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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Jazz Divinyl 04 with DJ Kendo
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo
Black Jazz Complete Singles - nicely done! |
Found out after the show this is a quad pressing! |
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Saturday Morning Jazztoons 01
Another journey through the gem-filled wonderland of jazz with selections and pairings you don't hear everyday but will delight your ears and soul. Jazztoons for your happy Saturday not-at-work-hanging-out-in-my-lounge-shorts-doing-nothing morning. Artists include Cal Tjader, Gary McFarland, Bobby Hutcherson, Kiefer, Eddie Harris, Zoot Sims, Willis Jackson - lots more! Mixed live and streamed on 2-3-2024. Listen in the player below!
Cal Tjader - "Here" - Solar Heat (1968)
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Jazz Divinyl with DJ Kendo
Enjoy a soothing mix of straight-ahead and soul jazz mixed live from vinyl sources. Artists include Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Young, Herbie Hancock, Nancy Wilson, Willis Jackson and many more! Originally broadcast on 1-23-2024. Listen in the player below and thanks for stopping by!
Bobby Hutcherson - "Little B's Poem" - Components (1965)
Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - (1971)
Nancy Wilson - "Why Try to Change Me Now" - Welcome to My Love (1967)
Barney Kessel - "It's A Blue World" - Summertime in Montreux (1973)
Willis Jackson - "I Almost Lost My Mind" - Willis Jackson (1964)
Cal Tjader - "Poinciana Cha Cha" - Mas Ritmos Caliente (1957)
Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Somethin' (1964)
Kiyoshi Yamaya w/ Toshiko Yonekawa - "Saitaro-Bushi" - Wamono Groove (1976)
Chico Hamilton - "Chic Chic Chico" - Chic Chic Chico (1965)
Reuben Wilson - "Stormy" - Love Bug (1969)
Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly" - Thrust (1974)
Mel Torme - "Sunday In New York" - Songs of New York (1963)
Grover Washington Jr. - "Winelight" - Winelight (1980)
Freddie Hubbard - "Born to Be Blue" - The Best of - Live and In Studio (1981)
Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band - "Gumegum" - Tezeta (1975)
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Playlist for 10-24-2023 - Long Tracks Only!
Get lost in the music with a set of lengthy jazz tracks mixed live with limited announcements. Plenty of groove and no harsh vibes. Mixed live by yours truly on Mixcloud 10-24-2023. Listen in the player below and thank you for your support! - Kendo
Grant Green - "Flood in Franklin Park" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Light as a Feather" - Light as a Feather (1972)
Herbie Mann - "Come Together" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)
Buster Williams - "The Hump" - Pinnacle (1975)
Miles Davis - "The Ghetto Walk" - Early Minor (1969)
Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976)
Image by Johannes Plenio.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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:
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)
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Playlist for 9-19-2023 - Extreme Chill Jazz
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Paul Desmond - "Embarcadero" - Take Ten (1963)
Wes Montgomery - "Trust In Me" - A Day In the Life (1967)
Victor Feldman - "Have a Heart" - Plays Everything In Sight (1967)
Walter Murphy - "Sunflower" Rhapsody In Blue (1977)
Jack Murphy - "All In Love Is Fair" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)
Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good To Me (1974)
Gerry Mulligan - "What Is There To Say" - What IS There To Say (1959)
Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida- "One Note Samba" - Collaboration (1966)
Cal Tjader - "Similau" - Along Comes Cal (1967)
Blue Mitchell - "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)
Mongo Santamaria - "No Pises Mi Lagra" - Fuego (1973)
Grant Green - "Samba de Orfeu" - Iron City (1967)
Art Farmer - "Saudhade" - Something You Got (1977)
Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "Meditation" - Passionate Guitars (1997)
Herbie Mann - "Claudia Pie" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)
Miles Davis - "Teo" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)
Image by Andrea Piacquadio.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Jazz from 1973!
A show featuring jazz tracks that have reached the milestone of 50!
1973 was quite a year with Skylab, Watergate, Foreman vs Frazier, The Sears Tower, the designated hitter (!), US pulling out of Vietnam, The Godfather winning an Oscar, and Imelda Marcos buying her first pair of first lady shoes! Gene Krupa, Jim Croce and J.R.R. Tolkien passed away in 1973, as did Kid Ory, Edward G. Robinson, Pablo Picasso and Betty Grable.
Elvis Presley's "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" was seen in over 40 countries. The Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and The King Biscuit Flower Hour all made their debut in 1973. The #1 song of the year (not surprisingly) was "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree". Cracklin' over your AM radio were singles like "Killing Me Softly With His Song", "You're So Vain", "Crocodile Rock", "Drift Away" and "Delta Dawn". Soft-rock band America won Best New Artist at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards. Gary Burton ("Alone at Last") and Freddie Hubbard ("First Light") won the jazz Grammys.
Some of the top-selling movies of 1973 were "The Sting", "The Exorcist", "Serpico", "Papillon" and "The Way We Were". Topping the tv ratings were "All In The Family", "The Waltons" and "Sanford and Son". A Big Mac was 65¢ and a chocolate shake was 35¢. A gallon of gas was 39¢. Tickets to the Superbowl were $15 (Dolphins>Redskins 14-7) .
The Monte Carlo won "Car of the Year" by Motor Trend, and a Mazda RX3 set you back $2,995. It took all 7 games for the Oakland A's to beat the Mets in the World Series. The best selling kids toy was Shrinky Dinks. The population of the world was 3.92 million, the population of Flagler County FL was 6,000; St. Johns was 35,901 (who was that "1"?).
Below is a tiny cross-section of jazz that was recorded in 1973. I have another show's worth and will likely do one more of these before the year is out. Sit back and enjoy jazz from 50 years ago in the player below, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo
Mixed live on Mixcloud on 9-5-2023.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
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)
Friday, August 11, 2023
Cool Jazz for a Hot Day - Playlist for 8-8-2023
A set of chill, soothing jazz with lots of groove to help you stay cool! Original broadcast and mixed live on 8-8-2023. Listen in the player below or follow me on Mixcloud!
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "For Minors Only" - Hard Drive (1957)
Art Farmer - "Something You Got" - Something You Got (1977)
The Family of Man - "Davey Blue" - First Light (1974)
Brother Jack McDuff - "Minha Saudade" - A Change is Gonna Come (1966)
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "Ebony Samba" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)
George Benson - "Dance" - Body Talk (1973)
Mongo Santamaria - "No Pises Mis Lagri Mas" - Fuego (1973)
Cal Tjader - "Morning" - (1966)
Roy Meriwether Trio - "A Taste of Honey" - Soup & Onions (1966)
Jimmy Smith - "Mimosa" - Off The Top (1982)
Kiefer - "Curly" - When There's Love Around (2022)
image by Oliver Sjöström
Friday, August 4, 2023
Playlist for 8-1-2023 WFCF - Early August!
image by Ashley K. Bowen |
Monday, July 31, 2023
Playlist for 7-28-2023 Soul Jazz Vinyl Show on Epix Radio
Walter Murphy - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)
Cheikh Lo - "Jeunesse Senegal" - Bambay Gueej (1999)
George Benson - "Tell It Like It Is" - Tell It Like It is (1969)
Bobby Timmons - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From The Bottom (1964)
Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)
Herbie Mann - "I Never Can Say Goodbye" - Hold On, I'm Comin'! (1972)
Patrice Rushen - "Music of The Earth" - Patrice (1978)
Astrud Gilberto - "Ponteio" - Gilberto with Turrentin (1971)
Swag - "Rug Munch" - Felony Funk (2000)
Jack McDuff - "The City Bump" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)
Cal Tjader - "Moanin'" - Hip Vibrations (1967)
Sarah Vaughan - "Inner City Blues" - A Time in My Life (1971)
Gabor Szabo - "(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Magical Connection (1970)
Billy Cobham - Song for a Friend (2)" - Life & Times (1976)
Friday, July 21, 2023
Playlist for 7-11-2023 - Soul Jazz Tuesday
Baby Face Willette - "Whatever Lola Wants" - Face to Face (1961)
George Benson - "Plum" - Body Talk (1973)
Kifu Mitsuhashi/Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Hohai-Bushi" - Wamono Groove (1976)
Johnny Hartman - "Help Me Make It Throught The Night" - Today (1972)
Miles Davis - "Drad-Dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)
Herbie Mann & The Family of Man - "Sunrise High" - First Light (1973)
J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya" - Stonebone (1969)
Kiefer - "When There's Love Around" - When There's Love Around (2021)
Johnny Hammond - "Higher Ground" - Higher Ground (1973)
Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Playlist for 7-1-2023 - Chill-i-fied!
70 minutes of chilled out jazz mixed live with no announcements. Lengthy, relaxed instrumental grooves from Freddie Hubbard, Baby Face Willette, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery and many more great artists! You can listen in the player below. Enjoy and stay cool!
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Playlist for 6-6-2023 - Nothing to See Here, Move Along
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)
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Playlist for 5-30-2023 - De-Stress Jazz III with Kendo!
20 tracks mixed live by DJ Kendo featuring relaxed, jazzy vibes from Miles, Coltrane, George Benson, Herbie Hancock , Bobby Timmons and lots, lots more - chill vibes but enough groove and vibrancy to keep your day/evening moving along! You can listen in the player below. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy! - Kendo
Hour One:
Herbie Hancock - "Sun Touch" - Man-Child (1975)
George Benson - "Thunder Walk" - Giblet Gravy (1968)
Miles Davis - "Eighty-One" - E.S.P. (1965)
Charlie Byrd - "Wave" - Byrd by the Sea (1974)
Rusty Bryant - "The Ballad of Oren Bliss" - Soul Liberation (1970)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)
Bobby Timmons Trio - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From the Bottom (1964)
John Coltrane - "After the Rain" - Impressions (1963)
John Lewis - "Lyonhead" - P.O.V. (1975)
Eddie Henderson - "Movin' On" - Comin' Through (1977)
Spacetime Continuum - "Microjam" - Double Fine Zone (1999)
Hour Two:
Side Effect - "Private World" - Goin' Bananas (1977)
Mike Longo - "Matrix" - Matrix (1972)
Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre - "Vivaldi Concerto in Dm for 2 Violins & Orch 2. Largo" - Vivaldi Concertos for Violins (1965)
George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976)
Willie Bobo - "Dindi" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)
Bobby Hutcherson - "Secrets of Love" - Highway One (1978)
Kenny Burrell - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Ellington is Forever (1977)
Bunky Green - "The Shadow of Your Smile" - Playin' for Keeps (1966)
Herbie Hancock - "People Music" - Secrets (1976)