Playlist for 10-19-2021 WFCF - Tough!

This improvised broadcast featured the albums "Tough" by Art Blakey (with the interesting line-up of McLean, Hardman, Dockery and De Brest) and "Blue Moses" by Randy Weston (spotlighting some of Grover Washington Jr's best playing). Plenty of deep cuts and excellent new jazz as well. Thanks to all who joined me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Blakey - "Scotch Blues" - Tough (1957)

Stanley Turrentine - "Spooky" - The Lost Grooves (1968)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Lorraine Feather - "My Own Particular Life" - My Own Particular Life (2021)*

Ron Wilkins - "My Foolish Heart" - Trombocalist (2021)*

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

Bill Evans - "Autumn Leaves" - Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans ()*

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "They Say It's Wonderful" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)

Teddy Charles - "Green Blues" - The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)

Hour Two:

The Jazz Messengers - "Cranky Spanky" - Hard Bop (1956)

George Benson - "Little Train" - White Rabbit (1971) CTI Moment

Creed Taylor Orchestra - "Haunted House" - Shock (1958)

Donald Byrd Gigi Gryce - "Smoke Signal" - Jazz Lab (1957)

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

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Flight to Jordu" - Tough (1957)

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

Art Farmer Quartet - "One For Majid" - Sing Me Softly Of the Blues (1965)

Hour Three:

           ~ The Break Room ~

Randy Weston - "Ifrane" - Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment - The Ride Home! 

Joey DeFrancesco - "More Music" - More Music (2021)*

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

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Transfiguration" - Tough (1957)

Ron Wilkins - "Lil' Pipsqueak" - Trombocalist (2021)*

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

Hour Four:

Grant Green - "Ease Back" - Carryin' On (1969)

Miles Davis - "Solar" - Walkin' (1954)

Gemma Sherry - "Keep Talking" - Music to Dream To (2020)*

Charlie Ballantine - "Bemsha Swing" - Reflection/Introspection (2021)*

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

Lonnie Smith - "Dancin' In An Easy Groove" - Move Your Hand (1969)

Harvey S Trio - "Peace" - Going For It (1985)*

Harvey S Trio - "Like Someone In Love" - Going For It (1985)*

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)

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 6-1-2021 WFCF - Coolin'

This week's show was dominated by a relaxed feel with featured albums "Coolin' - A Soul Jazz Journey", Donald Byrd's "Slow Drag", "Mysterious Traveller" from Weather Report, deep cuts from Larry Young, Albert Heath and Miles and a good dig into the new jazz shelf. Thanks to all who tuned in! You can listen to the first half of this show in the player below. Thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cunliffe - "Laura" - Trio (2020)*

John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cunliffe - "The One Step" - Trio (2020)*

Buster Williams - "Vibrations" - Crystal Reflections (1976)

One of several great sets from 1967

Donald Byrd - "Secret Love" - Slow Drag (1967)

Cal Tjader - "Lover Come Back To Me" - Latin Kick (1956)

Kendall Carter - "Afro Blue" - Introducing (2020)*

Dan Wilson - "The Rhythm Section" - Vessels of Wood and Earth (2019)*

Bobby Hutcherson - "Goin' Down South" - San Francisco (1970)

Hour Two:

Larry Young - "Backup" - Into Something (1964)

The Jazz Worms - "Lickety-Split" - Squirmin' (2017)*

Donald Byrd - "Jelly Roll" - Slow Drag (1967)

Excellent debut as leader!

Albert "Tootie" Heath - "A Notion" - Kwanza (The First) - 1973

Weather Report - "American Tango" - Mysterious Traveller (1974)

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

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - "Ramblin'" - Tone Poem (2020)*

Groove Holmes - "Cheeka's Dance" - Blues All Day Long (1988)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Miles Davis and Milt Jackson - "Minor March" - Quintet/Sextet (1955) The Ride Home!

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Get a Kick Out of You" - The Cole Porter Songbook (1956)

Fascinating 2020 music!

Baby Face Willette - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Stop and Listen (1962)

Stanley Turrentine - "Make Me Rainbows" - The Sugar Man (1971)

Joe Chambers - "Circles" - Samba de Maracatu (2000)*

Wolfgang Lackerschmid - "Shoe It Yourself" - Lockdown Releases (2020)*

Hour Four:

Miles Davis - "Filles De Kilimanjaro" - Filles De kilimanjaro (1968)

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

More good feels from Phill!

The Echo Park Project - "Charanga in Q" - It's My Turn (2020)*

Phill Fest - "Each and Every Week" - Cafe Fon Fon (2020)*

John Patton - "Buddy Boy" - Accent on the Blues (1969)

Billy Butler - "The Butler Did It" - Yesterday, Today & tomorrow (1970)

Return to Forever - "Light as a Feather" - Light as a Feather (1972)

Playlist for 4-6-2021 WFCF - Blue Haze

 

Music from a major crossroads in Miles' life.

On this show we had an in-depth look at the album Blue Haze, listening to and discussing Miles' decline and rise surrounding the time periods of the two sessions that make up the album. We also listened to what other jazz musicians were up to around the same time period, and kept things fresh with selections from the new jazz shelf. The last hour was dominated by soul jazz as we explored releases from Herbie Mann and J & K. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Greg Skaff - "Old Devil Moon" - Polaris (2020)*

Tony Monaco Hendrik Meurkens Reid Hoyson - "Strollin'" - Strollin' (2018)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jane Monheit - "When a Woman Loves a Man" - Come What May (2020)*

Chris White/Lara Driscoll - "Song For My Father" - Firm Roots (2020)*

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "You Won't Be Satisfied" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1946)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Volume 2 (1953)

Miles Davis - "Enigma" - Volume 2 (1953)

Miles Davis - "When Lights Are Low" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1953)

Miles Davis - "Tune Up" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1953)

Miles Davis - "Miles Ahead" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1953)

Hour Two: 

Background music for talk- Miles Davis - "Great Expectations" - Big Fun (1969)

Miles Davis - "Smooch" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1953)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Delaunay's Dilemma" - Django (1953)

Johnny Smith Quartet - "Cavu" - Moonlight In Vermonet (1953)

Bud Powell - "Collard Greens and Black Eyed Peas" - The Amazing Bud Powell (1953)

Miles Davis and the Lighthouse All-Stars - "'Round Midnight" - At Last 91953)

Chet Baker - "But Not for Me" - Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Miles Davis - "Four" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1954)

Miles Davis - "Old Devil Moon" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1954)

Miles Davis - "Blue Haze" - Blue Haze (Miles Davis Quartet] (1954)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Miles Davis - "I'll Remember April" - Blue Haze (1954) - The Ride Home!

Sarah Vaughan - "Shulie a Bop" - Swingin' Easy (1954)

John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cunliffe - "We See" - Trio (2020)*

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Bright Eyes" - Breathe (2017)*

Tunetown - "Hello, Today" - Entering Utopia (2018)*

Cal Tjader - "Cubano Chant" - Ritmo Caliente! (1954)

Cal Tjader - "Goza" - Ritmo Caliente! (1954)

Hour Four:

Charles Lloyd - "Tone Poem" - Tone Poem (2020)*

J & K - "Mojo" - Stonebone (1969)

J & K - "Recollections" - Stonebone (1969)

Herbie Mann - "No Matter What Shape" - The Beat Goes On (1966)

Herbie Mann - "More Rice Than Peas, Please" - The Beat Goes On (1966)

Herbie Mann - "Hey Ho" - The Beat Goes On (1966)

Lou Donaldson - "Bag of Jewels" - Midnight Creeper (1968)