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)

Playlist for 10-2-2018 WFCF - Cast of Characters III

You can't not have Kojak...

This week we did a third installation on the "Cast of Characters" theme; everyone from the Lady in Red to the Witch Doctor! Herbie Mann, Gabor Szabo and the new John Scofield release were featured. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

Playlist Jazz Greats 2017 

Hour One:


Herbie Mann - "Menina Feia (Ugly Girl) - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Cecile McLoren-Salvant - "The Gentleman is a Dope" - The Window (2018)*

Just Cecile & pianist Sullivan Fortner on this one!

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Scofield - "King of Belgium" - Combo 66 ()*

Tim Warfield - "Sleeping Dancer, Sleep On" - Jazzland (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Marie Antoinette" - Ready for Freddie (1961)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Little Angel" - Montara (1975)

Stan Getz - “The Lady In Red” - Greatest Hits (1950)

Gabor Szabo - "Sunshine Superman" - Bacchanal (1968)

Ray Brown Trio - “Have You Met Miss Jones” - The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio (1985)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - “Captain Bacardi” - Wave (1967) CTI Moment

Hour Two:

Art Blakey - "The Witch Doctor" - The Witch Doctor (1961)

Rob Lockart - “Nightmare Thief” - Parallel Lives (2006)

Great band, great songs, great playing!

Grant Green - "Jean de Fleur" - Idle Moments (1963)

John Scofield - "Uncle Southern" - Combo 66 ()*

Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm Tree)" - Sunbelt (1976)

Tiki Collective - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Muse ()*

Troy Roberts - "Adamant Eve" - Nu-Jive Perspective (2018)*

Charles Lloyd + the Marvels - "Ballad of the Sad Young Man" - Vanished Gardens (2017)*

Hour Three:

Sonny Rollins - "Plain Jane" - Volume One (1956) - The Ride Home!

David Newman - “Foxy Brown” - Newmanism (1974)

Newman is in prime form for this 70's release!

Cal Tjader - "Los Bandidos" - Along Comes Cal (1967)

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

Nat Adderley - "Tallahassee Kid" - Blue Autumn (1982)

Art Blakey - "Weird-O" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Milt Jackson & Ray Charles - “Cosmic Ray” - Soul Brothers (1958)

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

Donald Byrd - "Street Lady" - Street Lady (1973)

Herbie Mann - "Paper Man" - WIndows Opened (1968)

Bob James - "Boss Lady" - Espresso (2017)*

Kamasi Washington - "Street Fighter Mas" - Heaven and Earth (2018)*

Ken Wiley - "French Girls" - Highbridge Park (2018)*

Herbie Mann - "Miss Free Spirit" - Stone Flute (1969)

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