Playlist for 5-6-2023 - Chill Jazz Set!

This show features relaxed jazz grooves from artists like Ronnie Foster, Lou Donaldson, George Benson and George Duke, mixed with chilled hard bop by Art Pepper, Duke Pearson and more, with a few sonic dreamscapes mixed in from electronic masters. Mixed to ease your mind and soothe your soul with limited announcing. Listen in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to hang with me on future broadcasts! Much love - Kendo 

Hour One:

Lou Donaldson - "Aw Shucks!" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

Jon Eardley - "Leap Year" - The Jon Eardley Seven (1956)

Herbie Mann - "Comin' Home Baby" - At The Village Gate (1961)

Ronnie Foster - "Mystic Brew" - Two Headed Freap (1972)

Tomita - "Clair de Lune" - Snowflakes Are Dancing (1974)

Thelonious Monk - "Liza" - The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Mystic John" - To Find a New Home (1970)

George Duke - "Fools" - The Aura Will Prevail (1975)

Gerry Mulligan - "Grand Tour" - The Age of Steam (1971)

Chuck Mangione Quartet - "Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor (excerpt)" - Alive! (72)

Pat Metheny Group - "September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)" - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1980)

Hour Two:

J Boogie's Dubtronic Science - "Rosada Flor" - Om Lounge 4 (2000)

George Benson - "Shell of a Man" - Good King Bad (1975)

Ray Charles - "Memories of You" - I'm All Yours Baby (1969)

Duke Pearson - "After The Rain" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Soul Mann & The Brothers - "Early Sunday Morning" - Shaft (1971)

Art Pepper - "Blues at Twilight" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Pat Martino - "Masquerada" - Starbright (1976)

Victor Feldman - "The Sunset" - Plays Everything In Sight (1967)

Uhuhboo Project - "Acorn Jelly in Mt. Seorak" - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Playlist for 4-29-2023 Jazzploration - Jazz, Brazilian and Funk!

Solid outing with Ramsey & members of EWF!

This show featured funky tracks from Ramsey Lewis, George Benson, Bunky Green and more, straight-ahead from Red Garland, Miles Davis etc and some Brazilian from Stan Getz/Luiz Bonfa, Herbie Mann and Andy Caldwell. Lots more! Fun broadcast - BIG thank yous to all who showed up! You can listen to the entire show in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud for future weekly live stream shows like this one! Have a great day! - Kendo

Hour One:

Funk Inc. - "Lets Make Peace and Stop the War" - Chicken Lickin' (1972)

Red Garland - "Blues in Mambo" - Rediscovered Masters (1958)

George Benson - "Theme from 'Good King Bad'" - Good King Bad (1975)

Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - "O Morro Nao Tem Vez" - Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)

Joey DeFrancesco - "30th Street Station" - All of Me (1989)

Herbie Hancock - "Chameleon ('83 Dance Remix)" (1973)

Youssou N'Dour - "Letter" - Album Dikkat (1994)

Herbie Mann - "Sunbelt - Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman)" - Sunbelt (1978)

Andy Caldwell feat. Gina Rene- "Quiet Nights in Rio" - Ohm Lounge 4 (2000)

Hour Two:

Eric Gale - "De Rabbit" - Ginsing Woman (1977)

Miles Davis - "Bluing" - Dig (1951)

Grant Green - "Work Song" - Iron City (1967)

Bunky Green - "What Can I Do" - Playin' For Keeps (1966)

Ramsey Lewis - "Love Song" - Sun Goddess (1974)

Griffith Park Collection - "Why Wait" - Griffith Park Collection (1982)

Hubert Laws - "Feel Like Making Love" - San Francisco Concert (1975)

Playlist for 4-18-2023 Jazzploration - Chill Jazz Set!

 

This week the music was selected to bring ease to your soul and mind; relaxing jazz with just enough groove and funk to keep you awake if you're at work, but not too much if you're trying to chill or sleep. De-stress with some classics and some neat, mesmerizing sounds that might be new to you! Listen in the player below. Join me for future live streams like this one over at Mixcloud. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Wes Montgomery - "Willow Weep for Me" - A Day In the Life (1966)

Jimmy McGriff - "Time Waltzes On" - A Bag Full of Blues (1967)

Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1972)

Bossacucanova/Os Cariocas - "Berimbau" - Revisited Classics (1998)

Cal Tjader - "Canto De Ossanha" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

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

Eric Gale - "Touch of Silk" - Touch of Silk (1980)

Sarah Vaughan - "Sneakin' Up on You" - The New Scene (1966)

George Cables - "5 Will Get Ya 10" - Shared Secrets (2000)

Herbie Mann - "Claudia Pie" - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1969)

Joe Henderson - "Good Morning Heartache" - Black Narcissus (1975)

Gabriel Rene with Nicole Weisberg - "Don't You Cry" - Om Lounge 2 (1999)

Catalyst - "New Found Truths" - Catalyst (1972)

Walter Murphy - "It Ain't Necessarily So" - Rhapsody in Blue (1977)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - "Here There and Everywhere" - Suite 4 y 20 (1992)

Playlist for 4-4-2023 - Jazz and More!

Working in some new sounds to this week's show: Jazz from artists like Randy Weston, Bobby Hutcherson, Bill Evans, Don Patterson and more mixed with some groovin' afro-jazz and afrobeat from Oliver Mtukudzi and Osibisa, funk from Gary Bartz with the Mizell brothers, a gospel track and a few more surprises! Have a listen in the player below. Follow me on Mixcloud to catch the next live stream! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo 

Hour One:

Bobby Hutcherson - "Why Not" - Knucklebean (1977)

Eric Gale - "Lookin' Good" - Part of You (1979)

Herb Alpert - "Green Peppers" - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)

Oliver Mtukudzi - "Ndima Ndapedza" - Tuku Music (1999)

Bill Evans - "Milestones" - Waltz for Debby (1961)|

Mulatu - "Yekatit" - Ethiopiques (1974) 

Reuben Wilson - "I Say a Little Prayer" - Love Bug (1969)

Shirley Caesar - "Who's Going Up" - Celebration (1985)

Randy Weston - "Night in Medina" - Blue Moses (1972)

Osibisa - "Phallus-C" - Osibisa (1971)

Hour Two:

Paul and Linda McCartney - "Heart of the Country" - Ram (1971)

Gary Bartz - "Make Me Feel Better - The Shadow Do (1975)

Cal Tjader - "Moanin'" - Hip Vibrations (1966)

Don Patterson - "Whistle While You Work" - These Are Soulful Days (1973)

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

Weather Report - "Dream Clock" - Night Passage (1980)

Orchestra Baobab - "Bul Ma Miin" - Specialist in All Styles (2002)

McCoy Tyner - "Nebula" - Enlightenment (1973)

Afro Mystik - "Tidepools" - Future Tropic (1999)

Playlist for 3-25-2023 - Diversified Jazz Set!

For this broadcast we had choice tracks from a large scope of the jazz spectrum. Artists like Jim Hall, Hampton Hawes, Raquel Cepeda, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, New York Jazz Quartet, Eddie Henderson - lots more! Thanks to all who joined me! You can listen in the player just below. Follow me on Mixcloud to catch upcoming live stream shows! - Kendo




Hour One:

Curtis Fuller - "Smokin'" - Smokin' (1972) [show theme]

Sonny Clark - "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise" - Sonny Clark Trio (1957)

Jim Hall - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Live! (1975)

Freddie Hubbard - "Red Clay" - The Best of Freddie Hubbard Live and In Studio (1980)

Hampton Hawes - "Hamp's Broad Blue Acres" - Live at the Montmartre (1971)

Raquel Cepeda - "Mil Congojas" - passion Latin Jazz (2019)

Ron Carter - "A Small Ballad" - Blues Farm (1973)

Dave Hamilton - "Late Freight" - Blue Vibrations (1963)

Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man" - Takin Off (1962)

Hour Two:

(Charlie Byrd) The McPartlands and Friends - "Let's Do It" - Make Magnificent Music (1977)

New York Jazz Quartet - "Surge" - Inner City (1977)

Don Patterson - "These Are Soulful Days" - These Are Soulful Days (1973)

Eddie Henderson - "Beyond Forever" - Comin' Through (1977)

Big John Patton - "Let 'Em Roll" - Let 'Em Roll (1965)

Mongo Santamaria - "Primavera" - Fuego (1973)

Charles Earland - "Sing a Simple Song" - Black Drops (1970)

Count Basie/Zoot Sims - "Honeysuckle Rose" - Basie & Zoot (1975)

Sonny Stitt - "Ghost of a Chance" - Constellation (1972)

Playlist for 3-18-2023 - Relaxing Guitar Jazz!

Unwind, de-stress and soothe that soul with a live mix of relaxing guitar jazz selected from my vinyl collection. George Benson, Herb Ellis, Lee Ritenour, Bobby Broom, Grant Green, Ryan Fourt & more! Listen in the player below & thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

Billy Cobham - "Heather" - Crosswinds (1974)

Herb Ellis - "You Better Be Ready" - Softly, But With That Feeling (1961)

Bobby Broom - "Niqui" - Clean Sweep (1981)

A great listen with 
Victor Feldman.

Gary Burton Quartet - "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" - Duster (1967)

George Benson - "Shadow Dancers" - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (1964)

Fuse One - "Waterside" - Fuse One (1981)

Grant Green - "Besame Mucho" - The Latin Bit (1962)?

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

Hour Two:

Astrud Gilberto - "To a Flame" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

Bucky and John Pizzarelli - "Triste" - Passionate Guitars (1997)

Lou Donaldson - "One Cylinder" - Alligator Bogaloo (1967)

A very 80's design
with a very young Bobby!

Herbie Mann - "Never Can Say Goodbye" - Push Push (1970)

Julian Lage - "Squint" - Squint (2020)

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

Joe Puma - "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - Wild Kitten (1956)

Lee Ritenour - "Starbright" - On The Line (1983)

Joe Farrell - "Follow Your Heart" - Joe Farrell (1970)

George Benson - "Top Of the World" - Body Talk (1973)

Playlist for 3-16-2023 - St Patricks Day Jazz!

All the Micks and Macs from my vinyl collection (almost) to give you a bona fide St. Patrick's Day Jazz show! Although admittedly a few might not be Irish, we have representatives from The McLeans, The McLaughlins, The McDuffs, The MacPartlands, The McGriffs, The McRaes, The McPhersons, The McKusicks, lots more! Grab a naughty-size slice of soda bread and some breakfast tea (or a Guiness if so inclined) and enjoy some fun and excellent jazz you probably won't hear anywhere else! (Today, anyway!) Listen in the player below. Happy St. Patrick's Day!! - Kendo

Hour One:

Hal McKusick - "Blues Half-Smiling" - Triple Exposure (1957)

John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension - "Miles Beyond" - Live at Ronnie Scotts (2017)

Carmen McRae - "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" - Alfie (1966)

...

Jack McDuff - "Layin' Back" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

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

Jill McCarron - "One For Amos" - Jazz Motif (2021)

Jimmy McGriff - "Big Booty Bounce" - Red Beans (1976)

Fraser MacPherson - "Slow Boat to China" - Jazz Prose (1984)

Les McCann & Eddie Harris - "Cold Duck Time" - Swiss Movement (1969)

Marian McPartland - "This Masquerade" - A Fine Romance (1976)

Hour Two:

John McLaughlin - "Every Tear From Every Eye" - Electric Guitarist (1978)

Christian McBride - "Brown Funk (For Ray)" - A Family Affair (1998)

Carmen McRae - "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" - Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco (1962)

Brother Jack McDuff - "Flat Backin'" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

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Charles McPherson - "Bloomdido" - Come Play With Me (1995)

Jackie McLean - "Appointment In Ghana Again" - New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)

Jimmy McGriff - "Plain Brown Bag" - Groove Grease (1971)