Playlist for 1-26-2016 WFCF - Hot and Cold!

"Balance" - McKenzie A. Miller
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Themed show is "Hot and Cold". Lots of neat tracks including albums I rarely hit up by Shelly Berg, TJ Kirk, Diane Reeves and Gerry Niewood! Tune in Today (Tuesday 1/26/16) by clicking here, or tune in to 88.5FM if you're in the neighborhood. See you there! - Kendo


Hour One:

Bill O'Connell and the Latin Jazz All-Stars - "Awani" - Heart Beat (2015)*

John Scofield - "Museum" - Past Present (2015)*

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Herbie Mann - "Amor Em Paz" - Do The Bossa Nova ()

June Bisantz – “I Get Along Without You Very Well” – It’s Always You (2015)*

Jimmy Giuffre – “A Dream” – The Easy Way (1959)

Jimmy Giuffre – “Off Center” – The Easy Way (1959)

Shelly Berg – “Hot It Up” – Blackbird (2003)

Cal Tjader – “Cool” – West Side Story (1960)

Sonny Rollins – “Valse Hot” – Plus Four (1956)

Giacomo Gates – “Everything Is Cool” – Everything Is Cool (2015)*


Mundell Lowe - "I'll Never Be the Same" - Poor Butterfly (2015)*

Hour Two:

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “Hot House” – Diz (1993)

Norah Jones – “Cold, Cold Heart” – Come Away With Me (2001)

Jack McDuff – “Hot Barbecue” – Hot Barbeque (1965)

Randy Johnston – “Cold Duck Time” – People Music (2011)

Ella Fitzgerald – “Too Darn Hot” – Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)

Django Reinhardt – “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” (1938)

Mike Pope – “Cold Truth, Warm Heart” – Cold Truth, Warm Heart (2011)

Nancy Lane - "All Of You" - Let Me Love You (2015)*

Lew Tabackin Trio - "Minoru" - Soundscapes (2015)*

Herb Silverstein - "RoaringFork" - Younger Next Year (2015)*

Hour Three:

    ~~Flagler Files Talk Show~~

Sonny Clark – “Cool Struttin’” – Cool Struttin’ (1958) Ride Home!

Cal Tjader – “Hot Sake” – Several Shades of Jade (1963)

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

Eliane Elias – “Stay Cool” – Light My Fire (2010)

Bill Frisell - "To Kill a Mockingbird Pt. I" - When You Wish Upon a Star (2015)*

Stryker/Slagle Band Expanded - "Fort Greene Scene" - Routes (2015)*

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels - "You Are So Beautiful" - I Long to See You (2015)

Cyrille Aimee - "LaVerne Walk" - Let's Get Lost (2015)

Hour Four:

Larry Coryell – “Warm Weather” – Bolero (1984)

Thelonious Monk – “Let’s Cool One” – Genius of Modern Music (1952)

TJ Kirk – “Cold Sweat/Rip Rig and Panic” – (1994)

Jamie Ousley – “Steam” – A Sea of Voices (2012)

Diane Reeves – “Cold” – Beautiful Life (2013)

Raoul Bjorkenheim eCsTaSy - "Quintrille" - Out of the Blue (2014)*

Eric Alexander - "Sleep Warm" - The Real Thing (2015)


Theo Croker - "What If..." - DVRKFUNK EP (2015)

Stanley Clarke – “Hot Fun” – School Days (1976)

Quincy Davis – “Cold Rain” – Songs in the Key of Q (2012)

Playlist for 1-12-2016 WFCF - Cats & Dogs!

"Catch Me If You Can" - Joan Wulff
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Lots of new jazz in the first few hours, and then a themed show: "Cats and Dogs"! Hour Three is Dog Tunes and hour Four has the Felines! Tune in by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

The 14 Jazz Orchestra - "Palladium" - Nothing Hard is Ever Easy (2015)*

New World Jazz Project - "Equinox" - Bolero (2015)*

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cyrille Aimee - "Lazy Afternoon" - Let's Get Lost (2015)*

Gerald Stockton - "Norwegian Wood" - My Gentle Breeze (2015)*

Bob DeVos - "Chitlins Con Carne" - Six String Solos (2015)*

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Along Came Betty" - Moanin' (1958)

Joe Farrell - "Molten Glass" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)

Weather Report - "Teen Town" - 8:30 (1979)

Andrea Brachfeld - "Memphis Underground" - Lotus Blossom (2014)

Nancy Lane - "We're Together" - Let Me Love You (2015)

Hour Two:

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

Chester Thompson Trio - "A Remark You Made" - Simpler Times (2015)*

Denise Donatelli - "Spaced Out (En Babia) - Find a Heart (2015)*

Stan Getz - "You Stepped Out of a Dream" - Quartets (1950)

Mack Avenue Superband - "Preach Hank!" - Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival (2015)*

Marlene Ver Planck - "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" - The Mood I'm In (2015)

Pixel - "Nothing Beats Reality" - Golden Years (2015)

Raoul Bjorkenheim eCsTaSy - "Heads & Tales" - Out of the Blue (2014)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

John Scofield - "Shoe Dog" - This Meets That (2006)

Andy Bey - "Dog Eat Dog" - Pages from an Imaginary Life ()

Jeff Babko - "Neopolitan Dog" - Crux (201?)

Matt Wilson Quintet - "You Dirty Dog" - Gathering Call (2013)

Miles Davis - "Drad-dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

Kai Winding - "Dirty Dog" - Dirty Dog (1966)

Joe Newman - "My Dog Friday" - The Midgets (1956)

Hour Four:

Art Pepper - "Junior Cat" - The Trip (1976)

Henry Mancini - "Something for Cat" - Breakfast at Tiffany's Soundtrack (1962) [History of Space-Age Pop: Mallets in Wonderland]

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

Eric Reed - "Until the Last Cat Has Swung" - Groovewise (2014)

Dexter Gordon - "The Panther" - The Panther (1970)

Gene Ammons - "The Black Cat" - The Black Cat (1970)

Jimmy Smith - "The Cat" - The Cat (1964)

Maynard Ferguson - "The Cheshire Cat Walk" - Primal Scream (1976)

Playlist for 1-5-2016 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

Hour One:

Chester Thompson Trio - "Desafinado" - Simpler Times (2015)*

Don Braden Organix Quartet - "Jive Turkey" - Luminosity (2014)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Raquel Cepeda - "How Deep is the Ocean" - I'm Confessin' (2012)

Freddie Hubbard - "Naturally" - Sky Dive (1972)

Stan Getz - "My Old Flame" - Quartets (1950)

Hank Mobley - "Recado Bossa Nova" - Dippin' (1965)

Clare Fischer - "Tema Do Boneco De Palha" - Out of the Blue (2015)*

Mark Buselli - "Untold Stories" - Untold Stories (2013)

Miles Davis - "Gingerbread Boy" - Miles Davis at Newport (1966)

Hour Two:

Lew Tabackin Trio - "Three Little Words" - Soundscapes (2015)*

Kenny Burrell - "Teach Me Tonight" - The Road to Love (2015)*

Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Dream" - Monk's Dream (1962)

Phil Woods - "I've Got Just About Everything" - Live at the Deer Head Inn (2014)*

Sarah Vaughan - "Love" - The New Scene (1966)

Sarah Vaughan - "Who Can I Turn To" - The New Scene (1966)

Jack McDuff Big Band - "English Country Gardens" - I Got a Woman (1965)

Herbie Hancock - "King Cobra" - My Point of View (1963)

Herb Ellis - "One Note Samba" - Softly... But With That Feeling (1961)


Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson ()

Hour Three:

Grant Green - Matador - "Matador" (1965) - Ride Home!

Cal Tjader - "Morning of the Carnival" - Sona Libre (1963)

Cyrille Aimee - "LaVerne Walk" - Let's Get Lost (2015)*

Andrea Brachfeld - "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing" - Lotus Blossom (2014)*

Hampton Hawes - "Love Is Just Around the Corner" - Four! (1958)

Art Farmer Quintet - "Make Someone Happy" - The Time and The Place (1967)

Judy Wexler - "The Moon is Made of Gold" - What I See (2013)

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

Hour Four:

Mack Avenue Superband - "Decisive Steps" - Live From the Detroit Jazz Festival (2015)*

Charles Ruggiero - "Bewitched" - As Heard on TV (2015)*

Thelonious Monk - "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Plays Duke Ellington (1955)

Mongo Santamaria - "Watermelon Man" - Watermelon Man (1963)

The Stryker Slagle Band - "City of Angels" - Routes (2015)*

Bobby Hutcherson - "Til Then" - Oblique (1967)

Annie Lennox - "The Nearness of You" - Nostalgia (2014)

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Playlist for 12-29-2015 WFCF - End of the Year Jazz Greats!

Great set from Wes with Melvin Rhyne on organ!

Last show for the year 2015 - it's been a great one with so many excellent new releases! We'll hit a few of those, plus some selections from albums I found under the Christmas tree by Wes, Miles, Hampton, Kenny Burrell, Herbie and more! Tune in today (Tues 12/29) from 3-7pm eastern by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo




Hour One:

Tom Harrell - "Reverie" - First Impressions (2013)*

Jerry Weldon - "Do You Know a Good Thing When You See One" - On the Move! ()*

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bob James/Nathan East - "How Deep is the Ocean" - The New Cool (2015)*

Grant Green - "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" - Green is Beautiful (1970)

Wes Montgomery - "Freddie Freeloader" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Linda Cole & Joshua Bowlus - "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" - What a Wonderful World (2015)

"Blind Man" is the odd man out on this fine set!

Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo - "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - Swing Zing! (2015)*

Herbie Hancock - "A Tribute to Someone" - My Point of View (1963)


Denise Donatelli - "Big Noise, New York" - Find a Heart (2014)*

Hour Two: 

Miles Davis - "Hackensack" - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 (1955)

Miles Davis - "'Round Midnight" - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 (1955)

remarkable box set!

 

Miles Davis - "Now's the Time" - Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975 (1955)

Wes Montgomery Trio - "Lolita" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Nancy Lane - "All of You" - Let Me Love You (2015)*

Ben Winkelman Trio - "The Knife" - The Knife (2014)*

Brother Jack McDuff - "Loose Foot" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

Hour Three:

Larry Coryell - "Chris" - Spaces (1969) - Ride Home!

Cannonball Adderley - "African Waltz" - African Waltz (1961)

Wayne Shorter - "Who Goes There!" - Atlantis (1985)

Great lineup with fun, tasteful performances!

Hampton Hawes - "Up Blues" - Four! (1958)

Hampton Hawes - "Up Blues" - Four! (1958)

Wes Montgomery - "Blues Riff (Take 8)" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Gerald Stockton and Friends - "Simple Samba" - My Gentle Breeze (2015)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Blues March" - Moanin' (1958)

Adam Niewood - "Pensive Moments" - Homage (2010)*

Hour Four:
 
John Scofield - "Enjoy the Future!" - Past Present (2015)*

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Wabash" - In Chicago [Cannonball & Coltrane] (1959)

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane - "Lyresto" - kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)

Classic Blakey!

Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio - "Watch What Happens" - Live In Studio (2015)*

Wes Montgomery - "Dangerous" - Portrait of Wes (1963)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Chelsea Bridge" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Theo Croker - "Real Episode" - Theo Croer & DVRK FUNK (2015)*

Oran Etkin - "After You've Gone" - What's New (2015)

George Benson - "Body Talk" - Body Talk (1973) CTI Moment

Playlist for 12-22-2015 WFCF - Merry Christmas!

Wingin' it again - just lots of great music with holiday jazz mixed in quite a bit! Tune in by clicking here (Tuesday 12/22 3-7pm eastern)! - Kendo



Hour One:

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

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Ted Rosenthal Trio - "Silent Night" - Wonderland (2013)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Django" - Django (1954)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Trip Mode" - Trip Mode (2015)*

Hiatus breaker from 1972!

Oran Etkin - "After You've Gone" - What's New - Re-imagining Benny Goodman (2015)*

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "Do You Hear What I Hear" - Wrap This (2015)*

Sonny Rollins - "Poinciana" - Next Album (1972)

Louis Armstrong - "White Christmas" - What a Wonderful Christmas (comp.)

Hour Two:

Micah Bethea Big Band - "Days of Wine and Roses" - The Micah Bethea Big Band (2011)

Eartha Kitt - "Santa Baby" - What a Wonderful Christmas (comp.)

Clare Fischer - "Starbright" - Out of the Blue (?)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Everything But You" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Interesting posthumus release!

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

The Heath Brothers - "Our Little Town" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (198?)

Phill Fest - "Triste" - That's What She Said (2015)

Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo - "Tico Tico/Djangomania" - Swing Zing! (2015)

Ramsey Lewis Trio - "Winter Wonderland" - Sound of Christmas (1961)

Greg Little - "Gingerman" - Dreamwalker (2003)

Kenny Burrell - "Mary's Little Boy Chile" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Hour Three:

          ~ Flagler Files ~

Grant Green - "Jan Jan" - Live at the Club Mozambique (1971) - Ride Home!

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis - "Merry Christmas, Baby" - Big Band Holidays (2012)*

Very fine piano trio album!

Ben Winkelman Trio - "Remolacha" - The Knife (2014)*

Jimmy Smith - "Jingle Bells" - Christmas '64 (1964)

Kenny Burrell - "Li'l Darlin'" - The Road to Love (2015)*

Vince Guaraldi - "Greensleeves" - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "Amazonas" - Amazonas (1975)

Stan Getz - "La Fiesta" - Captain Marvel (1972)

Duke Pearson - "Sleigh Ride" - Merry Ol' Soul (1969)

Herbie Hancock - "Maiden Voyage" - Maiden Voyage (1965)

Dexter Gordon - "The Christmas Song" - The Panther (1970)

Nancy Lane - "We're Together" - Let Me Love You (2015)

Hampton Hawes - "Like Someone in Love" - Four! (1958)

Theo Croker - "" - DVRK Funk (2015)

Wynton Marsalis Quintet - "We Three Kings" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen ()

Playlist for 12-15-2014 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Billie Holiday" - Matt Motane
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Hope you enjoyed the show today - lots of new releases, but so many good ones! Thanks for joining me! - Kendo



Hour One:

25th Anniversary album!

Foreplay - "Silverado" - Silver (2015)*
 
Chester Thompson Trio - "Joy Waltz" - Simpler Times (2015)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "My One and Only Love" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)

Chris Cortez - "Cry Me a River" - Top Secret! (2014)

Etta James - "At Last" - At Last (1960)

Ben Winkelman - "Trains" - The Knife (2014)*

Ben Winkelman - "Descarga" - The Knife (2014)*

Count Basie Orchestra - "Jingle Bells" - A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas (2015)*

Christian McBride Trio - "Fried Pies" - Live at the Village Vanguard (2014)*

Jim Hall - "Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note" - Concierto (1975) CTI Moment 

Hour Two:

Rob Reddy - "Broken Windmill" - Bechet: Our Contemporary (2014)*

Wynton Kelly - "Willow Weep for Me" - Kelly Blue (1959) 

Roy Haynes Quartet - "Moon Ray" - Out of the Afternoon (1962)

Adam Schroeder - "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" - Let's (2013)

Great sounding band!

Red Rodney Quintet - "Red Arrow" - The Red Arrow (1957)

Herbie Mann - "One for Tubby" - Yardbird Suite (1957)

Arturo Sandoval - "Seven Steps to Heaven" - Live at Yoshi's (2015)

Scott Hamilton/Jeff Hamilton Trio - "This Can't Be Love" - Live in Bern (2014)

Hour Three:

          ~ The Flagler Files ~

Ted Rosenthal Trio - "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - Wonderland (2013)

Alex Clements - "New Horizons" - Waiting for You (2007)

Dizzy Gillespie - "These are the Things I Love" - Odyssey 1945-1952 (1950)

Cal Tjader - "Tu Crees Que" - Here (1977)

Great Christmas jazz!

Kenny Burrell - "My Favorite Things" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Gerald Stockton - "Blue Steel" - My Gentle Breeze (2015)

Lorraine Feather - "Be My Muse" - Flirting With Disaster (2015)

Cory Weeds/Jeff Hamilton Trio - "Early Morning Rain" - This Happy Madness (2015)   

Hour Four: 

Grant Green - "The Cantaloupe Woman" - His Majesty King Funk (1965)

Harry Connick Jr. - "Blue Christmas" - Harry For the Holidays (2003)

Ella Fitzgerald - "All Too Soon" - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)

Joe Henderson - "Take the "A" Train" - Lush Life (1991)

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Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Love Me or Leave Me" - Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1952)

Cowboys and Frenchmen - "More" - Rodeo (2015)

Ted Rosenthal Trio - "Angels We Have Heard On High" - Wonderland (2013)

Wes Montgomery - "Wives and Lovers" - Tequila (1966)

Herbie Nichols - "Double Exposure" - (1955)   

Long-Ass Car Ride Review - Rob Reddy & Lisa Parrott!

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

Nice artwork for a great album!

Rob Reddy - Bechet: Our Contemporary (2014) - 9/10

Rob Reddy - soprano sax, John Carlson - trumpet, Curtis Fowlkes - trombone, Charles Burnham - violin, Marika Hughes - cello, Marvin Sewell - guitars, Dom Richards - double bass, Pheeroan Aklaff - drums, (guests: Lisa Parrott - bari sax, Oscar Noriega, clarinet)

In a word: great

Mingus meets Frissell meets Ellington meets Reddy.... meets Bechet. This is a very satisfying collection of brilliant, fun & adventurous arrangements of songs by Sidney Bechet and strong, Americana-infused originals by Reddy. "Up-South" utilizes an extreme cumulative idea and succeeds, with a delightful humorous ending. Reddy seems more interested in

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the architecture and presentation of the long-form pieces, often taking a back seat for the sake of the arrangement. A wonderful example is the beautiful Bechet classic "Petite Fleur", where Reddy doesn't appear until the end, joining the ensemble & then giving a touching solo over the vamp. The album then launches in to 3 very long tracks - all very worthwhile. Reddy's bluesy and appealing "Erasing Statuses" moves along at a crawl and remarkably grooves, there is neat use of pizzicato cello, pedal guitar and a particularly fine chorus from violinist Charles Burnham. "Song of the Medina" is an absorbing & compelling 15 minutes long - sheer enjoyment. Lisa Parrott adds her distinctive baritone sax to "Chant in the Night", and "Broken Windmills" is a thrilling romp, executed with aplomb by the whole group. If you think my first sentence sounds like a great idea, or even if you don't - don't miss this album. It's great, and a bit of a mind-opener... rare these days.

good 'un!

Lisa Parrott - Round Tripper (2014) - 8.5/10
Lisa Parrott - Baritone & Alto saxes, Carl Dewhurst - guitar, Chris Lightcap - bass, Matt Wilson - drums, Nadje Noordhuis - trumpet/flugelhorn

In a word: delightful 

For what Lisa describes as a nearly impromptu session - this is an astoundingly surefooted, organized and stylistically solidified album. To coin an old phrase: "You can drop the needle down anywhere on this album" and have a good time. The conversation & interplay between Parrott and guitarist Carl Dewhurst is amazing, delightful and rare. The songs themselves are nearly all uplifting, Parrott's own attractive lament "Do You

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Think That I Do Not Know" is the main exception. Having the ever creative Matt Wilson in the mix is a real plus, supplying energy and drive as well as tremendous support; locking in big time with fine bassist Chris Lightcap. Lisa's musicality and liberty is her 'voice' on either baritone or alto, both are distinguished and beautiful. Finally, the selection of songs is a treat. Bright and catchy material by fairly underground musicians (here in the States, at least) like Carlos Ward and Cameron Undy, or the Ornette Coleman penned title track. A re-harmonized "Waltzing Matilda" (from Parrott's homeland) startles in how well it works in the minor key. Picking a best track is extraordinarily difficult on this release; my go-to cut is "Dancing Laughing". More difficult - finding a track you're not fond of!