Anything Goes with DJ Kendo

Soul jazz and downtempo followed by a launch into outer space where we float for a while with some surf rock, radio broadcasts and ambient, then back for some more jazz, lounge and trip hop. Listen in the player below. Thanks for hangin'! - Kendo

Ron Carter - "Anything Goes" - Anything Goes (1975)

Chick Corea - "Trinkle Tinkle" - Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1971)

Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges - "Lil' Darlin'" - Con-Soul & Sax (1965)

King Kooba - "Fooling Myself" - Om Lounge 4 (2001)

Perez Prado - "In The Mood" - Voodoo Suite (1955)

Wilton Felder featuring Bobby Womack - "The Truth Song" - Secrets (1985)

Dave Bailey - "Comin' Home Baby" - 2 Feet In the Gutter (1961)

Godley & Creme - "I Pity Inatimate Objects" - Freeze Frame (1979)

The Marketts - "Love 1985" - Out of Limits! (1963)

Orson Welles - "War of the Worlds - Part One (excerpt)" - (1938)

Tomita - "Dawn Chorus (Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Preludio)" - Canon of the Three  Stars (1984) 

Jose Feliciano - "Hi-Heel Sneakers" - Souled (1968)

Calvin Keys - "Gee-Gee" - Shaw-Neeq (1971)

Herbie Mann - "The Joker" - Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint (1965)

Jesse Crawford - "Kiss of Fire" - Melodies and Moods (1952)

Don Sebesky - "Moon Dreams" - The Rape of El Morro (1975)

Joe Farrell - "Is It Asking Too Much" - La Catedral y El Toro (1977)

DJ Shadow - "Forever Changed" - Action Adventure (2023) 

Dakota Staton - "The Late, Late Show" - The Late, Late Show (1957)

Zoot Sims (& Bucky Pizzarelli) - "Watch What Happens" - Zoot Sims and Friend (1976)

Morton Gould - "Blues In the Night" - Blues In the Night (1957) 

Mixed live on 3-23-24 on Mixcloud.

Soul Jazz Tuesday XV with DJ Kendo

 

It's been a while since a full blown soul jazz show! We hit up the 'G' through 'K' crates with cuts from Grant Green, Bunky Green, Woody Herman, Johnny Hartman, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and lots more! You can listen in the player below (or if you really want to help me out go to mixcloud and give the show a like). Have a wonderful day/night! - Kendo

Grant Green - "More Today Than Yesterday" - Live at Club Mozambique (1971)

Joe Henderson - "My Cherie Amour" - Black Miracle (1975)

Woody Herman - "Hush" - Light My Fire (1968)

Freddie Hubbard - "Betcha By Golly Wow" - Polar AC (1972)

Bunky Green - "Yesterday" - Playin' for Keeps (1966)

Johnny Hartman - "We've Only Just Begun" - Today! (1972)

Paul Horn - "Chelsea Morning" - Visions (1974)

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

Freddie Hubbard - "Ride Like the Wind" - Ride Like the Wind (1981)

Vince Guaraldi - "The Beat Goes On" - The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "This Masquerade" - Kirk-a-tron (1976)

Dick Hyman - "Autumn Leaves" - Provocative Piano (1960)

Frank Sinatra - "Dancing In the Dark" - Come Dance With Me (1958)

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

Johnny Hammond - "It's Too Late" - Breakout (1971)

Images from the livestream - mixed live and broadcast on 3-19-2024

Chillified! 03 Relaxing Jazz with DJ Kendo

A fresh set of relaxing jazz to ease you back into a positive frame of mind. Cuts from Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Eric Gale, Herb Ellis, Chick Corea and lots more with no announcing. Mixed live from vinyl on 3-12-2024. Listen in the player below! Much love - Kendo

Willie Bobo - "The Thrill is Gone" - Do What You Want to Do (1971)

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - "Baia" - Jazz Samba (1962)

Miles Davis - "All of You" - 'Round About Midnight (1956)

Eric Gale - "She Is My Lady" - Ginseng Woman (1977)

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

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

Walt Dickerson - "Elizabeth" - This Is Walt Dickerson! (1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Gloria's Step" - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Charles Earland - "I Wish" - Revelation (1977)

Al Di Meola - "I'll Follow the Sun" - Across the Universe (2020)

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

Afro Mystik - "Tidepools" - Om Lounge 2 (1999)

Zoot Sims - "Willow Weep for Me" - Zoot Sims and friend... (1976)

Jack DeJohnette's Directions - "Flying Spirits" - Untitled (1976)

Larry Coryell - "Chris" - Spaces (1969)

Images from the livestream on 3-12-2024.

I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo

 

Episode 2

Welcome to another "I Do What I Want" show where jazz occasionally plops right down next to exotica, lounge, muzak, bachelor pad, electronica, funk and just plain weirdness; all for your fun and enjoyment. This episode has a theme and even visuals! When you get to the song "Choo Choo" by Twink, start the video that's just below the audio player. Originally mixed and streamed live on Mixcloud 3-9-2024. Thank you for listening and have a wonderful day! - Kendo

Peter Matz - "Chatanooga Choo Choo" - Patterns in Sound Vol 2 (1967)

Oscar Peterson - "Happy Go Lucky Local" - Night Train (1962)

Johnny Hammond - "Peace Train" - Wild Horses/Rock Steady ()1971

Twink - "Choo Choo" - The Broken Record (2005)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Don't Stop This Train" - Blues on Bach (1973)

John Coltrane - "Blue Train" - Blue Train (1957)

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

Herb Alpert - "The Trolley Song" - Herb Alpert's Ninth (1967)

Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band - "9:20 Special" - Vol. 2 (1978)

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

Gerry Mulligan - "Engine Engine #9" - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em (1965)

Kenyon Hopkins/Creed Taylor - "Take the 'A' Train' - Sound of New York (1959)

Ray Brown Trio - "Take the 'A' Train' - Soular Energy (1984)

Jazz Divinyl 04 with DJ Kendo

 

After one of my obligatory faux pas (the beginning of the Dave Bailey cut is silent) this show takes off with fun juxtapositions like Gary Burton to Rudolph Johnson to Claude Bolling. Listen in the player below. Thanks to the folks in the room who kept me company! Come hang out with us on Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:30pm eastern with occasional pop-up shows on Saturdays around 11am.

Maynard Ferguson - "All God's Children Got Rhythm" - The Big Horn (1955)

John Coltrane - "Soul Eyes" - Coltrane (1962)

Dave Bailey - "Comin' Home Baby" - Two Feet In the Gutter (1961) [first minutes silent]

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - "Phases" - Pyramid (1974)

Sonny Clark - "Nica" - Sonny clark Trio (1960)

Gary Burton - "On, Two, 1-2-3-4-" - Duster (1967)

Rudolph Johnson - "Mr. TJ (Single Edit) - Spring Rain (1971)

Claude Bolling/Jean-Pierre Rampal - "Baraque and Blue" - Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio (1975)

Rusty Bryant - "Soul Liberation" - Soul Liberation (1970)

Al Cohn - "The Things I Love" - Cohn on the Saxophone (1956)

Ray Bryant - "Gotta Travel On" - Gotta Travel On (1966)

James Moody and His Modernists - "Tin Tin Deo" - James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo (1948)

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

Louis Bellson Quintet - "The Song Is You" - Raincheck (1978)

Johnny Hammond Smith - "Black Feeling" - Black Feeling! (1969)

Ron Carter - "Epistrophy" - Yellow & Green (1976)

George Benson - "Jackie, All" - Tell It Like It Is (1969)

Mixed live and streamed on 3-5-2024

Top image by Cottonbro Studio.

I Do What I Want with DJ Kendo

 

Jazz of many flavors mixed with some Exotica, Ambient, Koto and Trip Hop. Artists include Doug Carn, McCoy Tyner, Ferrante & Teicher, Harold Vick, Greyboy, Eddie Harris and Tangerine Dream. Listen in the player below or on Mixcloud. Mixed and streamed live on 2-27-2024. Thank you for stopping by!

Esquivel - "Begin the Beguine" - Other Worlds, Other Sounds (1958)

Doug Carn - "Moon Child" - Black Jazz, The Complete Singles (1971)

Charles Williams - "Bacon Butt Fat" - Charles Williams (1971)

Yellowjackets - "Mile High" - Four Corners (1987)

Bobby Timmons - "Samba Triste" - From the Bottom (1964)

New Koto Ensemble of Tokyo - "Winter: Largo" - Koto Vivaldi (1976)

Harold Vick - "Vicksville" - Steppin' Out! (1963)

Cal Tjader - "Mambo Terrifico" - Live and Direct (1959)

Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers - "Jamilah" - Jungle Fire (1969)

Ferrante & Teicher - "Aloha Oe" - Holiday for Pianos (1963)

Willie Alunuai and His Band - "Pineapples, White Sands and Coconuts" - Holiday on those Magic Islands of Hawaii (1960)

McCoy Tyner - "Smitty's Place" - Expansions (1968)

Ralph Towner - "Oceanus" - Solstice (1974)

Lou Donaldson - "Hog Maw" - Blues Walk (1958)

Eddie Harris - "South Side" - Live at Newport (1970)

Tangerine Dream - "Pilots of Purple Twilight" - Exit (1981)

Greyboy - "So Good" - Soul Mosaic (2004)

Black Jazz Complete Singles - nicely done!

Found out after the show this is a quad pressing!

Cal Tjader Live and Direct (Blackhawk Club)

Jazz Divinyl 03 with DJ Kendo

Listen to delicious jazz served on warm vinyl with a side of snap, crackle and pop. Chill 70's era Buddy Rich featuring Sonny Fortune on the flute; jawdropping guitar technique and fluency from the incredibly overlooked Howard Roberts; classic and timeless cuts from Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, irresistible funk from Patrice Rushen and large ensemble music as only innovator George Russell could present it. Variety is your key to happy ears. Enjoy in the player below and thank you for visiting! 

Originally mixed live on 2-6-2024. Image by Cottonbro Studio.

Buddy Rich - "Sierra Lonely" - Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)

Zoot Sims - "Take Ten" - Zoot Sims and Friend (1976)

Lee Ritenour - "Dolphin Dreams" - On The Line (1983)

Howard Roberts - "If Ever I Would Leave You" - HR is a Dirty Guitar Player (1963)

Bobby Timmons - "Lorraine" - Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Dizzy Gillespie (1962)

Sonny Rollins - "Blue Seven" - Saxophone Collosus (1956)

Bio Ritmo - "Chuleta" - Bionico (2008)

Patrice Rushen - "Hang It Up" - Patrice (1978)

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

George Russell Sextet - "Lydiot" - Ezz-thetics (1961)

Tony Scott - "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" - Tony Scott (1967)

Lalo Schifrin - "El Salon Mexico" - New Fantasy (1964)

Horace Silver - "The Tokyo Blues" - The Tokyo Blues (1962)

Sonny Stitt - "IT Might As Well Be Spring" - Dumpy Mama (1975)