Episodes
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An Eclectic Mix
2 days ago
2 days ago
This show features an eclectic mix, beginning with new releases followed by 70's fusion and concluding with classic 50's jazz.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Mike DiRubbo ~ The Moment Before Sunrise ~ Inner Light
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ Booker's Garden - Single
Samara Joy ~ Round Midnight ~ Linger Awhile
David Liebman ~ Within You Without You ~ Sweet Hands
Return to Forever ~ Game Maker ~ Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream) ~ Passengers
Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Episode Feb 17, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
This episode begins with the original version of a great jazz standard, Freedom Jazz Dance by Eddie Harris. From there, we have recordings by two alto sax players that cut their chops at University of Hartford's fine Jackie McLean Institute for jazz; Mike DiRubbo and Sarah Hanahan. The podcast concludes with music from Chick Corea who passed on three years ago this month.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Eddie Harris ~ Freedom Jazz Dance ~ The In Sound
Swiss Jazz Ambassadors ~ Ugetsu ~ Swiss Jazz Ambassadors feat. Sarah Hanahan
Peter Martin ~ Groove Echo Chamber ~ Peter Martin & Generation S
Mike DiRubbo ~ JK in NYC ~ Inner Light
Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues
Chick Corea ~ Matrix ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Chick Corea ~ Friends ~ Friends
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 Sep 24, 2023
Trane & Chick Classics
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Let's begin this week celebrating the birth anniversary of John Coltrane; born September 23, 1926. That is followed by a set from Chick, and more.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ Pt. 1: Acknowledgement ~ A Love Supreme
John Coltrane ~ Giant Steps ~ Giant Steps
John Coltrane ~ Moment's Notice ~ Blue Train
Chick Corea & Return to Forever ~ Spain ~ Light As a Feather
Chick Corea ~ Windows ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Stan Getz ~ Litha ~ Sweet Rain
Flora Purim ~ Dindi ~ Butterfly Dreams
Branford Marsalis ~ Scenes In the City ~ Scenes In the City
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Redux Last Year Show
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
I am away from the home studio, so I am replaying a show from this time last year. A wide variety of jazz styles featured in this podcast episode. Great vocals from Leonard Patton and Nicole Zuraitis and organ trio work from Delvon Lamarr, and new music from trombonist Steve Davis are among the highlights. We finish with a piano trio from Chick.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Al Di Meola ~ Julia ~ Across the Universe
Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ Can't Find My Way Home ~ Dream Walkin'
Nicole Zuraitis ~ The Way Home ~ Wandering Hearts
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Keep On Keepin' On ~ Cold As Weiss
Rippin Chicken, Ben Bloom & Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Westy ~ Rippin Chicken
Mike Casey & Blori ~ Breathe In (Remix) ~ Breathe In (Remix) - Single
Steve Davis ~ Encouragement ~ Bluesthetic
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afterthought ~ A Year and a Day
Darren Litzie ~ Question and Answer ~ My Horizon
Chick Corea Trio ~ Alice In Wonderland ~ Trilogy
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Celebrating Chick
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
We are celebrating, what would have been Chick Corea's birthday. One of the great jazz artists of all time. You will hear an uninterrupted set of four tunes from different periods of his music. In addition, we have saxophonists extraordinaire, Joe Henderson and James Moody. Also new music from artists you may not know, David Borgo and Mike Melito.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chick Corea ~ The One Step ~ Friends
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Gary Burton & Chick Corea ~ Senor Mouse ~ Crystal Silence
Chick Corea ~ Tones for Joan's Bones ~ Tone's for Joan's Bones
Joe Henderson ~ Recordame ~ Page One
James Moody ~ Without a Song ~ Moody 4A
David Borgo ~ Escher Steps ~ Cautiously Optimistic
Mike Melito ~ Lush Life ~ To Swing is the Thing
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Episode Feb 5 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 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
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Early Fusion
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
We feature the early days of Jazz/Rock Fusion in this week's jazz podcast. Santana, Miles, Mahavishnu, RTF, Herbie and Weather Report. Even Zappa is represented here. Hope you dig.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Santana ~ Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation ~ Caravanserai
Santana ~ La Fuente del Ritmo ~ Caravanserai
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Dawn ~ The Inner Mounting Flame
Miles Davis ~ Paraphernalia ~ Miles In the Sky
Frank Zappa ~ Peaches en Regalia ~ Hot Rats
Return To Forever ~ Captain Marvel ~ Light As A Feather
Herbie Hancock ~ Ostinato (Suite for Angela) ~ Mwandishi
Weather Report ~ Waterfall ~ Weather Report