In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Episode June 22 2025

A varied playlist of vocals, hardbop, fusion and electronic music ranging from the 1960's to today's modern jazz.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ The Old Country ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Unit 7 ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade ~ La Fiesta ~ Trilogy 2
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ Sea Journey ~ Passengers
Freddie Hubbard ~ Arietis ~ Ready for Freddie
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Nicole McCabe ~ A Song To Sing ~ A Song To Sing
Weather Report ~ American Tango ~ Mysterious Traveller
Michael Brecker ~ African Skies ~ Tales from the Hudson

Episode June 15 2025

The San Diego jazz scene is well represented in this episode, featuring some of the most respected artists in Southern California. Wofford, Hofmann, Thorsen, Sprague and others are at the top of the show. We have Miles too and more.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Mike Wofford & Holly Hofmann ~ Soul Street ~ Turn Signal (feat. Terell Stafford)
Rob Thorsen Quartet ~ Beatrice ~ First Impression
Peter Sprague ~ Can't Find My Way Home ~ Sunshine of Your Love: Peter Sprague Plays Cream
Steely Dan ~ Home at Last ~ Aja
Miles Davis ~ Straight, No Chaser ~ Milestones
Miles Davis ~ Black Comedy ~ Miles in the Sky
Joey DeFrancesco ~ Take Me out to the Ballgame ~ Joey D!

Episode June 8 2025

This episode begins with jazz masters Trane, McCoy and Moody. Then a talented San Diego guitarist Alex Ciavarelli. The show concludes with a set of 70's jazz/rock fusion classics.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ Pt. 1: Acknowledgement ~ A Love Supreme
McCoy Tyner ~ Man From Tanganyika ~ Tender Moments
James Moody ~ Cherokee ~ 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note
Alex Ciavarelli ~ This Could Be the Start of Something Big ~ A Tribute to Oscar Peterson on Guitar
Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay
Herbie Hancock ~ Watermelon Man ~ Head Hunters
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs

Heard in San Diego

Much of this week's show is inspired by music I heard performed at local jazz clubs in San Diego. The show begins with McCoy and ends with Miles. They bookend the set of tunes performed at local jazz venues and performed by Matt Hall at the Jazz Lounge and Gilbert Castellanos at Panama 66. More info is contained in the podcast.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
McCoy Tyner ~ Contemporary Focus ~ Today and Tomorrow
Jon Faddis ~ The Hunters & Gatherers ~ Teranga
Michael Brecker ~ Midnight Voyage ~ Tales from the Hudson
Matt Hall ~ Spearhead ~ I Hope to My Never
Horace Silver ~ Senor Blues ~ Six Pieces of Silve
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Miles Davis ~ Paraphernalia ~ Miles in the Sky

Japan Inspired

Just returned from vacation is Japan, so this week's podcast is inspired from my trip. The episode begins with Japan impressions from two iconic jazz artists, Brubeck and Silver. Then we here from a couple japanese players Takura Kuroda (tr) and Yasuke Sato (as). 

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Horace Silver ~ Sayonara Blues ~ The Tokyo Blues
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Tokyo Traffic ~ Jazz Impressions of Japan
Takuya Kuroda ~ Car 16 15 A ~ EVERYDAY
Yosuke Sato & Jan Lundgren ~ Kagome Kagome ~ Furusato
Hampton Hawes Trio ~ Suddenly I Thought Of You ~ The Seance 
Kenny Barron ~ Softly As in a Morning Sunrise ~ Beyond This Place
Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance
Greg Abate ~ Give Flight to Imagination ~ Positive Energy

Reprise Week 2

The second of two episodes that are being rebroadcast from last year due to being away on vacation from my home studio. I will return next week for a new In The Groove.

After the opening track, we feature the music of Greg Abate and Kenny Barron, both as leaders, and a collaboration between the two. Other great music covers classic jazz, hard bop and fusion.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wayne Shorter ~ Angola (Alternate Take) ~ The Soothsayer
Greg Abate & Paul Del Nero Quartet ~ Clare's Ostinado ~ Reunion - Live at WICN
Greg Abate ~ Sunshower ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron ~ Tragic Magic ~ Beyond This Place
Sonny Rollins ~ Asiatic Raes ~ Newk's Time
Pat Metheny Group ~ The Epic ~ American Garage
Herbie Hancock ~ Actual Proof ~ Thrust

Reprise Week 1

Away on vacation this week, so this episode is a reprise of one that originally aired in May of 2024. This is the first of two.

A playlist inadvertently populated with San Diego artists like Matt Hall, Lori Bell, Christopher Hollyday and Steph Johnson. Also of note is a debut recording by Sarah Hanahan, and Pulitzer Prize recipient Tyshawn Sorey.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never
Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants
Jackie McLean ~ Climax ~ Jacknife
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Serenity ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
Steph Johnson ~ Lazy Afternoon ~ So in Love
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown ~ Crisis ~ Poll Winners Three!
Christopher Hollyday ~ Minor Pulsation ~ Dialogue
Tyshawn Sorey ~ Reincarnation Blues ~ Continuing

Episode May 4 2025

This show begins featuring James Moody on his centennial year of his birth. Also new music from Greg Abate (sax) and Alex Trembley (bass). The show concludes with a classic from Chick Corea and the original Return To Forever. 

Playlist 
James Moody ~ The World Is a Ghetto ~ The World Is a Ghetto
James Moody ~ Moody's Mood ~ The World Is a Ghetto
Greg Abate ~ Deep Seated Reality
Alex Tremblay ~ Late Night Walk in Madrid ~ People and Places
Christopher Hollyday ~ Paid Time Off ~ Dialogue
Steve Davis ~ Minor Contention ~ Eloquence
Charles Mingus ~ Dizzy Moods ~ Mingus Three
Chick Corea ~ Return To Forever ~ Return To Forever