Playlist for 10-29-2019 WFCF - Benson, Billy & Swedish Nationalism!

A great listen through and through!

For this show we continued listening to Cal Tjader's "Cuban Fantasy", played a whole bunch of George Benson including tracks from his mid 60's Atlantic Records period, and we listened to the entire "Crosswinds" album by Billy Cobham. Also in the mix - some jazzed up ancient music from Sweden and lots more including new jazz. Thanks to all who joined me and for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One: 

Cal Tjader - "Cuban Fantasy" - Cuban Fantasy (1977)

Rich Willey's Boptism Funk Band - "Mister Magoo" -Conspiracy (2019)*

Great energy & performances from everyone!

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Katalenic - Kwek Band - "Morning Sun" - Morning Sun (1983)

George Benson - "Goodnight" - Benson Burner (1966)

George Benson - "The Man From Toledo" - Benson Burner (1966)

George Benson - "My Babe" - Benson Burner (1966)

George Benson - "Slow Scene" - Benson Burner (1966)

John Coltrane - "Blue World" - Blue World (1964)*

Jan Johansson - "Herdedans" - Musik genom fyra sekler (1968)

Jan Johansson - "Vava Vadmal" - Musik genom fyra sekler (1968)

Hour Two:

Billy Cobham - "The Pleasant Pheasant" - Crosswinds (1974)

Joe Farrell - "The Jazz Crunch" - Sonic Text (1979)

Williams' unique expression with Shorter & Rivers!

Tony Williams - "Extras" - Spring (1965)

Chet Baker - "I'm Through With Love" - With Strings (1953)

Chet Baker - "What'll I Do" - She Was Too Good to Me (1974) CTI Moment

George Benson - "No Sooner Said Than Done" - Bad Benson (1974) CTI Moment

One O'clock Lab Band - "Al-Go-Rhythm" - LAB 2019 (2019)*

Heather Bambrick - "It Never Entered My Mind" - Fine State (2019)*

Hour Three:

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Hampton Hawes - "Hamp's Broad Blue Acres" - Live at the MonMartre (1971) - The Ride Home!

Antonio Adolfo - "" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

A little out thanks to the presence of Michael Carvin!

Sonny Clark - "Blues Blue" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Sonny Clark - "Junka" - Sonny Clark Trio (1960)

Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

Mark Minchello - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - The Flute Album (2019)*

Hour Four:

Billy Cobham - "Spanish Moss - A Sound Portrait" - Crosswinds (1974)

Corey Christiansen - "Ambedo" - La Proxima (2019)*

Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Righteous" - Eleven (2019)*

Spirit Fingers - "Inside" - Spirit Fingers (2019)*

Cal Tjader - "Tu Crees Que?" - Cuban Fantasy (1977)*


Freddie Hubbard - "Lost Dreams" - Liquid Love (1975)

A very cool period in Benson's long career!

Playlist for 10-22-2019 WFCF - A Zawinul Vibe

New sounds for jazz in 1971.

This show was dominated by a wonderfully chill and dreamy vibe thanks to the first Weather Report album along with Joe Zawinul's self titled release from the year before. Also featured were Miles Davis Live In Europe Bootleg Series, Mose Allison, the new Coltrane, plenty of new releases and we began our weekly listen to Cal Tjader's "Cuban Fantasy" live album. Thanks to all who tuned in, and thank you for stopping by. - Kendo
Hour One:

Miles Davis - "Footprints" - Live in Europe (1967)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Eliane Elias - "Angel Eyes" - Love Stories (2019)*

Sounding good as ever with more great playing!

Chick Corea - "Crepescule with Nellie" - Trilogy 2 (2016)*

John Coltrane - "Psalm" - A Love Supreme (1964)

Spirit Fingers - "Maps" - Spirit Fingers (2018)*

Weather Report - "Orange Lady" - Weather Report (1971)

Weather Report - "Milky Way" - Weather Report (1971)

Hour Two:

Dick Hyman & Ken Peplowski - "Waitin' For My Dearie" - Counterpoint (2019)*

Mose Allison - "Trouble In Mind" - Local Color (1957)

Mose's 2nd album is highly addictive jazz!

Mose Allison - "Lost Mind" - Local Color (1957)

John Coltrane - "Naima (Take 1)" - Blue World (1964)*

John Coltrane - "Like Sonny" - Blue World (1964)*

Billie Holiday - "I Wished On the Moon" - Verve Silver Collection (1957)

Joe Zawinul - "Doctor Honoris Causa" - Zawinul (1970)

Miles Davis - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" - Live In Europe (1967)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

3 Nights In L.A. - "Have You Met Miss Jones" - 3 Nights In L.A. (2019)*

More of that mood - great stuff!

Weather Report - "Tears" - Weather Report (1971)

Billie Holiday - "Gee Baby Aint I Good To You" - Verve The Silver Collection (1957)

Joe Zawinul - "In A Silent Way" - Zawinul (1970)

Cal Tjader - "Guarabe" - Cuban Fantasy (1977)

Hour Four:

Roberto Fonseca - "La Llamada" - Yesun (2019)*

Tomas Janzon - "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise" - 130th & Lenox (2019)*

Florian Hoefner Trio - "Hound's Tune" - First Spring (2018)*

Weather Report - "Eurydice" - Weather Report (1971)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing, Open Up the Door I'll Get It Myself/Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green (1971)

Royce Campbell - "Topsy Curvy" - Organ Trio (2016)*

Donald Byrd - "Essence" - Electric Byrd (1970)

Playlist for 10-15-2019 - Szabo and more!

Gabor Szabo - photo by Charles Stewart

For this show we listened to tracks by guitarist Gabor Szabo spanning from 1966 to 1971 as well as a featured album by Billy Cobham and lots of new releases! Thank you for tuning in and for stopping by!

Hour One:

John Coltrane - "Traneing In" - Blue World (1964)*

Joel Miller - "Gyre" - Unstoppable (2018)*

Chill and funk with Bobby Womack!

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miki Purnell - "Embraceable You" - Midnight Bloom (2019)*

Gabor Szabo - "Breezin'" - High Contrast (1971)

Heather Bambrick - "Take the B Train" - Fine State (2019)*

George Cables - "The Phantom" - Circle (1979)

Lauren Henderson - "Something Bigger" - Alma Oscura (2019)*

Chick Corea - "La Fiesta" - Trilogy 2 (2016)*

Hour Two:

Billy Cobham - "Life and Times" - Live and Times (1976)

Gabor Szabo - "Amazon" - High Contrast (1970)

Straight ahead and Chick favorites - good!

Milt Jackson - "Old Devil Moon" -Goodbye (1973) CTI Moment

Gabor Szabo - "Space" - The Sorcerer (1967)

Chick Corea - "Samba Song" - Friends (1978)

Jimmy Cobb - "This I Dig of You" - This I Dig of You (2019)*

George Coleman - "Along Came Betty" - The Quartet (2019)*

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Gabor Szabo - "Los Matadoros" - More Sorcery (1967) - The Ride Home!

Billy Cobham - "East Bay" - Life and Times (1976)

Dreamy and hypnotic live set.

Louis Armstrong - "Royal Garden Blues" - Live in Europe (1948)*

James Moody - "Autumn Leaves" - Moving Forward (1988)

Ted Nash - "A Boy Like That" - Somewhere Else (2018)*

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy 66" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

Wallace Roney - "Lost" - Jazz for When You're Alone (comp.)

Billy Cobham - "Song for a Friend" - Life and Times (1976)

Billy Cobham - "On a Natural High" - Life and Times (1976)

Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Jones Street" - Eleven (2019)*

Corey Christiansen - "Street Cred" - La Proxima (2019)*

Gabor Szabo - "Mizrab" - The Sorcerer (1967)

Strong mid-70's release from Cobham.

Playlist for 10-1-2019 WFCF - October Underway!

On this show we featured releases from Freddie Hubbard, Jack McDuff, Gary McFarland, Wes Montgomery, Woody Shaw and the newly released John Coltrane! Thanks to all who tuned in and thanks for stopping by!


Hour One:

Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

Mark Minchello - "Serenade to a Cuckoo" - The Flute Project (2019)*

Solid album with a great cover and George Benson!

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Kelley Johnson - "Anyone Can Whistle" - Something Good (2016)*

Jack McDuff - "Blue Monsoon" - Magnetic Feel (1975)

John Coltrane - "Village Blues (Take 2)" - Blue World (1964)*

Woody Shaw - "OPEC" - For Sure! (1979)

Freddie Hubbard - "The Black Angel" - The Black Angel (1969)

Bill Evans - "You're Gonna Hear From Me" - Smile With Your Heart (comp.)*

Hour Two:

Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Nu Som" - Eleven (2019)*

Bill Evans - "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" - Smile With Your Heart (comp.)*

Cool pairing that works well.

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

Wayne Wilkinson Trio - "Proceed to Route" - Proceed to Route (2019)*

George Shearing - "Strolling" - You're Hearing George Shearing (1950)

John Coltrane - "Blue World" - Blue World (1964)*

Mark Minchello - "Let's Get Lost" - The Flute Project (2019)*

Gary McFarland Orchestra - "Brotherhood of Man" - The Jazz Version of How to Succeed... (1961)

Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Miles Davis - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Live In Europe 1967 (1967) - The Ride Home!

Cal Tjader - "The Lady Is a Tramp" - Tjader Plays Mambo (1956)

Killer lineup and fun arrangements!

Gary McFarland Orchestra - "I Believe In You" - The Jazz Version of How to Succeed... (1961)

David Finck - "Old Devil Moon" - BASSically Jazz ()*

Woody Shaw - "Ginsing People" - For Sure! (1979)

Freddie Hubbard - "Gittin' Down" - The Black Angel (1969)

Hour Four:

Wes Montgomery - "Willow Weep for Me" - A Day In the Life (1967) CTI Moment

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day In the Live (1967) CTI Moment

Akiko, Hamilton, Dechter - "Orange Coals" - Equal Time (2018)*

Freddie Hubbard - "Coral Keys" - The Black Angel (1969)

Florian Hoefner Trio - "Calvary" - First Spring (2018)*

Corey Christiansen - "My Sofia" - La Proxima (2019)*

Woody Shaw - "Why?" - For Sure! (1979)

Freddie Hubbard - "Spacetrack" - The Black Angel (1969)

Playlist for 9-24-2019 WFCF - First Fall Show!

Today we're listening to a lot of fascinating new jazz releases as well as featuring the "Spiral" album by Bobby Hutcherson (1968). Plenty else! Tune in today from 3-7pm eastern at 88.5 FM or on iHeart by clicking here. See you there! - Kendo

ps - you can listen to the first half of the show below!



Hour One:

Bobby Hutcherson - "Ruth" - Spiral (1968)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Trish Oney - "Most of All - I Love You" - The Best Part (2019)*

Sybil Gage - "I Won't Say No" - Live From Studio A WUCF (2018)

Bobby Hutcherson - "The Wedding March" - Spiral (1968)

Jazz way ahead of it's time.

Lee Konitz - "You Go To My Head" - Subconscious-Lee (1950)

Louis Armstrong - "Muskrat Ramble" - Live in Europe (1948)*

Louis Armstrong - "Rockin' Chair" - Live in Europe (1948)*

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

Bobby Hutcherson - "Poor People's March" - Spiral (1968)

WJ3 All-Stars - "I'm An Old Cowhand" - Lovers & Love Songs (2019)*

Hour Two:

George Coleman - "Paul's Call" - The Quartet (2019)*

Art Pepper - "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" - Modern Art (1957)

Jimmy Cobb - "Cheesecake" - This I Dig of You (2019)*

Miles searching for his new quintet.

Thelonious Monk - "Thelonious" - Underground (1968)

Miles Davis - "So Near, So Far" - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Spiral" - Spiral (1968)

Surefire Sweat - "Threshold" - Surefire Sweat (2019)*

Mark Johnson - "Pool Party Boogaloo" (2019)

Hour Three:

             ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

James Carter Organ Trio - "Le Manoir De Mes Reves" - Live From Newport Jazz (2018)* - The Ride Home!

Bobby Hutcherson - "Visions" - Spiral (1968)

Charlie Earland - "Songbird" - Whip Appeal (1990)

Wes Montgomery - "West Coast Blues" - Wes's Best (1966)*

Funky cover but straight ahead jazz.

Bobby Hutcherson - "Jaspar" - Spiral (1965)

Matthew Whitaker - "Yardbird Suite" - Now Hear This ()*

Hour Four:

Woody Shaw - "We'll Be Together Again" - For Sure (1979)

Cal Tjader - "Xibaba" - Amazonas (1975)

Jud Ross - "Conjunto Siglo 21" - The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa ()

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

Ola Onabulé - "Throwaway Notion" - Point Less (2019)*

Ramsey Lewis - "Gemini Rising" - Sun Goddess ()

John Coltrane - "Greensleeves" - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (1961)

John Coltrane - "Naima" - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (1961)

Playlist for 9-17-2019 WFCF - Off the Cuff!

Just chillin' and spinnin' what comes to mind with a few featured albums by Duke Ellington, Herbie Mann, Brother Jack McDuff, Tony Williams and more plus new jazz releases! Tune in today (Tues 9/17) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 by clicking here. See you there - Kendo
ps: You can listen to the first half of this broadcast below!



Hour One:

Joe Farrell - "Speak Low" - Skate Board Park (1979)

Duke Ellington - "Blues in Orbit" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Brother Jack McDuff - "The Electric Surfboard" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Miles Davis - "Miles" - Milestones (1958)

Herbie Mann - "Amor em Paz (Love In Peace)" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Espoo Big Band - "Brotherhood" - Espoo Suite (2018)*

Duke Ellington - "Track 360" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

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

Greg Little - "Gingerman" - Dreamwalker (2003)

Herbie Mann - "One Note Samba" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

Hour Two:

Will Boyd - "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" - Freedom, Soul, Jazz (2019)*

Duke Ellington - "Villes Ville Is The Place, Man" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

Ricardo Peixoto - "Circles" - Scary Beautiful (2019)*

Eliane Elias - "Little Boat" - Love Stories (2019)*

Herbie Mann - "Blues Walk" - Do the Bossa Nova (1962)

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

Duke Ellington - "Smada" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

Joe Farrell - "Bara-Bara" - Skate Board Park (1979)

Deb Bowman - "Willow In the Wind" - Fast Heart (2019)*


Hour Three:

            ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Red Garland Quintet - "Soft Winds" - High Pressure (1957) - The Ride Home!

Tony Williams - "Angel Street" - Angel Street (1988)

Tony Williams - "Touch Me" - Angel Street (1988)

Duke Ellington - "Brown Penny" - Blues in Orbit (1958)

Clark Gibson - "Nocturne Blues" - Tri-Colored Eyes (2019)*

Hour Four:

Tony Williams - "Red Mask" - Angel Street (1988)

Tony Williams - "Kiss Me" - Angel Street (1988)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Gin and Orange" - Gin and Orange (1969)

Corey Christiansen - "Street Cred" - La Proxima (2019)*

Monty Alexander - "Bye Ya" - Wareika Hill (2019)*

Playlist for 9-10-2019 WFCF - Johnny Mercer, Louis Armstrong and More!

courtesy of http://www.antonioadolfomusic.com/

Wingin' it today with some featured albums including a Johnny Mercer Songbook, Louis Armstrong "Giants of Jazz", "Soul Sauce" by Cal Tjader and the latest from Antonio Adolfo! Plenty of new jazz including the "new" Miles Davis. Tune in today (Tuesday 9/10) from 3-7pm eastern with a break at 5 at 88.5FM or on iHeart by clicking here. See you there!  - Kendo

ps - below is audio from the 1st half of this show!

Hour One:

Gerry Mulligan - "Out of This World" - The Concert Jazz Band (1960)

Echoes of an Era - "High Wire - The Aerialist" - Echoes of an Era (1982)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

John Scofield - "Green Tea" - A Go Go (1998)

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Stars Fell on Alabama" - Ella & Louis (1956)

Herbie Mann & the Bill Evans Trio - "Nirvana" - Nirvana (1961)

King Oliver's Jazz Band - "Dipper Mouth Blues" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1923)

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - "Copenhagen" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1924)

Clarence Williams' Blue Five - "Cake Walking Babies From Home" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Antonio Adolfo - "So Por Amor (Just for Love)" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Antonio Adolfo - "Casa Forte" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Lester Young - "Too Marvelous for Words" - Lester Young Collates (1949)

Hour Two:

Will Boyd - "Go Down Moses" - Freedom, Soul, Jazz (2019)*

Kevin Hays/Chiara Izzi - "Verso Il Mare" - Across the Sea (2019)*

Bessie Smith - "Cold In Hand Blues" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "My Heart" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Gut Bucket Blues" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1925)

Andy James - "My One and Only Love" - Shared Lives (2019)*

Cal Tjader - "Pantano" - Soul Sauce (1964)

Benny Carter - "Jeepers Creepers" - The Verve Small Group Sessions (1954)

Louis Armstrong - "Heebie Jeebies" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1926)

Miles Davis - "Carnival Time" - Rubberband (1985)*

Miles Davis - "See I See" - Rubberband (1985)*

Hour Three:

           ~ Flagler Footnotes ~

Larry Young - "Tyrone" - Into Something! (1964) - The Ride Home!

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" - Giants of Jazz Louis Armstrong (1926)

Cal Tjader - "Maramoor Mambo - Soul Sauce (1964)

Wayne Wilkinson - "Chop House Blues" - Proceed to Route (2019)*

Quincy Jones - "Charade" - Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)

Oscar Peterson - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Another Day (1970)

Antonio Adolfo - "Tristeza de Nos Dois (Sadness of Us Two)" - Samba Jazz Alley (2019)*

Hour Four:

Cal Tjader - "Ming" - Soul Sauce [bonus track] (1964)

Joe Henderson with the Wynton Kelly Trio - "Days of Wine and Roses" - Straight, No Chaser (1968)

Akiko, Hamilton, Dechter - "Orange Coals" - Equal Time (2018)*

Doug Carn - "Beyond All Limits" - Free For All (2019)*

Don Patterson - "Now's the Time" - Boppin' and Burnin' (1968)

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

Larry Coryell - "Foreplay" - Offering (1972)