Playlist for 9-10-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats; Street Life!

"Sampa 1920" - Mariana de Oliveira
Acrylic on Canvas
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Hanging out on the corner, dining al fresco, a quality game of stickball, a secret tryst, the hustle & bustle of Times Square or a lonely, rainy block by streetlamp; these and more make up this week's theme "Street Life"! Meet me at 3pm Eastern on Tuesday 9/10 and we'll do the town! Listening link at top of page. Say hi on Facebook by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "King of the Road" - Further Adventures of Jimmy & Wes (1966)

Herbie Nichols – “117th Street” – The Herbie Nichols Trio Vol 2 (1955)

    3:15 Coffee Break

Charlie Haden - "Avenue of Stars" - Always Say Goodbye (1993)

Cal Tjader – “Sunset Boulevard” – Warm Wave (1964)

Thelonious Monk – “Easy Street” – Underground (1968)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet – “Freeway” – Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1952)

Collins Shepley Galaxy - "Penny Lane" - Lennon McCartney Live (1971)

Bud Powell - "52nd Street Theme" - The Amazing Bud Powell (1949)

James Trummie Young's All Stars - "Seventh Avenue" - (1945)

Miles Davis - "On Green Dolphin Street" - '58 Miles (1958)

Bill Frisell - "Highway 1" - Big Sur (2013)


Hour Two:

Andy McKee – “U Turn” – Sound Roots (1996)

Tom Stewart – “Fourth Avenue Sharp” – First Time Over (2006)

Stan Kenton - "On The Street Where You Live" - The Stage Door Swings (1958)

Kenny Burrell - "Up The Street, Round the Corner, Down the Block" - Up The Street (1974)

Flip DeBlasio – “Iroquois Drive” – Flip Side (1997)

Grant Green – “Street of Dreams” – Street of Dreams (1964)

Iverson, Konitz, Grenadier, Rossy - "317 East 32nd" - Costumes Are Mandatory

Beat Funktion - "125th Street and 7th Avenue" - Moon Town (2011)

Mike Ledonne Trio - "Bleeker Street Theme" - Speak (2012)

"City Street" - Myrna Jacobs
photograph of NYC
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Hour Three:

Maynard Ferguson/Chris Connor - "The Lonesome Road" - Double Exposure (1961)

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "Road Song" - Further Adventures of Jimmy & Wes (1966)

Zach Bartholomew Trio – “Road Trip” – Out of This Town (2012)

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – “Leaping on Lenox” – Jazz Jam Session ()

Dizzy Gillespie – “On the Sunny Side of the Street” – Sunny Side Up (1957)

Organissimo – “Wealthy Street” – This Is The Place (2005)

Dave Brubeck – “Blue Shadows in the Street” – Time Further Out (1961)

Bridge Quartet – “Angel Street” – Day (2007)

Hour Four:

Count Basie - "Avenue C" - Count Meets Duke

Jeff Rupert - "Basin Street Blues" - From Memphis to Mobile (2009)

George Benson - "Route 66" - Inspiration (2012)

Ed Neumeister - "Spring Street" - New Standards (2001)

Antonio Hart - "Sounds in the Street" - It's All Good (1995)

Gregorie Howard - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Gregorie Howard (2009)

Pete LaRoca - "Sin Street" - Women at the Turkish Bath (1967)

Jerry Bergonzi - "114 W. 28th Street (Star Eyes)" - By Any Other Name (2013)

Pete LaRoca

Playlist for 9-3-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Far Away Places!

"Ginza" - Irina
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Holy smokes, it's September! It's also my one year anniversary as host of this show. We'll celebrate by taking a trip all over the world to visit "Far Away Places"! High, low, hot, cold, wet & dry - artists like Coltrane, Benson, Blakey, Brubeck & Shorter will be our tour guides for big cities, ancient ruins, exotic beaches and tropical forests. Tune in this Tuesday (9/3) from 3-7pm Eastern. Listen online by clicking here*. See you then! - DJ Kendo

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Hour One:

John Coltrane – “Bahia” – Bahia (1958)

Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Maori Blues” – Time Further Out (1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Michael Petrovich – “San Isidro” – Bella Luna (2012)

Duke Ellington – “Isfahan” – Centennial

East Coast Standards Time – “Samia” – Impressions (2007)

Sonny Rollins – “St. Thomas” – Saxophone Collosus (1956)

George Benson - "Siberian Workout" - Good King Bad (1975) CTI Moment I

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "The Tokyo Blues" - Love and Peace (1994)

Art Blakey – “On the Ginza” – Ugetsu (1963)

"Tarangire Sunset" - Terje
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
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Hour Two: Africa!

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

Bud Powell – “A Night in Tunesia” – The Amazing Bud Powell (1951)

Randy Weston - "Ifrane" - Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment II

Wayne Shorter – “Angola” – The Soothsayer (1965)

Cal Tjader – “Serengeti” - La Onda va Bien (1979)

Weather Report – “Madagascar” – Night Passage (1980)

Donald Byrd – “Ghana” – Byrd in Flight (1960)

"Gibraltar" - Cavallo
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Hour Three: Europe!

Stanley Turrentine – “Gibraltar” – Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment III

Dave Brubeck – “Iberia” – Time Changes (1963)

Gil Evans/Steve Lacy - "Paris Blues" - Paris Blues (1987)

Roy Haynes Trio – “Dear Old Stockholm” – Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Jack Wilkins – “Warsaw” – Artwork (1995)

Perry Joslin – “Over Dublin” – Perry Joslin (2003)

Chick Corea – “Sicily” – Friends (1978)

Bob James & David Sanborn - "Montezuma" - Quartette Humaine (2013)

"Barbados" - Matthew Capper
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Hour Four:

Gabrial Vivas – “Santa Ines” – Ninth Life (2012)

Art Farmer – “Punsu” – Perception (1961)

Chucho Valdes - "Santa Cruz" - Border Free (2013)

Horace Silver - "Sunrise in Malibu" - A Prescription for the Blues (1997)

Montgomery Bros – “Barbados” – The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)

Geoffrey Keezer - "New York" - The Heart of the Piano (2011)

John Coltrane – “India” [Wednesday Night 11-1] – Complete Village Vanguard (1961)

Mike Ledonne Trio - "Bleeker Street Theme" - Speak (2012)

Steve Gadd Band - "The Windup" - Gadditude (2013)

Playlist for 8-27-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Dreams!

"Visit to Dreams" - Toshio Ebine
watercolor (gouache paint)
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Themed shows continued this week with "Dreams"! The playlist is as musically varied as it's topic is unsearchable: deep & dark, light and whimsical, romantic, mystical and just plain weird... Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo


All the background music for the anecdotes and trivia about dreams was performed by
Jim Driscoll.

Hour One:

Roy Hargrove – “Dream Traveler” – Crisol Habana (1997)

Michel Camilo – “Dreamlight” – Michel Camilo (1988)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley – “Lonely Dreams” Cannonball with Strings (1955)

Kenny Durham - "I Had The Craziest Dream" - Quiet Kenny (1959)

Gary Burton – “Dreams So Real” – Dreams So Real (1975)

Art Blakey – “Nica’s Dream” - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Abbey Lincoln - "A Turtle's Dream" - A Turtle's Dream (1994)

Yellowjackets – “Dreamland” – Dreamland (1995)

Hour Two:

Mulgrew Miller – “You’re That Dream” – Wingspan (1987)

Cal Tjader – “This Time the Dreams on Me” – Warm Wave (1964)

Nicholas Payton – “You Stepped Out of a Dream” – From This Moment (1995)

Thelonious Monk – “Monk’s Dream” – Monk’s Dream (1962)

Bobby Hutcherson – “Dreamin’” – Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Wayne Shorter – “When You Dream” – Atlantis (1985)

Kenny Garrett - "A Side Order of Hijiki" - Pushing the World Away (2013)

James Zollar - "Call Me" - It's All Good People (2012)

Shan Kenner - "Night and Day" - The Behavior of Vibration (2013)

"Dreamer" - Milenca Delic
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Hour Three:

Anita O’Day – “I’ll See You In My Dreams” – Anita (1955)

Robert Glasper – “Of Dreams to Come” – In My Element (2006)

George Benson – “Don’t Let Me Lose This dream” – Shape of Things to Come (1968) CTI Moment

Johnny Hodges – “Day Dream” – Centennial Duke

Stanley Turrentine – “Pieces of Dreams” - Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Stan Getz – “The Dreamer” – Children of the World (1979)

Dinah Washington - "Darn That Dream" - Dinah Jams (1954)

Greg Little – “Peasant Dreams” – Dreamwalker (2003)

Weather Report – “Dream Clock” – Night Passage (1980)

Hour Four: 

Sonny Clark – “Deep in a Dream” – Leapin’ and Lopin’ (1961)

”Darn That Dream” - Brown and Roach Inc – (1954)

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

Cannonball Adderley/John Coltrane – “You're a Weaver of Dreams” – Cannonball  & Coltrane (1959)

Christian McBride - "Dream Train" - People Music (2013)

Twink - "Life Is But A Dream" - The Broken Record (2005)

Miami Saxophone Quartet - "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - Four of a Kind (2010)

Etienne Charles - "Close Your Eyes" - Creole Soul (2013)

Terrence Blanchard - "Comet" - Magnetic (2013)

Playlist for 8-20-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Time!

"Pocketwatch" - Jensine Lowe
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Kids are back to school here in FL, but it's still summer and fun for us grown-ups! :) So on with the themed shows! This week the theme is "Time". Now, later, yesterday, past, present, future, special times, whatever! Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Anita O'Day - "Time After Time" - Anita (1955)

Anita O’Day – “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” – An Evening With Anita (1954)

Art Farmer – “The Day After” – Perception (1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Billie Holiday - "As Time Goes By" - Chronilogical Classics 1944 (1944)

Rob McConnell – “Very Early” - Brassy & Sassy (1992)

Chet Baker - "How Long Has This Been Going On" - Chet Baker Plays for Lovers

Mulgrew Miller – “The Eleventh Hour” – Wingspan (1987)

Mary Stallings - "Time On My Hands" - But Beautiful (2013)

Jane Monheit - "Too Late Now" - Taking a Chance on Love (2004)

Pete Malinverni - "My Shining Hour" - A Beautiful Thing (2010)

Art Blakey & 03 Jazz Messengers – “Time Off” – Ugetsu (1963)

Milt Jackson

Hour Two:

John Patitucci – “Now” – Now (1998)

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

Milt Jackson - "Five O'Clock in the Morning Blues" - The Prophet Speaks (1994)

Clare Fischer - "San Francisco P.M." - Ritmo! (2012)

Tim Warfield - "Forever, One Day at a Time" - Eye of the Beholder (2013)

Freddy Cole - "I Saw Stars" - This and That (2012)

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet- "Pasando el Tiempo" - Latin Jazz Jazz Latin (2013)

John Coltrane – “Time After Time” – Stardust (1958)

"London" - Andreea Julianna
Acrylics
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Hour Three:

Chick Corea Elektric Band – “Light Years” – Light Years (1987)

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

Yellowjackets – “Turn in Time” – Dreamland (1995)

Dave Brubeck – “Time In” – Time In (1965)

East Coast Standards Time – “Twenty Five Times Around the Sun” – Impressions (2007)

John Coltrane – “Moments Notice” – Blue Train (1957)

Sonny Stitt – “Later” – Kaleidoscope (1950)

Jackie McLean – “Right Now” – Right Now (1965)

Hour Four:

Ornette Coleman – “Eventually” – Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

Shirley Horn – “A Time for Love” – Here’s to Life (1992)

Tom Stewart – “Time Again” – Flyer (2013)

Anita O'Day - "Them There Eyes" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)  

The Great Jazz trio – “Time Warp” – Flowers for Lady Day (1991)

Joey Baron - "Time to Cry" - We'll Soon Find Out (1999)

Shenole Latimer – “Time Flies” – Front and Center (2006)

Milt Jackson - "Slowly" - Statements (1961)

Chick Corea - "Past Present and Future" - Past Present and Future (2001)

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
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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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