Playlist for 10-3-2017 WFCF - Colorado Acquisitions!

Snow on the mountains yesterday outside of Denver!

Playing new releases and music I picked up on vacation in CO! Vinyl: Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws & more! CD: Billie Holiday, Buddy Rich, Mingus... tune in today from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. iHeart is back up and working! See you there - Kendo


Hour One:

Bill Cunliffe - "Sleepers Awake" - BACHanalia (2017)*

Excellent Latin Jazz!

Hilario Duran - "Contumbao" - Contumbao (2017)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Billie Holiday - "I'm a Fool to Want You" - Lady In Satin (1958)

John Stein/Dave Zinno - "Modinha" - Wood and Strings (2016)*

Vanessa Racci - "'O Sole Mio" - Italiana Fresca (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Blue Nights" - Mistral (1980)

Buddy Rich Big Band - "Away We Go" - The New One (1967)

Manhattan Transfer - "Birdland" - Expansions (1979)

Charles Mingus - "I X Love" - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)

Hour Two:

Cal Tjader Quintet - "Moment in Madrid" & "Rezo" - Concert On the Campus (1960)

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

CTI Art Farmer goodness!

Debbie Poryes - "Both Sides Now" - Loving Hank (2017)*

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Young and Fine" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

Louis Armstrong Hot Five - "Heebie Jeebies" - Volume I (1926)

Josh Nelson - "Bridges and Tunnels" - The Sky Remains (2017)*

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Mad About the Boy" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Files ~

Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976) - The Ride Home!

Katie Thiroux - "Why Did I Choose You" - Off Beat ()*

Straight-ahead release from Steve Smith!

Stanley Turrentine - "Blues for Del" & "Manha de Carnaval" - New Time Shuffle (1967)

Buddy Rich Big Band - "Machine" - The New One (1967)

Gene Ammons - "It's The Talk of the Town" - Angel Eyes (1962)

Steve Smith and Vital Information - "I'm an Old Cowhand" - Heart of the City (2016)*

Hour Four:

Hubert Laws - "Fire and Rain" - Afro-Classic (1970) CTI Moment

Donald Harrison - "The Wind Cries Mary" - The Power of Cool (1994)

Brian Hudson - "Metro" - Next Level (2017)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Cascais" - Skagly (1979)

Better than ever!

Mike Stern - "Screws" - Trip (2017)*

Herbie Mann - "What Would You Do" - Sunbelt

Gerald Beckett - "Davito" & "So What" - OBlivion (2017)*

Playlist for 9-26-2017 WFCF - Wingin' It with Vinyl

Busy with so many things - grabbed the vinyl that looked good, a few cds (with long cuts) and headed to the station. Had fun! Thanks for joining me today - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Blues March" - Live at Sweet Basil (1985)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brother Jack McDuff - "Beep-Bo-Boo" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Triocity - "Skylark" - I Believe In You (2016)*

Miles Davis - "Agitation" & "Iris" - E.S.P. (1965)

Craig Fraedrich - "Without a Song" - All through the Night (2016)*

Negroni's Trio - "Moon River" - New Era (2017)*

Hour Two:

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - "Soft Winds" - Cafe Bohemia Pt. 1 (1955)

George Benson & Joe Farrell - "Flute Song" - Benson & Farrell (1976) CTI Moment

Sonny Clark - "Melody for C" - Leapin' and Lopin' (1961) 

Carmen McRae - "Sunday" & "What Kind of Fool Am I" - Live at Sugar Hill (1963)

Matt White/Super Villain Jazz Band - "Wade in the Water" - Worlds Wide (2016)*

Hiroe Sekine - "Tidanu Hikari" - One World One Sun (2017)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Bewitched" - Someone to Watch Over Me (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Files ~

Hubert Laws - "The Rite of Spring" - The Rite of Spring (1971) CTI Moment The Ride Home!

Joe Farrell - "If I Knew Where You're At" - Sonic Text (1979)

John Coltrane - "Mr. Syms" - Trane: The Atlantic Collection (1960)*

Dave Stryker - "New You" - Strykin' Ahead (2016)*

Katie Thiroux - "When Lights Are Low" - Off Beat (2016)*

Cal Tjader - "Sweet Honey Bee" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Hour Four:

Charles Overton Group - "Passion Dance" - Convergence (2017)*

Steve Langone - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Breathe (2017)*

Johnny Hammond - "Rock Steady" - Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971) CTI Moment

Miles Davis - "Jo-Jo" - Amandla (1989)

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

Freddie Hubbard - "Camel Rise" - High Energy (1974)

Chris Parker - "" - Moving Forward Now (2017)*

Playlist for 9-19-2017 WFCF - Irma Acquisitions

another highly creative album from Brother Jack!

On the air spinning all the acquisitions I made running away from Hurricane Irma! New jazz too! Tune in today Tuesday 9/19 from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo




Hour One:

Christian McBride Big Band - "Thermo" - Gettin' It (2017)*

Another highly impressive set from Cecile McLorin

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "Tell Me What Their Saying Can't Be True" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Clark Terry - "One Foot In the Gutter" - C.T. Meets Monk (1958)

Carmen McRae - "Would You Believe" - Can't Hide Love (1976)

Ella Fitzgerald with LSO - "They Can't That Away from Me" - Someone to Watch Over Me (2017)*

Clark Terry - "Globetrotter" - C.T. Meets Monk (1958) 

Jimmy McGriff - "Theme from Shaft" - Let's Stay Together (1972)

Pee Wee Russell - "Turnaround" - Ask Me Now! (1965)

Ornette Coleman - "Jayne" - Something Else (1958)

Hour Two:

Pee Wee Russell - "Hackensack" - Ask Me Now! (1965)

Diana Krall - "Sway" - Turn Up the Quiet (2017)*

Rockin'!

Harold Mabern - "To Love and Be Loved" - To Love and Be Loved (2017)*

Jack McDuff - "Black Jack" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

John Beasley - "Played Twice" - MONK'estra Vol 2 (2017)*

Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" - On the Sunny Side of the Street (1963)

Larry Coryell - "Misty" - Fallen Angel (1993)

Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie - "Deed I Do" - On the Sunny Side of the Street (1963)

Sonny Rollins - "Decision" - Volume One (1956)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Dizzy Gillespie - "In a Shanty In Old Shanty Town" & "Careless Love" - New Wave! (1962) - The Ride Home!  

Pete Malinverni - "Shenendoah" - Heaven (2016)*

Bossa Nova Dizzy!

Farnell Newton - "Back to Earth" - Back to Earth (2016)*

Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer - "Green Stamps" & "Hawg Jawz" - The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)

Patti Labelle - "I Can Cook" - Belle Homage (2017)*

Hour Four:

Donald Byrd - "Flight Time" - Black Byrd (1972)

Jimmy McGriff - "Let's Stay Together" - Let's Stay Together (1972)

Deodato - "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" - Prelude (1972) CTI Moment

Metalwood - "New Pants" - The Recline (2001)

Miles Davis - "Amandla" - Amandla (1989)

Some trippy sounds from Herbie 1969

Negroni's Trio - "Brazilian Love Affair" - New Era (2017)*

Charles Overton - "Blackbird" - Convergence (2017)*

Herbie Mann - "In Tangier/Paradise Beach" - Stone Flute (1969)

Playlist for 9-5-2017 WFCF - 5TH Anniversary show!

Jazz harp!

This week marks the 5th anniversary of my first show as host of Jazz Greats! So the theme is "Track 5" - all the songs are the 5th track from their respective albums. Plenty fo new songs to the show along with new jazz releases! Tune in Tuesday 9/5 from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 for the Flagler Files by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Louis Hayes - "Strollin'" - Serenade For Horace (2017)*

fun selections and good playing!

Katie Thiroux - "Brotherhood of Man" - Off Beat (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Annie Lennox - "I Cover the Waterfront" - Nostalgia (2014)

Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins - "I Thought About You" - Bluesy Burrell (1962)

Eliane Elias - "Some Enchanted Place" - Made in Brazil (2014)

Ray Mantilla - "El Carnivalito USA" - The Connection (2013)

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

Roland Kirk - "Limbo Boat" - Reeds & Deeds (1963)

Johnny Smith - "You Took Advantage of Me" - Plus the Trio (1960)

Horace Silver - "Yeah" - Horace-Scope (1960)

Charles Overton - "Alone Together" - Convergence (2017)*

Hour Two:

Harry Connick Jr. - "You Don't Know Me" - Only You (2003)

Adrian Cunningham - "Rachel's Dance" - Jazz Speak (2017)*

fresh saxophone recording!

Brian Lynch - "In a Capricornian Way" - Presents Madero Latino (2012)

Albare - "Now and Then" - Long Way (2012)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Tres Palabras" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Alex Snydman - "Star Crossed Lovers" - Fortunate Action (2012)

Reunion Tribute to Errol Garner - "Mambo Caramel" - Reunion Tribute to Errol Garner (2017*)

Negroni's Trio - "My Love" - New Era (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Freddie Hubbard - "Crisis" - Ready for Freddie (1961) - The Ride Home!  

Cal Tjader/Carmen McRae - "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" - Heat Wave (1982)

One of the last from the great pianist!

Bobby Timmons - "One Down" - Got to Get It (1967)

Brian Hudson  - "Mr. Peabody"  Next Level (2017)*

Jen Siukola - "Bog Walking" - Lighthouse Reverie (2017)*

Herbie Hancock - "And What If I Don't" - My Point of View (1963)

Hour Four:

Ambient bedding music before and after the break by Jim Driscoll. 

Karl Latham - "Us and Them" - Living Standards (2015)

Steve Fidyk - "Doin' the Shake" - Allied Forces (2016)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Stone Flower" - Stone Flower (1970)

debut from the great pianist!

Michel Camilo - "Not Yet" - Why Not? (1985)

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong - "Under a Blanket of Blue" - Ella & Louis (1956)

Joey DeFrancesco - "Cuz U No" - Trip Mode (2015)

John Scofield - "Jeep on 35" - A Go Go (1998)

Jimmy McGriff - "Spear for Moondog Pt 1" - Electric Funk (1969)

Larry Coryell - "Chris" - Spaces (1969)

Playlist for 8-29-17 WFCF - Wingin' It!

Flagler Beach Dec 2012

Just wingin' it today - brought plenty of vinyl, plenty of awesome cds new to the show and there's so much good music here at the station on the new jazz shelf! Join me from 3-7pm eastern today (8/29) by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Duke Ellington - "Skin Deep" & "The Mooche" - Ellington Uptown ()

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Beasley (w/ Dianne Reeves) - "Dear Ruby" - MONK'estra Vol. 2 (2017)*

an inherited original pressing - woohoo!

Bud Powell - "Autumn in New York" - The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2 (1953)

Junior Cook Quintet - "Sweet Cakes" - Junior's Cookin' (1961)

Ken Wiley - "Bag's Groove" - Jazz Horn Redux (2014)*

Don Byrd/Gigi Gryce - "Nica's Tempo" - Jazz Lab (1957)

Walt Weiskopf - "Close Enough for Love" - Fountain of Youth (2016)*

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

Hour Two:

Donald Byrd - "West of the Pecos" & "Loki" - Blackjack (1967)

Gerald Cannon - "Combinations" - Combinations (2017)*

Scored a sealed copy of this RC classic!

Ron Carter - "Django" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment

Jon Davis - "Search for Peace" - Happy Juice (2017)*

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "Nature Boy" - Mi Casa/My House (2016)

Pete Malinverni - "People Get Ready" - Heaven (2016)*

George Benson - "Goodnight" & "The Man from Toledo" - Benson Burner (comp.)

Ryan Fourt - "Air Gun (Daisy's Revenge) - Big Slick (2015)

Ignacio Berroa - "Nuestras Vidas" - Straight Ahead from Havana (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Flagler Files ~

Great band with LoFaro, Guaraldi & Higgins!

Cal Tjader/Stan Getz Sextet - "Ginza Samba" - Cal Tjader/Stan Getz Sextet (1958) - The Ride Home!

Andrew Scott Quartet - "My Ears Can't Hear Your Voice" - The Brightest Minute (2016)*

Thelonious Monk - "Just You, Just Me" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Craig Fraedrich with Trilogy - "Avalon" - All Through the Night (2016)*

Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn, Paul Chambers - "Tadd's Delight" - We Three (1958)

Miles Donahue - "Bill" - The Bug (2015)*

Hour Four:

Andrew Hill - "Soul Special" - Grass Roots (1968)

Jimmy McGriff - "Criss Cross" - Electric Funk (1969)

The first from this Chick outfit!

Chick Corea Elektric Band - "Rumble" - Elektric Band (1986)


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

Jimmy McGriff - "Spinning Wheel" - Electric Funk (1969)

John Abercrombie - "Sing Song" - Gateway 2 (1977)

Eddie Henderson - "Inside You" - Heritage (1976)

Herbie Mann - "What's Going On" - Push Push (1971)

Joe Farell - "I Won't Be Back" - Upon This Rock (1973) CTI Moment

Playlist for 8-22-2017 WFCF - Now and Forever!

Such a great set and wonderfully relaxing!

This week's show was themed "Now & Forever" with song titles having one of those two words. Loved having so many songs I've never played on the air before as well as a few favorites. Hope you all had a good time! :) - Kendo

Hour One:

More quality stuff from Ken!

Ken Fowser - "Now Hear This" - Now Hear This! (2016)*

Ken Fowser - "Here and Now" - Now Hear This! (2016)*

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Kristin Korb - "Baby Don't You Quit Now" - Beyond the Moon (2016)*

Chris Connor - "For You, For Me, Forevermore" - Sings George Gershwin (1956)

Bobby Broom - "Ask Me Now" - Plays for Monk (2009)

Stephen Scott - "Forever More" - The Beautiful Thing (1996) 

Louis Armstrong - "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" - Satchmo Plays Fats (1955)

Ray Parker - "Guitar Sammich - Now's The Time" - Swingin' Never Hurt Nobody (2011)

Roland Kirk - "Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith" - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967)

Red Garland - "You Better Go Now" - Feelin' Red (1978)

Hour Two:

Wes Montgomery - "Just For Now" - Groove Yard (1961)

Great sounding tenor!

Cory Weeds - "Love Is a Now and Then Thing" - Dreamsville (2016)*

John Patitucci - "Now" - Now (1998)

Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - "Too Late Now" - Kirk's Works (1961)

Weather Report - "Barbary Coast" - Black Market (1975)

Bill Evans - "If You Could See Me Now" - Trio 65 (1965)

Cal Tjader - "Now" - Agua Dulce (1971)

Jackie McLean - "Just For Now" - Capuchin Swing (1960)

Eli Bennett - "Forever" - Breakthrough (2014)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Airto - "Return to Forever" - Free (1971) - The Ride Home! 

Sarah Vaughan - "If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) - Swingin' Easy (1957)

14 year old writing engaging music & playing strong!

A Bu - "Forever Suite I" - Butterflies Fly in Paris (2015)

Wynton Marsalis - "What Is Happening Here Now" - Think of One (1983)

John Stein/Dave Zinno - "Song for Now" - Wood and Strings (2016)*

Jack McDuff - "Oh Look At Me Now" - Big Band Prelude (1963)

Charles Mingus - "New Now, Know How" - Mingus Dynasty (1959)

Hour Four:

Grant Green - "Ain't It Funky Now" - Green Is Beautiful (1970) - 9:58

Jacob Collier - "Now and Then I Think About You" - In My Room (2016)

Grover Washington - "Tell Me About It Now" - Paradise (1979)

Another great one from George!

George Cables - "Beyond Forever" - Shared Secrets (2000)

Shelly Manne - "My Man's Gone Now" - Manne That's Gershwin (1965)

Carmen McRae - "It's Over Now" - Carmen Sings Monk (1988)

Mark Egan - "About Now" - About Now (2014)

Erik Jackson - "Now and Then" - Rainy Days ()

Freddie Hubbard - "Happiness Is Now" - Skagly (1979)

Playlist for 8-15-2017 WFCF - After The Birth of The Cool!

This week's show is all about what went down with all the musicians involved with the three "Birth of the Cool" sessions immediately after the recordings, as well as pinnacles of some of the participants careers! So aside from some new jazz releases - most of the recordings will date from 1950 to 1954. Tune in Tuesday 8/15 from 3-6pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here! See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Gerald Cannon - "Columbus Circle Stop" - Combinations (2017)*

Miles Davis - “Budo” - Birth of the Cool (1/21/1949)

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Diana Krall - "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" - Turn Up The Quiet (2017)*

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

Steve Langone - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Breathe (2016)*

Miles Davis - “Jeru” - Birth of the Cool (1/21/1949)

Stan Getz - “Prezervation” - (6/21/1949)

Al Haig Trio - “Gone With the Wind” - Al Haig Trio (3/13/1954)

Chet Baker - “Solar” - Chet Baker In New York (9/1958)

Charlie Parker - “In the Still of the Night” - The Magnificent CP (5/25/1953)

Celebrating the unvalved horn!

Kay Winding Sextet - “Broadway” - Trombone By Three (8/23/1949)

Kay Winding Orchestra - “More” - Soul Surfin' (1963)

Hour Two:

Kai Winding/J.J. Johnson - “Blue Monk” - The Great Kai & JJ (1960)

John Beasley - "I Mean You" - MONK'estra Vol 2 (2017)*

Miles Davis - “Godchild” - Birth of the Cool (1/21/1949)

Miles Davis - “Miles Ahead” - Miles Ahead (1957)

Barbara Carrol - “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off” - Funny Face (1957)

Miles Davis Nonet- “Boplicity” - Birth of the Cool (4/22/1949)

Ignacio Berroa - "Drume Negrita" - Straight Ahead from Havana (2017)*

Thelonious Monk - “Let's Cool One” - Genius of Modern Music 2 (5/30/1952)

Milt Jackson - “”- Wizard of the Vibes (4-7-1952)

featuring Monk - good stuff!

Modern Jazz Quartet - “Delaunay's Dilemma” - Django (6/25/1953)

Dexter Gordon - “Our Love Is Here To Stay” - Our Man In Paris (5/23/1963)

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

Charles Lloyd New Quartet - "Nu Blues" - Passin Thru (2016)* - The Ride Home!  

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

Miles Davis Nonet - “Deception” - Birth of the Cool (3/9/1950)

Miles Davis - “Chance It” - Young Man With a Horn – (5/9/1952)

Jay Jay Johnson - “Jay” - The Eminent Vol 2 (9/24/1954)

Gigi Gryce - “Smoke Signal” - Nica's Tempo (10/22/1955)

Lee Konitz - “Ice Cream Konitz” - Subconscious-Lee (4/17/1950)

a classic!

Lee Konitz - “Odjenar” - The New Sounds (3/8/1951)

Lee Konitz - “Yesterdays” - The New Sounds (3/8/1951)

Hour Four:

Gerry Mulligan – Chet Baker Quartet - “Bernie's Tune” - Gerry Mulligan Quartet (8/16/1952)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - “Makin' Whoopee” - Lee Konitz Plays with (2/24/1953)

Gerry Mulligan - “Country Beaver” - The Age of Steam (1971)

Miles Davis Nonet - “Moon Dreams” - Birth of the Cool (3/9/1950)

Sarah Vaughan - “It Might As Well Be Spring” - In Hi-Fi (5/18/1950)

Miles Davis – “Morpheus” & “Down” - Miles Davis Sextet (1/17/1951)

Miles Davis All Stars - “Denial” - Dig (10/5/1951)

Miles Davis All Stars - “Dear Old Stockholm” - Young Man With a Horn (5/9/1952)

Miles Davis - “Tasty Pudding” - Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (2/19/1953)

Miles Davis - “So What” - Kind of Blue (3/2/1959)