Episodes
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Episode 21 Jan 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
This week's playlist is mostly based on albums that were posted on Jazztodon.com . We begin with artists that you likely have never heard of, then transition into some of the jazz greats like Getz, McLean and Cannonball.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Muriel Grossmann ~ Knowledge and Wisdom ~ Devotion
Mitchum Yacoub ~ OB Joint ~ Living High in the Brass Empire
Joe Gordon ~ A Song for Richard ~ Lookin' Good!
Stan Getz ~ Times Lie ~ Captain Marvel
Lyle Mays ~ Ascent ~ Lyle Mays
Jackie McLean ~ You Don't Know What Love Is ~ Nature Boy
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Episode October 22 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
This show starts with one of my favorite recordings with the vocals of Nancy Wilson and the alto sax of Cannonball Adderley. Next up is a new recording from tenor saxman, Wayne Escoffery. A sampling of Classic LPs from Young, Shorter and Chick to follow. We also say goodbye to composer/arranger/pianist Carla Bley.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Save Your Love for Me ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Unit 7 ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Wayne Escoffery ~ Idle Moments ~ Like Minds
Wayne Escoffery ~ Rivers of Babylon (feat. Gregory Porter) ~ Like Minds
Larry Young ~ The Moontrane ~ Unity
Wayne Shorter ~ Witch Hunt ~ Speak No Evil
Charlie Haden, Carla Bley ~ The Ballad of the Fallen ~ The Ballad of the Fallen
Chick Corea ~ Straight Up and Down ~ Tone's for Joan's Bones
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Episode Aug 13 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
This episode begins with percussionist Airto for his 82nd Birthday. That is followed by a couple of tracks featuring the harp, a beautiful sound for jazz. There is some 50/60's hard bop including the inventive sounds from Monk. The show concludes with Miles and Kenny Garrett.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Airto ~ Parana ~ Fingers
Alice Coltrane ~ Blue Nile ~ Ptah the El Daoud
Ravi Coltrane ~ For Turiya ~ Blending Times
Horace Silver ~ Senor Blues ~ Six Pieces of Silver
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Lisa ~ The Quintet Plus
Thelonious Monk ~ Green Chimneys ~ Straight, No Chaser
Miles Davis ~ E.S.P. ~ E.S.P.
Kenny Garrett ~ Hargrove ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Episode July 2 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
We'll begin this episode with straight up hard bop from Cannonball, followed by another late great saxophonist Michael Brecker. Then we will explore new releases from Rosenwinkel, David Borgo (from San Diego) and Lakecia Benjamin. We wrap it all up with a mellow Miles fusion.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Exodus ~ At the Lighthouse
Michael Brecker ~ Slings and Arrows ~ Tales from the Hudson
Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Our Secret World (feat. Aaron Parks, Eric Revis & Greg Hutchinson) [Live at the Village Vanguard] ~ Undercover (Live at the Village Vanguard) [feat. Aaron Parks, Eric Revis & Greg Hutchinson]
David Borgo ~ Curiouser and Curiouser ~ Cautiously Optimistic
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Basquiat ~ Phoenix
Miles Davis ~ Shhh / Peaceful (LP Mix) ~ In a Silent Way
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Mostly Trumpet
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Classic jazz trumpet dominate this week's Jazz and Beyond episode. Freddie, Kenny, Miles (with Cannonball) are all represented here. Add to that San Diego's premier trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos to highlight today's show.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Stanley Turrentine ~ Sugar ~ Sugar
Freddie Hubbard ~ Gibraltar ~ Born to Be Blue
Kenny Dorham ~ Sao Paulo ~ Una Mas
Gilbert Castellanos ~ New Delhi ~ Espérame En El Cielo
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble ~ Omnificent ~ Step Down
Charles McPherson ~ Well You Needn't ~ First Flight Out
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Episode April 23 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
A different kind of start for this episode of In The Groove. First up is a R&B Classic from Curtis Mayfield followed by progressive Rock from Santana. That is followed by a vocal set before we close out the show playing tribute to Ahmad Jamal who passed away last week at 92 years old.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Curtis Mayfield ~ Move on Up ~ Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970-1974
Santana ~ Song of the Wind ~ Caravanserai
Steps Ahead ~ Pools ~ Steps Ahead
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Never Will I Marry ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Herbie Hancock Feat. Corinne Bailey Rae ~ River ~ River: The Joni Letters
Cécile McLorin Salvant ~ Mélusine ~ Mélusine
Samara Joy ~ Sweet Pumpkin ~ Linger Awhile
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ Patterns ~ The Awakening
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ Poinciana ~ Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing: But Not for Me
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Classic Trumpets
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Classic post bop trumpet is represented here. Miles, Freddie, Kenny, Lee and more. Also, modern players like San Diego's Gilbert Castellanos, Eddie Henderson and the only woman represented here, Ingrid Jensen.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Freddie Hubbard ~ Open Sesame ~ Open Sesame
Freddie Hubbard ~ Little Sunflower ~ Backlash
Miles Davis ~ Milestones ~ Milestones
Eddie Henderson ~ Shuffle and Deal ~ Shuffle and Deal
Gilbert Castellanos ~ This Is for Horace ~ Underground
Kenny Dorham ~ Sao Paolo ~ Una Mas
Indrid Jensen ~ At Sea ~ At Sea
Lee Morgan ~ Ceora ~ Cornbread
Sunday May 22, 2022
Miles & Jackie
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
This podcast celebrates the recent birthdays of two all time great jazz artists; Miles Davis and Jackie McLean. It also features two releases by young musicians that are a product of the Jackie McLean Institute for jazz in Hartford Connecticut, where Jackie spent his later years mentoring students of the art form.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Miles Davis ~ Milestones ~ Milestones
Miles Davis ~ Paraphernalia ~ Miles In the Sky
Jackie McLean ~ Appointment in Ghana ~ Jackie's Bag
Jackie McLean ~ Sweet Love of Mine ~ Demon's Dance
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afro Blue ~ Afro Blue - Single
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead ~ South ~ Poetic
Joey Alexander ~ Rise Up ~ Origin
Christian Sands ~ Can’t Find My Way Home ~ Be Water