Jazz Divinyl 03 with DJ Kendo

Listen to delicious jazz served on warm vinyl with a side of snap, crackle and pop. Chill 70's era Buddy Rich featuring Sonny Fortune on the flute; jawdropping guitar technique and fluency from the incredibly overlooked Howard Roberts; classic and timeless cuts from Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, irresistible funk from Patrice Rushen and large ensemble music as only innovator George Russell could present it. Variety is your key to happy ears. Enjoy in the player below and thank you for visiting! 

Originally mixed live on 2-6-2024. Image by Cottonbro Studio.

Buddy Rich - "Sierra Lonely" - Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)

Zoot Sims - "Take Ten" - Zoot Sims and Friend (1976)

Lee Ritenour - "Dolphin Dreams" - On The Line (1983)

Howard Roberts - "If Ever I Would Leave You" - HR is a Dirty Guitar Player (1963)

Bobby Timmons - "Lorraine" - Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Dizzy Gillespie (1962)

Sonny Rollins - "Blue Seven" - Saxophone Collosus (1956)

Bio Ritmo - "Chuleta" - Bionico (2008)

Patrice Rushen - "Hang It Up" - Patrice (1978)

Gabor Szabo - "Raga Doll" - Jazz Raga (1966)

George Russell Sextet - "Lydiot" - Ezz-thetics (1961)

Tony Scott - "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" - Tony Scott (1967)

Lalo Schifrin - "El Salon Mexico" - New Fantasy (1964)

Horace Silver - "The Tokyo Blues" - The Tokyo Blues (1962)

Sonny Stitt - "IT Might As Well Be Spring" - Dumpy Mama (1975)

Playlist for 10-10-2023 WFCF - Fabulous Jazz and an Hour of Head (songs)

Jazz I've been listening to the last few weeks, random picks and an hour of songs with the word "head" in them! You can listen to the first half of the broadcast in the player below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Romantic Warrior (1976) 7:33

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

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)

Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" - Spellbinder (1966)

Kenny Burrell - "Loie" - Guitar Forms (1965)

Chico Hamilton - "Conquistadores (The Conquerers)" - El Chico (1965)

Louis Armstrong - "Makin' Whoopee" (1957)

Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - "It's Sandy At the Beach" - Carnegie Hall Concert 2 (1974) CTI Moment

Astrud Gilberto - "Dindi" - The Astrud Gilberto Album (1965)

Hour Two:

Wes Montgomery - "Goin' Out of My Head" - Goin' Out of My Head (1965) 

Art Blakey - "Hammer Head" - Free For All (1964) 

Charles Earland - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - Black Drops (1970) 

Joe Farrell - "You Go To My Head" - Skateboard Park (1979)  

Nat King Cole - "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" - After Midnight (1956) 

Bobby Hutcherson - "Head Start" - Happenings (1966) 

Gene Ammons - "Jug Head Ramble" - Young Jug (1950) 

Bob James - "Heads" - Heads (1977) 

Hank Crawford - "Banana Head" - Dig These Blues (1965)

Blue Mitchell - "Heads Down" - Bantu Village (1969)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Lalo Schifrin - "Towering Toccata" - Towering Toccata (1976) CTI Moment The Ride Home!

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

Willie Bobo - "Evil Ways" - Bobo Motion (1967)

Urbie Green - "Please Send Me Someone To Love" - The Fox (1976)

Miles Davis - "Little Melonae" - 'Round About Midnight (1955)

Cal Tjader - "Maramoor Mambo" - Soul Sauce (1966)

Weather Report - "Teen Town" - Heavy Weather (1977)

Hour Four:

Dave Brubeck - "Jeeper's Creepers" - Brubeck Time (1954)

Jaki Byard (with Roland Kirk) - "Memories of You" - The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)

Reuben Wilson - "While The World Lies Waiting" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Ramsey Lewis - "Gemini Rising" - Sun Goddess (1974)

The Montgomery Brothers - "Snowfall" - In Canada (1960)

Michael Petrovich - "San Isidro" - Bella Luna (2012)

Miles Davis/Gil Evans - "Concierto de Aranjuez" - Sketches of Spain (1960)

 

Playlist for 8-18-2023 - Soul Jazz Vinyl Show IV

This week's show was a fun one and flew by! Great tracks from John Patton, Victor Feldman, Tosca, Billy Cobham and lots more! Have a listen in the player below. Thanks to all who attended! - Kendo

Jaywalkers - "Sutro Heights" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)

Billy Cobham - "Opelousas" - Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought (1978)

Cal Tjader - "Ode to Billy Joe" - Solar Heat (1968)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Oblighetto" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

Al Cohn - "Good Old Blues" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)

Tosca - "Pyjama" - J.A.C. (2005)

John Patton - "Let 'Em Roll" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)

Cannonball Adderley - "Pyramid" - Pyramid (1974)

Flora Purim - "Tomara (I Wish)" - Encounter (1976)

Herbie Mann - "What Would You Do" - Sun Belt (1978)

Victor Feldman - "This Door Swings Both Ways" - Plays Everything in Sight (1967)

Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy '66" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Playlist for 7-25-2003 - Relaxing Jazz

 

Jazz to chill out to! Decompress, de-stress, unwind and relax to soothing jazz tracks by Sonny Rollins, Patrice Rushen, Wes Montgomery, Art Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Bobby Hutcherson and many more. Listen in the audio player below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Bobby Hutcherson - "The Sailor's Song" - Un Poco Loco (1979)

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

Gabor Szabo - "Sombrero Sam" - Magical Connection (1970)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "You're Everything" - Light as a Feather (1972)

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

Herbie Mann - "If I Were a Carpenter" - Windows Opened (1968)

John Lewis and Sasha Distel - "Bag's Groove" - Afternoon in Paris (1956)

Sonny Rollins - "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)

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

Patrice Rushen - "Wishful Thinking" - Patrice (1978)

Hailu Mergia and The Walias Band - "Atmetalegnem Woi" - Tezeta (1976)

Bud Shank - (You and Me and) Rain On the Roof - A Spoonful of Jazz (1967)

Jimmy Smith - "Come On Baby" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Mixed live and originally broadcast on 7-25-2023. Image by Victor Freitas.

Playlist for 6-10-2023 - Relaxing Jazz Grooves!

 

Sometimes, you just gotta chillax. Mixed live with no interruptions for your listening pleasure! Listen in the player below. Have a good one! - Kendo

David Newman - "Newmanism" - Newmanism (1974) 

Jimmy Smith - "Come On Baby" - Home Cookin' (1959)

David Newman - "Sweet Tears" - Newmanism (1974)

Wes Montgomery - "Midnight Mood" - Tequila (1966)

Kiefer - "Thinking of You" - When There's Love Around (2020)

Gabor Szabo - "The Last One to Be Loved" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Gerry Mulligan - "What Is There to Say" - What Is There To Say? (1959)

Gabor Szabo - "The Echo of Love" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Gerry Mulligan - "What Is There to Say" - What Is There To Say? (1959) reprise 

Astrud Gilberto - "Brazilian Tapestry" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "The Girl from ipanema" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

Herbie Mann - "Never Ending Song of Love" - Turtle Bay (1971)

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

 

Playlist for 6-6-2023 - Nothing to See Here, Move Along

 

For this week's show I was going to do a bunch of full album sides, because I wasn't in the mood for putting a show together; but typical of me I got fully engaged and made a full-fledged, themed show, inspired by the opening album side from Al Di Meola. The show closed with a tribute to organist Reuben Wilson, who recently passed. Hope any who tuned in enjoyed! Follow me on Mixcloud for weekly live streams. It's also where I am every other Tuesday these days. Have a fab one! - Kendo

Hour One:

Al Di Meola - "Here Comes the Sun" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Golden Slumbers (Suite)" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Dear Prudence" - Across the Universe (2020)

Al Di Meola - "Norwegian Wood" - Across the Universe (2020)

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

George Benson - "Because/Come Together" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)

George Benson - "Oh! Darling" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1969)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "She's a Woman" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)

Collins/Shepley Galaxy - "Lady Madonna" - Lennon McCartney Live (1970)

La Lucha - "I'm So Tired" - La Lucha (2012)

Hour Two:

Brad Mehldau - "Your Mother Should Know" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*

Brad Mehldau - "I Saw Her Standing There" - Your Mother Should Know (2020)*

Brad Mehldau - "Blackbird" - The Art of the Trio (1996)

Wes Montgomery - "Eleanor Rigby" - A Day In the Life (1967)

Cal Tjader - "She's Leaving Home" - Tjader (1971)

Karl Latham - "Tax Man" - Living Standards (2015)

John Coltrane - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Ballads (1962)

Grant Green - "A Day In the Life" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Karl Latham - "Tomorrow Never Knows" - Living Standards (1971)

Ramsey Lewis - "Mother Nature's Son" - Mother Nature's Son (1968)

Gabor Szabo - "Yesterday" - Gypsy 66 (1965)

Hour Three:

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Help" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Can't Buy Me Love" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Michelle" - Basie's Beatle Bag (1966)

Weather Report - "Birdland" - Heavy Weather (1977)

Masahiko Sato, Jiro inagaki & Big Soul Media - "Sniper's Snooze" - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1971)

Mose Allison - "Swingin' Machine" - Swingin' Machine (1962)

Jimmy Smith - "See See Rider" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Jimmy Smith - "Sugar Hill" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Freddie Hubbard - "Crisis" - High Energy (1974)

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "Paris Eyes" - Into Somethin' (1964)

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

Gary Burton Quartet - "The Beach" - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)

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

Reuben Wilson - "Happy Together" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Reuben Wilson - "Orange Peel" - Blue Mode (1969)

Reuben Wilson - "While the World Lies Waiting" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Reuben Wilson - "Bus Ride" - Blue Mode (1969)

Reuben Wilson - "Sweet Tooth" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Playlist for 5-9-2023 WFCF - In The Very Merry Month!

There was a lot of great music recorded on the date of this broadcast (May 9th) and we listened to a whole bunch of it with works by Miles Davis (an entire album), Donald Byrd, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington and Lou Donaldson! The rest of the show featured music recorded around the same time in May. Thanks to all who tuned in and a special thanks to all who popped in on the live stream! Follow me on Mixcloud for weekly live streams - two hour jazz shows, mostly on vinyl! Much love! - Kendo 

Hour One:

Lou Donaldson - "People Will Say We're In Love" - The Natural Soul (recorded 61 years ago on 5-9-1962)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break 

Duke Ellington Orchestra with Ivy Anderson - "My Old Flame" - (recorded 89 years ago on 5-9-1934)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Love Me or Leave Me" - (recorded 5-7-1953)

Lou Donaldson - "That's All" - The Natural Soul (recorded 61 years ago on 5-9-1962)

Miles Davis - "Dear Old Stockholm" - The Young Man With The Horn" (recorded 71 years ago on 5-9-1952)

Miles Davis - "Chance It" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")

Miles Davis - "Donna" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")

Miles Davis - "Woody 'n' You" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")

Miles Davis - "Yesterdays" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")

Miles Davis - "How Deep Is the Ocean" - The Young Man With The Horn" ("")

Hour Two:

Ed Cherry - "Ding Dong" - Are We There Yet? (2022)*

Miles Davis - "Limbo (alternate take)" - Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68 (recorded 56 years ago on 5-9-1967)

Charlie Parker Quintet - "Cool Blues" - Summit Meeting at Birdland (recorded 70 years ago on 5-9-1953)

Charlie Parker Quintet - "Star Eyes" - Summit Meeting at Birdland (recorded 70 years ago on 5-9-1953)

Bud Powell - "Over the Rainbow" - The Amazing Bud Powell (5-1-1951)

Donald Byrd - "Weasil" - Fancy Free (recorded 54 years ago on 5-9-1969)

Gabor Szabo - "It Was a Very Good Year" - Spellbinder (recorded 5-1-1966)

Gabor Szabo - "Cheetah" - Spellbinder (recorded 5-1-1966)

Herbie Mann - "Soul Guajira" - My Kinda Groove (recorded 5-6-1965)

Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" - Spellbinder (recorded 5-1-1966)

Hour Three:

Mulgrew Miller - "Soul-Leo" - Wingspan (recorded May 5-11-1987) The Ride Home!

Clark Terry - "Two Feet In the Gutter" - In Orbit (recorded 5-7-19)

Charles Lloyd - "Of Course, Of Course" - Of Course, Of Course (1965)

Orchestra Makassy - "Mambo Bado" (1982)

Thelonious Monk - "We See" - Monk (recorded 5-11-1954)

Joe Henderson - "No Me Esqueca" - In Pursuit of Blackness (recorded 5-12-1971)

Hour Four:

Jack McDuff - "Cap'n Jack" - The Re-Entry (1988)

Jason Moran - "Gangsterism on Canvas" - Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998)

Donald Byrd - "Secret Love" - Slow Drag (recorded May 12, 1967)

Rusty Bryant - "Lou-Lou" - Soul Liberation (1970)

Charles Lloyd - "Goin' To Memphis" - Of Course, Of Course (recorded 5-8-1964)

Hadley Caliman - "Her" - Projecting (1976)

Freddie Hubbard - "Camel Rise" - High Energy (recorded 4/29 - 5/2 1974)

Kenny Burrell - "Chuckin'" - Blue Lights Vol 2 (recorded May 14, 1958)

Pictures from the live stream of this broadcast:

Playlist for 3-9-2023 - Good Mood Jazz

This broadcast was filled with jazz to put you in a great mood and keep you there! Had a great time during this live stream. You can listen in the player below. Come hang with me at upcoming broadcasts at Mixcloud! - Kendo

Hour One:

Curtis Fuller - "Smokin'" - Smokin (1972)

Gabor Szabo - "The Echo of Love" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Mongo Santamaria - "Don't Step On My Tears" - Fuego (1972)

Billy Holiday - "He's Funny That Way" - At Storyville (1951, 1953)

Freddie Hubbard - "Blue Nights" - Mistral (1980)

Chico Hamilton - "Evil Eye" - The Further Adventures of El Chico (1966)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Motion" - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965)

Johnny Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)

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

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

Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin Through (1977)

Hour Two:

Michel Legrand - "Jitterbug Waltz" - Legrand Jazz (1958)

Quincy Jones - "Dead End" - Walking In Space (1969)

Julian Lage - "Auditorium" - View With a Room (2022)

Miles Davis - "Theme from Jack Johnson (Right Off) Intro" - That's What Happened (1984)

Dave Liebman - "Sweet Hand Roy" - Sweet Hands (1975)

Rusty Bryant - "Cootie Boogaloo" - Night Train Now (1969)

Gabor Szabo - "Close To You" - Magical Connection (1970)

Gabor Szabo - "Mizrab" - Jazz Raga (1966)

Chico Hamilton feat Charles Lloyd - "Freedom Traveler" - Drumfusion (1962)

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 11-8-2022 - Jazzploration

 

This was an early livestream effort, there were volume issues so the audio was not saved, but it was a fun show nonetheless, we even had album giveaways! Catch future live streams by following me on Mixcloud. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Wes Montgomery - "S.O.S." - Full House (1962)

Dave Bailey Quintet - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961)

Cannonball Adderley - "Sticks" - Swingin' In Seattle (1966)

Dave Hamilton - "Coming Through the Rye" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

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

Mose Allison - "Parchment Farm" - Local Color (recorded xx years ago on 11-8-1957)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1977)

Art Pepper - "I Surrender Dear" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Johnny Hartman - "Isn't It Romantic" - Unforgettable Songs (1966)

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

Gabor Szabo - "Sombrero Sam" - Magical Connections (1970)

Gabor Szabo - "Close to You" - Magical Connections (1970)

Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (1970)

Rusty Bryant - "Cootie Boogaloe" - Night Train Now! (1969)

George Benson/Joe Farrell - "Rolling Home" - Benson & Farrell (1976)

George Cables - "Thank you Thank You" - Circle (1979)

Grant Green - "Ease Back" - Carryin' On (1969)

Freddie Hubbard - "Povo" - Music Is Here (1973)

Playlist for 6-14-2022 WFCF - Drop It In the Middle

Wonderful!

 

For this week the show theme was simple - dropping the needle somewhere in the middle of the record, so no first songs, no last songs, just deep,deep cuts! Dr. Lonnie Smith, "Big" John Patton, Mundell Lowe, Gabor Szabo, Wayne Krantz, Wes Montgomery, Richard "Groove" Holmes and many more! Fun! Thanks to all who tuned in and thank you for stopping by! Check out my YouTube channel! - Kendo

Hour One:

Alternative Guitar Summit (Rez Abbasi, Jeff Miles) - "Noshufuru" - Honoring Pat Martino Vol 1 (2021)*

Eubanks Evans Experience - "And They Ran Out of Bisquits!" - EEE (2021)*

Chill...

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Mundell Lowe - "Ill Wind" - Guitar Moods by Mundell Lowe (1956)

Wayne Krantz - "What They Were Written About" - Long to Be Loose (1993)

Mundell Lowe - "I'll Take Romance" - Guitar Moods by Mundell Lowe (1956)

Lonnie Smith - "Layin' In the Cut" - Move Your Hand (1969)

Barney Kessel - "Barney's Blues" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)

Jackie McLean - "Marilyn's Dilemma" - The Jackie McLean Quintet (recorded 60 years ago on 6-14-1962)

Richard Groove Holmes - "Down Home Funk" - Comin' On Home (1971)

Hour Two:

Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy Queen" - Spellbinder (1966)

Giovanni Hidalgo - "Footprints" - Hands of Rhythm (1996)

Unique!

Wayne Shorter - "Barracudas (General Assembly) - Etcetra (recorded 57 years ago on 6-14-1965)

John Patton - "The Turnaround" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)

Wes Montgomery - "Moanin'" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Dink's Blues" - Live! At the Jazz Workshop (1963)

Bruce Forman - "Rope-a-Dope" - Reunion! (2021)

Hour Three:

Gabor Szabo - "Bacchanal" - Bacchanal (1968) The Ride Home!

Gabor Szabo - "Some Velvet Morning" - Bacchanal (1968)

Moody

Art Farmer Quartet - "Loads of Love" - Interaction (1963)

Hank Garland - "Move" - Jazz Winds From a New Direction (1960)

Jack Mouse Group - "Hip Check" - Range of Motion (recorded 20 years ago on 6-14-2012)

Pat Metheny/Dave Holland/Roy Haynes - "Law Years" - Question and Answer (1989)

Wynton Kelly - "Action" - Piano (1958)

Giacomo Gates - "Everything But You" - You (2021)*

Hour Four:

Larry Coryell (and John McLaughlin) - "Rene's Theme" - Spaces (1969)

Ryan Fourt - "Air-Gun" (Daisy's Revenge) - Big Slick (2015)

Funk Inc. - "Give Me Your Love" - Hangin Out (1972)

Boogaloe Joe Jones - "Sticks and Stones" - Introducing the Psychedelic Soul Jazz guitar... (1968)

Barney Kessell/Herb Ellis - "Hello" - Poor Butterfly (1977)

Lonnie Smith - "Stand" - Mama Wailer (1971)

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

Playlist for 1-14-2020 WFCF - 1974 and 1978!

Now I'm just seeing what I can get away with on the Book of Face haha -
although I suppose there is the remote chance that this is a man's
torso...

This week we featured music from the years 1974 and 1978; for no reason whatsoever... other than that some seriously good music happened that I wanted to get to. Hubert Laws, Woody Shaw, Chet Baker, George Coleman, Hampton Hawes, Jack DeJohnette, Art Farmer and Jim Hall and a lot more all put in some very fine sounds in those years. About 1/3 of the selections were "CTI Moments" so they are not noted below. A few new jazz releases also in the mix including Harry Connick Jr and Bill Cunliffe. Thanks to all who joined me and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One (1974):

Gerry Mulligan - "K4 Pacific" - Carnegie Hall Concert Vol 2 (1974)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bennie Maupin - "Ensenada" - The Jewel in the Lotus (1974)

Bill Cunliffe Trio - "Kaua I Ka Huahua'i (We Two in the Spray" - Moon Over Molokai (2018)*

Chet Baker - "Autumn Leaves" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974)

More jazz nudity... re-release of
"In The Beginning"...

Harry Connick Jr. - "In the Still of the Night" - True Love (2019)*

Hubert Laws - "In The Beginning" - In The Beginning (1974)

Jimmy McGriff - "The Blues Train to Georgia" - Main Squeeze (1974)

Hour Two (1978):

Woody Shaw - "In a Capricornian Way" - Stepping Stones (1978)

Chick Corea - "Humpty Dumpty" - The Mad Hatter (1978)

Christina Watson - "Black Coffee" - So This Is Love (2018)*

Is it just me or does Bags look like he's
trying to remind himself about the paycheck?

Eric St-Laurent - "Bliss Station" - Bliss Station (2019)*

Cal Tjader - "Bachi" - Huracan (1978)

George Coleman - "Amsterdam After DarK" - Amsterdam After Dark (1978)

Milt Jackson - "Moonlight Becomes You" - Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 2 (1978)

Hour Three (1974):

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Hubert Laws - "Restoration" - In The Beginning (1974) - The Ride Home!

Hubert Laws - "Airegin" - In The Beginning (1974) 

Bill Evans - "Alfie" - Re: Person I Knew (1974)

Killer set from a killer band...

Hampton Hawes - "Bach" - Northern Windows (1974)

Billy Cobham - "Taurian Matador (revisited)" - Shabazz (1974)

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

George Benson - "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" - Bad Benson (1974)

Hour Four (1978):

Jack DeJohnnette - "Where or Wayne" - New Directions (1978)

Gabor Szabo - "Stormy" - Belsta River (1978)

Weather Report - "The Elders" - Mr. Gone (1978)

I only own a digital copy of this, so this is the
rather crappy image from Amazon. Allmusic
may have overrated this album a smidge...
it's okay.

Jack DeJohnnette - "Dream Stalker" - New Directions (1978)

Art Farmer & Jim Hall - "Big Blues" - Big Blues (1978) 

Gabor Szabo - "24 Carat" - Belsta River (1978)

Playlist for 12-3-20WFCF - December Creations!

Wes's final album recorded December 1967

On this broadcast we listened to music and recordings created in the month of December; including music by Miles, Hubert Laws, Weather Report, Gabor Szabo, Jimmy Giuffre, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Herbie Mann & more! Also played - the best from the new jazz shelf including holiday releases. Thank you to all who tune in, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Katalenic - Kwek Band - "Joyspring" - Morning Sun (1983)

Not recorded in Dec, but a cool cover!

Andrea Petrity - "Untitled Two" - What If I (2019)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Wes Montgomery - "Georgia" - Down Here On the Ground (12 1967) CTI Moment

John Coltrane - "Naima (Take 1)" - Blue World (1964)

Tony DeSare & Tedd Firth - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Lush Life (2019)*

Chico Hamilton - "Blues for O.T." - Man From Two Worlds (12 1963)

Joe Henderson - "A Shade of Jade" - In Pursuit of Blackness (1971)

Chico Hamilton - "Blues Medley" - Man From Two Worlds (12 1963)

Great pairing & chemistry December 1993

Harry Connick Jr. - "I Love Paris" - True Love (2019)*

Wallace Roney - "Why Should There Be Stars" - Blue Dawn - Blue Nights (12 2018)*

Hour Two:

John Scofield & Pat Metheny - "No Matter What" - I Can See Your House From Here (12 1993)

Peter Curtis - "Winter Wonderland" - Christmas with Your Jewish Boyfriend (2019)*

Superb guitar work and fun arrangements!

Lew Tabackin - "How Deep Is the Ocean" - Tabackin (12 1974)

George Cables - "Morning Song" - Cables Vision (12 1979)

Lolly Allen - "The Hippest Cat in Hollywood" - Coming Home (2016)*

Wes Montgomery - "Chim Chim Cheree" - Goin' Out of My Head (12 1965)

Sonny Stitt - "12!" - 12! (12 1972)

Dick Hyman & Ken Peplowski - "Almost Like Being In Love" - Counterpoint Lerner/Lowe (2019)*

Teddy Charles - Nocturne" - New Directions (12 1952)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes

George Coleman - "Apache Dance" - Amsterdam After Dark (12 1978) - The Ride Home!

Bill Cunliffe Trio - "Christmas is Coming" - Christmas In the Dog House (2019)*

Another great 2019 release!

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Bouncing with Bud" - Diz (12 1993)

Jack McDuff - "Loose Foot" - Moon Rappin' (12 1969)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Voodoo" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (12 1956)

Troy Roberts - "Why Was I Born" - Days Like These (2017)*

Hour Four:

Herbie Mann - "Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (12 1969)

Peter Curtis - "White Christmas" - Christmas with Your Jewish Boyfriend (2019)*

Soulful free-ranging with Bobby Womack Dec 1970.

Gabor Szabo - "Fingers" - High Contrast (12 1970)

Eric St-Laurent - "Edges" & "Shut Up, Silly" - Bliss Station (2019)

Weather Report - "Elegant People" - Black Market (12 1975)

Hubert Laws - "Allegro from Concerto No 3 [Bach]" - Afro-Classic (12 1970) CTI Moment


Miles Davis - "Funky Tonk" - Live Evil (12 1970)