In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Episode Jan 19 2025

A mix of classic and new releases on this week's show. A couple of supergroups (Out Of/Into and MTB) and guitarist Andrew Renfroe are featured along with classic Trane, Shorter and more. Enjoy!

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Out Of/Into ~ Radical ~ Motion I
John Coltrane ~ A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution ~ A Love Supreme
Wayne Shorter ~ Night Dreamer ~ Night Dreamer
MTB ~ Solid Jackson ~ Solid Jackson
Andrew Renfroe ~ LONELY CASTLE BLUES ~ LONELY CASTLE BLUES - Single
Andrew Renfroe ~ MOVING ON, Pt. 1 ~ MOVING ON, Pt. 1 - Single
Keith Jarrett ~ The Old Country ~ The Old Country (Live at the Deer Head Inn)

Back to 50's and 60's

For the past two week's we have played mostly new releases. This week we go back to the 50's and 60's with classics from Ben Webster, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Miles.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson ~ Bye Bye Blackbird ~ Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
McCoy Tyner ~ A Night In Tunisia ~ Today and Tomorrow
Wayne Shorter ~ Virgo ~ Night Dreamer
Immanuel Wilkins ~ Lighthouse ~ The 7th Hand
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Tokyo Traffic ~ Jazz Impressions of Japan
Horace Silver ~ The Tokyo Blues ~ The Tokyo Blues
Miles Davis ~ Dear Old Stockholm ~ Round About Midnight
Miles Davis ~ Frelon brun ~ Filles de Kilimanjaro

More 2024 reviews

This first episode for the New Year continues where we left off last week with reviews of some of my favorite 2024 releases. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
Roy Hargrove ~ Lake Danse ~ Grande-Terre
Emmet Cohen ~ Vibe Provider ~ Vibe Provider
Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues
Duke Ellington ~ Blues for New Orleans ~ New Orleans Suite
SFJAZZ Collective ~ God Bless The Child / That's The Way Of The World ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined 

2024 Jazz Releases Reviewed

This is the time of year where we review some of my favorite releases from 2024. Many of these are from  Hartford CT where I lived for 40+years, and my current home in San Diego. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants
Chris Potter ~ Indigo Ildikó ~ Eagle's Point
David Borgo ~ Peace of Mind ~ Persistence
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Shade of Jade ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ BIG COUNTRY EP
Zaccai Curtis ~ Jazzin' ~ Cubop Lives!
Mackenzie Leighton ~ The Obfuscator ~ I Remember
Steve Davis ~ To Wisdom, the Prize ~ We See

RIP Zakir

This episode begins by paying tribute to tabla master Zakir Hussain who passed away last week. He is one of the greatest musicians of my generation, and brought Indian Classical Music awareness to many in the jazz scene. That is followed by a set of music from some of the most influential Hartford jazz mentors.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Shakti & Shakti ~ Mind Ecology ~ Natural Elements
Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter ~ Island Feeling ~ Good Hope
Zakir Hussain ~ Zakir ~ Making Music
Zaccai Curtis ~ 52nd Street Theme ~ Cubop Lives!
Steve Davis ~ What Is This Thing Called Love ~ Say When
Rich Goldstein ~ What a Difference a Day Makes ~ Into the Blue
George Benson ~ Take Five ~ Bad Benson
Terell Stafford ~ Hey, It's Me You're Talking To ~ Fields of Gold
The Ed Palermo Big Band ~ Peaches En Regalia ~ Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
Miroslav Vitous ~ Bamboo Forest ~ Universal Syncopations

Episode Dec 15 2024

This week's show starts with 3 guitarists; Goldstein, Bernstein and McLaughlin. The show ends with a couple great trumpet players in Hubbard and McGhee. Lots of great jazz in between.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Rich Goldstein ~ Hard Days Night ~ Into the Blue
Peter Bernstein ~ You Go to My Head ~ Better Angels
John McLaughlin ~ Binky's Dream ~ Extrapolation
David Borgo ~ Segmented ~ Persistence
Joe Zawinul ~ In a Silent Way ~ Zawinul
Gretchen Parlato ~ Holding Back The Years ~ The Lost And Found
Freddie Hubbard ~ Weaver of Dreams ~ Ready For Freddie
Howard McGhee ~ Maggie's Back In Town ~ Maggie's Back In Town!

Episode Dec 8 2024

After kicking off this episode with classic Miles, we delve into some of jazz's best and most creative pianists. The show ends with Indian/Jazz fusion from McLaughlin's Shakti.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Miles Davis ~ Seven Steps to Heaven ~ Seven Steps to Heaven
Renee Rosnes ~ Frevo ~ Crossing Paths
Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein ~ Ditty for Dewey ~ Solid Jackson 
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette ~ All the Things You Are ~ Standards, Vol. 1
Billy Childs ~ Master of the Game ~ The Winds of Change
George Cables ~ Helen's Song ~ My Muse
John McLaughlin & Shakti ~ India ~ A Handful of Beauty

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thanksgiving dinner is great, but we also dig chowing down on leftovers. The first set is inspired by those great ingredients transformed. We also have new music by Kenny Barron, Samara Joy and a re-release of early Miles. 

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Atla DeChamplain ~ Soul Food ~ Pause
Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never
Zaccai Curtis ~ Black Rice ~ Cubop Lives!
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Softly as in a Morning Sunrise ~ Donny Time
David Borgo ~ Tabula Rasa ~ Persistence
Billy Childs ~ The Black Angel ~ The Winds of Change
Kenny Barron ~ The Nearness of You ~ Beyond This Place
Samara Joy ~ Day By Day ~ Portrait
Miles Davis ~ Four ~ Miles '54: The Prestige Recordings