Episodes
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Episode 21 Jan 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
This week's playlist is mostly based on albums that were posted on Jazztodon.com . We begin with artists that you likely have never heard of, then transition into some of the jazz greats like Getz, McLean and Cannonball.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Muriel Grossmann ~ Knowledge and Wisdom ~ Devotion
Mitchum Yacoub ~ OB Joint ~ Living High in the Brass Empire
Joe Gordon ~ A Song for Richard ~ Lookin' Good!
Stan Getz ~ Times Lie ~ Captain Marvel
Lyle Mays ~ Ascent ~ Lyle Mays
Jackie McLean ~ You Don't Know What Love Is ~ Nature Boy
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
MLK Day and more
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
This episode starts with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as this show will air on MLK Day weekend. Following are some great tracks, most notably from Tommy Flanagan and Jackie McLean. The show ends with two versions of Mercy Street from the original Gabriel recording followed by Hancocks great cover.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Herbie Hancock ~ I Have a Dream ~ The Prisoner
Tommy Flanagan ~ Raincheck ~ Jazz Poet
Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good!
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Jackie McLean ~ Nature Boy ~ Nature Boy
Peter Gabriel ~ Mercy Street ~ So
Herbie Hancock ~ Mercy Street ~ The New Standard
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
West Coast 50’s
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
This episode features the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950's. In particular, the music of Hampton Hawes and Harold Land. It also has a track from Sonny Rollins with a west coast rhythm section. We round out the program with Petrucciani, Miles and JMac.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Hampton Hawes Trio ~ The Champ ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes ~ I Love You ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes
Harold Land ~ Delirium ~ Harold In The Land Of Jazz
Harold Land ~ Grooveyard ~ Harold In The Land Of Jazz
Sonny Rollins ~ You ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Michel Petrucciani ~ Limbo ~ Power of Three
Miles Davis ~ Eighty-One ~ E.S.P.
Jackie McLean ~ Confirmation ~ 4, 5 and 6
Sunday May 21, 2023
Discovered on Jazztodon
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
All of the music from this week's show was from postings on Jazztodon.com (a Mastodon instance). And I forgot to mention it was Jackie McLean's birth date last week, May 17, 1932. New music here by Artemis, Billy Childs, Joe Lovano, Ben Wolfe.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Bobby Watson & Horizon ~ Country Corn Flakes ~ No Question About It
Jackie McLean ~ Snuff ~ It's Time
Dave Holland Quartet ~ Four Winds ~ Conference of the Birds
The Gary Burton Quartet ~ Liturgy ~ Duster
Joe Lovano ~ Our Daily Bread ~ Our Daily Bread
ARTEMIS ~ Bow and Arrow ~ In Real Time
Billy Childs ~ The Black Angel ~ The Winds of Change
Ben Wolfe ~ Mask Man ~ Unjust
Barney Kessel ~ On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ~ Autumn Leaves
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Jazztodon - Mastodon for Jazz Fans
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
The playlist for today's episode was inspired by discussion threads on the social media service Mastodon. Jazztodon is a server on the Mastodon network that was created for jazz fans. Find out more about Mastodon for jazz in this article I wrote for AllAboutJazz.com. You can look me up on Mastodon at http://jazztodon.com/@digginjazz.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Roland Kirk ~ Serenade to a Cuckoo ~ Kirkatron
Jackie McLean ~ Appointment in Ghana ~ Jackie's Bag
Elvin Jones ~ H.M. On F.M. ~ Midnight Walk
Thelonious Monk ~ Sweet and Lovely ~ Monk's Dream
Michael Feinberg ~ Blues Variant ~ Blues Variant
Tyshawn Sorey ~ Jitterbug Waltz ~ The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism
Wayne Escoffery ~ Like Minds ~ Like Minds
Herbie Hancock ~ Heartbeat ~ Man-Child
Al Di Meola ~ Julia ~ Across the Universe
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Episode Jan 15 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
This week's episode begins with a couple of San Diego's finest jazz cats. Gilbert Castellanos (tr) has a new release, and Christopher Hollyday (as) soars on these two tracks. Wes, Jackie and more are featured on this podcast. We conclude with a tribute to rock guitarist Jeff Beck, who passed away unexpectedly this week.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gilbert Castellanos ~ La Puerta ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio ~ Four On Six ~ Smokin' At The Half Note
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ Libra ~ Perpetual Pendulum
Jackie McLean ~ Little Melonae ~ Hat Trick
Jackie McLean ~ Oh Children Rise ~ Rhythm of the Earth
Jeff Beck ~ Goodbye Pork Pie Hat ~ Wired
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Remembering Chick
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
This show celebrates two recent birthdays. Chick Corea born June 12, 1941 and Kenny Barron on June 9, 1943. Chick is so missed, and we are fortunate to have Kenny Barron still recording and performing. Other greats represented here are Jackie McLean and Herbie Hancock. Flora Purim surprises us with a new recording at age 80 after a fifteen year absence. Hartford bassist Matt Dwonszyk has released a single from his soon to be released second album.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Return To Forever ~ Spain ~ Light As A Feather
Chick Corea ~ Windows ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
James Moody, Kenny Barron, Todd Coolman & Lewis Nash ~ Voyage ~ Moody 4A
Herbie Hancock ~ Speak Like a Child ~ Speak Like a Child
Jackie McLean ~ Action ~ Action
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Be Strong Carry On (feat. Ghazi Omair) ~ Single
Flora Purim ~ Zahuroo ~ If You Will
Chick Corea ~ Admiration ~ Antidote
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Classic Trumpets
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Classic post bop trumpet is represented here. Miles, Freddie, Kenny, Lee and more. Also, modern players like San Diego's Gilbert Castellanos, Eddie Henderson and the only woman represented here, Ingrid Jensen.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Freddie Hubbard ~ Open Sesame ~ Open Sesame
Freddie Hubbard ~ Little Sunflower ~ Backlash
Miles Davis ~ Milestones ~ Milestones
Eddie Henderson ~ Shuffle and Deal ~ Shuffle and Deal
Gilbert Castellanos ~ This Is for Horace ~ Underground
Kenny Dorham ~ Sao Paolo ~ Una Mas
Indrid Jensen ~ At Sea ~ At Sea
Lee Morgan ~ Ceora ~ Cornbread