Episodes

Sunday Jun 26, 2011
Jazz night NYC
Sunday Jun 26, 2011
Sunday Jun 26, 2011
This show recaps our Friday night hitting the NYC jazz clubs. We saw Donald Harrison's Treme show, Joel Holmes Trio and The John Fedchock NY Sextet (featuring Walt Weiskopf). It was a great night and doing this show lets me share some of that music with you. Please note that apparently I was looking at the wrong liner notes when I gave the personnel for the Donald Harrison tracks. See below for the impressive lineup on those tracks.
Featured Album
The Burners (Extended) - Donald Harrison, Eric Reed, Christian Scott, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham & Mulgrew Miller
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Mr. PC ~ Joel Holmes ~ African Skies

African Skies ~ Joel Holmes ~ African Skies

Line of Flight ~ Steve Davis ~ Outlook

Dizzy Spells/Jay Walking ~ Walt Weiskopf Quartet ~ Live

Well You Needn't ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Burners

Drum Line ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Burners

I'm the Big Chief of Congo Square ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Burners


Sunday Jun 19, 2011
Father's Day 2011
Sunday Jun 19, 2011
Sunday Jun 19, 2011
Its sort of a tradition on Father's Day to begin the show with Horace Silver's classic Song For My Father. Cannonball's cool One For Daddy-O continues on that theme. Next up is a Curtis Brothers set to get us ready for their live gig that evening. Later in the show we have a set as requested by my lovely wife Claire featuring Ornette Coleman's unique take on the blues, Dave Douglas and Stan Getz with Chick Corea. The show concludes with a rousing performance of Sweet Georgia Brown by clarinetist Anat Cohen.
Featured Album
Featured album Blood-Spirit-Land-Water-Freedom
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Song for My Father ~ Horace Silver ~ Song For My Father

One For Daddy-O ~ Cannonball Adderley ~ Somethin' Else

Op 25 No 2 ~ Curtis Brothers Quartet ~ Blood-Spirit-Land-Water-Freedom

Sudan and Darfur ~ Insight ~ A Genesis

Mizu (Aqua) ~ Steven Kroon ~ Without a Doubt
Herbs and Roots ~ Joshua Redman Quartet ~ Spirit of the Moment

Turnaround ~ Ornette Coleman ~ Sound Grammer

Porto Alegre ~ Dave Douglas ~ Freak In

Five Hundred Miles High ~ Stan Getz ~ Captain Marvel
Sweet Georgia Brown ~ Anat Cohen ~ Clarinetwork


Sunday Jun 12, 2011
Reprise - Tenor Sax
Sunday Jun 12, 2011
Sunday Jun 12, 2011
This podcast is a reprise of a podcast from May 16 2010, due to a preemption of my radio show this week. Tenor saxophone is front and center on this show. We'll hear some jazz artists from today's generation of tenor players along with some grand masters of the past. Representing players on the scene today are Marcus Strickland, Jimmy Greene and Abraham Burton. Of course there are so many great players out there, that it would be impossible to hear them all on one broadcast. From the past, two of the greatest are represented here with Ben Webster and Lester Young.
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Idiosyncrasies on amazon.com |
Soulmates on Amazon.com |
Track * Artist * Album
The Child * Marcus Strickland * Idiosycracies

Middleman * Marcus Strickland * Idiosycracies

Love In Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement

Forbidden Fruit * Abraham Burton Eric McPherson Quartet * Cause and Effect

How High the Moon * Ben Webster * At Ronnie Scott 1964

Trav'lin' Light * Ben Webster * Soulmates

Soulmates * Ben Webster * Soulmates

Ad Lib Blues * Lester Young * Tea for Two

Jean De Fleur * Grant Green * Idle Moments


Sunday Jun 05, 2011
Out To Lunch
Sunday Jun 05, 2011
Sunday Jun 05, 2011
Quite an eclectic show. It all starts off with some swinging Joshua Redman, early in his career (1995). It continues with some New Orleans sounds from Skerik and John Ellis. Then we begin our ascent into the avant garde with Greg Osby and then full out (out to lunch) with Eric Dolphy. We then come back down to earth with some gorgeous piano work from Yoko Miwa to conclude this show.
Featured Album
Out To Lunch on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Jig-A-Jug ~ Joshua Redman Quartet ~ Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vangard

Just In Time ~ Joshua Redman Quartet ~ Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vangard

Summer Pudding ~ Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet ~ Husky

Fauxfessor ~ John Ellis and Double Wide ~ Puppet Mischief

Optimism ~ Greg Osby ~ Nine Levels

Hat and Beard ~ Eric Dolphy ~ Out To Lunch

La Estacion ~ Yoko Miwa ~ Canopy of Stars

Golden Slumber ~ Yoko Miwa ~ The Day We Said Goodbye