Playlist for 7-28-2023 Soul Jazz Vinyl Show on Epix Radio

A set of chillified, relaxing jazz music for the 2nd installment of "The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show" on Epix Radio, perfect for listening at work or decompressing at home. Listen in the player below! Thanks for stopping by - Kendo

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

Cheikh Lo - "Jeunesse Senegal" - Bambay Gueej (1999)

George Benson - "Tell It Like It Is" - Tell It Like It is (1969)

Bobby Timmons - "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - From The Bottom (1964)

Maynard Ferguson - "Fire and Rain" - Maynard Ferguson (1971)

Herbie Mann - "I Never Can Say Goodbye" - Hold On, I'm Comin'! (1972)

Patrice Rushen - "Music of The Earth" - Patrice (1978)

Astrud Gilberto - "Ponteio" - Gilberto with Turrentin (1971)

Swag - "Rug Munch" - Felony Funk (2000)

Jack McDuff - "The City Bump" - The Fourth Dimension (1974)

Cal Tjader - "Moanin'" - Hip Vibrations (1967)

Sarah Vaughan - "Inner City Blues" - A Time in My Life (1971)

Gabor Szabo - "(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Magical Connection (1970)

Billy Cobham - Song for a Friend (2)" - Life & Times (1976)

Playlist for 7-25-2003 - Relaxing Jazz

 

Jazz to chill out to! Decompress, de-stress, unwind and relax to soothing jazz tracks by Sonny Rollins, Patrice Rushen, Wes Montgomery, Art Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Bobby Hutcherson and many more. Listen in the audio player below. Thanks for stopping by! - Kendo

Bobby Hutcherson - "The Sailor's Song" - Un Poco Loco (1979)

Art Taylor - "High Seas" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Gabor Szabo - "Sombrero Sam" - Magical Connection (1970)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "You're Everything" - Light as a Feather (1972)

Kenny Burrell - "Nana" - Both Feet On the Ground (1973)

Herbie Mann - "If I Were a Carpenter" - Windows Opened (1968)

John Lewis and Sasha Distel - "Bag's Groove" - Afternoon in Paris (1956)

Sonny Rollins - "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)

Wes Montgomery - "Windy" - A Day in the Life (1967)

Patrice Rushen - "Wishful Thinking" - Patrice (1978)

Hailu Mergia and The Walias Band - "Atmetalegnem Woi" - Tezeta (1976)

Bud Shank - (You and Me and) Rain On the Roof - A Spoonful of Jazz (1967)

Jimmy Smith - "Come On Baby" - Home Cookin' (1959)

Mixed live and originally broadcast on 7-25-2023. Image by Victor Freitas.

Playlist for 7-11-2023 - Soul Jazz Tuesday

Had good fun and made new friends on last week's livestream over on Mixcloud - an hour of positive vibes, easy grooves and stellar playing from George Benson, Miles Davis, Kiefer, Johnny Hartman and more! Listen in the player below. Follow me for upcoming livestreams and check out my new show on Epix Radio Fridays at 5pm eastern. Thanks for stopping by - Kendo

Baby Face Willette - "Whatever Lola Wants" - Face to Face (1961)

George Benson - "Plum" - Body Talk (1973)

Kifu Mitsuhashi/Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Hohai-Bushi" - Wamono Groove (1976)

Johnny Hartman - "Help Me Make It Throught The Night" - Today (1972)

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

Cal Tjader - "Soul Burst" - Soul Burst (1966)

Herbie Mann & The Family of Man - "Sunrise High" - First Light (1973)

J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya" - Stonebone (1969)

Kiefer - "When There's Love Around" - When There's Love Around (2021)

Johnny Hammond - "Higher Ground" - Higher Ground (1973)

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

Kendo on Epix Radio!

 

Starting this Friday July 21st, I will be hosting a one hour show on Epix Radio on Mixcloud; an English Language station in Portugal. The show will largely feature soul jazz with a classic cut or two mixed in... Join me for The Soul Jazz Vinyl Show, hang out, enjoy the sounds, chat with me and even make requests! 5pm eastern on Fridays - watch it here and subscribe to not miss a show! Looking forward! - Kendo

Playlist for 7-1-2023 - Chill-i-fied!

70 minutes of chilled out jazz mixed live with no announcements. Lengthy, relaxed instrumental grooves from Freddie Hubbard, Baby Face Willette, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery and many more great artists! You can listen in the player below. Enjoy and stay cool!

Cal Tjader - "I Showed Them" - At Grace Cathedral (1976)

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

Wes Montgomery - 'Bumpin" - Bumpin' (1965)

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

Kenyon Hopkins - "Santa Monica blues" - The Yellow Canary (1963)

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

Herbie Hancock - "Gentle Thoughts" - Secrets (1976)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Clockwise" - Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Herbie Mann - "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - London Underground (1973)

Baby Face Willette - "Goin' Down" - Face to Face (1961)

Cal Tjader - "Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof (1965)

Originally broadcast on July 1, 2023 on Mixcloud. Follow me there to attend future live streams!

Playlist for 6-20-2023 WFCF - Jazzploring!

 

Hangin' at the radio station and playing the most variety in jazz possible til 7pm eastern. 88.5 FM in and around St. Augustine, or on iHeart! 

Hour One:

Mongo Santamaria - "Cu-Bop Alert" - Soca Me Nice ()

Michael Brecker - "Song For Bilbao" - Tales from The Hudson (1996)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Woody Shaw - "Imagination" - Imagination (1987)

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - "Desafinado" - Jazz Samba (1962)

Coleman Hawkins - "Sancticity" - The Hawk Flies High (1957)

Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine - "Soul Shoutin'" - Soul Shoutin' (1963)

Cal Tjader - "Serengeti" - La Onda Va Bien (1979)

Nina Simone - "Little Girl Blue" - Little Girl Blue (1957)

Hour Two:

Meshell Ndegeocello - "Omnipuss" - The Omnichord Real Book (2023)*

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Aint Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Wes Montgomery - "Goin' Out of My Head" - Goin' Out of My Head (1965)

Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery - "Delilah" - Bags Meets Wes! (1961)

John Coltrane - "Rise and Shine" - Settin' The Pace (1958)

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

Pat Martino - "Blue in Green" - Interchange (1993)

Bobby Hutcherson - "Little B's Poem" - Components (1965)

Catalyst - "Ain't It the Truth" - Catalyst (1972)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Art Taylor - "Move" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Louis Armstrong and His hot Five - "Cornet Chop Suey" (1926)

Oscar Peterson Trio - "Night Train" - Night Train (1962)

Wes Montgomery & Jimmy Smith - "O.G.D. (aka "Road Song") - Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1966)

Zoot Sims - "Oh, Lady Be Good" - Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)

Miles Davis - "Tempus Fugit" - Volume 1 (1953)

Sonny Rollins - "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - Plays for Bird (1956)

Hank Jones - "Almost Like Being In Love" - Quartet - Quintet (1955)

Hour Four:

Melvin Sparks - "Gathering Together" - Texas Twister (1973)

Return to Forever - "Captain Marvel" - Light as a Feather (1972)

John Patton - "Lite Hit (alt take)" - Accent on the Blues (1969)

Buster Williams - "The Hump" - Pinnacle (1975)

Mark Murphy - "Why Don't You Do Right?"

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

Playlist for 6-13-2023 - Hot as Funk Jazz!

 

Thanks to everyone who stopped in on a very hot Tuesday for this livestream. It was an all-out jazz show featuring Red Garland, Willis Jackson, New York Jazz Quartet, Harold Land, John Patton plus a few surprises! You can listen in the player below. Enjoy and have a good one! - Kendo

Hour One:

Red Garland - "Soft Winds" - Rediscovered Masters (1961)

Bacalao Men - Japones" - El Nuevo Bugalu (2005)

Harold Land - "Mtume" - A New Shade of Blue (1971)

Astrud Gilberto - "Zazueira" - Gilberto with Turrentine (1971)

John Patton - "Each Time" - Oh Baby! (1965)

Grant Green - "I Don't Want Nobody.../Cold Sweat" - Shades of Green 1971()

Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band - "Aya Belew Belew" (1975)

Osibisa - "Akwaaba" - Osibisa (1971)

Willis Jackson - "Miss Anne" - Headed and Gutted (1974)

Hour Two:

New York Jazz Quartet - "87th Street" - New York Jazz Quartet (1977)

David Newman - "Let Me Know" - Newmanism (1974)

Ray Charles - "One Mint Julep" - Greatest Hits (1960)

Reuben Wilson - "Back Out" - Love Bug (1969)

Walter Hawkins - "Goin' To a Place" - The Hawkins Family (1980)

Wes Montgomery - "What The World Needs Now is Love" - Tequila (1966)

Gary McFarland Sextet - "Sandpiper" - Point of Departure (1963)

Howard Roberts Quartet - "Love Is Blue" - Out of Sight (but 'In' Sound) (1968)

Herbie Mann - "Medditerrainian" - Discoteque (1975)