Playlist for 8-19-2013 WFCF - Fill-in for Claude!

I finally got around to hitting Atlantic Sounds (record store) in Daytona Beach over the weekend! We checked out the best tracks from the vinyl I picked up, while I did a sub for Claude. In particular - we heard a bunch of cuts from "The Fox and the Hounds" by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: swingin'! Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Jimmy Smith - "(My Little) Red Top" - It's Necessary (1977)

John Coltrane - "Locomotive" - Blue Train (1957)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "I Wished On the Moon" - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Benny Golson and the Philadelphians - "Blues March" - Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (1958)

ZBT - "Stop and Go" - Out of This Town (2012)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "People Will Say We're in Love" - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Stanley Turrentine - "Two for T." - Don't Mess With Mr. T (1973)

Karen Blixt - "Billie's Bounce" - Mad Hope (2008)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Born to Be Blue" - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

The David Ricard Big Band - "March of the Turkeys" - Hey, I Know That Song Vol I (2013)

Mary Stallings - "I Thought About You" - But Beautiful (2013)

Tony Bennett/Dave Brubeck - "There'll Never Be Another You" - The White House Sessions (1962)

today's featured platter - cover had some water damage
and mold, vinyl pretty good tho'! Got it cheap :)

Hour Two:

O Som do Jazz - "White Sails" - A Kiss For Rio (2013)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Transparence" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Chester Thompson Trio - "Follow You, Follow Me" - Approved (2013)

Jimmy Smith - "For Your Love" - It's Necessary (1977)

Donald Byrd - Gigi Gryce - "Nica's Tempo" - Jazz Lab (1957)

George Benson - "Unforgettable" - Inspiration (2013)

Wayne Brasel - "Waters of Jordan/Brown Lady/Jan 17" - Stavanger Songs (2010)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "I Remember You" - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Out of Nowhere" - The Fox and the Hounds (1967)

Bill Frisell - "Sing Together Like A Family" - Big Sur (2012)

Dave Holland - "Choir" - Prism (2012)  

below are Amazon links to some albums played on today's show. Some
great deals for used copies!!

Playlist for 8-15-2013 WFCF - Subbing for Melanie & Ralph

Bill Frisell - photo by Monica Frisell

Filling in for Melanie & Ralph. I'll emulate their formats, loosely - but then do my own thang. The last hour (6-7pm EST) will be dedicated to new releases. Lots of good stuff out, now! Also slated - one of my favorite recordings, from over 100 years ago. Hang out with me on the show's Facebook page during the broadcast!

Hour One:

Mary Stallings - "Dedicated to You" - But Beautiful (2013)

Eliane Elias - "Let's Get Lost" - I Thought About You (2012)

Kristin Korb - "Will You Still Be Mine" - What's Your Story (2012)

Kristin Korb - "What's Your Story Morning Glory" - What's Your Story (2012)

Sybil Gage - "Baby I Don't Cry Over You" - Requests from the Bar (2012)

Sybil Gage - "All The Cats Join In" - Requests from the Bar (2012)

T.S. Monk - "Squeaky Clean" - Crosstalk (1999)

T.S. Monk - "You Touched My Heart" - Crosstalk (1999)

Ron Carter - "A Feeling" - All Blues (1973) - 3:24 CTI Moment

Ron Carter - "117 Special" - All Blues (1973)

Hour Two: Anita O'Day - "Lover Come Back To Me" - Lady Is a Tramp (1952)

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Race To The Bridge" - That's How We Roll (2011) - 6:13

Rob Denty - "Tim's Mutiny" - Round and Round (2007)

Bill Frisell - "Pretty Polly" - Bill Frisell Ron Carter Paul Motian (2005)

Rob Denty - "Round and Round" - Round and Round (2007)

Miroslav Vitous - "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Mountains in the Sky (1969)

Bill Frisell - "Eighty One" - Bill Frisell Ron Carter Paul Motian (2005)

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

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

 Hour Three:

Jack Wilkins - "Black Bucket Stomp" - The Blue & Green Project (2011)

Jack Wilkins - "Death Rattle" - Blue & Green Project (2011)

Sybil Gage - "Honey Chile" - NOLA Calling (2009)

Sybil Gage - "'Bout Chu" - NOLA Calling (2009)

T.S. Monk - "A Chant for Bu" - Crosstalk (1999)

American Quartet - "Moonlight Bay" - (1912)

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Never Enough" - That's How We Roll (2011)

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Everlasting" - That's How We Roll (2011)

Louis Armstrong's Hot 5  - "Muskrat Ramble" (1926)

Jason Marsalis - "Louisiana Gold" - In a World of Mallets (2012) ??

King Oliver - "West End Blues" (1928)

T.S. Monk

Hour Four:

Kermit Ruffins - "Exactly Like You" - We Partyin' Traditional Style (2013)

Etienne Charles - "Green Chimneys" - Creole Soul (2012)

Christian McBride Trio - "Hallelujah Time" - Out Here (2013)

Chucho Valdes & The Afro-Cuban Messengers - "Santa Cruz" - Border-Free (2012)

David Ricard Big Band - "Peer Pressure" - Hey, I Know This Song! Vol 1 (2013)

Jerry Bergonzi - "Of A Feather" - By Any Other Name (2013)

Kenny Burrell - "Chitlins Con Carne" - Special Requests (2013)

Dave Holland - "Choir" - Prism (2012)

The New Gary Burton Quartet - "Monk Fish" - Guided Tour (2013)

Bob Mover - "Chet's Chum" - My Heart Tells Me (2013)

 Below are some Amazon links to the albums featured on this show.

Playlist for 8-13-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Out of This World!

"White Worlds" - Rafael Kempter
soft pastel crayons on black paper
Visit the artist's website!

More fun in outer-space! This one is titled "Out of This World". We'll hear songs about sun, moon & stars; plus aliens, the ozone, satellites, galaxies and various space anomalies! All systems go. Blast off is at 3pm Eastern and goes thru 7. Tune in online by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Jeff Lorber

Hour One:

T.S. Monk - "Black Hole" - Crosstalk (1999)

Sarah Vaughan – “Pennies from Heaven” – Swingin’ Easy (1957)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Kenny Burrell – “Moon and Sand” – Guitar Forms (1964)

Bill Evans/Jim Hall – “Stairway to the Stars” – Undercurrents (1962)

Lynne Arriale - "Sister Moon" - Convergence (2010)

John Coltrane – “Satellite” – Coltrane’s Sound (1960)

Mary Stallings – “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” – But Beautiful (2013)

Grant Green – “Outer Space” – Born to be Blue

Miles Davis – “Orbits” - Miles Smiles (1966)

Hour Two:

Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Galaxy" - Galaxy (2011)

Keely Smith – “East of the Sun” – Politely! (1958)

Dave Brubeck - "Countdown" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (1962)

Michael Dease – “Take It To the Ozone” – Coming Home (2013)

George Benson & Joe Farrell – “Beyond the Ozone” – Benson & Farrell (1976) CTI Moment

Return to Forever – “Hymn of the 7th Galaxy” - Hymn of the 7th Galaxy (1973)

Lynne Arriale – “Here Comes the Sun” – Convergence (2010)

Cal Tjader – “Out of this World” – Plays Harold Arlen (1960)

Marlena Shaw - "Out of this World" - Dangerous (1996)

John Scofield – “We Are Not Alone” – Bump (1999)

Wayne Shorter – “(The Notes) Unidentified Flying Objects” – Without a Net (2012)

"Plan 9 Robot" - Colan Simpson
oils on canvas
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Hour Three:

Chick Corea - "Planet Chia" - The Vigil (2013)

Nicole Mitchell’s Ice Crystal – “Above the Sky” – Aquarius (2013)

Bill Evans – “When You Wish Upon a Star” – Interplay (1962)

Roy Haynes – “Moon Ray” – Out of the Afternoon (1962)

Wayne Shorter

Bud Powell – “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” – The Amazing Bud Powell (1953)

Jeff Rupert – “Bad Moon” – From Memphis to Mobile (2009) 

Cal Tjader – “How High the Moon” – Soul Bird (1965)

Hour Four:

Hammer Klavier Trio – “Desert Sun” – Rocket in the Pocket (2012)

Miles Davis – “It’s Only a Paper Moon” – The New Sounds (1951)

Roy Haynes – “Fly Me To The Moon” – Out of the Afternoon (1962)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk – “I Wished On the Moon” – Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)

Sonny Rollins – “You are My Lucky Star” – Sonny Meets Hawk (1963)

The New Gary Burton Quartet - "The Lookout" - Guided Tour (2013)

George Duke - "Trippin'" - Dreamweaver (2013)

Charnett Moffett - "Bassland" - Spirit of Sound (2013)

Kenny Burrell - "In A Sentimental Mood" - Special Requests (2013)

"Castronaught" - Sebastian Pierre

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Extra shows this month!

Ron Carter - photo by Takehiko Tokiwa

Summertime means vacation for a few of the other jazz jocks at WFCF. Since I happen to think FL is already a paradise, the ideal getaway for me is more time on the air sharing awesome jazz! This month I'll be doing 2 extra shows; a Thursday and a Monday.

Thursday August 15th: a four-hour program from 3-7 that will feature some of the best jazz I've heard this summer, that didn't fit into any of the themed shows. Artists like Bill Frissell, Miroslav Vitous, Ron Carter, Rob Denty, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the T.S. Monk album I'm enjoying as I type! We'll also set aside at least one hour for all the excellent new jazz that's come into the station.

Monday August 19th: a two-hour program from 3-5. Not sure what I'll play yet, but I'm thinking about featuring the transitional collection "Blue Haze" by Miles Davis, featuring pre & post addiction sessions.

Tuesday shows will remain intact (3-7pm) and continue to be themed for the duration of summer. Upcoming themes: Night, Time, Dreams, Streetlife, Far Away Places, and Trains! Join me for any or all and tell some jazz friends where the "Jazz Greats" are at! Listen online by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Playlist for 8-6-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Heavenly Bodies!

"Luna y Venus" - Tore Bellis
Exposure blending of two shots of the Moon and Venus, taken 27 Feb 2009
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This weeks show was the first of two space-themed shows for August: "Heavenly Bodies". We started off innocently enough with fun jazz about moon & stars . At 4pm the spacier jazz began as we launched out on a 2 hour voyage; starting at the Sun, then outward, visiting most of the planets in our Solar System, and then beyond! At 6pm we headed "back to earth". We delved a bit into the new jazz shelf; including "Vigil" from the spaciest of jazz trekkers, Chick Corea! Thanks for tuning in, phoning in, checking in and keeping me company! - Kendo


Hour One:

Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves – “Estralita” – Now! (1962)

Milt Jackson/John Coltrane – "Stairway to the Stars” – Bags & Trane (1959)

JB Scott's Swingin' Allstars w/ Lisa Kelly – “I Wished On the Moon” – Just Swingin’ (2007)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis – “Moon Dreams” – Birth of the Cool (1950)

Miles Davis – “Solar” – Walkin’ (1954)

Miles Davis – “Stella by Starlight” – ’58 Miles (1958)

Chris Weldon Big Band – “When You Wish Upon a Star” – No Bounds (2005)

Frank Vignola – “Stars Fell on Alabama” – Tomorrows Jazz Classics ()

Anita O’Day – “Strawberry moon” – The Lady is a Tramp (1952)

Michel Camilo - "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise…" – On Fire (1989)

Django Reinhardt – “I Saw Stars” – Indispensable (1949)

Frank Vignola

Hour Two:

Gerry Niewood – “Sun Glow” – Share My Dream (1985)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Midnight Sun" - Lock the Fox (1960)

Jim Gailloreto – “Mercurial” – The Insider (2003)

Hubert Laws – “Morning Star” – Morning Star (1972)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Visitor From Venus" - Space (1969)

Pat Martino  - "Earthlings" - Think Tank (2003)

Larry Young – “Moonwalk” – Spaceball (1976)

Thelonious Monk – “Crepescule with Nellie” – Monk’s Music (1957)

"The Red Planet" - Michael Supinski
photograph
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Hour Three:
Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - Infant Eyes (1971)

Jack McDuff – “Moon Rappin’” – Moon Rappin’ (1969)

Joe Farrell – “Moon Germs” – Moon Germs (1972) – 7:27

Larry Young – “Message From Mars” – Spaceball (1976)

John Coltrane - "Jupiter" - Interstellar Space (1967)

The Bad Plus – “Neptune (the Planet)" – Give (2003)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “Supernova” – Supernova (2001)

Pete La Roca - "Love Planet" - Turkish Women at the Bath (1967)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba 2001

Hour Four:

Grant Green – “Count Every Star” – Born to be Blue (1962)

Bill Evans – “Star Eyes” – A Simple Matter of Conviction (1966)

George Duke – “I Loves You Porgy” – In A Mellow Tone (2006)

Art Tatum – “It’s Only a Paper Moon” - Solo Masterpieces Vol I (1955)

Miles Davis – “Old Devil Moon” – Miles Davis Quartet (1954)

David Ricard Big Band - "So Bright, So Blue" - Hey, I Know This Song! Vol 1 (2013)

Chick Corea - "Galaxy 32 Star 4" - The Vigil (2013)

"Cress" - Abinash Gohain
photograph
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Playlist for 7-30-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Female Attack!

This week's show is called "Attack of the Female Vocalists"! Nothing but! No matter when you happen to tune in, you're going to be wowed with the vibrancy and variety. Tuesday July 30th is when it all goes down, join me for the fun! Tune in live by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One: 

Dinah Washington - "No More" - In The Land Of Hi-Fi (1956)

Dinah Washington - "I've Got a Crush On You" - Dinah Jams (1954)

Nina Simone - "Feelin' Good" - I Put a Spell On You (1965)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Nina Simone - "I Love You Porgy" - Little Girl Blue (1958)

Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto - "It Might As Well Be Spring" - Getz Au Go Go (1964)

Astrud Gilberto - "Ponteio" - Gilberto Turrentine (1971)

Kristin Korb

Gail Yvon - "'S Wonderful" - Gail Yvon Sings (2012)

Gail Yvon - "A Foggy Day" - Gail Yvon Sings (2012)

Kristin Korb - "Travelling Groove Merchant" - What's Your Story (2012)

Kristin Korb - "Moments Like This" - What's Your Story (2012)

Abbey Lincoln - "Hey, Lordy Mama" - A Turtle's Dream (1994)

Benny Goodman with Peggy Lee - "Why Don't You Do Right" - The Legendary Big Band Vocalists (1942)

Peggy Lee - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" - Black Coffee (1953)

Hour Two:

Allison Paris - "Autumn Leaves" - Second Chances (2003)

Allison Paris - "Invitation to the Blues" - Second Chances (2003)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "Nica's Dream" - Love and Peace (1994)

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "Saint Vitus Dance" - Love and Peace (1994)

Patricia Barber - "Pieces" - Verse (2002)

Abbey Lincoln

Kate McGarry - "The Times They Are a-Changin'" - If Less is More...Nothing is Everything (2008)

Billie Holiday - "He's Funny That Way" - The Chronological Classics (1944)

Billy Holiday - "My Old Flame" - Chronological Classics (1944)

Mike Stern (with Esperanza Spaulding) - "As Far As We Know" - All Over the Place (2012)

Mary Stallings - "Some Other Spring" - But Beautiful (2013)

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "St. Louis Gal" - Womanchild (2013)

Eliane Elias - "Just Friends" - I Thought About You (2013)

Hour Three:

Diana Krall - "It Could Happen to You" - From This Moment to You (2006)

Diana Krall - "I Was Doing Alright" - From This Moment to You (2006)

Valerie Gillespie - "I Thought About You" - Once Again (2003)

Ella Fitzgerald (& Louis Armstrong) - "Moonlight in Vermon" - Ella and Louis (1956)

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

La Lucha w/ Jun Bustamante- "Oops I Did It Again" - La Lucha (2012)

J.B. Scott's Swingin' Allstars w/ Lisa Kelly - "Chances" (2007)

Karrin Allyson - "O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Favela)" - Imagina (2007)

Sybil Gage - "Ding Dong Blues" - NOLA Calling (2011)

Jane Monheit - "Love Me or Leave Me" - Taking a Chance on Love (2004)

Return to Forever w/ Flora Purim - "Sometime Ago" - Return to Forever (1972)

Sybil Gage live in 2011

Hour Four:

Blossom Dearie - "Lush Life" - Needlepoint Magic (1979)

Lisa Casalino - "Break a Leg" - Introducing Lisa Casalino (2011)

Sybil Gage - "NOLA Calling" - NOLA Calling (2009)

Anita O'Day - "Four Brothers" - Live In Tokyo 1963 (1963)

Anita O'Day - "Sweet Georgia Brown" - Live In Tokyo 1963 (1963)

Sarah Vaughan - "Body and Soul" - Swingin' Easy (1954)

Sarah Vaughan - "Shulie a Bop" - Swingin" Easy (1954) 
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 w/ Lani Hall - "Like a Lover" - Look Around (1967)

Marlena Shaw -  "You're My Everything" - Dangerous (1994)

Julie London - "Sentimental Journey" - At Home (1960)

Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley - Nancy Wilson Cannonball Adderley - "Save Your Love For Me" - (1961)

Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley - Nancy Wilson Cannonball Adderley - "Save Your Love For Me" - (1961)

Dianne Reeves - "After Hours" -  The Grand Encounter (1996)

Desert Isle Pick 4

The albums containing the 12/24/1954 session; Bag's Groove & Modern Jazz Giants.

Desert Isle Pick #4 is actually a session, not a release:

What, I can't do that!? Well, anyway; the setting is Christmas Eve Day. It was a busy & important holiday season at the Rudy Van Gelder studio in Hackensack, NJ. The day before, the Modern Jazz Quartet were there laying down "Django, "Milano" and "One Bass Hit". Milt Jackson, Percy Heath & Kenny Clarke would come back the next day to join with Miles and Thelonious Monk to form Mile's "Modern Jazz Giants". It was a Friday, and all was not well.

Miles had told Monk to lay off playing while Miles soloed (not an unreasonable request, considering Monk's severely angular, boisterous comping style). Monk was offended, and proceeded to vibe out the session with remarks and attitude (audible on take 1 of "The Man I Love"'s intro). 

It was a long day of rehearsing, and by evening, "not much had been accomplished". Nonetheless, the evening's session resulted in some of the most striking jazz of the mid 50's, with a mood unique to Mile's output. As always - profound, dark & swinging, but with an exceptionally dreamy mood, almost spooky at times; both dense in emotion, and sparse in atmosphere. Most critics agree the tensions between the 2 "Giants" contributed masterfully to the end product; but kudos also belong to Van Gelder, who achieved one of his best mixes, and knew how to capture the singular mood intuitively. Whatever the reasons - we wind up with the only versions you'll ever need of "The Man I Love" (instrumentally, at least) and "Bag's Groove". Arguably Jackson's best session of the '50s, it's a tour-DE-force of how to leave melodic impressions on the listener while burning up the aluminum.



The cd & 12" versions of these albums, particularly "Bag's Groove", are, of course, not how they originally appeared (the Sonny Rollins tracks, though fine, are completely alien in mood and texture to these excursions). You can make your own playlists to recreate the 10" platters that delighted fans in 1955 with the tracklists below. Included are links to the spectacular covers - why Prestige abandoned these is certainly a quandry!

Thanks for stopping by! - DJ Kendo





Miles Davis All Stars Vol. I
Prestige LP 196
(links to the gorgeous cover and original liner notes on plosin.com)

          Side A: Bag's Groove
          Side B: Swing Spring

Miles Davis All Stars Vol. II
Prestige LP 200
(links to similar cover and identical liner notes on plosin.com)

          Side A: Bemsha Swing
          Side B: The Man I Love

(of course this leaves one wondering what to do with the fabulous alternate takes, one option is to make a playlist out of all your Miles alt takes!)

And just for the heck of it; here's the original tracklist for the earlier sessions with Sonny Rollins included on "Bag's Groove".

Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins
Prestige LP 187
(link to cover & liner notes on plosin.com)

Side A:
          1. Airegin
          2. Oleo

Side B:
          1. But Not For Me
          2. Doxy

amazon links to cd versions of these recordings:

for the serious collector - Some ebay Miles 10" & 7" vinyl!

"Walkin' Pts I & II" - 45rpm - Ebay link

Miles Davis All Stars Vol. II - 10" - Ebay link
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins - 10" - Ebay link