In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

This podcast features progressive jazz coming from some great New York City based artists. We kick things off with an explosive hit from Orrin Evan's Captain Black Big Band. From there, we settle into the adventurous sounds of Noah Preminger complete with an interview about his new Palmetto release, Haymaker. Noah is also a contributor to the Rob Garcia 4 and Rob Duguay's Songevity bands featured here. JD Allen and Gerald Clayton are represented with their latest releases furthering the progressive NYC jazz scene.

Featured Album

Haymaker - Noah Preminger on iTunes™

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Art of War ~ Orrin Evans ~ Captain Black Big Band
Haymaker ~ Noah Preminger ~ Haymaker
Tomorrow ~ Noah Preminger ~ Haymaker
Blues for Steve Lacy ~ Noah Preminger ~ Dry Bridge Road
Will ~ Rob Garcia 4 ~ The Drop and the Ocean
Humility ~ Rob Garcia 4 ~ The Drop and the Ocean
Catch You Cats ~ Rob Duguay - Songevity ~ See Dream Blues
Luke Sky Walker ~ JD Allen ~ Grace
Detroit ~ JD Allen ~ Grace
Future Reflection ~ Gerald Clayton ~ Life Forum
Some Always ~ Gerald Clayton ~ Life Forum

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This podcast concludes with a tribute to Mother's Day with a moving composition by Sean Jones for Momma. Before we hear that one, Mirislav Vitous plays a meditative piece from a great album of the '70s. Speaking of that great decade in jazz, Chick Corea, Lenny White and Stanley Clark reunite for the album Forever. Joshua Kwassman's premier album takes me back to that era with his progressive sound. This podcast is in honor of all the Moms, those with us on this Mother's Day, and in memory of those that have passed.

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Songs of the Brother Spirit - Joshua Kwassman on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
I Will Tell Him On You ~ Mirislav Vitous ~ Infinite Search
No Mystery ~ Corea, Clarke & White ~ Forever
Armando's Revenge ~ Corea, Clarke & White ~ Forever
Our Land ~ Joshua Kwassman ~ Songs of the Brother Spirit
Momma ~ Sean Jones ~ No Need for Words

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This podcast celebrates Spring. Spring represents renewal and re-emergence, and so it is with Jimmy Greene's return to the jazz scene leading his quartet at Smalls jazz club this week. The Spring set also brings to you Freddie Hubbard and Joshua Redman with tunes inspired by this change of season. Also featured on this show is Greg Abate's new album featuring altoist Phil Woods. All that is sandwiched in between John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders beginning and ending this podcast.

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Mission Statement - Jimmy Greene on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Mr. P.C. ~ John Coltrane ~ Giant Steps
Nature Boy ~ John Coltrane ~ John Coltrane Quartet Plays
Rocco's Place ~ Greg Abate ~ Greg Abate Quintet featuring Phil Woods
Special K ~ Greg Abate ~ Greg Abate Quintet featuring Phil Woods
YeahYouRight! ~ Jimmy Greene ~ Mission Statement
Love In Action ~ Jimmy Greene ~ Mission Statement
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most ~ Jimmy Greene ~ Introducing Jimmy Greene
It Might As Well Be Spring ~ Joshua Redman ~ Timeless Tales (for Changing Times)
Up Jumped Spring ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Backlash
Little Sunflower ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Backlash
In A Sentimental Mood ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Crescent With Love

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This podcast was inspired from a recent concert in Hartford with the Earl MacDonald's New Directions ensemble. Earl is a fine composer and arranger as well as the Jazz director at the University of Connecticut. Featured are some of the compositions and musicians from that show. From that concert, we hear from Earl MacDonald, Lauren Sevian, Kris Allen. Those musicians were inspired from some of the masters of jazz such as Jackie McLean and Charles Mingus. Also represented here are The Curtis Brothers, Sasha Masakowski and Larry Willis.

Featured Album

re:Visions - Earl MacDonald on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Appointment in Ghana ~ Jackie McLean ~ Jackie's Bag
Woody 'n You ~ Earl MacDonald ~ Re:Visions
A Change Will Come ~ Earl MacDonald6 ~ echoes in the night
Not So Softly ~ Lauren Sevian ~ Blueprint
The Onge ~ The Curtis Brothers ~ Completion of Proof
Star Eyes ~ Kris Allen ~ Circle House
Boogie Stop Shuffle ~ Charles Mingus ~ Mingus Ah Um
Cryin' Blues ~ Mingus Big Band ~ Live at Jazz Standard
Wishes ~ Sasha Masakowski ~ Wishes
Theme from Star Trek ~ Larry Willis ~ The Offering

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I just returned from a week in New Orleans. The music here recounts the range of sounds we heard there including brass bands, dixieland, R&B and some of the modern jazz and rock being played in the Big Easy. Most of the tracks heard are from local bands we saw, and from local music that our new friends at WWOZ laid us on to.

Featured Album

Dominick Grillo & The Frenchmen Street All-Stars at the Spotted Cat Music Club, New Orleans, LA

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
What Comes Around ~ Rebirth Brass Band ~ Rebirth of New Orleans
I'm Crazy 'Bout my Baby ~ Louis Armstrong ~ And his Allstars
Joseph Joseph ~ Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns ~ No Cover Charge
Jambalaya ~ Ambrosia Brass Band ~ Walking through the Streets
Brer Rabbit ~ Delfayo Marsalis ~ Minions Dominion
Bolivia ~ Pat Casey and the New Sound
The Road Song ~ Pat Casey and the New Sound
In A Sentimental Mood ~ Dominick Grillo ~ The Frenchmen Street All-Stars
Do What You Wanna ~ Dominick Grillo ~ The Frenchmen Street All-Stars
St James Infirmary ~ Sasha Masakowski ~ Wishes
Chicken Dance ~ Khris Royal & Dark Matter ~ Dark Matter
I'm Back ~ Walter Wolfman Washington ~ Doin' The Funky Thing
Six Paper Joint ~ Naughty Professor ~ Until The Next Time
Do You Know What It Means ~ 3 Cohens ~ Family

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This show is all over the jazz lot. From an ethereal fusion sound of Kurt Rosenwinkel, to gorgeous trio piano from Eric Reed and George Cables, to the post-modern jazz of Ravi Coltrane and Linda Oh. Towards the end of the show, we settle into a nice New Orleans groove (appropriate, since I am there right now). The show concludes with a show tune you will recognize from a new album by Jeff Holmes.

Featured Album

Rebirth of New Orleans - Rebirth Brass Band on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Heavenly Bodies ~ Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Star of Jupiter
Maria ~ Eric Reed ~ Pure Imagination
Ultimate Persona ~ Linda Oh ~ Initial Here
Helen's Song ~ George Cables ~ My Muse
Who Wants Ice Cream ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Spirit Fiction
Dance Like There's No Tomorrow ~ John Ellis ~ Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
You Know You Know ~ Rebirth Jazz Band ~ Rebirth of New Orleans
So Long Farewell ~ Jeff Holmes ~ Of One's Own

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Surely this show contains the Rhythms of the Earth. That is also a fine album by the great Jackie McLean, that starts off this podcast. There are some great musicians from the Hartford area on that track, and we continue the Hartford connection with New Jazz Workshop and Winard Harper. From there, we get into a great guitar set featuring Frank Varela, Fareed Haque, Cory Christianson, and finally the incomperable Wes Montgomery.

Featured Album

Rhythm of the Earth - Jackie McLean on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
The Explorers ~ Jackie McLean ~ Rhythm of the Earth
Nightview ~ New Jazz Workshop ~ Underground
Helen's Song ~ Winard Harper ~ Coexist
Giant Steps ~ Frank Varela ~ Grandma's Revenge
Waka/Jawaka ~ Frank Zappa ~ Waka/Jawaka
Big Bhangra ~ Fareed Haque ~ Flat Planet
Alone Together ~ The Cory Christiansen Quartet ~ Awakening
Willow Weep For Me ~ Wes Montgomery ~ Smokin At the Halfnote
Four on Six ~ Wes Montgomery ~ Smokin At the Halfnote

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This is the second hour of last week's broadcast. We start with a bass, trumpet, drum trio from Linda Oh. Then we have both new and old Wayne Shorter. From there, we have Metheny's Unity Band collaborators Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez followed by Metheny himself from his Grammy winning Unity Band and finishing with a favorite composition Minuano.

Featured Album

Entry - Linda Oh

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Numero Uno ~ Linda Oh ~ Entry
Plaza Real ~ Wayne Shorter ~ Without a Net
Night Dreamer ~ Wayne Shorter ~ Night Dreamer
Little Susie ~ Ben Williams ~ State of the Art
New Life ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Leaving Town ~ Pat Metheny ~ Unity Band
Minuano ~ Pat Metheny ~ Still Life (talking)

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Some great music covering a wide range of jazz styles make up this week's podcast. We kick off the show with Pharoah Sanders channeling John Coltrane with The Creator Has a Master Plan. The show concludes with tracks from a beautiful new album from piano master George Cables. In between we feature Kenny Garrett, Dave Douglas, Flora Purim and Russ Kaplan.

Featured Album

My Muse - George Cables on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
The Creater Has a Master Plan ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Karma
Kiss to the Skies ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Beyond the Wall
Solato ~ Dave Douglas ~ Orange Afternoons
Light as a Feather ~ Flora Purim ~ Butterfly Dreams
Recognition ~ Russ Kaplan+7 ~ The Ulysses Cycle
Helen's Song ~ George Cables ~ My Muse
My One and Only Love ~ George Cables ~ My Muse

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Jazz and Beyond burned the midnight oil this week with a midnight till 2AM broadcast. Antonio Sanchez burns it up on his new CD too. Next up is Joe Farrell with some 70's fusion as well as showing his chops on a straight jazz standard. We finish the show with some more fusion from Weather Report, David Saborn and live Miles Davis from the latest "bootleg" released recordings.

Featured Album

New Life - Antonio Sanchez on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
The Real MacDaddy ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Family Ties ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Moon Germs ~ Joe Farrell ~ Moon Germs
Speak Low ~ Joe Farrell ~ Skate Board Park
Gibralta ~ Weather Report ~ Black Market
Tequilla ~ David Sanborn ~ Timeagain
Its About Time ~ Miles Davis Quintet ~ LIve in Europe 1969

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