Jazzploration - Fusion and Soul Jazz with Kendo

Relaxed, lengthy fusion and soul jazz tracks to get lost in! Mixed and streamed live on 4-17-2024. Listen in the player below!

Lenny White - "The Venusian Summer Suite" - Venusian Summer (1975)

Pat Williams - "And On The Sixth Day" - Threshold (1973)

John Patton - "Lite Hit [alternate take]" - Accent On The Blues (1969)

Pat Matshikiza - "Dreams Are Wonderful" - As-Shams Archive Vol. 1 (1976)

Donald Byrd - "Black Byrd" - Black Byrd (1972)

Chick Corea and Return to Forever - "Light as a Feather" - Light As a Feather (1972)

Gary McFarland Sextet - "Pecos Pete" - Point of Departure (1963)

Lori Williams - "Deja Vu" - Behind the Smiles (2016)

Hank Crawford - "Canadian Sunset" - Hank Crawford's Back (1976)

Silence 

Seven Octaves - "What Now My Love" - New Scene (2018)

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

Carol Bach-y-Rita - "Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" - Minha Casa (2016)

Eric Gale - "Nezumi" - Part of You (1979)

Freddie Hubbard - "Camel Rise" - High Energy (1974)

Kenny Burrell - "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" - Ellington is Forever 2 (1975)

Soul Jazz Tuesday with Kendo

A chill blend of classic and modern soul jazz with some funkier tracks and a hint of lounge! Mixed live and streamed on 4-16-2024. Listen in the player below! Come hang out with us every Tuesday at 4:30 pm eastern at Mixcloud.

Episode XVIII

Grant Green - "Ease Back" - Carryin' On (1969)

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

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Stone Flower" - Stone Flower (1970)

Art Pepper - "Pepper Pot" - The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)

Jackie Gage - "Siren Song" - Siren Songs (2016)

Jackie Gage - "That Old Black Magic" - Siren Songs (2016)

Mongo Santamaria - "Spring Song" - Sofrito (1976) 

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (1950)

George Shearing Quintet "Tiempo De Cencerro (Part 1 And 2)" - A Shearing Caravan (1955)

Patrice Rushen - "Music of the World" - Patrice (1978)

Gene Russell - "Me and Mrs. Jones" - Talk to My Lady (1973)

Bobby Bloom - "Montego Bay" - The Bobby Bloom Album (1970)

Eddie Henderson - "Open Eyes" - Comin' Through (1977)

Herbie Hancock - "Spank-a-Lee" - Thrust (1974)

Billie Holiday - "You Go To My Head" (1938)

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

Lauren Henderson - "Forget Me" - Musa (2021)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - "Bo-Bo" - Sounds Like... (1967)

Bobbi Humphrey - "You Make Me Feel So Good" - Fancy Dancer (1975)

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Jazz 'n' Coffee with Kendo

 

A set of vibrant, motivational jazz to keep your day moving and inspire creativity. Jackie McLean, Larry Young, Joshua Redman, Nancy Wilson, Lalo Schifrin, Idris Muhammad, Steve Lacy, Herbie Mann, lots more with no announcements! Listen in the player below.

Originally mixed live from vinyl early Wednesday morning 4-10-2024.

Jackie McLean with The Great Jazz Trio - "Appointment In Ghana Again" - New Wine in Old Bottles (1978)

Joshua Redman Quartet - "DGAF" - Come What May (2019)

Tony Williams - "Tony" - The Joy of Flying (1978)

Steve Lacy Quartet - "Evidence" - Evidence (1961)

Duke Pearson - "Sweet Honey Bee" - Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Big John Patton - "One to Twelve" - Oh Baby! (1965)

Herbie Nichols - "Every Cloud" - Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957)

Chumei Watanabe - "Downtown Blues" - Wamono A to Z Vol. 1 (1979)

Lonnie Liston Smith - "Midsummer Magic" - Song for the Children (1979)

Nancy Wilson - "Angel Eyes" - Welcome To My Love (1967)

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

Larry Young - "Love Drops" - Mother Ship (1969)

Herbie Mann - "Garota de Ipanema" - Live at Newport (1963)

Lalo Schifrin - "Midnight Woman" - Towering Toccata (1976)

Return to Forever - "Sorceress" - Romantic Warrior (1976)

Charles Earland - "Incense of Essence" - The Dynamite Brothers (1973)

Idris Muhammad - "Stick It In Your Face" - Boogie to the Top (1977)

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

Chester Thompson - "Power House" - Power House (1971)

Noel - "Au Revoir" - Is There More to Life Than Dancing? (1979)

Soul Jazz Tuesday with DJ Kendo

An hour and a half of a fresh mix of classic and deep cut soul jazz featuring Brother Jack McDuff, Reuben Wilson, Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr., Dakota Staton, Phil Upchurch and more. Originally mixed live from vinyl on 4-9-2024. Listen in the player below!

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Brother Jack McDuff - "Obblighetto" - Moon Rappin' (1969)

Richard Tee - "Virginia Sunday" - Strokin' (1979)

Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson- "Sister Sanctified" - Cherry (1972)

Dakota Staton - "Trust In Me" - The Late, Late Show (1957)

Phil Upchurch - "It's Almost Five" - Phil Upchurch (1978)

Al Jarreau - "Says" - L Is for Lover (1986)

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

Cal Tjader - "Bludan" - Demasiado Caliente (1960)

Cal Tjader - "Fresh Air" - Tjader (1971)

Weather Report - "Three Views of a Secret" - Night Passage (1980)

Issa Bagayogo - "Dya" - Tassourmakan (2003)

Stanley Turrentine - "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - Wonderland (1987)

Grover Washington Jr. - "Let It Flow" - Winelight (1980)

Randy Weston - "Marrakesh Blues" - Blue Moses (1972)

 

Soul Jazz Tuesday with DJ Kendo

 

An hour plus of grooves that won't quit, burnin' B3s, smokin' six-strings, smooth sax and sassy or silky vocals. Mixed and hosted live on Mixcloud Tuesday 4-2-2024 by DJ Kendo. Listen in the player below! Thank you for stopping by.  

Episode XVI

Lonnie Smith - "Play It Back" - Live at Club Mozambique (1970)

Bobby Timmons - "Corcovado" - From The Bottom (1964)

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

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

Jimmy Smith - "Sugar Hill" - Home Cookin' (1959)

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

Thom Rotella - "Storyline" - Storyline (2019)

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

Sonny Rollins - "Shout It Out" - The Way I Feel (1976)

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

mic off silence

Art Taylor - "Syeeda's Song Flute" - A.T.'s Delight (1960)

Richard Tee - "Virginia Sunday" - Strokin' (1979)

ps - playlist poachers - I see you, for a long while now. You could at least say 'hi' or 'thank you' in the comments ffs.

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Small Labels and Private Press Jazz Vinyl with Kendo

 

A live mix of some small label and private press albums in my collection by some pretty big names like Art Blakey, Gil Evans, Charles Earland, Victor Feldman; and we start off with a whole side of some brilliant Jerry Coker! Vibrant, straight-ahead material originally live streamed on Friday 3-29-2024. Hope you enjoy! - Kendo

Jerry Coker - "Un Poco Loco" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Jerry Coker - "Lush Life" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Jerry Coker - "Primal Prayer" - A Re-Emergence (1983)

Nat Adderley - "Book's Bossa" - Blue Autumn (1986)

Billy Mitchell - "Wonderful" - Now's the Time (1976)

Charles Earland - "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Charles Earland - "Moontrane" - Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Soulful Mister Timmons" - Live at Bubba's (1980)

Victor Feldman - "By Myself" - Plays Everything in Sight (1967)

Victor Feldman - "Sunshine Superman" - Plays Everything in Sight (1967)

Gene Bertoncini - "You Are a Story" - Evolution! (1969)

Gary Wofsey - "New York Scuffle" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Gil Evans Orchestra - "Dr. Jeckyll (Jackie)" - Little Wing (1978)

Jazz DiVinyl with DJ Kendo

 

Fall in love with jazz all over again with light and fun tracks blended with deeper, mysterious selections! Mixed live from vinyl on 3-26-2024 by yours truly. Listen in the player below!

Michel Legrand - "Rosetta" - Legrand Jazz (1958) 

Dave Liebman - "Dark Lady" - Sweet Hands (1975)

three minutes of silence...

Branford Marsalis - "Yes and No" - Random Abstract (1987)

Thelonious Monk - "Mysterioso" - Greatest Hits (196?)

Blue Mitchell - "Try Not to Forget" - Summer Soft (1978)"

Gerry Mulligan - "Bernie's Tune" - Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)

Hugh Masekela - "Grazing in the Grass" - The Promise of a Future (1968)

Hubert Laws - "Where Is the Love" - Morning Star (1972)

Jack McDuff - "Mini Pads" - Sophisticated Funk (1976)

Lee Morgan - "Kin Folks" - City Lights (1957)

Pat Metheny Group - "Lone Jack" - Pat Metheny Group (1978)

The Modern Jazz Quartet/Jimmy Giuffre Three - "Fine" - Third Stream Music (1960)

image by Andrea Piacquadio.

me chatting away with the mic off ...