Playlist for 10-29-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats

"Autumn Colors" - Baris Sabic

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We finally got the weather change down here... can you believe October's almost over? This week's show is full of great music by artists or from albums I haven't programmed often - variety is key for me lately. The 3rd hour of the show we'll have a Halloween theme just for fun. Tune in this Tuesday for stimulating & inspiring jazz from familiar & unfamiliar musicians; 3-7pm eastern. Listen via iHeart by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Jimmy Smith - "The Cat" - The Cat (1964)

South Florida Jazz Orchestra - "Everything I've Got Belongs to You" - Trumpet Summit (2012)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Richard "Groove" Holmes - "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" - Blues All Day Long (1988)

Barbara Morrison - "Soft Winds" - A Sunday Kind of Love (2012)

Jack Mouse Group - "Winterset" - Range of Motion (2012)

Dave Valentine - "Grandslam" - Light Struck (1986)

Joe Lovano 2004

Joe Lovano - "Six and Four" - Joyous Encounter (2004)

Charles Lloyd - "Little Wahid's Day" - In Europe (recorded 47 years ago today on 10/29/1966)

Mel Torme - "Blue Skies" - (?)

Randy Brecker - "Morning Song" - Score (1969)

Hour Two:

Bob DeVos - "After Burner" - Shadow Box (2012)

Al Cohn & Zoot Sims - "Samba Medley" - Body And Soul (1973)

David Fernandez - "Emancipation Procrastination" - Transition Project (2008)

David Fernandez - "Like Joe" - Dave Fernandez (2012)

Joey DeFrancesco - "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed" - One For Rudy (2013)

Christian McBride - "Gang Gang" - People Music (2012)

Shan Kenner - "The Seventh Trine" - The Behavior of Vibration (2013)

Randy Brecker - "Merry Go Town" -The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion (2011)



Hour Three: Halloween Set

John Abercrombie - "Banshee" - The Third Quartet (2007)

Judy Wexler - "Spooky" - Dreams and Shadows (2008)

Terrence Blanchard - "Anatomy of a Murder" - Jazz in Film (1998)

Bill Evans Trio - "Witchcraft" - Portrait in Jazz (1959)

Duke Pearson - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (1968)

Gene Ammons - "Piece to Keep Away Evil Spirits" - The Black Cat (1970)

LaVerne Butler - "Be a Sweet Pumpkin" - Love Lost and Found Again (2012)

[bedding for announcements] Three Suns - "Danny's Inferno" - Movin' and Groovin' (1962)

Hour Four:

 Ray Baretto - "La Cuna" - La Cuna (1979) - 5:07 CTI Moment

Zbigniew Namyslowski - "Kaloryfer" - Jasmin Lady (1978)

Herbie Hancock - "Cantaloupe Island" - Empyrean Isles (1964)

David Bixler - "Game Face" - Call It a Good Deal (2005)

Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers - "Caridad Amaro" - Border-Free (2012)

David Sills - "Justin's Dime" - Blue's the New Green (2013)

Project Them - "A Short Swing" - Project Them (2012)

Pat Metheny - "Spirit of the Air" - Orchestrion (2010)

Pat Metheny

ps - in just a few days I'll post my 55 favorite jazz tracks (old & new) for 2013!

Playlist for 10-22-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

"Summer's End" - Helios Spada

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Another 'virgin sacrifice' this week! This time it's an unopened copy of Duke Ellington's "All American in Jazz". A bunch of new cds in my collection as well; including Johnny Smith, Verve Grammy winners, a new Sidney Bechet tribute from George Grosman and a bunch of hot albums making their debut on the show. There are some extra slots for new jazz this week. Keepin' it fresh! Listen with me this Tuesday (10/22) from 3-7 Eastern. Say 'hi!' on the Facebook page for a shoutout. Listen online by clicking here. Til then! - Kendo


Hour One:

Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig - "So What?" - What's New (1969)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Johnny Smith - "Moonlight in Vermont" - Moonlight in Vermont (1952)

Coleman Hawkins - "Stumpy Bossa Nova" - Desefinado (1962)

Wayne Brasel - "The Oaks of Mamre" - Songs from the Icons (2001)

Peter Sommer - "'Round Midnight" - Crossroads (2006)

Clare Fischer - "Rainforest" - ¡Ritmo! (2012)

Joe Harnell - "Cry Me a River" - Fly Me to the Moon (1963)

Joe Newman - " Auf Wiedersehen " - Memorial (1962)

Sonny Rollins - "The Bridge" - The Bridge (1962)

Hour Two:

Count Basie & Joe Williams - "Everyday I Have the Blues" - Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955)

Joe Henderson - "Lush Life" - Lush Life (1991)

David Weiss - "Mr. Jin" - Endangered Species (2013)

Wes Montgomery - "Impressions" - Willow Weep for Me (1965)

Roberto Fonseca - "El Sonador Esta Cansado" - Yo (2011)

Ella Fitzgerald - "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" - Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Geri Allen - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin"" - Grand River Crossings (2012)

Geri Allen - "Inner City Blues"" - Grand River Crossings (2012)

Carol Morgan - "Into It" - Retroactive (2012)

Hour Three:

Tom Howard - "Driving Through the Rain" (bed for weather & intro)

Duke Ellington - "Back to School" - All American in Jazz (1962)

Duke Ellington - "I've Just Seen Her" - All American in Jazz (1962)

Duke Ellington - "Which Way" - All American in Jazz (1962)

Duke Ellington - "If I Were You" - All American in Jazz (1962)

Duke Ellington - "Once Upon a Time" - All American in Jazz (1962)

The Three Suns - "Caravan" - Movin' 'n' Groovin' (1962)

Cornell Dupree - "Freedom Jazz Dance" - Dupree's Bop 'n Blues (1996)

Peter Sommer - "The Fruit" - Crossroads (2006)

George Grosman & Bohemian Swing - "Minor Swing" - Sidney, Mon Ami (2013)

Gary Wofsey - "Kef's Pool" - Kef's Pool (1980)

Chris Higginbottom - "Shifty" - Where Land Ends (2012)

Hour Four:
George Grosman & Bohemian Swing - "Petite Fleur" - Sidney, Mon Ami (2013)

Keith Javors - "Sierra Nicole's Bossa" - Mo' City Jungle (2002)

Oscar Peterson - " Morning in Newfoundland " - Trail of Dreams (2000)

Brad Mehldau - "Quit" - Progression: The Art of the Trio Vol. 5 (2000)

George Benson - "Footin' It" - The Shape of Things to Come (1968) CTI Moment

Nat King Cole - "Let's Face the Music and Dance" - (1962)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "The Blue Necklace" - Under the Jasmin Tree (1968) WFCF Vinyl

New Gary Burton Quartet - "Monk Fish" - Guided Tour (2012)

Stan Getz - "The Girl from Impanema" - ()

David Sills - "The Highline" - Blue's the New Green (2013)

Below are Amazon links to some choice album selections from this show!

Playlist for 10-15-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Letter R!

"Letters" by Rylee Thompson
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Uh-oh... another letter show! This week it's all about the letter 'R'. Every song title will begin with it, unless I accidentally play a wrong track (happens...). Lots of good tracks including "rock-blocks" from Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis; also Tim Warfield, Michael Blanco, Wes Montgomery, McCoy Tyner, Weather Report, much more + new jazz selections! Fun and possibly mayhem begin Tuesday 10/15 from 3-7pm. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge - "Red Beans & Ricely Yours: Struttin'" - Here We Are (2003)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Shirley Horn - "Return to Paradise" - Here's To Life (1992)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Regret" - Blues on Bach (1973)

Tim Riddle - "Remember When" - Between the Lines (2012)

Tim Riddle - "MPH" Between the Lines (2012)

McCoy Tyner - "Rolem" -  Fly With the Wind (1976)

Michel Camilo - "Rendezvous" - Rendezvous (1993)

Stanley Turrentine - "The Revs" - Cherry with Milt Jackson (1972) CTI Moment

Hour Two:

Lisa Kelly - "Route 66" - By Request (1997)

Maynard Ferguson - "'Round Midnight" - ()

Miles Davis Quintet - "Riot" - Nefertiti (1967)

Wolverine Orchestra - "Royal Garden Blues" (1924)

Michel Petrucciani - "Regina" - Pianism (1985)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Roots" - Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)

Ron Carter - "R2 M1" - Blues Farm (1973) CTI Moment

Kenny Garrett - "Rotation" - Pushing the World Away (2013)

Weather Report - "River People" - Mr. Gone (1978)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band - "Rattlin' Bones" - That's It! (2012)

Hour Three:

Thelonious Monk - "Reflections" - Thelonious Monk Trio (1952)

Thelonious Monk - "Round Lights" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

Thelonious Monk - "Rhythm-a-ning" - Criss Cross (1962)

Thelonious Monk - "Remember" - Alone in San Francisco (1959)

Wes Montgomery - "Repetition" - So Much Guitar (1961)

T.J. Kirk - "Ruby My Dear" - If Four Was One (1996)

Rob Denty - "Right Hand Sam" - Round and Round (2007)

Jeff Rupert - Rock Skippin' - From Memphis to Mobile (2009)

Steve Kuhn - "Repetition" - Porgy (1988)

O Som Do Jazz - "Rio de Janeiro" - A Kiss for Rio (2013)

MIchael Dease - "The Release" - Coming Home (2012)

Hour Four:

Miles Davis - "Rouge" - Birth of the Cool (1949)

Miles Davis - "Rocker" - Birth of the Cool (1950)

Miles Davis Quintet - "R.J." - ESP (1965)

Red Garland - "Rain" - All Kinds of Weather (1958)

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

Sam Rivers, & the Rivbea All Star Orchestra - "Riffin'" - Culmination (1998)

Tim Warfield - "Ramona's Heart" - Eye of the Beholder (2013)

Jamie Ousley - "Rocky Top" - A Sea of Voices (2012)

Tierney Sutton - "All I Want" - After Blue (2013)

New Gary Burton Quartet - "Remembering Tano" - Guided Tour (2012)
 

"Necklace - R" - Roberta (Woby)
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Playlist for 10-8-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats!

Just great music this week - the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler... music to fit the mood of the season and make us all feel real good. Join me this Tuesday 10/8 on 88.5 FM locally or via iHeart online radio (free) by clicking here. 3-7pm Eastern. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Art Farmer - "Sandu" - Something You Got (1977) CTI Moment

Duke Ellington - "Black and Tan Fantasy" (1927)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Esperanza Spaulding - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - Everybody Wants To Be a Cat (2010)

Miles Davis - "Lament" - Miles Ahead (1957)

Nedobeck Trio - "A Smo-ooo-th One" - Some of Your Old Favorites (2002)

Stanley Turrentine/Milt Jackson - "Speedball" - Cherry (1972) CTI Moment

Bill Evans - "Round Midnight" - You're Gonna Hear From Me (1969)

Regina Carter - "Find Yourself" - Everybody Wants To Be a Cat (2010)

Gil Melle - "Golden Age" - Gil's Guests (1957)

Hour Two:

Milt Jackson - "The Prophet Speaks" - The Prophet Speaks (1994)

Cannonball Adderley - "A Little Taste" - Portrait of Cannonball (1958)

Jill Allen (Wofsey) - "The Sound of Music" - I'm Flying (2005)

Benny Golson & the Philadelphians - "Calgary" - Benny Golson & the Philadelphians (1958)

Joe Farrell - "Penny Arcade" - Penny Arcade (1973) CTI Moment

Bud Powell - "Dry Soul" - Time Waits (1958)

Gregory Porter - "No Love Dying" - Liquid Spirit (2013)

Mark Masters Ensemble - "Show Biz Kids" - Everything You Did (2012)

Hour Three:

Randy Brecker - "Bangalore" - Score (1969)

Lennie Tristano - "Interlude" - (recorded 67 years ago on 10/8/1946)

Lennie Tristano - "I Can't Get Started [alt take]" - (recorded 67 years ago on 10/8/1946)

Billie Holiday - "Crazy He Calls Me" - Billie Holiday Story (1949) WFCF Vinyl

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - "Remember the Time" - The Fire This Time (1992)

Cal Tjader - "Stella by Starlight" - Latin for Lovers (1958)

Sonny Criss - "The Isle of Celia" - Crisscraft (1975) WFCF Vinyl
 
Carol Morgan - "Tea for Two" - Retroactive (2012)

Tierney Sutton - "Blue" - After Blue (2013)

Hour Four:

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

Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - "Love You Madly" - Mess of Blues (1963)

Michael Royal Trio - "Julie's Lament" - Transition (2008)

Al Hirt - "I Love Paris" Al (He's The King) Hirt and His Band (1961)

Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine - "Brazilian Tapestry" (1971) CTI Moment

Roger Kellaway Trio - "Brats" - Roger Kellaway Trio (1965)

Richard Davis - "Dear Old Stockholm" - With Understanding (1975) WFCF Vinyl

Chicago Jazz Orchestra - "Yardbird Suite" - Burstin' Out (2012)

Calvin Keys - "Rhubarb Jam" - Electric Keys (2013)

B'Shnorkestra - "Go To Orange" - Go To Orange (2013)

Nightcrawlers - "Grey Matter" - Nightcrawlers Volume 3 (2012)

Playlist for 10-1-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats 1961!

"1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB" - Matt Hoskins

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The first in a series of shows to focus on the jazz of a specific year, chronologically. This week, it was 1961! Something of a transitional time for jazz, where artists who broke new ground in 1959 or earlier, were now following these paths to new, uncertain territory. Provocative music from John Coltrane that befuddled the critics; Miles in a state of flux; Bill Evans, Scott Lofaro & Paul Motian redefining the jazz piano trio: and Cannonball enjoying stardom after the Miles sextet. Mixed in with all of this are artists oblivious to all the change; hard-boppers on the cusp of their heyday, groove jazz taking further root and "world" music about to become permanently embedded in the jazz vocabulary. Sounds serious! But we had the usual fun. Thanks for the calls, hangin' on Facebook and especially for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

The Montgomery Brothers - "Delerium" - Groove Yard (1/3/1961)

Joe Newman - "Love Is Here To Stay" - At Count Basie's (1961)

Maynard Ferguson/Chris Connor - "I Only Have Eyes For You" - Double Exposure (1/23/1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" - Know What I Mean (1/27/1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Nardis" - Explorations (2/2/1961)

Coleman Hawkins - "More Than You Know" - The Hawk Relaxes (2/28/1961)

Miles Davis - "Drad-dog" - Someday My Prince Will Come (3/7/1961)

Hank Mobley - "Smokin'" - Workout (3/26/1961)

Grant Green - "Grant's Dimensions" - Green Street (4/1/1961)

Hour Two:

Herbie Mann - "This Little Girl of Mine" - Family of Mann (4/21/1961)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Castilian Drums" - Countdown: Time in Outer Space (5/3/1961)

Dexter Gordon - "For Regulars Only" - "Doin' Allright" - (5/6/1961)

John Coltrane - "Dahomey Dance" - Olé (5/25/1961)

Dave Brubeck - "Charles Matthew Hallelujah" - Time Further Out (5/25/1961)

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Invitation" - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (6/14/1961)

Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns - "Miss Otis Regrets" - Fooler's Gold (2013)

Ahmad Jamal - "Firefly" - Saturday Morning (2013)

West Berliner in Uniform in Front of Berlin Wall
Photo by Toni Frisell

Hour Three:

Bill Evans Trio - "Some Other Time" - Waltz for Debby (6/25/1961)

Bill Evans Trio - "Milestones" - Waltz for Debby (6/25/1961)

Roland Kirk - "Doin' the Sixty-Eight" - Kirk's Works (7/11/1961)

Sarah Vaughan - "In a Sentimental Mood" - After Hours (7/18/1961)

Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley - "Never Will I Marry" - Nancy Wilson Cannonball Adderley (6/27,29 1961)

Freddie Hubbard - "Arietes" - Ready for Freddie (8/21/1961)

Cal Tjader - "Ecstasy" - In a Latin Bag (8 28, 29 1961)

Yusef Lateef - "Purple Flower" - Eastern Sounds (9/5/1961)

Jackie McLean - "A Fickle Sonance" - A Fickle Sonance (10/26/1961)

Hour Four:

John Coltrane - "Naima" - Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (11/1/1961)

John Coltrane - "Greensleeves" - Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (11/3/1961)

Sonny Clark - "Melody in C" - Leapin' and Lopin (11/13/1961)

John Coltrane - "It's Easy to Remember" - B-side of Greensleeves (12/21/1961)

Gary Burton - "The Lookout" - Guided Tour (2012)

Aperturistic Trio - "Homily for Pastor B" - Truth and Actuality (2013)

George Duke - "Stones of Orion" - Dreamweaver (2013)

Dave Holland - "The Watcher" - Prism (2013)

1961 Plymouth Belvedere Sport Suburban

"Between Light and Shade" - Swifty
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Playlist for 9-24-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats

"The Musician" - Yuki Getsuda
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Lots of special things for the first show of Autumn 2013! 5 tracks from a sealed, brand new vinyl copy of Gerry Mulligan's "What Is There to Say". Also - we heard choice tracks from the new cd re-release of "Joe Farrell Quartet" from Wounded Bird, along with a slew of great tunes I've been waiting to spin all summer! Lots of new jazz, too. Thanks for joining me! - Kendo


Hour One:

Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz - "It Don't Mean a Thing" - Diz and Getz (1953)

Herbie Nichols - "Mine" - The Herbie Nichols Trio (1956)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Dexter Gordon - "Don't Explain" - A Swingin' Affair (1962)

Tierney Sutton - "Only the Lonely" - Dancing in the Dark (2004)

Ross Tompkins Trio - "Stranger in Paradise" - Ross Tompkins Trio (1963)

Joe Farrell - "Follow Your Heart" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment

Dexter Gordon - "Soy Califa" - A Swingin' Affair (1962)

Joe Farrell - "Circle in the Square" - Joe Farrell Quartet (1970) CTI Moment

O Som do Jazz - "Batucada" - A Kiss for Rio (2013)

Joe Newman Septet - "No Moon At All" - The Midgets (1956)

Hour Two:

George Cables - "Voodoo Lady" - Cables' Vision (1979)

Aaron Goldberg - "OAM's Blues" - Worlds (2003)

Junior Cook - "J.C." - Good Cookin' (1979)

Kenny Garrett - "I Say a Little Prayer" - Pushing the World Away (2013)

Horace Silver - "The Jody Grind" - The Jody Grind (1966)

Tom Goehring - "Con Alma" - A Reflected Journey (2013)

Nightcrawlers - "The Sendoff" - Nightcrawlers Vol. 3 (2012)

Jose Rizo's Mongorama - "Baila Que Baila" - Baila Que Baila (2012)







Hour Three:

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "What Is There to Say" - What Is There To Say (1959)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Just in Time" - What Is There To Say (1959)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "News from Blueport" - What Is There To Say (1959)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "Festive Minor" - What Is There To Say (1959)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - "As Catch Can" - What Is There To Say (1959)

Leo Addeo & His Orchestra - "Stumblin'" - History of Space Age Pop Vol. 3

Wayne Krantz - "Not Consciously Written About" - Long To Be Loose (1993)

Buddy Rich/Lionel Hampton - "Avalon" - Transition (1974)

Jimmy Scott - "You Don't Know What Love Is" - But Beautiful (2002)

Lee Morgan - "Rigormortis" - Tom Cat (1964)

Hour Four:

Thelonious Monk - "Teo" - Monk (1964)

Jack McDuff - "Wank's Thang" - Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring (1970)

Dave Holland, Teo Macero & Stanley Tunkel at
Isle of Wight Festival 1970

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

Billy Holiday - "Good Morning, Heartache" - The Billy Holiday Story (1946) WFCF Vinyl

John Coltrane/Red Garland Trio - "Soft Lights and Sweet Music" - Traneing In (1957)

Derrick Hodge - "Anthem in 7" - Live Today (2013)

Kenny Burrell - "Sunset and the Mockingbird" - Special Requests (2012)

Ted Nash Big Band - "Ether" - Chakra (2013)

Playlist for 9-17-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats - The Night!

"City Rain" - Mark Moore
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Well - it's happened. We've reached the end of summer, so this will be the last themed show for a while. But it's a good one: "The Night"! Songs about dreamy things, mysterious things, spooky things, lonely things, amazing things, lofty things, lowly things & since we are talking about music here, romantic things. If you are sad to see the themed shows leave, have no fear - next week I have something very special planned; and in October we'll embark on a new, fun way of exploring the Jazz Greats. Meanwhile - we'll celebrate the music of the nocturnal this Tuesday (9/17) from 3-7pm Eastern. Listen online anywhere in the US by clicking here. Bring a sweater and meet me then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Wayne Shorter – “Night Dreamer” – Night Dreamer (1964)

Anita O’Day/Cal Tjader – “Mr. Sandman” – Time for Two (1962)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Miles Davis - "’Round Midnight" - 'Round About Midnight (1956)

Cal Tjader – “Tonight” – West Side Story (1960)

Michel Camilo – “Sunset” – Michel Camilo (1988)

Stan Getz – “Corcovado” - Au Go Go (1964)

Frank Capek Trio - "Nite Lights" - (9/2012)

Django Reinhardt – “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” - Indispensable (1949)

Chick Corea – “Nite Sprite” – The Leprechaun (1976)

Milt Jackson/John Coltrane – “The Night We Called It a Day” – Bags & Trane (1959)

Herbie Nichols – “Cro-Magnon Nights” – The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 1 (1955)

Hour Two:

{Jim Driscoll - Untitled Ambient Piece as bed music for the weird celebrity phobias rollcall}

Denny Zeitlin - "You and the Night and the Music" - Slick Rock (2003)

Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins – “The Way You Look Tonight” – Sonny Rollins & Thelonious Monk (1954)

Dinah Shore - "Blues in the Night" - (1942)

Art Tatum - "Moonglow" - Solo Masterpieces Vol 1 (1955)

Anita O’Day – “Lullaby Of The Leaves” – The Lady is a Tramp (1952)

Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman– “At Sundown” – Buck and Bud (1976)

Count Basie – “Strangers in the Night” – Hollywood Basie’s Way (1966)

John Scofield – “Strangeness in the Night” – This Means That (2007)

New Gary Burton Quartet - "Jane Fonda Called Again" - Guided Tour (2012)

Mark Masters Ensemble - "Josie" - Everything You Did (2012)

"Aurora Borealis" - Mariam Hanna
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Hour Three:

Sonny Stitt – “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” – 12! (1972)

Lynne Arriale – “La Noche” – Solo (2011)

Jaki Byard - "Teach Me Tonight" - The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)

Cannonball Adderley/John Coltrane – “The Sleeper” – Cannonball  & Coltrane (1959)

{Gary McFarland - "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" - Does The Sun Really Shine On the Moon (1968) - bed music for weather reports around the country}

Joe Henderson – “Candlelight” – Mirror, Mirror (1980)

Grant Green – “Walk in the Night” – Live at the Lighthouse (1972)

Cal Tjader – “When Lights are Low” – Breathe Easy (1977)


Hour Four:

Freddie Hubbard – “Ebony Moonbeams” – High Energy (1974)

Widehive Players – “Sunset Sermon” – Widehive Players (2009)

Count Basie – “In The Still of the Night” – Hollywood Basie’s Way (1966)

Cal Tjader – “My Reverie” – Sona Libre (1963)

Sonny Clark – “Deep Night” – Cool Struttin’ (1958)

Shan Kenner - "Night and Day" - The Behavior of Vibration (2013)

Michael Brecker – “Midnight Voyage” – Tales from the Hudson (1996)

Ahmad Jamal - "Back To The Future" - Saturday Morning (2013)

Randy Brecker - "Night In Calisia" - Night In Calisia (2011)

"Lighthouse" - Samantha Richardson
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Update on Go-To Album No 1 - Joe Farrell Quartet

Wounded Bird Records comes through again! After spending a few years as a major rarity on cd, often over $100 for a copy; a very fine sounding & affordable version is now available; released in mid-July of this year (without even notifying me!). If you're unfamiliar, see this post; although the year (1970) and the lineup speak volumes. Wounded Bird stick to the original tapes & again, reproduce the artwork faithfully. This is the kind of surprise I like! - Kendo

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Playlist for 9-10-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats; Street Life!

"Sampa 1920" - Mariana de Oliveira
Acrylic on Canvas
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Hanging out on the corner, dining al fresco, a quality game of stickball, a secret tryst, the hustle & bustle of Times Square or a lonely, rainy block by streetlamp; these and more make up this week's theme "Street Life"! Meet me at 3pm Eastern on Tuesday 9/10 and we'll do the town! Listening link at top of page. Say hi on Facebook by clicking here. See you then! - Kendo

Hour One:

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "King of the Road" - Further Adventures of Jimmy & Wes (1966)

Herbie Nichols – “117th Street” – The Herbie Nichols Trio Vol 2 (1955)

    3:15 Coffee Break

Charlie Haden - "Avenue of Stars" - Always Say Goodbye (1993)

Cal Tjader – “Sunset Boulevard” – Warm Wave (1964)

Thelonious Monk – “Easy Street” – Underground (1968)

Gerry Mulligan Quartet – “Freeway” – Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1952)

Collins Shepley Galaxy - "Penny Lane" - Lennon McCartney Live (1971)

Bud Powell - "52nd Street Theme" - The Amazing Bud Powell (1949)

James Trummie Young's All Stars - "Seventh Avenue" - (1945)

Miles Davis - "On Green Dolphin Street" - '58 Miles (1958)

Bill Frisell - "Highway 1" - Big Sur (2013)


Hour Two:

Andy McKee – “U Turn” – Sound Roots (1996)

Tom Stewart – “Fourth Avenue Sharp” – First Time Over (2006)

Stan Kenton - "On The Street Where You Live" - The Stage Door Swings (1958)

Kenny Burrell - "Up The Street, Round the Corner, Down the Block" - Up The Street (1974)

Flip DeBlasio – “Iroquois Drive” – Flip Side (1997)

Grant Green – “Street of Dreams” – Street of Dreams (1964)

Iverson, Konitz, Grenadier, Rossy - "317 East 32nd" - Costumes Are Mandatory

Beat Funktion - "125th Street and 7th Avenue" - Moon Town (2011)

Mike Ledonne Trio - "Bleeker Street Theme" - Speak (2012)

"City Street" - Myrna Jacobs
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Hour Three:

Maynard Ferguson/Chris Connor - "The Lonesome Road" - Double Exposure (1961)

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - "Road Song" - Further Adventures of Jimmy & Wes (1966)

Zach Bartholomew Trio – “Road Trip” – Out of This Town (2012)

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – “Leaping on Lenox” – Jazz Jam Session ()

Dizzy Gillespie – “On the Sunny Side of the Street” – Sunny Side Up (1957)

Organissimo – “Wealthy Street” – This Is The Place (2005)

Dave Brubeck – “Blue Shadows in the Street” – Time Further Out (1961)

Bridge Quartet – “Angel Street” – Day (2007)

Hour Four:

Count Basie - "Avenue C" - Count Meets Duke

Jeff Rupert - "Basin Street Blues" - From Memphis to Mobile (2009)

George Benson - "Route 66" - Inspiration (2012)

Ed Neumeister - "Spring Street" - New Standards (2001)

Antonio Hart - "Sounds in the Street" - It's All Good (1995)

Gregorie Howard - "On Green Dolphin Street" - Gregorie Howard (2009)

Pete LaRoca - "Sin Street" - Women at the Turkish Bath (1967)

Jerry Bergonzi - "114 W. 28th Street (Star Eyes)" - By Any Other Name (2013)

Pete LaRoca

Playlist for 9-3-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Far Away Places!

"Ginza" - Irina
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Holy smokes, it's September! It's also my one year anniversary as host of this show. We'll celebrate by taking a trip all over the world to visit "Far Away Places"! High, low, hot, cold, wet & dry - artists like Coltrane, Benson, Blakey, Brubeck & Shorter will be our tour guides for big cities, ancient ruins, exotic beaches and tropical forests. Tune in this Tuesday (9/3) from 3-7pm Eastern. Listen online by clicking here*. See you then! - DJ Kendo

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Hour One:

John Coltrane – “Bahia” – Bahia (1958)

Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Maori Blues” – Time Further Out (1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Michael Petrovich – “San Isidro” – Bella Luna (2012)

Duke Ellington – “Isfahan” – Centennial

East Coast Standards Time – “Samia” – Impressions (2007)

Sonny Rollins – “St. Thomas” – Saxophone Collosus (1956)

George Benson - "Siberian Workout" - Good King Bad (1975) CTI Moment I

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "The Tokyo Blues" - Love and Peace (1994)

Art Blakey – “On the Ginza” – Ugetsu (1963)

"Tarangire Sunset" - Terje
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
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Hour Two: Africa!

John Coltrane – “Liberia” – Coltrane’s Sound (1960)

Bud Powell – “A Night in Tunesia” – The Amazing Bud Powell (1951)

Randy Weston - "Ifrane" - Blue Moses (1972) CTI Moment II

Wayne Shorter – “Angola” – The Soothsayer (1965)

Cal Tjader – “Serengeti” - La Onda va Bien (1979)

Weather Report – “Madagascar” – Night Passage (1980)

Donald Byrd – “Ghana” – Byrd in Flight (1960)

"Gibraltar" - Cavallo
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Hour Three: Europe!

Stanley Turrentine – “Gibraltar” – Salt Song (1971) CTI Moment III

Dave Brubeck – “Iberia” – Time Changes (1963)

Gil Evans/Steve Lacy - "Paris Blues" - Paris Blues (1987)

Roy Haynes Trio – “Dear Old Stockholm” – Roy Haynes Trio (1999)

Jack Wilkins – “Warsaw” – Artwork (1995)

Perry Joslin – “Over Dublin” – Perry Joslin (2003)

Chick Corea – “Sicily” – Friends (1978)

Bob James & David Sanborn - "Montezuma" - Quartette Humaine (2013)

"Barbados" - Matthew Capper
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Hour Four:

Gabrial Vivas – “Santa Ines” – Ninth Life (2012)

Art Farmer – “Punsu” – Perception (1961)

Chucho Valdes - "Santa Cruz" - Border Free (2013)

Horace Silver - "Sunrise in Malibu" - A Prescription for the Blues (1997)

Montgomery Bros – “Barbados” – The Montgomery Brothers in Canada (1961)

Geoffrey Keezer - "New York" - The Heart of the Piano (2011)

John Coltrane – “India” [Wednesday Night 11-1] – Complete Village Vanguard (1961)

Mike Ledonne Trio - "Bleeker Street Theme" - Speak (2012)

Steve Gadd Band - "The Windup" - Gadditude (2013)

Playlist for 8-27-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Dreams!

"Visit to Dreams" - Toshio Ebine
watercolor (gouache paint)
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Themed shows continued this week with "Dreams"! The playlist is as musically varied as it's topic is unsearchable: deep & dark, light and whimsical, romantic, mystical and just plain weird... Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo


All the background music for the anecdotes and trivia about dreams was performed by
Jim Driscoll.

Hour One:

Roy Hargrove – “Dream Traveler” – Crisol Habana (1997)

Michel Camilo – “Dreamlight” – Michel Camilo (1988)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Cannonball Adderley – “Lonely Dreams” Cannonball with Strings (1955)

Kenny Durham - "I Had The Craziest Dream" - Quiet Kenny (1959)

Gary Burton – “Dreams So Real” – Dreams So Real (1975)

Art Blakey – “Nica’s Dream” - The Jazz Messengers (1956)

Abbey Lincoln - "A Turtle's Dream" - A Turtle's Dream (1994)

Yellowjackets – “Dreamland” – Dreamland (1995)

Hour Two:

Mulgrew Miller – “You’re That Dream” – Wingspan (1987)

Cal Tjader – “This Time the Dreams on Me” – Warm Wave (1964)

Nicholas Payton – “You Stepped Out of a Dream” – From This Moment (1995)

Thelonious Monk – “Monk’s Dream” – Monk’s Dream (1962)

Bobby Hutcherson – “Dreamin’” – Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Wayne Shorter – “When You Dream” – Atlantis (1985)

Kenny Garrett - "A Side Order of Hijiki" - Pushing the World Away (2013)

James Zollar - "Call Me" - It's All Good People (2012)

Shan Kenner - "Night and Day" - The Behavior of Vibration (2013)

"Dreamer" - Milenca Delic
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Hour Three:

Anita O’Day – “I’ll See You In My Dreams” – Anita (1955)

Robert Glasper – “Of Dreams to Come” – In My Element (2006)

George Benson – “Don’t Let Me Lose This dream” – Shape of Things to Come (1968) CTI Moment

Johnny Hodges – “Day Dream” – Centennial Duke

Stanley Turrentine – “Pieces of Dreams” - Pieces of Dreams (1974)

Stan Getz – “The Dreamer” – Children of the World (1979)

Dinah Washington - "Darn That Dream" - Dinah Jams (1954)

Greg Little – “Peasant Dreams” – Dreamwalker (2003)

Weather Report – “Dream Clock” – Night Passage (1980)

Hour Four: 

Sonny Clark – “Deep in a Dream” – Leapin’ and Lopin’ (1961)

”Darn That Dream” - Brown and Roach Inc – (1954)

Gerry Niewood – “Share My Dream” – Share My Dream (1985)

Cannonball Adderley/John Coltrane – “You're a Weaver of Dreams” – Cannonball  & Coltrane (1959)

Christian McBride - "Dream Train" - People Music (2013)

Twink - "Life Is But A Dream" - The Broken Record (2005)

Miami Saxophone Quartet - "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - Four of a Kind (2010)

Etienne Charles - "Close Your Eyes" - Creole Soul (2013)

Terrence Blanchard - "Comet" - Magnetic (2013)

Playlist for 8-20-2013 WFCF - Jazz Greats Time!

"Pocketwatch" - Jensine Lowe
self-portrait photograph
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Kids are back to school here in FL, but it's still summer and fun for us grown-ups! :) So on with the themed shows! This week the theme is "Time". Now, later, yesterday, past, present, future, special times, whatever! Thanks for tuning in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Anita O'Day - "Time After Time" - Anita (1955)

Anita O’Day – “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” – An Evening With Anita (1954)

Art Farmer – “The Day After” – Perception (1961)

    3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Billie Holiday - "As Time Goes By" - Chronilogical Classics 1944 (1944)

Rob McConnell – “Very Early” - Brassy & Sassy (1992)

Chet Baker - "How Long Has This Been Going On" - Chet Baker Plays for Lovers

Mulgrew Miller – “The Eleventh Hour” – Wingspan (1987)

Mary Stallings - "Time On My Hands" - But Beautiful (2013)

Jane Monheit - "Too Late Now" - Taking a Chance on Love (2004)

Pete Malinverni - "My Shining Hour" - A Beautiful Thing (2010)

Art Blakey & 03 Jazz Messengers – “Time Off” – Ugetsu (1963)

Milt Jackson

Hour Two:

John Patitucci – “Now” – Now (1998)

Eliane Elias - "Just In Time" - I Thought About You (2013)

Milt Jackson - "Five O'Clock in the Morning Blues" - The Prophet Speaks (1994)

Clare Fischer - "San Francisco P.M." - Ritmo! (2012)

Tim Warfield - "Forever, One Day at a Time" - Eye of the Beholder (2013)

Freddy Cole - "I Saw Stars" - This and That (2012)

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet- "Pasando el Tiempo" - Latin Jazz Jazz Latin (2013)

John Coltrane – “Time After Time” – Stardust (1958)

"London" - Andreea Julianna
Acrylics
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Hour Three:

Chick Corea Elektric Band – “Light Years” – Light Years (1987)

Dianne Reeves - "After Hours" - The Grand Encounter (1996)

Yellowjackets – “Turn in Time” – Dreamland (1995)

Dave Brubeck – “Time In” – Time In (1965)

East Coast Standards Time – “Twenty Five Times Around the Sun” – Impressions (2007)

John Coltrane – “Moments Notice” – Blue Train (1957)

Sonny Stitt – “Later” – Kaleidoscope (1950)

Jackie McLean – “Right Now” – Right Now (1965)

Hour Four:

Ornette Coleman – “Eventually” – Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

Shirley Horn – “A Time for Love” – Here’s to Life (1992)

Tom Stewart – “Time Again” – Flyer (2013)

Anita O'Day - "Them There Eyes" - Anita Sings the Most (1957)  

The Great Jazz trio – “Time Warp” – Flowers for Lady Day (1991)

Joey Baron - "Time to Cry" - We'll Soon Find Out (1999)

Shenole Latimer – “Time Flies” – Front and Center (2006)

Milt Jackson - "Slowly" - Statements (1961)

Chick Corea - "Past Present and Future" - Past Present and Future (2001)