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Playlist for 11-15-2022 WFCF - Drummer Led Sessions!

 

This week we listened to recordings where the drummer is in charge! All the famous ones plus a few surprises: Art Blakey, Buddy Rich, Art Taylor, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, Dave Bailey and lots more. Thanks to all who joined me! Be sure to follow me over on Mixcloud to catch my livestream sessions spinning jazz and soul jazz. Much love! - Kendo

Hour One:

Idris Muhammad - "Wander" - Black Rhythm Revolution (1971)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Denny Seiwell Trio - "Amber" - Boomerang (2018)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Skylark" - Caravan (1962)

The Griffith Park Collection - "L's Bop" - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)

Lewis Nash - "Let Me Try" - Rhythm is My Business (1989)

Elvin Jones - "Mister Jones" - Live at The Village Vanguard (1968)

Hour Two:

Shelly Manne - "Perk Up" - Perk Up (1967)

Chico Hamilton - "Chic Chic Chico" - Chic Chic Chico (1965)

Billy Cobham - "The Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974)

Solid with 2 Ben Tucker compositions!

Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

Dave Bailey Quintet - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961)

Roy Haynes - "Honeydew" - Cracklin' (1963)

Chico Hamilton - "The Dealer" - The Dealer (1966)

Karl Latham - "Taxman" - Living Standards (2015)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

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

Joe Morello - "Summertime" - It's About Time (1962)

Mel Torme & Buddy Rich - "When I Found You" - Together Again - For the First Time (1978)

Max Roach - "Just One of Those Things" - Max Roach Plus Four (1956)

This must've been an
interesting day...

Ed Thigpen - "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - Out of the Storm (1966)

Art Blakey - "The End of a Love Affair" - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Chico Hamilton - "Caravan" - Chico Hamilton Quintet ()

Hour Four:

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Whisper Not" - Complete Live at the Black Hawk (1959)

Billy Cobham - "La Guernica" - Simplicity of Expression, Depth of Thought (1977)

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - "My Shining Hour" - Abundance (2016)

Billy not lagging behind the
times, but with class.

Bernard Purdie - "Theme from Shaft" - Shaft (1973)

The Tony Williams Lifetime - "To Whom It May Concern - Them"  - turn it over (1970)

Idris Muhammad - "Super Bad" - Black Rhythm Revolution (1971)

Lenny White - "Sea of Tranquility" - Venusian Summer (1975)

Playlist for Jazzploration 11-10-2022 - Impromptu Show - Soul Jazz

 

This past Tuesday's show had some major volume issues, so to make up for it I went live today to do an impromptu show. No announcing, just relaxing, post Hurricane soul jazz. You can listen below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Milt Jackson and Ray Charles - "Blue Funk" - Soul Brothers (1958)

Grant Green - "The Windjammer" - Green Is Beautiful (1970)

Eddie Henderson - "Morning Song" - Comin' Through (1977)

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

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Bumpy's Lament" - Shaft (1971)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "L & J" - What's Going On (1971)

Billy Butler - "The Twang Thang" - This Is Billy Butler (1969)

Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Lover's Dream" - A Song for the Children (1979)

Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (1970)

Herbie Hancock - "Butterfly (Excerpt)" - Thrust (1974)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobdy To Give Me Nothing.../Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green (1971)

Playlist for 11-8-2022 - Jazzploration

 

This was an early livestream effort, there were volume issues so the audio was not saved, but it was a fun show nonetheless, we even had album giveaways! Catch future live streams by following me on Mixcloud. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Wes Montgomery - "S.O.S." - Full House (1962)

Dave Bailey Quintet - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961)

Cannonball Adderley - "Sticks" - Swingin' In Seattle (1966)

Dave Hamilton - "Coming Through the Rye" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Bill Evans Trio - "Milestones" - Waltz for Debby (1961)

Mose Allison - "Parchment Farm" - Local Color (recorded xx years ago on 11-8-1957)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1977)

Art Pepper - "I Surrender Dear" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Johnny Hartman - "Isn't It Romantic" - Unforgettable Songs (1966)

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

Gabor Szabo - "Sombrero Sam" - Magical Connections (1970)

Gabor Szabo - "Close to You" - Magical Connections (1970)

Count Basie - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - High Voltage (1970)

Rusty Bryant - "Cootie Boogaloe" - Night Train Now! (1969)

George Benson/Joe Farrell - "Rolling Home" - Benson & Farrell (1976)

George Cables - "Thank you Thank You" - Circle (1979)

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

Freddie Hubbard - "Povo" - Music Is Here (1973)

Playlist for 11-1-2022 WFCF - November Music!

 

"Miracle Surface" - quite the claim, although it
did sound pretty clean for a 60+ year old
record! The back of the record warns you to
upgrade the cartridge on your mono turntable and
to "See your local dealer or serviceman".

Spinning music recorded on this date in jazz as well as the following few days in November, plus music new to my collection and cuts by the birthday boy Lou Donaldson! Tune in in and around St. Augustine at 88.5 FM or listen on iHeart! Also be sure to subscribe to me at Mixcloud to catch my jazz livestreams on the Tuesdays I'm not here at the station. See you there and thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Grant Green - "I Wish You Love" - Street of Dreams (1964)

           3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Johnny Hodges Orchestra - "Day Dream" (recorded 11-2-1940)

Louis Hayes - "Soul Leo" - Return of the Jazz Communicators (recorded 9 years ago on 11-1-2013)

Dizzy Gillespie - "On The Alamo" (recorded 72 years ago on 11-1-1950

Gary Burton/Chick Corea - "Children's Song" and "What Game Shall We Play Today" (recorded 11-2-1976)

New to my ears!

Wes Montgomery - "Full House" - Full House (1962)

Eliane Elias - "So Tinha Que Ser Com Voce" - Quietude (2022)*

Esquivel - "That Old Black Magic" - Other Worlds Other Sounds (1958)

Hour Two:

Hank Jones - "Hank's Pranks" - Bluebird (recorded 67 years ago on 11-1-1955)

Leon Spencer - "First Gravy" - Sneak Preview (1970)

Joe Farrell - "Sound Down" - Outback (recorded 11-4-1971)

Grant Green - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Visions (1971)

Classic Sonny circa 1957

Sonny Rollins - "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" - A Night At the Village Vanguard - (recorded on 11-3-1957)

Lincoln Goines - "Spank a Lee" - The Art of the Bass Choir (2021)*

Wayne Shorter/Terri Lyne Carrington/Leo Genoves/Esperanza Spalding - "Someplace Called 'Where'" - Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~The Break Room ~

Stan Getz - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Serenity (1987) - The Ride Home!

Lou Donaldson - "The Thang" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

4+ decades into his career
and still blowing like a
young lion.

Ella Fitzgerald - "You're My Thrill" - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!" (1961)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Get It All" - Ballads and Blues (2002)

Charles Mingus - "Song With Orange" - Mingus Dynasty (recorded 63 years ago on 11-1-1959)

Hour Four:

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

Miles Davis - "Great Expectations  (excerpt)" - Big Fun (recorded 53 years ago on 11-1-1969)

Paul Desmond - "Lady In Cement" - Summertime (recorded 11-5-1968)

JJ Johnson & Kai Winding - "Blue Monk" - The Great Kai & JJ (recorded 11-2-1960)

Chock full of wow moments!

Horace Silver - "The Jody Grind" - The Jody Grind (recorded 11/2/1966)

George Benson - "Golden Slumbers/You Never Give Me Your Money" - The Other Side of Abbey Road (recorded 11-4/5-1969)

Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Dream" - Monk's Dream (recorded 11-2-1962)

John Coltrane - "Niama" - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (recorded 61 years ago on 11-1-1961)

Lonnie Smith - "Scream" - Live at Club Mozambique (1970)

Playlist for Insomnia Jazz 10-27-2022

Broadcast on Mixcloud this morning pre-dawn... a set of relaxing jazz. 

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Concentrate On You" - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)

Donald Byrd - "Eldorado" - Blackjack (1967)

Cal Tjader - "Close Your Eyes" - Tjader Goes Latin (1958)

Lonnie Liston Smith - "Midsummer Magic" - A Song For the Children (1979)

Bill Evans - "All of You" - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Gary Burton Quartet - "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" - Duster (1967)

Sonny Stitt - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" - Constellation (1972)

Ron Carter - "Blues Farm" - Blues Farm (1973)

Soul Jazz Tuesday Today 3-5pm Eastern on Mixcloud!

Above is a little of what'll be spinning on today's livestream, starting at 3pm eastern. Click here to go the stream!