Playlist for 9-25-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters II!

Gabor Szabo

This week is a new "Cast of Characters"! Everyone from "Cranky Spanky" to "Sombrero Sam"! Featuring new albums from Christian Sands, Troy Roberts and Bob James as well as deep cuts from Donald Byrd, Grant Green and John Coltrane! Tune in Tuesday 9/25 from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here! Local listeners can tune in at 88.5FM. See you then! - Kendo

Playlist Jazz Greats 2017 

Hour One:

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

Bob James - "Mister Magic" - Espresso ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Hank Jones - "Little Girl Blue" - Bluebird (1955)

Paul Desmond - "Stranger In Town" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)

Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher" - (1931) request

Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination - "The Navigator" - Begin the Agora ()*

Greg Diaz & The Art of Imagination - "Frank Blank" - Begin the Agora ()*

Chico Hamilton  "The Ghost" - Quintet in Hi-Fi (1956)

Melody Diachun - "Sharp Dressed Man" - Get Back to the Groove ()*

John Coltrane - "Nancy (with the laughing face)" - Ballads (1962)

Hour Two:

Radam Schwartz - "Fathead's Groove" - 2 Sides of the Organ Combo ()*

Cannonball Adderley - "Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)" - Jump for Joy (1958)

Roberta Piket - "Humpty Dumpty" - West Coast Trio ()*

might be my spirit animal

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

Ron Carter - "Two-Beat Johnson" - Blues Farm (1973)

Miki Yamanaka - "Mr. Pancake" - Miki (2017)*

Miki Yamanaka - "A Fake Hero" - Miki (2017)*

Blue Montreux - "Uptown Ed" - II (1978)

Sonny Stitt - "My Buddy" - Spring Jazz ()

Hour Three:

Grant Green - "Nomad" - Idle Moments (1963) - The Ride Home!

Christian Sands - "Frankenstein" - Facing Dragons ()*

Johnny Smith - "Hippo, the Sentimental Hippy" - Plus the Trio (1960)

Buddy Rich - "The Rotten Kid" - The New One (1967)

Toronto Jazz Orchestra

Toronto Jazz Orchestra - "The Blob" - 20 (2018)*

Art Blakey - "Cranky Spanky" - Hard Bop (1956)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Shorty George" - Sing Along With Basie (1958)

Donald Byrd - "The Creeper" - The Creeper (1967)

Hour Four:

Troy Roberts - "Jack the Sipper" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Troy Roberts - "Professor Ghetto-Rig" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey" - First Light (1971) CTI Moment

Melody Diachun - "Eleanor Rigby" - Get Back to the Groove ()*

Troy Roberts on a roll!

Harold Land - "The Aquarian" - The Peace-Maker (1967)

Herbie Hancock - "Lil Brother" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

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

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

Playlist for 8-21-2018 WFCF - Two-Fer Tuesday

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Today's show was "Two-Fer Tuesday" - 2 tracks from each artist including MJQ, Gabor Szabo and Bill Evans. Artist requests from group members and call-ins included Dave Brubeck, Billy Cobham & Art Blakey. Thanks for tuning in!
- Kendo

Hour One:

Buster Williams - "Audacity" - Audacity (2017)*

Buster Williams - "Stumblin'" - Audacity (2017)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Medley: Stardust, I Can't Get Started & Lover Man" - At Music In Volume 2 (1958)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Yardbird Suite" - At Music In Volume 2 (1958)

1977 release from Red!

Red Garland - "Red Alert" - Red Alert (1977)

Red Garland - "Theme for a Tarzan Movie" - Red Alert (1977)

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

Melody Diachun - "Eleanor Rigby" - Get Back to the Groove (2018)*

Adison Evans - "Meridian" - Meridian (2017)*

Hour Two:

Adison Evans - "Serpent's Tooth" - Meridian (2017)*

Bill Evans - "RE: Person I Knew" - Moonbeams (1962) 

Bill Evans - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - Moonbeams (1962)

Thelonious Monk - "Bye-Ya/Epistrophy" - San Francisco Holiday (1958)

One of the great pairings in jazz...

Paul Desmond - "A Taste of Honey" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)

Paul Desmond - "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Lester Left Town" - The Big Beat (1960) request

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Ping Pong" - Pisces (1961) request

Bruce Forman - "Ear Test" - Junkyard Duo (2017)*

Bruce Forman - "Blues Bump" - Junkyard Duo (2017)*

Hour Three:

Wynton Kelly - "Kelly Blue" - Kelly Blue (1959) - The Ride Home!

Wynton Kelly - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Kelly Blue (1959)

Verve Jazz Ensemble - "Disc Jockey Jump" - Connect the Dots ()*

Verve Jazz Ensemble - "Jumping On the Couch" - Connect the Dots ()*

Dave Brubeck - "Castillian Drums" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (1961) request

Dave Brubeck - "It's a Raggy Waltz" - Time Further out (1961) request

A very solid album!

Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1972)

Mongo Santamaria - "Malcolm X" - Fuego (1972)

Lenny Marcus - "Gloria's Step" - Gloria's Step (2018)*

Lenny Marcus - "Game of Thrones" - Gloria's Step (2018)*

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Some Velvet Morning" - Bacchanal (1967)

Gabor Szabo - "Theme from Valley of the Dolls" - Bacchanal (1967)

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

Billy Cobham - "Snoopy's Search/Red Baron" - Spectrum () request

Well the track we listened to was great, anyway!

Jean Luc Ponty - "In Spite of It All" - Individual Choice (1983)

Jean-Luc Ponty - "Cosmic Messenger" - Cosmic Messenger (1978)

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - "Blues for Langston and LaRue" - Vanished Gardens ()*

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - "Vanished Gardens" - Vanished Gardens ()*

Playlist for 7-31-2018 WFCF - Select Albums!

Great performances and compositions. Thanks, Jimmy!

This week we have no show theme, just a handful of supreme and fascinating albums from Sonny Clark, Jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Mann, Gabor Szabo and more + an Everest Records release with vintage saxophone jazz! Plenty of new releases as well. Tune in today (Tuesday 7/31) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Ben Webster - "I Surrender Dear" - Sax Greats (1944)

Ben Webster - "Honeysuckle Rose" - Sax Greats (1944)

Nellie McKay - "Where Or When" - Sister Orchid (2018)*

Dayramir Gonzalez - "Smiling" - The Grand Concourse ()*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

Lynne Arriale - "Another Sky" - Give Us These Days (2017)*

Cal Tjader - "China Nights (Shina No Yoru)" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

The cover smells of cheapness so this languished
unlistened to in my collection for years.

Stan Getz - "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" - Sax Greats (1946)

Stan Getz - "And the Angels Swing" - Sax Greats (1946)

Adison Evans - "Owl People" - Meridian ()*

Sonny Clark - "Nica" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Sonny Clark - "Sonny's Crip" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Hour Two:

Toronto Jazz Orchestra - "Georgie and Rose" - 20 ()*

Cal Tjader - "Borneo" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "Born to Be Blue" - The Best of Live and In Studio (1981)

Gabor's first solo release holds your interest,
especially on repeated listens in headphones!

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "Cheek to Cheek" - Ella and Louis (1956)

Hank Jones - "Lullaby of Jazzland" - Happenings (1966)

Ted Nash - "Spinning Song" - Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola ()*

Chico Hamilton - "Afternoon of a Breeze" - Special (1960)

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

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Great 'unreleased' Jackie! These Blue Note
re-issue series sure have blah covers, tho'.

Jackie McLean - "Soft Blue" - Jacknife (1965) - The Ride Home!

Jackie McLean - "Jacknife" - Jacknife (1965) [if time]

Antonio Adolfo - "Partido Samba-Funk" - Encontros - Orquestra Atlantica (2018)*

Band of Bones - "Nutville" - Picadillo? Yes, Madly! ()*

Cal Tjader - "Stardust" - Breeze from the East (1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "The Summer Knows" - The Best of Live and In Studio (1980)

Hour Four:

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

Ken Wiley - "Jungle" - Highbridge Park ()*

Kait Dunton - "Outlude" - Triokait2 (2018)*

Herbie Hancock - "Actual Proof" - Thrust (1974)

Solid set especially the first 3 tracks. Roy Ayers!

Jeremy Ledbetter - "Got a Light?" - Got a Light ()*

Herbie Mann - "Turkish Coffee" & "Incense" - Impressions of the Middle East (1966)

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - "Monk's Mood" - Vanished Gardens ()*

Lenny White - "Mating Drive" - Venusian Summer (1975)

Playlist for 7-10-2018 WFCF - Guitar with Jim Hall!

A guitarist's guitarist!

This week we feature the guitar - every track has one in it! Specifically, we will focus on the wonderful mastery of Jim Hall & his many associations: Art Farmer, Chico Hamilton, Bill Evans and more plus we'll here from other legends like Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Johnny Smith & John McLaughlin. New jazz too! Tune in from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Hampton Hawes - "Broadway" - All Night Session 1 (1956)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "The Green Country (New England Mood) - Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1956)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

JImmy Giuffre - "Off Center" - The Easy Way (1959)

3 albums recorded in one night!

Jim Hall - "The Answer is Yes" - Concierto (1975)

JImmy Giuffre - "Off Center" - The Easy Way (1959)

Chico Hamilton Quintet - "Jonalah" - In Hi Fi (1956)

Chico Hamilton Quintet - "The Ghost" - In Hi Fi (1956)

Chico Hamilton Quintet - "I Want to Be Happy" - featuring Buddy Collette (1955)

Brubeck Brothers - "Since Love Had It's Way" - Timeline (2017)*

Brubeck Brothers - "Far More Blue" - Timeline (2017)*

Hour Two:

David Garfield - "Rainbow Seeker" - Jazz Outside the Box (2017)* [Chuck Loeb - guitarist]

Vin Vinezia - "The Longliner" - Fifth and Adams (2016)*

Bill Evans & Jim Hall - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over Your" - Undercurrents (1962 4)

Bill Evans - "Interplay" - Interplay (1962 7)

A classic pairing!

Art Farmer & Jim Hall - "Whisper Not" - Big Blues (1978)

Nellie McKay - "My Romance" - Sister Orchid (2017)*

Art Farmer - "By Myself" - Interaction (1963)

Art Farmer - "My Little Suede Shoes" - Interaction (1963)

Hour Three:

Jim Hall - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Live! (1975) - The Ride Home!

Johnny Smith - "This Can't Be Love" - The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar (1961)

Wes Montgomery - "Airegin" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1960)

George Benson - "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" - The Shape of  Things to Come" (1968)

Grant's only album on the Verve label was a goodie!

Johnny Smith - "Let's Fall in Love" - Plus The Trio (1960)

Sonny Rollins - "The Bridge" - The Bridge ()

Grant Green - "The Cantaloupe Woman" - His Majesty King Funk (1965)

Paul Desmond - "Glad to Be Unhappy" - Glad to Be Unhappy (1964)

Steve Gadd Band - "Rat Race" - Steve Gadd Band (2017)* [Michael Landau - guitarist]

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Rambler" - Rambler (1973) - 5:23 CTI Moment

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

John McLaughlin - "Peace One" - My Goals Beyond (1970)

Way better than the original album cover!

John McLaughlin and Fourth Dimension - "Vital Transformation" - Live at Ronnie Scott's (2017)

Vin Vinezia - "Song for Deb" - Fifth and Adams (2016)*

Jared Gold - "Blues Connotation" - Reemergence (2017)* [Dave Stryker - guitarist]

Bruce Forman - "Yavos Stump" & "Oscar" - Junkyard Duo (2017)*

Blue Montreux - "Love Play" - Blue Montreux II (1978) [Steve Khan - guitarist]

Playlist for 10-24-2017 WFCF - Good Jazz

We did all of side one on today's show!

Playing music from some favorite BMI artists today since it is a reporting day (happens about once a year). Also some chunks of vinyl I picked up from an estate sale, and the last hour will feature Herbie Hancock for absolutely no reason at all! Join me at 88.5fm (don't think iHeart has resolved their issue yet but you can try!) See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

La Lucha - "La Migra" - La Lucha (2012) Happy Birthday Mark

Antonio Adolfo - "Alegria for All" - Tema (2015)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

An amazing debut with Chick Corea on piano

Hubert Laws - "Bessie's Blues" - The Laws of Jazz (1966)

Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader - "Mr. Sandman" - Time For Two (1962)

Gabor Szabo - "The Look of Love" - Bacchanal (1968)

John Daversa - "Ms. Turkey" - Wobbley Dance Flower (2017)*

Milt Jackson - "Detour Ahead" - Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Milt Jackson - "Goodbye" - Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Giacomo Gates - "Everything Is Cool" - Everything Is Cool (2015) request

Hour Two:

Hilario Duran - "Papiosco's Match" - Contumbao (2017)*

Matt Kane - "Mr.Rogers" - Suit Up! (2013)

Thomson Kneeland - "Ashlayah" - Mazurka For a Modern Man (2007)

Shenole Latimer - "I'm Just Fine" - Front and Center (2006)

Energetic set from Jackie!

Sinne Eeg - "The Bitter End" - Dreams (2017)*

Jackie McLean - "Jack's Tune" - A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)

Ryan Fourt - "Big Slick" - Big Slick (2015)

Marc Devine - "Soul Station" - Inspiration (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Larry Coryell - "Planet End" - Planet End (1969) - The Ride Home!  

yelena Eckemoff - "Saratovsky Bridge" - In the Shadow of a Cloud ()*

Gary Wofsey - "Sunlit Samba" - In Stereo (2000)

Vincent herring - "Hard Work" - Hard Times (2017)*

Unusual but fun, ecletic set from Gaover!

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

Michael Petrovich - "Sunrise in the Land of the Pharoahs" - The Train to San Lorenzo (2004)

Hour Four:

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

Herbie Hancock - "Actual Proof" - Thrust (1974)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage" - Happenings (1966) 

Pete Levin - "I Mean You"

Joe Zawinul - "In a Silent Way" - Zawinul (1971)

Brian Hudson - "Ybor City" - Next Level (2017)*

Joe Farrell - "Bass Folk Song" - Moon Germs (1972) CTI Moment

Playlist for 8-8-2017 WFCF - Heart and Soul!

1967 Mobley - so good!

Today's show was themed "Heart & Soul" with song titles containing either one of those words! Had fun and many of the tracks went along with the rainy day mood in St. Augustine, and it was nice to hear from some of the artists on Twitter and Facebook, as well as call-ins from regular listeners! Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo



Hour One:

Gerald Cannon - "How My Heart Sings" - Combinations (2016)*

Ed Cherry - "Soul Eyes" - Soultree (2015)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cyrille Aimee - "Young at Heart" - It's a Good Day ()

Good stuff - great lineup!

Bill Evans - "Haunted Heart" - Explorations (1961)

Kellye Gray - "Good Morning Heartache" - Rendering (2015)*

John McLaughlin - "Follow Your Heart" - My Goals Beyond (1970)

Dexter Gordon - "Heartaches" - Gettin' Around (1965)

Oscar Peterson - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" - Night Train ()

The In Crowd Singers - "Hard Hearted Hannah" - You've Got To Hear It To Believe It (1966)

Gabor Szabo - "My Foolish Heart" - Spellbinder (1966)

Hour Two:

Fred Hersch - "This Heart of Mine" - Sarabande (1986)

Polly Gibbons - "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart" - Is It Me? (2016)*

Chet Baker - "My Heart Stood Still" - Plays for Lovers ()

Rich Voice - fun arrangements!

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

Shirley Scott/Stanley Turrentine - "Soul Shoutin'" (1963)

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

Kenny Burrell - "Soulero" - Ode to 52nd Street (1967)

Sarah Vaughan - "Body and Soul" - Swingin' Easy (1957)

B.J. Jansen - "Bucket Full of Soul" - Common Ground (2016)*

Lynne Arriale - "A Gentle Soul" - Nuance (2008)

Hank Mobley - "Soul Time" - Far Away Lands (1967)

Art Farmer - "Nobody's Heart" - Perception (1961)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "Soulville" - Love and Peace (1994)

Hour Three:

Steve Nelson - "Soul Leo" - Brothers Under the Sun (2016) - The Ride Home!  

Bobby Timmons - "A Little Barefoot Soul" - A Little Barefoot Soul (1964)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)

Strong and soulful!

Cal Tjader - "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo)" - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965)

Bria Skonberg - "Alright, Okay, You Win/Soul Bossa Nova" - With a Twist (2017)*

Bobby Hutcherson - "Suite Rita Pt. II Her Soul" - Highway One (1978)

Johnny Smith - "The Gypsy in My Soul" - The Music Of Johnny Smith (1961)

Warren Wolf - "Soul Sister" - Convergence (2016)

Charnett Moffett - "Music From Our Soul" - Music From Our Soul (2016)*

Brother Jack McDuff - "Who Stole My Soul" - Natural Thing (1968)

Hour Four:

Joe Henderson - "Soulution" - Black Miracle (1975)

Gabor Szabo - "Hum a Song (From Your Heart)" - Magical Connections (1970)

Jaco Pastorious - "Soul Intro/The Chicken" - Truth, Liberty & Soul (1982)

TJ Kirk - "Soul Power" - TJ Kirk (1994)

Theo Croker - "This Could Be (For the Traveling Soul) - Escape Velocity (2015)

Greg Skaff - "Soulmation" - Soulmation (2016)*

Allen Hinds - "Heartfell" - Fly South (2016)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Keep Your Soul Together" - Keep Your Soul Together (1973) CTI Moment

Playlist for 6-13-2017 WFCF - Vinyl & New Releases!

Trane in the zone...

Winging it once again with chunks of vinyl & new releases! Join me on iHeart here today (6/13) 3-5pm resuming 5:15-7pm eastern. See you there! - Kendo


Hour One:

Chuck Mangione Quartet - "High Heel Sneakers" - Alive! (1972)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Hayes - "Song for My Father" - Serenade for Horace (2017)*

A tribute to his former bandleader.

Peter Erskine New Trio - "Sukiyaki" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Joni Mitchell - "You're My Thrill" - Both Sides Now (2000)

Miles Davis - "Sid's Ahead" - Milestones (1958)

Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier - "She Ain't the Kinda Girl" -Love and Mischief (2016)*

Art Blakey - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Jazz Messengers!!! (recorded 56 years ago today on 6/13/1961)

Hour Two:

Theo Hill - "This Here" - Promethean (2016)*

Sarah McKenzie - "Tea for Two" - Paris in the Rain (2016)*

Newly discovered recordings sound great!

John Coltrane - "Naima" & "Mr. P.C." - Giant Steps (1959)*

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "Jingles" - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

Sonny Rollins - "Kids Know"  - Sonny Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)

Typhanie Monique - "Magic" - Call It Magic ()*

Billy Childs - "Backwards Bop" - Rebirth (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Joe Henderson - "Power to the People" - Black Narcissus (1976) - The Ride Home!  

Beegie Adair - "I Wished On the Moon" - By Request (2017)*

No vocals as the title implies - strong writing & playing!

Miles Davis - "Capricorn" - Water Babies (recorded 50 years ago today on 6/13/1967)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Silver Hollow" - Un Poco Loco (1979)

Bria Skonberg - "Cocktails for Two" - With a Twist (2017)*

Champian Fulton - "Later Gator" - Speechless (2016)*

Hour Four:

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

Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (recorded 47 years ago today on 6/13/1970)

Gabor & some choice musicians

Allan Holdsworth - "Where Is One" - I.O.U. (1979)

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

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Hola Muneca" - Mama Wailer (1971)

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Ellie's Love Theme" - Shaft ()

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

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