Episodes
Sunday Jan 30, 2011
Seasons
Sunday Jan 30, 2011
Sunday Jan 30, 2011
First and foremost on everyones mind is this harsh Winter. We pay respect to the seasons with tonights playlist. Starting with the Marsalis rendition of Winter Wonderland. Wynton's version of this classic tune conveys the wonder and beauty of the snowy landscape around us. Gil Scott Heron's portrays a darker political side of Winter in America. Zappa makes light of the yellow snow in his inimitable way. The next set makes us look forward to Spring. The title of Eric Alexander's piece says it all with You Must Believe in Spring. That is followed by two great trumpeters, Freddie Hubbard and Clifford Brown's tribute to Springtime. Joshua Redman does an uptempo swinging version of Summertime and we go the full cycle of seasons with Joe Lovano's beautiful ballad Autumn in New York. We bring it all together with Brian Blade and the Fellowship doing Blade's epic Season of Changes. The show concludes with UCONN's own jazz director Earl MacDonald from his great album of modern arrangements for large ensembles, Mr. Sunshine.
Featured Album
Season Of Changes on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Winter Wonderland ~ Wynton Marsalis ~ A Jazzy Wonderland
Winter in America ~ Gil Scott Heron ~ The First Minute of a New Day
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow ~ Frank Zappa ~ Apostrophe
You Must Believe in Spring ~ Eric Alexander ~ Revival of the Fittest
Up Jumped Spring ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Born to be Blue
Joy Spring ~ Clifford Brown & Max Roach ~ Joy Spring
Summertime ~ Joshua Redman ~ Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)
Autumn in New York ~ Joe Lovano ~ Joyous Encounter
Season of Changes ~ Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band ~ Season of Changes
Mr. Sunshine ~ Earl MacDonald ~ Re:Visions
Sunday Jan 23, 2011
New England Winter
Sunday Jan 23, 2011
Sunday Jan 23, 2011
The temperatures in New England are hovering in the single digits, snow is piled high and there doesn't seem to be relief in sight. So I can't think of anything much better than hanging out at home and listening to a great jazz podcast. This one starts with some brilliant playing from John Scofield and his quintet including Brad Mehldau and Kenny Garrett. Next is a little known gem from Herbie Hancock. That is followed by a pair from Noah Preminger's new album Before the Rain. This is an album of haunting melodies and exploration from one of the most promising young tenor players on the free jazz scene. See my complete review of this album here. Noah is followed by a couple of great tracks from Keith Jarrett and Ravi Coltrane. The program ends with a classic from Alice Coltrane.
Featured Album - CD Review here
Before The Rain on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Do I Crazy ~ John Scofield ~ Works for Me
Tell Me a Bedtime Story ~ Herbie Hancock ~ Fat Albert Rotunda
What Goes Up Must Come Down ~ Myron Waldon ~ Momentum
K ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
November ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
Everything the Lives, Laments ~ Keith Jarrett ~ Mysteries
Someday My Prince Will Come ~ Keith Jarrett ~ Up For It
Shine ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
For Turiya ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
Journey In Satchidananda ~ Alice Coltrane ~ Journey In Satchidananda
Sunday Jan 16, 2011
The Kitchen Sink
Sunday Jan 16, 2011
Sunday Jan 16, 2011
There is no theme, not one artist or album featured. There is new music, old music, and some classic jazz in this podcast. You will get a taste of some avant-garde jazz, straight ahead hard bop and even some sweet vocals. This is the kitchen sink of jazz in this podcast. For the last few weeks I have been playing some tunes from a fine new CD from Jane Ira Bloom, so I'll place the image and a link to that CD here.
Featured Album
Wingwalker on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
No Turning Back ~ Sharel Cassity ~ Relentless
Live Sports ~ Jane Ira Bloom ~ Wingwalker
How High the Moon ~ Dana Lauren ~ Stairway to the Stars
Abreaction ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
Dew Point ~ George Schuller's Circle Wide ~ Like Before, Somewhat After
Bird Calls ~ Charles Mingus ~ Mingus Ah Um
Boogie Stop Shuffle ~ Chris Potter ~ Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard
Ras Abu-Galum ~ Omer Avital ~ The Ancient Art of Giving
From All Angles ~ Albert Rivera ~ Inner Peace
Sunday Jan 09, 2011
A Slow and Mellow Set
Sunday Jan 09, 2011
Sunday Jan 09, 2011
This is a fill-in for another jazz show on WHUS. Since my regular show was mostly pre-empted for sports broadcasting, its a good thing I recorded this one. It turned out to be a very mellow show, but one that features some of the best artists and their most recent releases. Charles Lloyd's latest, Mirror, plays it surprisingly straight though breaks out occasionally within this format. Kieth Jarrett lays down some gorgeous piano lines with full and able support from bass titan Charlie Haden. We hear a couple from young tenor lion Noah Preminger from his soon to be released CD which will be featured on next weeks show. This podcast ends with tracks from trumpeter Wallace Roney and Robert Glasper giving some Herbie love with their interpretation of Hancock compositions.
Featured Album
Mirror
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Freud's Convertable ~ Jane Ira Bloom ~ Wingwalker
Mirror ~ Charles Lloyd Quartet ~ Mirror
The Water is Wide ~ Charles Lloyd Quartet ~ Mirror
One Day I'll Fly Away ~ Keith Jarrett - Charlie Haden ~ Jasmine
I'm Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life ~ Keith Jarrett - Charlie Haden ~ Jasmine
Quickening ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before The Rain
Toy Dance ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before The Rain
I Have a Dream ~ Wallace Roney ~ If Only For One Night
Butterfly ~ Robert Glasper Experiment ~ Double Booked
All Matter ~ Robert Glasper Experiment ~ Double Booked
Sunday Jan 02, 2011
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Sunday Jan 02, 2011
Sunday Jan 02, 2011
This show was recorded New Years Day 2011. We brought in the New Year with a killin' party in Boston featuring Akashic Record, so they are our featured artists on this show. We look back on some great releases in 2010 from Ralph Peterson, Pat Bianchi, Greg Abate, and Sky Steele among others. There was a lot of great music made in 2010 and it will take a few shows to go through them all. I wish all of my listeners from around the world to a happy, healthy, peaceful 2011 filled with lots of great jazz music.
Partying with Akashic Record and friends on New Years Eve 2010/11.
Here is another video from earlier in the evening, more of a jazz groove going on here.
Featured Album
New Days Ahead on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
3 AM Run ~ Akashic Record ~ Theosophy
New Days Ahead ~ Akashic Record ~ New Dayz Ahead
The Moontrane ~ Ralph Peterson's Unity Project ~ Outer Reaches
Litha ~ Pat Bianchi ~ Back Home
Step Aside ~ Bob Reynolds
Y blues ~ Greg Abate ~ Wave Street Sessions
Punta Lullaby ~ Abraham Burton-Eric McPherson ~ Cause and Effect
Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair ~ The Skye Steele Quintet ~ Late Bloomer