Playlist for 10-24-2017 WFCF - Good Jazz

We did all of side one on today's show!

Playing music from some favorite BMI artists today since it is a reporting day (happens about once a year). Also some chunks of vinyl I picked up from an estate sale, and the last hour will feature Herbie Hancock for absolutely no reason at all! Join me at 88.5fm (don't think iHeart has resolved their issue yet but you can try!) See you then! - Kendo



Hour One:

La Lucha - "La Migra" - La Lucha (2012) Happy Birthday Mark

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

3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

An amazing debut with Chick Corea on piano

Hubert Laws - "Bessie's Blues" - The Laws of Jazz (1966)

Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader - "Mr. Sandman" - Time For Two (1962)

Gabor Szabo - "The Look of Love" - Bacchanal (1968)

John Daversa - "Ms. Turkey" - Wobbley Dance Flower (2017)*

Milt Jackson - "Detour Ahead" - Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Milt Jackson - "Goodbye" - Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Giacomo Gates - "Everything Is Cool" - Everything Is Cool (2015) request

Hour Two:

Hilario Duran - "Papiosco's Match" - Contumbao (2017)*

Matt Kane - "Mr.Rogers" - Suit Up! (2013)

Thomson Kneeland - "Ashlayah" - Mazurka For a Modern Man (2007)

Shenole Latimer - "I'm Just Fine" - Front and Center (2006)

Energetic set from Jackie!

Sinne Eeg - "The Bitter End" - Dreams (2017)*

Jackie McLean - "Jack's Tune" - A Ghetto Lullaby (1973)

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

Marc Devine - "Soul Station" - Inspiration (2017)*

Hour Three:

~ Flagler Files ~

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

yelena Eckemoff - "Saratovsky Bridge" - In the Shadow of a Cloud ()*

Gary Wofsey - "Sunlit Samba" - In Stereo (2000)

Vincent herring - "Hard Work" - Hard Times (2017)*

Unusual but fun, ecletic set from Gaover!

Gabor Szabo - "Krishna" & "Raga Doll" - Jazz Raga (1966)

Michael Petrovich - "Sunrise in the Land of the Pharoahs" - The Train to San Lorenzo (2004)

Hour Four:

Herbie Hancock - "Fat Mama" & "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" - Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

Herbie Hancock - "Actual Proof" - Thrust (1974)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Maiden Voyage" - Happenings (1966) 

Pete Levin - "I Mean You"

Joe Zawinul - "In a Silent Way" - Zawinul (1971)

Brian Hudson - "Ybor City" - Next Level (2017)*

Joe Farrell - "Bass Folk Song" - Moon Germs (1972) CTI Moment

Playlist for 10-10-2017 WFCF - Chunks o' Vinyl and New Jazz

Mix of Brazilian and 70's funk!

I played chunks of albums on vinyl today along with new releases. Had a good time! Sorry about the iHeart issues. Hopefully they will get it resolved soon! Thanks for tuning in - Kendo




Hour One:

Ron Carter - "A Hymn for Him" & "Two-Beat Johnson" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Sounding great!

Patti LaBelle - "Peel Me a Grape" - Bel Homage (2017)*

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

Herbie Mann - "Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm Tree)" - Sunbelt (1978)

Jack McDuff - "All In Love Is Fair" & "Showcasing" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Wes Montgomery - "What the World Needs Now Is Love" & "Tequila" - Tequila (1966)

Stanley Clarke - "Hot Fun" - School Days (197?) request

Hour Two:

Thelonious Monk - "Work" - (1954)

Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins (1954)

Underrated  Hubbard release with a killer lineup!

Freddie Hubbard - "Sunshine Lady" & "Eclipse" - Mistral (1980)

Negroni's Trio - "That's The Way of The World" - New Era (2017)*

Farnell Newton - "Crossing the Tracks" - Back to Earth (2016)*

Hubert Laws - "Morning Star" - Morning Star (recorded 45 years ago on 10-10/72) CTI Moment

Cecile McLorin Salvant - "You're My Thrill" - Dreams and Daggers (2016)*

John Daversa - "Ms. Turkey" - Wobbly Dance Flower (2017)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Files ~

Frank Foster - "J.P.'s Thing" - The Loud Minority (1974) - The Ride Home!

Duke Jordan - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Trio & QUintet (recorded 62 years ago today on 10-10-1954)

A classic!

Ron Carter - "R2, M1" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment

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

Wes Montgomery - "Lolita" - Portrait of Wes (recorded 54 years ago on 10-10-1963)

Hour Four:

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson - "Lotus Blossom" - Yama (1979) CTI Moment

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

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

Eddie Henderson - "Kudu" - Heritage (1976)

Miles Davis - "Sivad" - Live Evil (1970)

Pete Levin - "There Comes a Time" - Mobius (2017)*

Yet another groundbreaking album from Miles.

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