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Saturday, February 11, 2023

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)


Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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)


Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Playlist for 11-15-2022 WFCF - Drummer Led Sessions!

 


This week we listened to recordings where the drummer is in charge! All the famous ones plus a few surprises: Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Art Taylor, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, Dave Bailey and lots more. Thanks to all who joined me! Be sure to follow me over on Mixcloud to catch my livestream sessions spinning jazz and soul jazz. Much love! - Kendo

Hour One:

Idris Muhammad - "Wander" - Black Rhythm Revolution (1971)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Denny Seiwell Trio - "Amber" - Boomerang (2018)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Skylark" - Caravan (1962)


The Griffith Park Collection - "L's Bop" - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)

Lewis Nash - "Let Me Try" - Rhythm is My Business (1989)

Elvin Jones - "Mister Jones" - Live at The Village Vanguard (1968)

Hour Two:

Shelly Manne - "Perk Up" - Perk Up (1967)

Chico Hamilton - "Chic Chic Chico" - Chic Chic Chico (1965)

Billy Cobham - "The Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974)
Solid with 2 Ben Tucker compositions!



Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

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

Roy Haynes - "Honeydew" - Cracklin' (1963)

Chico Hamilton - "The Dealer" - The Dealer (1966)

Karl Latham - "Taxman" - Living Standards (2015)

Hour Three:


            ~ The Break Room ~

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

Joe Morello - "Summertime" - It's About Time (1962)

Mel Torme & Buddy Rich - "When I Found You" - Together Again - For the First Time (1978)

Max Roach - "Just One of Those Things" - Max Roach Plus Four (1956)
This must've been an
interesting day...



Ed Thigpen - "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - Out of the Storm (1966)

Art Blakey - "The End of a Love Affair" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Chico Hamilton - "Caravan" - Chico Hamilton Quintet ()

Hour Four:

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Whisper Not" - Complete Live at the Black Hawk (1959)

Billy Cobham - "La Guernica" - Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought (1977)

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "My Shining Hour" - Abundance (2016)
Billy not lagging behind the
times, but with class.



Bernard Purdie - "Theme from Shaft" - Shaft (1973)

The Tony Williams Lifetime - "To Whom It May Concern - Them"  - turn it over (1970)

Idris Muhammad - "Super Bad" - Black Rhythm Revolution (1971)

Lenny White - "Sea of Tranquility" - Venusian Summer (1975)














Saturday, May 7, 2022

Playlist for 5-3-2022 - Celebrating Charnett

 

This week we had featured albums by Bobby Timmons, Count Basie and Joe Henderson, plus some earworms I wanted to share! Hour Two was a celebration of the life and art of Charnett Moffett, who was a school and musical buddy for a year. 


Hour One:

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Blue Montreux" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

Giacomo Gates - "With Plenty of Money and You" - You (2021)*

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bobby Timmons - "Ain't Thinkin' About It" - A Little Barefoot Soul (1964)

Carmen McRae - "A Child Is Born" - Can't Hide Love (recorded 46 years ago on 5-3-1976)cha

Dexter Gordon - "Soul Sister" - Dexter Calling (1961)


Kenyon Hopkins - "On The Roof" - The Yellow Canary (1963)

Joe Henderson - "Power to the People" - Black Narcissus (1974)

Hour Two:

A Celebration of Charnett Moffett (1966-2022)

Wynton Marsalis - "Delfeayo's Dilemma" - Black Codes (From The Underground) (1985)

Wynton Marsalis - "Blues" - Black Codes (From The Underground) (1985)

General Music Project - "Rhythm Swing" - General Music Project II (1994)


Mulgrew Miller - "Wingspan" - Wingspan (1987)

Tony Williams - "Obsession" - Angel Street ()

General Music Project - "Oh Yeah!" - General Music Project II (1994)

General Music Project - "Mizzom" - General Music Project II (1994)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Help" - Basie's Beatle Bag (recorded 56 years ago on 5-3-1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Can't Buy Me Love" - Basie's Beatle Bag (recorded 56 years ago on 5-3-1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "Michelle" - Basie's Beatle Bag (recorded 56 years ago on 5-3-1966)

Count Basie & His Orchestra - "I Wanna Be Your Man" - Basie's Beatle Bag (recorded 56 years ago on 5-3-1966)

Bobby Timmons - "Chun King" - Chun King (1964)

Bobby Timmons - "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Chun King (1964)

Dexter Gordon - "Mrs. Miniver" - The Panther! (1970)

Hour Four:

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Castillion Drums" - Countdown: Time In Outer Space (recorded 61 years ago on 5-3-1961)

Charles Earland - "We've Only Just Begun" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Portrait of Those Beautiful Ladies" - The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color (1975)


Joe Henderson - "The Other Side of Right" - Black Narcissus (1975)

John Patton - "Rakin' and Scrapin'" - Accent On the Blues (1969)

Miles Davis - "Selim" - Live Evil (1970)

Thelonious Monk - "Nutty" - Thelonious Monk Plays (1954)

Larry Coryell - "Improvisation..." - The Restful Mind (1975)

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Playlist for 10/12/2021 - SJT and Then Some!

A birthday acquisition from Jon. The painting in the
background is by James Valkus.

 
Today's show was Soul Jazz Tuesday X (and then some) - not every track was soul jazz, but I tried to program provocative listening regardless - Tony Williams, Gary Wofsey, Miles, Joe Zawinul... it was fairly deep stuff plus a few Dr. Lonnie Smith cuts in remembrance. Thanks to all who joined me and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Larry Young - "Talkin' 'Bout J.C." - Groove Street (1962)

Roland Tempelaar - "Beatrice" - New York Chapter (2019)*

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Lonnie Smith - "Slouchin'" - Think! (1968)

Edward Decker - "Another Chance For My Heart" - The Best You Can Give (2021)*

Kai Winding - "Dirty Dog" - Dirty Dog (1966)

A gem in the WFCF library!

Charlie Ballantine - "Reflections" - Reflections/Introspection (2021)*

Kenny Wheeler - "'Smatter" - Gnu High (1975)

Nina Simone - "I Wish I Could Know How It Feels to Be Free" - Silk and Soul (1967)

Bobby Timmons - "If You Ain't Got It (I Got to Get It Somewhere)" - Got to Get It! (1967)

Hour Two:

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

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Guess I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" - 75th Birthday Edition (1946)

Freddie Hubbard - "Calypso Fred" - Sweet Return (1983)

Strong!

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Apex" - Afrodesia ()

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

Bill Evans - "Up With The Lark" - Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans (1975)*

Nicole Glover - "Strange Lands" - Strange Lands (2020)*

Anthony Williams - "Extras" - Spring (1965)

Hour Three:

           ~ The Break Room ~

Miles Davis - "Milestones" - Live In Europe 1969 (1969) - The Ride Home!

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown - "Night In Tunisia" - CLB and the Global Big Band (2021)*


Gary Wofsey - "Clair De Lune" - In Japan (1986)

Gary Wofsey - "Sincere Madness" - In Japan (1986)

Gary Wofsey - "Blue Bossa" - In Japan (1986)

Hour Four:

Lukasz Pawlik - "Indian Garden" - Long-Distance Connections (2021)*

Joe Zawinul - "His Last Journey" - Zawinul (1970)

Air Craft - "First Impressions" - Divergent Paths (2020)*

The New Tony Williams Lifetime - "Wildlife" - Believe It (1975)

Custume change for the back and inner liner!

The New Tony Williams Lifetime - "Proto-Cosmos" - Believe It (1975)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Free" - More Music (2020)*

Charles Williams - "Country Mile" - Charles Williams ()

Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly" - Thrust (1974)






Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Playlist for 1-26-2021 WFCF - Featured Artists


 

This week we rather unintentionally had some featured artists, namely Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Weather Report, Amp Trio, George Kahn and George Wallington. Hope you had fun and thank you for joining me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Blakey - "It's You Or No One" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Uptown Jazz Tentet - "Uptown Bass Hit" - What's Next (2018)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley - "Stars Fell On Alabama" - Cannonball and Coltrane (1959)

Weather Report - "Forlorn" - Night Passage (1980)

Wolfgang Lackerschmid & Chet Baker - "BalzWaltz" - Quintet Sessions 1979 (1979)*

Herbie Mann - "In Tangier/Paradise Beach" - Stone Flute (1969) request

Hour Two:

George Wallington - "Strange Music" - Jazz at Hotchkiss (1957)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "(Yes) I'm In the Barrel" (1925)

Art Blakey - "Carol's Interlude" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Weather Report - "Port of Entry" - Night Passage (1980)

Amp Trio - "Intro - Community" - Three (2016)

Amp Trio - "Narhet" - Three (2016)

Amp Trio - "Hexed" - Three (2016)

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

David Friesen - "Prelude" - Testimony (2019)*

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1950)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

George Wallington - "The Prestidigitator" - The Prestidigitator (1957) - The Ride Home!

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Take Five" - Time Outtakes (1959)*

Cannonball Adderley - "People Will Say We're In Love" - Portrait of Cannonball (1958)

Randy Weston - "Ganawa (Blue Moses)" - Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment

Hour Four:

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "United" - Pisces (1961)

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

George Kahn Quartet - "Just One of Those Things" - Dreamcatcher (2020)*

George Kahn Quartet - "I Feel Pretty" - Dreamcatcher (2020)*

Weather Report - "A Remark You Made" - Heavy Weather (1977)

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

Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff - "All of Me" - 'Nuther 'Further (1962)

Herbie Hancock - "Vein Melter" - Head Hunters


 

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Playlist for 3-3-2020 WFCF - 1969 and 1996!

1996 live recording featuring 3 giants from 3 jazz generations.



For today's show we explored what was happening in jazz in 1969 (Quincy Jones, Bill Evans, Tony Williams Lifetime, Brother Jack McDuff...) and in 1996 (Bill Watrous Big Band, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Andy McKee, TJ Kirk...) and heard some quality tracks from the new jazz shelf! You can listen to a portion of the show below. Thanks to all who tuned in, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo





Hour One:

Michel Camilo - "Poinciana" - Thru My Eyes (1996)

Emie R Roussel Trio - "Yatse Club" - Rythme de Passage (2019)*

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Gina Kronstadt - "A Simple Man" - October Comes Too Soon (2019)*
1996 Mehldau still sounds fresh.


Brad Mehldau - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - The Art of the Trio Vol 1 (1996)

Quincy Jones - "Love and Peace" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment

Freddie Hubbard - "Coral Keys" - The Black Angel (1969)

David Newman - "Amandla" - Under a Woodstock Moon (1996)

Alex Levin Trio - "A Sunday Kind of Love" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2019)

Hour Two:

Bill Evans Trio - "Who Can I Turn To" - You're Gonna Hear From Me (1969)

Jeremy Pelt - "Ebony Moonbeams" - The Art of Intimacy Vol 1 (2019)*

Andy McKee and NEXT - "All Blues" - Root Down (1996)

Marlena Shaw - "Out of This World" - Dangerous (1996)
Burton's band transitioning in 1969...


Gary Burton - "Arise, Her Eyes" - Throb (1969)

Gary Burton - "Prime Time" - Throb (1969)

Gary Burton - "Throb" - Throb (1969)

Jenny Davis - "And What If I Don't" - Rearranged (2019)*

Elsa Nilsson - "Changed In Mid Air" - Hindsight (2019)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Grant Green - "Upshot" - Funk in France (1970) - The Ride Home!

Herbie Mann - "Flying" - Stone Flute (1969)

Bill Watrous - "Space Available" - Space Available (1996)
Jackie in '96 with a very creative pianist.


Jackie McLean & Junko Onishi - "Bag's Groove" - Hat Trick (1996)

Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden - "Cherokee" - Alone Together (1996)

Hour Four:

Michael Zilber - "Joshua" - East West Music for Big Bands (2018)*

T.J. Kirk - "Stomping Grounds/Untitled Instrumental/Green Chimneys" - If Four Was One (1996)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Get It Up" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself)" - Carryin' On (1969)

The Tony Williams Lifetime - "Vashkar" - Emergency! (1969)
1969 Tony - Powerful sounds in an era of change.


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

Herbie Mann - "Ooh, Baby" - Live at the Whiskey A Go Go (1969)


Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Playlist for 1-28-2020 WFCF - This and That!

The new kid on the block is good!


There wasn't a theme for this week's show, just some albums I've been itching to share and a lot of new good music coming into the station! We did do some two-fers for some of the albums including Thelonious Monk, Brother Jack McDuff, Jeff Rupert and George Garzone and Joe Farrell. Thanks to all who tuned in and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Jeff Rupert & George Garzone - "Bahia" - The Ripple (2019)*

Erroll Garner - "That's My Kick" - That's My Kick (1966)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Lolly Allen - "If You Could See Me Now" - Coming Home (2016)*

Miles Davis - "It Your Own Sweet Way" - Workin' (1956)
Way cool album cover, excellent pairing.


Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Blue Montreaux" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

Ella Fitzgerald - "I've Got a Crush On You" - Ella at Zardi's (1956)

Jeff Rupert & George Garzone - "Go-Go" - The Ripple (2019)*

Herbie Hancock - "People Music" - Secrets (1976)

Hour Two:

Grachan Moncur III - "Air Raid" - Evolution (1963)

Justin Varnes - "Prelude" - Survival Instinct (2019)*

Justin Varnes - "Fergimore Island, TX BLues" - Survival Instinct (2019)*

The New Tony Williams Lifetime - "Fred" - Believe It (1975)
Aaron Diehl - photo by Jaime Kahn


Aaron Diehl - "Polaris" - The Vagabond (2019)*

Oliver Nelson - "Butch and Butch" - The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)

Herbie Hancock - "Water Torture" - Crossings (1972)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Freddie Hubbard - "Outer Forces" - Blue Spirits (1965) - The Ride Home!

Alex Levin - "Sweets" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2019)*

Charlie Mingus - "Four Hands" - The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus (1954)

Jack McDuff - "Minha Saudade" - A Change Is Gonna Come (1966)

John Bailey - "Pebbles in the Pocket" - Can You Imagine? (2019)*

Hour Four:

Nat "King" Cole - "There's No Anesthetic for Love" - Hittin' the Ramp (1939)*
Never get tired of this album cover!


Nat "King" Cole - "Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q" - Hittin' the Ramp (1939)*

Thelonious Monk - "Liza" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Thelonious Monk - "Memories of You" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Jack McDuff - "A Change Is Gonna Come" - A Change Is Gonna Come (1966)

Hubert Laws - "Fire and Rain" - Afro-Classic (1970) CTI Moment

Binker Golding - "I Forgot Santa Montica" - Abstractions of Reality Past and Incredible Feathers (2018)*

Joe Farrell - "Song of the WInd" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)

Joe Farrell - "Follow Your Heart" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)









Saturday, January 25, 2020

Playlist for 12-17-2019 WFCF - Santa's Mixed Bag!

New line-up, new fusion-y sound their original prog fans didn't dig...


On this show we listened to all kinds of goodness including a few requests, new jazz, holiday cuts, lengthy selections from the fusion era and even some jazz rock from the Netherlands! Also in the mix - 
some early Christmas presents courtesy of Jim Driscoll including 2 from Miles and the new Jazz Dispensary release! Thanks to all who tuned in to the last show of 2019. Much love - Kendo

Hour One:

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

Monty Alexander - "Brilliant Corners" - Wareika Hill ()*
Good stuff from the new jazz shelf!


               3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Don Patterson - "Merry Christmas Baby" - Holiday Soul (1964)

Brynn Stanley - "This Time of the Year" - Classic Christmas (2019)*

Billy Cobham - "Stratus" - Spectrum (1973)

Ramsey Lewis - "Here Comes Santa Claus" - Sound of Christmas (1961)

John Scofield & Pat Metheny - "Everybody's Party" - I Can See Your House from Here (1993)

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

Hour Two:

Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly" - Thrust (1974)

Bill Cunliffe Trio - "Ding Dong Merrily On High" - Christmas in the Dog House (2019)
What other show plays Shorty &
Tony Williams LIfetime back to back?


Shorty Rogers - "Martians Go Home" - The Swinging Mr. Rogers (1955) request

Tony Williams Lifetime - "Where" - Emergency! (1969)

Jimmy Smith - "White Christmas" - Christmas '64 (1964)

Peter Curtis - "Let It Snow!" - Christmas with Your Jewish Boyfriend (2019)*

Booker T. and the M.G.s - "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - Jazz Dispensary Holiday Treats (1966)

Electric Jungle - "Funky Funky Christmas" - Jazz Dispensary Holiday Treats (1974)

Hour Three: 

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Miles Davis - "So What" - Miles in Tokyo (1964)

Stan Kenton - "Angels We Have Heard On High" - A Merry Christmas! (1961)
Jazz Dispensary rarely disappoints!


Kenny Burrell - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Charlie Earland - "Sing a Simple Song" - The Dank D-Funk Blend (originally on "Black Drops" 1970)

Richard "Groove" Holmes - "Song for My Father" - The Dank D-Funk Blend (originally on "Soul Message" 1965)

Brynn Stanley - "Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me" - Classic Christmas (2019)*

Richie Cole - "Christmas Time Is Here" - Have Yourself an Alto Madness Christmas (2016)*

Hour Four:

Ekseption - "From Ekseption" - Bingo! (1974)
Very worthwhile RSD set - thanks Jim!


Ekseption - "Nightwalk" - Bingo! (1974)

Spirit Fingers - "You" - Spirit Fingers (2019)*

Herbie Mann - "I've Been Loving You Too Long" - Mississippi Gambler (1972)

Miles Davis - "The Ghetto Walk" - Early Minor (1968)




Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Playlist for 10-29-2019 WFCF - Benson, Billy & Swedish Nationalism!

A great listen through and through!

For this show we continued listening to Cal Tjader's "Cuban Fantasy", played a whole bunch of George Benson including tracks from his mid 60's Atlantic Records period, and we listened to the entire "Crosswinds" album by Billy Cobham. Also in the mix - some jazzed up ancient music from Sweden and lots more including new jazz. Thanks to all who joined me and for stopping by! - Kendo


Hour One: 

Cal Tjader - "Cuban Fantasy" - Cuban Fantasy (1977)

Rich Willey's Boptism Funk Band - "Mister Magoo" -Conspiracy (2019)*
Great energy & performances from everyone!


            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

George Benson - "Goodnight" - Benson Burner (1966)

George Benson - "The Man From Toledo" - Benson Burner (1966)

George Benson - "My Babe" - Benson Burner (1966)

George Benson - "Slow Scene" - Benson Burner (1966)

John Coltrane - "Blue World" - Blue World (1964)*

Jan Johansson - "Herdedans" - Musik genom fyra sekler (1968)

Jan Johansson - "Vava Vadmal" - Musik genom fyra sekler (1968)

Hour Two:

Billy Cobham - "The Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974)

Joe Farrell - "The Jazz Crunch" - Sonic Text (1979)
Williams' unique expression with Shorter & Rivers!


Tony Williams - "Extras" - Spring (1965)

Chet Baker - "I'm Through With Love" - With Strings (1953)

Chet Baker - "What'll I Do" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974) CTI Moment

George Benson - "No Sooner Said Than Done" - Bad Benson (1974) CTI Moment

One O'clock Lab Band - "Al-Go-Rhythm" - LAB 2019 (2019)*

Heather Bambrick - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Fine State (2019)*

Hour Three:

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Hampton Hawes - "Hamp's Broad Blue Acres" - Live at the MonMartre (1971) - The Ride Home!

Antonio Adolfo - "" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*
A little out thanks to the presence of Michael Carvin!


Sonny Clark - "Blues Blue" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

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

Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

Mark Minchello - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - The Flute Album (2019)*

Hour Four:

Billy Cobham - "Spanish Moss - A Sound Portrait" - Crosswinds (1974)

Corey Christiansen - "Ambedo" - La Proxima (2019)*

Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Righteous" - Eleven (2019)*

Spirit Fingers - "Inside" - Spirit Fingers (2019)*

Cal Tjader - "Tu Crees Que?" - Cuban Fantasy (1977)*


Freddie Hubbard - "Lost Dreams" - Liquid Love (1975)


A very cool period in Benson's long career!

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Playlist for 9-17-2019 WFCF - Off the Cuff!




Just chillin' and spinnin' what comes to mind with a few featured albums by Duke Ellington, Herbie Mann, Brother Jack McDuff, Tony Williams and more plus new jazz releases! Tune in today (Tues 9/17) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you there - Kendo

ps: You can listen to the first half of this broadcast below!



Hour One:

Joe Farrell - "Speak Low" - Skate Board Park (1979)

Duke Ellington - "Blues in Orbit" - Blues in Orbit (1958)


             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brother Jack McDuff - "The Electric Surfboard" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Miles Davis - "Miles" - Milestones (1958)


Herbie Mann - "Amor em Paz (Love In Peace)" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Espoo Big Band - "Brotherhood" - Espoo Suite (2018)*

Duke Ellington - "Track 360" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

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

Greg Little - "Gingerman" - Dreamwalker (2003)

Herbie Mann - "One Note Samba" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Hour Two:

Will Boyd - "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" - Freedom, Soul, Jazz (2019)*


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

Ricardo Peixoto - "Circles" - Scary Beautiful (2019)*

Eliane Elias - "Little Boat" - Love Stories (2019)*


Herbie Mann - "Blues Walk" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

John Coltrane - "Wise One" - Crescent (1964)

Duke Ellington - "Smada" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

Joe Farrell - "Bara-Bara" - Skate Board Park (1979)

Deb Bowman - "Willow In the Wind" - Fast Heart (2019)*


Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Red Garland Quintet - "Soft Winds" - High Pressure (1957) - The Ride Home!


Tony Williams - "Angel Street" - Angel Street (1988)

Tony Williams - "Touch Me" - Angel Street (1988)

Duke Ellington - "Brown Penny" - Blues in Orbit (1958)


Clark Gibson - "Nocturne Blues" - Tri-Colored Eyes (2019)*

Hour Four:


Tony Williams - "Red Mask" - Angel Street (1988)

Tony Williams - "Kiss Me" - Angel Street (1988)

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

Corey Christiansen - "Street Cred" - La Proxima (2019)*

Monty Alexander - "Bye Ya" - Wareika Hill (2019)*