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Livestreams every Tuesday from 5 to 6:30pm on Mixcloud featuring DJ Kendo, plus 11 years of playlists and audio from the show "Jazz Greats" on WFCF St. Augustine!

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Playlist for 2-22-2022 WFCF - Twosday!

 



It only happens every hundred years or so, and I just happened to be on the air. Other than that - it's just another Jazz Greats broadcast with featured albums by Gary Bartz, Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery & Bobby Hutcherson. Found the playlist on my laptop and saw it hadn't been put here yet, so here we are 2 years later! Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo 

Hour One:

Milt Jackson - "Wonder Why" - Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)

Thelonious Monk - "Black and Tan Fantasy" - Plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Harvey Mason - "8:22 A.M." - Ratamacue (1996)

Thelonious Monk - "Mood Indigo" - Plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955)

Duke Pearson - "Soulin'" - Prairie Dog (1966)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Regrets" - Blues On Bach (1974)

Wes Montgomery - "Missile Blues" - Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)

Gene Ammons - "Jungle Strut" - Brother Jug! (1969)

Hour Two:

Milt Jackson - "Moonray" - Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)

Cal Tjader - "Mamblues" - Fritz the Cat Soundtrack (1972)

Sonny Stitt - "Imagination" - Mr. Saxophone (1950)

Charles Lloyd - "Slug's Blues" - Manhattan Stories (1965)

Gary Bartz' Ntu Troop - "Bertha Baptist" - Juju Street Songs (1972)

Heads of State - "Uncle Bubba" - Search for Peace (2015)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Catta" - Dialogue (1965)

Hour Three:

          ~ The Break Room ~

Lee Morgan - "The Beehive" - Live at the Lighthouse (1970)

Hank Mobley - "Advance Notion" - Hi Voltage (1967)

Charlie Earland - "Letha" - Black Drops (1970)

Wes Montgomery - "Satin Doll" - Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)

Bud Shank - "Lovin' You" - A Spoonful of Jazz (1967)

Hour Four:

Donald Byrd - "Pentacostal Feeling" - Free Form (1961)

Charlie Earland - "Sing a Simple Song" - Black Drops (1970)

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

Bobby Hutcherson - "Idle While" - Dialogue (1965)

Gary Bartz' Ntu Troop - "Africans Unite" - Juju Street Songs (1972)

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

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Playlist for 2-8-2022 WFCF - Soul Jazz Tuesday XIV




 
The 14th installment of Soul Jazz Tuesday on WFCF!


Hour One:

Lou Donaldson - "Sow Belly Blues" - The Natural Soul (1962)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Roy Haynes - "Sweet and Lovely" - Just Us (1960)

Eddie Henderson - "Emotions" - Mahal (1978)

Donald Byrd - "Duke's Mixture" - The Cat Walk (1961)

Sarah Vaughan - "Rainy Days and Mondays" - Feelin' Good (1971)

Donald Byrd - "French Spice" - Free Form (1961)

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

Hour Two:

Wayne Shorter - "Adam's Apple" - Adam's Apple (2-3-1966)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage" - Happenings (2-6-1966)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Aquarian Moon" - Happenings (2-8-1966)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Song of the Soul" - Walk On By (2-1966)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (2-9-1966)

Johnny Hartman - "Almost Like Being In Love" - Unforgettable Songs (2-15-1966)

Johnny Hartman - "The Very Thought of You" - Unforgettable Songs (2-15-1966)

Wayne Shorter - "El Gaucho" - Adam's Apple (2-24-1966)

Brother Jack McDuff - "For Those Who Choose" - Walk On By (2-1966)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Jackie McLean - "Slow Poke" - Hipnosis (2-3-1967)

Stanley Turrentine - "Blues for Del" - New Time Shuffle (2-17-1967)

Donald Byrd - "Cute" - The Cat Walk (1961)

John Coltrane - "Jupiter" - Interstellar Space (2-22-1967)

Hank Mobley - "An Aperitif" - Third Season (2-24-1967)

Hour Four:

Herbie Mann - "Windows Opened" - Windows Opened (2-8-1968)

Gabor Szabo - "Bachannal" - Bachannal (2-9-1968)

Larry Younng - "The Hereafter" - Heaven On Earth (2-9-1968)

Thelonious Monk - "Thelonious" - Underground (2-14-1968)

Thelonious Monk - "In Walked Bud" - Underground (2-14-1968)

Miles Davis - "Side Car I" - Circle In the Round (2-15-1968)

Gary Burton - "Lines" - In Concert (2-23-1968)

Eddie Henderson - "Butterfly" - Mahal (1978)


Saturday, January 29, 2022

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)


Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Playlist for 11-16-2021 - Jazz Greats!

The most recent pic i had lol...

I am not able to be at the station today. I pre-recorded the first hour for you guys but for whatever reason it wasn't aired. So here it is below. Thanks and hope you enjoy! - Kendo






Hour One:

Miles Davis - "Dr. Jackyl" - Milestones (1958)

Bill Charlap - "Out of Nowhere" - Street of Dreams (2021)*

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Herbie Hancock - "Speak Like a Child" - Speak Like a Child (1968)

Bud Powell - "The Last Time I Saw Paris" - The Genius of Bud Powell (1951)


Charles Earland - "No Me Esqueca" - Leaving This Planet (1973)

Nina Simone - "I Loves You Porgy" - In Concert (1964)

Joe Henderson - "Lazy Afternoon" - Power to the People (1969)

Dexter Gordon - "For Regulars Only" - Doin' Allright (1961)

Sonny Stitt - "Where Is Love?" - Goin' Down Slow (1972)

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Playlist for 11-9-2021 WFCF - SJT XI

We discovered together that side 2 has some....
unusual moments...


This eleventh edition of Soul Jazz Tuesday had it's ups and downs for sure; just goes to show you that preparedness isn't always the ticket for a solid groove. Plenty of goodness, though. Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

John Scofield - "Drop and Roll" - Bump (1999)

Larry Young - "Monk's Dream" - Unity (1965)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Grover Washington Jr. - "Aubrey" - Soul Box Vol. 1 (1973)

Thelonious Monk - "North of the Sunset" - Solo Monk (1964)

Willis Jackson - "Please Mr. Jackson" - Please Mr. Jackson (1959)

Grant Richards - "Two Became One" - Ballyhoo (2021)*

Graham Dechter - "Orange Coals" - Major Influence (2018)*

Roy Haynes - "Wail" - Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Grover Washington Jr. - "Masterpiece" - Soul Box Vol. 1 (1973)

Hour Two:

Larry Coryell - "The Dragon Gate" - Spaces Revisited (1997)

Willis Jackson - "Dink's Mood" - Please Mr. Jackson (1959)

Lonnie Smith - "Psychedelic Pi" - Drives (1970)

Brandee Younger - "Somewhere Different" - Somewhere Different (2021)*

DeAndre Lettsome - "Focus" - Impetus (2021)*

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

Dinah Washington - "What's New" - Dinah Washington (?)

Charles Earland - "My Two Sons" - Front Burner (1988)

Hour Three:

           ~ The Break Room ~

Charles Earland - "Mom and Dad" - Front Burner (1988) - The Ride Home!

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" - Ella and Louis Again (1957)

Willis Jackson - "633 Knock" - Please Mr. Jackson (1959)

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

Gary Burton - "Gone, But Forgotten" - Country Roads and Other Places ()

Johnny Hammond Smith - "Smokin' Kool" - What's Going On ()

Terence Blanchard feat. the E Collective - "Envisioned Reflections" - Absence (2020)*

Hour Four:

Grant Green - "Upshot" - Carryin' On (1969)

Samara Joy - "(It's Easy to See) The Trouble With Me Is With You" - Samara Joy (2020)*

Lonnie Smith - "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff" - Drives (1970)

Herbie Hancock - "People Music" - Secrets ()

Willis Jackson - "Cool Grits" - Please Mr. Jackson (1959)


Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Playlist for 10-26-2021 - Pre-Halloween Show!


 
This week we listened to Fall jazz, Halloween jazz, new releases and a set from the 1st classic Miles Davis Quintet! Thanks to all who tuned in and thank you for stopping in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Gerry Mulligan - "Candy" - Gerry's Time (1958)

Gabor Szabo - "Autumn Leaves/Speak To Me of Love" - Spellbinder (1966)

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Dexter Gordon - "Afraid To Be Alone" - Generation (1972)

Johnny Smith - "Autumn In New York" - Walk Don't Run (1954) 

Album designed to be like seeing the quintet live.

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

Miles Davis Quintet - "In Your Own Sweet Way" - Workin' (1956)

Miles Davis Quintet - "The Theme" - Workin' (1956)

Joshua Jern Jazz Orchestra - "Closet Monster" - Lockdown (2021)*

Jonathan Karrant & Joshua White - "Detour Ahead" - Shadows Fall (2021)*

Hour Two:

Weather Report - "Palladium" - Heavy Weather

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "Autumn Serenade" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)

Jackie McLean - "Frankenstein" - One Step Beyond (1963)

Grant Green - "Dracula" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Donald Byrd - "The Creeper" - The Creeper (1967)

Lou Donaldson - "Midnight Creeper" - Midnight Creeper (1968)

Stanley Turrentine - "Creepin'" - Wonderland (1986)

Herbie Hancock - "He Who Lives In Fear" - The Prisoner (1969)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "In Bedlam" - Shock (1958) - The Ride Home!

The Creed Taylor Orchestra - "Time Runs Out" - Shock (1958)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Ol' Devil Moon" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1955)

Under-recorded, under rated Howard Roberts

Howard Roberts - "Spooky" - Out Of Sight (but "in" Sound) (1968)

Quincy Jones - "Killer Joe" - Walking In Space (1969) CTI Moment

Chico Hamilton - "The Ghost" - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi (1956)

Tom Kubis Big Band - "A Pride of Lurking Trombones" - Take Me Out to The Ball Game (2020)*

Leon Lee Dorsey - "Autumn Leaves" - Freedom Jazz Dance (2019)*

Arturo O'Farrill - "Blood In the Water" - ...Dreaming In Lions (2021)*

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

Hour Four:

Miles Davis - "Hannibal" - Merci Miles (1991)*

Herbie Hancock - "Sansho Shima" - Secrets (1976)

The new one

Terrence Blancard/The E Collective - "Fall" - Absence (2020)*

Esperanza Spalding - "Formwela 1" - SONGWRIGHTSAPOTHECARYLAB (2021)*

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

Duke Pearson - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (1968)


Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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)*