Playlist for 8-11-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"City Piano" - Brittany Purdum

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Winging the 2nd hour - everything else was planned this morning. Lots of great new releases and albums new to the show! Tune in by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Gypsophilia - "Boo Doo Down" - Night Swimming (2014)

Antonio Adolfo - "Alegria For All" - Tema (2015)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Rudy Royston - "Goodnight Kinyah" - 303 (2013)

Julie London - "I Surrender Dear" - Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (1967)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Spring in Central Park" - Jazz Impressions of NY (recorded 51 years ago on 8-11-1964)

Lee Morgan - "Rigormortis" - Tom Cat (recorded 51 years ago on 8-11-1964)

Ed Reed - "I Can't See For Lookin'" - I'm a Shy Guy (2013)

Ermesc Gonzalez - "Regreso" - Introspection ()

James Leary - "Today's Song" - Together (1980)

Billie Holiday - "Solitude" (1947)

Hour Two:

Ella Fitzgerald - "Just Squeeze Me" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Grant Green - "Mama Inez" - The Latin Bit (1962)

Terrell Stafford - "Stop Start" - BrotherLEE Love (2014)

Jeff "Tain" Watts - "May 15, 2011" - Blue, Vol. 1 (2014)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Giraldilla" - Giraldilla (1989)

East Coast Standards Time - "Xibaba" - Impressions (2007)

Flying Horse Big Band - "Tin Tin Deo" - Into the Mystic (2014)

Cannonball Adderley - "I Cover The Waterfront" - Cannonball Adderley and Strings (1955)

Hour Three:

John Coltrane - "Blue Train (alternative take)" - Blue Train (1957) Ride Home!
   
Heads of State - "Capuchin Swing" - Search For Peace (2015)

George Freeman/Chico Freeman - "Dark Blue" - All In The Family (2015)

Michael Brecker - "Song for Bilbao" - Tales from the Hudson (1996)

Miles Davis - "Ah-Leu-Cha" - 'Round About Midnight (1955)

Oran Etkin - "Taxi Dance" - Gathering Light (2014)

Earl Klugh Trio - "One Note Samba" - Volume One (1991)

Hour Four:

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - "Right Down Front" - Hard Drive (1957)

Roy Haynes Quartet - "Moon Ray" - Out of the Afternoon (1962)
   
Norah Jones - "The Nearness of You" - Come Away With Me ()

Sarah Vaughan - "Easy to Love" - After Hours (1961)

Chet Baker - "Like Someone In Love" - Chet Baker Sings (1956)

Jeff Berlin - "Lien On Me" - Lumpy Jazz (2004)

Harold Mabern - "Such Is Life" - Afro Blue (2014)

Cassandra Wilson - "Billie's Blues" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)

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Stanley Turrentine - "Gibraltar" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment!

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This weeks installment features 3 cuts from Wes Montgomery you may not have but should! "Beaux Arts" is actually a Montgomery Brothers recording from 1961, but this is the quasi-Latin trio version (with Monk Montgomery on bass) where Wes lays down statement after statement of relentless grooving mixed with astonishing expressiveness. "Dearly Beloved" has both killer B3 man Melvin Rhyne and Wes delivering rapid-fire soulful bop lines over the clever arrangement while Jimmy Cobb drives this way-uptempo swinger. How did Wes play these lines with his thumb?? "Willow Weep For Me" is a tremendously satisfying reading of Ann Ronnell's standard, Wes in prime form, often overlooked since it comes off a late CTI release. Don't miss it! 

Playlist for 8-4-2015 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Sounding the Trumpet" - Edward Carlos
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For this week's show there is a heavy concentration of artist's found in the "M" section! Mobly, Montgomery, Morgan, McDuff, Mover, MMW, McLean, McKusick and... more! lol Plenty of slots for new releases, and there's some J's, K's and L's in there, too. All of it is excellent. Tune in via iHeart by clicking here, or locally at 88.5 on your FM dial (St. Augustine, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast...). See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - "Shutterbug" - Intercambio (2015)

Cyrus Chestnut - "Hello" - A Million Colors In Your Mind (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Julie London - "No Moon At All" - Julie Is Her Name (1955)

Julie London - "'Round Midnight" - Around Midnight (1960)

Scott Marischen - "Alligator Alley" - Alligator Alley (2011)

Jack McDuff Big Band - "Put On a Happy Face" - Prelude (1963)

Jackie McLean - "Our Love Is Here to Stay" - McLean's Scene (1957)

classic MMW

Medeski, Martin & Wood - "Syeeda's Song Flute" - It's a Jungle In Here (1993)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Satin Doll" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Ron Miller - "Seventh Sign" - Peacock Park (2010)

Hour Two:

Brecker Brothers - "Rocks" - The Brecker Brothers (1975)

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - "I Concentrate On You" - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960)

Kristin Korb - "Them There Eyes" - What's Your Story? (2012)

Milt Jackson - "Lost April" - Olinga (1974) CTI Moment!

Hal McKusick - "Something New" - Triple Exposure (1957)

fun!

Bob Mover - "I Hadn't Anyone Till You - My Heart Tells Me (2010)

Daniel Lantz Trio - "The James Bond Theme" - Plays Bond (2012)
   
Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Growlin' Dan" - For One to Love (2015)

Takeshi Asai - "Beginning Again" - French Trio Vol. 2 (2014)

Hour Three:

Lee Morgan - "Exotique" - Tom Cat (1964) Ride Home!
   
Terri Lyne Carrington - "Come Sunday" - The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul (2015)

Robert Glasper - "Reckoner" - Covered (2014)

George Cables - "Mr. Anonymouse" - In Good Company (2015)
   
Lorraine Feather - "159" - Attachments (2013)

Wes Montgomery - "Yesterdays" - The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959)

Oran Etkin - "Gambang Suling" - Gathering Light (2014)

Trio Shalva - "Eleanor Rigby" - Breeza (2013)

Hank Mobely - Lee Morgan - "High and Flighty" - Peckin' Time (1958)

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

Hour Four:

Adam Schroeder - "Southside Samba" - Let's (2013)

Jack McDuff - "English Country Gardens" - I Got a Woman ()

on the lighter side!

   
The Miami Jazz Project - "Lordy Lourdes" - The Miami Jazz Project (2014)

Gloria Estefan - "Embraceable You" - The Standards (2013)

Jacques Lesure - "Remember to Smile" - Camaraderie (2014)
   
Steve Davis - "Pinnacles" - Say When (2014)

Cassandra Wilson - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)

Earl Klugh Trio - "Bewitched" - Volume One (1991)

Mars 4-Tet - "Sleepless" - The Blind Watchman (2014) 

Long-Ass Car Ride Review! - World Jazz from NYC

Long-Ass Car Ride Reviews: I take long-ass car rides, I listen to albums, I let you know if they are worthwhile.

Trio Shalva

This week coincidence strikes again! Both albums I grabbed were recorded at The Bunker in Brooklyn, and both album artists were born in Israel and embrace a new-ish approach to jazz, mixed with forms/songs from their homeland, surrounding middle eastern countries, and beyond. They also both make great driving music!

Trio Shalva - "Breeza" (2013) 7.5/10

Assaf Gleizner - piano, melodica, guitar
Koby Hayon - bass, oud
Nadav Snir-Zelniker - drums, percussion

In a word: cool

Good stuff. A mix of Hebrew songs, originals and some Beatles & Bjork; with modern arrangements reflecting their origin, variety of tone colors thanks to the multi-instrumental skills, and all played with serious spunk. Their is some metric modulation played expertly that will tickle others in the know. For the rest of the, there are plenty of hip Hebrew melodies employed, cool mid-eastern riffs that drive and rock, [both found in the excellent opener "Mizmor Laila (Melody of the Night)" as well as the enlivened and upgraded "Eleanor Rigby"] fun twists in swing and tempo changes ("Ani Godin"), and for those who dig mideastern folk/improvisation there is the splendid oud playing of Koby Hayon blendid with haunting melodica by Gleizner on "Yad Anuga (A Delicate Hand)". Some ballady but artistically fluid piano trio cuts balance things out (the waltz-meets-freetempo "Isabella"). Hard to pick a favorite, but the uptempo opener has many delights. These guys are a good unit. You will dig. 

Oran Etkin - "Gathering Light" (2013) - 7.5/10

Oran Etkin - bass clarinet, clarinet, tenor sax
Ben Allison - bass; Curtis Fowlkes - trombone
Lionel Loueke - guitar, vocals; Nasheet Waits - drums


In a word: fanciful

Very cool trio numbers with just bass, drums and bass clarinet; and quintet numbers that have neat instrumentation. The players obviously are relishing this music. Oran Etkin has a sumptuous clarinet tone, his bass clarinet is downright astonishing. The album opens with "Gambang Suling", an Indonesian folk song that cooks and immediately shows off Etkins range and expression on the bass clarinet. "Taxi Dance" is a fanciful romp in 6, one of three numbers about an imaginary, mischievous globetrotter named Tony (!) where Etkin's delightful clarinet and Curtis Fowlkes trombone have a marvelous, dixieland-like rapport. Another fine element and timbre in the mix is Lionel Loueke, who frequently employs electronics to delightful and ear-tickling effect, and fits perfectly behind the horns, when he's not taking fully committed solos. Between numbers like the quirky and oddly funky "All I Really Wanna Do Is Dance" (duo with marvelous bassist Ben Allison) are calmer, reflective pieces like "Shirim Ad Kan" and "Scattering Light", the latter showing Etkin to have a unique voice on tenor as well, and the capacity to entertain at slower tempos. Tunes from Asia, Belgium, a Yiddish song and even a chilled "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" add even more variety; yet somehow the album comes out congruently as a whole, and will likely entice you back for more listens than you may have predicted. Kudos!

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This week's additions focus on dreamy jazzy vocal ballads from newer releases,

Annie Lennox
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ones that I happen to spin a lot on the shows. La Lucha's "The Way You Look Tonight" is simply stunning, reharmonized but with reverence for the melody and lyrics, and profound performances from both vocalist Jun and pianist John C. O'Leary III. You may not have heard of them, but I consider this an essential recording. Diana Krall's "I'm Not In Love" also shows respect for the original recording by 70's band 10cc, but with modern emotion and a breathtaking production. Hardly jazz... but great music! It's hard to pick just one cut from Annie Lennox's "Nostalgia" album, but her heart-on-sleeve crooning for "You Belong to Me" is gripping and the arrangement is fresh & lush; this album also wonderfully recorded. Ah - I just realized these are all love songs. Always a plus! Enjoy!! - Kendo

 

Playlist for 7-28-2014 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Galaxy Piano" - Lambieb123 (Laura)
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No theme, just a bunch of cool people I found on my Twitter followers page! Turning out to be a fine show! Tune in by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo



Hour One:

Zach Bartholomew Trio - "Stop and Go" - Out of This Town (2012)

Jacky Terrason - "Take Five" - Take This (2014)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

La Lucha - "Don't Talk" - La Lucha (2012)

Greg Little - "Late Night Tea" - Dreamwalker (2003)

Alfredo Rodriguez - "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" - Invasion Parade (2013)

Harvey Mason - "Montara" - Chameleon (2013)

Arturo O'Farrill - "Mercado en Domingo" - The Offense of the Drum (2013)

Jill Wofsey - "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - I'm Flying (2005)

Lynne Arriale - "Evidence" - Solo (2011)

Hour Two:

Elias Haslanger - "Adam's Apple" - Live at the Gallery (2013)

Brigitte Zarie - "Where There Is Love" - L'amour (2013)

Eric Reed - "Manhattan Melodies" - Groovewise (2014)

Quincy Jones - "One Note Samba" - Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)

Matthew Kaminski - "Turn to Stone" - Swingin' On the New Hammond (2013)

Randy Johnston!

Randy Johnston - "Garden State" - People Music (2011)

Peter Zak - "The Disciple" - The Disciple (2013)

Eli Bennett - "Step On It" - Breakthrough ()

{background music "Joe Harnell - "The Asphalt Jungle" - The Asphalt Jungle}

Hour Three:

Larry Coryell - "Tyrone" - Planet End (1969) Ride Home!

Allison Paris - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Second Chances (2003)

Emanuele Coluccia - "Dexter" - Jazzlito (1999)

Chris Higginbottom - "The Wide Open" - Where Lands End ()

Brianna Thomas - "Don't Be That Way" - You Must Believe In Love (2013)

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - "Butterfly" - Intents and Purposes (2014)

tasteful drummer Matt Kane

Jason Miles/Ingrid Jensen - "Super City" - Kind of New (2014)

Hour Four:

Matt Kane Trio - "Big Six" - Suit Up! (2013)

Judy Wexler - "Tomorrow Is Another Day" - What I See (2013)

Jacques Lesure - "Grantgomery" - Camaraderie (2014)

Cassandra Wilson - "I'll Be Seeing You" - Coming Forth By Day (2014)

George Cables - "After The Morning" - In Good Company (2015)

Aimee Allen - "My Romance" - Matter of Time New Jazz (2014)

Heads of State - "Search For Peace" - Search For Peace (2015)


New Jazz

New Jazz

Long-Ass Car Ride Review! - Sam Boshnack, Adam Schroeder

Long-Ass Car Ride Reviews: I take long-ass car rides, I listen to entire albums, I

Adam Schroeder

let you know if they're worthwhile.

This week's albums have nice, unusual sound combinations, careful arrangements and a welcome sense of fun!

Sam Boshnack Quintet - Exploding Syndrome (2014) - 7/10

Samantha Boshnack - trumpet, flugelhorn; Beth Fleenar - clarinet, bass clarinet; Dawn Clement - piano, wurlitzer, keyboards; Isaac Castillo -- upright bass; Max Wood - drums, percussion

In a word: remarkable

The album starts off in a positive, fun mood and gradually descends into heaviness and seriousness. This is, after all, chamber jazz. The unique, singable repeated melodies in the first couple of cuts are selling points, and the playing is very strong at times. These are very, very well groomed compositions with fun twists and turns; the players obviously love the music; all originals penned by Boshnack. The sounds and instrument combinations are almost always delightful. The best cut is "Suite for Seattle's Royal Court Movement 1"'; "Juba" and "Dormant" also are ear/brain pleasers. The album lost a point for the slowly building headiness and especially for the crazed vocal moment in the title track (the only actual "exploding" on the cd) it's rather ridiculously out of place and disconcerting, it briefly ruins the otherwise superb vibe. Still - this is fresh and vital music performed exuberantly. Looking for something different and satisfying - this is it.



Adam Schroeder - Let's (2013) 8/10

Adam Schroeder - baritone sax, Anthony Wilson - guitar, John Clayton - bass, Jeff Hamilton - drums

In a word - remarkable

With one of the best baritone sax sounds on earth - it's hard not to thoroughly enjoy this release, with the killer Clayton/Hamilton rhythm section in peak form, and the striking combo of guitar and bari, Anthony Wilson being the perfect foil for Schroeder in every way. Much of the album has a playful and lighthearted mood, thanks to selections like Duke Pearson's "Hello Bright Sunflower" and the old standard "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". There are some unusual and striking surprises like Sam Coslow's "In the Middle of a Kiss" and Thad Jone's title track. Adam Schroeder is also blessed with sheer musicality; he's always saying something, and often just enough, only breaking into bebop staple licks (very well executed) on the burner "A Hawkeye, a Hoosier & Two Call Cats". The ballads are lovely and meaningful. The best tune is a Schroeder original - the funky and fun "Just Clap Your Hands", written for his daughter. Great jazz in the new millennium - you will enjoy this one.