Playlist for 1-25-2022 - Chunks of Time II

This week we continued to travel through recording sessions in the month of January - this time in the early sixties; along with some randomness and Christmas acquisitions. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)

Excellent album!

Donald Byrd - "Soulful Kiddy" - Byrd in Flight (1-17-1960)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd - "Little Boy Blue" - Byrd in Flight (1-25-1960)

Wes Montgomery - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)

Wes Montgomery - "Four On Six" - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (1/26/1960)

Elmo Hope - "B's A Plenty" - Elmo Hope Trio (1959)

John Coltrane - "Every Time We Say Goodbye" - My Favorite Things (1960)

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

Hour Two:

Montgomery Brothers - "Just For Now" - Groove Yard (1-3-1961)

Solid!

Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove yard (1-3-1961)

Jackie McLean - "Bluesnik" - Bluesnik (1-8-1961)

Shorty Baker/Doc Cheatham - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Shorty & Doc (1-17-1961)

Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson - "Summertime" - Double Exposure (1-23-1961)

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Who Cares?" - Know What I Mean (1-27-1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Sweet and Lovely" - Explorations (2-2-1961)

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

Hour Three:

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Vento Fresco (Cool Wind)" - Bossa Nova USA (1-3-1961)

A very early entry into genre...

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Someday My Prince Will Come" - Countdown: Time In Outer Space (1-12-1962)

Grant Green - "The Song Is You" - Nigeria (1-13-1962)

Sonny Rollins - "Oleo" - Oleo (1-31-1962)

Hour Four:

Charles Mingus - "Stop! Look! and Listen, Sinner Jim Whitney" - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1-20-1963)

Charles Mingus - "Celia" - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus! (1-2-1963)

Cal Tjader - "Morning of the Carnival" - Sona Libre (1-28-1963)

Catalyst - "Little Miss Lady" - Unity (1974)

Herbie Hancock - "Sleeping Giant" - Crossings (1972)

Playlist for 9-28-2021 - Seat o' my Pants with Lotsa Miles!

This show was fully improvised, but featured a lot of Miles Davis circa 1967-68; I had been listening to a box set and was caught up in the disc featuring these years. Otherwise total randomness... thanks for listening - if you enjoyed something let me know! - Kendo

Hour One:

Miles Davis - "Capricorn" - Water Babies (1967)

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Paul Desmond - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Pure Desmond (1974)

Jackie McLean - "Nicely" - Tippin' the Scales (recorded 59 years ago 9/28/62)

Miles Davis - "Sanctuary" - Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 (1968)

Esquivel - "Who's Sorry Now" - Infinity In Sound Vol. 2 (1960)

Antonio Adolfo - "Favela" - Jobim Forever (2021)*

Joey DeFrancesco - "Just Beyond the Horizon" - More Music (2021)*

Hour Two:

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "OGD (aka Road Song)" - Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (recorded 55 years ago on 9/28/1966)

Sonny Phillips - "Black on Black" - Black on Black (1970)

Johnny Griffin - "Autumn Leaves" - Return of the Griffin (1978)

Johnny Griffin - "When We Were One" - Return of the Griffin (1978)

Miles Davis - "Madness" - Nefertiti (1967)

Kenny Barron - "Wazuri Blues" - Kwanza (Albert Heath album 1981)

Johnny Hartman - "That Old Black Magic" - I Love Everybody (recorded 55 years ago 9/28/1966)

Gerry Gibbs - "Waltz for My Children" - Songs From My Father (2021)*

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Ella and Louis (1956)

Hour Three:

              ~ The Break Room ~

Art Farmer - "Flute Song" - Something You Got (1977) - The Ride Home!

Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers - "Right Down Front" - Hard Drive (1957)

Miles Davis - "Hand Jive" - Nefertiti (1967)

Ray Obiedo - "Criss Cross" - Latin Jazz Project (2021)*

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

Hour Four:

Miles Davis - "Fall" - Nefertiti (1967)

John Patton - "Captain Nasty" - Accent on the Blues (1969)

Jack McDuff - "Radiation" - The Heatin' System (1972)

Samara Joy - "IF You Never Fell In Love With Me" - Samara Joy (2020)*

Samara Joy - "Let's Dream In the Moonlight" - Samara Joy (2020)*

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

Cal Tjader - "Similau" - Along Comes Cal (1968)

Larry Coryell - "Spaces (Infinite)" - Spaces (1969)

 

Playlist for 9-21-2021 WFCF - All Those Years Ago!

Bobby in a good mood. Maybe it's because he
was about to sign a 3 album deal with
Columbia ;)

This show featured a lot of wonderful music recorded on this date by Gerry Mulligan, Stan Kenton, Jimmy & Wes and Cal Tjader. We also listened to a good chunk of "Knucklebean" by Bobby Hutcherson; his last album from a rather long run at Blue Note records before a 3 year move to Columbia; and we followed Miles Davis progressively through a few of his appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival. As always, deep cuts and plenty of new jazz. Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

System 6 - "The Vegan" - Tales from the Backyard (2021)*

Steve Million - "Old Earl" - What I Meant to Say (2019)*

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bing Crosby - "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" (1938)

Samara Joy - "Stardust" - Samara Joy (2020)*

Stan Kenton - "Lonely Woman" - Standards in Silhouette (recorded 62 Years Ago 9/21/59)

Chick Corea Akoustic Band - "That Old Feeling" - Live (2018)*

Pat Coil - "Letter to Evan" - How Deep Is The Ocean (2021)*

Miles Davis - "Stella By Starlight" - At Newport Bootleg Series No 4 (1966)

Hour Two:

Gerry Mulligan - "Bernie's Tune" - Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (recorded 66 years ago on 9-21-1955)

Julian Lage - "Boo's Blues" - Squint (2020)*

Miles Davis - "Footprints" - At Newport Bootleg Series No 4 (1967)

Terrence Blanchard - "Fall" - Absence (2020)*

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

Donald Byrd - "Hush" - Royal Flush (recorded 60 years ago on 9/21/1961)

Ella Fitzgerald - "The Very Thought Of You" - Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (1962)

Eliane Elias - "There Will Never Be Another You" - Mirror, Mirror (2018)*

Hour Three:

Lonnie Smith - "Flavors" - Afrodesia (1975) - The Ride Home!

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "13 (Death March)" - The Dynamic Duo (recorded 55 years ago on 9/21/1966)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Sundance Knows" - Knucklebean (1977)

Tom Kubis Big Band - "Let's Get This Party Started" - Take Me Out To the Ball Game (2021)*

Alex LeFaivre - "Time of the Barracudas" - Naufrages ()*

Cal Tjader - "For Heaven's Sake" - Tjader Plays Mambo (recorded 67 years ago on 9-21-1954)

Hour Four:

Joe Farrell - "The Jazz Crunch" - Sonic Text (1979)

Rachel Eckroth - "Dracaena" - The Garden (2021)*

Miles Davis - "It's About That Time/The Theme" - At Newport The Bootleg Series(1969)

Bobby Hutcherson - "So Far So Good" - Knucklebean (1977)

John Patton - "Sweet Pea" - Accent On the Blues (1969)

Lyle Mays - "Eberhard" - Eberhard (2019)*

Playlist for 7-6-2021 WFCF - Calm Before the Storm

Shelly, Red, Hamp & Barney

Today I'm spinning jazz of the more relaxing sort to calm the souls troubled by the approach of Tropical Storm Elsa. Thanks to all who tune in! - Kendo 

(Featured albums included "Time Waits" by Bud Powell, "Summertime" by Paul Desmond, Miles Davis' "Miles Ahead" and "Four!" by Hampton Hawes. Listen to the show using the players below!)

Hour One:

Jill McCarron Trio - "Concorde" - Jazz Motif (2021)*

Jill McCarron's cd is impressive.

Paul Desmond - "Samba with Some Barbecue" - Summertime (1968) CTI Moment

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Lauren Henderson - "The Sweetest Sound" - Musa (2021)*

Jill McCarron Trio - "My Ideal" - Jazz Motif (2021)*

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

Paul Desmond - "North by Northeast" - Summertime (1968) CTI Moment

Paul Desmond - "Summertime" - Summertime (1968) CTI Moment

Charles Langford - "Close to You" - Powerless (2020)*

Hampton Hawes - "Yardbird Suite" - Four! (1958)

Todd Cochran TC3 - "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" - Then and Again, Here and Now (2021)*

Hour Two:

Bud Powell - "Time Waits" - The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 4 - Time Waits (1958)

Bud still had much to offer in 1958,

Bud Powell - "Sub City (Alternate)" - The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 4 - Time Waits (1958)

George Cables - "I've Never Been In Love Before" - Too Close for Comfort (1010)*

Grant Green - "Work Song" - Iron City (1967)

Roy Hargrove/Mulgrew Miller - "Blues For Mr. Hill" - In Harmony (2006)*

Hampton Hawes - "Sweet Sue" - Four! (1958)

James Francies - "Transfiguration"  Purest Form (2020)*

Ahmed El-Salamouny - "Brisa Mar" - Rio Rhythms (2020)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Miles Davis - "The Duke" - Miles Ahead (1957) - The Ride Home!

Miles Davis - "My Ship" - Miles Ahead (1957) - The Ride Home!

I didn't see this coming, but I think he sounds
good doing jazz.

Miles Davis - "Miles Ahead" - Miles Ahead (1957) - The Ride Home!

Frankie Valli - "Day By Day" - A Touch of Jazz (2020)*

Larry Coryell - Relaxin' at Camarillo - Last Swing with Ireland (2016)*

Hampton Hawes - "Like Someone In Love" - Four! (1958)

Hour Four:

Wes Montgomery - "'Round Midnight" - Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)

Bud Powell - "Monopoly" - Time Waits (1958)

Donald Byrd - "Night Flower" - Free Form (1961)

Julian Lage - "Emily" - Squint (2020)*

Sonny Stitt - "Turn It On" - Turn It On! (1971)

Cal Tjader - "My Reverie" - Sona Libre (1963)

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

Playlist for 2-9-2021 WFCF - Soul Jazz Tuesday II

 

This show is the second installment of Soul Jazz Tuesday (and confirmation that it was, in fact, going to be 'a thing'). A few albums were featured including "Mississippi Gambler" by Herbie Mann, both "Several Shades of Jade" & "Breeze From the East" by Cal Tjader, Eddie Henderson's "Heritage" and Wes Montgomery's "A Day In the Life". Thanks to all who tuned in and kept it fun! - Kendo

Hour One:

Freddie Hubbard - "Gittin' Down" - The Black Angel (1969)

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

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

Highly enjoyable & solid album!

Thom Rotella - "Come Together" - Storyline (2019)

Cal Tjader - "Theme From Burke's Law" - Breeze From The East (1963)

Herbie Hancock - "Blind Man, Blind Man" - My Point of View (1963)

Wes Montgomery - "When a Man Loves a Woman" - A Day In the Life (1967) request

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

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

Dave Stryker - "Inner City Blues" - Baker's Circle (2019)*

Hour Two:

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

?? - don't remember what I played here :/

John Scofield - "Hottentot" - A Go Go (1998)

Stanley Clarke - "Quiet Afternoon" - School Days (1976)

Herbie Mann - "Mississippi Gambler" - Mississippi Gambler (1972)

Roland Kirk - "Why Don't They Know" - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967)

Roland Kirk - "Once In a While" - Rip, Rig and Panic (1965)

I grew up with this one. Not his jazziest, but has
it's moments for sure!

Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band - "Mile High" - Jackets XL (2019)*

Howard Roberts - "It's About Time" - Out of Sight (But "In" Sound) (1968)

Howard Roberts - "Spooky" - Out of Sight (But "In" Sound) (1968)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Wes Montgomery - "Bumpin'" - Bumpin' (1965) - The Ride Home!

George Cables - "Inner Glow" - Cables' Vision (1979)

Lee Morgan - "Cornbread" - Cornbread (1965)

Herbie Mann - "Dippermouth" - Mississippi Gambler (1972)

Grover Washington Jr. - "Georgia On My Mind" - Inner City Blues (1971) CTI Moment

Hour Four:

George Benson - "Here Comes the Sun/I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (1968) CTI Moment

Cal Tjader - "Fuji" - Breeze From the East (1963)

Cal hated this album, but I think it has it's merits!

Gary Burton - "Tying Up Loose Ends" - The New Quartet (1973)

Allan Harris - "I Grew Up (Kate's Place)" - Kate's Soulfood ()*

Donald Byrd - "Flight Time" - Black Byrd (1972)

Cal Tjader - "Almond Tree" - Several Shades of Jade (1963)

Eddie Henderson - "Inside You" - Heritage (1976)

Eddie Henderson - "Accuphuncture" - Heritage (1976)

Playlist for 2-2-2021 WFCF - More Music You Need To Hear!

This week was just more excellent releases from my collection I thought you should hear - with featured albums by Red Garland, Lonnie Smith, Chet Baker and Wynton Kelly plus deep cuts from Blakey, Donald Byrd, Mccoy Tyner and more plus great new releases! Thanks for joining me - Kendo

Hour One:

Donald Byrd - "Say You're Mine" - The Cat Walk (1961)

Barney Kessel - "Speak Low" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Red Garland - "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" - Revisited (1957)

Miles Davis Quintet - "You're My Everything" - Relaxin with (1956)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Won't Dance" - The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962)*

David Budway - "Don't Go, Stay Awhile" - The Jazz Piano Man (2020)*

Matt Haviland - "Driftin'" - Something to Say (2019)*

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery - "Jingles" - Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

Steve Khan - "Concepticus in C" - Backlog (2016)

Hour Two:

Lonnie Smith - "Charlie Brown" - Move Your Hand (1969)

Wynton Kelly Trio with Hank Mobley - "Milestones" - Live at the Left Bank Jazz Society (1967)

Jesse Ryan - "Bridges" - Bridges (2019)*

Lee Ritenour - "Couldn't Help Myself" - Dreamcatcher (2020)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Sortie" - Indestructible (1964)

Billie Holiday - "They Can't Take That Away from Me" - The Silver Collection (1957)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Red Garland - "Walkin'" - Revisited! (1957)

Red Garland - "It Could Happen to You" - Revisited! (1957)

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

The Jazz All Stars - "There You Go" - Vol. 1 (2020)*

Cannonball Adderley - "A Little Taste" - Portrait of Cannonball (1958)

Tom Keenlyside - "Pratfall" - Fortune Teller (2019)*

Hour Four:

John Coltrane - "Naima" - Giant Steps (1969)

Noah Bless - "49th Street" - New York Strong - Latin Jazz! (2018)*

Chet Baker - "Love Walked In" - Chet Baker with Strings (1953)

Chet Baker - "She Was Too Good To Me" - She Was Too Good To Me (1974) CTI Moment

Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good To Me (1974) CTI Moment

Grover Washington Jr. - "Inner City Blues" - Inner City Blues (1971) CTI Moment

Scott Routenberg - "Light Smasher" - Inside (2020)*

Lonnie Smith - "Layin' In the Cut" - Move Your Hand (1969)

Playlist for 12-22-2020 WFCF - Twas 3 Nights Before Christmas!

Listeners loved this!!

This was the "Jazz Greats" pre-Christmas show - plenty of holiday cuts but also new releases and more recent vinyl and cd presents! Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Duke Ellington - "Sugar Rum Cherry" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)

Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners" - Brilliant Corners (1956)

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Precious Joy" - Blues on Bach (1973)

Some unsurpassed versions of non-sacred here...

Frank Sinatra - "Christmas Waltz (alt. version)" - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra ()

John Patitucci - "Painting" - On the Corner (1989)

Swingle Singers - "Medley: Gloria in Excelsis Deo, O Christmas Tree..." - Jingle Bell Jam

George Kahn Quartet - "You and the Night and the Music" - Dreamcatcher (2020)

Manfredo Fest - "Good King Wenceslaus" - A Concord Jazz Christmas 2 (1996)

Dexter Gordon - "The Squirrel" - The Squirrel (1967)

Hour Two:

John Scofield - "Loose Canon" - Works for Me (2000)

Lou Donaldson - "One Cylinder" - Aligator Bogaloo (1967)

3D Jazz Trio - "Winter Wonderland" - Christmas in 3D (2020)*

Return to Forever - "Vulcan Worlds" - Returns (2008)

Carmen McRae - "The Christmas Song"

Look how young! lol Strong sophomore release.

John Patitucci - "On the Corner" - On The Corner (1989)

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

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

John Scofield - "Big J" - Works for Me (2000) - The Ride Home!

Tadd Dameron - "On a Misty Night" - The Magic Touch (1962)

Warren Wolf - "O Christmas Tree" - Christmas Vibes (2020)*

Frank Sinatra - "Jingle Bells" - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (1957)

Duke Ellington - "Arabesque Cookie" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)

Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery - "Delilah" - Bags Meets Wes (1961)

Ramsey Lewis - "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Sound of Christmas (1961)

Pretty swingin'!

Jimmy Smith - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Christmas '64 (1964)

Hour Four:

J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya?" - Stonebone (1969) CTI Moment

Bobby Timmons - "Deck the Halls" - Holiday Soul (1964)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Rise Up In the Morning" - Blues on Bach (1973)

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

David Axelrod - "Everything Counts" - Heavy Axe (1974) [Orange Sunset - Jazz Dispensary]

Kenny Burrell - "The Little Drummer Boy" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Ramsey Lewis - "Merry Christmas, Baby" - Sound of Christmas (1961)

Dexter Gordon - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (?)

Easy to feature albums by this guy - 
they're so solid!

Playlist for 11-10-2020 WFCF - Solid Tracks!

Tracks you needed to hear from Joe Henderson, Hampton Hawes, Lee Morgan, Jack McDuff, Wes Montgomery and more plus a health of wealth from the new jazz shelf! Thanks for tuning - Kendo

Hour One:

Ernestine Anderson - "Sunny" - Sunshine (1980)

Donald Byrd - "Hush" - Royal Flush (1961)

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Noah Bless - "Canto de Ossanha" - New York Strong (2018)*

Stan Getz - "Easy Living" - Blue Skies (1982)

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

Hampton Hawes - "Groovin' High" - All Night Session Vol. 1 (1956)

Isaiah J. Thompson - "Hob Nob with Brother Bob" - Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery (2019)*

Joe Henderson - "Gazelle" - In Pursuit of Blackness (1970)

Hour Two:

Red Garland Trio - "S'Wonderful" - Manteca (1958)

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

George Benson - "Affirmation" - Weekend in London (2019)*

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

Paul Desmond - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Pure Desmond (1974) CTI Moment

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

Richard Barratta - "The Sound of Music" - Music in Film: The Reel Deal (2020)*

Charles McPherson - "Heart's Desire" - Jazz Dance Suites (2019)*

Hour Three:

Lee Morgan - "Yes I Can, No You Can't" - The Gigolo (1965) - The Ride Home!

Bill Warfield - "Smile" - Smile (2020)*

The Montgomery Brothers - "Bock to Bock" - Fingerpickin' (1957)

Johnny Hartman - "Love Is Here to Stay" - Unforgettable Songs (1966)

Eric Lilley Trio - "Bud Bop" - Follow Up (2019)*

Sharel Cassity - "Not a Samba" - Fearless (2019)*

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

Hour Four:

Joe Henderson - "Black Narcissus" - Power to the People (1969)

Immanuel Wilkins - "Ferguson - An American Tradition" - Omega (2020)*

Grant Green - "I Am Somebody" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971)

William Chernoff - "Aim to Stay" - Aim to Stay (2016)*

Scott Routenberg - "Light Smasher" - [Inside] (2020)*

Jorge Garcia - "Purple Haze" - Crossover (2019)*

Milt Jackson - "Olinga" - Olinga (1974) CTI Moment

George Benson - "El Mar" - White Rabbit (1971) CTI Moment

 

Playlist for 6-30-2020 WFCF - Summer Randomness!

Spinning anything and everything today. Scrambled a bit - kinda like some of our brains thanks to the summer heat! Listen in at iHeart or on 88.5FM in and around St. Augustine! See you there - Kendo

PS - the evening turned rainy so the second two hours reflected that mood. You can listen to the entire program using the players below. Please subscribe at Mixcloud if you enjoy!




Hour One:

Miles Davis - "Four" - Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956)

Curtis Counce - "Move (Unedited Version)" - Exploring the Future (1958)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brian Landrus - "Clarity In Time" - For Now (2019)*

George Benson - "Tell It Like It Is" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery - "Stairway to the Stars" - Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Yesterdays" - The Trio (1997)

Christian Sands - "Sonar" - Be Water (2019)*

Steve Fidyk - "Loopholes" - Battle Lines (2020)*

Hour Two:

Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" - Takin' Off (1963)

Wayne Escoffery - "Benedictus" - The Humble Warrior (2019)*

Duke Jordan - "Flight to Jordan" - Trio & Quintet (1955)

Cal Tjader - "What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life" - Tjader (1970)

Connie Han - "Nova" - Iron Starlet (2019)*

La Lucha - "Por La Tarde" - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (2020)*

Lou Donaldson - "Minor Bash" - Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)

George Benson - "When Love Has Grown" - Body Talk (1973) CTI Moment

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Miles Davis - "Trane's Blues" - Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956)

Frank Foster - "Little Red" - Here Comes Frank Foster (1954)

Charles Earland - "Spinky" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Heebie Jeebies" (1926)

Dan Wilensky - "Seven Bees" - All In All (2020)*

Henry Robinett Quartet - "Days of Wine and Roses" - Then (2020)*

Hour Four:

John Scofield - "Falling Grace" - Swallow Tales (2019)*

John Scofield - "Portsmouth Figurations" - Swallow Tales (2019)*

Duke Ellington - "Black and Tan Fantasy" (1927)

Weather Report - "Three Clowns" - Black Market (1975)

Wayne Krantz - "not consciously written about" - Long to Be Loose (1993)

Cal Tjader - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Tjader (1970)

Cal Tjader - "She's Leaving Home" - Tjader (1970)

Cal Tjader - "Evil Ways" - Tjader (1970)

George Nazos - "Evidance" - Heat Song (2019)*

Kandace Springs - "Gentle Rain" - The Women Who Raised Me (2019)*

Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)

Playlist for 6-9-2020 WFCF - New Music in My Collection!

Spinning lots of music I received recently with an emphasis on funky and slightly obscure. Tune in here. See you there! - Kendo



Hour One:

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery - "S.K.J." - Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

Freddie Redd - "Wigglin'" - The Connection (1960)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Baby Face Willette - "Willow Weep For Me" - Stop and Listen (1961)

Unique & wonderful release from JJ

J.J. Johnson - "Mira (Can You Imagine That)" - J.J.'s Broadway (1963)

Lou Donaldson - "Hamp's Hump" - Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)

Houston Person - "Hard Times" - Goodness! (1969)

Henri Robinett Quartet - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Jazz Standards Volume 1 Then (2000)*

Robby Ameen - "Fast Eye" - Diluvio (2019)*

Hour Two:

Art Farmer - "Crawl Space" - Crawl Space (1977) CTI Moment

Wes Montgomery - "California Nights" - A Day In the Life (1967) CTI Moment

Strong debut - what a sound!

CTI All-Stars - "Fire and Rain" - California Concert (1971) CTI Moment

Harold Land - "Lydia's Lament" - Harold In the Land of Jazz (1958)

Houston Person - "Jamilah" - Goodness! (1969)

Ernesto Cervini - "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" - Tetrahedron (2019)*

Troy Roberts - "Little Room" - Stuff I Heard (2019)*

Gogo Penguin - "_ #" - Gogo Penguin (2019)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Art Taylor - "Syeeda's Song Flute" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Good stuff!

Gary Burton - "Liturgy" - Duster (1967)

Gary Burton - "Country Roads" - Country Roads & Other Places (1969)

Brother Jack McDuff - "One O'Clock Jump" - Screamin' (1962)

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

George Wallington - "Summertime" - Showcase (1954)

Kandace Springs - "Devil May Care" - The Women Who Raised Me (2020)*

Hour Four:

La Lucha - "She's Like the Wind" - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (2020)*

Herbie Mann - "Comin' Home Baby" - Opalescence (1989)

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

Pete La Roca - "Lazy Afternoon" - Basra (1965)

Lou Donaldson - "Donkey Walk" - Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)

Gary Burton Quintet with Eberhard Webber - "Tunnel of Love" - Ring (1974)

Lonnie Smith - "Son of Ice Bag" - Think! (1968)

Playlist for 6-2-2020 WFCF - Back in the Saddle!

1989 release is a bit unusual stylistically - first 2 cuts are great!

First show in over 2 months! 

Hour One:

Perry Joslin - "Here We Go" - Perry Joslin Project (2003)

Ed Calle - "Half Turn" - 360 (2016)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Stan Getz - "Summertime" - West Coast Jazz (1955)

Historic and fun!

Wayne Escoffery - "Sanctus" - The Humble Warrior (2019)*

Benny Goodman - "Sing, Sing, Sing" - Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol. 3 (1938)

The Lost Melody - "Leaving Montserrat" - New Songs for Old Souls (2020)*

Donald Byrd - "On the Trail" - Mustang (1966)

Frank Sinatra - "The Summer Wind" - Strangers In the Night (1966)

Hour Two:

Barney Kessel - "Love Is Here to Stay" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)

Barney Kessel - "On a Slow Boat to China" - Kessel Plays Standards (1954)

Incredible and powerful performances sweep you up!

Hubert Laws - "Allegro from Concerto #3 in D (Bach)" - Afro-Classic (1970)

Gil Melle - "Tomorrow" - Gil's Guests (1956)

Jim Self/John Chiodini Duo - "The Light Fantastic" - The Light Fantastic (2019)*

Double Image - "Rag-Out" - Double Image (1977)

Jerry Coker - "Un Poco Loco" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Jerry Coker - "Lush Life" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Christian Tamburr - "The Awakening" - The Awakening (2019)*

Hour Three:

            The Break Room

Joe Farrell - "November 68th" - Outback (1971) CTI Moment

Sounds great on vinyl!What a band!

Andy Milne and Unison - "Passion Dance" - The reMission (2019)*

Chet Baker - "Tangerine" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974) CTI Moment

Chet Baker - "With a Song In My Heart" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974) CTI Moment

Jan Harbeck - "Lighter Shades" - The Sound The Rhythm (2018)*

Roger Kellaway - "Can't You See It" - The Trio (1965)

Roger Kellaway - "Sweet and Lovely" - The Trio (1965)

Hour Four:

Double Image - "Mist" - Double Image (1977)

Connie Han - "Iron Starlet" - Iron Starlet (2019)*

Mostly high energy stuff, ironically. Great!

Larry Coryell - "Improvisation on Robert De Visee's Menuet II" - The Restful Mind (1975)

Gary Burton Quintet with Eberhard Weber - "Mevlevia" - Ring (1974)

Robbie Krieger - "Slide Home" - The Ritual Begins at Sundown (2020)*

Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira" - Opalescence (1989)

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day In the Life (1967) CTI Moment

Stan Getz - "Times Lie" - Captain Marvel (1972)

Just because.

Playlist for 3-10-2020 WFCF - 1964!

1964 Sinclair Gas Station

This week we explored jazz recorded in the year 1964; when the average income was about $6,000, gasoline was 25¢ a gallon, bread was about 21¢ a loaf and a postage stamp cost 5¢! Everyone was alive and active; some soldiering on, some in transition, some stretching their boundaries... Miles, Coltrane, Jackie McLean, George Benson, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery, Art Blakey, Grant Green & more. In the mix was some of the best and more progressive cuts from the new jazz shelf. Thanks to all who tuned in and thanks to you for stopping by!

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Hour One:

Benny Benack III - "Social Call" - A Lot of Livin' to Do (2019)*

Round bread a thing in 1964

Wayne Shorter - "Aremegeddon" - Night Dreamer (1964)

           3:15 Jazz Greats

George Benson - "I Don't Know" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (1964)

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

Jackie McLean - "Cancellation" - It's Time! (1964)

Sounds intriguing...

Thelonious Monk - "I Should Care" - Solo Monk (1964)

Lee Morgan - "Mr. Kenyatta" - Search for The New Land (1964)

Negroni's Trio - "Tempus Fugit" - Acustico (2019)*

Hour Two:

Grant Green - "Ezz-Thetic" - Solid (1964)

Miles Davis - "All Blues" - My Funny Valentine (1964)

1964 Magnavox Astro Sonic
with some jazz cued up...

Erik Jekabson Sextet III - "Bell Song" - One Note at a Time (2018)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "The Core" - Free For All (1964)

Wes Montgomery - "People" - Movin' Wes (1964)

Wes Montgomery - "Movin' Wes (Pt 1)" - Movin' Wes (1964)

1964 Postage looking un-hip

Bobby Timmons - "Samba Triste" - From The Bottom (1964)

Hour Three:

Blue Mitchell - "Chick's Tune" - The Thing To Do (1964) - The Ride Home!

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Upstage Rhumba" - Jazz Impressions of New York (1964)

Tang clearly the
right choice in 1964.

Herbie Hancock - "Oliloqui Valley" - Empyrean Isles (1964)

Art Blakey - "Calling Miss Khadija" - Indestructible (1964)

Thelonious Monk - "Teo" - Monk (1964)

Hour Four:

Emie R Roussel Trio - "Rythme de passage" - Rythme De Passage (2019)*

Alex Gooman - "No Man's Land" - Impressions in Blue and Red (2019)*

"Mad for buckets?"

Sonny Rollins - "Night and Day" - Sonny Rollins and Co. (1964)

John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme Part 1 - Acknowledgement" - A Love Supreme (1964)

Donald Byrd - "Blind Man, Blind Man" - Up with Donald Byrd (1964)

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

Miles Davis - "Go Go" - Miles in Berlin (1964)

Miles in 1964

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

1964 Barbie found the ludes...

Florida looked hellafun in 1964

Sam Houston stamp 1964.

Brand new in 1964 - I'm definitely
snackatites!

1964 Pontiac Catalina

The top 20 singles of the year
1964 according to Billboard.