De-Stress Jazz with Kendo

 

Here's a mix of mostly relaxing and chill jazz for those with jangled nerves! Listen in the player below and thank you for stopping by!

Michel Legrand - "Round Midnight" - Legrand Jazz

Michel Legrand - "The Jitterbug Waltz" - LeGrand Jazz

Jack McDuff - "Mystic John" - To Seek a New Home

John White - "Right Off"

Kiefer - "Areti's Love" - When There's Love Around

Harold Land - "Mtume" - A New Shade of Blue

Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Early Sunday Morning" - Shaft

Hugh Masekela - "Unhlanhla (Lucky Boy)" - The Americanization of Ooga Booga

Carmen McRae - "Alfie" - Alfie

Julian Lage - "Echo" - View With a Room

Pat Martino - "Starbright" - Starbright

Herbie Mann - "Comin' Home Baby" - 

Wynton Marsalis - "Fuchsia" - Think of One

Ronnie Laws - "Joy" - Flame

Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela - "African Summer"

Hubert Laws - "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (3rd Movement) - The Rite of Spring

Playlist for 1-25-2023 Jazzploration - Last Tracks!

 

This was a one hour bonus show where we only listened to the final tracks of albums by Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Harold Vick and lots more! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by!

Miles Davis - "Katia" - That's What Happened Bootleg Series Vol 7 (1984)                            

Blue Mitchell - "Chick's Tune" - The Thing to Do (1964)

Herbie Mann - "Sunbelt - Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman)" - Sunbelt (1978)

Harold Vick - "Steppin' Out" - Steppin' Out (1963)

Eric Gale - "Live to Love" - Touch of Silk (1980)

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

Jackie McLean with The Great Jazz Trio - "Confirmation" - New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)

Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Bumpy's Blues" - Shaft (1971)

Playlist for Jazzploration 11-10-2022 - Impromptu Show - Soul Jazz

 

This past Tuesday's show had some major volume issues, so to make up for it I went live today to do an impromptu show. No announcing, just relaxing, post Hurricane soul jazz. You can listen below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Milt Jackson and Ray Charles - "Blue Funk" - Soul Brothers (1958)

Grant Green - "The Windjammer" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Eddie Henderson - "Morning Song" - Comin' Through (1977)

George Benson - "Jama Joe" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Bumpy's Lament" - Shaft (1971)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "L & J" - What's Going On (1971)

Billy Butler - "The Twang Thang" - This Is Billy Butler (1969)

Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Lover's Dream" - A Song for the Children (1979)

Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (1970)

Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly (Excerpt)" - Thrust (1974)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobdy To Give Me Nothing.../Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green (1971)

Playlist for 2-13-2018 WFCF - Days of the Week!

Laissez les bons temps rouler! I totally just copied and pasted that. Today's show is not Mardi Gras themed but instead (and for no reason at all) we're doing songs with days of the week in them. As usually happens with random, ridiculous themes, some very nice deep cuts popped up (Bobby Broom, Herbie Nichols, Hal McKusick, Tom Harrell...) and some fine recordings I wasn't really familiar with - including the opening number by Benny Golson. Should be fun! Tune in Tuesday 2/13 from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here or at 88.5 FM locally. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Benny Golson - "Domingo" - Horizon Ahead (2015)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Frank Wess - "Monday Stroll" - Monday Stroll with Kenny Burrell (1957)

Cecile McLorin Salvant
Photo by John Abbott

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

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Monday" - For One to Love (2015)

Kelly Green - "Sunday in New York" - Life Rearranged (2017)*

Hal McKusick - "Saturday Night (is the Loneliest Night of the Week) - Triple Exposure (1957)

Bruce Barth - "Tuesday's Blues" - Daybreak (2014)

Gary Burton - "Sunday's Uncle" - Guided Tour (2012)

Hour Two:

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Freedom Monday" - Soul Finger (1965)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Rain Every Thursday" - Natural Illusions (1972)

Kenny Dorham - "Blue Friday" - Quiet Kenny (1959)

Herbie Nichols

The Heavyweights Brass Band - "Hands Down Lo'" - This City (2017)*

Joe Newman - "Wednesday's Blues" - At Count Basie's (1961)

Sunny Wilkinson - "Friday Night at the Cadillac Club" - Into the Light ()*

Herbie Nichols - "Sunday Stroll" - Herbie Nichols Trio Vol 2 (1955)

Benny Golson - "Thursday's Theme" - and the Philadelphians (1958)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Jackie McLean - "Saturday and Sunday" - One Step Beyond (1963) - The Ride Home!  

Takaaki - "Evening Glow" - New Kid in Town (2016)*

Sonny Stitt - "Sunday" - Soul Shack (1963)

Lester Young - "Sunday" - (1946)

Jason Marsalis and the 21st Century Trad Band - "Bourbon Street Ain't No Mardis Gras" - Melody Reimagined: book 1 (2016)*

Andrew Neu - "Juggernaut" - Catwalk (2017)*

Dawn Clement - "Improvisation #3" - Tandem (2017)*

Hour Four:

Miles Davis - "Wednesday Miles" (excerpt "It's About Time") - At Fillmore (1970)

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Early Sunday Morning" - Shaft (1970)

Tom Harrell
photo by Angela Harrell

Tom Harrell - "Sunday" - Trip (2013)

Fahir Atakoglu - "Saturday" - Live at Umbria Jazz (2010)

Jack McDuff - "Yellow Wednesday" - To Seek a New Home (1970)

Wayne Krantz - "The End of Wednesday" - Greenwich Mean (1998)

Jamison Ross - "A Mellow Good Time" - All for One (2017)*

Bill Laurance - "Ready Wednesday" - Live at Union Chapel (2016)

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Playlist for 12-11-12 WFCF - Jazz Greats

No Miles Davis? No Cal Tjader? Unbelievable! And the morning dj/computer saboteur was at it again! But we prevailed. I'm pretty excited about the new Chris Higginbottom cd, and we begin to get Christmas-y... but not too much, I hope! I'm sorry I didn't get to the Pamela York cd today - just ran out of time - but next week! Thanks for listening & stopping by, and Happy Hannukah! - DJ Kendo

Hour One:
 

John Coltrane - “Miles Mode” – Coltrane (1962)

Carmen McRae – “The Christmas Song” – Jingle Bell Jam (2002)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break:

Bobby Hutcherson – “Hold My Hand” – Conception (1979)

Duke Jordan – “Two Loves” – Trio & Quintet (1955)

John Scofield – “Kubrick” – A Go Go (1998)

Hal McKusick – “I’m Glad There Is You” – Triple Exposure (1957)

Hank Crawford – “The Peeper” – From the Heart (1962)

Grant Green – “Outer Space” – Born to Be Blue (recorded 51 Years Ago Today – 12/11/1961)

Jack Brokensha – “O’ Hannukah” – Xmass (1993)

South Florida Jazz Orchestra - "Read My Lips" - Trumpet Summit (2012)
 

Hour Two:

John Daversa - "Rhythm Changers" - Artful Joy (2012)

Wynton Marsalis Quintet – “We Three Kings” – God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (1981)

Michael Royal Trio – “Cracklehut” – Transition (2008)

Soul Mann & The Brothers – “Ellie’s Love Theme” – Shaft (1972)

Chris Higginbottom – “Stir” – Where Land Ends (2012)

Frank Sinatra – “Where Are You” – Where Are You (1957)

Valerie Gillespie – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” - It Can’t Be Christmas Without You (2006)

George Benson/Joe Farrell – “Beyond the Ozone” (CTI Moment 1976)

Playlist for 11-6-12 WFCF - Jazz Greats

Love that early 70's font!

 

Election Day Jazz!! You'll be happy to know that this week's show is completely non-partisan and free from mud-slinging. In fact - politics are illegal on Jazz Greats! A few bumps but a fun show. Thanks to all the callers for making it even more so!

New feature - The 3:15 Jazz Coffee Break!! Every time I host the show (every other week) I'll play a set of jazz at 3:15 for anyone who needs a little me-break from their job, day, spouse, kids, thoughts, what have you. So grab that favorite relaxing beverage, warm or cold, and tune in for some peaceful Latin, easy West Coast, deep saxophone ballad or light and happy numbers! Listen online here. 3-5pm eastern standard time.

HOUR ONE:

Sarah Vaughan – "Great Day" – After Hours (1961)

Dexter Gordon – "What It Was" – Tangerine (1972)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break:

Cal Tjader – "Flamingo"  - Quintet (1956)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet – "Walking Shoes" – Best of Quartet (1952)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Makin' Whoopee" - Best of Quartet (1953)

Lambert Hendricks & Ross – "Little Pony" – Sing a Song of Basie (1957)

Stan Kenton - "Willow Weep for Me" - Standards in Silhouette (1959)

Lennie Tristano – "I Can’t Get Started" - Complete Lennie Tristano (1946)

Oscar Peterson - "Something's Comin'" – The Will to Swing

MJQ – "Blues in A Minor" – Blues on Bach (1973)

HOUR TWO:

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five - Time Out (1959)

Chick Corea/Gary Burton – "Desert Air" - Crystal Silence [40 Years Ago Today 11/6/1972]

La Lucha – "I’m So Tired" – La Lucha (2012)
Soul Mann & The Brothers – "Bumpy’s Blues" (1972)
Zach Bartholomew Trio – "Stop and Go" – Out of This Town (2012)

Frank Capek Quartet – "My Gift to You" (2012)

Mike Longo Trio - "So What" - A Celebration of Diz and Miles (2012)
Joe Farrell – "Outback" – Outback (1971) [CTI Moment]

Anat Cohen - "Nightmare" - Claroscuro (2012)



Next show with me is Tuesday November 20th. See you then! - DJ Kendo