Playlist for 7-11-2017 WFCF - The "B" section!

Wingin' it today with a bunch of cd's I've been cooking to from the "B" section of my collection: Blakey, Byrd & Burrell! Also brought some Sassy & Blue Mitchell on vinyl - we have the new Charles Lloyd cd + lots more new releases! Join me from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here.

To find out more about my own subscription-only project - a remaking of Sarah Vaughan's "The New Scene" album - click here. See you then! - Kenny




Hour One:

Blue Mitchell - "Step Lightly" - The Thing to Do ()

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams - "Stardust" - Motor City Scene (1960) 

Sarah Vaughan - "I Should Have Kissed Him More" - The New Scene (1966)

Jazzmeia Horn - "Social Call" - A Social Call (2017)* 

Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard & Lucky Thompson!

Bruce Jackson - "Timeline" - Just Left of Center (2016)*

Art Blakey - "Soul Finger" & "Buh's Bossa" - Soul Finger (1965)

Mica Bethea Big Band - "Tenderly" - Stage 'n Studio (2016)*

Hour Two:

Charles Lloyd New Quartet - "Tagore on the Delta" - Passin' Thru (2016)*

Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano - "Locomotion" - Compassion (2007)*

Donald Byrd/Kenny Burrell - "Boo-lu" & "Tune Up" - All Night Long (1956)

Antonio Adolfo - "E.S.P." - Hybrido (2016)*

Quite the line-up!

Giacomo Gates - "Spinnin' (Speedball) - What Time Is It? (2017)*

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Buttercorn Lady" - Buttercorn Lady (1966)

Donald Byrd - "Gate City" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Peter Erskine New Trio - "What If" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Art Blakey & The New Jazz Messengers - "Recuerdo" - Buttercorn Lady (1966) - The Ride Home!  

Scenes - "The Mandy Walk" - Destinations (2017)*

Charnett Moffett - "So What" - Music From Our Soul (2016)*

Beegie Adair - "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" - By Request (2017)*

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

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

Bria Skonberg - "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - With a Twist (2017)*

Hour Four:

Andrea Ochoa - "Ant and the Grasshopper" - Afterthought (2017)*

Gerald Stockton - "Midnite" - A New Dawn (2017)*

Donald Byrd - "My Girl Shirl" - Byrd in Flight (1960)

Errol Rackipov Group - "The Dream of the Little Gypsy" - Distant Dreams (2015)*

Robotman - "Jupiter" - Robotman (2017)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "It's A Long Way Down" - Indestructible (1964)

Plucky Strum - "Sublime" - Departure (2017)*

Art Farmer - "Petite Bell" - Crawl Space (1977) CTI Moment

Playlist for 7-4-2017 WFCF - Happy July 4th

from my cd copy - but we spun the beautiful mono vinyl today!

Enjoying the quiet at the station and spinning jazz until 7pm (Flagler Files is brief today at 5pm). Lots of good music, some vinyl and plenty of new recordings. Tune in here Tues 7/5 from 3-7pm by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo


Hour One:

Duke Jordan - "Forecast" & "Flight to Jordan" - Trio & Quintet (1955)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Diana Krall - "Like Someone In Love" - Turn Up the Quiet (2017)*

Cal Tjader - "Doxy" - Soul Bird (1965)

Karrin Allyson - "It's Easy to Remember" - Ballads (2000)

Miles Davis Sextet - "Dr. Jeckyl" - Milestones (1958)

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - Smokin' In Seattle (1966)*

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

Mica Bethea Big Band - "Jonesin' for Thad" - Stage 'n Studio (2015)*

Duke Jordan - "Summertime" - Trio & Quintet (1955)

Hour Two:

George Coleman - "New Arrival" - Amsterdam After Dark (1978)

Bria Skonberg - "Alright, Okay, You Win/Soul Bossa Nova" - With a Twist (2017)*

Brother Jack McDuff Quartet - "Sanctified Waltz" - Goodnight, It's Time To Go (1961)

Paul Desmond - "Take Ten" - Skylark (1973) CTI Moment

Cannonball Adderley - "Blue Funk" - Portrait of Cannonball (1958)

Roxy Coss - "A Shade of Jade" - Chasing the Unicorn (2016)*

Dizzy Gillespie - "A Night in Tunisia" - Afro (1954)

Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier - "Peel Me a Grape" - Love and Mischief (2017)*

Grant Stewart Trio - "After You've Gone" - Roll On (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Grant Green - "Upshot" - Carryin' On (1968) - The Ride Home!

Diana Krall - "L-O-V-E" - Turn Up the Quiet (2017)*

Brother Jack McDuff - "The Honeydripper" - The Honeydripper (1961)

Gary Burton - "Midnight" - Times Square (1978)

Cannonball Adderley - "Love for Sale" - Somethin' Else (1958)

Champian Fulton - "Later Gator" - Speechless (2016)*

Hour Four:

Herbie Mann - "Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty

Peter Erskine New Trio - "Sukiyaki" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Cannonball Adderley - "Know What I Mean" - Know What I Mean (1961)

Billy Cobham - "El Barrio" - Inner Conflicts ()

Melissa Aldana - "My Ship" - Back Home ()

Allen Hinds - "Springs Eternal" - Fly South (2017)*

J.D. Allen - "Ghost Dance" - Radio Flyer (2017)*

Miles Davis - "Tout de Suite" - Filles de Kilamanjaro (1968)

Playlist for 6-27-2017 WFCF - 1972 + New Releases!

Strong and enjoyable guitar fusion album!

Hope you all are well! I've had a full plate lately and haven't had time for the visuals. I'll try to get to that tonight! Meanwhile - I'm on the air spinning jazz from 1972 and new releases! Join me on iHeart by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

(Tuesday 6/27 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5)



Hour One:

Sonny Stitt - "I Never Knew" - 12! (1972)

New Vision Sax Ensemble - "A Night in Tunisia" - Musical Journey Through Time (2017)*

Sax fun!

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Sarah McKenzie - "Paris in the Rain" - Paris in the Rain (2016)*

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

Pearl Django - "Waltz a la Carte" - With Friends Like These (2017)*

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

Ryan Fourt - "Big Slick" - Big Slick (2015)

Cal Tjader - "Cubano Chant" - Live at the Funky Quarters (1972)

Zem Audu - "Bird" - Spirits (2015)*

Hour Two: 

Milt Jackson - "Sunflower" - Sunflower (1972) CTI Moment

Ignacio Berroa - "No Te Importe Saber" - Straight Ahead from Havana (2017)*

inventive jazz!

Lori Williams - "The Island" - Behind the Smiles (2016)

Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson - "The Revs" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Grant Stewart Trio - "After You've Gone" - Roll On (2017)*

Barbara Morrison featuring Houston Person - "Shiny Stockings" - I Wanna Be Loved (2017)

Joe Farrell - "Moon Germs" - Moon Germs (1972)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~

Gary Motley - "Passport" - No Reservation Required (2017)*

Bria Skonberg - "Whatever Lola Wants" - With a Twist (2017)*

Match made in heaven!

David Newman - "3/4 of the Time" - Lonely Avenue (1972)

B.J. Jansen - "Stacey's Pace" - Common Ground (2016)*

Peter Erskine New Trio - "What If" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Flying Horse Big Band - "This Is My Lucky Day" - Big Man on Campus (2016)*

Hour Four:

Stan Getz - "Times Lie" - Captain Marvel (1972)

Charnett Moffett - "Music of Our Souls" - Music of Our Souls (2016)*

Fresh sounds!

Larry Coryell - "Offering" - Offering (1972)

Kellye Grey - "Don't Explain" - Rendering (2015)*

Allen Hinds - "Buckley" - Fly South (2017)*

Don Braden & Joris Teepe - "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" - Conversations (2009)*

Greg Skaff - "Conjure" - Soulmation (2016)*

Airto - "Flora's Song" - Free (1972) CTI Moment

Playlist for 6-20-2017 WFCF -1964!

This week we delve into some of the wonderful releases recorded in 1964 by the likes of Coltrane, Miles, Grant Green, Blakey, Bobby Timmons, Wayne Shorter and more! As always mixed with the best new releases! Tune in today (6/20) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

Sarah McKenzie - "Triste" - Paris in the Rain (2016)*

Wayne Shorter - "Deluge" - Juju (1964)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Stan Getz - "Corcovado"  - Getz au Go Go (1964)

Diana Krall - "L-O-V-E" - Turn Up the Quiet (2017)*

Kenny Burrell - "Moon and Sand" - Guitar Forms (2014)

Bria Skonberg - "Sway" - With a Twist (2017)*

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Hammer Head" - Free For All (1964)

Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier - "Come Rain or Come Shine" - Love and Mischief (2017)*

Bobby Timmons - "Little One" - A Little Barefoot Soul (1964)

Cal Tjader - "Afro Blue" - Soul Sauce (1964)

Uptown Jazz Tentet - "Lush Life" - There It Is (2016)*

Hour Two:

Antonio Adolfo - "Black Nile" - Hybrido (2016)*

Thelonious Monk - "Teo" - Monk (1964)

Robert McCarther - "It's Over Now (Well You Needn't) - Strange in Town (2017)*

Champian Fulton - "Happy Camper" - Speechless (2016)*

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - Smokin' In Seattle (1966)*

Grant Green - "Ezz-Thetic" - Solid (1964)

Herbie Hancock - "One Finger Snap (alt take) - Empyrean Isles (1964)

Hampton Hawes - "Secret Love" - The Green Leaves of Summer (1964)

Hour Three:

Jackie McLean - "Cancellation" - It's Time (1964)

Dexter Gordon - "Tanya" - One Flight Up (1964)

Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer - "The King" - The Power of Positive Swinging (1964)

Larry Young - "Ritha" - Into Something (1964)

Hour Four:

Lee Morgan - "Rigormortis" - Tom Cat (1964)

Jazzmeia Horn - "Social Call" - A Social Call (2017)*

Miles Davis - "So What" - Miles in Berlin (1964)

Jazzmeia Horn - "I Remember You" - A Social Call (2017)*

Jaco Pastorius - "Three Views of a Secret" - Truth, Liberty & Soul (1982)*

John McLean/Clark Sommers Band - "Parts Unknown" - Parts Unknown (2017)*

Marius Preda - "B.A.T.C." - Mission Cimbalom (2017)*

John Coltrane - "Wise One" - Crescent (1964)

Playlist for 6-13-2017 WFCF - Vinyl & New Releases!

Trane in the zone...

Winging it once again with chunks of vinyl & new releases! Join me on iHeart here today (6/13) 3-5pm resuming 5:15-7pm eastern. See you there! - Kendo


Hour One:

Chuck Mangione Quartet - "High Heel Sneakers" - Alive! (1972)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Louis Hayes - "Song for My Father" - Serenade for Horace (2017)*

A tribute to his former bandleader.

Peter Erskine New Trio - "Sukiyaki" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Joni Mitchell - "You're My Thrill" - Both Sides Now (2000)

Miles Davis - "Sid's Ahead" - Milestones (1958)

Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier - "She Ain't the Kinda Girl" -Love and Mischief (2016)*

Art Blakey - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Jazz Messengers!!! (recorded 56 years ago today on 6/13/1961)

Hour Two:

Theo Hill - "This Here" - Promethean (2016)*

Sarah McKenzie - "Tea for Two" - Paris in the Rain (2016)*

Newly discovered recordings sound great!

John Coltrane - "Naima" & "Mr. P.C." - Giant Steps (1959)*

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "Jingles" - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

Sonny Rollins - "Kids Know"  - Sonny Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)

Typhanie Monique - "Magic" - Call It Magic ()*

Billy Childs - "Backwards Bop" - Rebirth (2015)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Joe Henderson - "Power to the People" - Black Narcissus (1976) - The Ride Home!  

Beegie Adair - "I Wished On the Moon" - By Request (2017)*

No vocals as the title implies - strong writing & playing!

Miles Davis - "Capricorn" - Water Babies (recorded 50 years ago today on 6/13/1967)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Silver Hollow" - Un Poco Loco (1979)

Bria Skonberg - "Cocktails for Two" - With a Twist (2017)*

Champian Fulton - "Later Gator" - Speechless (2016)*

Hour Four:

Dexter Gordon - "What It Was" - Tangerine (1972)

Gabor Szabo - "Pretty Girl Why" - Magical Connection (recorded 47 years ago today on 6/13/1970)

Gabor & some choice musicians

Allan Holdsworth - "Where Is One" - I.O.U. (1979)

Hubert Laws - "Reconciliation" - In The Beginning (1974)

Dr. Lonnie Smith - "Hola Muneca" - Mama Wailer (1971)

Soul Mann & the Brothers - "Ellie's Love Theme" - Shaft ()

Hubert Laws - "Mean lene" - In The Beginning (1974)

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Playlist for 6-6-2017 WFCF - Vinyl & New Releases Strikes Again!

Insert to Turtle Bay signed by Herbie!

Mostly wingin' it today with a big fistful of vinyl by Freddie Hubbard, Charles Earland, Jack McDuff, Herbie Mann, Gerry Mulligan + lots more as well as new releases and some classic recordings from Coltrane and Ellington! The 3:15 Coffee Break will feature a very fine new release from Pearl Django. We're expecting rain and storms today in St. Augustine so 88.5 is the place to be. (Unfortunately the iHeart computer broke so we won't be broadcasting on it this week.) Today Tuesday 6/6 from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5. See you there! - Kendo

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Hour One:

John Coltrane - "Blue Train" - Blue Train (1957)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Fine gypsy jazz with modern twists!

Pearl Django - "Floyd Hoyt Rides Again", "Night of the Dolphin" & Le Quatre Cinq (The Cat Sank)" - With Friends Like These (2017)*

Duke Ellington - "Take the 'A' Train" - The Best of the Centennial Edition (1940)

Mica Bethea Big Band with Linda Cole - "Love Is Here to Stay" - Stage 'n Studio (2016)*

The Pointer Sisters - "Cloudburst" - The Pointer Sisters ()

Gerry Mulligan - "Mud Bug" & "Sweet and Lovely" - Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "Blues in F" - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

Hour Two:

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

Wynton Kelly Trio/Wes Montgomery - "O Morro " - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

Antonio Adolfo - "Deluge" - Hybrido (2016)*

Sarah McKenzie - "Paris in the Rain" - Paris in the Rain (2016)*

New release - what a concert!!

Louie Bellson - "Raincheck" - Raincheck (1978)

J.J. Johnson - "Groovin'" - The Eminent J.J. Johnson Vol. 3 (recorded 62 years ago today on 6/6/1955)

Jaco Pastorius - "I Shot the Sheriff" - Truth, Liberty & Soul (1982)*

Herbie Mann - "Rainy Night in Georgia" - Turtle Bay (1971)

Roxy Coss - "Free to Be" - Chasing the Unicorn (2016)*

Herbie Mann - "Turtle Bay" - Turtle Bay (1971)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Freddie Hubbard - "One of a Kind" - The Best of FH Live and In Studio (1980) - The Ride Home!  

Charnett Moffett - "Come and Play" - Music from Our Soul (2016)*

Freddie & Billy Childs tearing it up on this one!

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - "Besame Mucho" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

Flying Horse Big Band - "June Song" - Big Man On Campus (2016)*

Chico Hamilton - "Mallet Dance" - Man from Two Worlds (1963)

Joris Teepe & Don Braden - "Stolen Time" - Conversations (2016)*

Leigh Pilzer - "Thaddish" - Strunkin' (2016)*

Hour Four:

Louis Hayes - "Song For My Father" - Serenade for Horace (2017)*

Cheap 3nsemble - "Reflections" - The Cheap Ensemble (2016)*

Charles Earland - "Betty Boop" - Revelation (1977)

Let's try this one again! lol

Jon Stickley Trio - "Play People" - Maybe Believe (2016)*

Jack McDuff - "To Be Named Later" - Sophisticated Funk (1978)

Wes Montgomery - "California Nights" - A Day in the Life (recorded 50 years ago today on 6/6/1967)

Grant Green - "Never My Love" - Shades of Green (1971)

Greg Skaff - "Smoke in the Sun" - Soulmation (2016)*

Donald Byrd - "The Uptowners" - Fancy Free (recorded 48 years ago today on 6/6/1969)

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Playlist for 5-30-2017 WFCF - New Releases & Vinyl!!

This week's show will continue listening to vinyl & cd's recently acquired by the likes of Al Cohn, Blue Mitchell, Pat Martino, Dick Hyman, Elvin Jones, Woody Shaw & more plus plenty of new releases! Tune in today (Tues 5/30) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Alex Wintz - "Sweet and Lovely" - LifeCycle (2016)*

Ray Mantilla - "Lane Change" - High Voltage (2017)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Peter Erskine New Trio - "Sukiyaki" - In Praise of Shadows (2015)*

Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier - "Peel Me a Grape" - Love and Mischief (2017)*

Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery - "What's New" - Smokin' in Seattle (1966)*

Al Cohn - "We Three", "Idaho" & "The Things I Love" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1957)

Giacomo Gates - "Spinnin' (Speedball)" - What Time Is It" (2017)*

Bill Evans Trio - "Minha (All Mine)" - On a Monday Evening (1976)*

Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet - "Something Special" - Waltz New (2015)*

Hour Two:

Maynard Ferguson - "The Rise and Fall of Seven" - Ridin' High (1967)

Corbin Andrick - "Mind the Bubbles" - Bonzo Squad (2015)*

Charnett Moffett - "So What?" -Music of Our Souls (2016)*

Elvin Jones - "Laura" - Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)

Woody Shaw - "Stepping Stone" & "In a Capricornian Way" - Stepping Stones (1978)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

 - The Ride Home! Did not happen thanks to the Flagler files lol 

Diana Krall - "Isn't It Romantic" - Turn Up the Quiet (2017)*

Blue Mitchell - "Fungii Mama" & "Mona's Mood" - The Thing to Do (1964)

Joris Teepe & Don Braden - "It's You or No One" - Conversations (2016)*

Dick Hyman - "Hit the Road, Jack" - Mirrors (1968)

Roxy Coss - "You're There" - Chasing the Unicorn ()*

Hour Four:

John Scofield - "Blackout" - Bump (1999)

David Newman - "Song for the New Man" - Newmanism (1974)

Jimmy McGriff - "The Worm" - The Worm (1968)

Pat Metheny Group - "American Garage" - American Garage (1979)

Spacetime Continuum - "The Ring" - Double Fine Zone (1999)

Pat Martino - "Law" - Starbright (1976)

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

Greg Skaff - "Fleurette Africaine" - Soulmation (2016)*

Larry Coryell - "Hong Kong Breeze" - Spaces Revisited (1997)