Playlist for 5-23-2023 WFCF - Jazz Kittens!

 

Lookin' in the magic mirror! "Romper, Stomper, Bomper, Boo!... I see Laura and Gracie and Elizabeth and Sue..."! All the jazz kitten names I could round up at 3 this morning! You can listen at 88.5 FM in and around St. Augustine, or on iHeart!

Hour One:

Jimmy Smith - "Gracie" - Home Cookin' (1959)

John Coltrane - "Bessie's Blues" - Crescent (1964)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd - "Jamie" - Ethiopian Knights (1971)

Bobby Broom - "Niqui" - Clean Sweep (1981)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Sue Ann" - Tide (1970)

Charles Mingus - "Peggy's Blue Skylight" - Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)

Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet - "Chloe" - Mambo with Tjader (1954)

Thelonious Monk - "Dinah" - Solo Monk (1965)

Miles Davis Quintet - "Diane" - Steamin' (1956)

Hour Two:

Harold Land - "Ode to Angela" - A New Shade of Blue (1971)

Michel Camilo - "Albertina" - Rendezvous (1993)

Jack McDuff (featuring Houston Person) - "Laura" - The Re-Entry (1988)

Johnny Coles - "Betty's Bossa" - Katumbo (1971)

Art Pepper - "Ophelia" - Living Legend (1975)

Duke Pearson - "Big Bertha" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Cal Tjader - "Sally's Tomato" - Sona Libre (1963)

The Montgomery Brothers - "Jeanine" - In Canada (1961)

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" - Pyramid (1974)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Tom McCormick - "Barbara" - South Beat (2016)

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

Miles Davis - "Sweet Sue, Just You" - What Is Jazz (1956)

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

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

Art Pepper - "Diane" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Mimi Fox Organ Trio - "Judy's Song" - One for Wes (2022)

Hour Four:

Art Pepper - "What Laurie Likes" - Living Legend (1975)

Nicholas Payton - "Along Came Betty" - The Couch Sessions (2022)

Charles Earland - "Betty Boop" - Revelation (1977)

Hank Mobley - "Beverley" - Reach Out! (1968)

Cal Tjader - "Georgy Girl" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Eric Gale - "Sara Smile" - Ginseng Woman (1977)

Dexter Gordon - "Tanya" - One Flight Up (1964) 

Playlist for 5-21-2023 - Jazz and Funk

 

This week we have straight-ahead, soul jazz, funky jazz and a little downtempo all for your delight and listening experience. Most of the albums are brand new to my library - birthday gifts from loved ones. Listen in the player below - hope you enjoy! Follow me on Mixcloud for future jazz live streams (free accounts available). Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Tomita - "Sunrise" - Grand Canyon Suite (1982)

Eric Gale - "Ginseng Woman" - Ginseng Woman (1977)

Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band - "Nefas New Zemedie" - Tezeta (1975)

Harold Land/Bobby Hutcherson Quintet + 1 - "De-Liberation" - A New Shade of Blue (1971)

Horace Silver - "Bonita" - Cape Verdean Blues (1965)

Spacetime Continuum - "Simm City" - Emit Ecaps < (1996)

Charles Lloyd - "Dream Weaver" - 8: Kindred Spirits (2018)

Chumei Watanabe - "Downtown Blues" - Wamono A to Z Vol. 1 (1979)

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

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

Hour Two:

Brother Jack McDuff - "Beep-Bo-Boo" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Johnny Coles - "Betty's Bossa" - Katumbo (1971)

Bobby Timmons Trio - "From the Bottom" - From the Bottom (1964)

Catalyst - "East" - Catalyst (1972)

Lenny White  - "The Great Pyramid" - The Adventures of Astral Pirates (1978)

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Pyramid" - Pyramid (1974)

Kifu Mitsuhashi - "Nanbu Ushioi-Uta" - Wamono Groove (1976)

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

Kiefer - "When There's Love Around" - When There's Love Around (2001)

Portishead - "Only You" - Roseland NYC Live (1998)

Playlist for 4-18-2023 Jazzploration - Chill Jazz Set!

 

This week the music was selected to bring ease to your soul and mind; relaxing jazz with just enough groove and funk to keep you awake if you're at work, but not too much if you're trying to chill or sleep. De-stress with some classics and some neat, mesmerizing sounds that might be new to you! Listen in the player below. Join me for future live streams like this one over at Mixcloud. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Wes Montgomery - "Willow Weep for Me" - A Day In the Life (1966)

Jimmy McGriff - "Time Waltzes On" - A Bag Full of Blues (1967)

Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1972)

Bossacucanova/Os Cariocas - "Berimbau" - Revisited Classics (1998)

Cal Tjader - "Canto De Ossanha" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Spacetime Continuum - "The Ring" - Double Fine Zone (1999)

Eric Gale - "Touch of Silk" - Touch of Silk (1980)

Sarah Vaughan - "Sneakin' Up on You" - The New Scene (1966)

George Cables - "5 Will Get Ya 10" - Shared Secrets (2000)

Herbie Mann - "Claudia Pie" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)

Joe Henderson - "Good Morning Heartache" - Black Narcissus (1975)

Gabriel Rene with Nicole Weisberg - "Don't You Cry" - Om Lounge 2 (1999)

Catalyst - "New Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)

Walter Murphy - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Here There and Everywhere" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Playlist for 4-4-2023 - Jazz and More!

Working in some new sounds to this week's show: Jazz from artists like Randy Weston, Bobby Hutcherson, Bill Evans, Don Patterson and more mixed with some groovin' afro-jazz and afrobeat from Oliver Mtukudzi and Osibisa, funk from Gary Bartz with the Mizell brothers, a gospel track and a few more surprises! Have a listen in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to catch the next live stream! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo 

Hour One:

Bobby Hutcherson - "Why Not" - Knucklebean (1977)

Eric Gale - "Lookin' Good" - Part of You (1979)

Herb Alpert - "Green Peppers" - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)

Oliver Mtukudzi - "Ndima Ndapedza" - Tuku Music (1999)

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

Mulatu - "Yekatit" - Ethiopiques (1974) 

Reuben Wilson - "I Say a Little Prayer" - Love Bug (1969)

Shirley Caesar - "Who's Going Up" - Celebration (1985)

Randy Weston - "Night in Medina" - Blue Moses (1972)

Osibisa - "Phallus-C" - Osibisa (1971)

Hour Two:

Paul and Linda McCartney - "Heart of the Country" - Ram (1971)

Gary Bartz - "Make Me Feel Better - The Shadow Do (1975)

Cal Tjader - "Moanin'" - Hip Vibrations (1966)

Don Patterson - "Whistle While You Work" - These Are Soulful Days (1973)

Sarah Vaughan - "I Should Have Kissed Him More" - The New Scene (1966)

Weather Report - "Dream Clock" - Night Passage (1980)

Orchestra Baobab - "Bul Ma Miin" - Specialist in All Styles (2002)

McCoy Tyner - "Nebula" - Enlightenment (1973)

Afro Mystik - "Tidepools" - Future Tropic (1999)

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 2-28-2023 WFCF - Late February Jazz!

 

This week we dug into tracks recorded in the last few days of the month of February, starting from 1926! Thanks to all who joined me!

Don't forget to follow me on Mixcloud to catch next week's jazz live stream! Say hey, make a request or just sit back and enjoy while you work or chill!

Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Mimi Fox - "Mr. White's Blues" - One for Wes (2022)*

Charles Mingus - "Summertime" - Mingus Three (1957)

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Georgia Grind" (recorded 2-22-1926)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" (recorded 2-22-1926)

Joe Chambers - "This Is New" - Dance Kobina (2022)*

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "Groovin' High" (recorded 78 years ago on 2-28-1945)

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "All The Things You Are" (recorded 78 years ago 2-28-1945)

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - "Dizzy Atmosphere" (recorded 78 years ago on 2-28-1945)

Gene Ammons - "Stuffy" - Young Jug (recorded 74 years agon on 2-28-2-1949)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Makin' Whoopee" - Lee Konitz Plays with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (recorded 2-24-1953)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Carson City Stage" - Lee Konitz Plays with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (recorded 2-24-1953)

Hour Two:

Ed Cherry - "Mr. Walker" - Are We There Yet? (2022)*

Art Blakey Quintet - "Mayreh" - A Night At Birdland Vol 1 (recorded 2-21-1954)

Gil Mellé - "Ebony" - 5 Impressions of Color (recorded 2-27-1955)

Gil Mellé - "Night Train to Wildwood" - 5 Impressions of Color (recorded 2-27-1955)

Cal Tjader - "The Lady Is a Tramp" - Tjader Plays Mambo (recorded 2-21-1956)

Paul Desmond - "Take Ten" - Take Ten (1963)

Joe Puma - "Rigamarole" - Wild Kitten (recorded 2-25-1957)

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Blue Gnu" - The Gambit (recorded 2-24-1958)

Duke Ellington - "Villes Ville Is The Place, Man" - Blues in Orbit (recorded 2-25-1958)

Ray Charles - "Love Is Here to Stay" - I'm All Yours-Baby! (1969)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Jimmy Smith - "Au Privave" - House Party (recorded 2-25-1958) The Ride Home!

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Elsa" - Know What I Mean? (recorded 2-21-2961)

Oliver Nelson - "Yearnin'" - The Blues and The Abstract Truth (recorded 2-23-1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "Speak Low" - The Hawk Relaxes (recorded 62 years ago on 2-28-1961)

Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader - "Thanks For the Memory" - Time for Two (recorded 2-26~28-1962)

Hour Four:

Larry Young - "I've Found a New Baby" - Groove Street (recorded 2-27-1962)

Thelonious Monk - "Criss Cross" - Criss Cross (recorded 2-26-1963)

Freddie Hubbard - "Jodo" - Blue Spirits (recorded 2-26-1965)

Wayne Shorter - "El Gaucho" - Adam's Apple (recorded 2-24-1966)

Wayne Shorter - "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')" - Adam's Apple (recorded 2-24-1966)

Don Patterson - "Epistrophy" - Boppin' and Burnin' (recorded 2-22-1968)

Count Basie Orchestra - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (recorded 2-23~25-1970)

The Heavy Hitters - "Hub" - The Heavy Hitters (2022)*

Playlist for 2-9-2023 Jazzploration - Jazz Allsorts!

Look at that lineup! Good one...

 

Thanks to everyone who stopped in for this broadcast - I appreciate it!  Deep vinyl cuts from the likes of Blue Mitchell, Lew Tabackin, Robin Towner, Cal Tjader, Stanley Turrentine and more plus new cuts from Joe Chambers, Mimi Fox & Ed Cherry! You can listen on the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to join us for upcoming broadcasts! - Kendo

* the show audio captured starts with Lew Tabackin...

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

Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer - "The King" & "Dancing On the Grave" - The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)

Lew Tabackin - "Morning" - Tabackin (1974)

Art Tatum Trio - "Blue Lou" - (1956)

Solid release, one of many from Blue!

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

Art Taylor - "Blue Interlude" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Blue Mitchell - "Blue Dashiki" - Bantu Village (1969)

Jackie McLean & McCoy Tyner - "Hip-Toe" - It's About Time (1985)

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

Weather Report - "Scarlet Woman" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)

Charles Mingus - "Dizzy Moods" - Mingus Three (1957)

Mimi Fox - "Blus for Les" - One For Wes (2022)*

Larry Young - "Heaven On Earth" Heaven On Earth (1968)

Ed Thigpen - "Heritage" - Out of the Storm (1966)  

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

Punishing that kit!

Tony Williams Lifetime - "Fred" - Believe It (1975)

Stanley Turrentine - "Too Blue" - Don't Mess With Mister T. (1975)

Joe Chambers - "Ruth" - Dance Kobina (2022)*

Ralph Towner - "Drifting Petals" - Solstice (1974)

Playlist for 1-3-2022 WFCF - New Year New Music!

Hey Everybody - Happy New Year! For 2023's first show, we listened to music I received as presents over the holiday, as well albums I recently acquired on my own! Thanks to all who tuned in! If you don't want to miss the fun, follow me on my Mixcloud page, where I livestream live jazz on vinyl. You can chat with me, make requests or just hang out and listen/watch. May your new year be memorable, healthy and prosperous! - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Farmer Quartet - "I Want To Be Happy" - Live at the Half Note ()

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cal Tjader - "Django" - Hip Vibrations (1966)

Bobby Timmons - "Travelin' Light" - Do You Know the Way? (1967)

John Patton - "Milk & Honey" - Boogaloo

Herbie Nichols - "Every Cloud" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)

Charles Lloyd - "One For Joan" - Of Course, Of Course (1964)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Breath-a-Thon" - Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata (1971)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Haunted Feelings" - Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata (1971)

Hour Two:

Charles Lloyd - "The Things We Did Last Summer" - Of Course, Of Course (1964)

Charles Mingus - "Yesterdays" - Mingus Three (1957)

Charles Mingus - "Back Home Blues" - Mingus Three (1957)

Bill Evans - "I love You" - New Jazz Conceptions (1956)

George Grossman & Bohemian Swing - "Sidney Fandango" - Sidney Mon Ami (2013)

John Patton - "One to Twelve" - Oh Baby! (1965)

Herbie Mann - "The Ringer" - Live at the Whisky 1969 The Unreleased Masters (1969)

Kenny Burrell - "Why Did I Choose You" - Stormy Monday (1974)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Harold Vick - "Our Miss Brooks" - Steppin' Out (1963) The Ride Home!

Harold Vick - "Trimmed in Blue" - Steppin' Out (1963)

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

Charles Lloyd - "Blood Count" - Trios Volume 1: Chapel (2021)*

Miles Davis - "Speak (That's What Happened)" - Bootleg Series Vol 7 (1983)*

Hour Four:

Herbie Mann - "Tangier/If I Were A Carpenter" - Live at the Whisky 1969 The Unreleased Master (1969)

Catalyst - "Celestial Bodies" - If You're Not Part of the Solution... - Perception (1973)

Lou Donaldson - "It's Your Thing" - Hot Dog (1969)

Lonnie Smith - "Aftrodesia" - Afrodesia (197?)

Playlist for 12-27-2022 Jazzploration - Post-Holiday Sound Travels

 

This week we explored some music brand new to my collection as well as recently acquired vinyl and cds. Thanks to everyone who stopped in! You can listen below. Follow me on Mixcloud to join us in upcoming livestreams. Happy New Year! - Kendo

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

Duke Pearson - "Minor League" - Now Hear This (1968)

Cal Tjader - "Huracan" - Huracan (1978)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2000)

Blue Mitchell - "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)

Herbie Nichols - "Beyond Recall" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Novamo" - Live at the Lighthouse (1967)

Big John Patton - "Good Juice" - Oh Baby (1965)

Cannonball Adderley - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)

Hubert Laws - "Farandole" - The San Francisco Concert (1975)

Art Pepper - "Blues at Twilight" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)

Tony Williams - "The Big Man" - Play or Die (1980)

Herbie Mann - "Hey Pocky A-Way" - Yellow Fever (1975)

Mongo Santamaria - "Los Indios" - Afro-India (1975)

Eddie Harris - "Carry On Brother" - Live at Newport (1970)

Playlist for 12-6-2022 Jazzploration

Had a good time spinning this week's set - thank you to all who stopped by! You can listen to the show in the player below. Have a good one! - Kendo

Freddie Hubbard - "Happiness is Now" - Skagly (1979)

Maynard Furgeson - "To and Fro" - The Maynard Ferguson Sextet (1965)

Dave Hamilton - "Mellow In Coli" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer - "Dancing On the Grave" - The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)

Don Patterson - "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - Holiday Soul (1964)

Horace Silver - "Doodlin'" - 1959 Live in Paris (1959)

Weather Report - "Cucumber Slumber" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)

Woody Herman - "Hard To Keep My Mind On You" - Light My Fire (1968)

Flora Purim - "Windows" - Encounters (1976)

Cal Tjader - "First There Is a Mountain" - Tjader (1971)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Spooky" - Out of Sight (but 'in' sound) (1968)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Pretty Butterfly" - Out of Sight (but 'in' sound) (1968)

Duke Pearson - "Ready Rudy" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Sonny Stitt/Red Hollaway - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Forecast: Sonny and Red (1976)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Mr. P.C." - High Flying with L,H & R (1961)

Dexter Gordon - "You've Changed" - The Squirrel (1967)

Jane Monheit - "The Merriest" - The Merriest (2022)
Weather Report - "Volcano for Hire" - In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival (1972) 

 

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 11-22-2022 Jazzploration - Unboxing!

1 of the 11 in the random Ebay lot! A classic.

We had some fun and adventure this livestream listening to a random lot of 11 albums I got on Ebay, as well as excellent jazz from the likes of Ron Carter, Stanley Turrentine, Hank Crawford and Anita O'Day! Thanks to all who stopped in and kept it fun! To follow me on Mixcloud and join us for the next livestream, click here. You can listen to this broadcast on the player below. Have a great one! - Kendo

Hour One:

Stanley Turrentine - "River's Invitation" - Joyride (1965)

Ray Bryant - "Shake-a-Lady" - MCMLXX (1970)

Ray had no problem
staying current...

Johnny Hammond Smith - "Smokin' Kool" - What's Going On (1971)

Herb Ellis - "Detour Ahead" - Softly... But With That Feelin' (1961)

Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader - "That's Your Red Wagon" - Time for Two (1962)

Ron Carter - "Doctor's Row" - Etudes (1982)

Hank Crawford - "Soul Shoutin'" - After Hours (1966)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Day Dream" - Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971)

Walter Murphy - "Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Poor People's March" - Spiral (1968)

Kenyon Hopkins - "Santa Monica Blues" - The Yellow Canary (1963)

Hour Two:

Grover Washington Jr - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Soul Box 2 (1973)

Another Grammy winner
for RTF.

Grover Washington Jr - "Take Me There" - Winelight (1980)

Return to Forever - "The Magician" - Romantic Warrior (1976)

Pieces of a Dream - "Mount Airy Groove" - Pieces of a Dream (1982)

Wayne Henderson - "Big Daddy's Place" - Big Daddy's Place (1977)

Norman Connors - "I Have a Dream" - Invitation (1979)

Al Jarreau - "Tell Me What I Gotta Do" - L is for Lover (1986)

Stanley Turrentine - "Plum" - Straight Ahead (1984)

Herbie Mann - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - London Underground (1973)

Something about this cover I love.

Playlist for Insomnia Jazz 10-27-2022

Broadcast on Mixcloud this morning pre-dawn... a set of relaxing jazz. 

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Concentrate On You" - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)

Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)

Cal Tjader - "Close Your Eyes" - Tjader Goes Latin (1958)

Lonnie Liston Smith - "Midsummer Magic" - A Song For the Children (1979)

Bill Evans - "All of You" - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Gary Burton Quartet - "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" - Duster (1967)

Sonny Stitt - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" - Constellation (1972)

Ron Carter - "Blues Farm" - Blues Farm (1973)

Playlist for 10-18-2022 WFCF - The Cool Show

Celebrating the change in the weather by playing tracks with the word "cool" in the title or album title. Hour four will be a "wind" themed show since that's going down as well here in NE Florida! Join me at 88.5 FM WFCF or on iHeart. You can listen to the show just above the playlist. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

ps - join me next Tuesday on Mixcloud from 3-5pm eastern. You will have to sign up to view, but it is free and fairly noninvasive. I'll also probably do a test show or two before then to iron out the kinks. Thanks to everyone who showed up for last weeks livestreaming debut!



Hour One:

Grant Green - "Cool Blues" - Born to Be Blue (1961)

Miles Davis - "Jeru" - Birth of the Cool (1949)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Willis Jackson - "Cool Grits" - Please Mr. Jackson (1959)

Classic feat. Ike Quebec

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

Amina Figarova - "Cool Breeze" - Road to the Sun (2018)

Tobin Mueller - "Cool" - Standard Deviations ()

Jackie McLean - "Cool Green" - Bluesnik (1961)

The U.S. Army Blues Swamp Romp - "Raoul's Cool Above Ground Pool" - Voodoo Boogaloo ()

Hour Two:

Sonny Clark - "Sippin' At Bells" - Cool Struttin' (1958)

Gil Evans - "Where Flamingos Fly" - Out of the Cool (1960)

Clark Terry/Thelonious Monk - "Let's Cool One" - C.T. Meets Monk (1958)

Eliane Elias - "Stay Cool" - Light My Fire (2011)

Love the sound of this one!

Miles Davis - "Budo" - Birth of the Cool (1949)

Bennie Green - "Cool Struttin'" - Bennie Green (1960)

Art Pepper - "Cool Bunny" - Modern Art (1956)

Gil Evans - "La Nevada - Out of the Cool (1960)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Hank Mobley - "Just Coolin'" - Hank Mobley Quartet (1955) The Ride Home!

Woody Herman - "It's Coolin' Time" - The Herd Rides Again (1965)

June Christy - "Something Cool" - Something Cool (1953)

Duke Ellington - "Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool" - Live at The Blue Note (1959)

The whole night caught on tape!

Joe Newman/Billy Byers Sextet - "Who's Cool" - Byers' Guide (1956)

Cal Tjader - "Agua Dulce" - Agua Dulce ()

Ray Obiedo - "Cool For Now" - Latin Jazz Project Vol. 1 ()

Eddie Henderson - "Be Cool" - Be Cool (2017)

Hour Four:

McCoy Tyner - "Fly With The Wind" - Fly With The Wind (1976)

Sarah Vaughan - "Ill Wind" - After Hours (1961)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Gone With the Wind" - Gone With The Wind (1959)

Fun album;  Southern-themed.

The Jazz Messengers - "Soft Winds" - Cafe Bohemia Part 1 (1955)

George Benson - "Cast Your Fate To the Wind" - Bad Benson (1975) CTI Moment

Brother Jack McDuff - "Mac-Duffin" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Grant Green - "Windjammer" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Playlist for 10-11-2022 Jazzploration - First Mixcloud Livestream!

Here's the playlist for my first livestream on Mixcloud. I had fun and was so happy to see people show up! Next one scheduled for Tuesday October 25th 3-5pm - come by, listen and say hi here (you do have to create an account but it is free). I also might do a few short test shows in between to iron out the kinks. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Moutin Reunion Quartet - "La Vie En Rose" - Power Tree (2000)

Lee Morgan - "City Lights" - City Lights (1957)

1957 Lee Morgan

Eliane Elias - "Bahia con H" - Quietude (2022)*

Duke Pearson - "Disapproachment" - Now Hear This (1968)

Cal Tjader - "Black Orchid" - Cal Tjader Goes Latin (1959)

Brother Jack McDuff - "The Boiler" - The Heatin' System (1972)

Lincoln Goines - "Spank a Lee" - The Art of the Bass Choir (2021)*

Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - "There Will Never Be Another You" - Carnegie Hall Concert Vol. 2 (1974)

Michel Camilo - "Journey" - On The Other Hand (1990)

Pleasing on the ears!

Roy Meriwether Trio - "Screwdriver" - Soup and Onions (1966)

Isaac Hayes - "House of Beauty" - Truck Turner Soundtrack (1974)

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

Miles Davis - "Well You Needn't" - Vol. 3 (1954)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Blues for J" - All of Me (1989)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Soul Dancing" - More Music (2021)

Thelonious Monk - "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" - Plays Duke Ellington (1955)

Grant Green - "Cantaloupe Woman" - Visions (1971)

Psychedelic Buddy.
Art by John Luke Eastman

Gerry Mulligan - "Engine, Engine No. 9" - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em" (1965)

Buddy Rich - "Luv" - The New One! (1967)

Catalyst - "New-Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)