Episodes
Sunday Mar 25, 2012
Radio Music
Sunday Mar 25, 2012
Sunday Mar 25, 2012
This week we feature another highly anticipated release in jazz. Esperanza Spaulding's Radio Music Society follows her Grammy award for best new artist. We play two tracks from the album, released this week. We follow with more new music from jazz harmonica player Gregoire Maret, and pianist Vijay Iyer. More music follows from Jeremy Pelt and JD Allen, both of which appeared in the Hartford area this week. We keep with a local twist from Greg August the Curtis Brothers and Gary Smulyan who has a new release, Smul's Paradise.
Featured Album
Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding on iTunes
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Jazz Ain't Nothin But Soul ~ Esperanza Spalding ~ Radio Music Society
I Can't Help It ~ Esperanza Spalding ~ Radio Music Society
Travels ~ Gregoire Maret ~ Gregoire Maret
Human Nature ~ Accelerando ~ Vijay Iyer Trio
Accelerando ~ Vijay Iyer ~ Accelerando
Backroad ~ Jeremy Pelt ~ Men of Honor
The Wrath ~ JD Allen Trio ~ Victory!
Change of Course ~ Greg August Sextet ~ One Peace
The Wrath ~ Curtis Brothers ~ Completion of Proof
Up in Betty's Room ~ Gary Smulyan ~ Smul's Paradise
Sunday Mar 18, 2012
Last Week part 2
Sunday Mar 18, 2012
Sunday Mar 18, 2012
This podcast is the second hour of last week's show. We play new and old tracks from Chick Corea. We follow with the featured album from drummer Johnathan Blake, his first as a leader. Next up is Robert Glasper and Esperanza Spaulding from their latest releases, both highly anticipated and important jazz albums.
Featured Album
The Eleventh Hour - Johnathan Blake on iTunes
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Windows ~ Corea, Clarke, White ~ Forever
Straight Up and Down ~ Chick Corea ~ Inner Space
Time To Kill ~ Johnathan Blake ~ The Eleventh Hour
Canvas ~ Johnathan Blake ~ The Eleventh Hour
Smells Like Teen Spirit ~ Robert Glasper ~ Black Radio
Endangered Species ~ Esperanza Spaulding ~ Radio Music Society
Sunday Mar 11, 2012
The Soothsayer
Sunday Mar 11, 2012
Sunday Mar 11, 2012
This show highlights one of my favorite jazz artists Wayne Shorter. Shorter's compositions always seem to evoke the feelings of mysticism and these tunes exemplify that. Of course, Shorter had a great influence on the Miles Davis Quintet of the 60's so we also play the title tracks from Miles E.S.P. and Nefertiti. The podcast concludes with Corea, Clarke, and White's grammy winning 500 Miles High from their latest release Forever.
Featured Album
The Soothsayer - Wayne Shorter
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Lost ~ The Soothsayer ~ Wayne Shorter
The Soothsayer ~ The Soothsayer ~ Wayne Shorter
E.S.P. ~ Miles Davis ~ E.S.P.
Nefertiti ~ Miles Davis ~ Nefertiti
Two Bass Hit ~ Miles Davis ~ 'Round About Midnight
500 Miles High ~ Corea, Clarke, White ~ Forever
Sunday Mar 04, 2012
Traditional to Brand New
Sunday Mar 04, 2012
Sunday Mar 04, 2012
There are three albums featured in this podcast, ranging from traditional to brand new. Starting with the Legacy Edition of Miles 'Round About Midnight from 1957, to Corea, Clarke and White's new trio album Forever (with guest artist Jean Luc Ponty on violin, not piano as I say in a mic break) and finally Robert Glasper's highly anticipated Black Radio. From this podcast it is clear how jazz has progressed over the decades. Perhaps Glasper's latest CD foretells a new direction in jazz that has the potential to appeal to a wider audience and breath new life into this great musical art form.
Featured Album
Black Radio - Robert Glasper on iTunes
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Dear Old Stockholm ~ Miles Davis ~ 'Round About Midnight
Woody 'N You ~ Miles Davis ~ 'Round About Midnight
No Mystery ~ Corea, Clarke, White ~ Forever
Armando's Rhumba ~ Corea, Clarke, White ~ Forever
Afro Blue ~ Robert Glasper Experiment ~ Black Radio
Why Do We Try ~ Robert Glasper Experiment ~ Black Radio