Playlist for 11-24-2020 WFCF - Deep Cuts and Good Sounds!

 

Lately I've been having more time for deeper listens into albums - revisiting them and experiencing the pleasures hidden in the lesser known tracks. That's what this show was all about - awesome deep cuts. Featured artists included Jackie McLean, Hampton Hawes, Miles Davis and Grant Green. Thanks to all who joined me! - Kendo

Hour One:

Grant Green - "If I Should Lose You" - Born to Be Blue (1961)

Jackie McLean - "Cheers" - Vertigo (1963)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Grant Green - "Born to Be Blue" - Born to Be Blue (1961)

Astrud Gilberto - "Historia de Amor (Love Story)" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Miles Davis - "I Thought About You" - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)

Redman, Mehldau, McBride, Blade - "Moe Honk" - RoundAgain (2019)*

George Kahn Quartet - "Just One of Those Things" - DreamCatcher (2020)*

Astrud Gilberto - "Ponteio" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971) CTI Moment

Hampton Hawes - "There Will Never Be Another You" - Four! (1958)

Hour Two:

Hampton Hawes - "This Guy's In Love With You" - Live at The Monmartre (1971)

Jackie McLean - "Dusty Foot" - Vertigo (1963)

John Scofield - "Fez" - Bump (1999)

Wolfgang Lackerschmid/Chet Baker - "Rue Gregoire Du Tour" - Quintet Sessions 1979 (1979)*

Chris Rottmayer - "Meteor" - Sunday at Pilars (2018)*

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Three to Get Ready" - Time Outtakes (1959)*

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

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Grant Green - "You and the Night and the Music" - Standards (1961) - The Ride Home!

Ella Fitzgerald - "My One and Only Love" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1955)

John Daversa - "#19" - Cuarantena (2020)*

Jackie McLean - "Marilyn's Dilemma" - The Jackie McLean Quintet (1962)

David Budway - "You're Lousing Up My Address Book" - The Jazz Piano Man (2020)*

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

Richard Barrata - "Everybody's Talkin'" - Music in Film: The Reel Deal (2020)*

Hour Four:

Stanley Clark - "More Hot Fun" - Modern Man (1978)

John Scofield - "Blackout" - Bump (1999)

Weather Report - "In a Silent Way" - 8:30 ()

Stanley Turrentine - "Salt Song" - Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment

Lou Donaldson - "Hamp's Hump" - Everything I Play Is Funky (1969)

Miles Davis - "Helen Butte - Mr Freedom X" - On the Corner (1972)

Jackie McLean - "Yams" - Vertigo (1963)

Playlist for 11-17-2020 WFCF - New Jazz!

 

The focus on this broadcast was to showcase the best of new releases, with older cuts from CTI, Joe Henderson, Chico Hamilton and Jack McDuff peppered in. Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Bobby Wiens - "Speaks Volumes" - Talking Drums (2020)*

Pete Ellman Big Band - "High Speed Pursuit" - For Pete's Ache (2020)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Bobby Wiens - "So Sorry, Please" - Talking Drums (2020)*

David Budway - "Don't Go, Stay Awhile" - The Jazz Piano Man (2020)*

George Kahn - "I Feel Pretty" - DreamCatcher (2020)*

The Flying Horse Big Band - "Batman to the Airport" - () request

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Sandyken" - Inner Voyage (1998)

Douglas Olsen - "Tailwind" - 2 Cents (2018)*

Hour Two:

Ken Peplowski - "The Best Things In Life Are Free" - Illuminations (1990)

Chick Corea - "Trinkle Tinkle" - Plays (2019)*

Charles McPherson - "Wedding Song" - Jazz Dance Suites (2019)*

Thelonious Monk - "Blue Monk" - Palo Alto (1968)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Angel Eyes" - The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" - The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962)

Chico Hamilton - "Big Noise from Winnetka" - Definitive Jazz Scene Vol. 3 (1965)

Stanley Turrentine - "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" - Salt Song (1971) Salt Song

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

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Christian McBride Big Band - "Up Jumped Spring" - For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (2020)*

George Benson - "Feel Like Makin' Love" - Weekend in London (2019)*

Brother Jack McDuff/David Newman - "Duffin' 'Round" - Double Barreled Soul (1967)

John Daversa Quintet - "La Bailarina (para Tatiana)" - Cuarantena (2020)*

Joe Henderson - "Invitation" - In the Pursuit of Blackness ()

John Beasley - "Monk's Mood" - MONK'estra plays John Beasley (2019)*

Hour Four:

Harold Land - "Up and Down" - Choma (Burn) (1971)

Chico Hamilton - "Baby, You Know" - The Dealer (1966)

Yellowjackets & WDR Big Band - "Dewey" - Jackets XL (2019)*

Wes Montgomery - "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - Movin' Wes (1964)

Chico Hamilton - "The Dealer" - The Dealer (1966)

Don Sebesky - "Song to a Seagull" - Giant Box (1973) CTI Moment

Joe Henderson - "Terra Firma" - Black Is the Color ()

Playlist for 11-10-2020 WFCF - Solid Tracks!

Tracks you needed to hear from Joe Henderson, Hampton Hawes, Lee Morgan, Jack McDuff, Wes Montgomery and more plus a health of wealth from the new jazz shelf! Thanks for tuning - Kendo

Hour One:

Ernestine Anderson - "Sunny" - Sunshine (1980)

Donald Byrd - "Hush" - Royal Flush (1961)

             3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Noah Bless - "Canto de Ossanha" - New York Strong (2018)*

Stan Getz - "Easy Living" - Blue Skies (1982)

Uptown Jazz Tentet - "Uptown Bass Hit" - What's Next (2018)*

Hampton Hawes - "Groovin' High" - All Night Session Vol. 1 (1956)

Isaiah J. Thompson - "Hob Nob with Brother Bob" - Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery (2019)*

Joe Henderson - "Gazelle" - In Pursuit of Blackness (1970)

Hour Two:

Red Garland Trio - "S'Wonderful" - Manteca (1958)

Jack McDuff - "Same Old, Same Old" - A Change Is Gonna Come (1966)

George Benson - "Affirmation" - Weekend in London (2019)*

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Cheek to Cheek" - Ella and Louis (1956)

Paul Desmond - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Pure Desmond (1974) CTI Moment

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

Richard Barratta - "The Sound of Music" - Music in Film: The Reel Deal (2020)*

Charles McPherson - "Heart's Desire" - Jazz Dance Suites (2019)*

Hour Three:

Lee Morgan - "Yes I Can, No You Can't" - The Gigolo (1965) - The Ride Home!

Bill Warfield - "Smile" - Smile (2020)*

The Montgomery Brothers - "Bock to Bock" - Fingerpickin' (1957)

Johnny Hartman - "Love Is Here to Stay" - Unforgettable Songs (1966)

Eric Lilley Trio - "Bud Bop" - Follow Up (2019)*

Sharel Cassity - "Not a Samba" - Fearless (2019)*

Cal Tjader - "Leyte" - Breeze from the East (1963)

Hour Four:

Joe Henderson - "Black Narcissus" - Power to the People (1969)

Immanuel Wilkins - "Ferguson - An American Tradition" - Omega (2020)*

Grant Green - "I Am Somebody" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971)

William Chernoff - "Aim to Stay" - Aim to Stay (2016)*

Scott Routenberg - "Light Smasher" - [Inside] (2020)*

Jorge Garcia - "Purple Haze" - Crossover (2019)*

Milt Jackson - "Olinga" - Olinga (1974) CTI Moment

George Benson - "El Mar" - White Rabbit (1971) CTI Moment

 

Playlist for 11/3/2020 WFCF - Flanagan, Savoy and CTI Classical!

 
This week's show has 3 themes. The first two hours feature pianist Tommy Flanagan as a sideman in some very varied company. The 3rd hour will have selections released on the Savoy label - some obscure, some legendary; and the fourth hour will feature classical pieces done up in the CTI Records style. Tune in at 88.5 FM locally and online here. See you there! - Kendo

Hour One:

Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project - "Cedar Place" - Kites and Strings (2020)*

Steve Cardenas - "Lost and Found" - Blue Has a Range (2019)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Jazz At Carnegie All Stars - "Medley: I Can't Get Started, The Young Man With the Horn, 'Round Midnight" - Ella Fitzgerald Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)

Jazz At Carnegie All Stars - "Stardust" - Ella Fitzgerald Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)

J.J. Johnson - "Hello Young Lovers" - Blue Trombone (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald - "Watch What Happens" - Sunshine of Your Love (1968)

John Coltrane - "Countdown" - Giant Steps ()

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

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

Hour Two:

Ella Fitzgerald - "Medley: Don't Worry 'Bout Me, These Foolish Things" -  Ella Fitzgerald Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)

John Coltrane - "Spiral" - Giant Steps (1959)

J.J. Johnson - "100 Proof" - Blue Trombone (1957)

Gary Burton - "Storm" - Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)

Miles Davis - "Vierd Blues" - Collectors' Items (1956)

Sonny Rollins - "Strode Rode" - Saxophone Colossus (1956

Donald Byrd/Kenny Burrell - "Tune Up" - All Night Long ()

Gary Burton - "My Funny Valentine" - Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)

 Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Yusef Lateef - "A Night In Tunisia" - A Prayer to the East (1957) - The Ride Home!

Jimmy Scott - "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" - The Fabulous Songs of Jimmy Scott (1960)

Adelaide Robbins - "Great Day" - Lookin' For a Boy (1957)

Duke Jordan - "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - Trio/Quintet (1955)

Charlie Parker - "Ko Ko" - Bird/The Savoy Recordings (1945)

Barbara Carroll Trio - "Dancing On the Ceiling" - Lookin' For a Boy (1957)

Miles Davis - "Milestones" - Bird/The Savoy Recordings (1947)

Red Rodney - "Red Arrow" - Red Rodney (Fiery) (1957)

Hour Four - CTI Moments Galore!

Deodato - "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" - Prelude (Bonus Track)

Gabor Szabo - "Concerto" - Mizrab (1972)

George Benson - "Little Train" - White Rabbit (1971)

Don Sebesky - "Vocalise" - Giant Box (1973)

Hubert Laws - "Passacaglia" - Afro-Classic (1970)

Art Farmer/Jim Hall - "Pavane for a Dead Princess" - Big Blues (1978)

Playlist for 10-27-2020 WFCF - Hangin' with Kendo

Just spinning whatever looks good from the albums I grabbed at noon today. Plenty of awesomeness in the new jazz shelf as well! Come hang with me and listen to good tunes on 88.5 FM locally (St. Augustine etc) or online here. See you there - Kendo

Hour One:

Manteca - "Meanwhile Tomorrow" - The Twelfth of Never (2016)*

Jorge Garcia - "Purple Haze" - Crossover (2019)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Shelly Manne & His Men - "Afrodesia" - Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 1 (1953)

John Coltrane - "I'm Old Fashioned" - Blue Train (1957)

Oscar Peterson - "The Birth of the Blues" - A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959)

Grant Green - "Bedouin" - Matador (1965)

Christian McBride Big Band - "Milestones" - For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (2020)*

Claire Daly Band - "Theme for the Eulipions" - Rah! Rah! (2008)*

Peter Bernstein - "We'll Be Together Again" - What Comes Next (2020)*

Hour Two:

Thelonious Monk - "Well You Needn't" - Palo Alto (1968)*

Wynton Kelly - "Action" - Piano (1958)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Close Your Eyes" - Just Coolin' (1959)*

Tasha Smith Godinez - "Armando's Rhumba" - Harp Chick (2020)*

Chick Corea - "Desafinado" - Plays (2019)*

Grant Green - "The Selma March" - His Majesty King Funk (1965)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Hank Mobley - "No Argument" - Far Away Lands (1967) - The Ride Home!

Sharel Cassity - "The Very Thought Of You" - Fearless (2019)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "Summertime" - The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962)*

John Daversa Quintet - "#22" - Cuarantena: With Family at Home (2020)*

Nation Beat - "Forro De Dois Amigos" - The Royal Chase (2020)*

Shelly Manne & His Men - "A Gem From Tiffany" - Vol. 4 Swingin' Sounds (1956)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Summer Nights" - Stick-Up! (1966)

Oscar Peterson Trio - "Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night of the Week)" - A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (1959)

Hour Four:

Herbie Mann - "Miss Free Spirit" - Stone Flute (1969)

Bill Frisell - "Valentine" - Valentine (2020)*

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "A Stritch In Time" - Domino (1962)

Hermine Deurloo - "The Man With the Hat (On the Train) - Riverbeast (2019)*

Patrice Rushen - "Haw-Right Now" - Prelusion (1974)

Herbie Hancock - "Ostinato (Suite for Angela)" - Mwandishi (1971)

Playlist for 10-20-2020 WFCF - Fine pairings

Wine and cheese. Steak and mushrooms. Pulled pork and pickled red onions. Coltrane and Burrell. Wynton and Wes. J.J. and Kai. You get the idea. Tune in at 88.5 FM locally and on iHeart (WFCF). See you there - Kendo

Hour One:

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

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - "Blue Monk" - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Anita O'Day & Cal Tjader - "Peel Me a Grape" - Time for 2 (1962)

Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery - "If You Could See Me Now" - Smoking at the Half Note (1965)

Clifford Brown & Max Roach - "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Brown and Roach Inc. (1954)

Miles Davis withSonny Rollins - "Out of the Blue" - Dig (1951)

Frank Basile/Sam Dillon - Love Letters" - 2 Part Solution (2019)*

Clifton Davis & Beegie Adair Trio - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Never Can Say Goodbye (2020)*

Hour Two:

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans - "Who Cares?" - Know What I Mean (1961)

Ray Charles & Count Basie Orchestra - "I Can't Stop Loving You" - Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006)

Jackie McLean & Junko Onishi - "Solar" - Hat Trick (1996)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aimee National- "El Guaranty De Pastora" - Viento y Tiempo (2019)*

Donald Byrd/Kenny Burrell - "Boo-Lu" - All Night Long (1956)

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane - "Freight Train" - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "You Are Too Beautiful" - john Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963)

Redman/Mehldau/McBride/Blade - "Floppy Diss" - Roundagain (2019)*

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves - "Perdido" - Salt and Pepper (1963) - The Ride Home!

Yellowjackets & WDR Big Band - "Downtown" - Jackets XL (2019)*

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross/Count Basie - "Every Tub" - Sing Along with Basie (1958)

John Daversa Quintet - "#45" - cuarantena (2020)*

Linda Cole & Joshua Bowlus - "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (My Baby)" - What a Wonderful World (2014)

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

Hour Four:

Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett - "Como en Vietnam" - Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1971)

Mark Egan & Danny Gottlieb - "Down The Road" - Electric Blue (2020)*

Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land - "Ummh" - San Francisco (1970)

Larry Coryell & Kenny Drew Jr. - "Silver's Serenade" - Duality (2011)

Miles Davis - "Funky Tonk" - At Newport 1955-1975 (1971)

 

Playlist for 9-29-2020 WFCF - Gabor Szabo and Miles '68!

 For today's show we are listening to Miles Davis compositions from the 1968 time period which are unique and often intricate (and  highlighted by some astonishing drumming from Tony Williams) and a style he would quickly abandon. Also we'll be featuring guitarist Gabor Szabo's pre CTI solo career, some Hampton Hawes, Hal McKusick, more and plenty of music from the new jazz shelf including the new Thelonious Monk. Tune in at 88.5 FM locally (St Augustine) or online by clicking here. See you there - Kendo

Hour One:

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

Hermine Deurloo - "The Man with the Hat (on the Train)" - Riverbeast (2019)*

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

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

Scenes - "Anomaly" - Trapeze (2020)*

Miles Davis - "Country Son" - Miles In the Sky (1968)

Thelonious Monk - "Epistrophy" - Palo Alto (1968)*

Thelonious Monk - "I Love You Sweetheart of All My Dreams" - Palo Alto (1968)*

Gabor Szabo - "Cheetah" - Spellbinder (1966)

Hour Two:

Miles Davis - "Side Car I" - Circle In the Round (1968)

Neil Swainson Quintet - "Homestretch" - 49th Parallel (1987)*

Gabor Szabo - "The Last One to Be Loved" - Gypsy '66 (1965)

John Coltrane - "The Drum Thing" - Crescent (1964)

Miles Davis - "Tout De Suite (alternate take)" - Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968)

Hal McKusick - "A Touch of Spring" - Triple Exposure (1957)

Gabor Szabo - "Gypsy Queen" - Spellbinder (1966)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Miles Davis - "Water On the Pond" - Directions (1967)

Miles Davis - "Fun" - Directions (1967)

Isaiah J. Thompson - "Budini" - Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery (2019)*

Eddie Henderson - "Shuffle and Deal" - Shuffle and Deal (2019)*

Hampton Hawes - "Stella By Starlight" - Bird Song (1958)

Jackie McLean - "Love Is Here to Stay" - McLean's Scene (1957)

JD Allen - "I Should Care" - Toys/Die Dreaming (2020)*

Hour Four:

Gabor Szabo - "Spellbinder" - Spellbinder (1966)

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

Gabor Szabo - "Just a Little Communication" - High Contrast (1970)

Gabor Szabo - "People" - More Sorcery (1967)

Claire Daly Band - "Funk Underneath" - Rah! Rah! (2008)*

Immanuel Wilkins - "Mary Turner - An American Tradition" - Omega (2019)

Ella Fitzgerald - "In The Evening When the Sun Goes Down" - 75th Birthday Celebration (1949)

Miles Davis - "Filles de Kilimanjaro" - Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968)