bryant - “It's Hard to Say Goodbye” - Project 88 ()*

Sonny's classic and a great lineup!

Michel Camilo - “Caribe” - Michel Camilo (1988)

Sonny Rollins - “You Do Something To Me” - The Bridge (1962)

Michael Wolff - “Swirl” - Swirl ()*

Mercer Hassey - “Mercer Stroke” - Waon ()*

Sonny Clark - “Deep Night” - Cool Struttin' (1958)

Hour Three:

Herbie Hancock - “Dolphin Dance” - Maiden Voyage (1965) - The Ride Home!

Doug MacDonald - “Blue Capers” - View of the City (2016)*

Art Blakey - “Come Rain or Come Shine” - Moanin' (1958)

Dave Brubeck - “Pick Up Sticks” - Time Out (1959)

Lee Morgan - “Most Like Lee” - Cornbread (1965)

Miles Davis - “I Thought About You” - Some Day My Prince Will Come (1961)

Hour Four:

Magela Herrera - “My One and Only Love” - Explicaciones (2018)*

Wonderful & soulful Latin jazz...

Cal Tjader - “Curacao” - Soul Burst (1966)

Gabor Szabo - “The Divided City” - Bacchanal (1968)

John Coltrane - “Aisha” - Olé (1961)

Grant Green - “Cease the Bombing” - Carryin' On (1969)

Kait Dunton - “River” - Planet D'earth (2017)*

John Scofield - “Deadzy” - A Go Go (1998)

Milt Jackson - “Sunflower” - Sunflower (1972) CTI Moment

Playlist for 1-8-2019 WFCF - Holiday Haul!

Purple Funk II courtesy of Jim Driscoll - artwork by Ellierex

This week we went through music I received as gifts for Christmas as well as music I acquired while doing my own shopping! Thank you for joining me - Kendo

ps join the Facebook group for this show to see videos, make requests and other suggestions!


Hour One:

Richie Cole - "Dat Dere" - Cannonball (2018)*

Dan Adler - "Friends on the Moon" - Friends on the Moon (2018)*

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Thelonious Monk - "Misterioso" - Misterioso (1958)

Courtesy of Jon
Cover art - John Klimass

Mundell Lowe - "Speak Lowe" - Guitar Moods (1956)

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Sack o' Woe" (1960)

Joe Roccisano - "Moments Notice" - Nonet (1997)

Connie Han - "Is That So" - Crime Zone (2018)*

Hour Two:

Miles Davis - "Splash" - Water Babies (1968)

Gil Mellé - "Four Moons", "The Gears", "Mars" & "Sunset Concerto" - The Blue Note Years (1952)

John Scofield - "Uncle Southern" - Combo 66 (2018)*

John Scofield & Pat Metheny - "The Red One" - I Can See Your House from Here (1993)

Harold Mabern - "Mr. P.C." - The Iron Man (2018)*

Between requests, my programming and Mahavishnu,
it was basically a Billy Cobham show!

Billy Cobham - "Quadrant 4" - Spectrum (1973) request

Cyrus Chestnut - "Smoke On the Water" - Kaleidoscope (2018)*

Weather Report - "Non-Stop Home" - Sweetnighter (1973)

Hour Three:

Billy Cobham - "Searching for the Right Door/Spectrum" - Spectrum (1973)

Pat Bianchi - "Mr. P.M." - In The Moment (2016)*

Billy Cobham - "Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974) request

Don Patterson - "Merry Christmas Baby" - Holiday Soul ()

Mundell Lowe - "We'll Be Together Again" - Guitar Moods (1956)

Gil Mellé - "Cycoltron" & "Under Capricorn" - New Faces - New Sounds (1953)

Joe Magnarelli - "On a Misty Night" - If You Could See Me Now (2018)*

Fascinating music, a transitional album...

Miles Davis - "Directions" - Miles at the Fillmore (1970)

Hour Four:

OJT - "Lamanai" - New Originals for the Green Lady (2018)*

Grant Green - "The Final Comedown" - The Final Comedown (1971)

Nina Simone - "My Father" - Baltimore (1978) CTI Moment

Herbie Mann & The Family of Mann - "(Gimme Some of That Good Old) Soul Beat Momma" - Hold On, I'm Comin' (1972)

Weather Report - "Adios" - Sweetnighter (1973)

Dom Um Romao - "The Angels" - Spirit of the Times (1975) Purple Funk II

Eddie Jefferson - "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Things Are Getting Better (1974) Purple Funk II


Eddie Henderson - "Ecstasy" - Mahal (1978)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Birds of Fire" & "Miles Beyond" - Birds of Fire (1972)

great album - those 70's graphics!! Design by Ashok.

Playlist for 11-27-2018 WFCF - Wingin' It Again!

This week's show was entirely improvised with some of my favorite all-time albums and the best of the new jazz shelf! Hope you had a good time and thank you for tuning in! Say hi on Instagram @jazzploration and have a great one! - Kendo 




Hour One:

Pat Bianchi - "Humpty Dumpty", "Four In One" & "Mr. PM" - In The Moment (2016)*

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Tom Stewart - "Sneaky Pete" - First Time Over (2006)

Great organist - solid album!

Mel Tormé/George Shearing - "Out of This World" - A Vintage Year (1987)

Thomas Marriott - "Dexter's Tune" - Romance Language (2017)*

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

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Stone Flower" - Stone Flower () CTI Moment

Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson - "Introspective" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

John Scofield - "Green Tea" - A Go Go (1998)

Hour Two:

Pat Martino - "Exit", "Come Sunday" & "Three Base Hit" - Exit (1976)

Endless talent and energy on this one!

Marcus Strickland Twi-Life - "Relentlessness" - People of the Sun (2018)

Kai Winding - "Sunrise, Sunset" & "Cantaloupe Island" - Dirty Dawg (1966)

Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" - Headhunters (1973)

Hour Three:

Tony Williams - "Only With You", "Pee Wee" & "Thrill Me" - Angel Street (1988) - The Ride Home!

Alexander Claffy - "Blues in the Corner" - Standards: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life (2018)*

Dave Brubeck - "Everybody's Jumpin'" - Time Out (1959)

Julian Gerstin Sextet - "The Old City" - The Old City (2018)*

Excellent pairing and show!

Mel Tormé/George Shearing - "New York, New York Medley" - A Vintage Year (1987)

Dexter Gordon - "Hanky Panky" - Clubhouse (1965)

Greg Little - "Gingerman" - Dreamwalker (2003)

Hour Four:

Donald Byrd - "The Uptowner" - Fancy Free (1969)

Al Muirhead's Canadian Quintet - "A Tune for Cal" - Undertones (2018)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Naturally" - Sky Dive (1972)

Sonny Rollins - "I Feel a Song Comin' On" - Plus Four (1956)

Former Ray Charles guitarist with strong set!

Myriad3 - "Tamboa" - Vera (2018)*

James Francies - "Leaps" - Flight (2018)*

Kenny Carr - "Intervals" - Departure (2018)*

Grant Green - "Upshot" - Carryin' On (1969)

Playlist for 11-6-2018 WFCF - New Jazz, Daylight Savings & 1971

the album that started it all...

Daylight savings is the worst! Kudos to California for doing away with it this week. The show largely revolved around this contentious topic - with songs that had something to do with it ("day", "daylight", "hour", "daybreak" etc) - but first we delved into some of the best of the new jazz shelf for over an hour! Finally - we listened to some hefty tracks from the year 1971, and also payed tribute to the late Sonny Fortune. Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo


Hour One:

Mike Steinel Quintet - “Haitian Banana Run” - Song and Dance ()*

Amanda Gardier - “Revolving Door” - Empathy ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Another winner from Bobby!

Bobby Broom - “Ode to Billie Joe” - Soul Fingers ()*

Connie Han - “Pretty Women” - Crime Zone ()*

Matt Kane - “Drive” - The Other Side of the Story ()*

Darren Barrett - “But Beautiful” - But Beautiful (2018)*

Mark Masters Ensemble - “Borne Towards the Stars” - Our Metier ()*

John Scofield - “Uncle Southern” - Combo 66 (2018)*

Hour Two:

Judith Owen - “Hotline Bling” - redisCOVERed ()*

Randy Waldman - “Super Chicken Theme” - Superheroes ()*

Cyrus Chestnut - “Turkish Rondo” - Kaleidoscope (2018)*

The album just before "My Favorite Things"...

One for All - “Daylight” - The Third Decade ()

John Coltrane – “My Shining Hour” - Coltrane Jazz (1959)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - “Making Love After Hours” - Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)

John Moulder - “Memoirs By the Sea Pt I” - Decade Memoirs ()*

Art Tatum - “Time On My Hands” - The Complete Capitol Recordings (1949)

Quincy Jones - “The Witching Hour” - Golden Boy (1964)

Bill Laurance - “Golden Hour” - Aftersun (2015)

The Tiki Collective - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Muse (2018)*

Hour Three:

Freddie Hubbard - “First Light” - First Light (1971) - The Ride Home!

Willie Nelson - “Night and Day” - My Way (2018)*

Tatum!

Erroll Garner - “Night and Day” - Nightconcert (1964)*

Grant Green - “Does Anybody Know What Time It Is” - Visions (1971) break

Joe Roccisano - “Mr. Day” - Nonet (1998)

Al Muirhead - “It's About Time” - It's About Time (2014)

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - “Day by Day” - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - “Samba Dees Days” - Jazz Samba (1962)

Andrea Claburn - “Daybreak” - Nightshade (2016)

Henri Rene - “When Day is Done” - Riot in Rhythm (1958)

Bucky Pizzarelli/ Bud Freeman - "At Sundown" - Buck and Bud (1976)

Hour Four:

Larry Coryell - "Gypsy Queen" - Barefoot Boy (1971)

Turrentine at his prime with Deodato!

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment

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

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Ain't No Sunshine" - Blacknuss (1971)

Sonny Fortune - “Never Again Is Such a Long Time” - Serengeti Minstrel (1977)


Donald Byrd - "The Little Rasti" - Ethiopian Knights (1971)

Playlist for 10-9-18 WFCF - Album Features

Cool label from short-lived LA jazz label from 1975-1977

This week we delved into a handful of releases covering a broad range of jazz: the strong compositions and killer line-up on Duke Pearson's "Sweet Honey Bee". the dated swing (complete with accordian) of forgotten jazz guitarist Joe Puma on "Wild Kitten", all but one track of the fantastic compilation "Spring Jazz" from Joel Dorn's 32 Jazz label, a fun pairing of saxes with Sonny Stitt/Red Holloway's "Forecast: Sonny and Red" and finally the Hank Mobley lineup of the Miles Davis Quintet in pristine sound (the vinyl master is so much better than the cd) "In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk Vol 2". Plenty of new jazz also! Thanks for stopping by and to all who tuned in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Amanda Gardier - “Revolving Door” - Empathy ()*

Willie Nelson - “It Was a Very Good Year” - My Way (2018)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Count Basie Orchestra - “My Cherie Amor” - All About that Basie ()*

Ray Bryant - “Greensleeves” - Spring Jazz - Alone at Montreux (1972)

Sonny Stitt - “My Buddy” - Spring Jazz – My Buddy (1975)

Duke Pearson - “Sudel” - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Tony and Ella backstage at Tony's concert 1957
Photo by William "PoPsie" Randolph

Duke Pearson - “After the Rain” - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Ella Fitzgerald - “They Can't Take That Away From Me” - Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959)

Kenny Burrell - “In a Mellow Tone” - Spring Jazz – Ellington a la Carte (1983)

Don Patterson - “Whistle While You Work” - Spring Jazz – These Are Soulful Days (1973)

Hour Two:

Stefon Harris and Blackout - “Dat Dere” - Sonic Creed ()*

Daniel Giron - “Shadows of Blue” - Prisma ()*

Featured lp - I've posted this cover before
but it's coolness warrants repeating!

Joe Puma - “Rose Room” - Wild Kitten (1957)

Joe Puma - “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” - Wild Kitten (1957)

Joe Puma - “Rigamarole” - Wild Kitten (1957)

Grant Green - “Samba de Orpheus” - Spring Jazz – Iron City ()

Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida - “One Note Samba” - Spring Jazz - Collaboration (1964)

Sonny Stitt with Red Holloway - “The Way You Look Tonight” - Forecast: Sonny and Red (1976)

Sonny Stitt with Red Holloway - “The Way You Look Tonight” - Forecast: Sonny and Red (1976)

Ella Fitzgerald - “Lullaby of Birdland” - First Lady of Song (1954)

Sonny Stitt & Red Holloway seemed to really
enjoy themselves on this session.

Hour Three:

Duke Jordan - “Empathy” - Sweet Honey Bee (1966) - The Ride Home!

Duke Jordan - “Ready Rudy?” - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Woody Shaw - “Solid” - Spring Jazz – Spring Jazz - Solid (1986)

Pat Martino - “Blue in Green” - Spring Jazz – Interchange (1994)

Joe Puma - “Soon” - Wild Kitten (1957)

Joe Puma - “But Not for Me” - Wild Kitten (1957)

Joe Puma – Rosalie Ann” - Wild Kitten (1957)

Dawn records catalog from the back of the Joe Puma record.
We're going to have to investigate some of these!

Marshall Gilkes featuring WDR Big Band - “Puddle Jumping” - Always Forward ()*

The Tiki Collective - “Harlem Nocturne” - Muse ()*

Hank Crawford - “The Peeper” - Spring Jazz - From the Heart (1961)

Hour Four:

Erik Deutsch - “Jump Change” - Falling Flowers (2018)*

Mile's first live album - great performances from a
strong lineup (Mobley, Kelly, Chambers, Cobb)

Justin Kauflin - “Coming Home” - Coming Home ()*

Miles Davis - “Neo” - Saturday Night in Person at the Blackhawk Vol 2 (1961)

Miles Davis - “So What” - In Person, Saturday Night at the Blackhawk Vol. 2 (1961)

Myriad 3 - “Fortress” - Vera (2018)*

John Scofield - “Can't Dance” - Combo 66 (2018)*

Sonny Stitt left, Red Holloway right
Art Hillary - p, Larry Gales - b, Clarence Johnston - d

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