Playlist for 11-29-2022 WFCF - Secret Theme

 

This week's secret theme was inspired by a certain shopping day that follows Thanksgiving here in the states.  Follow me on Mixcloud to be alerted about jazz livestreams I host in between shows on WFCF. 

Hour One:

Stanley Turrentine - "Little Sheri" - Look Out (1960)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Joey DeFrancesco - "Lady G" - More Music (2021)

Wes Montgomery - "Sun Down" - California Dreaming (1966)

One of several excellent Michel
releases late 80s early 90s.

Weather Report - "Black Market" - Black Market (1975)

Donald Byrd - "Blackjack" - Blackjack (1967)

Michel Camilo - "Blacky" - Rendezvous (1993)

Gregory Porter - "Black Nile" - Water (2009)

Hour Two:

Joe Henderson - "Black Narcissus" - Power to the People (1969)

George Cables - "Blackfoot" - Shared Secrets (2000)

Thelonious Monk - "Black and Tan Fantasy" - Plays Duke Ellington (1955)

Cables circa 2000 - good stuff!

Miles Davis - "Black Comedy" - Miles In the Sky (1968)

Johnny Hartman - "That Old Black Magic" - I Love Everybody! (1966)

Lee Morgan - "Capra Black" - Lee Morgan (1971)

Freddy Hubbard - "The Black Angel" - The Black Angel (1969)

Ella Fitzgerald - "It's DeLovely" - The Cole Porter Songbook (1956)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Bobby Hutcherson - "Black Circle" - Stick Up! (1966) The Ride Home!

Art Farmer Quartet - "Swing Spring" - Live at the Half Note (1963)

Wayne's debut as a leader.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Black Diamond" - Rip, Rig and Panic! (1965)

Wayne Shorter - "Black Diamond" - Blues a la Carte (1959)

Cal Tjader - "Black Orchid" - Guarabe (1976)

Herbie Mann - "Memphis Spoon Bread & Dover Sole" - London Underground (1974)

Hour Four:

Donald Byrd - "Black Byrd" - Live at Montreux (1973)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Black Maybe" - High Energy (1974)

Sonny Phillips - "Black On Black" - Black On Black (1970)

Not a great cover -
but boy what an album!

Kevin Eubanks - "Ever-Blue" - Sundance (1984)

Charles Earland - "Black Talk" - Black Talk (1969)

Stix Hooper - "Little Drummer Boy" - The World Within (1979)

Lonnie Smith - "Play It Back" - Live at Club Mozambique (1970)

Playlist for 9-28-2021 - Seat o' my Pants with Lotsa Miles!

This show was fully improvised, but featured a lot of Miles Davis circa 1967-68; I had been listening to a box set and was caught up in the disc featuring these years. Otherwise total randomness... thanks for listening - if you enjoyed something let me know! - Kendo

Hour One:

Miles Davis - "Capricorn" - Water Babies (1967)

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Paul Desmond - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Pure Desmond (1974)

Jackie McLean - "Nicely" - Tippin' the Scales (recorded 59 years ago 9/28/62)

Miles Davis - "Sanctuary" - Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (1968)

Esquivel - "Who's Sorry Now" - Infinity In Sound Vol. 2 (1960)

Antonio Adolfo - "Favela" - Jobim Forever (2021)*

Joey DeFrancesco - "Just Beyond the Horizon" - More Music (2021)*

Hour Two:

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "OGD (aka Road Song)" - Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (recorded 55 years ago on 9/28/1966)

Sonny Phillips - "Black on Black" - Black on Black (1970)

Johnny Griffin - "Autumn Leaves" - Return of the Griffin (1978)

Johnny Griffin - "When We Were One" - Return of the Griffin (1978)

Miles Davis - "Madness" - Nefertiti (1967)

Kenny Barron - "Wazuri Blues" - Kwanza (Albert Heath album 1981)

Johnny Hartman - "That Old Black Magic" - I Love Everybody (recorded 55 years ago 9/28/1966)

Gerry Gibbs - "Waltz for My Children" - Songs From My Father (2021)*

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Ella and Louis (1956)

Hour Three:

              ~ The Break Room ~

Art Farmer - "Flute Song" - Something You Got (1977) - The Ride Home!

Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers - "Right Down Front" - Hard Drive (1957)

Miles Davis - "Hand Jive" - Nefertiti (1967)

Ray Obiedo - "Criss Cross" - Latin Jazz Project (2021)*

Art Taylor - "High Seas" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Hour Four:

Miles Davis - "Fall" - Nefertiti (1967)

John Patton - "Captain Nasty" - Accent on the Blues (1969)

Jack McDuff - "Radiation" - The Heatin' System (1972)

Samara Joy - "IF You Never Fell In Love With Me" - Samara Joy (2020)*

Samara Joy - "Let's Dream In the Moonlight" - Samara Joy (2020)*

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

Cal Tjader - "Similau" - Along Comes Cal (1968)

Larry Coryell - "Spaces (Infinite)" - Spaces (1969)

 

Playlist for 12-29-2020 - Last Show of 2020!

Another dreamy 70's ECM release

This show was just grab what looks good and go, along with Christmas gifts received like "J & K", "Legends of Acid Jazz: Sonny Phillips", Pat Metheny "Passengers", Herbie Hancock "The Prisoner" and more! It's also the show that gave me the idea for "Soul Jazz Tuesdays".  Thanks to all who listened - Happy New Year!! - Kendo

Hour One:

Tom Keenlyside - "The Summer Knows" - Fortune Teller (2019)*

Chance Hayden - "Squeeze Tight" - Grab & Go (2020)*

Julian Gerstin - "Spirula Spirula" - Littoral Zone (2020)*

Tom Keenlyside - "The Fortune Teller" - Fortune Teller (2019)*

Killer UK recording from Maynard

Maynard Ferguson - "Move Over" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)

Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)

Sonny Phillips - "Be Yourself" - Sure 'Nuff (1969)

Cal Tjader - "Bachi" - Hurucan ()

Twink - "Pussy Cat" - The Broken Record ()

Hour Two:

Lou Donaldson - "Rev. Moses" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

Sonny Phillips - "Sure 'Nuff, Sure 'Nuff" - Sure 'Nuff (1969)

Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Returns (2008)

Stacey Kent - "O Barquinho" - The Changing Lights (2013)

Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber - "Sea Journey" - Passengers (1977)

George Kahn Quartet - "I Feel Pretty" - Dreamcatcher (2020)*

Hot debut from Melvin!

Melvin Sparks - "Charlie Brown" - Sparks! (1970)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Freddie Hubbard - "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" - Sweet Return (1983) The Ride Home!

Herbie Hancock - "He Who Lives in Fear" - The Prisoner (1969)

Jorge Garcia - "Black Dog" - Crossover (2019)*

J & K - "Mojo" - Stonebone (1969) CTI Moment

Hour Four:

Milt Jackson - Joe Pass - Ray Brown - "Moonglow" - The Big 3 (1975)

Melvin Sparks - "Spark Plug" - Spark Plug (1971)

Miles Davis - "Double Image" - Double Image (1970)

Pat Metheny Quartet with Eberhard Weber - "B>G (Midwestern Nights Dream) - Passengers (1977)

Freddie Hubbard - "Straight Life" - Straight Life (197?) CTI Moment

50 years old - hard to believe - still so relevant & fresh!