In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

New Releases Old Classics

A playlist of new releases, classic jazz with the coming of Spring in mind and other new music from McBride, Childs and Lage. The episode ends with a harp and harp (harmonica) duet.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Trane ~ Phoenix
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Charles Lloyd ~ Forest Flower: Sunrise ~ Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd At Monterey
Freddie Hubbard ~ Up Jumped Spring ~ Backlash
Christian McBride & New Jawn ~ The Good Life ~ Prime
Ornette Coleman ~ Lonely Woman ~ The Shape of Jazz to Come
Julian Lage ~ The Layers ~ The Layers
Billy Childs ~ Crystal Silence ~ The Winds of Change
Grégoire Maret & Edmar Castaneda ~ Manha de Carnaval ~ Harp vs. Harp

Tribute to WayneShorter

A tribute show to Wayne Shorter who passed away last week. His contribution to the legacy of jazz cannot be overstated. He constantly moved the music to new directions, both as a leader and member of The Jazz Messengers, Miles Quintet and Weather report.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ~ One By One ~ Ugetsu
Wayne Shorter ~ Black Nile ~ Night Dreamer
Miles Davis ~ Iris ~ E.S.P.
Miles Davis ~ Footprints ~ Miles Smiles
Wayne Shorter ~ Ana Maria ~ Native Dancer
Weather Report ~ Mysterious Traveller ~ Mysterious Traveller
Weather Report ~ Elegant People ~ Black Market
Wayne Shorter ~ She Moves Through The Fair ~ Alegría

Mostly New in 2023

I've added a tribute to Wayne Shorter upon learning of his death. More on Shorters life and music in next week's podcast.

Mostly new music here. Young players like Braxton Cook and Lakecia Benjamin are the future of jazz. New music from Gilbert Castellanos, Christian McBride and Bruce Forman are highlighted here as well.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wayne Shorter ~ Infant Eyes ~ Speak No Evil
Braxton Cook ~ Meters ~ Who Are You When No One Is Watching?
Christian McBride & New Jawn ~ Obsequious ~ Prime
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Espérame En El Cielo (Bonus) ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Phoenix ~ Phoenix
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Rebirth ~ Phoenix
Bruce Forman ~ Barney's Tune ~ Reunion!
Bruce Forman ~ April in Paris  ~ Reunion!
Holly Hofmann ~ Soul-Leo ~ Low Life
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter ~ Boogie Down ~ Guilty Pleasures EP
Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Heartcore ~ Heartcore

Jazztodon - Mastodon for Jazz Fans

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

Episode Feb 19 2023

An eclectic set of music starting with Hartford based guitarist Frank Varela. Next is a new release from Terri Lyne Carrington celebrating women jazz composers. LP and the Vinyl cover a pop tune and drummer from Charlie Brown Christmas classic covers Charles Mingus. More from Joe Farrell, Charles McPherson, Ethan Iverson and young vibraphonist Joel Ross round out the set.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Frank Varela ~ Ganja Groove ~ Grandma's Revenge
Terri Lyne Carrington ~ Respected Destroyer ~ New Standards, Vol. 1
LP and the Vinyl ~ Everybody Wants to Rule the World ~ Heard and Seen
Jerry Granelli ~ Boogie Stop Shuffle ~ Dance Hall
Joe Farrell ~ Sonic Text ~ Sonic Text
Charles McPherson ~ Karen ~ First Flight Out
Ethan Iverson ~ Confirmation ~ The Purity of the Turf
Joel Ross ~ WAIL ~ The Parable Of The Poet

Vibes - New and Old

We begin by paying tribute to the late great Burt Bacharach with a cover of one of his great tunes Walk On By from Denise Donatelli. Next, a San Diego set from Matt Hall, Chris Hollyday and Gilbert Castellanos. The second half of the show features vibraphone. Young new players Joel Ross and Chien Chien Lu are featured first, then master vibraphonists Bobby Hutcherson (with McCoy Tyner) and Gary Burton (with Chick Corea).

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Denise Donatelli ~ Walk on By ~ Whistling in the Dark - The Music of Burt Bacharach
Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never
Christopher Hollyday ~ Hallucinations ~ Telepathy
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Will You Still Be Mine ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Joel Ross ~ Benediction ~ The Parable Of The Poet
Richie Goods/Chien Chien Lu ~ Dull Ice Flower ~ Connected
Richie Goods/Chien Chien Lu ~ Someday We'll all be Free ~ Connected
McCoy Tyner ~ Sama Layuca ~ Sama Layuca
Chick Corea And Gary Burton ~ No Mystery ~ Native Sense - The New Duets

Episode Feb 5 2023

We start with new music from Gilbert Castellanos and a solo album from Kenny Barron. After that a mix of music I have been listening to lately. Enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Big P ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Kenny Barron ~ What If ~ The Source
The Griffith Park Collection ~ Guernica ~ The Griffith Park Collection
Charlie Haden ~ Ellen David ~ Closeness Duets
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra ~ Billie's Blues ~ The Essential Billie Holiday
Kurt Elling ~ Higher Vibe ~ Man In The Air
Josh Nelson ~ Introspection On 401 ~ The Discovery Project Live in Japan

Monterey Road Show

The second half of this episode features artists seen in the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour show. We feature three of the musicians, Christian Sands, Kurt Elling and Lakecia Benjamin. The show begins with some high energy new music from Keyboardist James Francies and Miguel Zenón and Ed Cherry.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
James Francies ~ My Favorite Things ~ Purest Form
Miguel Zenón ~ Tainos y Caribes ~ Música De Las Américas
Ed Cherry ~ Are We There Yet ~ Are We There yet?
Walt Weiskopf ~ King Midas ~ Anytown
Christian Sands ~ Armando's Song ~ Reach
Kurt Elling ~ Time To Say Goodbye ~ Man In The Air
Kurt Elling ~ In The Winelight ~ Man In The Air
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Trane ~ Phoenix